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wry
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ironic
workmanlike
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done right, but uninspiring, boring
wind down
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to gradually stop/ to relax
well-bred
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with good manners
weigh up
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to consider pros and cons
weary
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extremely tired
Wastrel
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someone that wastes time/money
vituperative
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full of anger, cruelty
vilify
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to try to destroy some1 reputation
vicissitudes
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many changes and difficulties over time
viable
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possible, feasible
verisimilitude
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apparence of being real
ventilate
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to let emotions out/ to let air in
utmost
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the greatest
uphill
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towards the top of the hill/ hard and tedious
upbringing
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childhood
unyielding
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unwilling to change one's opinion/believes. very hard/rigid
untenable
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too difficult to continue
untainted
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not spoiled by anything
unrest
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niepokoj
unmet
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not satisfied
unmanned
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without a crew
unitelegible
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impossible to understand/read
unimaginative
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not original/ boring
unilateral
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done independently by a group/person
uniformly
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in a same way for everyone
undertake
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to start doing something/ to take upon
undermine
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to try to damage something
tussle
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to fight with someone for something/ really bad fight
torment
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great mental suffering/extreme pain
tone down
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too gradually lessen something
tirade
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a long talk that is critisizing someone/something
tetchy
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easy to anger
tenacious
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not easily defeatable/physically strong/ extremely determined
tarnish
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to make something less bright/to damage someone's reputation
taper off
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to become gradually narrower at the end
tangible
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easily seen/real
talk someone out of smth
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bruh
tactily
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to express something without directly stating it
swot up
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to study something very hard
sway
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to persuade someone
suseptible
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vulnureable to something
surfeit
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amount that is too large
surefire
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certain to be succesful
summon
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subtly
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not very obvious
subterranean
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below the earth
subdued
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unusually quiet/not very strong/intense
suave
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very confident/pleasant/attractive
strident
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aggresive and determined/sounding unpleasant
stoically
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without complaining
sternly
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serious or severe
stem
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to originate from something
starlit
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with light from the stars
spurious
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false but seemingly true
sore point
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a topic that someone prefers not to discuss
smitten
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suddenly
skittish
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easy to frighten
simper
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to smile in an silly unsincere way
sharp-witted
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good at noticing and realizing things/quick to understand
shackled
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to be restrained/prevented by something
sermonize
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to give long moral advise
sedulous
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showing great care
Sardonic
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Showing that you do not have a good opinion of something; cynical;
Scrupulous
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Extremely attentive to details; very careful about doing something right; doing everything correctly.
Scrutinize
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To examine or inspect something very carefully.
Ructions
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: Noisy and angry protests, complaints, or arguments.
Run high
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(of feelings) extremely strong, angry, or excited.
Sacrosanct
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Too important/special to be changed or criticized.
Salient
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he most important, noticeable, or relevant.
Sangfroid
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The ability to stay calm in tough or dangerous situations.
Revere
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To have great respect for someone/something; to admire someone/something
Robust
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Strong and healthy; strongly formed; not likely to fail or become weak; having a strong flavour.
Rove
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To travel over a wide area; to wander through/over.
Row back
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o change a previous decision or statement.
Resilient
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Able to become strong or happy again after a difficult or unpleasant situation; able to recover quickly after something bad; able to quickly return to an original shape.
Restraint
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Calm and controlled behaviour, especially when it is difficult to remain calm; something that limits the freedom of someone/something.
ResurgencE
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A new increase of activity or interest in something
Retort
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A quick and clever answer that is angry or funny.
Remorse
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A feeling of sadness and deep regret for something you have done.
Rendezvous
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To meet someone, especially secretly, at a particular time/place; a place where people agree to meet at a particular time.
Reprimand
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To tell someone officially that something they have done is bad/wrong.
Residue
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A small amount/part that is left after the main part has gone
Reiterate
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To repeat something you have already said in order to emphasize or clarify it.
Rejuvenate
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To make someone/something look younger or more modern; to give new energy to something.
Relinquish
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To give up something such as power, control, or responsibility.
Reluctant
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Not willing to do something; doing something but does not really want to.
Reclusive
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Living alone and avoiding the company of other people.
Refute
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To prove that something is wrong; to state that something is not true.
Rehearse
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To practice something in order to prepare it for public performance; to say/do something several times in order to practice.
Rein in
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To control someone/something strictly.
Reinstate
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To give someone back their previous job or position.
Ramification
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(usually plural) the possible results of an action/decision.
Rampant
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(of something bad or unwanted) spreading everywhere in an uncontrolled way; getting worse quickly.
Ravenous
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ery hungry; wanting something very much.
Reciprocal
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nvolves two people or groups of people who behave in the same way.
Pungent
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having a sharply strong taste or smell.
Quagmire
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An area of soft, wet ground; a situation that is hard to deal with.
Quench
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To satisfy one's thirst by drinking; to stop a fire from burning; to satisfy a need or wish; to suppress.
Quintessence
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The most typical example of something.
Rambling
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Not having a specific goal or purpose; too long/big and confused; growing in all directions.
Primordial
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Existing from the beginning of time; very basic; fundamental.
Proffer
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o offer something by holding it out.
Prosaic
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Ordinary; not interesting or exciting.
Prudent
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Reasonable; careful when making decisions; avoiding risks.
Precipitate
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To cause something to happen sooner than expected; to make something happen suddenly.
Prefigure
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To suggest/show something that will happen in the future.
Preponderance
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: A greater amount/number of something; the largest part.
Preposterous
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idiculous; extremely foolish or silly.
Prevail on/upon
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To persuade someone to do something.
Ponderous
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Very heavy or large and therefore slow and clumsy; boring because it is too slow or long.
Porous
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Having many small holes; easy to pass or get through.
Posit
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To suggest something in order to start an argument or discussion.
Prattle
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o talk for a long time about something unimportant.
Placate
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To say or do something to make someone stop feeling angry about something.
Plainly
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Clearly; simply; obviously; in a direct and honest way.
Plethora
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A very large amount/number; an amount that is more than you need/want.
Plight
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A difficult and unpleasant situation/condition.
Plod along
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To make extremely slow progress.
Patch someone through
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To connect someone to a phone number; to connect someone to network.
Pejorative
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Expressing contempt or criticism.
Perilous
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Extremely dangerous; full of danger.
Permeable
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Allowing a liquid or gas to pass through.
Pilfer
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To steal things of small value or in small quantities.
Pallid
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Very pale; showing no enthusiasm; not strong or bright.
Pant
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: To breathe quickly and loudly with short breaths.
Palpable
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So obvious that it can be easily noticed by the mind or senses.
Parched
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Dried up due to hot weather and lack of rain/water.
Pass muster
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To reach an acceptable standard (mostly used in business English).
Outnumber
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: To be greater in number than someone/something
Overindulge
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To allow yourself to have too much of something enjoyable; to eat or drink too much.
Overturn
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Turn upside down; to decide that something is wrong and change it.
Oxymoron
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: A combination of words that have opposite meanings.
Opprobrious
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: Expressing harsh criticism of someone,
Ordeal
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Extremely unpleasant and painful experience.
Ostentatious
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Displaying your wealth/power/knowledge in a way that attracts attention.
Outclass
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To be much better than someone/something.
Outmaneuver
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o obtain an advantage over someone in a smart or skillful way.
Offhand
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Done or made without previous thought/preparation; done without taking the time to consider carefully; showing little interest in someone/something in a way that seems a bit rude.
Onslaught
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Extremely powerful attack.
Oppress
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To treat a group of people unfairly or cruelly.
Non-core
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Not considered to be essential or the most important.
Non sequitur
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A statement that does not relate in a logical way to the previous statement.

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