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(adj.) Curving or twisting
She has red sinuous hair.--
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noun
a summary that is not word-for-word
express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, esp. to achieve greater clarity.
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adjective
something disgustingly offensive
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Verb
to protest or object
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(noun.)
A basic idea or principle
--The rudiments of success for the have-nots is simple: the assiduous accumulation of wholesome friends, social ties, and a higher education.--
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(v.) To suggest in an indirect or subtle fashion
--"what can a wink insinuate?"--
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adjective
"Wow, she's...."--
openly expressive of emotions
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(adjective.)
Causing damage or harm; injurious
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the way in which something is expressed; style, a mode of expression, esp. one characteristic of a particular speaker or writer.
"legal phraseology"
--My father phraseology for saying "get back to work" was "more better you work" (Armando).--
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(adj.) Implied or understood but not directly expressed.
--It was implicit that the hijacking was an act of war--
--It is implicit that we are quiet in the theater.--
It is implicit that students would be at their best when their principal walked through the door.--
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(adjective.)
Undeveloped; very basic or simple
The rudimentary idea of "selfies" irks Michelle.--
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(v.) To twist, wrench, or bend severely out of shape
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(adjective.) [len-i-tiv]
Easing pain or discord
1. softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
2. mildly laxative.
noun
3. a lenitive medicine or application.
4. a mild laxative.
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verb.]
To soothe the feelings of; to appease
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noun.]
Debris; junk
The detritus materials coalesce into the moon, shot into space, or rained back onto the earth.
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adjective
loathsome, disagreeable
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(v.) To branch out; to go different ways
--The train tracks diverged into different parts of the countryside.--
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(n.) A natural tendency towards
The bull moose has a proclivity to fight during the mating season