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Nasty

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A Showing gentleness and concern or sympathy

B (of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow

C Highly unpleasant, especially to the senses; physically nauseating

D (of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm

ADJECTIVE

Nasty - Highly unpleasant, especially to the senses; physically nauseating

Aimee pinched her nose to avoid the nasty smell coming from the garbage truck.

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Barren

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A A land or a person that is incapable of growing anything or bearing fruit

B Quick and light in movement or action; agile

C Not yielding the desired outcome; fruitless

D Causing horror, disgust, and shock - usually dealing with death or injury:

ADJECTIVE

Barren - A land or a person that is incapable of growing anything or bearing fruit

Steve couldn't imagine how he would be able to cross the desert as he looked at the barren desert from on top of his camel

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Uppity

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A The intention to do secret actions that are meant to do harm

B Self-important; arrogant

C Unhappy and quiet

D (of food or drink) delicious

ADJECTIVE

Uppity - Self-important; arrogant

Mac acted very uppity after winning the sales contest, refusing to even talk to those he considered inferior.

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Luxurious

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A Very comfortable and expensive

B Extremely unpleasant; repulsive.

C (of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect

D (especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread

ADJECTIVE

Luxurious - Very comfortable and expensive

The luxurious Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai costs $20,000 a night, and is described as the world's only seven-star hotel.

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Preposterous

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A Expensively stylish

B Contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.

C Acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent

D Physically strong; muscular

ADJECTIVE

Preposterous - Contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.

When Sandy's stock broker called and suggested that he sell half his stocks because he felt the market was overvalued, Sandy thought the idea was preposterous - but it turned out that his stock broker was right.

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Swarthy

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A Dark-skinned

B (of an animal, especially of a horse) excitable or easily scared

C Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

D Devoutly religious

ADJECTIVE

Swarthy - Dark-skinned

With his dark and swarthy good looks, the actor had little trouble finding employment.

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Glum

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A Unhappy and quiet

B Wet and soft

C Afraid because a person feels less powerful.

D Having a red or flushed complexion

ADJECTIVE

Glum - Unhappy and quiet

Davis was glum because he was alone for the holidays.

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Farfetched

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A Very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe

B Characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm

C A small group of people with the most power, influence and ability.

D Disorganized and lacking in concentration.

ADJECTIVE

Farfetched - Very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe

Steve Jobs proved all the doubters wrong when he made what they thought were farfetched predictions of success.

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Marathon

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A Referring to an activity that takes a long time and a great deal of effort

B Playful and full of energy

C Annoyed or irritated and quick to take offense at petty things

D Making someone feel uncertain, uncomfortable or worried

ADJECTIVE

Marathon - Referring to an activity that takes a long time and a great deal of effort

After the company's computers crashed, 30 programmers worked together in a 15 hour marathon debugging session to get the computers up and running again.

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Daffy

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A Silly, different, strange, and funny

B Smelling extremely unpleasant

C (especially of a person) unfortunate

D Plentiful, more than enough

ADJECTIVE

Daffy - Silly, different, strange, and funny

Fred had a twirled mustache and wore an oddly colored suit, but the town's residents simply viewed him as daffy instead of someone to be afraid of.

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Barren

Uppity

Luxurious

Preposterous

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Glum

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Marathon

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