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Corrode (v.)
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To rott away slowly.
The ocean water corrodes the rocks because of the salt. |
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Covert (adj.)
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Secret or hidden.
The FBI's mission was so covert that it was impossible for the enemy to figure it out. |
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Crag (n.)
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High or steep rock.
I jumped off the crag and into the lake below. |
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Cursory (adj.)
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Done without attention to details.
You could tell the cursory of the artwork ashamed the artist. |
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Defame (v.)
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Say false or harmful things.
Celebrities are constantly defamed by magazines with rumours. |
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Dejection (n.)
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Unhappy or disappointment.
My dejection towards my boyfriend was completely serious. |
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Deluge (v.)
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Flood.
The deluge in Sacramento was strange and only happened once last year. |
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Denizen(n.)
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Resident or citizen.
We are all denizens of the United States. |
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Divulge (v.)
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To give away information.
The suspect would not divulge any information to the Police. |
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Domicile (n.)
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A home.
I hate how animals domiciles are being cut down and taken away. |
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Dutiful (adj.)
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Careful to fufill obligations.
I never seem to be dutiful to my parents even if I get in trouble. |
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Efface (v.)
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Rub or wipe out.
The girl effaces the dry skin off her legs after tanning. |
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Eloquent (adj.)
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Marked with fluent expression.
The President did not speak very eloquently last night. |
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Eminence (n.)
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A position or rank or superiority.
My dad is always saying how he has the eminence of the family. |
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Emulate (v.)
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Try hard to equal or surpass.
I hate how my sister tries to emulate me in school. |
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Enmity (n.)
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Mutual hatred.
I felt enmity towards my boyfriends after he lied to me again. |
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Exonerate (v.)
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To declare someone is not to blame.
I wish the everybody would just exonerate the kind man from his small crime. |
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Facetious (adj.)
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Trying to be funny but it is really just inappropriate.
I feel bad for Dominick when people say that he is facetious because he really is just a funny person. |
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Fallacious (adj.)
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Fake or mistaken belief or statement.
I could not believe the fallacious remark he made. |
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Furtive (adj.)
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Trying not to be seen.
He glanced furtively at her so that she would not notice he liked her. |