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GUST n.
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Meaning: a powerful and unexpected rush of wind, air, rain, water,
sound, smoke or fire.
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Sentence: The time was barely ten o’clock at nights, but chilly gusts
of wind with a taste of rain in them had well high developed the
streets.
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Synonym: blast; breeze
DEPEOPLED v.
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Meaning: To reduce sharply the population of, as by disease, war, or
forcible relocation.
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Sentence: The time was barely ten o’clock at nights, but chilly gusts
of wind with a taste of rain in them had well high depeloped the
streets.
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Synonym: desecrate; devour; pillage
TWIRLING v.
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Meaning: To rotate or revolve briskly
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Sentence: Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many
intricate and artful movements.
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Synonym: rotate; whirl
ARTFUL adj.
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Meaning: Exhibiting art or skill
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Sentence: Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many
intricate and artful movements.
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Synonym: adroit; sly; ingenious
THOROUGHFARE n.
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Meaning: A main road or public highway
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Sentence: Turning now and then to cast his watchful eye down the
pacific thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart form and slightly
swagger.
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Synonym: artery; avenue; causeway
STALWART adj.
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Meaning: Strong and imposing.
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Sentence: Turning now and then to cast his watchful eye down the
pacific thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart form and slightly
swagger.
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Synonym: robust, firm.
VICINITY n.
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Meaning: A nearby, surrounding, or adjoining region.
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Sentence: The vicinity was one that kept early hours.
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Synonyms: neighborhood, district.
KEEN adj.
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Meaning: Having a fine, sharp cutting edge or point.
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Sentence: The light showed a pale, square-jawed faced with keen
eyes and a little white scar near his right eyebrow.
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Synonyms: fierce, intense.
CHUM n.
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Meaning: To be an intimate friend.
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Sentence: I dined here at “Big Joe” Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my
best chum and the finest chap in the world.
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Synonym: buddy, comrade.
CHAP n.
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Meaning: A man or boy; a fellow.
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Sentence: I dined here at “Big Joe” Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my
best chum and the finest chap in the world.
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Synonym: lad, mate.
STAUNCHEST (STAUNCH) adj.
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Meaning: loyal or true.
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Sentence: But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive, for he
always was truest, straunchest old chap in the world.
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Synonyms: trustwordly, reliable.
PLODDER n.
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Meaning: someone who works slowly and monotonously for long
hours.
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Sentence: He was kind of a plodder, though, good fellow as he was.
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Synonyms: laborer, workaholic.
WITS n.
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Meaning: A person of exceptional intelligence.
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Sentence: I’ve had to complete with some of the sharpest wits
going to get my pile.
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Synonyms: genius, nerd.
DRIZZLE n.
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Meaning: A fine, gentle, misty rain.
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Sentence: There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind
had risen from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow.
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Synonyms: mist, mizzle.
PUFFS n.
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Meaning: A short forceful exhalation of breath
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Sentence: There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind
had risen from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow.
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Synonym: whiff; draft; wisp.
ASTIR adj.
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Meaning: Moving ahead, being in motion
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Sentence: The few foot passengers astir in that quarter hurried
dismally and silently along with coat collars turned high and
pocketed hand.
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Synonym: about; active; afoot.
ABSURDITY adj.
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Meaning: Extremely unreasonable.
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Sentence: The man who had come a thousand miles to fill an
appointment, uncertain almost to absurdity, with a friend of his
youth, smoke his cigar and waited.
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Synonym: ridiculous; foolishness; stupidity
SUBMERGED adj.
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Meaning: Covered with water
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Sentence: The other, submerged in his overcoat, listened with
interest.
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Synonym: drown; engulf; immerse.
STRUCK v.
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Meaning: To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement.
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Sentence: When you struck the match to light your cigar, I saw it
was the face of the man wanted in Chicago.
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Synonym: battered; hurt
PLAINCLOTHES adj.
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Meaning: Wearing civilian clothes while on duty to avoid being
identified as police or security.
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Sentence: I went around a got a plainclothes man to do the job.