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Smirk

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A Nonsense, foolish, and wrong

B An insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation

C A weak and cowardly or unadventurous person

D To smile in an uncomplimentary, self-satisfied way.

NOUN

Smirk - To smile in an uncomplimentary, self-satisfied way.

Jeremy's mother saw the smirk on his face when she asked him if he had finished his homework, and she knew immediately that he had no intention of doing it.

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Backlog

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A Energy or enthusiasm

B A girl or a woman who has a reputation for promiscuity

C A quantity of work that should have been done already, but has not yet been done

D Disreputable or undesirable people

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Backlog - A quantity of work that should have been done already, but has not yet been done

When Bill got back from his vacation, there was such a backlog of work to catch up on, that he had to work until 10pm every night for a month to catch up.

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Paradise

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A An ideal or idyllic place or state

B A fat, round drop, usually of something sticky or thick

C A bad-tempered or habitually sullen person

D A group of close-knit and interrelated families

NOUN

Paradise - An ideal or idyllic place or state

Peter wanted to leave his job and vacation at an island paradise.

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Saga

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A Intense and passionate feeling

B A long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic

C A wheel or gear that has metal teeth to move interlocking gears when combined in a sequence.

D A person with an exaggerated respect for high social position or wealth who seeks to associate with social superiors and dislikes people or activities regarded as lower-class

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Saga - A long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic

With its heroic characters and story spanning hundreds of years, Star Wars is the most popular cinematic saga in the world.

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Bonanza

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A A bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate

B A small part of a larger whole that is particularly appropriate for the situation

C A situation or event that creates a sudden increase in wealth, good fortune, or profits

D A dishonest scheme; a fraud

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Bonanza - A situation or event that creates a sudden increase in wealth, good fortune, or profits

The bankers celebrated their sudden bonanza by going out to the nicest restaurant in town.

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Muck

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A An accomplishment that required skill, strength or courage.

B Extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness

C A trick or device intended to attract attention, publicity, or business

D Dirt, grime or messy substance.

NOUN

Muck - Dirt, grime or messy substance.

Harold was not impressed when he returned from the office, to find that his idea of parking under a shady tree had back-fired because the birds had covered his car in all kinds of disgusting muck.

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Moxie

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A A state of extreme excitement, fear or anger in which a person, or a group of people, loses control of their emotions and starts to cry, laugh, etc.

B Force of character, determination, or nerve

C An elaborate and spectacular entertainment or production

D An attractive combination of vitality and glamour

NOUN

Moxie - Force of character, determination, or nerve

Dr. Martin Luther King possessed such great moxie that he never wavered in his fight for civil rights.

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Dope

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A Form or cause to form a sharp twist or curve

B A slightly strange or foolish person

C A stupid person

D A person's preference in a matter

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Dope - A stupid person

After the salesman had gotten Jerry to sign a contract to buy land in Arizona, Jerry visited the land and saw that it was worthless, and then he felt like such a dope.

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Fetish

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A A form of desire in which gratification is linked to a particular object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc

B A sticky liquid substance that is unpleasant to touch

C Someone who acts in a way that contradicts what they say they believe in

D An appearance or illusion without material substance

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Fetish - A form of desire in which gratification is linked to a particular object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc

The book "Fifty Shades of Grey" popularized the fetish of women submitting themselves to men.

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Jumble

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A An untidy collection or group of things.

B An ignorant or stupid person

C A fierce or destructive attack

D Having nothing

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Jumble - An untidy collection or group of things.

When Dorothy visited her son's apartment to surprise him, she was shocked by the mess! Everything was scattered about in such a jumble, that it looked as if a tornado had swept through.

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