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Abhor
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To regard with extreme repugnance; to detest utterly; to loathe
EX: If there is one food I _____, it is asparagus |
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Accolade
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Praise; award
Ex: He received many _____ for being an excellent teacher |
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Ascetic
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One who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation: absent of luxury
Ex: The rich child couldn't understand the_____ life lived by the monk |
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Bequeath
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To hand down; to give or to leave in a will
Ex: I _____ my gym shorts to my brother after I graduated high school (Gross...) |
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Charlatan
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One who claims to know something that he does not; a quack
Ex: The side show featured a _____ posing as a mind reader |
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Conflagration
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A large fire
Ex: some believe the earth will be destroyed by a large _____. |
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Dearth
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A lack; a scarcity
Ex: The _____ of water in the country led to many deaths. |
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Diffidence
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Shyness; reserve; un-assertiveness
Ex: Because of his _____, he refused to ask any girl to the prom |
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Effervescent
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Showing high spirits
Ex: She put me in a good mood because she was always so _____. |
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Etheral
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Heavenly; unusually delicate; light, lacking material substance; intangible
Ex: The _____ sounds of the music calmed and relaxed the patient. |
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Expunge
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To remove; to erase
Ex: Their names were _____from the social record after they were caught selling cocaine. |
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Guile
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Deceitfulness; duplicity
Ex: The woman was an unfortunate victim of _____ and deceit when she lost her money to that swindler. |
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Implausible
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Not believable
Ex: His explanation of the accident was so _____, no jury would believe him. |
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Incongruity
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Nonconformity; disagreement; incompatibility
Ex: The _____between the two stories discredited both of the reports. |
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Insularity
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Qualities of an island; narrow-mindedness of opinion
Ex: The _____ of the president made it difficult to get any motions passed. |
