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extreme praise |
adulation - Though the book was pretty good, Marcy did not believe it deserved the adulation it received |
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to sketch out in a vague way |
adumbrate - The coach adumbrated a game plan, but none of the players knew precisely what to do |
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antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous |
adverse - Because of adverse conditions, the hikers decided to give up trying to climb the mountain |
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to argue in favor of something |
advocate - Arnold advocated turning left at the stop sign, even though everyone else thought we should turn right |
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somehow related to the air |
aerial - We watched as the fighter planes conducted aerial maneuvers |
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artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty |
aesthetic - We hired Susan as our interior decorator because she has such a fine aesthetic sense |
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friendly, amiable |
affable - People like to be around George because he is so affable and good-natured |
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a spontaneous feeling of closeness |
affinity - Jerry didn’t know why, but he felt an incredible affinity for Kramer the first time they met |
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rich, wealthy |
Affluent - Mrs. Grebelski was affluent, owning a huge house, three cars, and an island near Maine |
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an insult |
affront - Bernardo was very touchy, and took any slight as an affront to his honor |
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