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/'ækjʊmɛn, ə'kju:mɛn/ n. Syn. acuteness; insight
mental keenness; quickness of perception


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/'əgrɛsɪv/ a.
making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly


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/æn'tɪθəsɪs/ n. Syn. contrast
contrast; direct contrast; opposition


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/æprɪ'hɛnd/ v. Syn. arrest; perceive
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive


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/kə'dævərəs/ a. Syn. pale
like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body


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/'kæləs/ a.
emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened


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/kəm'pætɪb(ə)l/ a. Syn. harmonious
harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes


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/kən'doʊl/ v. Syn. grieve
grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune


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/kɒnstə'neɪʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. dismay; shock; fear
intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror


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/krɪndʒ/ v.
shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility


Spelling Word: cringe