pedigree -
A record of ancestry or lineage, showing its background or origin.
The breeder showed the dog’s pedigree to prove it was a purebred.
adjective
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enormous -
Extremely large in size or amount
No other animals were able to slow down the march of the enormous elephants.
verb
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Pleasure
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slake -
To quench or satisfy one's thirst
Trevor slaked his thirst at the soccer game by drinking half of his water bottle.
verb
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Attack
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decimate -
To kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of something.
The raging wildfire decimated the forest, leaving only a few trees standing.
adjective
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Crazy
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hysterical -
Having uncontrolled extreme emotion
When Amy found out that her house had been destroyed by the tornado, she broke down into hysterical crying, and could not be comforted for hours.
verb
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Smart
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rectify -
To make something right, especially by removing errors or mistakes made previously.
At the scene of the accident, he tried to rectify the result of his careless driving by apologizing, but the owner of the other car was too upset to listen.
noun
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Stupid
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laughingstock -
A person or group that is made fun of and looked down on.
As the basketball season progressed and they won no games, they were concerned that they were becoming a laughingstock of the sports world.
verb
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Aggressive
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muzzle -
Put a muzzle on (an animal)
The wild dog had to be muzzled so it wouldn't bite anybody.
noun
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Busy
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surge -
A sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the waves or tide
A surge of people broke through the barriers as the police tried to hold them back.
adjective
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Angry
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vicious -
Dangerously aggressive, cruel, and violent.
When I leave my house, I always go left to avoid my neighbor's vicious dog.
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Energy
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intensity -
Great energy, strength, and concentration involving an activity, thought, or feeling.
During the war, the intensity of the battles decreased in the winter when it was just too cold to fight.
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Stop
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sidestep -
To deliberately avoid or divert attention from a certain subject, often to avoid dealing with it.
During the press conference, he sidestepped questions that he didn't want to focus on or deal with.
