English Vocabulary 3
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| Forte | Strong point
Syn: Aptitude, talent, metier
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| Foible | Minor or amusing fault or weakness
Syn: Defect, flaw, infirmity
Rel: Quirk, idiosyncrasy, eccentricity, frailty
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| Precarious | Unsafe, risky, insecure
Syn: Uncertain, hazardous, perilous
Rel: Vulnerable, problematical, dubious
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| Jeopardize | Put in danger
Syn: Endanger, risk, imperil
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| Catholic | Broad-minded, universal
Syn: Broad, comprehensive, unbiased
Rel: Cosmopolitan
Con: Parochial, provincial
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| Philistine | An uncultured, materialistic person who is indifferent to hostile or artistic and intellectual activities
Syn: Materialist, barbarian, boor
Rel:Vulgarian, yahoo, ignoramus
Con: Intellectual, intelligentsia, highbrow, connoisseur
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| Cupidity | Greed
Syn: Graspingness, possessiveness, avarice
Rel: Acquisitiveness, avariciousness, rapacity, rapaciousness, covetousness
Con: Munificence, philanthropy, beneficence
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| Erotic | Pertaining to or arousing sexual desire
Syn: Sexual, passionate, amatory
Rel: Amorous, emotive, aphrodisiac, carnal, erogenous, libidinous
Con: Chaste, celibate
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| Mesmerize | Hypnotize, fascinate
Syn: Spellbind, captivate, enthrall
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| Martial | Warlike, military, pertaining to the armed forces
Syn: Combative, militancy, bellicose
Rel: Belligerent, pugnacious, truculent, contentious
Con: Pacific, civil, conciliatory
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