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pithy |
/'pɪθɪ/ a. Syn. concise precisely meaningful; forceful and brief While other girls might have gone on and on about how un-cool Elton was, Liz summed it up in one pithy remark: "He's bogus!" |
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plethora |
/'plɛθərə/ n. Syn. excess; overabundance excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance She offered a plethora of excuses for her shortcomings. |
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precocious |
/prɪ'koʊʃəs/ a. advanced in development; appearing or developing early Listening to the grown-up way the child discussed serious topics, we couldn't help remarking how precocious she was. |
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proscribe |
/proʊ'skraɪb/;/proʊ-/ v. Syn. banish; outlaw command against; banish; outlaw Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus united to proscribe all those who had conspired against Julius Caesar. |
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protean |
/'proʊtɪɛn, 'proʊti:n/ a. Syn. versatile versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes A remarkably protean actor, Alec Guinness could take on any role. |
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puerile |
/'pjʊəraɪl/;/-rəl/ a. Syn. childish childish; belonging to childhood; immature His puerile pranks sometimes offended his more mature friends. |