426-500

Question 1

tractable

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easily managed or controlled

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holistic

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dealing with something as a whole rather than by its individual parts

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verdant

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green

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promulgate

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to make known by official announcement

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skeptical

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tending to question or doubt

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forte

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something at which a person excels

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harbinger

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someone or something that indicates what is to come

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annul

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to make void or invalid

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castigate

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to criticize severely esp. in public

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oratory

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public speaking

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conduit

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a channel for conducting fluids

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bolster

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to support or strengthen

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wont

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accustomed

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recur

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to repeat

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brook

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to tolerate

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consecrate

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to make or set apart as sacred

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espouse

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to give loyalty or support

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dispose

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to give a tendency or inclination to

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modicum

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a small quantity

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composed

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calm and self-possesed

Question 21

edifice

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a building, architectural monument

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reserved

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self-restrained and withdrawn in speech and debate

Question 23

transulent

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letting light through

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endeavor

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a serious attempt or effort

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glib

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easy and fluent in conversation or writing

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subtle

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not immediately obvious

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scurry

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to move with light running steps

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rabble

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a noisy crowd, the lowest

Question 29

tenuous

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weak, thin

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glutton

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one who eats too much

Question 31

frenetic

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wildly excited or active

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forthright

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direct and without evasion

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nominal

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appearing in name only

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savant

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a well-educated person

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coerce

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to force by threat or intimidation

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prescient

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knowing things before they occur

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concise

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brief and to the point

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opaque

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not letting in light

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excise

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to remove by or as if by cutting

Question 40

dossier

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a group of documents

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culminate

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to reach the highest point

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allot

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to distribute; to assign as a portion

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concundrum

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a riddle or puzzle esp. one w/o a solution

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bevy

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a group esp. of birds

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frowzy

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having an uncared- for appearance

Question 46

diminution

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a decrease or diminishing

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aplomb

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self-assurance

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cower

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to draw back of fear

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affable

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friendly

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adversity

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misfortune; trouble

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foliage

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leaves

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perogative

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an exclusive right or privilage

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capricious

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erratic, tending to change abruptly

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unilateral

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one-sided, unequal

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crax

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an essential or pivotal point

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manuscript

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book

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segue

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an easy effective transition

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supple

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easy to bend

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civil

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observing accepted social customs

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callous

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lacking pity or mercy

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procure

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to obtain or aquire

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apprise

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to inform or notify

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niche

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a place or situation suited for a person or thing

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creed

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a system of beliefs, principles, or ipnions

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discord

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conflict or disagreement

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parameter

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one set of measurable factors

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denomination

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the name for a special class of persons

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abviate

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to stop from occurring; to prevent or make unnecessary

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aggravate

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to worsen

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forbidding

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disagreeable, menacing

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improvise

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to do without preparation

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proceeds

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money derived from some activity

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hyperbole

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exaggeration

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relentless

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harsh, pitiless, persistent