conscience
/ˈkɑnʃəns/
noun
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
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1Now people with anti-social personality disorder lack a conscience.
2Have a conscience.
3'Budge not,' says my conscience.
4They have consciences.
5They ease our conscience.
conscientious
/ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs/
adjective
characterized by extreme care and great effort
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1Today's word is conscientious.
2Today's word is conscientious.
3The kings are reasonably conscientious about the appointment of bishops.
4All over the world, conscientious coffee houses are implementing waste reduction in an incredibly simple way.
5Claire is conscientious.
to fluster
/ˈfɫəstɝ/
verb
be flustered; behave in a confused manner
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1- You're flustered.
2Ray: You're flustered!
3I'm flustered
4- I get real flustered.
5Oh my god, am I flustered?
flustered
/ˈfɫəstɝd/
adjective
feeling confused, bothered, or overwhelmed, resulting in a loss of calmness or clear thinking
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1(makes flustered sounds)
2So the professional doctor is getting more and more flustered as this conversation goes on.
3and she comes up like flustered
4I'm so flustered.
5I'm just like a little flustered.
magnanimous
/mæɡˈnænəməs/
adjective
generous and understanding and tolerant
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1He’s a very magnanimous person.
2It's very magnanimous.
3but I was magnanimous.
4The crunch of 'em is magnanimous.
5He is wonderfully magnanimous.
magnate
/ˈmæɡˌneɪt/, /ˈmæɡnət/
noun
a wealthy, influential, and successful businessperson
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1Business magnate Warren Buffett also has a pretty time-consuming habit.
2Well, he is a crude magnate.
3Moreover, many Frankish magnates and noblemen took up a dual function as competent officers within the imperial army structure.
4Railroad magnate, Lewis Warren Hill, wanted to bring them to Montana instead on his Great Northern Railway.
5Then, American newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer stepped in.
magnet
/ˈmæɡnət/
noun
an object that makes iron come toward it because of the magnetic field that it produces
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1Well, magnets have two sides.
2So magnet will absolutely kill a hard drive.
3Magnets, never causes any problems.
4Arming magnet.
5Magnets can do no permanent damage to your phone.
to magnetize
/mˈæɡnɪtˌaɪz/
verb
make magnetic
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1Tiny rare earth magnets are magnetized in a strong magnetic field.
2He's magnetized.
3What are they magnetized to?
4Well, the metal has been magnetized.
5And then the propagation tubes are just magnetized on it.
magnificence
/mæɡnˈɪfɪsəns/
noun
splendid or imposing in size or appearance
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1Marco Polo was completely blown away by the wealth and magnificence of the Mongolian Empire.
2And so your magnificence Mr. Burger King, we beseech you to bring back the pizza burger and the mac and Cheetos, please, please.
3Behold the Belgian magnificence.
4But then I was immediately captivated by the magnificence of the energy around me.
5You can't truly appreciate the beauty and magnificence of a salamander unless you can be right there next to it.
magniloquent
/mˈæɡnɪlˌɑːkwənt/
adjective
lofty in style

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magnitude
/ˈmæɡnəˌtud/
noun
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
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1The only question is the magnitude.
2What is its magnitude?
3Do not approximate magnitudes.
4What's its magnitude?
5So, photon energy and photon momentum have relative magnitude.
to stupefy
/stˈuːpɪfˌaɪ/
verb
make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
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1The Dumbest Generation has been stupefied by digital media, and they are jeopardizing our future.
2Amaze came from the word maze which back in the day meant to stupefy or bewilder.
3It just stupefies me completely.
4From this moment, I was stupefied.
5Here, I present to you the most absurd photos that will leave you stupefied.
stupefying
/stˈuːpɪfˌaɪɪŋ/
adjective
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
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1Something that is amazing is like a maze- stupefying, confusing, a challenge to understand and conquer right away.
to excoriate
/ɛkˈskɔɹiˌeɪt/
verb
to harshly state that something is severely lacking or faulty
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1She would excoriate bankers and their bonuses and their practices.
2He was excoriated.
3And he was bitterly excoriated for it, savagely excoriated for it, a Republican.
4Now, the three judge panel also excoriated PETA for its litigation tactics, accusing the organization of using Naruto as a tool for its own ideological agenda while pretending to be a friend.
5In this particular sentencing hearing, the judge excoriated the DOJ.
excoriation
/ɛkˈskɔɹiˌeɪʃən/
noun
severe censure
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1Hair pulling is called trichotillomania and skin picking is called excoriation disorder.
2Next is skin picking or excoriation disorder.
3Like excessive worry, which is considered generalized anxiety disorder, or preoccupation with appearance, as in body dysmorphic disorder, hair pulling, as in trichotillomania, skin picking as in excoriation, and you get the idea.
4On the left wrist were two circular excoriations, apparently the effect of ropes, or of a rope in more than one volution.
5and she had a health condition, called excoriation disorder her whole life where she just, because of anxiety would scratch herself, never could wear short sleeves, was really embarrassed by it.
irreverent
/ˌɪˈɹɛvɝənt/
adjective
showing lack of due respect or veneration
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1Irreverent jokes aside, Amedeo and Beatrice fell deeply and sincerely in love.
2That was just an irreverent short name for the Association.
3That's pretty irreverent language.
4He was brash, irreverent.
5A collection of offerings under the altar is the perfect place for an irreverent rattler.
irreversible
/ˌɪɹɪˈvɝsəbəɫ/
adjective
impossible to return to previous state
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1But the process, itself, is irreversible.
2The procedure is irreversible.
3Loss of habitat is generally irreversible.
4Frequent sunburns cause irreversible damage to your skin. .
5Our march to freedom is irreversible.
irrevocable
/ˌɪˈɹɛvəkəbəɫ/
adjective
incapable of being retracted or revoked
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1Rather, the decision takes the form of evaluating a sequence of options one at a time, going to a number of different open houses, and at each point in time, you must make an irrevocable commitment.
2On the afternoon of June 24th, 2016 Christy Sheats made an irrevocable decision that would alter the course of her life forever, as well as that of those around her.
3And Jason was left to mourn his entire family because of Christy's irrevocable choice.
4And when you make the committed decision, it's irrevocable.
5Is it irrevocable?
to prostrate
/ˈpɹɑstɹeɪt/
verb
render helpless or defenseless
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1Prostrate cancer is the second largest cause of cancer deaths in men, in both in America and the UK.
2Alright Ron is prostrate.
3- Prostrate, it's a word right?
4Prostrate yourself and pray.
5A local official literally prostrated himself in the street, in front of these protesters, in order to get them to go away.
prostration
/pɹɑˈstɹeɪʃən/
noun
the act of assuming a prostrate position
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1Nationalism suggests one big national blob and the obliteration of states, or as Stiles put it, the prostration of the states.
2The toxin initiates the septic phase of this disease, causing rapid degeneration of the muscles of the heart, of the kidneys, of the nerves and the central nervous system, and this leads to such symptoms as bloodshot eyes, general prostration, fever, nausea, severe headache, and progressive neurological damage that's manifested by slurred speech, a staggering gait, psychic disturbances and derangement.
3The pilgrimage is performed not simply by reaching the sacred location, but also through the act of prostration the best way to demonstrate fervor and devotion.
4Prostration consists of first clapping one’s hands above the head, then touching the forehead and heart, then bowing, and finally lying down on the floor with arms outstretched.
5It is the royal road to nervous prostration.

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