The sushi looked delicious, but the tidbits were too small to satisfy anyone's hunger.
adjective
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Flexible
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manageable -
Of a size, quantity, or level of difficulty that people are able to deal with
Because she was a very efficient and organized at her job, she found the the heavy workload very manageable.
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bluff -
An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something
Harry fired so many shots that the criminal thought he ran out of bullets, but he couldn't risk calling Harry's bluff.
verb
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Steal
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bilk -
To take money from someone by cheating or tricking them.
The con men in the big city are always looking for naive out-of-towners in order to bilk them of the money they took with them for their big trip to the big town.
verb
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Dishonest
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debase -
To reduce the quality or value of something
When the government added copper to the gold coins, it debased the value of the coins.
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Powerless
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craven -
Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly
At the town hall meeting, constituents yelled at their craven representatives who refused to work together.
adjective
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Calm
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staid -
Sedate, respectable, and unadventurous
Jill liked Bob, but she really wanted someone more dynamic and exciting, and Jill just couldn't see herself spending the rest of her life with someone so staid and kind of boring.
noun
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Happy
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chuckle -
A quiet or suppressed laugh
Patrick suppressed a chuckle so he wouldn't mess up the filming of the scene.
noun
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Exciting
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wanderlust -
A strong desire to travel and explore the world.
Every since he was a little boy, he felt a wanderlust to travel to every country in the world.
verb
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Angry
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sever -
Often used in reference to actions that result in the separation of parts, pieces, or relationships.
After the heated argument, he decided to sever ties with his former business partner for good.
adjective
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Small
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wee -
Very small
Jeff would wake up in the wee hours of the morning to go fishing with his son.
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Aggressive
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shrew -
A woman who is argumentative, nagging, and ill tempered.
Barry liked Martha a lot, but he decided not to marry her when he realized what an aggressive shrew she was.
