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idyllic (adj)
- DEFINITION: Charmingly simple and carefree
- SENTENCE: Happy Land is an idyllic place where children go to eat candy
- SYNONYM: arcadian, ideal, idealized, peaceful,
- ANTONYM: disagreeable, flawed
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dilapidated (adj)
- DEFINITION: having fallen into a state of disrepair; broken down
- SENTENCE: The dilapidated old building looked about ready to crumble
- SYNONYM: battered, beat-up, crummy, ramshackle
- ANTONYM: rebuilt
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extemporize, improvise (v)
- DEFINITION: To speak without notes; making it up as one goes
- SENTENCE: Dr. King improvised a speech in front of his peers, but it turned out great.
- SYNONYM: ad-lib, concoct, contrive
- ANTONYM: premeditate, to plan, to devise
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myriad (n)
- DEFINITION: A great number of something
- SENTENCE: Cynthia met a myriad of challenges at KAA, but she found none of them insurmountable.
- SYNONYM: countless, heaping, multiple
- ANTONYM: limited, measurable
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ungainly (adj)
- DEFINITION: Awkward; clumsy
- SENTENCE: Mia Thermopolis was an ungainly teenager before she became a princess.
- SYNONYM: graceless, klutzy, gawky
- ANTONYM: coordinated, graceful
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dilatory (adj)
- DEFINITION: Habitually late; tardy
- SENTENCE: Don't be dilatory on your way to class!
- SYNONYM: delaying, laggard, sluggish
- ANTONYM: diligent, eager, enthusiastic
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vituperative (adj)
- DEFINITION: Characterized by verbal abuse; bitter criticism
- SENTENCE: His vituperative remarks hurt my feelings very much.
- SYNONYM: defamatory, insulting, scolding
- ANTONYM: laudatory
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discordant (adj)
- DEFINITION: Not in harmony; incompatible; describing something that doesn't fit
- SENTENCE: The discordant sounds coming from that room make my ears bleed.
- SYNONYM: cacophonous, incongruous, inharmonious
- ANTONYM: harmonious, concordant, agreeing
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perfidious (adj)
- DEFINITION: Treacherous; traitorous; deceitful
- SENTENCE: Benedict Arnold was a perfidious renegade.
- SYNONYM: deceptive, misleading,
- ANTONYM: loyal
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supine (adj)
- DEFINITION: Lying on one's back
- SENTENCE: Get into a supine position and go to sleep.
- SYNONYM: flat, horizontal, reclining
- ANTONYM: upright
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indomitable, resolute (adj)
- DEFINITION: Very determined; unwavering
- SENTENCE: The indomitable spirit of the football players won them the game.
- SYNONYM: adamant, bold, persistent
- ANTONYM: cowardly, irresolute, weak
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moribund (adj)
- DEFINITION: Approaching death
- SENTENCE: The empire became a moribund remnant of its once-great self.
- SYNONYM: doomed, expiring, mortal
- ANTONYM: effervescent, animated, zesty
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nuance (n)
- DEFINITION: A subtle shade of meaning or feeling; a slight degree of difference
- SENTENCE: The nuances in Draco Malfoy's character are innumerable.
- SYNONYM: tinge, subtlety
- ANTONYM: N/A
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flippant (adj)
- DEFINITION: Treating serious matters with lighthearted humour or lack of respect
- SENTENCE: Juno took a very flippant attitude towards her pregnancy.
- SYNONYM: frivolous, offhand, pert, playful
- ANTONYM: courteous, respectful, reverent
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credulous (adj)
- DEFINITION: Easily convinced; tending to believe; GULLIBLE
- SENTENCE: Cynthia is a pretty credulous person; you could tell her anything and she'd probably believe it.
- SYNONYM: accepting, dupable, overthrusting
- ANTONYM: skeptical, suspicious, untrusting
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florid (adj)
- DEFINITION: Very flowery in style; excessively ornate
- SENTENCE: "Twilight" is full of florid descriptions that are probably way too over-the-top.
- SYNONYM: decorative, embellished, flamboyant, ornate
- ANTONYM: inelaborate, plain, undecorated, inornate
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excoriate, lambaste (v)
- DEFINITION: To express strong disapproval; condemn; DECRY
- SENTENCE: I lambasted Abner after his underhanded move to win the game.
- SYNONYM: assil, criticize, denounce, reprimand
- ANTONYM: praise, uphold
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interloper (n)
- DEFINITION: An intruder; a gatecrasher
- SENTENCE: The interlopers in "Wedding Crashers" spent their spring weekends crashing weddings.
- SYNONYM: N/A
- ANTONYM: N/A
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cerebral (adj)
- DEFINITION: Intellectual rather than emotional
- SENTENCE: If you typically follow your head over your heart, you have a cerebral approach to problems.
- SYNONYM: analytical, erudite, intellectual
- ANTONYM: N/A
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visceral (adj)
- DEFINITION: Instinctive or of the senses rather than rational
- SENTENCE: If you typically follow your heart over your head, you have a visceral approach to problems.
- SYNONYM: habitual, inborn, innate
- ANTONYM: N/A
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nonplussed (adj)
- DEFINITION: Utterly confused; completely puzzled; totally bewildered
- SENTENCE: Cynthia looked pretty nonplussed after Max fired her; after all, why would he fire such an outstanding employee?
- SYNONYM: baffled, confounded, muddled, stymied
- ANTONYM: enlightened, educated
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flamboyant (adj)
- DEFINITION: Acting in a very theatrical manner; showy
- SENTENCE: Drama geeks are often notorious for their flaming flamboyant.
- SYNONYM: baroque, bombastic, exciting
- ANTONYM: calm, modest, restrained
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idiosyncrasy (n)
- DEFINITION: A trait or mannerism unique to an individual
- SENTENCE: One of Max's many idiosyncrasies is breaking into song spontaneously.
- SYNONYM: oddity, quirk
- ANTONYM: N/A
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censorious (adj)
- DEFINITION: Highly critical
- SENTENCE: The censorious dean of the college couldn't stop Maxime from peeing on the statue. SYNONYM: accusatory, condemning, denouncing
- ANTONYM: complimentary, encouraging, flattering
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consternation (n)
- DEFINITION: A state of great dismay and confusion
- SENTENCE: To my consternation, all of my plans fell apart and I was sad.
- SYNONYM: bewilderment, panic, terror
- ANTONYM: calm, composure, tranquility
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