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vehement
What does vehement mean?
vehement (adjective): showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use vehement in a sentence?
- The man made a vehement display of contempt. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
What are synonyms of vehement?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “vehement” mean?
showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense
Right! That's what “vehement” means.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Not quite: that's what sinister means.
based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
Not quite: that's what hypothetical means.
firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant
Not quite: that's what loyal means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “vehement”?
serial
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casual
Not quite: casual means something else.
fierce
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strict
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