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Domanda		Risposta
preposterous 🌟 inizia ad imparare		absurd, ridiculous his ability to contrive an utterly preposterous situation is impressive
uncanny 🌟 inizia ad imparare		strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way an uncanny feeling that she was being watched
ludicrous 🌟 inizia ad imparare		absurd, ridiculous
callow 🌟 inizia ad imparare		inexperienced and immature, green earnest and callow undergraduates; a green recruit fresh from college
earnest 🌟 inizia ad imparare		showing sincere and intense conviction; serious, solemn
puerile 🌟 inizia ad imparare		immature a puerile argument
brusque inizia ad imparare		curt, terse
boor inizia ad imparare		rough and bad-mannered person she came across as a boor
diffidence inizia ad imparare		modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence with habitual diffidence, she handed a new manuscript to me
retiring inizia ad imparare		shy and fond of being on one’s own given Susan’s retiring personality, no one expected her to take up public speaking
timorous inizia ad imparare		showing or suffering from nervousness or lack of confidence she started delivering her speech with a timorous tone; timorous timon
endemic 🌟 inizia ad imparare		confined to a particular place or people Food shortages are endemic in certain parts of the world
epidemic 🌟 inizia ad imparare		widespread, outbreak a flu epidemic
pandemic 🌟 inizia ad imparare		prevalent over a whole country or the world, widespread this could be the beginning of an influenza pandemic
underling inizia ad imparare		subordinate he dishes out orders to his underling
affected inizia ad imparare		pretentious and designed to impress the gesture appeared both affected and stagy; I had been quite scared by the dog but affected carelessness
mannered inizia ad imparare		affected, pretentious, marked by idiosyncratic or exaggerated mannerisms his prose style is too mannered and self-conscious
posture inizia ad imparare		to act in a pretended manner a masking of fear with macho posturing
cognizant 🌟 X Oblivious inizia ad imparare		having knowledge or awareness statesmen must be cognizant of the political boundaries within which they work
prototype inizia ad imparare		archetype; an original or initial model, first example Mercedes is prototyping a car sunroof which changes from clear to tinted
archetype inizia ad imparare		a very typical example of a person or a thing she is the archetype of an American Movie Star
apotheosis X Nadir inizia ad imparare		the highest point in the development of something; a culmination or climax his appearance as Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career
paradigm inizia ad imparare		a typical example society’s paradigm of the ideal woman
paragon inizia ad imparare		exemplar, epitome, ideal, paradigm, embodiment your cook is a paragon
ferret 🌟 inizia ad imparare		an assiduous search for something I ferreted around my room to find my beauty blender
espy inizia ad imparare		catch sight of I espied her around the corner of the building
gratuitous ✨ inizia ad imparare		done without good reason; uncalled for the film was criticized for its gratuitous voilence
obviate ✨ inizia ad imparare		remove (a need or difficulty), preclude the presence of roller blinds obviated the need for curtains
preclude ✨ inizia ad imparare		prevent from happening; make impossible The secret nature of Alia’s work precluded official recognition
ruse inizia ad imparare		trick, an action intended to deceive someone Annalise tried to think of a ruse to get Nate out of prision
ploy inizia ad imparare		a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one’s advantage the president had dismissed the referendum as a ploy to buy time
connive inizia ad imparare		secretly allow something immoral, illegal, or harmful to occur, she connived with a senior official to rig the election results
beguile inizia ad imparare		charm or enchant, often in a deceptive way; allure he had beguiled the voters with his good looks
dour inizia ad imparare		stern or gloomy in manner or appearance the city, drab and dour by the day, transforms at the night
morose inizia ad imparare		sullen and ill-tempered morose and silent when she got back home
sullen inizia ad imparare		bad-tempered and sulky a sullen pout
peevish inizia ad imparare		having or showing an irritable disposition I’d rather figure out things on my own than ask that peevish librarian for help
saturnine ✨ inizia ad imparare		gloomy a saturnine temperament, Living on Saturn would make me saturnine
asinine ✨ inizia ad imparare		extremely stupid or foolish it is surprising that supposedly intelligent people can make such asinine statements
fatuous inizia ad imparare		silly and pointless a fatuous comment
inane inizia ad imparare		lacking sense or meaning; silly don’t badger people with inane questions
badger inizia ad imparare		pester
oafish inizia ad imparare		clumsy and unintelligent, stupid oafish behaviour
debase ✨ inizia ad imparare		degrade, devalue he won’t debase himself by doing manual labour
warp ✨ inizia ad imparare		make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of heat or damp moisture had warped the box
exhort ✨ inizia ad imparare		strongly urge or encourage Anku has always exhorted me to persue a carrer in fashion
enjoin inizia ad imparare		instruct or urge someone to do something the code enjoined people to dress appropriately
wheedle inizia ad imparare		coax, cajole (persuade using flattery) she wheedled her way on to the guest list
temporal inizia ad imparare		secular- not belonging to any one religion in temporal countries, the diversity of culture is more important
astute inizia ad imparare		shrewd, acute, showing good judgement an astute awareness of changing fashionsu
perspicacious ✨ inizia ad imparare		having a ready insight into and understanding of things the brilliant lawyer was known for his perspicacious deductions
prudent inizia ad imparare		wise, judicious, sagacious, sage no prudent money manager would authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose
savant inizia ad imparare		a learned person, intellectual, scholar, sage life gave him what he wanted, and he emerged as a business savant
impolitic ✨ inizia ad imparare		failing to possess or display prudence, unwise it was impolitic to not attend that show
entrenched inizia ad imparare		firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained an entrenched resistance to change
congenital ✨ inizia ad imparare		inborn, innate a cogenital liar
vitiate inizia ad imparare		spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of your bribing habits, vitiates the child
watershed inizia ad imparare		hallmark, landmark, milestone these works were a watershed in the history of music
desultory ✨ inizia ad imparare		lacking a plan, purpose or plan the students were confused by the teacher’s desultory lecture which seemed to have no real focus
expurgate ✨ inizia ad imparare		remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from a text or account the beeped out words on the television have been expurgated
extort inizia ad imparare		obtain something by force threat or other unfair means he attempted to extort money from the company
dissuade inizia ad imparare		persuade someone not to take a particular course or action his friends tried to dissuade him from doing drugs
goad inizia ad imparare		provoke or annoy to stimulate an action or reaction when goaded beyond endurance, she hit him
entreaty ✨ inizia ad imparare		an earnest or humble request the king turned a deaf ear to his entreaties
implore inizia ad imparare		entreaty, beseech
importune ✨ inizia ad imparare		harass persistently for or to do something after i importuned for several days, my dad let me go on the trip
supplicate inizia ad imparare		entreat, beseech, implore
untenable ✨ inizia ad imparare		indefensible This argument is clearly untenable
punctilious ✨ inizia ad imparare		meticulous, conscientious, showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour He was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests
fastidious inizia ad imparare		scrupulous, punctilious, painstaking, very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail I dress with fastidious care
purist inizia ad imparare		a person who insists on absolute adherence to traditional rules or structures, specially in language or style
scrupulous ✨ inizia ad imparare		careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details the research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to details
sybarite X PURITAN inizia ad imparare		hedonistic
forthright inizia ad imparare		candor, frank, direct
replete inizia ad imparare		filled or well-supplied with something sensational popular fiction, replete with adultery and sudden death
stickler inizia ad imparare		a person who insists on a certain quality or type of behaviour he’s a stickler for accuracy
nitpicking inizia ad imparare		fussy or pedantic fault-finding nitpicking over tiny details
tacit inizia ad imparare		understood or implied without being stated your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement
insinuate ✨ inizia ad imparare		imply, hint, suggest the article insinuated that he was having an affair
innuendo ✨ inizia ad imparare		an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one she’s always making sly innuendoes
allude ✨ inizia ad imparare		refer to something indirectly try not to allude to this matter in his presence
gargantuan inizia ad imparare		colossal, behemoth
behemoth inizia ad imparare		huge person or thing it’s hard for BING to compete with the behemoth search engines like Google
monolithic inizia ad imparare		humongous, monumental
prodigious inizia ad imparare		titanic, gargantuan, colossal, voluminous he impressed everyone with his prodigious memory
paltry inizia ad imparare		marginal, minute, token, negligible his account offers a paltry 1% return on his investments
trifle/trifling inizia ad imparare		unimportant or trivial
expatiate 💥 inizia ad imparare		speak or write in detail about she expatiated on working-class novelists
pontificate inizia ad imparare		express one’s opinions in a pompous and dogmatic way she was pontificating about art and history
discourse inizia ad imparare		a long debate, discussion or lecture; dissertation a discourse on issues of gender and sexuality
rhetoric inizia ad imparare		exaggerated or pompous speech intended to impress his offers of compromise were mere rhetoric
misnomer ✨ inizia ad imparare		a wrong or inaccurate name or designation villa was a misnomer- the place was no more than a suburban flat
bungle inizia ad imparare		carry out clumsily or incompetently; botch, tactless she had bungled every attempt to help
agnostic ✨ inizia ad imparare		one who doesn’t know whether god exists
proselytize ✨ inizia ad imparare		convert or attempt to convert someone from one religion, belief or opinion to another
contiguous inizia ad imparare		juxtaposed, sharing a common border; touching the southern ocean is contiguous with the atlantic
abut inizia ad imparare		be next to or have a common boundary with; contiguous gardens abutting the streets
efface inizia ad imparare		obliterate, annihilate, eradicate she tried her best to efface the memory from her mind
expunge inizia ad imparare		obliterate, annihilate
extripate inizia ad imparare		efface, expunge, obliterate, annihilate the wolves were extripated from New England more than a century ago
indelible inizia ad imparare		ineradicable, ineffaceable, unexpungeable, permanent the story made an indelible impression on me
raze inizia ad imparare		extripate, expunge, efface, obliterate, annihilate villages were razed to the ground
infinitesimal inizia ad imparare		minute, miniscule an infinitesimal pause
diminutive inizia ad imparare		infinitesimal, minuscule
bastion inizia ad imparare		a thing or person upholding or defending an attitude, principle etc Hollywood has long been considered a bastion of liberal activism
fortify inizia ad imparare		strengthen, buttress, bolster they fortified the area against attack

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