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sanguineous
21 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (adjective) Relating to or involving blood or bloodshed.
Synonyms: butcherly, gory, slaughterous.
Usage: He was an angry youth with a sanguineous temperament and was always getting into fights.
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ideate
20 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (verb) Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.
Synonyms: conceive of, envisage, imagine.
Usage: Such characters represent a grotesquely blown-up aspect of an ideal man ... if not realizable, capable of being ideated.
countervail
19 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (verb) Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions.
Synonyms: counteract, counterbalance, neutralize.
Usage: I hope that my letter of apology will countervail the foolish actions of my colleagues.