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ABEYANCE
The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival |
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ABSTEMIOUS
Concerned wheter her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him |
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Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate |
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ADMONISH
When her courties asked her religious beliefs, she adnomished them, declaring that she would abminished as she pleased |
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AGGREGATE
Before the Wall Street Scandals, delears in so called junk bonds managed to aggregate great wealth in short periods of time |
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ANARCHY
The assassination of the leaders lead to a period of anarchy |
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Absence of govern body; state of disorder |
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ANTIPATHY
Tom's extreme antipathy for disputes keeps him from getting into arguments with his temperamental wife |
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APATHY
A firm believer in democratic government, she could not understant the apathy of people who never bothered to vote |
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Lack of caring; indifference |
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APPRISE
When Nasea was apprised with the weather conditions, the head of the space agency decided to postpone the launch |
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ARTLESS
His artless comment indicates the child's innocent surprise at her grandmother's changed appearance |
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Without guile; open and honest |
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ASSIDUOUS
It took him weeks of assiduous labor before he was satisfied with his portrait of his soon |
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BANAL
He even resorted to the banality of having of having someone slip on a banana peel
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Hackneyed, commonplace, trite |
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BELIE
His coarse, hard-bitten exterior belied his internal sensitivity |
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Contradict, give a false impression |
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BOORISH
Though he constantly interrupted his wife, she ignored his boorished behavior |
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BURNISH
The made burnished the brass fixtures until they reflect the lamlight |
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Make shine by rubbing, polish |
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BUTTRESS
Debaters buttress their arguments with facts |
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CODA
The piece concluded with a distinctive coda that brought together various motifs |
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Concluding section of a musical or literaly composition; something that rounds out, summarizes or conclude |
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