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bent *He had a naturally artistic bent.: BENT =
leaning, inclination, proclivity
brook: BROOK =
to tolerate, endure, countenance
chauvinist: CHAUVINIST =
a blindly devoted patriot
consequential: CONSEQUENTIAL =
pompous, self-important
damp: DAMP =
to diminish the itensity or check the vibration of sound
die: DIE =
a tool used for shaping, as in a tool and die shop
essay *the newly born fawn essayed a few wobbly steps.: ESSAY =
to test, try, attempt, experiment
exact *Even a victorious war exacts a heavy price.: EXACT =
to demand, call for, require, take
fell *The lumberjacks arrived and felled many trees.: FELL =
to cause to fall by striking or also, inhumanely cruel
flag: FLAG =
to sag or droop, to become spiritless
ford: FORD =
to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream
flip: FLIP =
sarcastic, impertinent, as in a flippant remark
grouse: GROUSE =
to complain or grumble
guy: GUY =
a rope, cord, cable attached to something as a brace; to steady or reinforce using a guy
list *THe ships' broken mast listed helplessly in the wind.: LIST =
to tilt or lean to one side
lumber *Lumbering giants on land, walruses are actually graceful swimmers.: LUMBER =
to move heavily and clumsily
milk: MILK =
to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of
mince: MINCE =
to pronounce or speak affectedly, euphemize, speak too carefully

also, to take tiny steps or tiptoe
nice *He made a nice distinction between the two cases.: NICE =
exacting, fastidious, exremely precise
obtain *Those standards no longer obtain.: OBTAIN =
to be established, accepted or customary
occult: OCCULT =
hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension
pied *The Pied Piper was so named because of his multicolored coat.: PIED =
multicolored, usually in blotches
pine: PINE =
to lose vigor (through grief); to yearn
pluck: PLUCK =
courage, spunk, fortitude
prize *The information was prized from him.: PRIZE =
to pry, press or force with a lever; something taken by force, spoils
rent: torn, past tense of rend: He rent his garments;

an opening or tear caused by such: a large rent in the fabric
sap: SAP =
to ennervate or weaken the vitality of

also, a fool or nitwit
scurvy *He was a scurvy old reprobate.: SCURVY =
contemptible, despicable
singular: SINGULAR =
exceptional, unusual, odd
steep *She was steeped in esoteric knowledge.: STEEP =
to saturate or completely soak
strut: STRUT =
the supporting structural cross-part of a wing
table: TABLE =
to remove from consideration
tender *He tendered his resignation.: TENDER =
to proffer or offer
promulgate: PROMULGATE =
To make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration; announce officially.

To put (a law) into effect by formal public announcement.
deletrious: DELETERIOUS =
Having a harmful effect; injurious: the deleterious effects of smoking.
vociferous: VOCIFEROUS =
Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry
cynicsim: CYNICISM =
an attitude or belief that all people are motivate by selfishness

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