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incite
"The pitcher's bean ball incited the batter to fight."
link: fight |
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histrionic
link: history
"Professor Bradley liked his history on the histrionic side." |
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| overly dramatic, theatrical |
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bludgeon
link: dungeon
"Why do you supppose they have all these bludgeons in this dungeon?" |
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| a short heavy, thick club that has one end larger than the other |
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arduous
link: hard on us
"The arduous snow-covered trail is hard on us." |
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| hard, difficult, tiresome |
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reminisce
link: rim miss
"Jim never got over his rim miss and tortured himself for years reminiscing about it." |
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| the act or practice of recalling the past |
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opportune
link: opera tune
"Not an opportune time for an opera tune." |
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| occurring or coming at a good time |
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ballistics
link: lipstick
"Ballistic lipstick" |
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| the study of the dynamics or flight characteristics of projectiles |
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ambiance
link: ambulance
"HGeorge did not enjoy the ambiance in the ambulance." |
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| mood, feeling; general atmosphere |
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girth
link: birth
"Before giving birth, ladies are quite large in girth." |
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| the distance around something; to encircle; to secure with a band that encircles the body of an animal |
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askew
link: cue
"Curly's pool cue had become askew." |
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| to one side; crooked; awry; a sidelong look of contempt |
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