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Irascible - bad tempered acquiesce - agree or submit (consentir) rebuke - reprimand; harsh criticism (reprimenda) trepidation - apprehension, anxiety (inquietud) insurgent - rebel ironic - contradictory, unexpected clandestine - secret vernacular - native, colloquial polarize - divide perfunctory - automatic, unthinking, superficial infinitesimal - small construe - interpret heresy - unorthodox opinion stringent - strict mellifluous - smooth and sweet sounding (armonioso) panacea - cure-all terse - abrupt, succint, using few words / (A) rambling prevail - triumph reprehensible - very bad; shameful
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painstaking - meticulous, thorough sagacious - smart, judicious effusion - outpouring dogmatic - blindly committed perturb - upset, unsettle impetuous - impulsive profane - irreverent cull - To assemble or collect bit by bit Coup de grace - A decisive act or event that brings a situation to a close; the finishing blow Countervail - To use equal force against; to compensate Corpulent - Obese; fat; bulky Convex - Curving outward Ferret - To drive or force out Facetious - Meant to evoke laughter or enjoyment; not intended seriously Faze - To bother; to disturb or annoy Fjord - A thin strip of sea flowing between cliffs or hills Flaccid - Lacking firmness, stiffness, vigor Rancor - Bitter resentment Guffaw - An instance of full, unrestrained laughter Harangue - Lecture; berate Homily - A religious talk or speech Impecunious - Lacking in money
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surrogate - substitute tangible - touchable,physical, material querulous - complaining ,fretful,peevish,fault-finding fathom - understand retinue - the group following and attending to some important person
insouciant - marked by blithe unconcern
unctuous - unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
arcane - requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
modicum - a small or moderate or token amount
apothegm - a short pithy instructive saying
buttresses - a support usually of stone or brick
fugacious - enduring a very short time} to pretend, imitate, to represent fictitiously - sandman
to hit the road - depart, leave
hallucination - illusion
fat chance - no money
aghast - horrified
strong and healthy, vigorous - robust
abundant, plentiful - copious
subject to or in a state of ecstasy, rapturous - ecstatic
a hidden, secret agreement - collusion
superficial, hasty - cursory\
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faultfinding, intended to entrap, as n an argument - captitous
hidden, secret - covert
to slur someone's reputation - defame
to find fault, complain - carping cozen - cheat, be dishonest coagulate - thicken Thicken; congeal; clot concoct - prepare, make, mix} (v.) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate ergo - therefore (ES DECIR) proviso - stipulation, requirement (ESTIPULACION) apt - inclined; disposed; given; prone coy - shy, modest, timid (TIMIDO, MODESTO) savant - wise, scholar (sabio) diffidence - shy (TIMIDEZ) rout - overwhelming defeat (DERROTA) commodious - spacious (ESPACIOSO) malfeasance - dishonest or illegal activity (infraccion, actividad ilegal) lampoon - sarcastic platitude - over used, boring humdrum - tedious poignant - affecting, painful
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prosaic - dull, without imagination raconteurs - story teller pundit - expert untoward - inappropriate gamut - rangec comity - cordiality whit - little bit albeit - although (aunque) circumlocution - the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive (circumloquio, rodeo) knowledgeable - intelligent and well informed (erudito, experto) make a pit stop - go to the bathroom all washed up - totally over up the creek without a paddle - be in severe difficulty or trouble, especially with no means of extricating oneself from it., in a bind iceman - hired killer the gift of gab - smooth talker chop shop - place where stolen cars are dismantled mooch - doesn't pay his share I wasn't born yesterday - know more than you think whitewash - cover up playing second fiddle - not receiving due attention bunco artist - professional swindler
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obloquy - strong public criticism or verbal abuse (deshonra) affray - fight (refriega) lax - not strict or severe careless, negligent (flojo) uncouth - lacking good manners (tosco, mal educado) retort - a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive reply to a remark (replica) reticent - not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily. (reservado) behest - a person's orders or command. (orden, peticion) abjure - solemnly renounce (abjurar, retractarse) adjure - beg (suplicar, rogar) prevaricating - speak or act in an evasive way (tergiversar, mentir) titillate - stimulate or excite (someone), especially in a sexual way (excitar, estimular, hacer cosquillas) trenchant - vigorous or incisive in expression or style. (vigoroso, cortante) ecumenical - representing a number of different Christian churches. imbued - inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality. (embuir, empapar) eschew - deliberately avoid using; abstain from (evitar) hinder - create difficulties for (someone or something), resulting in delay or obstruction (obstruir) reprisal - an act of retaliation (represalia) inequity - lack of fairness or justice (injusticia) yen - a longing or yearning (deseo vivo) stricture - a restriction on a person or activity. (restriccion, censura) kinship - blood relationship (parentesco)
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claque - a group of persons hired to applaud an act or performer. sparing - scanty; limited. tawdry - flashy, meretricious. cheap, tasteless (aparatoso, ostentoso) facetious - not meant to be taken seriously or literally: (a facetious remark.) earnest - serious in intention, purpose, or effort; (an earnest worker.) crass - without refinement, gross; obtuse; stupid: (crass commercialism; a crass misrepresentation of the facts.) fickle - likely to change: (fickle weather.) staunch - constant, true, faithful stout - bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat: (She is getting too stout for her dresses.) skittish - very nervous, timid bolstered - helped, reinforced, supported nonchalant - cool, calm, collected, composed. easygoing, laid back wayward - contrary, unmanageable (caprichoso, obstinado) heedless - careless; thoughtless; unmindful (no hacer caso) reprieve - delay, postponement, stay, deferment. filching - to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer: (to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants.) impishness - mischievous ominus - dark and gloomy - fateful - forbidding - premonitory - threatening (de mal aguero)
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outlandish - 1. peculiar, queer, eccentric, curious. 3. backwoods, isolated. (ESTRAFALARIO) eulogistic - flattering cloak - 1.a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat. 2.something that covers or conceals; disguise; pretense: (He conducts his affairs under a cloak of secrecy CAPA, MANTO) chide - reprove, rebuke, censure, upbraid, blame. (reprender) utter - absolute, express novel - of a new kind; different from anything seen or known before: (a novel idea. INNOVADOR) idle - not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: (idle workers.) befuddled - to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments: (politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises) glib - superficially, or insincerely so: (a glib talker; glib answers.) unsung - uncelebrated (OLVIDADO) unflappable - not easily upset or confused, especially in a crisis; (imperturbable.) hampered - to hold back; hinder; impede: (A steady rain hampered the progress of the work. DIFICULTAR, ENELENTECER) walk on eggshells - be extremely cautious about one's words or actions (caminar sobre cascaras de huevo) strung out - be under the influence of alcohol or drugs under the gun - severely pressured down to the wire - run out of time to finish muddying the waters - Confuse the issue, as in Bringing up one irrelevant fact after another
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rack the brain - to think very hard qualm - an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct no holds barred - with no restrictions on the kinds of holds that are used. the buck stops here - the responsibility for something cannot or should not be passed to someone else. hot under the collar - angry, resentful, or embarrassed. off the charts - much better than usual discernible - visible, detectable, noticeable, perceptible stagger - to walk, move, or stand unsteadily (tambalearse, asombrarse) slander - defame (someone's character), blacken someone's name, tell lies about(calumnia, difamacion) baffle - perplex, puzzle, bewilder, mystify, bemuse, confuse (confundir, perplejo) bereaved - be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, especially due to the loved one's death(desconsolado, dolido) dissolute - inappropriate (inapropiado) consequential - following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent., indirect (consecuente) rebuff - reject (rechazar, desaire) muddle - mess (enredo, embrollo, caos) steadfast - firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment (firme) interloper - a person who interferes or meddles in the affairs of others (intruso) injunctive - command, order scot - a payment or charge
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supersede - to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing (reemplazar) dicker - to deal, swap, or trade with petty bargaining (negociar, regatear) placate - soothe, pacify (aplacar, apaciguar, aplacar) verbatim - in exactly the same words as were used originally (literal, literalmente, palabra por palabra) foible - weakness, failing, shortcoming, flaw, imperfection, blemish, fault, defect, limitation (debilidad) vagary - quirk, whim, caprice (capricho) mendacious - Telling lies, especially as a habit (mendaz, falso) be of two winds - vacillate (ser de dos mentes) fat chance - there is very little or no possibility of that happening collusion - act of conspiring (complot, conspiracion) cursory - hasty, brief (superficial, breve) / (A) meticulous cozen - deceive, trick (engañar) perquisite - benefit: of a job (beneficio, gratificacion) tenet - principal (principio) officious - interfering (metiche) levity - lighthearted quality (ligereza, frivolidad) retinue - entourage (sequito ) unctuous - smarmy (untuoso, empalagoso) arcane - esoteric, obscure (secret) apothegm - adagio (adagio, aforismo)
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preaching to the choir - to talk about something to a group of people who already agree with you a fire in his belly - a newfound passion, energy or determination hit the books - to study diligently keep the ear to the ground - listen with keen interest in order to collect information that is not obvious or available thorn in his side - a person that gives you trouble or aggravation keep my eyes peeled - maintain vigilance, to be looking carefully for pigsty - unsanitary make a pit stop - go to the bathroom all washed up - completely over burn bridges - destroy one's path, connections, reputation, opportunities, etc., particularly intentionally jump ship - leave the ship on which one is serving without having obtained permission to do so apples and oranges - used with reference to two things that are fundamentally different and therefore not suited to comparison. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree - a child usually has a similar character or similar qualities to his or her parents sweep it under the rug - to conceal something that is embarrassing that you don't want other people to know about his bark is worse than his bite - someone is not as ferocious as they appear or sound run of the mill - lacking unusual or special aspects; ordinary achilles' heel - a weakness or vulnerable point. keep his nose to the grindstone - work hard and continuously.
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take it with a grain of salt - regard something as exaggerated; believe only part of something pushing the envelope - approach or extend the limits of what is possible. hold a candle to - An expression describing a person or thing that is distinctly inferior to someone or something else have egg all over my face - to be made to look foolish or to be embarrassed go against the grain - contrary to the natural inclination or feeling of someone or something really coming down to the wire - At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline can't cut the mustard - not able to handle the job on pins and needles - in an agitated state of suspense worth its weight in gold - extremely valuable or extremely useful toot my own horn - talk boastfully about oneself or one's achievements. tied the knot - to get married on the back (front) burner - having low (or high) priority all ears - Very eager to hear; acutely attentive running out of steam - to suddenly lose the energy or interest to continue doing what you are doing go out on a limb - in or into a dangerous or uncompromising position, where one is not joined or supported by anyone else; vulnerable. knows the ropes - Be informed about the details of a situation or task biting off more than he can chew - to try to do something that is too big or difficult to do a little under the weather - feeling ill or unwell water under the bridge - events or situations that are in the past and consequently no longer to be regarded as important or as a source of concern
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experience is the mother of illusion - Most wisdom is gained by experiencing different things (compared to acquiring knowledge through schooling or other means) all is not gold that glitters - not everything that looks precious or true turns out to be so still waters run deep - a quiet or placid manner may conceal a more passionate nature virtue is its own reward - When we do something virtuous or good, we don't need any reward or compensation // The knowledge that we have done good is reward enough strike while the iron is hot - make use of an opportunity immediately. if at first you don't succeed try and try again - said to encourage someone who has failed at something to try to do it again mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow - Great things may come from small beginnings agile - nimble staid - sedate ominous - sinister, negative allay - diminish pious - insincere vexed - confused boon - gift or blessing hubris - excessive pride propensity - tendency; inclination or natural interest augmentation - kind of or change anathema - abhorrence abstraction - something not concrete chastise - scold paucity - scarcity
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incongruous - unsuitable adroit - adept, masterful cliched - used or heard so often as to be dull; hackneyed aloof - removed or distant untenable - not able to be supported or defended volition - the power to make your own choices or decisions irreverent - having or showing lack of respect abet - help, encourage or support someone in a criminal act keen - having a fine edge or point punctual - being on time or prompt malevolent - of harm and evil malignant - very evil ameliorate - to make a bad or unpleasant situation better mutable - able or likely to change, fickle halcyon - a very happy or successful period in the past taciturn - reticent; usually speaking very little munificent - generosity plight - trouble zephyr - breeze nefarious - wicked or criminal rancor - malice preponderance - prevalence
