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Domanda		Risposta
insinuate he was insinuating that she slept her way to the top inizia ad imparare		imply, hint, suggest
malapropism dance a flamingo instead of flamenco inizia ad imparare		the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding word
gainsay inizia ad imparare		deny or contradict
proscribe strikes remain proscribed in the armed forces inizia ad imparare		forbid
aspersion inizia ad imparare		vilification, disparagement
ennui inizia ad imparare		boredom, tedium, lethargy
disgruntle inizia ad imparare		angry or dissatisfied
virulence inizia ad imparare		rancour, bitter hostility
surmise inizia ad imparare		suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it, conjecture, guess
primordial inizia ad imparare		ancient, primeval-
primeval mile after mile of primeval forest inizia ad imparare		ancient, of the earliest time in history
indelible inizia ad imparare		ineradicable- unable to be destroyed or removed
bedizen inizia ad imparare		dressup or decorate gaudily
resplendent inizia ad imparare		splendid
conflate inizia ad imparare		combine into one
acquiescence inizia ad imparare		the reluctant acceptance of something without protest
prodigal inizia ad imparare		wasteful, extravagant, profilgate- wasteful
incarcerate inizia ad imparare		imprison or confine
truant if my daughter had been truanting from school i would have been informed inizia ad imparare		absentee, not go to
insubordinate an insubordinate attitude inizia ad imparare		disobedient
entreaty inizia ad imparare		plea, humble request
injunction inizia ad imparare		authoritative warning or order
inveracious inizia ad imparare		true, accurate
verity irrefutable, objective verity inizia ad imparare		truth
prevaricate during the listening the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend inizia ad imparare		speak or act in an evasive way
prognosticate inizia ad imparare		foretell or prophesy
croon inizia ad imparare		sing softly, hum
consign inizia ad imparare		send, deliver
confer let me confer with her inizia ad imparare		consult, have discussions, exchange opinions
explicate inizia ad imparare		explain, analyse
capitulate inizia ad imparare		surrender
yield inizia ad imparare		surrender, capitulate
dissemble inizia ad imparare		conceal or disguise one’s true feeling or opinion
partisanship inizia ad imparare		bias
brevity inizia ad imparare		concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.
presumptious inizia ad imparare		failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate; brazen, overconfident
furtively i furtively glanced over at my father to see his reaction inizia ad imparare		secretively
stultify inizia ad imparare		hamper, impede
burgeon inizia ad imparare		flourish
baleful inizia ad imparare		menacing, threatening harm
amorphous inizia ad imparare		shapeless
salutary inizia ad imparare		beneficial, good
indignation the letter filled lucy with indignation inizia ad imparare		resentment, anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment
arcane inizia ad imparare		mysterious
seminal inizia ad imparare		influential
agency canals carved by the agency of running water inizia ad imparare		action, activity
aver I averred that she was innocent of the allegations inizia ad imparare		state or assert to be the case
dispassionate inizia ad imparare		not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial
disseminate inizia ad imparare		spread widely
espouse inizia ad imparare		adopt or support
nettle i was only asking, Jess said, nettled inizia ad imparare		annoy or irritate
repeal inizia ad imparare		cancel
rescind inizia ad imparare		revoke, cancel or repeal
inveterate an inveterate gambler inizia ad imparare		ingrained, long established and unlikely to change
punctillious inizia ad imparare		meticulous
sobriety inizia ad imparare		soberness
sinecure inizia ad imparare		a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit
exhort My dad has always exhorted me to be a good person inizia ad imparare		strongly encourage or urge to do something
spate a spate of burglaries inizia ad imparare		series, succession, a large number of similar things coming in quick succession
nugatory a nugatory and pointless observation inizia ad imparare		of no value or importance
foray inizia ad imparare		raid, attack
nonplussed inizia ad imparare		so surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react
flounder inizia ad imparare		struggle
allegory inizia ad imparare		a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one; a symbol
putative the putative father of her children inizia ad imparare		generally considered or reputed to be
substantiate they had found nothing to substantiate the allegations inizia ad imparare		provide evidence to support or prove the truth of; prove
equestrian his amazing equestrian skills inizia ad imparare		relating to horse riding; noun: horserider
truncate a truncated cone shape inizia ad imparare		shorten
peripatetic the peripatetic nature of military life inizia ad imparare		nomadic, travelling from place to place
itinerant itinerant traders inizia ad imparare		travelling from place to place
motif superstition is a recurring motif in the book inizia ad imparare		theme, idea, concept
erstwhile the erstwhile president of the company inizia ad imparare		former
sanguine inizia ad imparare		optmistic or positive
sanguinary inizia ad imparare		involving or causing much bloodshed
excoriate inizia ad imparare		criticize severely
pandemonium inizia ad imparare		uproar
phlegmatic inizia ad imparare		having an unemotional and stoidly calm disposition
gaffe inizia ad imparare		blunder, mistake
unrelenting inizia ad imparare		relentless
strident inizia ad imparare		loud and harsh; presenting a point of view in an excessively forceful way
bemoan inizia ad imparare		lament, express discontent or sorrow over
ignominy the ignominy of being imprisoned inizia ad imparare		public shame or disgrace
mendacity people publicly castigated for past mendacity inizia ad imparare		untruthfulness
exigency women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it inizia ad imparare		an urgent need or demand
improbity inizia ad imparare		lack of honesty and moral integrity
inure these children have beeb inured to violence inizia ad imparare		accustom (someone) to something, specially something unpleasant
render inizia ad imparare		make, give or provide
excise inizia ad imparare		charge excise on (goods)
elusive inizia ad imparare		difficult to find, remember
illusive inizia ad imparare		deceptive, illusionary
cozen Steven Smith attempted to cozen the world with ball tampering inizia ad imparare		trick or deceive
abscize inizia ad imparare		cut off or away
mercenary she’s nothing but a mercenary little gold-digger inizia ad imparare		primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics
endow inizia ad imparare		provide, supply
flagitious inizia ad imparare		criminal, villainous
festoon the staffroom was festooned with balloons and streamers inizia ad imparare		adorn, decorate; noun-garland
iniquity inizia ad imparare		immoral or grossly unfair behaviour
factitious inizia ad imparare		artificially created or developed.
fictitious inizia ad imparare		not real or true, being imaginary or having been fabricated.
stilted we made stilted conversation inizia ad imparare		(of a manner of talking or writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural.
androgynous a stunningly androgynous dancer inizia ad imparare		of indeterminate sex

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