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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Analogous | Similar or parallel in certain ways Syn: Comparable, related |
| Cleave | To split with a sharp instrument; to cling together Adhere, unite |
| Derogatory | belittling, disparaging Critical, depreciatory; mean or hurtful |
| distraught | extremely troubled or agitated; worried Distress, upset |
| exemplary | worthy of limitation; setting good example Admirable, commendable |
| homogeneous | Having or consisting of similar parts throughout Uniform |
| Inadvertent | Accidental; unintentional unintended, unplanned |
| muddle | to make confusing or to bungle up complicate, jumple, mess up |
| onomatopoeia | the use of a word that sounds like the action or object it denotes sounds |
| pompous | showing excessive self-esteem or vanity proteinous, conceited, overblown |
| Prowl | to move about stealthily, as though hunting or quality searching lurk, stalk |
| raze | to destroy so as to make level with the ground level, flatten |
| stealthy | acting with silence, caution furtive, surreptitious |
| throng | a crowded group of people or things host, mass, horde |
| vex | to annoy or disturb, agitate mentally, to worry trouble, torment |