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The manager hoped the retreat would increase the camaraderie among the feuding workers.
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pomp
sociability
elate
augment
Solution
The definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship." Used in a sentence: The manager hoped the retreat would increase the camaraderie among the feuding workers. The definition for pomp is "showy display.", the definition for augment is "To make greater.", and the definition for elate is "To fill with joy."
2
Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase.
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exculpate
preclude
rhapsody
aesthete
Solution
The definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt." Used in a sentence: Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase. The definition for preclude is "to rule out in advance.", the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."
3
Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
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awe
incongruous
euphoria
connoisseur
Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for incongruous is "not harmonious, incompatible.", the definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness.", and the definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder."
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Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work.
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straddle
deferment
kudos
beneficial
Solution
The definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval." Used in a sentence: Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work. The definition for straddle is "to favor opposing sides.", the definition for beneficial is "Helpful.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."
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The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding.
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rancorous
diffident
epitaph
enormous
Solution
The definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic." Used in a sentence: The gargantuan monster towered over the ten–story bulding. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will.", and the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence."