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apologetic - Feeling or showing that you are sorry for doing something wrong or for causing a problem

When Bill realized that his mistake caused the company to lose millions of dollars, he wrote his manager an apologetic email.

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conformist - A person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs, rather than doing things that are different or original.

The hippies attracted people who didn't want to be conformists to the regular society, but actually they were becoming conformists to the hippie way of life.

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diversity - Having a range of many people or things that are very different from each other

The new magazine was founded on the principle that it was good to have a diversity of opinions and viewpoints.

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limber - Being able to bend and move one's body easily and smoothly.

Eddie got to the marathon a half hour early to give himself time to limber up and prepare for the big race.

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consensus - Collective judgment or belief that is the result of discussion or negotiation.

After hours of debate, the committee finally reached a consensus.

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tolerate - To allow and accept something to happen without trying to stop it.

The teacher said that he would no longer tolerate the students' constantly looking at and typing into cell phones in class.

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confess - To admit that you have done something wrong.

After 10 hours of interregation, the criminal finally confessed to the crime.

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juggle - To keep several objects in motion in the air at the same time; or to try to deal with two or more important jobs or activities at the same time

It wasn't easy for Beth to juggle working at her job from home and taking care of her kids when they came home from school.

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manageable - Of a size, quantity, or level of difficulty that people are able to deal with

Because she was a very efficient and organized at her job, she found the the heavy workload very manageable.

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improvise - To make or adapt something using available resources due to a lack of proper materials.

The comedian had to improvise when the microphone stopped working during his performance.

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serendipity - A happy or lucky outcome that arises out of seemingly random events.

It was pure serendipity that I bumped into my old friend in the library after so many years.

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optimize - To make the best and most effective use of a situation, opportunity, or resource.

Since it hadn't rained for 6 months, and the reservoir levels were low, the mayor made a plan to optimize the people's use of water.