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agile = nimble, well coordinated
use = agile child


furtive = stealthy
use = He made one or two furtive phone calls


thesaurus = book of synonyms
use = a thesaurus in dictionary form


snivel = whine
use = He's sitting in his bedroom sniveling because


defame = slander or disgrace
use = The opposition party tried to defame the Prime Minister


satiate = satisfy fully
use = He drank greedily until his thirst was satiated


callous = insensitive, thick-skinned
use = callous attitude


hubris = arrogance
use = He was punished for his hubris


spoliation = pillaging, depredation
use = an act of spoliation


memorandum = note
use = memorandum of understanding


connivance = pretence of ignorance of something wrong, assistance or permission to offend
use = with connivance of his friends, he plotted to embarrass the teacher


partiality = bias
use = there was no evidence of partiality in the selection process


caricature = cartoon, exaggerated portrait
use = the overblown caricatures


audacity = boldness
use = It took a lot of audacity to stand up and criticize the chairman.


frolicsome = Prankish
use = the frolicsome puppy


gambit = plot
use = a clever opening gambit


implement = carry out, execute
use = The changes will be implemented next year


sabotage = treason, destruction
use = attempt to sabotage the ceasefire


amorous = strongly attracted to love; showing love
use = amorous adventures


pundit = learned or politically astute person
use = a political pundit


vendetta = grudge, feud
use = a personal vendetta


tutelage = guardianship
use = under the tutelage of


ludicrous = absurd, laughable
use = a ludicrous idea


disabuse = correct, to free from a misconception
use = He thought that all women liked children, but she soon disabused him of that idea


defer = postpone, to submit or yield
use = I defer to your judgment.


inert = inactive
use = The dog lay inert on the sofa


dehydrate = dry out
use = feeling dehydrated


congeal = solidify, as a liquid freezing, to become thick or solid
use = The blood had congealed in thick black clots


pander = cater to people's baser instincts
use = It's not good the way she panders to his every whim


pedestrian = common, unimaginative
use = he wrote page after page of pedestrian prose