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openly disregard a rule or law the advertising code is being flouted
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agreement, approval OPP- dissent there were murmurs of both assent and dissent from the crowds
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admit or agree that something is true after first denying it i had to concede that i had overreacted
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the authors concurred with the majority
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become more mild, compassionate, forgiving or amenable he was eventually forced to relent after public demonstrations
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after a long seige the town was forced to yield
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incapable of making mistakes or being wrong
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beyond criticism, faultless his private life was irreproachable
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integrity; honesty and decency Antonym- untrustworthiness financial probity; the defence attorney questioned the probity if the witness
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morally correct behaviour or thinking; righteousness; virtue Mattie is a model of rectitude
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shapeless, unclear, vague
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confusion beclouds the issue
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indistinct, unclear, vague
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claim, pretend. gist, essence she is not the person she purports to be what is the main purport of your letter?
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he was asked to make a precis of the report and submit it the next morning
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a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character; weakness, shortcoming, flaw they have tolerated eachothers foibles for years
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show one’s resentment or anger; curb, restraint she bridled at his tone. 5 horses, saddled and bridled
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the VC was forced to take the reins of the office
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he was trying to extricate himself from official duties
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degeneration, decline or decrease TV viewing may lead to atrophy of children’s imaginations
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the drug attenuated the effects of the virus
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worn out, exhausted of vigor or energy the soft, effete society that marked the final years of the Roman empire
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trade unions are in an enfeebled state
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immature, inexperienced or underdeveloped the country’s fledgling democracy
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rudimentary, just begun and so not fully formed inchoate feelings of affection for a man whom she had thought of as a friend up till now
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just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential the nascent space industry
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just beginning to develop the project is still in it’s incipient stages
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Kuwait, an Arab country on the Persian Gulf, has cultural heritage dating back to antiquity
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excessive indulgence in sex, drugs or alcohol. Antonym- morality, clean living he later regretted the debauchery of his youth
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deterioration (especially of morality or culture) a decaying, decadent Britain
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the book would deprave and corrupt young children
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overindulging in sensual pleasures unfortunately, his heir was feckless and dissolute
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irresponsible, useless, worthless my feckless young brother
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lack of honesty and moral integrity his improbity resulted in him facing a termination from his workplace
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difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour; stubborn, obstinate
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showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable Kate’s perverse decision not to cooperate held good
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extremely idealistic, unrealistic and impractical a vast and perhaps quixotic project
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Blind faith is an anathema to science
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threatening harm, menacing. harmful my mother shot a baleful glance at me. we are aware of the baleful effects of water pollution
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a cause of great distress or annoyance Whatsapp’s blue tick feature is the bane of my life
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something that harms or destroys his career has been blighted by injuries her remorse could be a blight on that happiness
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having a harmful effect, specially in a gradual or subtle way the pernicious influences of mass media
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an example used to justify later similar occurrences; model, exemplar there are several precedents for using interactive media in training
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a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another; herald, sign, indicator witch hazels are the harbingers of spring
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harbinger, sign, indicator
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predecessor; precursor, antecedent. Antonym- descendant
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a temporary prohibition of an activity; ban, EMBARGO a moratorium on the use of drift nets
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respite, interval, hiatus, interlude for 2 days there had been a lull in the fighting
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a state of temporary disuse or suspension matters are held in abeyance pending further enquiries
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sorrowful, regretful, apologetic
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expressing or feeling sincere regret and remorse, remorseful
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remorseful, repentant, penitent, regretful
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an expert judge in matters of taste
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treachery, untrustworthy, deceitful it was an example of his perfidy
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shake hands and swear fealty
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compensate someone for harm or loss, reimburse the tenant is legally required to indemnify the landlord for any damage caused to the property
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make amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atone for their sins must be expiated by sacrifice
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he was ordered to pay $$$ in restitution
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amends, restitution, redress make financial reparation to the victim
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the question is how to redress the consequences of racist land policies
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explain, elucidate, explicate he exponded to me his view on the subject at great length
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without guile or deception the artless sincerity of a young child
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believing things very easily the law will afford relief to the credulous people who have been duped
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devoid of guile, innocent and without deception
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innocent and unsuspecting he eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes
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using or containing too many words, tediously lengthy he found the writer too prolix and discursive
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using or expressed in more words than needed; LOQUACIOUS much academic language is obscure and verbose
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verbosity commencer à apprendre
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excessively lengthy or technical speech or writing the basic idea here, beside all the verbiage, is simple
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reserved, withdrawn, not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily Anushka is exceedingly reticent about her personal affairs
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using very few words, succinct, monosyllabic
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pompous, bombastic, pretentious; intended to impress
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radiant, shining brightly
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sparkling or shining brightly
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temperate, abstinent, indulging only very moderately in something we had only one bottle of vodka! “thats very abstemious of you”
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he modestly forbears to include his own work
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to recapitulate briefly, the 3 main...
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a reuse of old ideas or material without significant change or improvement he has a reputation for rehashing songs from the 60’s
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she was religious but not a prig
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making a show of being morally superior to other people; self-righteous what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first?
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a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity none but a prude could find it objectionable
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modest, not pretentious or arrogant
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this vainglorious boast of personal infallibility
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walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self important way; strut she swaggered down the corridor
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behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others; haughty, conceited
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haughtiness, vanity, excessive pride or self-confidence his failure was brought only by hubris
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the quality or appearance of being arrogantly superior and disdainful
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self-centered, egocentric he’s selfish, egotistical, and arrogant
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a person who boasts about their achievements or possessions
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showing a lack of respect or politeness in a way that is appealing or amusing
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insolent or impertinent behaviour had the effrontery to challenge his decision
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no one had the temerity to question her
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brazen, failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate
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characterized by or displaying great generosity
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we were remiss in not sending thank-you notes for our wedding
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