to adore
to adore
/əˈdɔɹ/
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and I adore it, OK?
Find a career that gives you the space in your life to pursue a hobby you adore.
If you happen to have a friend who truly adores bacon, then an email would suffice.
to please
to please
/ˈpɫiz/
verbClick to see examples
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If Google pleased advertisers, relevance to the user would no longer be the primary page-ranking consideration.
"Please forgive me, I didn't know that you were her mother."
"I'd like some more jam, please."
aversion
aversion
/əˈvɝʒən/
nounClick to see examples
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- It's called loss aversion, and it's a big part of why we hate paying taxes.
Adriene: Understanding of loss aversion can help businesses and policymakers influence decisions.
This is loss aversion at work.
partial
partial
/ˈpɑɹʃəɫ/
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But with partial hearing and then that, trying to put it together.
We had a partial we had two parts of a boat dock washed up onto our front yard.
It was the tiny partial skull and endocast of a juvenile primate, which Dart called the Taung Child.
passion
passion
/ˈpæʃən/
nounClick to see examples
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Accessibility is not about passion.
This isn't a passion project.
Now we're going to make or create a passion plan to help map out how to get there.
keen
keen
/ˈkin/
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And those who are eating them are really keen for you to know about it.
Governments are going to be very keen in certain priority sector on shoring their supply.
But it doesn’t look like Borelopelta was too keen on conifers.
to dislike
to dislike
/dɪˈsɫaɪk/
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He seemed to want people to dislike him.
I began to dislike Linton rather than pity him.
I don't dislike these people.
to despise
to despise
/dɪˈspaɪz/
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Others despise it.
But nobles and clergymen came to despise his presence.
And what if we told them that the people who rejected them were people they despise.
disgust
disgust
/dɪsˈɡəst/
nounClick to see examples
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It was a look of disgust, pain and shame.
Because for you, talking about money brings up all sorts of bad feelings like fear, anxiety and disgust.
The way we treat animals will probably be one of the things future generations will look down on in disgust.
prejudice
prejudice
/ˈpɹɛdʒədɪs/
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Because Luthor is fueled by hatred and prejudice and a lust for power.
But the rich world he created would outlive his personal prejudices.
The racial slur in this newsreel title shows the prejudice towards Mexican workers during this time.
resistance
resistance
/ɹiˈzɪstəns/, /ɹɪˈzɪstəns/
nounClick to see examples
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My resistance surprised him, and he shouted for help.
When a truck enters the bed, it meets little resistance at first, then more as it travels.
But there is an overwhelming resistance to inoculation.
to abide
to abide
/əˈbaɪd/
verbClick to see examples
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His trio was expected to tour and record constantly, abiding to an exhausting schedule.
But this same technology can also be used on us law abiding citizens.
Ugh, Renoir, whom I cannot abide.

antipathy
antipathy
/ænˈtɪpəθi/
nounExamples
grudge
grudge
/ˈɡɹədʒ/
nounClick to see examples
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If someone humiliates us, we will hold that grudge indefinitely, and we will get our revenge.
Do you feel like any clients still hold a grudge against you?
He might have a grudge against me.
misogynist
misogynist
/ˈmɪzədʒɪnɪst/
nounClick to see examples
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Misogynists struck back against these protests.
The shooter, a racist, a misogynist, and a coward -- specifically targeted working-class Asian women.
This was the result of a misogynist, racist hatred that stems from white supremacy.
to favor
to favor
/ˈfeɪvɝ/
verbClick to see examples
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Others favor a less lifelike approach.
We favor learning.
But then of likely Trump voters, that poll found that forty-three percent of them were going to favor Trump.
inclined
inclined
/ˌɪnˈkɫaɪnd/
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New investors that are coming on board, they're far more technologically inclined than older generations.
And if you are so inclined to gulp it down, there's at least one benefit you can look forward to.
The song starts to boom and you're more inclined to dance.
preferable
preferable
/ˈpɹɛfɝəbəɫ/, /ˈpɹɛfɹəbəɫ/
adjectiveClick to see examples
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So, buying organic is still preferable, but does not grant you moral absolution.
That might be preferable.
Nothing is preferable to something?
preference
preference
/ˈpɹɛfɝəns/, /ˈpɹɛfɹəns/
nounClick to see examples
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That's my personal preference.
I completely understand that is a personal preference.
So it's just personal preference.
absolute
absolute
/ˈæbsəˌɫut/
adjectiveClick to see examples
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But that is just absolute speculation," Lipo says.
I felt like absolute crap.
You are an absolute kumquat.
to appeal
to appeal
/əˈpiɫ/
verbClick to see examples
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I should have confessed everything, as I do now, and appealed to your great generosity of spirit.
And this way of life doesn't appeal to younger generations.
But before launching salads, McDonald's tried another tactic to appeal to customers who wanted a healthier option.
enemy
enemy
/ˈɛnəmi/
nounClick to see examples
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Remember, I am a bad enemy.
She’s a friend, not an enemy.’
‘This is the work of an enemy.’
to stand
to stand
/ˈstænd/
verbClick to see examples
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A young person was standing on the other side of the pond.
A small break in a pipe can eventually create a sinkhole that swallows whatever stood above it.
Instead, they stand on a platform while they are riding.
to captivate
to captivate
/ˈkæptɪˌveɪt/
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Gamestop has captivated Wall Street's attention.
Reticular theory captivated the field with its elegant simplicity.
Franklin was captivated by Eleanor’s intellectual depth and social conscience.
to detest
to detest
/diˈtɛst/, /dɪˈtɛst/
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It was something that he absolutely detested.
The Federal commander, General Victoriano Huerta, detested Villa.
It's a song of hope and longing from a character who is detested by everyone around him.
to long
to long
/ˈɫɔŋ/
verbClick to see examples
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Long ago, people did not understand infection.
The dentist did a lot of work in his mouth for a long time.
A long piece of wood was marked into hours.
to loathe
to loathe
/ˈɫoʊð/
verbClick to see examples
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But there's something about a book tour in particular that makes you start really loathing yourself.
If the rest of the police force had contempt for Vidocq before, now they loathed him.
And he made sure young Heydrich loathed it too.
