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Deference

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Respect; courtesy
the young law clerk treated the Supreme Court justice with utmost deference

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Deleterious

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Subtly or unexpectedly harmful
leaving out the key details in the crocheted was deleterious to the company’s reputation

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Demagogue

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A leader or rabble-rouser, usually one appealing to emotion or prejudice
he was a demagogue, giving moving speeches to his supporters

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Demur

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To express doubts or objections
without enough info, the critic demured to the manager

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Deride

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To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
the awkward child was often derided by his “cooler” peers

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Desultory

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Jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
athena had desultory academic record, after changing her majors 12 times

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Diaphanous

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Allowing light to show through; delicate
the diaphanous curtains did not block out the sunlight

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Diatribe

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An abusive, condemnatory speech
the trucker bellowed a diatribe at the driver who had cut him off

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Diffident

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Lacking self-confidence
Walking into the interview Jenna felt diffident looking at her resume with only two references

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Dilatory

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Intended to delay
the congresswoman used dilatory measures to delay the passage of the bill

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Dilettante

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Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
Her friends were dilettantes switching jobs/hobbies consistently

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Dirge

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A funeral hymn or mournful speech
she had asked her sister to help her with the dirge for their mother

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Disparate

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Fundamentally different, entirely unlike
the twins had similar features yet their personalities were disparate

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Dissemble

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To present a false appearance; to disguise one’s real intentions or character
The villain could not dissemble the police any further and was caught leaving in different clothing

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Dissonance

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A harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds
cognitive dissonance is inner conflict when long standing beliefs are contradicted with new evidence

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Dither

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To act confusedly or without clear purpose
I dithered around my apartment after getting distracted by a phone call from my mother

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Diurnal

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Active or occurring during the day
diurnal creatures tend to become inactive during the night

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Doctrinaire

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Rigidity devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic
the professor’s manner of teaching was considered doctrinaire for such liberal school

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Dogmatic

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Dictatorial in one’s opinion
the dictator was dogmatic, claiming he was the only person right

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Droll

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Amusing in a wry, subtle way
the play, not amazing like reviews said, was quite droll

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Dyspeptic

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Suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
the dyspeptic individual was such a drag at the brunch

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Ebullient

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Exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits
the ebullient child was a handful for the tired parents

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Edify

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To instruct morally and spiritually
the spirit guide was supposed to edify the group on their trip

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Effigy

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A stuffed doll; a likeness of a person
the protestors burned effigies of the unpopular leader

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Effrontery

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Impudent boldness; audacity
the young man had the effrontery to laugh in the face of the woman he betrayed and cheated on

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Elegy

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A sorrowful poem or speech
the beautiful elegy said the funeral brought everyone to tears

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Encomium

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Warm praise
she wrote an encomium in praise of the outgoing president

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Enervate

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To reduce in strength
the group hoped the surprise attacks would enervate the army

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Ephemeral

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Lasting a short time
I originally thought the flight would be long but it felt ephemeral

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Epicure

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A person with refined taste in food and wine
the critic was a well known epicure

31
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Equivocate

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To use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
In order to deceive her side piece she equivocated and left him more confused than before

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Erudite

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Learned; scholarly; bookish
the valedictorian was the most elite erudite of the school

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Esoteric

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Known or understood only by a few
the extensive research in physics is esoteric

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Estimable

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Admirable
the work doctors do in the program Doctors Without Borders is considered estimable

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Euphony

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Pleasant, harmonious sound
the orchestra sounded like a euphony in the opening set

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Exculpate

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To clear from blame; to prove innocent
the defense lawyer was able to exculpate his client

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Exponent

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One who champions or advocates
the runner up was an exponent in climate change

38
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Expurgate

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To censor
China is known for expurgating its citizens on so many levels

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Fatuous

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Stupid; foolishly self-satisfied
Dad’s fatuous comments made his family cringe

40
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Fawn

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To grovel
the intern fawned at her boss’s feet

41
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Fecund

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Fertile; fruitful; productive
Mormons tend to be very fecund

42
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Flag

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To decline in vigor, strength, or interest
the endurance of the runner flagged as the finals miles of the marathon started

43
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Florid

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Excessively decorated or embellished
the florid decor of the party was contrasted by the attire guests wore

44
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Foment

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To arouse or incite
the Gilbert gooniez would foment violence with strangers

45
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Fractious

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Unruly; rebellious
the fractious teens are hard to parent

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Frenetic

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Frantic; frenzied
His frenetic schedule with two jobs and school never left him with free time

47
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Frugality

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Tending to be thrifty or cheap
the quality of the clothes had a frugality feel to them

48
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Furtive

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Secret; stealthy
the spy remained furtive in the vents above the ongoing meeting

49
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Gambol

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To dance or skip around playfully
the little kids on the playground would gambol together

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Garrulous

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Tending to talk a lot
the two were garrulous and seemed to stay entertained when in each other’s company

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Gregarious

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Outgoing; sociable
the gregarious new hire made friends at the company quickly

52
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Guile

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Deceit; trickery
magicians are very entertaining individuals that guile onlookers

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