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PERVASIVE - spread widely

1) This pervasive idea made people think about this case in a completely different way.
2) The smell of his coffee was pervasive.

KNEE-JERK - automatic

1) I created a robot who answers knee-jerk.
2) I did it knee-jerk because I got used to it.

PEDESTRIAN - passer-by

1) A lot of pedestrians makes it harder to drive fast
2) Many pedestrians disturb drivers by their reckless behaviour in the street.

LOBE - a part that comprise a brain

1) Four different lobes comprise a brain.
2) One of my lobes isn't working properly now because I have problems with moving.

ABYSMAL

1) Our situation is abysmal. We have just lost our job.
2) I had to restart my computer due to abysmal error.

CRINGING - mousy, obsequious

1) He couldn't reveal that secret because he was cringing by mafia
2) I have three cringing girls in my house who cook for me.

DOABLE - sth that can be done

1) It is all doable if we work as a team.
2) Exe files are double.

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URGENT - high priority, the most important
1) Providing food during a famine is an urgent need.
2) An urgent task they were asked to do was constructing a bomb.

COUNTER-INTUITIVE - conflicting with our intuition
1) His behaviour towards me was counter-intuitive.
2) My belief about that issue was counter-intuitive.

CRINKLE - ripple, fold
1) I crinkled my eye to show that I was not talking seriously.
2) Old people have got many crinkles on their skin.

BE ON THE VERGE - be on the edge
1) I am on the verge of being depressed.
2) Being on the edge of success doesn't mean you can celebrate it.

BLISSFUL - delectable, lovable
1) Ignorance is bliss.
2) Wedded blissful is a crucial thing in our life.

WRING - squeezing, clenching something
1) I wrung his hand strongly to show who is the boss here.
2) I will wring his neck when I see her.

EPIC - full of adventures
1) 'The Lord of the Rings' is said to be an epic movie.
2) I made an epic win against opponents' team yesterday.

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FOOTPRINT - a trace left on ground or other surface.
1) If he hadn't left his footprints on table, he wouldn't be in prison now.
2) CIA couldn't investigate that case since footprints didn't match any suspect.

DISMAL - gloomy
1) Atmosphere during our dinner was dismal.
2) My friend is dismal because she lost her job.

DECISIVE - determined, ultimate.
1) Cheap price was one of decisive factors in buying it.
2) It's not my decisive opinion.

CRUNCH - crisis, lack of money.
1) It's a crunch year for our country.
2) We didn't accept their offer due to crunch of money.

KNEE-DEEP - legs covered with something that reaches one's knees.
1) I was walking on snow knee-deep.
2) My friend is stuck inside it knee-deep.

COMPOUND - aggregate of buildings located in the same place.
1) She lives in a new compound.
2) A new compound is being built nearby.

SLOPE - slant, cant
1) There are three slopes in short proximity.
2) Tom sloped and said something underhand to his mother.

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PERMEABLE - something penatrable
1)I couldn't fill in the bottle since it was permeable.
2)Ghosts are thought to be permeable.

INFANTRY - land troops
1)I joined infantry after graduating from the univeristy.
2)Infantry killed its enemies and seized another disctrict.

HAILSTROM - hail falling during a storm
1)A hailstorm destroyed windows in our house.
2)Hailstorm rod is one of weapons that druids can use in Tibia.

SHRAPNEL - small chunk from a slug.
1)We can see many shrapnels near their attack position.
2)My grandpa used to collet shrapnels from world war the second.

ABDOMINAL- something that comes from a stomach
1)Abdominal rectus is a muscle located in front of a stomach.
2)Abdominal cavity consists of a liver, diaphragm and other organs.

SANDBAG- bag filled with a sand
1) We put sandbags in front of our house in order to save it from a flood.
2) Sandbags are very essential  while a flood.

TURRET - weapon attached to tanks and other stuff like that. For example humvees.
1)Destroying turrets is one of tasks in League of legends.
2)Soldier co-opted a turret since his partner got killed.