falsehood |
[ˈfȯls-ˌhu̇d] |
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The property of being false. |
reformed |
[ri-ˈfȯrmd] |
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To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better |
fancy |
[ˈfan(t)-sē] |
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The imagination. |
pang |
[ˈpaŋ] |
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(often in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe. |
brash |
[ˈbrash] |
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(of people) showing too much confidence and too little respect. |
falsification |
[ˌfȯl-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən] |
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The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not |
propensity |
[prə-ˈpen(t)-sə-tē] |
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An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction. |
unsavory |
[ˌən-ˈsā-və-rē] |
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Not savory; without flavor. |
zenith |
[ˈzē-nəth] |
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The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir. |
crown |
[ˈkrau̇n] |
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to make something complete or perfect, especially by adding an achievement, a success, etc. |
unwary |
[ˌən-ˈwer-ē] |
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Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience |
gospel |
[ˈgä-spəl] |
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the complete truth. |
repose |
[ri-ˈpōz] |
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Rest; sleep. |
letup |
[ˈlet-ˌəp] |
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A pause or period of slackening. |
faculty |
[ˈfa-kəl-tē] |
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a natural ability to hear, see, think, move, etc.. |
nimble |
[ˈnim-bəl] |
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quick and exact either in movement or thoughts. |
warped |
[ˈwȯrpt] |
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To twist or become twisted, physically or mentally: |
calculated |
[ˈkal-kyə-ˌlā-təd] |
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planned or arranged in order to produce a particular effect. |
advised |
[əd-ˈvīzd] |
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If you say you are using a word advisedly, you mean you are choosing it after thinking about it very carefully. |
impervious |
[(ˌ)im-ˈpər-vē-əs] |
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Unaffected or unable to be affected by something. |
recurring |
[ri-ˈkər-iŋ] |
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happening many times, or happening again. |
scruple |
[ˈskrü-pəl] |
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a feeling that prevents you from doing something that you think is morally wrong or makes you uncertain about doing it. |