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"definition": "(of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread",
"example": "waiting for the storm to [abate]",
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"word": "abet",
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"definition": "encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime",
"example": "[abet] the commission of a crime",
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"word": "abeyance",
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"definition": "a state of suspension; a state of dormancy; a state of latency; pending; deferred; put off; postponed",
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"word": "abhor",
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"definition": "regard with disgust and hatred",
"example": "[abhorred] violence",
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"word": "abject",
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"definition": "1. (of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree. 2. (of a person or their behavior) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing",
"example": "living in [abject] poverty\nto lowest pitch of [abject] fortune thou art fallen",
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"word": "abjure",
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"definition": "solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)",
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"word": "abound",
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"definition": "exist in large numbers or amounts",
"example": "a business in which opportunities [abound]\nerrors and inconsistencies [abound]",
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"definition": "1. side by side and facing the same way. 2. alongside or level with something",
"example": "columns of men five [abreast]\nwith seats two [abreast] on each side of the aisle",
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"definition": "1. restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something. 2. formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion",
"example": "[abstain] from drinking",
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"word": "abstract",
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"definition": "consider (something) theoretically or separately from something else; extract or remove (something); used euphemistically to say that stolen something; (abstract oneself) withdraw",
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"word": "accentuate",
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"definition": "make more noticeable or prominent",
"example": "With her hair in tight curls that [accentuate] her pale beauty, she seems lit from within\ntrying to [accentuate] the positive aspects of the program",
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"word": "accessible",
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"definition": "1. (of a place) able to be reached or entered. 2. (of a person, especially one in a position of authority) friendly and easy to talk to; approachable",
"example": "a remote region [accessible] by rail",
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"word": "acclaim",
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"definition": "praise enthusiastically and publicly",
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"word": "acolyte",
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"definition": "a person assisting a priest in a religious service or procession",
"example": "a popular professor dining with a few of her [acolytes]",
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"word": "acquiesce",
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"definition": "accept something reluctantly but without protest",
"example": "They demanded it, and he [acquiesced]",
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"word": "acquisitive",
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"definition": "excessively interested in acquiring money or material things",
"example": "our increasingly competitive and [acquisitive] [=[greedy]] society",
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"word": "acrimonious",
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"definition": "(typically of speech or discussion) angry and bitter",
"example": "an [acrimonious] dispute",
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"word": "acumen",
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"definition": "the ability to make good judgments and take quick decisions",
"example": "Her political [acumen] won her the election\na lack of business/financial [acumen]",
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"word": "adept",
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"definition": "very skilled or proficient at something",
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"word": "admonish",
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"definition": "warn or reprimand someone firmly",
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"definition": "clever or skilful",
"example": "an [adroit] leader\n[adroit] maneuvers",
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"word": "adulterate",
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"definition": "render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance",
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"definition": "preventing success or development; harmful; unfavourable",
"example": "hindered by [adverse] winds",
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"word": "advocate",
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"definition": "a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy",
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"word": "aesthetic",
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"definition": "concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty",
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"word": "affect",
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"definition": "1. influence; have an effect. 2. pretend; fake; feign",
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"word": "affectation",
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"definition": "behavior, speech, or writing that is pretentious and designed to impress",
"example": "His French accent is just an [affectation]",
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"audio_tts_text": "affectation",
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{
"word": "affinity",
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"definition": "a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something",
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{
"word": "afford",
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"definition": "1. have enough money. 2. provide or supply something",
"example": "You can't [afford] to neglect your health",
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"word": "affront",
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"definition": "an action or remark that causes outrage or offense; insult; offense; slight; snub; slur",
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"word": "aggrandize",
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"definition": "increase the power, status, or wealth of",
"example": "[aggrandize] an estate",
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"word": "agitated",
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"definition": "feeling or appearing troubled or nervous; perturbed; flustered; unnerved; ruffled; rattled",
"example": "When Caswall asked him to describe what he had seen …, he got very [agitated] …\nwas so [agitated] she could hardly speak",
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"word": "alacrity",
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"definition": "brisk and cheerful readiness",
"example": "accepted the invitation with [alacrity]",
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"word": "alienate",
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"definition": "make (someone) feel isolated or estranged",
"example": "He [alienated] most of his colleagues with his bad temper\nHer position on this issue has [alienated] many former supporters",
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"audio_tts_text": "alienate",
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{
"word": "alleviate",
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"definition": "make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe",
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"word": "allusive",
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"definition": "using or containing suggestion rather than explicit mention",
"example": "Both men employ a densely [allusive] prose, richly embedded with the fruit of their reading, and both use language as a tool by which to explore and define themselves\n—Michiko Kakutani",
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"word": "aloof",
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"definition": "not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant",
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{
"word": "altruistic",
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"definition": "showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish",
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"word": "amalgamate",
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"definition": "combine or unite to form one organization or structure",
"example": "They decided to [amalgamate] [=(more commonly) [merge]] the two companies\n[amalgamating] different styles of music",
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"word": "ambivalent",
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"definition": "having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone",
"example": "… people whose relationship to their job is [ambivalent], conflicted\nAmericans are deeply [ambivalent] about the country's foreign role",
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"word": "ameliorate",
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"definition": "make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better",
"example": "medicine to [ameliorate] the pain",
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"word": "amenable",
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"definition": "open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled",
"example": "citizens [amenable] to the law",
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{
"word": "amend",
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"definition": "1. make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc. ) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances. 2. improve the texture or fertility of (soil)",
"example": "The country's constitution was [amended] to allow women to vote\nThey voted to [amend] the law in 1920",
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"word": "amicable",
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"definition": "characterized by friendliness and absence of discord",
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"word": "amorphous",
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"definition": "without a clearly defined shape or form",
"example": "an [amorphous] cloud mass",
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"word": "anachronistic",
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"definition": "belonging to a period other than that being portrayed",
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"word": "analogous",
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"definition": "comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared",
"example": "Timbre in music is [analogous] to color in painting\nAn airplane's joystick is somewhat [analogous] to the reins on a horse",
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"word": "animosity",
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"definition": "strong hostility",
"example": "There has always been [animosity] [=[hostility]] between them\n[=they have always disliked each other]",
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"word": "animus",
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"definition": "1. hostility or ill feeling. 2. motivation to do something",
"example": "harbored an [animus] toward them\n… the sixties mentality, with its strong [animus] against what it defines as \"elitism\" …",
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"word": "anoint",
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"definition": "1. smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony. 2. nominate or choose (someone) as successor to or leading candidate for a position",
"example": "The priest [anointed] them (with oil)",
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"word": "anomalous",
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"definition": "deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected",
"example": "Researchers could not explain the [anomalous] test results",
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"word": "antagonize",
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"definition": "cause (someone) to become hostile",
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"word": "antedate",
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"definition": "precede in time; come before (something) in date",
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"definition": "a deep-seated feeling of aversion",
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"definition": "1. a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. 2. (in Hegelian philosophy) the negation of the thesis as the second stage in the process of dialectical reasoning",
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"definition": "(especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial",
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"definition": "1. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule. 2. official permission or approval for an action",
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"definition": "witheringly scornful; severely critical",
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"definition": "(of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details",
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"definition": "of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia",
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"definition": "high-pitched; piercing; screeching",
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"definition": "1. (of a person) playfully frivolous or unpredictable. 2. (of an animal, especially a horse) nervous or excitable; easily scared",
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"definition": "sleepy; drowsy",
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"definition": "thinly dispersed or scattered. /scanty; in short supply",
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"definition": "superficially plausible, but actually wrong",
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"definition": "occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated",
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"definition": "not being what it purports to be; false or fake",
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"definition": "resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering",
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"definition": "(of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline",
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"definition": "angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict",
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"definition": "prepared to obey others unquestioningly",
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"definition": "undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)",
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"definition": "unnecessary, especially through being more than enough",
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"definition": "waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive",
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"definition": "great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle",
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"definition": "defeat thoroughly. /conquer",
"example": "They were [vanquished] in battle\n[vanquished] enemies/foes",
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"definition": "offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland",
"example": "a gossipy, [vapid] woman, obsessed by her own elegance\nLondon was not all [vapid] dissipation",
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"definition": "showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt",
"example": "a [venal] court official",
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"definition": "regard with great respect; revere",
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"definition": "conformity to facts; accuracy. /habitual truthfulness",
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"definition": "using or expressed in more words than are needed",
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"definition": "the appearance of being true or real",
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"definition": "used for emphasis, often to qualify a metaphor",
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"definition": "capable of working successfully;feasible",
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"definition": "keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties",
"example": "When traveling through the city, tourists should be extra [vigilant]\nThey were [vigilant] about protecting their children",
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"definition": "1. (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects. 2. bitterly hostile",
"example": "a [virulent] infection",
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"definition": "the state of being strong and active; energy",
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"definition": "spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of",
"example": "the comic impact is [vitiated] by obvious haste",
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"definition": "(especially of a woman) attractively lively and animated",
"example": null,
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"audio_tts_text": "vivacious",
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"definition": "expressing or characterized by vehement opinions; loud and forceful",
"example": "He is her most [vociferous] critic/opponent\nHe was [vociferous] in his support of the proposal",
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"definition": "1. (of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures. 2. liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse",
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"definition": "1. (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigor or extent; become weaker. 2. (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size",
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"definition": "1. desiring something. 2. lacking; having an insufficient amount",
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"definition": "feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems",
"example": "The store owner kept a [wary] eye on him\nInvestors are increasingly [wary] about putting money into stocks",
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"definition": "1. stuff inside candles. 2. become larger or stronger",
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"definition": "difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour",
"example": "a [wayward] child",
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"definition": "feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion",
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"definition": "use flattery or coaxing in order to persuade someone to do something or give one something",
"example": "He [wheedled] quite a bit of money from her\nWe managed to [wheedle] [=[coax]] the juicy details out of him",
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"definition": "1. playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way. 2. acting or behaving in a capricious manner",
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"definition": "skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully; clever; shrewd, crafty",
"example": "a [wily] negotiator",
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"definition": "1. characterized by, expressive of, or causing sorrow or misery. 2. very bad; deplorable",
"example": "[woeful] prophecies",
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{
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"definition": "having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries",
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{
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"definition": "having or showing zeal",
"example": "[zealous] missionaries",
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"audio_tts_text": "zealous",
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