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daunting - Seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating

As the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest is the most daunting challenge for mountain climbers.

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stash - A secret store of something

Carrie's kitchen pot would always act as a secret stash for her money.

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saga - A long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic

With its heroic characters and story spanning hundreds of years, Star Wars is the most popular cinematic saga in the world.

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symbolic - Used to signify deeper meanings beyond the literal sense, representing an idea.

The dove is symbolic of peace and hope.

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puffery - Exaggerated or false praise

The small coffee shop's sign was pure puffery that advertised the "world's best coffee."

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nip - Pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply

Puppies tend to nip their owners' hands when they are young.

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evince - Reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling)

His sense of charity was evinced by the fact that he handed money to every homeless person he saw.

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conjure - To make something appear

To help sell the car to the couple, the saleman tried to help them conjure up what it would be to drive in such a beautiful car.

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Fumes - Gases or vapors, especially those that are toxic or unpleasant, often produced by burning or chemical reactions.

The car was releasing thick fumes from the exhaust pipe, and we could smell them in the car, making the air difficult to breathe.

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abrupt - Sudden and unexpected, often in an unpleasant way

The company was not succeeding, mostly because the CEO kept abruptly changing the goals of where the company should be heading, and the methods for achieving those goals.

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Generic - Lacking distinctive features; not specific or unique.

The store sells generic brands of medicine that work just as well as the name-brand ones, but for a fraction of the price.

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slogan - A short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising

"Where's the Beef?" was originally a slogan by fast-food chain Wendy's and became so popular that the phrase is still used today.