 | Term | Definition |
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forbear |
to refrain from, not to do something |
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gouge |
tool for cutting grooves in wood |
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specious |
deceiving, fallacious, apparently right but not so in reality. |
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peremptory |
unchallengeable, not allowing contradiction |
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froward |
stubborn, obdurate, intractable, not forward |
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dulcet |
harmonious, pleasing to the ear, melodious |
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agog |
eager |
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ruffian |
thug, violent cruel person |
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flop |
to fall clumsily |
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bungle |
to botch, to blunder, to mishandle |
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ebullient |
joyous, exuberant |
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expostulate |
reason with, to argue |
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fulsome |
abundant, expansive |
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ungainly |
awkward, clumsy, maladroit |
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sated |
completely satisfied, replete, glutted, full of |
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finagle |
to obtain by craftiness, to bamboozle |
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behoove |
be appropriate or necessary, be suited to |
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uncouth |
lacking refinement, vulgar, coarse |
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erratic |
unpredictable ,irregular |
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flout |
t, to treat with contempt and disregard. |
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nonplused |
dumbfounded, perplexed, bewildered |
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purvey |
to furnish food, provision |
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quash |
to put down, to quell, to subdue |
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gewgaw |
cheap showy jewelry or ornament, a bauble |
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freckles |
brown spots |
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fringe |
hair cut straight across the forhead |
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lanky |
tall and thin |
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leek |
onion-like plant |
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irksome |
tiresome, annoying; tedious |
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toady |
obsequious or servile flatterer |
