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| Explanation of simper (verb) to smile in a silly or affected way; to smirk Sample of simper When the Men came Woil would simper and whisper his pleasure and let them handle him as they liked as he said such things as: 'Nice Man, pleasant person'.
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| Explanation of coercion (noun) use of force; compulsion; pressure Sample of coercion An essential precondition for order is economic justice and welfare, without which moral socialization cannot take root as other than fragile coercion. Physical expressions of affection following an obedience which needed a little coercion to achieve, can be most effective.
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| Explanation of allude (verb) to refer indirectly to something; to hint Sample of allude The story alludes to part of the author's life. Without stating that the defendant was an ex-convict, the prosecutor alluded to the fact by mentioning his length of unemployment.
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| Explanation of plebiscite (noun) expression of a people's will or wishes through a direct ballot of all voters Sample of plebiscite A proposal for constitutional reform to allow a national plebiscite on the reintroduction of the death penalty in Brazil, for kidnappings, burglaries and rapes resulting in the victim's death, was approved by a Congressional Commission of the House of Deputies in December 1990.
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| Explanation of dispassionate (adjective) lack of feeling; impartial; calm; unbiased Sample of dispassionate She was a very emotional person and could not work with such a dispassionate employer.
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| Explanation of convivial (adjective) festive; gay; friendly; sociable; merry Sample of convivial At the end of the day, there are experiences to be shared, new friends to be introduced and tans to be compared over a convivial drink. The convivial bohemian made a round of all the bars and cafes in Nice, looking for Modigliani.
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| Explanation of exculpate (verb) to free from guilt; to declare innocent Sample of exculpate The therapy session will exculpate the man from his guilty feelings.
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| Explanation of tantamount (adjective) equivalent to; equal to Sample of tantamount Social workers demonstrated a professional preference for children remaining with their natural families, and regarded admissions to care as tantamount to failure.
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| Explanation of resilient (adjective) flexible; capable of withstanding stress; buoyant; elastic Sample of resilient The elderly man attributed his resilient health to a good diet and frequent exercise.
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| Explanation of scourge (verb) to whip severely; to flog; to lash; to chastise Sample of scourge Perhaps the worst scourge is the thought that you might have listened and might have understood if I had managed to tell you what had happened. Certainly it can be concluded that the circumstances of Sisson's early life fuelled his salutary hatreds and helped form the outsider's perspective which now makes him a scourge of the age's insidious orthodoxies.
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