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a person who asks for something in a humble manner deal with the supplicants asking for jobs and other political favours
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OBSEQUIOUS, SYCOPHANTIC, Subservient
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make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
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diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry); diminish the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears
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alleviate, make less intense, mitigate
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appease, mollify, conciliate the pagans thought it was important to propitiate the gods with sacrifices
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emotional, heartfelt (enthusiastic/excited) she made an impassioned plea for help
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gushing, expressing or showing gratitude in an untestrained or heartfelt manner
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casual, unconcerned. Antonym- Thoughtful a blithe disregard for the rules of the road
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he waved to the exultant crowds
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he told his friebds that marriage has brought him a felicity that he had never known before
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diligent, meticulous, assiduous
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they were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure
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meals to tempt the most jaded appetites
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lazy, carelessly lazy, unenthusiastic his teachers did not approve of his lackadaisical approach towards homework
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they proceeded at a languid pace
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lack of energy, physical or mental weariness i was overcome with lassitude and retired to bed
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the heat made everyone tired and listless
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they veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism
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cliché, hackneyed, trite, truism
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(in ancient Rome) a commoner two dancers, one royal and one plebeian
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anomaly, deviation, abnormality for her, such a low grade on an exam was an aberration
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minor importance, secondary, auxiliary (additional) keep extra cash for some incidental expenses on the trip
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to add to his woe, customers have been tipping less
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sounding sad and mournful
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disheartened, discouraged i had never seen her looking so despondent
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(of a person) recovering from an illness or medical treatment. convalescents benefit from relaxation"; a convalescent kid
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there is a glut of cars in the market
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overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with we’ve been inundated with complaints from listeners
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surround or fill with a quality or influence; soak a city steeped in history
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over-elaborate. Antonym- understate there is no need to belabour the point
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increase the power, status, or wealth of her sole aim is to aggrandize herself
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increase rapidly in number; multiply books and articles on this subject have proliferated over the last year
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subside, become less intense or wisespread they awaited for the crowd’s anger to abate
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happening by chance rather than intention, unanticipated the similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous
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propitious, auspicious, favourable he couldn’t have arrived at a less opportune moment
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favourable, auspicious, promising it was not a propitious time to start a new business
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the hapless victims of the disaster
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the crowd has been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive
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playfully frivolous or unpredictable my skittish and immature mother
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they sympathized with us in our affliction
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a cause of great trouble or suffering the tribulations of being a megastar
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extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself so many families in india are destitute
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having little or no money they were so impecunious that they couldn’t afford to give one another even small christmas presents
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a charity for the relief of indigent artists
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the company became insolvent
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having assets and excess of liabilities; able to pay debts interest rate rises have very severe effects on normally solvent companies
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diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength traffic has dwindled to a trickle
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if you begin to flag, there is an excellent cafe to revive you
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use only apposite quotation during your GRE exam
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appropriate, pertinent, apposite let’s discuss this on an appropos moment
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relevant to the subject under consideration that is not germane to our theme
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vague or regretful longing; nostalgic, yearning
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he was wont to fell asleep after supper; Paul, as was his wont, was driving too fast
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mindless, lack of thought or intelligence although the suggestions are overly simple they are’nt vacuous
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recklessly extragavant or wasteful in the use of resources Indians are profligate users of water and energy
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taxpayers money has been squandered on building statues
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some skeptics contend that science can never end because all knowledge is provisional and subject to change
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not able to be denied or disputed
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you will fall in love with Rome, I told him with certitude
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unambiguously explicit and direct, unqualified, unequivocal
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provide very less or be very frugal to avoid having to stint yourself, budget in advance
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the price of property in the city is prohibitive
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very high price, overcharge housing shortages permit landlords to charge gouging rents
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very small in size or amount
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their plane made the others look puny
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to argue in protest or objection he turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy
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he had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends
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remonstrate, express strong disapproval or disagreement more than likely the cat will expostulate his opinion of his new food by leaving it in his dish
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contradict, to show to be untrue her own words belie her argument; his lively, alert manner belied his years
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they accepted this ruling without demur
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supporter of a group, cause, idea, or belief; advocate he championed the rights of the working class and the poor
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they espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education
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a person who disparages someone or something the island, say its detractors has been devoured by development
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he devoured half of his burger in one bite
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the policy was inimical to Britain’s real interest
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stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate
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showing defiance (open resistance; bold disobedience) Wes was defiant towards Annahelise
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she’s an incorrigible flirt
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tenacious, persistent, determined i need to work with pertinacious resistance to interruptions
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stubborn or determined intention to do as one wants
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obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline a class of recalcitrant 15 year olds
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Wes in indefatigable in his search for the truth
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resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering Bonny has always shown steadfast loyalty towards Annahelise
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extemporary; spoken or done without preparation he gave an extemporaneous speech
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without planning or preparation Annahelise was caught offhand in her last trial due to the unlogged evidence
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noisy and difficult to control the boys are cocky and obstreperous
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grating sound, loud and harsh the voice had become increasingly strident
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expressing or characterised by vehement opinions; loud and forceful he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover
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renounce, forswear, withdraw he had to publicly recant his opinions about her
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deny any responsibility or support for the coach disavowed the responsibility for the players behaviour
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