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

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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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Definition 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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Definition of consternation (noun)
amazement or terror that causes confusion; shock; dismay; alarm

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The look of consternation on the child's face caused her father to panic.

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Definition of untenable (adjective)
incapable of being defended or held; uninhabitable

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One of the interesting facets of developments in France, which also applies to the situation in the former FRG, is that the legacy of mental hospitals is not seen as an intrinsically untenable one.

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Definition of paradox (noun)
tenet seemingly contradictory or false, but actually true

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The paradox seemed so unlikely though it was true.
At first blush, the company's results were a paradox: Sales were down, yet profits were up.

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

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Please stop haranguing me so I can breathe freely again.

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Definition of meander (adjective)
winding; wandering aimlessly

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Within this encircling road, lie a series of superb brown trout and sea-trout lochs: Scadavay, with shores that meander round the moor for a distance of more than fifty miles; full of fishy points and promontories, reputed to contain 365 islands.
Because we took a long, meandering walk, we arrived home well after dark.

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Definition of allay (verb)
to calm; to lessen in severity; to mollify; to relieve

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Parliamentary intervention was necessary, partly to allay friction between the established church and Nonconformists, and partly to ensure that cemetery space was allotted at minimum cost to the poor.

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Definition of bulwark (noun)
embankment used as a fortification; an idea; object serving as a protection

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She wanted him to have contact with other Irish kids and families, as a sort of bulwark against the swamp of English culture.

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Definition of castigate (verb)
to punish through public criticism; to scold; to reprimand

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The mayor castigated the police chief for the rash of robberies.

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