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tenuity Definition: (noun) Relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width. Synonyms: thinness, slenderness Usage: She marveled at the tenuity of the cotton threads delicately woven together to create a durable fabric.
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irreverent Definition: (adjective) Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality. Synonyms: impertinent, pert, saucy Usage: Sally's irreverent gaiety and ease of manner drew people to her and made her immediately likeable.
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intemperance Definition: (noun) Excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence. Synonyms: self-indulgence Usage: A slouching, moody, drunken sloven, wasted by intemperance and vice, sat on the stoop and lamented his lot in life.
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gutsy Definition: (adjective) Marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited. Synonyms: plucky Usage: Though she lost her arm in a violent shark attack, the gutsy teen refused to abandon her dream of becoming a world-class surfer and soon returned to the water.
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facet Definition: (noun) A distinct feature or element in a problem. Synonyms: aspect Usage: He carefully studied every facet of the question before offering his response.
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fractious Definition: (adjective) Stubbornly resistant to authority or control. Synonyms: recalcitrant, refractory Usage: The young horse was a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness; no one could ride her.
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I must remark: Daily Word from TheFreeDictionary is updated not at Beijing Time 0:00, perhaps at American Time 0:00?
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biennial Definition: (adjective) Happening every second year. Synonyms: biyearly Usage: They met at the biennial convention and lamented the fact that they would not see each other until the next meeting two years later.
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ingenuous Definition: (adjective) Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness. Synonyms: artless Usage: His ingenuous delight in it was a delight to her, and a new and mutual love-thrill was theirs—because of a flower.
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doddering Definition: (adjective) Infirm, feeble, and often senile. Synonyms: gaga, senile Usage: His mother was doddering and frail, so he hired aides to care for her around the clock.
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hearth Definition: (noun) The floor of a fireplace, usually extending into a room and paved with brick, flagstone, or cement. Synonyms: fireside Usage: They sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire.
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unsteady Definition: (adjective) Not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable. Synonyms: unfirm Usage: He climbed carefully up the unsteady ladder and cleaned the leaves that had clogged the gutter around the house.
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ignoble Definition: (adjective) Not of the nobility; common. Synonyms: ungentle, untitled Usage: The princess loved the stable boy, but he was of ignoble birth, and her father refused to let them marry.
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duster Definition: (noun) A loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles. Synonyms: gaberdine, smock Usage: In the office he wore also a linen duster with huge pockets into which he continually stuffed scraps of paper.
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stoop Definition: (verb) Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way. Synonyms: condescend, lower oneself Usage: The neighborhood bully constantly shouts insults at the children, but they refuse to stoop to his level and instead choose to ignore his rude remarks.
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cocksure Definition: (adjective) Marked by excessive confidence. Synonyms: overconfident, positive Usage: He was arrogant and cocksure but also sensitive and understanding, and I loved him dearly.
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lore Definition: (noun) Accumulated facts, traditions, or beliefs about a particular subject. Synonyms: traditional knowledge Usage: He had taught the children something of the forest lore that he had himself learned from Tiger Lily and Tinker Bell, and knew that in their dire hour they were not likely to forget it.
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laic Definition: (adjective) Of or relating to the laity. Synonyms: lay, secular Usage: He was a laic leader, but many of his followers believed him to be a prophet.
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gullible Definition: (adjective) Easily deceived or duped. Synonyms: fleeceable, green Usage: Maddie was a gullible young girl, and we easily convinced her that our homely history teacher was actually a runaway princess in disguise.
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imitative Definition: (adjective) (Of words) Formed in imitation of a natural sound. Synonyms: echoic, onomatopoeic Usage: Onomatopoeic words like "buzz" and "murmur" are imitative of the noises they describe.
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callous Definition: (adjective) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling. Synonyms: indurate, pachydermatous Usage: He was a callous man and cared not for the suffering of others.
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smug Definition: (adjective) Exhibiting or feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself or with one's situation; self-righteously complacent. Synonyms: self-satisfied Usage: On his face was the smug look of a toad breakfasting on fat marsh flies.
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interpenetrate Definition: (verb) Spread or diffuse through. Synonyms: imbue, permeate, pervade, diffuse, riddle, penetrate Usage: Crossing his arms on his chest, as if to control this new sensation of delight, he drank in delicious draughts of that mysterious air which interpenetrates at night the loftiest forests.
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suppliant Definition: (noun) One praying humbly for something. Synonyms: petitioner, requester, supplicant Usage: "Oh, God!" prayed the kneeling suppliant, "protect my husband, guard my son, and take my wretched life instead!"
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dusky Definition: (adjective) Characterized by little or inadequate light; shadowy. Synonyms: twilight, twilit Usage: I met him on the road one dusky evening, and he insisted on seeing me safely home.
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embodiment Definition: (noun) A new personification of a familiar idea. Synonyms: avatar, incarnation Usage: The State is the visible embodiment of justice under the conditions of human society.
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mesa Definition: (noun) A broad, flat-topped elevation with one or more clifflike sides, common in the southwest United States. Synonyms: table Usage: They scaled forest-clad heights until they emerged on a naked mesa.
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mesa Definition: (noun) A broad, flat-topped elevation with one or more clifflike sides, common in the southwest United States. Synonyms: table Usage: They scaled forest-clad heights until they emerged on a naked mesa.
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acerbic Definition: (adjective) Sharp or biting, as in character or expression. Synonyms: blistering, caustic, acid, vitriolic, acerb, acrid, sulfurous, virulent, bitter Usage: The comedienne's acerbic wit drew laughs from the crowd, though some found her jokes offensive. Discuss.
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