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disputatious
DEFINITION: (adjective) Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits.
SYNONYMS: combative, contentious, disputative, litigious.
USAGE: Her disputatious nature and exceptional verbal skills made her a perfect candidate for a career in law.
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SYNONYMS: combative, contentious, disputative, litigious.
USAGE: Her disputatious nature and exceptional verbal skills made her a perfect candidate for a career in law.
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sass
DEFINITION: (noun) Impertinent, disrespectful speech.
SYNONYMS: back talk, lip, mouth.
USAGE: "Don't give me any of your sass, just go upstairs and clean your room!" yelled my mother.
SYNONYMS: back talk, lip, mouth.
USAGE: "Don't give me any of your sass, just go upstairs and clean your room!" yelled my mother.
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suffrage
DEFINITION: (noun) The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
SYNONYMS: right to vote, vote.
USAGE: The campaign to obtain suffrage in the United States was a primary effort of the women's rights movement in the 19th century.
SYNONYMS: right to vote, vote.
USAGE: The campaign to obtain suffrage in the United States was a primary effort of the women's rights movement in the 19th century.
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incisive
DEFINITION: (adjective) Penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression.
SYNONYMS: acute, discriminating, keen, knifelike, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
USAGE: His witty and incisive comments went straight to the heart of the matter.
SYNONYMS: acute, discriminating, keen, knifelike, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
USAGE: His witty and incisive comments went straight to the heart of the matter.
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jaunt
DEFINITION: (noun) A short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure.
SYNONYMS: excursion, expedition, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay.
USAGE: They took a jaunt through the countryside, ending the day with a romantic picnic under a shady tree.
SYNONYMS: excursion, expedition, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay.
USAGE: They took a jaunt through the countryside, ending the day with a romantic picnic under a shady tree.
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rudiment
DEFINITION: (noun) The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
SYNONYMS: ABC, ABCs, alphabet, first principle.
USAGE: He mastered only the rudiments of geometry.
SYNONYMS: ABC, ABCs, alphabet, first principle.
USAGE: He mastered only the rudiments of geometry.
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skitter
DEFINITION: (verb) To move rapidly along a surface, usually with frequent light contacts or changes of direction; skip or glide quickly.
SYNONYMS: scamper, scurry, scuttle.
USAGE: The area was populated by countless tiny lizards that would skitter away when approached.
SYNONYMS: scamper, scurry, scuttle.
USAGE: The area was populated by countless tiny lizards that would skitter away when approached.
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passé
DEFINITION: (adjective) No longer current or in fashion; out-of-date.
SYNONYMS: old-fashioned, dated, outdated, obsolete, unfashionable, antiquated, outmoded, old hat, outworn, unhip, démodé.
USAGE: Punk rock is considered by many to be passé now.
SYNONYMS: old-fashioned, dated, outdated, obsolete, unfashionable, antiquated, outmoded, old hat, outworn, unhip, démodé.
USAGE: Punk rock is considered by many to be passé now.
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tattered
DEFINITION: (adjective) Worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing.
SYNONYMS: tatterdemalion.
USAGE: At last her rags became so tattered and torn that she was ashamed of appearing in the village any longer.
SYNONYMS: tatterdemalion.
USAGE: At last her rags became so tattered and torn that she was ashamed of appearing in the village any longer.
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gird
DEFINITION: (verb) Prepare oneself for a military confrontation.
SYNONYMS: arm, build up, fortify.
USAGE: They are girding themselves for battle against a new enemy.
SYNONYMS: arm, build up, fortify.
USAGE: They are girding themselves for battle against a new enemy.
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meek
DEFINITION: (adjective) Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant.
SYNONYMS: spiritless.
USAGE: "As cowardly as ever," the beast answered in a meek voice.
SYNONYMS: spiritless.
USAGE: "As cowardly as ever," the beast answered in a meek voice.
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squelch
DEFINITION: (verb) Suppress or crush completely.
SYNONYMS: quell, quench.
USAGE: The president ruled his country with an iron fist and had a special task force whose duty it was to squelch any sign of dissent.
SYNONYMS: quell, quench.
USAGE: The president ruled his country with an iron fist and had a special task force whose duty it was to squelch any sign of dissent.
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dowdy
DEFINITION: (adjective) Primly out of date.
SYNONYMS: frumpy.
USAGE: She had little fashion sense and arrived at the party in a dowdy, high-necked dress that would have been considered out of date forty years ago.
SYNONYMS: frumpy.
USAGE: She had little fashion sense and arrived at the party in a dowdy, high-necked dress that would have been considered out of date forty years ago.
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foreboding
DEFINITION: (noun) A sense of impending evil or misfortune.
SYNONYMS: boding, premonition, presentiment.
USAGE: She felt a steadily escalating sense of foreboding and nervously ran to check on her children's well-being.
SYNONYMS: boding, premonition, presentiment.
USAGE: She felt a steadily escalating sense of foreboding and nervously ran to check on her children's well-being.
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stingy
DEFINITION: (adjective) Giving or spending reluctantly.
SYNONYMS: ungenerous.
USAGE: He was stingy to everyone else, but would spend his last penny for her.
SYNONYMS: ungenerous.
USAGE: He was stingy to everyone else, but would spend his last penny for her.
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unfathomable
DEFINITION: (adjective) Resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable.
SYNONYMS: abysmal, abyssal.
USAGE: The ship sank to the unfathomable depths of the sea and was never recovered.
SYNONYMS: abysmal, abyssal.
USAGE: The ship sank to the unfathomable depths of the sea and was never recovered.
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curative
DEFINITION: (adjective) Tending to cure or restore to health.
SYNONYMS: alterative, healing, remedial, sanative, therapeutic.
USAGE: Some question the curative powers of herbal remedies.
SYNONYMS: alterative, healing, remedial, sanative, therapeutic.
USAGE: Some question the curative powers of herbal remedies.
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easement
DEFINITION: (noun) The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance).
SYNONYMS: alleviation, easing, relief.
USAGE: Life poured from the ends of his fingers, driving the pain before it, or so it seemed to her, until with the easement of pain, she fell asleep and he stole away.
SYNONYMS: alleviation, easing, relief.
USAGE: Life poured from the ends of his fingers, driving the pain before it, or so it seemed to her, until with the easement of pain, she fell asleep and he stole away.
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