 | Term | Definition |
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abscond |
depart secretly and hide |
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burnish |
polish and make shiny |
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concord |
agreement or harmony |
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despondent |
without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection |
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fathom |
to understand or comprehend |
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hackneyed |
commonplace; overused; trite; banal; cliched |
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insatiable |
impossible to satiate or satisfy |
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knell |
tolling of a bell, especially to indicate a funeral, disaster |
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limpid |
transparent; serene; clear |
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mitigate |
to cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe |
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oscillate |
move or swing from side to side regularly |
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paragon |
model of excellence or perfection of a kind |
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rancor |
bitter resentment or ill-will |
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sophomoric |
poorly informed and immature |
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tacit |
expressed without words |
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upbraid |
to scold or criticize harshly. |
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verdant |
green |
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wily |
sly, cunning, or crafty |
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yoke |
become joined or linked together |
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zealous |
passionate; extremely interested in pursuing something |
