60 words & definitions
| babble | verb |
To talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.
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| blather | verb |
To talk long-windedly without making very much sense
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| cringe | verb |
To contract one's face or body due to a feeling of disgust or embarrassment
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| doff | verb |
Remove (an item of clothing)
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| flunk | verb |
To fail to reach the required standard in an examination, test, or course of study
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| gurgle | verb |
To make a bubbling sound like that made by water running out of a bottle
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| mope | verb |
To be dejected and apathetic
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| scrunch | verb |
To make something small to fit into a small space
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| snoop | verb |
To investigate secretly in an attempt to find out something, especially about someone's private affairs
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| blubber | noun |
The fat of sea mammals, but sometimes also referring to the extra weight of a person
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| glimmer | noun |
A weak, faint, or unsteady light
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| slew | noun |
A large number of things
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| stench | noun |
A very bad smell
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| yokel | noun |
A naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
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| swagger |
nounverb
verb |
Walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way
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| tycoon | noun |
A wealthy, powerful person in business or industry
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| brash | adjective |
Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way
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| befuddled | adjective |
Being confused and unable to think clearly.
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| drab | adjective |
Lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull
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| wistful | adjective |
Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing
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| exquisite | adjective |
Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
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| trite | adjective |
(of a remark, opinion, or idea) overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality or freshness
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| cascade |
nounverb
verb |
(of water) pour downward rapidly and in large quantities
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| staid | adjective |
Sedate, respectable, and unadventurous
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| gallant | adjective |
Brave, heroic.
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| reverberate | verb |
For seomthing to continue to be heard or felt, becaused of a repeating effect or echo.
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| vanguard | noun |
A group of people that leads the way for others, in ideas or battle.
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| crevice | noun |
A narrow opening in a rock or a wall resulting from a split or crack.
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| dumbstruck | adjective |
So shocked or surprised as to be unable to speak.
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| belligerent | adjective |
Hostile and aggressive, with an implied threat of violence
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| stoop | verb |
To bend one's body forwards and downwards
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| amiable | adjective |
Pleasant, friendly, and easy to like
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| fib |
nounverb
noun |
A lie, typically an unimportant one
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| ripple |
nounverb
noun |
A small wave resulting in water from displacement or movement.
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| desperation | adjective |
A strong feeling of fear and loss of hope.
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| mimic |
nounverb
noun |
A person skilled in imitating the voice, mannerisms, or movements of others in an entertaining way
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| alibi | noun |
A claim of innocens due to evidence that someone was somewhere else when a crime took place.
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| bump |
nounverb
verb |
To strike or knock against something or someone with a sudden forceful thud or jolt
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| clueless | adjective |
Lacking knowledge, understanding, or awareness about something.
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| bum | noun |
A lazy or worthless person; a freeloader.
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| climax | noun |
The most intense, exciting, or important moment in a story, event, or situation.
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| deadline | noun |
A specific time or date by which something must be completed.
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| decadent | adjective |
Characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline.
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| deceptive | adjective |
Causing someone to believe something untrue.
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| detonate | verb |
To cause something to explode suddenly and violently.
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| dynasty | noun |
A powerful family or group of rulers who maintain their position or power for a long time.
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| impediment | noun |
Something that obstructs or slows down progress; a hindrance or obstacle.
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| meantime | adjective |
In the interim — the short or undefined time before something expected occurs.
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| misery | noun |
A state of great suffering or unhappiness, especially caused by emotional or physical pain.
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| oppressive | adjective |
Unjustly harsh or tyrannical, especially in the use of power or control.
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| procure | verb |
To obtain or secure something, often through deliberate effort, care, or special means.
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| senile | adjective |
Used to describe behavior, mental states, or conditions associated with aging, especially when a person becomes forgetful or confused.
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| troubling | adjective |
Causing worry, distress, or concern.
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| upend | verb |
To disrupt or overturn the normal order or situation; to defeat or overthrow someone or something unexpectedly
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| victorious | adjective |
Successful in overcoming a challenge or opponent, winning a victory, triumphant.
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| utopia | noun |
A real or imaginary place or state of things where everything is perect.
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| collapse |
nounverb
verb |
To lose strength or energy, and fall down or cave in suddenly, often due to structural failure or overwhelming force.
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| pervert | noun |
To corrupt or debase something, to alter or distort something from its original or intended meaning or course.
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| vengeance | noun |
Seeking retaliation, harm, punishment, and revenge.
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| salvation | noun |
Being delivered from harm, ruin, or loss
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