"Ineffable"

After nights of insomnia, I fought a bout of ineffable fatigue.

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"Gauche"

Being with rude people at a restaurant makes me feel gauche and embarrassed. Of course, they aren't the least bit embarrassed.

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"Bravura"

Pierce played a great bravura at Andre and Scott's wedding. He's a very talented young man.

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"Fervid"

The roommates were fervid debaters who only got a good night's sleep when they went home for holidays and the occasional long weekend.

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"Apogee"

At the apogee of her career, Maureen was beautiful, well-loved, wealthy, and miserable.

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"Shibboleth"

On a field trip to Chicago, the country kids could always recognize the native Chicagoans by the particular shibboleth of that area that they displayed; likewise, the Chicago kids recognized the country bumpkins by the same trick.

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"Verdant"

The vacationers appreciated the verdant hills of Virginia. It was refreshing to them to sneak away from the crowded city streets they had grown so accustomed to.

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