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DERIDE
(v) to ridicule; to mock
syn: scorn ant: praise
The unpopular professor derided students who made mistakes.
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CENSURE
(v) to criticize sharply
syn: condemn; reproach
ant: praise; applaud
The judge censured the repeat offender for his criminal behavior.
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GAMBOL
(v) to frolic; to romp about playfully
syn: play; caper; rollick
The pre-schoolers liked to gambol about on the playground.
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IMMOLATE
(v) to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire
Some Buddhist monks immolated themselves in protest of the government’s policies.
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RECONDITE
(adj) difficult to understand; profound
Only a few students understood the recondite explanation of the theory.
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MARTINET
(n) a strict disciplinarian; taskmasker
The teacher was a martinet who never made exceptions to the rules.
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QUAGMIRE
(n) a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation
The war was a political quagmire for three U.S. presidents.
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GIBE
(v) to scoff; to ridicule
syn: jeer; taunt; sneer
ant: compliment; praise
His favorite pastime was to gibe at everything his wife said.
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AGAPE
(adj) open-mouthed; surprised; agog
syn: astonished
Even the judge was agape when the witness told the ridiculous story in court.
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OLFACTORY
(adj) pertaining to smell
If you have a cold, then your olfactory sense will not detect the gas leak.
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IMPERIOUS
(adj) domineering; haughty
syn: overbearing; arrogant; masterful
ant: servile; submissive
The judge pronounced his findings in an imperious voice.
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GROTESQUE
(adj) absurd; distorted
The boy made a grotesque face behind the teacher’s back.
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NEOLOGISM
(n) a new word or expression
syn: coinage
Some writers coin neologisms to confuse and impress their readers.
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