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paragon

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*noun *"it would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel viciously jealous" *a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality. *Paragon Martial Arts are dedicated to your total satisfaction.

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futile

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*adjective *An example of futile is someone trying to stop a plane that has already left the ground. *incapable of producing any useful result; pointless. *Well, rest assured, in many ways it seems futile to me too. *not imortant

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miserly

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*adjective *The British government has pledged the miserly sum of £ 100,000. *of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser. "his miserly great-uncle proved to be worth nearly $1 million" *

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banal

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*adjective * Banal, empty platitudes fill its pages like wet cardboard clogging a dustbin. *so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. *"songs with banal, repeated words"

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coalition

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*noun *"The criminal Crusader coalition aircraft bombarded a site outside the city of ar-Raqqah today at noon while the people were performing the Friday prayer," ISIS said. *an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states. * USA will have a coalition with Russia in the future. *patriotic

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ignominious

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*Adjective *And so within five minutes of their invasion they were in ignominious retreat by the same way as they had come, with a flock of geese hissing after them and pecking at their calves all the way. *deserving or causing public disgrace or shame. *France would risk an ignominious defeat from Italy. *sadness

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scoff

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*verb *We happily scoff down mayonnaise, take a deep breath of sea air or light candles yet all of these things produce free nanoparticles. *speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way. *"department officials scoffed at the allegations"

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incumbent*

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*adjective *"It's also incumbent on the president to make the case to the American people on why we need to fight this fight. *necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility. *It is incumbent for me to study for my ap exams. *

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