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Melancholy = sadness
Hamlet is a figure of tremendous melancholy: he doesn’t have a truly cheerful scene throughout the entire play.
Banish = send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment.
The most difficult part of the fast was banishing thoughts of food.
A number of people were banished to Siberia for political crimes.
Paragon = a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.
a person or thing viewed as a model of excellence.
your cook is a paragon.
Even with the rise of Kobe, many still believe that Michael Jordan is the paragon for basketball players.
Disheartened = having lost determination or confidence.
a disheartened tone of voice
After the visiting team scored nine times, the home team’s fans were disheartened, some leaving the game early.
Extrapolate = estimate or conclude.
By extrapolating from the data on the past three months, we can predict a 5% increase in traffic to our website.
Stipend = salary, regular allowance.
There is a stipend associated with that scholarship.
He was hoping for a monthly allowance loan from the government, but after no such stipend was forthcoming, he realized he would have to seek other means of paying for his college tuition.
Malleable = able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking. = easy influenced.
The clay became malleable and easy to work with after a little water was added.
they are as malleable and easily led as sheep.
Amiable = friendly
The amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically.
Jovial = cheerful, merry.
The presidential candidate and her supporters were jovial once it was clear that she had won.
Good afternoon everybody, nice to see a little jovial Friday afternoon spirit here.
Lucid = easy to understand.
Though Walters writes about physics and time travel, his writing is always lucid, so readers with little scientific training can understand difficult concepts.
Archaic = very old, old-fashioned.
Hoping to sound intelligent, Mary spoke in archaic English that was right out of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice –needless to say, she didn’t have many friends.
Apex = summit, the greatest or topmost position.
Janice was at the apex of her music career when she sold over a million copies of her second album.
Audacity = boldness
She surprised her collogues by having the audacity to publicly criticizing the findings of a distinguished scientist.
Eradicate = destroy completely.
I tried eradicating the mosquitos in my apartment with a rolled-up newspaper, but there were too many of them.
Delegate = assign.
Since the senior manager had to go on many international business trips, she was forced to delegate many of her responsibilities to two lower-level managers.
Tarnish = disgrace.
Pete Rose was one of the best baseball players of his generation, but his involvement with gambling on baseball games has tarnished his image in the eyes of many.
Unprecedented = never done before.
The government took the unprecedented step of releasing confidential correspondence.
Embellish = add details to, = make something more attractive.
Blue silk embellished with golden embroidery.
Diligent = careful and hard-working.
Michael was a diligent gardener, never leaving a leaf on the ground and regularly watering each plant.
Retract = take back (withdraw) (a statement).
Email is wonderfully efficient, but once something awkward or damaging has been sent, there is no way to retract it.