lesson 30

charisma

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adj. charismatic
n. a special quality that endears other people to the person who has this quality
syn. appeal

clever

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adv. cleverly
n. cleverness
adj. intelligent; resourceful
syn. astute

convince

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adv. convincingly
adj. convincing
v. to make someone see things your way
syn. persuade

endure

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adj. enduring
n. endurance
v. to last; suffer pain
syn. persevere

forfeit

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n. forfeit
v. to give up; have something taken away, usually by rule or regulation
syn. relinquish

precarious

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adv. precariously
adj. not safe, firm, or steady
syn. hazardous

severe

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adj. extreme; harmful
adv. severely
n. severity
syn. intense

sporadic

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adv. sporadically
adj. not consistent; irregular
syn. erratic

superior

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n. superiority
adj. excellent quality; above all the rest
syn. exceptional

truncate

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adj. truncated
v. to shorten; to end something suddenly
syn. cut

wanton

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adv. wantonly
adj. done without thought or consideration; grossly negligent
syn. senseless

weak

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adv. weakly
v. weaken
n. weakness
adj. not strong; incapable
syn. ineffective

widespread

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adj. found everywhere
syn. extensive

wisdom

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adv. wisely
adj. wise
n. knowledge and understanding
syn. insight

witticism

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adv. wittily
adj. witty
n. a joke; a funny story
syn. humor

woo

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v. to make efforts to attain or gain something
syn. attract