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Meaning of jibe, novice, curb, egotistic, mettle, exploit, annals, ostensible, precarious, credence

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Meaning of jibe (verb)
to mock; to gibe; to scorn; to jeer

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Australians are renowned for their lazy talking, and my Dad always jibes me about how I talk with a 'plum in mouth'.

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Meaning of novice (noun)
inexperienced person; beginner

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The book is divided into seven chapters/days, which guide you on from novice to competent windsurfer, with the help of written explanations and step by step photos and diagrams.

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Meaning of curb (noun)
restraint; framework; raised edge of a sidewalk

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A curb was put up along the street to help drainage.

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Meaning of egotistic (adjective)
conceited; selfish; self-centered

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Sadism is not an inherently egoistic drive, rather it is the assertive phase of a drive which may also be submissive even in the same person.

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Meaning of mettle (noun)
spirit; courage; ardor

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He proved he had the mettle to make it through basic training.

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Meaning of exploit (noun)
brilliant deed; heroic act; feat

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What unorthodox alternative routes into the future could such a rebel replicator exploit?

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Meaning of annals (noun)
historical records; archives; chronicles

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The dualistic ambiance in literature has long been influential, but has remained controversial, and it is both influential and controversial in these annals of the House of Roth.
Fact, in this instance, is far stranger and more profoundly disquieting than anything in the annals of fiction.

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Meaning of ostensible (adjective)
apparent; obvious; professed to be a certain way

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The ostensible reason for choosing the girl was for her beauty.

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Meaning of precarious (adjective)
depending upon another; risky; uncertain; unstable; unsteady

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The precarious plans fell through when the second couple changed their minds.
My position in the negotiations was precarious at best.

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Meaning of credence (noun)
trust; belief; confidence; faith

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Foreign relief organizations and subsequent students of their work have tended to exaggerate this dichotomy with regard to the Famine, but internal Soviet sources lend credence to the view that the sudden withdrawal of many kinds of domestic relief was premature.

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