sliver -
A thin piece of something cut from a larger piece.
Joe was on a diet, but he couldn't resist eating a sliver of cheese.
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Unhappy
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pall -
A feeling of gloom
A pall of dread and silence fell over the crowd as the names of those who had not survived the fire were announced.
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Surprise
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Discrepancy -
A difference between two things that are expected to be the same.
Her story had a major discrepancy that made the police suspicious.
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Small
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munchkin -
A child or short person
Nikki wanted to have more responsibilities, but her mother told her she was just a munchkin who wasn't ready yet.
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Big
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oodles -
A very great number or amount of something
When the FBI raided the gangster's hideout, they found oodles of cash that amounted to millions of dollars.
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Exciting
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flair -
A special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something well
Known for his overacting, William Shatner has been described as having a flair for the dramatic.
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Big
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whopper -
A thing that is extremely or unusually large
Weighing in at 30 pounds and containing thousands of pages, the ancient book would be considered a whopper by today's standards.
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Happy
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Levity -
A cheerful or amusing manner that eases tension; lightheartedness or humor, especially in a serious situation.
His attempt at levity during the tense meeting helped everyone relax.
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Unfriendly
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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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Disorganized
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gobbledygook -
Language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of abstruse technical terms; nonsense
For tourists who don't speak the native language, it can seem like a bunch of gobbledygook.
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Attack
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showdown -
A final test or confrontation intended to settle a dispute
In the Wild West, a final showdown between the good guys and bad guys was how they settled their differences.
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Move
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Inertia -
Resistance to change, effort, or progress in a situation, system, or organization.
The company’s inertia in adapting to new technology led to its downfall.
