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unbending
Rigid, inflexible, refusing to yield or compromise, as in "his stance against
reform was unbending"
It can mean becoming less tense, relaxing, as in "unbending a little, she
confided ..."
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unitize
To form or combine into one unit
To divide or separate into multiple units
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unshelled
Not removed from their shells (adjective) - unshelled nuts
Having been removed from their shells - the eggs were unshelled
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variety
It can mean one type (e.g., "this variety")
It can mean many types (e.g., "a variety")
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wear
It can mean to endure through use
It can mean to decay through use
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weather
To weather a storm means "to endure" the storm - to withstand
But generally to weather means "to erode," "to decay" - wear away
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wicked
The strict definition of the adjective is "evil"
But now generally accepted usage is equivalent to "very good" - he threw a
wicked curve
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wind up
It can mean to end - You must wind up the project
It can mean to start up (e.g., a clock)
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