Robbery was a farcical attempt at thievery.
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adjunct
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connected or attached to in a dependent subordinate, or auxiliary manner, but not an inherent part of Dr. Jones, who teaches only one class is an adjunct faculty member at the university.
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macabre
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horrible;grim The macabre paintings featured torture scenes from the Spanish inquisition
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farcical
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absurd;ridiculously clumsy The botched bank robbery became farcical when the gateway car broke down
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debonair
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carefree and self-confident in manner, elegant and gracious I expected to see an awkward young man, but instead i saw a debonair
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penchant
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a strong liking She had a penchant for tiny, nervous dogs with high-pitched barks
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deplete
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to use up gradually If we deplete our limited supplies, we will have to hunt for food
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chicanery
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the use of tricks or clever talk to deceive or evade trickery The con artist used old fashioned chicanery to steal credit card information
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feisty
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aggressive,lively,energetic The tiger club was small but feisty, so we approached him with cation
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mitigate
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to make less severe;to become milder Gary put plywood over the windows to mitigate any damage that the hurricane
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gull
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to cheat,to fool or to hoax The man in the carnival booth gulled me out of twenty dollars
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nadir
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lowest point Getting fired was the nadir of Bob's terrible week
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equivocal
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ambiguous;intentionally vague His answer was equivocal, despite my plea for a simple yes or no
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genealogy
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family history That family tree depicted his genealogy
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impervious
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incapable of being affected The wounded soldier, apparently impervious to pain, continued to fight
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filial
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of relating to, or befitting a son or daughter They were not related, but Sam exhibited an almost filial respect for his mentor
