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Sophisticated
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experienced in wordly ways
adjective The sophisticated woman was a hit at the party |
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aloofness
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the state of being uninterested and unsympathetic
noun there was aloofness in her voice |
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elite
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superior;top
adjective she was the elite worker in her business |
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resignedly
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patiently accepting;in an unresisting way
adverb she resignedly agreed to her partners idea |
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ember
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a glowing piece of wood
noun she found ember on her vacation |
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apprehensive
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anxious or fearful
adjective she was apprehensive about her math test |
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defiance
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open, bold resistance to authority
noun the defiance woman in the court won the case |
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contemptuous
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scornful; despising
adjective she was contemptuous to her french teacher |
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sheepish
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acting embarrassed or ashamed
adjective the boy was sheepish when his teacher asked him to read the question on the homework he didn't do |
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premonition
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a feeling that something is about to occur
noun she had a premonition that soccer would be canceled |
