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Meaning of liaison, swathe, parity, tenet, brevity, debonair, benign, ungainly, potent, pique

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Meaning of liaison (noun)
connection; link; contact; conspiracy

Example
The student council served as a liaison between the faculty and the student body.

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Meaning of swathe (verb)
to wrap around something; to envelop; to enclose

Example
Soft blankets swathe the new born baby.

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Meaning of parity (noun)
state of being the same in power, value, or rank; equality

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When the younger brother was promoted to co-president with the elder son, it established parity between the two.

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Meaning of tenet (noun)
principle accepted as authoritative; belief

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The Conservative Government got into its stride that this tenet was raised from aspirational status to a specific directive that InterCity must operate as a self-financing business.

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Meaning of brevity (noun)
briefness; shortness; conciseness

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On Top 40 AM radio, brevity was the coin of the realm.

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Meaning of debonair (adjective)
carefree; genial; stylish; charming; dashing

Example
Opening the door for another is a debonair action.

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Meaning of benign (adjective)
mild; harmless; favorable; gentle; compassionate

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A lamb is a benign animal, especially when compared with a lion.

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Meaning of ungainly (adjective)
clumsy and unattractive; awkward

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The ungainly man knocked over the plant stand.

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Meaning of potent (adjective)
having great power or physical strength; influential; virile

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He took very potent medication and felt better immediately.

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Meaning of pique (verb)
to provoke; to irritate; to offend

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The more he piqued her, the redder she grew.

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