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1. SPUTTER (VERB)
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falter
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Synonyms
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stammer, stumble
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Antonyms
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persist, enunciate
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Example Sentence
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And racial
divisions may become worse if the economy continues to sputter.
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2. EXEC (NOUN)
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executive
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Synonyms
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administrator, leader
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Antonyms
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employee, worker
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Example Sentence
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“We know that
he came here with the intent of finding an exec,” Jordan said in the press
conference.
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3. PROMULGATE (VERB)
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make known
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Synonyms
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declare, notify
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Antonyms
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conceal, repress
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Example Sentence
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The federal and
state governments, at their core, establish laws and promulgate rules.
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4. REEDY (ADJECTIVE)
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long and lean
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Synonyms
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leggy, skinny
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Antonyms
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chubby, fat
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Example Sentence
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Now in the heat
of summer well within its reedy banks, but often spreading itself in
flood-time far and wide.
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5. BLARNEY (NOUN)
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flattery
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Synonyms
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cajolery, overpraise
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Antonyms
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criticize, condemn
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Example Sentence
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It took all my
Irish blarney to keep us out of court.
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6. LIBEL (NOUN)
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purposeful lie about someone, often
malicious
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Synonyms
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defamation, calumny
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Antonyms
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compliment, praise
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Example Sentence
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In several
cases, he has been sued for libel by those he has accused of misdeeds.
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7. SMIRK (NOUN)
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sly smile
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Synonyms
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grin, sneer
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Antonyms
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grimace
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Example Sentence
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We beam when
we’re cheerful, grin sheepishly when we’re guilty, smirk when we’re proud.
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8. SLACK (ADJECTIVE)
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loose, baggy; inactive
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Synonyms
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feeble, sluggish
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Antonyms
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lively, active
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Example Sentence
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These pants are
a little loose, however there is a handy drawstring to take up the slack.
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9. RENEGADE (NOUN)
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rebellious
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Synonyms
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reactionary, radical
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Antonyms
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passive, submissive
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Example Sentence
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The Russian
president mocked American and European claims that he was conducting some
sort of renegade power play in Crimea.
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10. DISAVOWAL (NOUN)
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dismissal, refusal of belief in
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Synonyms
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declination, disapproval
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Antonyms
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allowance, approval
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Example Sentence
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It could be
having to foot his own legal costs—or the sting of a disavowal that dates
back to high school.
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