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| Explanation of plaintive (adjective) mournful; sad; moving Sample of plaintive His wife's death made Sam plaintive.
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| Explanation of cynic (noun) person who believes that others are motivated entirely by selfishness; pessimist Sample of cynic The cynic felt that the hero saved the man to become famous.
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| Explanation of gerrymander (verb) to gain advantage by manipulating unfairly; to falsify; to pervert; to distort Sample of gerrymander To gerrymander during negotiations is considered unfair.
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| Explanation of acclaim (noun) loud approval; applause; praise Sample of acclaim Edward Albee's brilliantly written Broadway revival of A Delicate Balance received wide acclaim.
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| Explanation of abbreviate (verb) to shorten; to reduce in length compress; to diminish; to make brief Sample of abbreviate His business trip was abbreviated when he suddenly became ill.
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| Explanation of redundant (adjective) wordy; repetitive; unnecessary; superfluous; plentiful Sample of redundant The redundant lecture of the professor repeated the lesson in the text. Her comments were both redundant and sarcastic. With millions of transactions at stake, the bank built a redundant processing center on a separate power grid.
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| Explanation of ken (noun) one's understanding; perception; consciousness; knowledge; awareness Sample of ken My ken of the situation proved to be incorrect.
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| Explanation of malicious (adjective) spiteful; vindictive Sample of malicious The malicious employee slashed her tires for revenge.
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| Explanation of garner (verb) to gather up and store; to collect; to accumulate; to store Sample of garner The squirrels garnered nuts for the winter.
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| Explanation of harangue (verb) to talk or write excitedly; to scold; to lecture Sample of harangue Did you remember to harangue the freepers?
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