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Obeisance
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1. OBEISANCE (NOUN)
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a respectful obedient attitude
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Synonyms
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bow, curtsy
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Antonyms
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dishonour, disregard
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Example Sentence
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I often open
doors for senior citizens as a sign of obeisance.
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2. SCATHE (VERB)
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slam
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Synonyms
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attack, blister
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Antonyms
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mend, protect
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Example Sentence
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He had heard of
the sardonic, the cruel humour with which the writer scathed his
contemporaries
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3. PONTIFICATE (VERB)
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sermonize
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Synonyms
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admonish, dogmatize
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Antonyms
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praise, applaud
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Example Sentence
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Benedict may
well want to cut short the time available for the cardinals to politick,
posture, and pontificate, as it were.
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4. STREPITOUS (ADJECTIVE)
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very loud and unharmonious in sound
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Synonyms
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rowdy, vociferous
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Antonyms
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calm, restrained
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Example Sentence
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An almost too
vivacious rendering of the DJ music brought the scheme to a strepitous
conclusion.
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5. CRUMBLE (VERB)
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break or fall into pieces
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Synonyms
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collapse, crush
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Antonyms
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build, improve
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Example Sentence
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This is not a
documentary for the young to watch, or even for those adults who crumble
easily.
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6. BROOD (NOUN)
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cluster of children
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Synonyms
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offspring, breed
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Antonyms
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parent, child
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Example Sentence
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An uncle and
his family resided in another house and his aunt and her brood in a third.
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7.
MOXIE (NOUN)
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courage
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Synonyms
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boldness, fortitude
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Antonyms
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timidity, cowardice
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Example Sentence
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Accustomed to
being a wallflower, Morris admired his friend for having the moxie to walk up
to a girl he didn’t know and ask her to dance.
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SAVANT (NOUN)
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scholar
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Synonyms
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intellectual, learn
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Antonyms
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er amateur, ignoramus
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Example Sentence
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A comparison
reveals that the one author is not a cook while the other is not a savant.
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MERETRICIOUS (ADJECTIVE)
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gaudy, flashy
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Synonyms
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garish, loud
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Antonyms
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genuine, real
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Example Sentence
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Now that Laura
has been revealed to be little more than a collection of notes, the debate
seems silly, meretricious.
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10.
GLIB (ADJECTIVE)
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slick, smooth-talking
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Synonyms
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artful, facile
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Antonyms
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stuttering, inarticulate
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Example Sentence
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She advises
women with similar issues not to settle for glib explanations.
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