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MY WORDS 3. (3061)

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inane
lacking significance, meaning, or point, silly, insipid
shame
painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety b: the susceptibility to such emotion
gaggle
a flock of geese
talon
a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
indelible
cannot be removed, washed away or erased
rancor
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
elate
fill with high spirits; make excitied and happy
cargo
goods carried by a large vehicle
emulate
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
rectify
make right or correct
plethora
overabundance; excess, surplus, superfluity
tediously
resome because of length or dullness
rhetoric
persuasive writing and speech
copious
plentiful; having a large quantity
subsist
To be maintained or sustained.
verdict
the finding or decision of a jury on the matter submitted to it in trial
apprehensive
worried, anxious; discerning, quick to understand
dismay
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles; sudden disappointment
console
a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall; , give comfort or sympathy to
imbroglio
a confused mass; intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel)
exemption
free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
foolhardy
marked by unthinking boldness
merit
any admirable quality or attribute; the quality of being deserving
spatial
elating to, occupying, or having the character of space;
relentlessly
showing or promising no abatement(nullifying) of severity, intensity, strength, or pace
pester
annoy persistently
contrite
feeling regret for a fault or offence
humiliation
shame
dispensation
an exemption from some rule or obligation; general state or ordering of things ; specifically
coerce
To compel, force
disparage
express a negative opinion of
elicit
to draw forth or bring out (something latent or potential);
sparse
of few and scattered element; not thickly grown or settled
breach
The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation.
deprecate
to pray against (as an evil); seek to avert
quarry
animal hunted or caught for food; , extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry
cumbersome
not elegant or graceful in expression; heavy awkward clorhing
practical
pragmatic
reprimand
rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide
propeller
a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water; , One who or that which propels.
forbearance
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
deflate
let air or gas out of
discreet
having or showing discernment(recognize or identify as separate and distinct)or good judgment in conduct and especially in speech
portrayal
representation by drawing or painting etc
stricken
fflicted or overwhelmed by or as if by disease, misfortune, or sorrow; ade incapable or unfit
deprecate
belittle, express strong disapproval of
dispostion
mood or temperament; a habitual tendancy an inclination
preclude
to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
imbibe
receive into the mind and retain; take in or absorb a liquid
contrive
devise , plan; form or create in an artistic or ingenious manner
necessitate
require as useful, just, or proper
aversion
the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
poignant
keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; pungently pervasive
deplete
lessen markedly in quantity, content, power, or value
investigation
inquiry
dilate
expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject)
subdued
lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength
delectable
capable of arousing desire; , Delightful to the taste or to the senses.
spastic
of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with or as if with spasm
teller
someone who tells a story
specious
plausible but false
skeptical
doubtful, incredulous
testimony
something that serves as evidence; , a solemn statement made under oath
demagogue
a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power; , an orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience
censure
the act of blaming or condemning sternly; a judgment involving condemnation
inquiry
examination into facts or principles; a request for information
freight
Goods carried from place to place, as by a plane, boat, truck, or train.
evade
escape or aviod; elude, avoid, dodge
ridiculous
inane
conspicuous
obvious to the eye or mind
arbitrary
based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice; solving an argument
dissuade
advise (a person) against something; to turn from something by persuasion
clandestine
secretive, surreptitious
engage
participate or become involved in; catch, attract, hold, captivate, employ, hire, recrute
resonance
having the character of a loud deep sound
rind
tough outer layer of a particular thing EX. fruit peel thing//bark of a tree or plant
discreet
cautious, circumspect
connoisseur
an expert able to appreciate a field
tactile
of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
dissipate
move away from each other; to cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually vanish
enlarge
dilate
fix
rectify
perplex
confuse, intricacy which leads to confusion, baffle
subpoena
a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
dissension
disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group
niche
a place, employment, status, or activity for which a person or thing is best fitted

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