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Domanda		Risposta
Moribund inizia ad imparare		of a person- dying, at the point of death. of a thing- declining, lacking vitality or vigour the moribund commercial property market
Despondent inizia ad imparare		in low spirits from loss of hope or courage; disheartened, discouraged
subversive inizia ad imparare		seeking or intending to subvert an established system or institution; disruptive; troublemaker subversive person/ literature
requisition inizia ad imparare		official order
splenetic inizia ad imparare		bad tempered, spiteful
concurrence inizia ad imparare		the fact of two or more circumstances happening at the same time the incidental concurrence of two separate tumours
affected inizia ad imparare		pretentious and designed to impress the gesture appeared both affected and stagy
commiseration inizia ad imparare		compassion, sympathy others offered him clumsy commiseration
assay inizia ad imparare		evaluation, assessment the man who assayed gold was more than a technician
sardonic inizia ad imparare		grimly mocking or cynical
precipitate inizia ad imparare		-ve cause to happen suddenly or unexpectedly
dissolute inizia ad imparare		overindulging in sensual pleasures OPP- ascetic
aspersion inizia ad imparare		defamation, vilification
languorous inizia ad imparare		lazy
ingenious inizia ad imparare		clever, original, and inventive
floundering inizia ad imparare		struggle
antithesis inizia ad imparare		a person or thinh thst is the direct opposite of someone or something else love is the antithesis of selfishness
slake inizia ad imparare		quench or satisfy
speck inizia ad imparare		a tiny spot, dot
nugatory inizia ad imparare		worthless
sobriety inizia ad imparare		staid or solemn, seriousness, sober
sinecure inizia ad imparare		a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit
punctilious inizia ad imparare		meticulous
undercut inizia ad imparare		undermine, weaken
dispassionate inizia ad imparare		unemotional, rational, impartial
temerity inizia ad imparare		audacity
impudence inizia ad imparare		impertinent, insolence, effrontery
subversion inizia ad imparare		the undermining of the power and authority of an established system
squalid inizia ad imparare		dirty, filthy, improper, sleazy a squalid, overcrowded prison
coddle inizia ad imparare		pamper
repose inizia ad imparare		be situated or kept in a particular place, rest the diamond now reposes in the louvre
redemption inizia ad imparare		saving
dissipate inizia ad imparare		waste or fitter away he inherited, but then dissipated, his father’s fortune
edification inizia ad imparare		the moral or intellectual instruction or improvement of someone a video was filmed for the edification of clients
homily inizia ad imparare		religious discourse which is intended promarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction; sermon, lecture
tether inizia ad imparare		tie with a rope or chain to restrict its movement the horse has been tethered to its post
corpulent inizia ad imparare		fat a short, somewhat corpulent man
hankering 🔔 inizia ad imparare		a strong desire to have or do something a hankering for my family
preternatural inizia ad imparare		extraordinary, exceptional autumn has arrived with preternatural speed
pathos inizia ad imparare		a quality that evokes pity or sadness the author injects his customary humour and pathos into the role
bromide inizia ad imparare		a trite statement that is intended to soothe or placate feel-good bromides create the illusion of problem-solving
certitude inizia ad imparare		certainity
cogitate inizia ad imparare		think deeply about something; meditate or reflect
dissemble inizia ad imparare		conceal or disguise one’s true feeling
denigrate inizia ad imparare		disparage, criticize unfairly
wholesome inizia ad imparare		healthy the food is plentiful and very wholesome
tendentious inizia ad imparare		expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, specially a controversial one a tendentious reading of history
foster inizia ad imparare		encourage the teacher’s task is to foster learning
tortuous inizia ad imparare		excessively lengthy and complex
inextricable inizia ad imparare		inseparable THE PAST AND THE PRESENT ARE INEXTRICABLE
subvert inizia ad imparare		undermine the power and authority of; destabilize
mulish inizia ad imparare		obstinate, stubborn (like a mule 🐴) a mulish expression
superlative inizia ad imparare		of the highest quality or degree; excellent a superlative piece of skill
dejection inizia ad imparare		a sad and depressed state; low spirits despondency
infamy inizia ad imparare		the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed; notoriety, disrepute
enjoin inizia ad imparare		urge, encourage
malfeasance inizia ad imparare		wrongdoing
entrenched inizia ad imparare		ingrained
antagonist inizia ad imparare		a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary the woman was forcing her antagonist’s face into the mud
prodigious inizia ad imparare		enormous the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel
polemic inizia ad imparare		diatribe, invective, a strong verbal attack on someone or something
sensationalism inizia ad imparare		the presentation of stories in a way that is intended to provoke public interest or excitement, at the expense of accuracy
exonerate inizia ad imparare		absolve from blame, clear, release
raconteur inizia ad imparare		storyteller a colourful raconteur
denizen inizia ad imparare		inhabitant, resident
debonair inizia ad imparare		(of a man) confident, stylish, charming
virulent inizia ad imparare		bitterly hostile, poisonous, toxic, venomous
adamantine inizia ad imparare		unable to be broken
withering inizia ad imparare		scornful, contemptuous a withering look
reprobation inizia ad imparare		disapproval
abrogate inizia ad imparare		evade a responsibility or duty; revoke (cancel) or relinquish (renounce, give up
saddle inizia ad imparare		burden someone with an onerous responsibility or task
impute inizia ad imparare		attribute; ascribe, assign, credit
steel inizia ad imparare		mentally prepare oneself to do or face something difficult his team were steeling themselves for disappointment
unguent inizia ad imparare		ointment
abecedarian inizia ad imparare		arranged alphabetically in abecedarian sequence
drifter inizia ad imparare		itinerant, wanderer
vagrant inizia ad imparare		drifter, itinerant
duplicitious inizia ad imparare		deceitful a duplicitous philanderer
veritable 🌚 inizia ad imparare		used for emphasis, often to qualify a metaphor the early 1970’s witnessed a veritable price explosion
chicanery inizia ad imparare		trickery / deception storylines packed with political chicanery
reconnaissance inizia ad imparare		recognizing, making familiar
uncharted inizia ad imparare		not mapped or surveyed, unexplored
categorical inizia ad imparare		unqualified, unequivocal a categorical assurance
forsaken inizia ad imparare		abandoned or deserted. renounce, relinquish OPP- keep a journey into forgotten and forsaken places
derision inizia ad imparare		mockery, ridicule
quiescent inizia ad imparare		inactive, dormant
vignette inizia ad imparare		a brief evocative description, account, or episode a classic vignette of embassy life
bastion inizia ad imparare		supporter, defender (an institution place or person strongly maintaining particular principles) cricket’s last bastion of discrimination
contravene inizia ad imparare		break, breach, infringe he contravened the official secrets act
pedagogue inizia ad imparare		a teacher, specially a strict or pedantic one
scourge inizia ad imparare		a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering; bane, curse the scourge of mass unemployment
pigeonhole inizia ad imparare		stereotype i was pigeonholed as a youth writer
visceral inizia ad imparare		relating to deep inward feelings rather than to intellect the voter’s visceral fear of change
revile inizia ad imparare		criticize
patronage inizia ad imparare		supporter, sponsor, backing
fulsome inizia ad imparare		enthusiastic, ample, profuse; complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree the press are embarrassingly fulsome in their appreciation; the fulsome details of the later legend
unassailable inizia ad imparare		impregnable, invulnerable

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