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| | Term | Definition |
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Sluggish | inactive (slow moving) |
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obliterate | to destroy completely |
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mobility | the ability to move |
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enigma | a mystery (puzzle) |
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monotony | dreary regularity (sameness) |
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tedious | long (tiresome) |
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apathy | lack of caring (emotion) |
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ominous | predicting evil (or disaster) |
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menacing | threatening danger (or harm) |
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foreboding | expectation of misfortune |
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clairvoyant | one who can see the future |
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desolate | barren (uninhabited) |
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mediocrity | the condition of being average |
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indifference | lack of interest (or concern) |
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mitigate | to ease (or relieve) |
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rectify | to correct a mistake |
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uniform | characterized by sameness |
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conformity | the quality of sameness |
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ameliorate | to make better |
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brouhaha | a noisy, chaotic situation |
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impervious | incapable of being penetrated |
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harbinger | an omen (sign of future events) |
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euphoria | extreme happiness |
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jejune | boring (uninteresting) |
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prosaic | common (ordinary) |
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banal | lacking originality |
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pedestrian | common (uninteresting) |
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mundane | ordinary (commonplace) |
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sojourn | a temporary stay |
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respite | a brief rest |
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enveloped | enclosed completely |
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incredulity | disbelief |
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morose | gloomy (or depressed) |
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penchant | a tendency (or strong desire) |
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symmetry | an arrangement of balanced proportions |
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raconteur | a person who excels at telling stories |
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agenda | list of things to do |
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exult | to express extreme joy |
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conflagration | a disastrous fire (or uncontrolled fire) |
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mosaic | an image composed of many, small, colored tiles or pieces |
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epiphany | a sudden clarity (or insight) |
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revelation | an astonishing discovery |
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supremacy | the state of being the highest (or greatest) |
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impudent | offensively bold |
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stupify | to stun (or make stupid) |
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futile | producing no result |
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reticence | hesitancy to speak (or act) |
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taciturn | using few words (soft spoken) |
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strive | to exert a great deal of effort |
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laconic | brief and to-the-point |
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telepathy | the ability to read another's thoughts (or to communicate by thinking) |
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belligerent | hostile (warlike) |
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truculent | brutal (savage) |
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charlatan | a conartist (or fake) |
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vilify | to speak badly about a person or thing |
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denounce | to speak badly about (or publicly accuse) |
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serene | quiet (peaceful) |
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tranquility | peace and quiet |
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novice | a beginner (noun or adj.) |
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neophyte | a beginner |
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sanctuary | a place of refuge (or safety) |
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Julie : Changed ractoneur → a person who excels at telling stories to raconteur → a person who excels at telling stories
Julie : Changed stupified → to stun (or make stupid) to stupify → to stun (or make stupid)
Julie : Changed vilifiy → to speak badly about a person or thing to vilify → to speak badly about a person or thing
Julie : Changed omionous → predicting evil (or disaster) to ominous → predicting evil (or disaster)
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Most Missed Words
- menacing → threatening danger (or harm) - 4 misses
- pedestrian → common (uninteresting) - 4 misses
- enigma → a mystery (puzzle) - 3 misses
- ominous → predicting evil (or disaster) - 3 misses
- mediocrity → the condition of being average - 3 misses
- mitigate → to ease (or relieve) - 3 misses
- jejune → boring (uninteresting) - 3 misses