1.
Mesmerizing
(1) Frequency: 659
(2) Part of speech: Adjective
(3) Meaning: very charming or attractive that
you can not pay attention to anything else around you
(4)
Example 1:
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I watched the snake cross the creek, his
arrowhead swimming side to side, like a pocket watch swinging on a golden chain
gone green, mesmerizing.
The pollen was so thick on the creek's face that the serpent's trail was as
visible as a deer track through the woods.
Example
2:
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These mesmerizing paintings of water lilies circled
around the viewer, creating a privileged community among those art visitors who
saw it and shared a love for its beauty at that venue and at all subsequent
exhibition spaces.
(5)
My Example:
The film's dazzling and mesmerizing photography
will catch every audience’s eye.
2.
Quell
(1) Frequency: 995
(2) Part of speech: Verb
(3) Meaning: to stop something by using
force
(4)
Example 1:
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So
it could be that -- clearly it could be that neighbors had called on him. It
could be that he's created problems inside the neighborhood where police
officers would go to respond to -- to quell an incident, but it could very
well speak to and it will speak to his mental health state.
Example
2:
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Expanded context:
Samanda's
avatar had skin as smooth and unblemished as a mannequin, allowing her to wear
short sleeves for once. She kept having to quell the impulse to cover
her exposed arms.
(5)
My Example:
Police use ammunition to quell the
disturbances.
3.
far-fetched
(1)
Frequency: 643
(2) Part of speech: Adjective
(3)
Meaning: very difficult
to believe or to be true or to happen
(4)
Example 1:
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And then sometimes he could do that:
remember something so far-fetched that
she would be forced to admit, as the song said, that there was still strength
for today and bright hope for tomorrow.
Example
2:
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And the judges said, in essence,
Atwood's theory that police and prosecutors planted evidence was so far-fetched as to have no
credibility.
(5)
My Example:
The story seems to be
far-fetched and unreal; yet it happened.
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