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  1. coy (adj.) · KOY
    bashful, or faking bashfulness, often in a playful way; keeping details to yourself, especially on purpose

    The toddler gave a coy smile and hid behind the couch.

    The studio stayed coy about whether a sequel was planned.

    Don't be coy about your test score; we saw you grinning.
    Character & Behavior
  2. fervor (n.) · FUR-vur
    intense passion or burning enthusiasm

    Revolutionary fervor swept through Paris in 1789.

    Fans sang the anthem with patriotic fervor before the final.

    Her fervor for chess surprised her parents.

    Watch out: in Britain the word is often spelled fervour.
    Feelings & Attitudes
  3. dispel (v.) · dih-SPEL
    to rid people of a belief, fear or doubt; to clear away or send in all directions

    The study helped dispel the myth that bats are blind.

    The captain's calm voice dispelled the passengers' fears.

    Morning sunshine slowly dispelled the fog over the harbor.
    Thinking & Knowing
  4. lexicon (n.) · LEK-suh-kahn
    the full set of words that a language, person or field uses; a dictionary, most often for an ancient tongue

    "Selfie" entered the English lexicon in the early 2000s.

    Doctors use a lexicon that confuses many patients.

    Scholars use a Greek lexicon to translate ancient texts.
    Speaking & Arguing
  5. derail (v.) · dih-RAYL
    to knock a plan or process off course so it cannot go ahead; to make a train leave its tracks

    A last-minute dispute derailed the peace talks.

    A knee injury derailed her hopes of making the Olympic team.

    A fallen tree derailed the freight train near the river.
    Actions & Effort
  6. derelict (adj.) · DAIR-uh-likt
    abandoned and falling apart; neglecting a duty you are bound to carry out

    The derelict mill has stood empty for twenty years.

    Volunteers turned a derelict lot into a community garden.

    For years the council was derelict in repairing the crumbling bridge.
    Change & Growth
  7. colossus (n.) · kuh-LAHS-uhs
    a person or power of towering importance or achievement; a huge statue

    Rome stood as a colossus over the ancient Mediterranean world.

    Beethoven remains a colossus of classical music.

    Four stone colossi of Ramesses II guard the temple at Abu Simbel.

    Watch out: the plural is colossi (kuh-LAHS-igh) or colossuses.
    Size & Amount
  8. objectionable (adj.) · uhb-JEK-shuh-nuh-buhl
    offensive or unpleasant enough that people object to it

    Viewers complained about objectionable language in the show.

    Some parents found the novel's ending objectionable.

    The landlord saw nothing objectionable in our plan for a garden.
    Quality & Judgment
  9. dissident (n.) · DIS-uh-duhnt
    someone who speaks out against those who govern or their policies, especially where rulers tolerate no opposition

    Soviet dissidents were often sent to labor camps or prisons.

    The regime jailed dissidents who criticized its leaders online.

    The famous dissident spent six years under house arrest.
    Society & Power
  10. primordial (adj.) · prigh-MOR-dee-uhl
    dating back to the dawn of time or of the world; basic and instinctive

    Life may have begun in a primordial soup of chemicals.

    Astronomers study primordial gas left over from the early universe.

    Fear of the dark may be a primordial instinct.
    Nature & Time

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