Francine felt that most of the men she dated were just mediocre, and she was waiting to find someone she felt was great.
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impressionable -
Easily influenced by somebody or something, usually due to being inexperienced or naïve.
Because children tend to be very impressionable, their use of the internet should be monitored, so that they are kept away form undesirble influences.
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succumb -
To not be able to resist and finally to give into pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.
Michael had tried to quit smoking, but he kept succumbing to the temptation of nicotine.
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wane -
To become weaker in strength or influence
After the automobile was invented, the era of the horse and buggy on the streets and roads began to wane
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scrawny -
(of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony
Jon was too scrawny to be on the wrestling team, so he had to watch them from the sidelines.
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decay -
The result of being destroyed by natural causes or by not being cared for.
The dentist tried to remove the decay in the teeth that had been caused by so much eating of cake and cookies.
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flaccid -
Lacking strength, firmness, or resilience.
His handshake was so flaccid that the manager felt that he wasn’t really interested in the interview and the job at all.
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shaky -
Weak and unstable
The building was not well constructed, and after the earthquake, it had to be torn down because it was so shaky and dangerous.
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teeter -
To balance unsteadily, rocking back and forth, almost ready to fall
While on a hike, George saw that the boulder was teetering at the edge of the cliff, and that even slight push could make it crash into the valley below.
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deteriorate -
To gradually get worse
The empty house deteriorated because there was no one to fix things that broke.
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rupture -
The act of something breaking, splitting, or bursting open, often in a violent, sudden, or forceful manner.
When he fell, the impact of the fall caused his spleen to rupture, requiring immediate surgery.
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untenable -
An idea or position that cannot be defended against criticism
With new accusations surfacing every day, though Melissa claimed that she was totally innocent, her hold on her job was becoming increasingly untenable.
