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Meaning of abash, assiduous, copious, insidious, aggressive, truculence, animus, bereave, omnipotent, mundane

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Meaning of abash (verb)
to lose self-confidence; to confuse; to put to shame; to disconcert; to embarrass

Example
There was no bewilderment or imbecility about the face that looked at him; rather there was a highness, almost an arrogance, in it which abashed him.

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Meaning of assiduous (adjective)
carefully attentive; diligent; persistent; hard-working

Example
It is necessary to be assiduous if a person wishes to make the most of his time at work.
He enjoys having assiduous employees because he can explain a procedure once and have it performed correctly every time.

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Meaning of copious (adjective)
abundant; in great quantities; plentiful; bountiful

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Her copious notes touched on every subject presented in the lecture.

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Meaning of insidious (adjective)
working secretly or slyly; cunning; crafty; deceitful

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Piecemeal change to pub exteriors and interiors, while more insidious than wholesale rebuilding, can be equally destructive.

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Meaning of aggressive (adjective)
attacking; offensive; hostile; forceful; bold

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However, the approaches to its main executives only came out under aggressive press questioning of Mr Gatward after yesterday's meeting which a handful of shareholders attended.

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Meaning of truculence (noun)
cruelty; ferocity; harshness

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There was a gulf between the truculence of his views and the introversion of his behavior.

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Meaning of animus (noun)
feeling of hatred; resentment; animosity; hostility

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Because the nation is seen as only partially liberated, and particularly by the membership of the largest party Fianna Fail, the animus of the national-popular consciousness is focused on this issue, to the detriment of class-based politics.
From a different position, independently arrived at and much less troubling, the animus was to be shared lifelong by Robert Graves.

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Meaning of bereave (verb)
to deprive or leave desolate by loss; to suffer loss

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From 1689 a new form of service was established for that day, thanking God for discovering' the snares of death that were laid for us' in 1605,' and likewise upon this day' for bringing King William' safely into this Kingdom, to preserve us from the late attempts of our enemies to bereave us of our religion and laws'.

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Meaning of omnipotent (adjective)
all-powerful; almighty

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Claire Sterling sets out to prove that the Sicilian Mafia is an omnipotent organization rapidly infiltrating the above-ground economy.

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Meaning of mundane (adjective)
ordinary; commonplace; normal; routine; everyday

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It is amazing that he was able to make millions marketing mundane products like paper clips and plastic bags.
The small town was very mundane.
Going food shopping soon became mundane, losing all of its excitement.

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