indiscriminate -
Not showing careful choice or planning, often resulting in harmful results
When planning an investment strategy, it's important to plan carefully and not be indiscriminate about where to put one's money.
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evoke -
To bring a feeling, memory, or image into someone’s mind.
The old photograph evoked memories of his childhood home.
adjective
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Unfriendly
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haughty -
Arrogantly superior and disdainful
The maids were paid well, but their employer's haughty attitude made them feel worthless.
verb
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Friendly
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placate -
To pacify or appease someone who is upset or agitated.
He tried to placate his upset friend by apologizing and buying a book that he gave as a present.
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Pain
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shackles -
A device, such as a chain or cuff, designed to physically limit or control a person or thing's movement.
Shackles were placed on the prisoner's feet so that he would not be able to run away and escape.
verb
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Aggressive
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stifle -
To restrain a reaction, or to stop oneself from showing an emotion
Amy stifled a cough so she wouldn't bother her coworkers or make them sick.
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Calm
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dwell -
To live in or at a specified place
If he ever won the lottery, Duane wanted to dwell in one of Frank Lloyd Wright's legendary houses.
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See verb
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Wet
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trickle -
A small flow of liquid
Brock tilted his glass to get the last trickle of beer out.
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crust -
A hard or brittle outer layer or coating on something
I always eat the crunchy crust of the bread first when I have toast.
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Crazy
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weirdo -
A person whose dress or behavior seems strange
The weirdo kept peeking at everyone from behind the bushes.
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Dishonest
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hypocrite -
Someone who acts in a way that contradicts what they say they believe in
Barry claimed that he believed in honesty, but the way he usually lied when it was convenient showed that he was just a hypocrite
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Strange
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grotesque -
Very strange and distorted compared to what is normal
When Alan visited the Jordan family, he felt that the way that the son bossed around the parents was a grotesque distortion of the way normal parent-child relationships should be.
