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Definition: (adjective) Carefree and lighthearted.
Synonyms: lighthearted, lightsome.
Usage: The blithe young couple was a pleasant sight to see.
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Definition: (adjective) Having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin.
Synonyms: disastrous, fatal, fateful, black.
Usage: Sire, I ask your majesty's pardon for the calamitous news which I bring.
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Definition: (adjective) So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
Synonyms: unrefined.
Usage: Jenny's mother was horrified by the crass behavior of the young man whom her daughter had befriended.
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Definition: (adjective) Not mingled or diluted with extraneous matter.
Synonyms: pure.
Usage: Because she did not like artificial or diluted flavors, she made sure to purchase unadulterated maple syrup.
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Definition: (noun) Change toward something smaller or lower.
Synonyms: decline.
Usage: The thermometer indicated a certain diminution of temperature.
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Definition: (verb) To award compensation for; make a return for.
Synonyms: compensate, indemnify, repair.
Usage: I wish to recompense you for the time and money that you spent while helping my sister find her lost dog.
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Definition: (noun) A steep slope or long cliff that results from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations.
Synonyms: scarp.
Usage: The basalt cliffs of the outside were reproduced upon the inside, forming an escarpment about two hundred feet high, with a woody slope beneath it.
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Definition: (noun) Something that bears an analogy to something else.
Synonyms: parallel.
Usage: Surimi is marketed as an analogue of crabmeat.
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Definition: (adjective) Easily bent; supple.
Synonyms: lithe, supple, slender.
Usage: There was a grace, which no austerity could diminish, about every movement of her lissome, slender form.
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Definition: (adjective) Causing distress or worry or anxiety.
Synonyms: distressful, disturbing, worrisome.
Usage: The kindergarten teacher found her student's erratic behavior to be perturbing, and she resolved to consult with the child's parents.
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