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iota
as far as science is concered there is not one iota of evidence to prove that life exisits on another planet |
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a very small quanity or amount |
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the quality of being unafraid of danger or punishment in foolish way |
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elucidate
she read everything she could get her hands on that would eluadate |
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to make understood to clarify to shed light upon something |
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expunge
the judge directed the court stenographer to expunge |
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to strike or blot something out erase obliterate |
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gait
we had slowed to a cautious gait and were feeling our way forward so as not to bump into the trees |
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a person's individual way of walking |
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purloin
jeremey must have purloined a copy of the school's master key because that is the only way he could have gotten into the cafteria without breaking a window |
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capacious
the mini-van has a capacious storage area which makes it an ideal choice for larger families |
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containing or capable of containing a large amount of something |
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trepidation
after listening to the teacher describe how important the NYS ELA test was and all the preperation needed |
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trepidly , trepidant a feeling of fear that causes you to hesitate |
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pithy
william shakesperae was skilled in using |
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using words in a clever way |
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irasicible
(trepid,trepidity |
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becoming angry very easily |
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