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Down: 1) 1: not pertinent : irrelevant 2a : not restrained within due or proper bounds especially of propriety or good taste b : given to or characterized by insolent rudeness : rude and showing a lack of respect ▪ I was shocked by the impertinence of her questions. brash: showing a bold or rude lack of respect, especially to a superior irrelevant: not appropriate or relevant Synonyms: arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, cheeky, cocksure, cocky, fresh, nervy, impudent, insolent, sassy, saucy, wise 3) : not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment : not wise or sensible : not prudent ▪ She made some imprudent [=foolish, unwise] investments that she would later regret Synonyms: brash, graceless, ill-advised, indiscreet, inadvisable, indelicate, injudicious, tactless, undiplomatic, unwise 4) formal: impossible to take away or give up incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred impossible to take away: not able to be transferred or taken away, e.g. because of being protected by law Synonyms: unchallengeable, absolute, immutable, unassailable, incontrovertible, indisputable, undeniable7) freedom from unpleasant consequences: exemption from punishment, harm, or recrimination : exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss Synonyms: exemption, immunity 10) a archaic : unsusceptible to pain b : unsusceptible to physical feeling : insensible c : unsusceptible to or destitute of emotion : apathetic 2: giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless : not showing emotion an impassive observer expressionless: showing no outward sign of emotion, especially on the face devoid of all emotion: feeling no emotions at all, either positive or negativeSynonyms: affectless, apathetic, cold-blooded, emotionless, impassible, numb, passionless, phlegmatic, stoic (or stoical), stolid, undemonstrative, unemotional 11) : showing or feeling very strong emotions : filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling expressing strong feelings: expressing or revealing strong feelings Synonyms: ardent, blazing, burning, charged, demonstrative, emotional, fervid, feverish, fiery, flaming, glowing, hot-blooded, fervent, incandescent, intense, passional, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, religious, superheated, torrid, vehement, warm, warm-blooded12) : not plausible : provoking disbelief : not believable or realistic : not plausible ▪ She's been making implausible claims. hard to believe: hardly likely to be true Synonyms: fantastic (also fantastical), incredible, inconceivable, incredulous, unbelievable, uncompelling, unconceivable, unconvincing, unimaginable, unthinkable13) 1a : to shut up in or as if in a pound : confine b : to seize and hold in the custody of the law c : to take possession of 2: to collect and confine (water) in or as if in a reservoir : to use legal powers to get and hold (something) ▪ The police impounded her car because it was illegally parked. Synonyms: introduction, importation, ingress15) : to put (something or someone) in a dangerous situation :endanger to bring into peril : endanger endanger: to put something or somebody in danger Synonyms: adventure, compromise, gamble (with), hazard, endanger, jeopard, jeopardize, menace, peril, risk, venture Across: 1) 1a : to burst inward b : to undergo violent compression 2: to collapse inward as if from external pressure; also : to become greatly reduced as if from collapsing 3: to break down or fall apart from within : self-destruct :burst inward: to collapse inwardly with force as a result of the external pressure being greater than the internal pressure, or cause something to collapse inwardly fail completely economically or politically: to suffer from total economic or political collapse e.g.,as a result of poor management and financial insolvency Synonyms: buckle, cave (in), crumple, founder, give, go, go out, collapse, tumble, yield 2) 1: to join (coats of arms) on a heraldic shield divided vertically by a pale 2a : to pierce with or as if with something pointed; especially : to torture or kill by fixing on a sharp stake b : to fix in an inescapable or helpless position( someone or something) He slipped and impaled his leg on a metal spike. spear: to pierce somebody or something with a pointed object combine coats of arms: to combine two coats of arms on a single shield, divided by a vertical stripe pale Synonyms: gore, harpoon, jab, lance, peck, pick, pierce, pink, puncture, run through, skewer, spear, spike, spit, stab, stick, transfix, transpierce 5) 1: to bring a product into a country to be sold ▪ a dealer who imports cars from Italy to the U.S. — opposite export 2computers: to bring (something, such as data) into a file, system, etc., from another source ▪ software that makes it simple to import digital photographs onto your hard drive bring something in from abroad: to bring something or cause something to be brought in from another country, usually for commercial or industrial purposes bring in something from outside: to introduce something such as knowledge or expertise from an outside source imply something: to mean something, often in addition to what is actually expressed Synonyms: count, matter, mean, signify, weigh6) 1a : to hover threateningly : menace b : to be about to occur 2archaic : to hang suspended be close to happening: to be threateningly close to happening hang menacingly: to hover or hang above something, usually in a threatening way Synonyms: brew, loom 8) : extending or existing since beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition : very old or ancient : from a time so long ago that it cannot be remembered People have been creating art since time immemorial ancient: so old that it seems always to have existed Synonyms: aged, age-old, antediluvian, antique, dateless, hoar, hoary, ancient, old, venerable 9) : represented by few species or individuals make somebody or something poor: to cause somebody or something to be poor or poorer spoil or reduce something in quality: to take away some part or quality belonging to something, leaving it in a worse or weaker condition than before deprive something of nutrients: to take away the nutrients and richness from a substance such as soil Synonyms: beggared, beggarly, broke, destitute, dirt-poor, down-and-out, famished, hard up, impecunious, poor, indigent, necessitous, needful, needy, pauperized, penniless10) : ready to take place; especially : hanging threateningly over one's head : happening very soon ▪ We are awaiting their imminent arrival. ▪ These patients are facing imminent death.▪ The species is in imminent danger of extinction. about to occur: about to happen, or threatening to happen Synonyms: impending, looming, pending, threatening, around the corner 14) 1: to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store 2: to communicate the knowledge of : disclose : to give (something, such as a quality) to a thing : to make (something) known to someone ▪ He has clever ways of imparting [=conveying, communicating] knowledge to his students. communicate: to communicate information or knowledge give a quality to something: to give something a particular quality Synonyms: conduct, convey, give, communicate, spread, transfer, transfuse, transmit 15) 1: marked by impulsive vehemence or passion 2: marked by force and violence of movement or action : acting or done quickly and without thought : controlled by emotion rather than thought :impulsive acting impulsively: acting on the spur of the moment, without considering the consequences done on impulse: done without thought as a reaction to an emotion or impulse violent: moving with great force and energy 16) 1: not focusing the mind on a matter : inattentive 2: unintentional : not intended or planned :accidental Synonyms: casual, chance, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, accidental, incidental, unintended, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated, unwitting 17) 1: one that impels 2a : a rotor located in a conduit to impart motion to a fluid b : a blade of a rotor :rotor mechanism in pump: the rotating part that transmits motion in a device such as a centrifugal pump, turbine, or blower
 

 

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