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Meaning of plaintive, cynic, gerrymander, acclaim, abbreviate, redundant, ken, malicious, garner, harangue
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Meaning of plaintive (adjective)
mournful; sad; moving

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His wife's death made Sam plaintive.

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Meaning of cynic (noun)
person who believes that others are motivated entirely by selfishness; pessimist

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The cynic felt that the hero saved the man to become famous.

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Meaning of gerrymander (verb)
to gain advantage by manipulating unfairly; to falsify; to pervert; to distort

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To gerrymander during negotiations is considered unfair.

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Meaning of acclaim (noun)
loud approval; applause; praise

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Edward Albee's brilliantly written Broadway revival of A Delicate Balance received wide acclaim.

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Meaning of abbreviate (verb)
to shorten; to reduce in length compress; to diminish; to make brief

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His business trip was abbreviated when he suddenly became ill.

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Meaning of redundant (adjective)
wordy; repetitive; unnecessary; superfluous; plentiful

Example
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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Meaning of ken (noun)
one's understanding; perception; consciousness; knowledge; awareness

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My ken of the situation proved to be incorrect.

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Meaning of malicious (adjective)
spiteful; vindictive

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The malicious employee slashed her tires for revenge.

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Meaning of garner (verb)
to gather up and store; to collect; to accumulate; to store

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The squirrels garnered nuts for the winter.

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Meaning of harangue (verb)
to talk or write excitedly; to scold; to lecture

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Did you remember to harangue the freepers?

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