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adj: with a sharp point; keen and alert
syn:clever
ant: dull,blunted
sen: the guard was acute and caught the sneaker. |
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v- to talk or act in a noisy or threatning way
n- speeh that ius loud and threatning
syn:v- spou, rant
sen:the president's speech seemed like a bluster. |
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v- to rui something through clumsiness
syn:blunder, botch
sen: Why did you bungle my proect? |
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n-series of notes clarifying something
syn:explanation, remarks, review
sen: After the commentary he understood all about the book. |
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n- the length of time something lasts
sen: The duration for his cheese had passed by before he even opened the pack.
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adj- causing fear because of strangeness
syn: spooky, creepy
sen: Because of the eerie Tom fainted. |
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n-one aspect of a problem; one of the cut surface of a jem
syn: angle, characteristic, factor, element, cut
sen: The judge herd both facet before deciding the bus driver was guilty. |
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n- state of being faithful
syn- loyalty
ant:disloyalty
sen: The king awarded the knight for his fidelity. |
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n- a brawl v- to wear away by rubbing; to stain
syn: n- scuffle v- unravel
sen: He frayed his shirt by sliding into the mud. |
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adj- willful
syn: mulish
ant: obedient
sen: He was so headstrong that he accidently let go of the football before aiming. |
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n- one living permanently in a given place
syn:native
ant: visitor, outsider
sen: I don't think his uncle is a inhabitant. |
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adj-power losing feeling v- to dull
syn- adj- dazed v- deaden
ant adj- alert, sensitive
sen: Tim numbed all the other people in the building. |
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v- to soothe
syn: molify
ant: anger, arouse
sen: If you can't pacify other people then just keep quite is what Bob's dad said. |
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adj- greedy ; very hungry
syn: famished, starved
ant: satisfied
sen: He was so ravenous that him eating made the restaurant run out of food.
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v- to prove incorrect
syn: rebut, disprove
ant: prove confirm, support
sen: The oppenent outsmarted him and Tim was refuted. |
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n- deep and painful regretfor someone's past misdeeds.
syn: guilt
ant: guiltlessness
sen: he's remorse was not studying English. |
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n-something that interferes with the progress
syn: failure
ant: advance, gain
sen: There were too much setbacks that I went throughwhile doing my homework. |
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adj- overly self-satisfied
syn: complacement
ant:disgrunted
sen:He was so smug even though he messed uo so many times. |
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n- brief statement giving general view of a subject
syn:outline, abstract
sen: I love synopsis because its a good review for topics.
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v- delay leaving
syn: dally
ant: rush, leave
sen: I was tarrying to get home late on report card day. |
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