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Polymath (n.) - a person of wide knowledge or learning.
Sherina aspired to be a polymath and stun people all around her.
Expiate (v.) - make amends or reparation for (guilt or wrongdoing).
The mischievious child expiated the trouble he gave the old woman down the street by becoming her best friend.
Mollify (v.) - appease the anger or anxiety of (someone).
Derek tried to mollify Alina after she found out about his affair but it was a waste of effort - he should have spent that energy trying to be loyal instead.
Shirk (v.) - avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).
I did not shirk taking care of my skin during my teenage years.
Desiccate (v.) - remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry.
It is important to remove excess moisture from your hair to avoid dandruff growth - but do not desiccate it.
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I stg a large amount of children would have far less issues with math if anyone attempted to teach them factorization or number theory instead of beating multiplication tables into their brains through repetition.
As soon as I learned how to approach problems by breaking numbers into chunks and the weird number quirks they teach you for the GRE, I stopped hating basic math.
Today I got told I exude "Golden Retriever Energy". I'd never heard it before but when looking it up, it turns out it's a huge compliment! If you've never heard about it either, here's a page defining it.
Even with millions of dollars in her bank account, Solange felt lonely from the dearth of friendship in her life.
Nonplussed (adj.) - so surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react.
The theft of nearly half the artifacts in Uhoville Museum left the town feeling nonplussed.
Saturnine (adj.) - (of a person or their manner) gloomy.
As a child, Sabrina was saturnine and reclusive. It was not necessarily a bad thing though - she was surrounded by bad influences.
Asperity (n.) - harshness of tone or manner.
Aparna's asperity towards Jillian was valid - her girlfriend had serially cheated on her secretly while treating her with kind words and expensive gifts.
Levee (n.) - an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river.
The village was spared from the disastrous flood because of the efficiently built levee on both sides of the river flowing through it.
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This makes me cry😭😭😭😭😭 whoever wrote this problem I hope you have to teach rudimentary calc to students who can't factor. The answer key helpfully didn't say what identity they plugged in so I spent 10 minutes trying different things.