to temper
/ˈtɛmpɝ/
verb
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
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1So this chocolate has reached temper.
2Crisis has tempered optimism.
3- Tempered?
4Tempers rest on a hair trigger.
5The sweetness in there really tempers the bite of the acid.
temperate
/ˈtɛmpɝət/, /ˈtɛmpɹət/
adjective
not extreme in behavior
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1but I would say temperate leadership.
2These are the Earth’s temperate forests.
3We are temperate oceanic.
4So the temperate person, with inclination, does the right thing.
5We are in temperate rainforest.
to rearrange
/ˌɹiɝˈeɪndʒ/
verb
to change the position, order, or layout of something, often with the goal of improving its organization, efficiency, or appearance
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1We rearranged things.
2Your incisive observations lazily rearranged tropes.
3Third, rearrange your apps.
4I had to rearrange a couple of things.
5Rearrange things very easily.
to rebuild
/ɹiˈbɪɫd/
verb
to build something once again, after it has been destroyed or severely damaged
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1rebuilt the United States military.
2However, both sides quickly rebuilt.
3Rebuild the communities?
4The passion rebuilds the world for the youth.
5You rebuild the entire ship.
to recapture
/ɹiˈkæptʃɝ/
verb
experience anew
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1In a matter of days, French troops had recaptured all of northern Mali's major towns from the rebels.
2Would the Christian forces recapture their Holy City of Jerusalem?
3Henry VI was recaptured by the Lancastrians.
4Henry VI was recaptured by the Lancastrians.
5President Rodrigo Duterte's forces eventually recaptured the city with US help, including intelligence and weapons.
to recoup
/ɹɪˈkup/
verb
reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
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1KRS eventually recouped its money from Arrowhawk.
2For the biggest bang for your buck, a smart thermostat is going to recoup the cost pretty quickly.
3As markets and the oil price recovered, Oxy’s share price has recouped some of its losses.
4But the losses might be recouped in the form of new opportunities in more sustainable fields.
5yeah you'll probably never recoup your investment, and
miniature
/ˈmɪniəˌtʃʊɹ/, /ˈmɪnɪˌtʃʊɹ/
adjective
being on a very small scale
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1The boy even built a miniature circus for them.
2Each side takes their character miniatures, one XP star, two tracking cubes per character, and the player boards.
3Some people also smuggle their miniature pets in purses and handbags.
4The globes freeze miniature landscapes in wintry wonder.
5The globes freeze miniature landscapes in wintery wonder.
to minimize
/ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz/
verb
to reduce something to the lowest possible degree or amount, particularly something unpleasant
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1Minimizing a window.
2Minimize Oily Roots:
3So minimize distractions.
4Minimize your fuel costs.
5So, minimize direct sunlight.
minion
/ˈmɪnjən/
noun
a servile or fawning dependant
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1Minions have two health values.
2We got the minion!
3- Does he like minions?
4- Does he like minions?
5He likes minions.
minority
/maɪˈnɔɹəti/, /məˈnɔɹəti/
noun
a small group of people who differ in race, religion, etc. and are often mistreated by the society
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1About 22% are minorities.
2Minorities are much more supportive of trade than our whites over here.
3It protected minorities.
430 percent of the people in the suburbs are minorities.
5Today's word is minority.
minuscule
/ˈmɪnəˌskjuɫ/
adjective
extremely small
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1Of course, at the speed of trains and planes, the effect is minuscule.
2He always signed minuscule signatures.
3Ears, my ears are minuscule.
4But the difference in blame is minuscule.
5The minuscule camera is right here in the label packaging.
minutia
/mɪˈnuʃiə/
noun
a small or minor detail
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1Or you see the minutia of the struggles along the way.
2Minutia like real-time weather pushes the game towards the aspect simmers are really looking for: Complexity.
3Meanwhile, Will is less concerned with the minutiae.
4In weight loss, people focus on the minutiae of avoiding carbs or the benefits of apple cider vinegar rather than the bigger picture of caloric intake versus caloric expenditure.
5Every minutiae of every detail was thought out.
ecstasy
/ˈɛkstəsi/
noun
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
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1Ecstasy is the compound MDMA.
2They are essentially stating ecstasy.
3I'll take the ecstasy
4If every night wasn't ecstasy
5- Did ecstasy.
ecstatic
/ɛkˈstætɪk/
adjective
very excited and happy
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1The people were ecstatic.
2I was ecstatic!
3I'm ecstatic.
4Naturally, the new parents were ecstatic about their bundle of joy.
5She looks ecstatic.
to liberate
/ˈɫɪˌbɝˌeɪt/
verb
grant freedom to
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1They liberate towns.
2The white man is liberated.
3The black man is liberated.
4We liberated the Afghan people especially the Afghan women.
5It liberates form.
libertarian
/ˌɫɪˌbɝˈtɛˌɹiən/
noun
someone who believes the doctrine of free will
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1So libertarians need a way to account for their view.
2So, many libertarians concede that the physical world itself is deterministic.
3He's not a libertarian.
4We are not libertarians.
5Even your libertarian uncle shows up, tears in his eyes.
apostasy
/ɐpˈɑːstəsi/
noun
the act of abandoning a religious or political belief that one used to hold
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1For some, defeat did not lead to despair or apostasy because it could be explained by the likes of the Deuteronomistic historian or the Deuteronomistic School as fitting into the monotheistic scheme.
2So they refused to recognize Abu Bakr's authority and there ensued what's called the ridda, R-I-D-D-A, or apostasy , where the tribes rejected the authority of Abu Bakr and Abu Bakr militarily compelled them back into submission or recognition of his authority.
3And on the other side, extremist Islamists, for instance, who accuse other Muslims of apostasy.
4Scattered between the Christian texts were older writings of pagan philosophy, religious history and literature, which planted the seed of apostasy in young Julian’s mind.
5There is no punishment for apostasy.
apostate
/əˈpɔsteɪt/
noun
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
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1A better example I think would be the urge to kill traitors and apostates.
2Julian the emperor was known as the apostate.
3"We did not get support from the apostates "who are our brothers.
4This didn’t go down well with Roman emperor Julian the Apostate.
5In 363, the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate suffered a heavy defeat and the Romans had to sign a peace treaty that gave the Sassanids a number of regions and settlements.
apostle
/əˈpɑsəɫ/
noun
any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people
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1An apostle is merely a messenger.
2The sick man only encountered the great apostle because of a snake-bitten hand.
3The apostle Paul was an intellectual.
4The apostle Paul called it the mystery of iniquity.
5The apostles taught it.
apostleship
/ɐpˈɑːsəlʃˌɪp/
noun
the position of apostle
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1If it's not necessarily apostleship, and it's not inspiration, what are the real reasons?

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