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Flashcards by Mosira Pilivi, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Mosira Pilivi
about 12 years ago
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beat around the bush |
| intimating | implying or hinting |
| intimating |
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| Asi was chastised for leaving the house after curfew. |
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| Emphatic |
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| Emphatic | Expressing something with force or clearly. "the children were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience" synonyms: vehement, firm, wholehearted, forceful, forcible, energetic, vigorous, direct, assertive, insistent; More |
| commensurate | to equal Does the punishment commensurate the crime? |
| commensurate |
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| calumny |
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| calumny | The calumny against the bishop forced him to resign from the church. |
| acrimony | to be bitter There was a long history of acrimony between the rival coaches (Utah vs. Byu) |
| acrimony |
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| profligate | spend your money stupidly Every time I know that money is coming in I begin thinking of dumb things to spend the money on. I'm a profligate spender whenever we have money. |
| profligate |
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| profligate |
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| belie | giving a false image/representation The smile on Mosira's face belies the pain she must have felt after the death of her Grandma Tonga Lahi. |
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| equivocal | confusing, uncertain, ambiguous/broad Politicians are famed for providing equivocal answers as oppose to straight questions. |
| equivocal |
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| Inocculating | Harmless |
| Enervating | Sucking out energy |
| Demur | Object to something or being reluctant |
| Upbraid | To scold |
| Castigate | Reprimand harshly |
| Ingenuous | Naive and innocent |
| Egregarious | Standing out in a bad way |
| Venality | Susceptible to corruption or bribes |
| Mercurial | Unexpected mood swings |
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