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100

Cant

Meaningless talk

100

Umbrage

Offence or annoyance

100

Facile

Oversimple / Effortless

100

Vilify

Disparage, Defame

100

Extol

To praise highly

•Eulogize, Acclaim

200

Elucidate

Explain, make something clear

200

Augment

Make greater, Increase

200

Fatuous

silly and pointless

200

Contort

Distort, Misshape

200

Vitiate

Damage or spoil something

300

Magnanimous

Generous, Forgiving

300

Proximity

Nearness in space and time

300

Unwieldy

Difficult to move due to its shape / Too large disorganized system

300

Lassitude

Tiredness, Mental weariness

300

Vapid

Bland, Dull

400

Repertoire

Collection, Reserve

400

Imperceptible

Unnoticeable, Undetectable, Subtle

400

the sum and substance

the heart or substantial part

400

on pins and needles

to be on edge, jumpy

400

Rhetoric

Expression, Power of speech

500

to keep the pot boiling

to see that interest doesn’t die down

500

to take the bull by the horns

to face a problem directly

500

the lion’s share

the major portion

500

to live in a fool’s paradise

to be happy without a real basis

500

out of the frying pan into the fire

to go from a difficult situation to a worse one