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Vocabulary for Language Learners

The document defines and provides synonyms for various words. It defines words like "ardently", "covetous", "wry", "menial", "condone", and "dupe". It also provides synonyms for words like "alimony", "repertoire", "fleek", and "enervate". The document aims to explain vocabulary words concisely through definitions and related synonyms.
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Vocabulary for Language Learners

The document defines and provides synonyms for various words. It defines words like "ardently", "covetous", "wry", "menial", "condone", and "dupe". It also provides synonyms for words like "alimony", "repertoire", "fleek", and "enervate". The document aims to explain vocabulary words concisely through definitions and related synonyms.
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Ardently – in away that shows strong feelings.

Covetous – wanting to have something too much, especially something


Synonyms: enthusiastic, exciting That belongs to others.
“He delivered his speech ardently to be more appealing.” Synonyms: acquisitions, greedy
“She is a covetous woman and she sure is proud of that”
Wry – showing that you find a bad or difficult situation funny.
Synonyms: ironic, sardonic Alimony – a regular amount of money that the law court orders to pay
“Kiyopon amusingly finds situations wryly.” his or her partner after a divorce.
Synonym: maintenance
Menial – menial work is boring, makes you feel tired, and is “After finding out that her husband is adulterous, she requested for
given a low social value. alimony for their kids.”
Synonyms: lackey, servile
“Working at a black company feels like doing a menial job.” Repertoire – all the music or plays, etc. that you can do or perform.
Synonym: collection
Condone – to accept or allow a behavior that is wrong. “My friend has a repertoire for every summer festivals.”
Synonyms: excuse, overlook
“Doting parents often condone their children’s mistakes.” Fleek – very attractive; as good as it could be.
Synonyms: flawless, impeccable, perfect
Dupe – to deceive someone, usually by making that person “He makes almost fleek outfits every time!”
do something that they did not intend to do.
Synonyms: fool, trick Enervate – to make someone feel weak or without energy.
Synonym: exhaust, tire
“Labor jobs enervate me more than usual that’s why I avoid it.”
Baffle – to cause someone to be completely unable to understand Oust – to force someone to leave a position of power, job, place or
or explain something. competition.
Synonyms: perplex, confuse, bewilder Synonyms: expel, overthrow
“I’m baffled as to how redstone works.” “I cant believe they just simply ousted our president.”

Profuse – produced or given in large amounts.


Posh – (of places and things) expensive and of high quality.
Synonym: exuberant, lush, luxuriant
Synonyms: fancy, deluxe, luxurious
“It was odd since they profusely gave me my commission.”
“There really are posh umbrellas, wow.”

Connoisseur – a person who knows a lot about and enjoys one


Boggle – to (cause someone or something) have difficulty imagining
of the art, food, drink, etc. and can judge quality and skill.
or understanding things.
Synonyms: maven, pundit, savant aesthete
Synonyms: confuse, wonder, marvel, amaze
“One of the judges will be a prominent connoisseur from France.”
“This lesson is boggling.”

Mundane – very ordinary and therefor not interesting.


Pudgy – slightly fat.
Synonyms: unremarkable, simple
Synonyms: chubby, plump
“What is this mundane design?!”
“I never experienced what being pudgy is like.”

Jaunt – a short journey for pleasure, sometimes including a stay.


Elated – extremely happy and excited, often because something has
Synonyms: outing, trip
happened or been achieved.
“We will have tons of summer joints this year.”
Synonyms: ecstatic, giddy
“Seeing her elated my whole day.”
Lurid - (especially of a description) shocking because involving
violence, sex, or immoral activity. Benign - pleasant and kind.
Synonym: gruesome Synonym: nice

“I don’t like lurid plots.” “She is a very benign girl.”

Impasse - a situation in which progress is impossible, especially because the Fad - a style, activity, or interest that is very popular for a short period of
people involved can not agree time.

Synonyms: dilemma, bind Synonym: trend

“Filipino impasses should be attended.” “Aesthetic clothing is what faddists wear these days”

Niche - a job or position that is very suitable for someone, especially one that Quell - to stop something, especially by using force.
they like.
Synonyms: crush, subdue
Synonym: vocation
“I somehow quelled my allies for infighting.”
“I am really hoping for a niche for my college preparations.”

Mitigate - to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad.


Zealous - enthusiastic and eager.
Synonym: extenuate
Synonyms: avid, eager
“Fortunately, our teacher managed to mitigate it too.”
“Lloyd is a very zealous man when it comes to badminton.”

Forge - to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive.


Livid - extremely angry.
Synonyms: falsify, fake
Synonyms: furious, mad, sore, seething
“I asked an expert to forge me a ticket for Disney.”
“Anger in Inside Out is a very livid character.”
Ochre - a yellowish-orange color, or a substance obtained from
earth that is used for giving this color to paints. Puzzled - confused because you do not understand something.
Synonyms: sepia, coppery Synonyms: confused, bewildered

“The sunset has an oddly ochre view.” “The king showed a very puzzled smile.”

Mend - to repair something that is broken or damaged. Chauvinism - the strong and unreasonable belief that your own country or
race is the best or most important.
Synonyms: fix, repair, patch up
Synonym: nationalism
“It’s amazing how smithies can mend tools.”
“I bet Filipino chauvinism will still continue as generations pass.”

Phony - not sincere or not real.


Frenzy - (an example of) uncontrolled and excited behavior or
Synonyms: bogus, fake, false (not true)
emotion that is sometimes violent.
“Her phony smile really makes my eyebrows meet.”
Synonym: fury
“I heard sharks go frenzy on winter.”
Devious - people or plans and methods are dishonest, often in
a complicated way, but often also clever and successful.
Synonym: dishonest Docile - quiet and easy to influence, persuade, or control.

“That antagonist is devious.” Synonyms: easy-going, amenable


“Most of my friends deemed me as a docile person.”

Hostile - unfriendly and not liking something.


Synonyms: unfriendly, cold Ensconce - to make yourself very comfortable or safe in a place or position.

“Most predators in the wild are hostile to humans.” Synonym: settle


“Ensconce yourself for a while, I’ll be back.”
Zany – strange, surprising, or uncontrolled in a humorous way. Bane - a cause of continuous trouble or unhappiness.
Synonym: goofy Synonyms: curse, scourge
“He likes to tell us zany stories of his life.” “You are the opposite of the bane in my life!”

Duly – in the correct way, or in the correct time; as expected. Candor – the quality of being honest and telling the truth, especially
Synonyms: appropriately, properly about a difficult or embarrassing topic.
“I hope we’ll met again the a duly time” Synonym: candid
“He is only one of the few people I consider as candors.”
Yap – if a small dog yaps, it makes short high sounds.
Synonyms: yelp, chatter Duress – threats to use to force a person to do something.
“Her Chihuahua kept yapping last night.” Synonyms: pressure, coercion
“She was made to give them money through duress.”
Wily – (of a person) intelligent, having very good understanding of
situations , possibilities, and people, and often willing to use tricks Inane – extremely silly or with real meaning or importance.
to achieve an aim. Synonym: aimless
Synonyms: crafty, cunning “I wonder why that guy keeps on making inane inventions.”

Senile – confused and unable to remember things because of old age. Onerous – difficult to do or needing a lot of effort.
Synonyms: anile, decrepit Synonyms: burdensome, taxing
“My grandmother is becoming more senile each day.” “Ugh, why do they always give us the onerous works?’

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