1500 WORDS Flashcards
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Abhor
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hate
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Counterfeit
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fake; false
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Bigot
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narrow-minded, prejudiced
person
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Enfranchise
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give voting rights
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Hamper
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hinder; obstruct
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Kindle
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to start a fire
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Noxious
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harmful; poisonous; lethal
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Placid
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calm; peaceful
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Remuneration
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payment for work done
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Talisman
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lucky charm
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Abrasive
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rough; coarse; harsh
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Bilk
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cheat; defraud
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Covert
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hidden; undercover
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Engender
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cause
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Hangar
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storage area (like garage) for a
plane
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Knotty
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complex; difficult to solve
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Nuance
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something subtle; a fine shade
of meaning
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Plagiarism
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taking credit for someone
else’s writing or ideas
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Renown
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fame
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Tangent
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going off the main subject
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Abasement
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humiliation; degradation
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Billowing
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swelling; fluttering; waving
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Cower
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recoil in fear or servility; shrink
away from
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Enhance
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improve; make better or
clearer
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Harangue
noisy, attacking speech
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Labyrinth
a maze
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Nullify
to counter; make unimportant
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Plaintiff
petitioner (in court of law)
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Replete
full
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Tangible
can be touched
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Abrogate
cancel; deny; repeal
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Blasphemy
speech which offends
religious sentiments
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Credible
believable
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Enigma
puzzle; mystery
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Harbingers
indicators; bringers of
warnings
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Labyrinthine
complicated; highly
convoluted
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Nuzzle
cuddle; snuggle
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Plaudit
statement giving strong praise
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Reprehensible
shameful; very ba
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Tardy
slow; late; overdue; delayed
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Absolution
forgiveness; pardon;
release
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Blatant
obvious
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Creditable
praiseworthy
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Ensconce
establish firmly in a position
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Hasten
hurry; accelerate; rush
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Laceration
a cut
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Obdurate
stubborn
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Plausible
can be believed; reasonable
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Reprieve
a respite; postponement of a
sentence
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Tawdry
of little value; gaudy
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Abstain
desist; go without; withdraw
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Blighted
damaged; destroyed; ruined
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Credulous
gullible; ready to believe
anything
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Enshroud
cover
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Haughtiness
arrogance; pride
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Lachrymose
tearful; sad
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Obfuscate
deliberately make something difficult to understand
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Plethora
an excess
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Repudiate
shun; eschew
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Tedium
boredom
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Abstemious
self denying; refraining
from indulging
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Blithe
free-spirited; carefree
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Crepuscular
active at dawn and dusk
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Enunciation
clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
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Headstrong
stubborn; willful
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Lackluster
dull; monotonous; bland
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Objective
unbiased; not subjective
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Pliable
flexible; not stubborn
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Rescind
retract; repeal
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Temper
to moderate; soften
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Abstruse
difficult to understand; obscure
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Blunderbuss
1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person
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Cringe
recoil; flinch; shy away
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Envenom
to cause bitterness and bad
feeling
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Hedonism
self indulgence; pleasure
seeking
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Laconic
using few words; brief; to the
point
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Oblique
indirect; slanting
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Plumage
feathers of a bird
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Resignation
acceptance of fate
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Tenacious
stubborn; resolute; holding
firm to a purpose
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Accolade
tribute; honor; praise
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Bolster
support; prop up
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Cryptic
puzzling; enigmatic
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Ephemeral
short-lived
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Hedonist
a pleasure seeker
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Lamentation
expression of regret or
sorrow
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Obliterate
destroy; demolish; eradicate
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Plummet
fall suddenly and steeply
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Resolution
determination
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Tentative
not certain
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Acquiesce
to agree to; give in to
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Bombast
arrogant, pompous language
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Curtail
cut short
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Epicure
someone who appreciates good food and drink
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Heed
listen to
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Lampoon
ridicule; spoof
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Oblivious
totally unaware
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Podium
raised platform
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Resonant
echoing
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Tenuous
flimsy; not solid
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Acrid
sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)
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Boorish
ill-mannered
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Cynical
believing that people act only out of selfish motives
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Epistle
a letter (form of communication)
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Lance
spear; spike; javelin
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Obscure
difficult to understand; partially hidden
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Poignant
deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions
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Respite
a break; intermission
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Terse
concise; to the point
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Acrophobia
fear of heights
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Bourgeois
middle class
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Debility
weakness; incapacity
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Epistolary
concerned with letters; through correspondence
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Hiatus
interruption; pause
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Languid
tired; slow
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Obscured
hidden; covered; buried
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Poised
calm; collected; self possessed
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Resplendent
shining; glowing
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Therapeutic
medicinal; curative
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Acuity
sharpness (mental or visual)
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Braggart
someone who boasts
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Debunking
exposing false claims or myths
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Epitomized
typified; characterized; personified
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Hidebound
rigid in opinions
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Languish
decay; fade away; get weaker
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Braggart
someone who boasts
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Obsequious
servile; submissive
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Polemical
causing debate or argument
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Restorative
a tonic
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Thwart
prevent; frustrate
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Adamant
forceful; inflexible
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Brawny
muscular
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Decathlon
an athletic competition with ten events
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Equivocate
speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
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Hieroglyphics
1. picture writing;
2. writing which is difficult to read or
enigmatic
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Larceny
theft; robbery; stealing
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Obsession
a dominating concern
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Ponderous
weighty; slow and heavy
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Retention
preservation; withholding
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Timorous
cowardly; fearful
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Adroit
skilful / skillful
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Brevity
being brief
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Decorum
dignified, correct behavior [decorous (a)]
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Err
make a mistake
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Hinder
obstruct
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Largess
generosity
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Obsolete
no longer valid
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Pontificate
speak pompously or dogmatically
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Reticent
restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative
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Tirade
stream of verbal abuse
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Adulation
strong admiration; worship
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Bristle
to show irritation
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Decoy
lure; trap; trick
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Erratic
wandering; irregular
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Histrionic
theatrical; exaggerated
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Laud
praise
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Obstreperous
noisy and boisterous
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Portend
foretell
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Retraction
withdrawal; cancellation of a statement
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Titter
giggle quietly
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Adversity
hardship
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Broach
start to discuss; approach
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Deference
respect
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Esoteric
obscure and difficult to understand
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Hoary
old
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Lavish
on a grand scale; wasteful
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Obtuse
mentally dull
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Portent
a warning sign; omen
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Revere
worship
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Tome
large book
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Advocate
support
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Brusque
blunt; abrupt
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Defoliate
cause leaves to fall off
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Espouse
promote; take up; support
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Hone
sharpen; increase; whet
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Lax
careless; not strict
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Obviate
avoid; make unnecessary
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Poseur
someone who puts on an act
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Riddled
full of (usually full of holes)
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Torpid
inactive; lazy; stagnant
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Aesthetic
concerning art or beauty
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Bulwark
fortification; barricade; wall
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Defunct
no longer in existence
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Etymology
the study of word origins
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Hyperbole
grossly exaggerated speech
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Legend
1. key to map;
2. myth or story
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Odious
hateful
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Posterity
future generations
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Rife
common
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Torpor
dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity
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Affable
friendly; social; easygoing
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Bureaucracy
officialdom
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Degradation
deprivation; poverty; debasement
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Eulogy
praise
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Hypochondriac
a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses
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Legion
in large numbers
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Officious
domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
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Posthumous
after death
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Rigor
thoroughness
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Totter
walk unsteadily
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Alacrity
eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness
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Burgeon
grow; flourish; put forth new shoots
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Deleterious
harmful
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Euphemism
a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant
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Hypocritical
insincere
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Lethargic
tired; without energy
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Ogle
stare at; observe in an obvious manner
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Postulate
hypothesize; propose
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