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begrudge |
to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone): She begrudged her friend the award. |
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belie |
to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice. |
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behoove |
to be necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical considerations; be incumbent on: It behooves the court to weigh evidence impartially. |
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diabolical |
having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked: a diabolic plot. |
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impediment |
obstruction; hindrance; obstacle. |
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parsimonious |
characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy. |
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ebullient |
overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor. |
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ephemeral |
lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood. |
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effrontery |
shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity: She had the effrontery to ask for two free samples. |
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prodigious |
extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant. |
