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hot and humid air
The sultry air on the summer day caused them to sweat profusely. |
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strange, odd behavior
People wondered about the woman's idiosyncratic behavior of wearing stripes only on thursday. |
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extremely small
Because the atom is infinitesimal in size, humans cannot see them unless they are using a microscope. |
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a thing w/ to special or interesting qualities
The man, who wore only white shirts and jeans, was considered a nonentity in fashion because of his boring style. |
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sneakily
The robber stealthily stole the diamond ring without getting caught. |
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scolding
The mother reprimanded her son for not eating his vegetables. |
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mockery
The bullies taunted the girl with derisions when she got new glasses. |
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encroach, intrude
Mark was angry because his neighbor's new fence was impinging on his yard. |
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hinted something unpleasant
The girl insinuated that going to the doctor's office was painful. *** |
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*** being hold n.
a temple's sanctity causes it to be a religious place. |
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not having a strong opinion; wishy washy
the noncommittal boy was not considered a great debater because of his inability to hold a strong opinion. |
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embarrassed, humiliated
The girl felt abashed when she forgot her lines during the play and the audience started laughing. |
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| after a wave crashes against the sand on a beach, the water recedes back to the ocean. |
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| He aimlessly walked through the woods, not knowing what he would encounter and how he'd get back. |
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| *** not securely held in a position |
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unable to be divided
Romeo and Juliet were considered to be indivisible because they didn't allow anything to interfere with their love. |
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disappointment
Sally was disillusioned by the highly rated play in which the actors forgot their lines several times. |
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under pressure
The police was only able to get information out of the suspect when he was put under duress. |
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| winning a the nobel peace prize is an accolade that would make someone respected for teh rest of their lives. |
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immune to being hurt
Superman is known for his invulnerability beacause he can withstand bullets. |
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| I had rebuked Carol for stealing the neighbor's cat. |
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| she knew the dream was illusory because the world had exploded in her dream |
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| she knew the dream was illusory because the world had exploded in her dream |
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bleak
The desolate desert had no inhabitants and was empty. |
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| He was praised by the criminals for deciphering the code to get into the computer system. |
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| She hesitantly got into the stranger's car with a sense of foreboding. |
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| The girl's love for piano greatly showed when she played all of her songs fervently. |
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| his imperceptible speech was so illogical that the teacher gave him a very bad grade on his presentation. |
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| his offhand comments showed that he was not really into the conversation |
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| the girl ruefully apologized after calling her self-contious sister a monkey |
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| although barely related, the cohorts who committed the murder were both caught. |
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| her sophisticated sense of style showed that she had an urbane sense of style |
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| the bulid up of plaque in the arteries cause the bloodways to constict the constricted arteries make it harder for blood to pass through |
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| Some believe that god is incarnated into a man. |
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| he floundered in the water, trying to get a hold of a branch. |
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| the bellicose army defeated its enemy in seconds |
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| The prisoner was happy because his death sentenced had been reprieved for a month. |
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| he expressed cogitation well in his well written analysis paper. |
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| rubber is a synthetic product made by man. |
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