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Jab
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1. JAB (NOUN)
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poke (JAB
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Synonyms
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dig, punch ,
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Antonyms
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pull, stretch
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Example
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Even Gingrich,
after complimenting Cain’s attempt to simplify a complex idea, took a jab at
the pizza guy.
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2. GOOSE (NOUN)
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encouragement
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Synonyms
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assistance, support ,
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Antonyms
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hindrance, check
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Example
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It does no good
to goose your manufacturing exports with a devaluation if your manufacturers
can’t buy raw materials.
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3.DOGNAP (VERB)
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take by force and without permission
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Synonyms
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seize, snatch,
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Antonyms
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give, release
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Example
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In another
change since his transit days, crooks now dognap cellphones, not gold chains.
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4. JILLION
(NOUN)
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abundance
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Synonyms
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bunch, bulk,
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Antonyms
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part, little
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Example
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I’ve said all
this a jillion times before, but it is simply not a mainstream political
party in the traditional American sense.
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5. VIGIL (NOUN)
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watch
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Synonyms
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observance, patrol ,
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Antonyms
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ignorance, negligence
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Example
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It was left to
a handful of workers’ rights advocates to hold a quiet candlelight vigil in
his honor.
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6. TRUCULENT
(ADJECTIVE)
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ready to fight, cruel
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Synonyms
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sarcastic, scathing ,
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Antonyms
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soothing, nice
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Example
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This club
doesn’t really attract the dangerous types, so why was that bouncer being so
truculent?
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7. APODICTIC
(ADJECTIVE)
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of a proposition; necessarily true or
logically certain
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Synonyms
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unerring, dependable,
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Antonyms
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faulty, imperfect
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Example
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It is apodictic
that inadvertent disclosures may work a waiver of the attorney-client
privilege.
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8. TENEBROUS
(ADJECTIVE)
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dark,ominous
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Synonyms
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ambiguous, dingy ,
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Antonyms
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inviting, light
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Example
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The
Republicans, however, sat with tenebrous expressions that matched the black
curtain hiding their legs.
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9. RAPACIOUS
(ADJECTIVE)
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plundering
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Synonyms
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ferocious, greedy ,
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Antonyms
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satisfied, contented
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Example
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The jury found
it easier to see her as the rapacious sinner than as the beautiful blue-eyed
saint.
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10. BEATITUDE
(NOUN)
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a state of supreme happiness or blessedness
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Synonyms
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bliss, ecstasy
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,Antonyms
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sorrow, misery
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Example
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His face had
taken on the expression of imbecile beatitude the religious sometimes adopt.
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