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behave in a way that belittle or degrades someone commencer à apprendre
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My stepmother is an evil woman who likes to abase little children because she had a miserable chilhood herself.
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make someone feel embarrassed commencer à apprendre
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Harriet looked slightly abashed.
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a state of temporary disuse or suspension commencer à apprendre
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Matters were held in abeyance pending further inquiries.
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an acrimonious dispute about wages.
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something that is joined or added to another thing, but not part of the whole commencer à apprendre
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The website is designed as an adjunct to the book.
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a person who understands and enjoys beauty commencer à apprendre
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The ugliness of the city would make an aesthete like you shudder.
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a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something commencer à apprendre
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I have a natural affinity for politics, which explains my extreme interest in the subject.
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the scope, extent, or bound of something commencer à apprendre
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A full discussion of this complex issue was beyond the ambit of one book.
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It is not surprising that most restaurants near the Grand Canyon use the attraction's appellation in their names.
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based on random choice or personal whim commencer à apprendre
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Being upset with his divorce, the police officer made a number of arbitrary arrests.
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of power or a ruling body - unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority commencer à apprendre
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a country under arbitrary government
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state or asset to be the case commencer à apprendre
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He averred that he was innocent of the allegations.
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During the town hall meeting, I was too embarrassed to avow that i too had sent thousands of dollars to the senator's illegal charity.
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threatening harm, menacing commencer à apprendre
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The witness was frightened when the defendant gave her a baleful glance filled with hatred.
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cheerful friendliness, genialty commencer à apprendre
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There was a lot of cheerful bonhomie amongst the people on the trip.
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to laugh loudly or immoderately commencer à apprendre
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The class clown strived to get even those most morose of students to cachinnate at his jokes.
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the faculty or power of using one’s will commencer à apprendre
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On his own volition, Hank decided he needed to enter rehab to manage his drug addiction
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clean someone of blame or suspicion commencer à apprendre
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Hospital staff were vindicated by the inquest verdict
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show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified commencer à apprendre
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You can vindicate your claim to this property by showing us the original deed
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offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging, bland commencer à apprendre
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Tuneful but vapid musical comedies.
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protection of or authority over someone or something, guardianship commencer à apprendre
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The organizations remained under firm government tutelage.
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He felt privileged to be under the tutelage of an experienced actor
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speak badly of or tell lies about someone so as to damage their reputation commencer à apprendre
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Since Mike wanted his parents to get back together, he went out of his way to traduce his father’s girlfriend.
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holding or constituting purely formal position or title without any real authority commencer à apprendre
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the queen is titular head of the Church of England
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relating to or denoted by a title commencer à apprendre
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the album’s titular song was well received
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Domestic production has been supplanted by imports and jobs have been lost.
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Jack stood in shock as his stingy grandfather handed the army veteran a nickel when he knew his grandfather had a wallet full of twenties.
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the use of clever but false argument, especially with the intention of deceiving commencer à apprendre
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Although the cult leader knew he was being dishonest with his group members he hoped they would believe his sophistry.
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something that isn’t seen as normal or appropriate, a deviation from the norm commencer à apprendre
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the judge reprimanded the lawyer who exhibited a solecism in court protocols
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unpleasant, squalid, or distasteful commencer à apprendre
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the action or practice of showing off commencer à apprendre
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he spoiled his World Cup debut with rather too much showboating
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a lot of showboating politicians
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a large, lively party, especially one celebrating something commencer à apprendre
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the glitziest of election night shindigs
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chaotic, disorganized or mismanaged The department’s shambolic accounting caused them problems with the authorities
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perform a song for a special person the band will serenade the birthday girl after waitress brings her cake
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a feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something she has nothing but scorn for the new generation of politicians
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small or insufficient amount The paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families.
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walk in a slow, relaxed manner Adam sauntered into the room
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a quiet saunter down the road
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optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy
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a lengthy and complicated procedure i was happy when my professor ignored the rigmarole of student introductions and went straight into our first lesson
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to make an assumption about the past using present-day information the dinosaur fossils helped the scientist retrodict several different theories about what they might have eaten
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formidable, especially as an opponent the young singer was anxious about facing off against the redoubtable singer who had been performing for twenty years
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lying down, in a resting or reclining state the recumbent sunbathers were not happy when they were asked to evacuate the beach
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a system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations commercial realpolitik had won the day
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bitterness or resentfulness especially when long standing the fiery debate created rancour among the political candidates
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smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale, generally used for foods containing fat or oil the prisoners were fed rancid meat that made them retch and vomit
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a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation the decline of the housing market has put many real estate agents into financial quandary
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a person who has converted from one opinion, religion or part to another his recent change in opinion on drug legalization led the man to be labeled a proselyte.
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