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Abase

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Degrade or humble; to lower in rank, status, or esteem

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Abeyance

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Temporary suspension, inactivity

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Abreast

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Side by side; keeping up with, staying aware of, or remaining equal in progress with

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Abscission

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Cutting off; sudden termination; separation of leaves or other parts from a plant/ animal

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Abscond

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Depart suddenly and secretively

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Abyss

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A deep and vast space or cavity; anything profound or infinite

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Accede

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Agree, give consent; assume power

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Accretion

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Gradual increase; an added part or addition

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Acerbic

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Sour; harsh or severe

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Acidulous

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Slightly acid or sour; sharp or caustic

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Acumen

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Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgement

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Adulterate

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Make impure by adding inappropriate or inferior ingredients

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Adumbrate

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Give a rough outline of; foreshadow; reveal only partially; obscure

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Aerie

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Dwelling or fortress built on a high place; the nest of a bird of prey built on a mountain/cliff

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Albeit

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Although, even though

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Aloof

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Distant physically or emotionally; reserved; indifferent

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Amalgamate

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Blend, merge, or unite

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Ameliorate

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Improve; make better or more bearable

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Amortize

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Gradually pay off a debt, or gradually write off an asset

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Anachronism

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Something that is not in its correct historical time; a mistake in chronology

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Analgesia

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Pain relief; inability to feel pain

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Annul

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Make void or null, cancel, abolish

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Anodyne

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Medicine that relieves pain; soothing , relieving pain

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Antedate

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Be older than, precede in time; assign to an earlier date

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Antithetical

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Directly opposed, opposite; involving antithesis (2 opposite phrases placed side by side)

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Apostate

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Person who deserts a party, cause, religion

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Apostle

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Pioneer of a reform movement

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Apposite

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Highly appropriate, suitable, or relevant

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Apprise

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Inform, give notice to

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Approbation

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Praise or approval, especially formal. Approval

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Appropriate

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Set aside or. Authorize for a particular purpose; take for one’s own use

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Arbiter

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Judge, umpire, person empowered to decide matters at hand

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Ardent/ ardor

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Very passionate, devoted, or enthusiastic

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Arrogate

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Claim or take presumptuously or without the right to do so

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Ascribe

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Assign or credit to a certain cause or source

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Aseptic

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Free from germs

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Asperity

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Rigor, severity; harshness or sharpness of tone; roughness of surface

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Aspersions

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Damaging remarks, defamation, slander

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Assail

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Attack violently, assault

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Assiduous

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Persevering, diligent, constant

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Attenuate

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Weaken/ thin out

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Attuned

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In harmony; in sympathetic relationship

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Augury

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Telling the future, such as through supernatural means

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August

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Venerable, majestic; inspiring admiration

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Avarice

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Insatiable greed; a miserly desire to hoard wealth

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Axiom

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Self-evident truth requiring no proof; universally or generally accepted principle

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Balloon

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Swell or puff out; increase rapidly

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Banal

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Lacking freshness and originality; cliche

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Bane

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Something that ruins or spoils

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Baying

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Howling in a deep way, like a dog or wolf

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Beneficent

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Doing good

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Bent

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Personal inclination or tendency

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Besiege

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Attack, overwhelm, crowd in on or surround

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Bevy

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Group of birds or other animals that stay close together; any large group

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Bifurcate

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To fork into two branches or divide into two halves

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Bilk

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Cheat or defraud

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Blight

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Disease that kills plants rapidly or any cause of decay or destruction; ruin or cause to wither

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Blithe

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Joyous, merry; excessively carefree

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Bombastic

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Far too showy or dramatic than is appropriate; pretentious

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Bonhomie

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Friendliness, open and simple good heartedness

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Brandish

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Shake., wave, or. Flourish, as a weapon

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Brook

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Suffer or tolerate

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Bucolic

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Suggesting a peaceful and pleasant view of rural life

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Burnish

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Polish, make smooth and lustrous

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Calumny

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Malicious lie intended to hurt someone’s reputation; the act of telling such lies

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Canard

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Rumor, false or baseless story

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Cardinal

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Chief, most important

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Catholic

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Universal, broad-minded

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Chicanery

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Trickery, deception by knowingly false arguments

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Circumscribe

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Strictly limit a role, range of activity, or area; in math to be constructed around so as to touch as many points as possible

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Circumspect

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Cautious, prudent; careful to consider the circumstances and consequences

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Clamber

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Climb awkwardly or with difficulty, scramble

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Cloying

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Disgustingly or distastefully sweet

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Coagulate

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Cause a liquid to become solid or semisolid

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Coda

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Final part of musical composition; an ending, one that sums up what has come before

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Coffer

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Chest for storing valuables; financial resources, a treasury

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Collude

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Conspire; cooperate for illegal or fraudulent purposes

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Compendium

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Concise but complete summary; a list or collection

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Complaisant

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Eager to please; cheerfully complying

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Confound

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Confuse, frustrate; mix up or make worse

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Connote

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Suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning

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Contraries

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Things that are opposing; either of two opposite things

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Contumacious

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Rebellious; stubbornly disobedient

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Convoke

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Call together, as to a meeting

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Cosset

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Treat as a pet, pamper

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Coterie

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Close or exclusive group, clique

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Cupidity

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Greed, great or excessive desire

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Curmudgeon

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Bad-tempered, difficult person; grouch

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Declaim

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Speak in a impassioned, pompous, or oratorical manner; give a formal speech

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Declivity

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Downward slope

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Delimit

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Fix, mark, or define the boundaries of

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Demagogue

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A leader who lies and gains power by arousing the passions and especially prejudices of the people

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Demur

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Show reluctance or object

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Desultory

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Lacking consistency or order; disconnected, sporadic; going off topic

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Diaphanous

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Very sheer, fine, translucent

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Dichotomy

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Division into two parts or into two contradictory groups

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Dictum

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Formal or authoritative pronouncement; saying or proverb

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Diffident

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Lacking confidence, shy

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Diffuse

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Spread widely, disseminate; dispersed, widely spread out, or wordy and going off topic

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Dilate

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To become wider or make wider, causes to expand; to speak or write at length, elaborate upon

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Dilatory

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Slow, late; procrastinating or stalling for time

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Dilettante

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Person who takes up a art or activity for amusement only or ina superficial way

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Dirge

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A funeral or mourning song or poem

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Discomfiting

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Disconcerting, confusing,frustrating

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Discordant

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Harsh or in harmonious in sound; disagreeing, incongruous

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Discrete

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Separate distinct, detached, existing as individual parts

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Disparage

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Belittle, put down

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Disparate

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Distinct, different

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Dissemble

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Mislead, conceal the truth, put on a false appearance of

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Dissolution

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Dissolving, breaking bonds or breaking up a group of people; death, disintegration; sinking into extreme hedonism, vice, and degradation

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Distaff

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Female (maternal side of the family); women or women’s work; a staff that holds wool or flax for spinning

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Distend

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Swell, expand, stretch, bloat

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Dither

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Act indecisively; a state of fear or trembling excitement

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Diurnal

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Occurring every day; happening in the. Daytime

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Doctrinaire

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Person who applies doctrine in an impractical or rigid and close-minded way; merely theoretical, impractical, or fanatical about other people accepting one’s ideas

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Doff

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Take off,put aside, remove one’s hat as a gesture

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Dovetail

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Join or fit together

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Droll

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Funny in an odd way

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Dupe

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Person who is easily fooled or used; to fool or exploit

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Duplicity

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Deceit, double-dealing, acting n two different ways f the purpose of deception

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Dyspeptic

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Grumpy, pessimistic, irritable; suffering from dyspepsia (indigestion)

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Ebullient

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Very enthusiastic, lively, excited; bubbling as though being boiled

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Echelon

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A level, rank, or grade; the people at that level

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Edify

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Uplift, enlighten, instruct,or improve in a spiritual or moral way

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Effigy

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Representation or image of a person, a crude facsimile used to mock a hated person

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Effrontery

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Shameless boldness

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Egress

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An exit or the action of exiting

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Elegy

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Song or poem of sorrow, for a deceased person

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Emancipate

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Make abnormally thin, cause to physically waste away

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Encomium

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Warm, glowing praise, esp. a formal expression of praise

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Endemic

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Native, local; natural, specific to, or confined to a particular place

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Engender

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Produce, giv rise to , cause to exist; procreate

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Epicure

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Person with cultivated, refined tastes, esp. in food and wine

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Equanimity

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Composure, evenness of mind; mental or emotional stability, esp. under stress

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Equivocate

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Use unclear language to deceive or avoid committing to a position

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Ersatz

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Artificial, synthetic; being an inferior substitute

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Erstwhile

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Former, previous; in the past, formerly

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Ethos

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The character, personality, or moral value specific to a person, group, time period, etc.

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Euphemism

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Substitution fo a mild, inoffensive, or indirect expression for one that is considered offensive or too direct

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Euphony

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Pleasing or. Sweet sound, esp. as formed by a harmonious use of words

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Exigent

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Requiring immediate attention, action, or aid; excessively demanding

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Exonerate

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Clear from blame or accusation; free from a responsibility

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Expedient

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Suitable, proper; effective, often at the expense of ethics or other considerations

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Expurgate

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Censor; remove objectionable or offensive parts

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Extemporaneous

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Done without preparation, or with some preparation but no notes; improvised, done on the spur of the moment

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Faction

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Group or clique within a larger organization; party strife and dissension

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Fallow

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Left unplanted; not in use

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Fastidious

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Excessively particular, difficult to please; painstaking, meticulous, requiring excessive attention to detail

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Fatuous

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Foolish, silly, in a smug of complacent manner

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Fawn

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Show affection or try to please in the manner of a dog; try to win favor through flattery and submissive behavior

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Fecund

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Fruitful, fertile; capable of abundantly producing offspring, vegetation, or creative/intellectual work

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Felicitous

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Admirable appropriate, very. Well=suited for the occasion; pleasant, fortunate, marked by happiness.

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Fervid

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Very. Hot; heated in passion or enthusiasm

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Fetid

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Stinking; having an offensive smell

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Florid

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Reddish or rosy; flowery, showy, or excessively fancy

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Flout

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Great with disdain, contempt, or scorn

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Fluke

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Stroke. Of. Luck, something. accidentally. Successful.

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Forage

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Wander in search of; rummage, hunt; make a raid

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Ford

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Place where a river or similar body of water is shallow enough to walk/ ride a. Vehicle across; to cross at such a place

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Forestall

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Delay, hinder, prevent by taking action beforehand

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Fortuitous

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Happening by chance; lucky

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Fracas

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Noisy disturbance or fight; brawl

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Fractious

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Unruly, troublemaking; irritable

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Frenetic

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Wildly excited, frantic, distracted

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Fulminate

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Attack verbally in a vehement, thunderous way; explode, detonate

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Furtive

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Done secretly; stealthy, sly, shifty

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Gambol

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Frolic, skip or leap playfully

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Garner

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Gather and store; amass, collect

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Gestation

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Pregnancy; the period from conception until birth of an animal or an idea or plan

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Glacial

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Pertaining to glaciers; cold, icy, slow, unsympathetic

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Glower

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Stare in an angry, sullen way

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Goad

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Spur on, stimulate, encourage; urge on with a pointed or electrically charged stick

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Gouge

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Scooping or digging tool like a chisel; cut or scoop out; windless, extort money from

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Graft

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Insert part of a plant into another; join living tissue to part of the body; attach; the act of acquiring money or benefits through illegal means

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Grandiloquent

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Relating to lofty speech, to the point of being pompous, overblown, bombastic

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Grandstand

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Perform showily in. An attempt to impress onlookers

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Grating

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Irritating; harsh or discordant; scraping

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Grievous

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Causing grief or suffering; very serious, grave; flagrant, outrageous.

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Grouse

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Complain or grumble; a reason for complaint

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Grovel

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Creep or. Crawl with one’s face to the ground, prostrate oneself as a token of subservience, degrade or abase oneself

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Halcyon

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Calm and peaceful, carefree; prosperous, successful, happy

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Hallmark

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A mark indicating quality, purity, genuineness, etc; any distinguishing characteristic

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Hand-wringing

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Grasping, squeezing, of the hands as an expression of nervousness, guilt; extend debate over what to do about an issue

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Hapless

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Unlucky, unfortunate

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Harangue

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Long, intense verbal attack, esp. when delivered publicly; to speak to in a forceful way

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Harrow

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Farming tool that breaks up soil; painfully disturb or distress

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Hedge

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Avoid commitment by leaving provisions for withdrawal or changing one’s mind; protect a bet by also betting on the other side

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Hegemony

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Domination, authority; influence by one country over others socially, culturally, economically, etc.

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Hermetic

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Airtight, sealed, isolated; reclusive; pertaining to alchemy, occult

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Hew

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Strike, chop or hack; make or shape something with a cutting tool

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Hoary

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Very old, gray or white as from old age

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Homage

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Honor or respect demonstrated publicly

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Hoodwink

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Trick, deceive

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Hotly

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In an intense, fiery, or heated way

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Husband

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Manage prudently, sparingly, or economically; conserve

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Iconoclast

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Attacker of cherished beliefs or institutions

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Idolatry

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Idol worship; excessive or unthinking devotion or adoration

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Idyllic/ idyll

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Presenting a positive, peaceful view of rural life; pleasant in a natural simple way; a happy enjoyable experience

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Ignoble

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Not noble; having mean, base, low motives; low quality

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Imbue

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Permeate or saturate, as dye in a fabric; influence throughout

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Immutable

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Unchangeable

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Impasse

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Position or road from which there is no escape; deadlock

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Impassive

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Not having or not showing physical feeling or emotion

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Impecunious

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Poor, without money

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Imperious

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Commanding, domineering; acting like a high-ranking person; urgent

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Impermeable

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Impassable, not allowing passages through

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Imperturbable

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Calm, not able to be upset or agitated

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Impervious

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Impenetrable, not able to be harmed or emotionally disturbed

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Impetuous

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Passionately impulsive, marked by sudden, hasty emotion; forceful, violent

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Impious

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Not religious, lacking reverence, ungodly

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Implacable

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Relentless, unstoppable; not able to be appeased, calmed, or satisfied

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Imprecation

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Curse, prayer for harm to come to someone

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Impugn

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Attack the truth or integrity of

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Impute

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Credit, attribute; lay blame or responsiblity for

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Incarnadine

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Blood red or flesh-colored

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Inconstancy

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Fickleness, unreliability; the state of changing without good reason

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Inculcate

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Teach persistently, implant an idea in a person

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Indefatigable

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Untiring, not able to become fatigued

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Indigence

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Extreme poverty

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Indolent

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Lazy, slothful

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Inert

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Inactive; having little or no power to move

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Inexorable

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Relentless, unyielding; not moved by pleading

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Infallible

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Incapable of error; certain

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Ingrate

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Ungrateful person

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Ingratiate

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Make an effort to gain favor with

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Inimical

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Hostile, adverse, harmful

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Iniquity

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Injustice, wickedness, sin

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Inordinate

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Excessive, not within proper limits, unrestrained

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Inquest

A

Legal or judicial inquiry, esp. before a. Jury and esp. made by a. Coroner into the cause of someone’s death; the results of such an inquiry

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Insensible

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Incapable of feeling; unconscious, unaware

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Insinuate

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Hint, suggest slyly; introduce into someone’s mind in a subtle, artful way

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Insipid

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Dull, stale, lacking taste or interest

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Insular

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Narrow-minded, provincial; pertaining to an island; detached, standing alone

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Insurrection

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Rebellion or revolt against a government or similarly established authority

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Inter

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Bury (a dead body) or place in a tomb

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Interplay

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Interaction, reciprocal relationship or influence

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Interregnum

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A time in between two reigns or regimes during which there is no ruler; a period during which government does not function; any period of freedom from authority or break or interruption in a series

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Intransigent

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Refusing to compromise, inflexible, having extreme attitudes

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Inundate

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Flood, cover with water, overwhelm

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Inure

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Tough ten up; accustom or habituate to pain, hardship, etc.

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Invective

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Violent denunciation; accusations. Insults, or verbal abuses

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Inveigle

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Entice, lure; get something by flattery, cleverness, or offering incentives

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Investiture

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Investing; formally giving someone a right or title

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Invidious

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Hateful, offensive, injurious

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Irascible

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Irritable, easily angered

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Irresolute

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Wavering, not sure. How to proceed, not firm in one’s decision. Making

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Itinerant

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Traveling from place to place, esp. as part of a job

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Itinerary

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Travel schedule; detailed plan for a journey.

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Jettison

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Discard, cast off; throw items overboard. In order to lighten a. Ship in an emergency

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Jingoism

A

Excessive, loud patriotism and aggressive, warlike foreign policy

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Juxtapose

A

Place side by side to make a comparison

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Kindle

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Ignite, cause to begin burning; incite, arouse, inflame

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Kinetic

A

Pertaining to motion

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Knell

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The sound made by a bell for a funeral, or any sad sound or signal of a failure, death, ending, etc.; to make such a sound

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Lachrymose

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Tearful, mournful

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Larceny

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Theft

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Largess/ largesse

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Generosity, the giving of money or gifts

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Latent

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Potential; existing but not visible or active

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Laudable

A

Worthy of praise

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Lax

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Not strict; careless, loose, slack

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Leery

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Suspicious or wary

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Legerdemain

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Slight of hand; trickery or deception

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Lethargic

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Lazy, drowsy, or sluggish

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Licentious

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Sexually unrestrained; immoral; ignoring the rules

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Limpid.

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Clear, transparent; completely. Calm

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Lionize

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Treat like a celebrity

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Lissome

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Flexible, supple, agile

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Listless

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Spiritless, lacking interest or energy

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Livid

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Furiously angry, enraged

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Lugubrious

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Mournful, gloomy

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Lumber

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Walk in a heavy or clumsy way, sometimes due to being weighed down

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Luminous

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Shining, radiant, well-lit; brilliant or enlightening

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Lurid

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Gruesome or excessively vivid; sensational, shocking, unrestrained

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Machination/ machinations

A

Crafty schemes or plots

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Maelstrom

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Any chaotic, turbulent situation; violent whirlpool

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Magnanimous

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High-minded, noble, lofty; generous in forgiving others, free of resentment

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Magnate

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Very important or influential person, esp. in business

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Malediction

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A curse

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Malinger

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Pretend to be sick, esp. to get out of work, duties, etc.

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Manifest

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Obvious, apparent, perceptible to the eye; to show, make clear, or prove

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Mannered

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Having a particular manner, esp. an artificial one

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Mar

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Damage, spoil, ruin

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Martinet

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Person who adheres to rules extremely closely; strict disciplinarian

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Maudlin

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Excessively sentimental, Shingate sadness or some other emotion ina foolish or silly way

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Maxim

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A general truth or fundamental principle, esp. expressed as a proverb or saying

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Mendicant

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Beggar, or religious follower who lives by begging

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Meretricious

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Attractive in a vulgar or flashy way, tawdry; deceptive

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Metaphysical

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Concerned with abstract thought related to metaphysics ; very subtle or abstruse

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Milieu

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Environment, atmosphere; the environmental setting in which something happens or develops

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Militate

A

Have a great effect, weigh heavily

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Mired

A

Stuck, entangled

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Mirth

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Jollity, merriment; amusement or laughter

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Misanthrope/ misanthropist

A

Hater of humankind

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Missive

A

Letter, written message

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Modicum

A

A little bit or limited quantity

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Modish

A

Stylish, contemporary

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Molt

A

Shed or cast off, esp. to regarding shed skin, feathers, etc

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Monastic

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Relating to or resembling a monastery esp. by being quiet, secluded, contemplative, strict, and/or lacking luxuries

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Morose

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Gloomy, sullen

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Multifarious

A

Diverse, having a lot of variety

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Munificent

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Generous, giving liberally

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Myopic

A

Near-sighted;lacking long-term thinking, short-sighted

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Nadir

A

Lowest point

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Neologism

A

New word or phrase

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Neophyte

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Beginner, novice; person newly converted to a religion

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Nettle

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Irritate, sting, or annoy

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Noisome

A

Having an extremely offensive smell; disgusting

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Nominal

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Trivial, so small as to be unimportant; in name only, so-called

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Nontrivial

A

Important or big enough to matter

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Normative

A

Implying or attempting to establish a norm; expressing aloe judgements or telling people what to do

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Obdurate

A

Stubborn, hardhearted, hardened in wrongdoing

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Oblique

A

Slanting or sloping; indirect, misleading, or evasive

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Occlude

A

Stop up, close, shut in or shut off

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Opine

A

Express an opinion

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Opprobrium

A

Disgrace and disapproval that results from outrageously shameful actions

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Orotund

A

Full, rich , and clear; pomus, bombastic

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Ossify

A

Become inflexible in attitudes, opinions; become bone or become hard like bone

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Ostensible/ ostensive

A

Professed, evident, or pretended; outwardly appearing in a certain way

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Ostentatious

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Pretentious, boastful showiness

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Overwrought

A

Overly nervous, agitated, or excited; too ornate, elaborate, or fussy; overdone

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Palatial

A

Suitable for or resembling a place, magnificent

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Palliate

A

Make less serious or severe; relieve symptoms of an illness

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Pallid

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Abnormally pale; lacking color or vitality

324
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Panache

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Flair, style, swagger; a flamboyant or grand way of acting

325
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Panegyric

A

Formal or lofty expression of praise

326
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Panoply

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Splendid, wide-ranging, impressive display or array

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Paragon

A

Model of. Excellence, perfect example

328
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Pare

A

Peel or cut off the outer layer, reduce or trim as if cutting off the outer parts

329
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Parley

A

Discussion, negotiation, esp. between enemies; to have such a discussion

330
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Parry

A

Deflect or avoid, esp. a blow or attack; skillfully evade (a question)

331
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Pastiche

A

Mix of incongruous parts; artistic work imitating the work of other artists, often satirically

332
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Pathogenic

A

Capable of producing disease

333
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Pedant

A

Person who pays excessive attention to book learning and rules, or who uses his or her learning to show off

334
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Peddle

A

Travel around while selling; sell illegally; give out or disseminate

335
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Pejorative

A

Disparaging, derogatory, belittling; a name or word that I disparaging

336
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Pellucid

A

Transparent, translucent; clear, easy to understand

337
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Penitent

A

Regretful,feeling remorse for one’s sins or misdeeds; a person who feels this way

338
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Penumbra

A

Outer part of a shadow from an eclipse; any surrounding region, fringe, periphery; any area where something “sort of” exists

339
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Penury

A

Extreme poverty or scarcity

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Per se

A

Intrinsically; by itself; in itself

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Peregrinate

A

Travel from place to place, esp. on foot

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Perennial

A

Lasting through the years or indefinitely, enduring; recurring

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Perfunctory

A

Done superficially, without much care, or merely as routine

344
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Peripatetic

A

Journeying from place to place; traveling on foot

345
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Pernicious

A

Very harmful or destructive,deadly

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Perspicacious

A

Having penetrating insight or good discernment

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Phalanx

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Formation of soldiers carrying shields close together for defense; any very close group of people

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Philistine

A

Person deficient in or hostile to culture

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Phlegmatic

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Apathetic, sluggish, not a silly excited or made emotional

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Platitude

A

A shallow, overused statement; cliche

351
Q

Plebeian

A

Of the common people

352
Q

Plethora

A

Excess; excessive amount

353
Q

Plucky

A

Brave, spirited

354
Q

Plutocracy

A

Ruled by the wealthy

355
Q

Polemic

A

Controversial argument, esp. one attacking a specific idea

356
Q

Politic

A

Shrewd, pragmatic; tactful or diplomatic

357
Q

Polyglot

A

Speaking or composed of many languages; a person who knows several languages.

358
Q

Posit

A

Presume, suggest, put forward

359
Q

Prattle

A

Talk in an ideal, simple-minded, meaningless, or foolish way; chatter babble

360
Q

Precipitate

A

Cause to happen suddenly or prematurely; fling, plunge, or hurl down

361
Q

Précis

A

Concise summary, abstract

362
Q

Predilection

A

Preference, tendency, or favorability towards

363
Q

Prescient

A

Having foreknowledge or foresight, seeing the future

364
Q

Preternatural

A

Exceptional, supernatural

365
Q

Prevaricate

A

Lie, stray from the truth, mislead

366
Q

Primacy

A

The state of being first or most important

367
Q

Proclivity

A

Inclination, natural tendency

368
Q

Prolix

A

Excessively long and wordy

369
Q

Propagate

A

Reproduce, spread, increase

370
Q

Propensity

A

Natural inclination or tendency

371
Q

Prophetic

A

Relating to prophesy, predicting, ominous

372
Q

Propitiate

A

Attempt to reconcile with, satisfy, or reduce the animosity of

373
Q

Propitious

A

Favorable, giving good signs f or the future, likely to work out;kind or forgiving

374
Q

Providential

A

Lucky, fortunate, or relating to divine care

375
Q

Proxy

A

Agent, substitute, person authorized to act on behalf of another

376
Q

Puerile

A

Juvenile, immature

377
Q

Pugilism

A

Boxing, fighting with the fists

378
Q

Puissance

A

Power, might

379
Q

Pulchritude

A

Physical beauty

380
Q

Pungent

A

Having a sharp taste or smell; biting, stimulating, sharp

381
Q

Pusillanimous

A

Cowardly, timid

382
Q

Querulous

A

Given to complaining, grumbling

383
Q

Quiescent

A

Quiet, still

384
Q

Quixotic

A

Extremely impractical but very romantic, chivalrous, or idealistic; impulsive

385
Q

Raconteur

A

Witty storyteller

386
Q

Rarefied

A

Lofty, very high up or elevated; exclusive, select; thin, pure, or less dense

387
Q

Reactant

A

Something that reacts; a substance that undergoes a change in chemical reaction

388
Q

Recalcitrant

A

Not obedient, resisting authority, hard to manage

389
Q

Recant

A

Withdraw, retract, or disavow something one has previously said

390
Q

Recapitulate

A

Summarize, repeat in a concise way

391
Q

Recondite

A

Not easily understood, hidden, dealing with an obscure topic

392
Q

Recrudescent

A

Revival, breaking out into renewed activity

393
Q

Redound

A

To have a good or bad effect, as a result of a person’s efforts or actions

394
Q

Redress

A

Setting something right after a misdeed, compensation or relief for injury or wrongdoing; correct, set right, remedy

395
Q

Refractory

A

Stubbornly disobedient, are to manage

396
Q

Refulgent

A

Shining, radiant

397
Q

Rejoinder

A

Response or reply, esp. a witty comeback

398
Q

Rend

A

Tear violently, pull apart, split, or tear away

399
Q

Repast

A

A meal; to eat or feast

400
Q

Repertorial

A

Pertaining to a repertory or repertoire, a stock of available things or a number of theatrical performances presented regularly or in sequence

401
Q

Repose

A

The act or state of resting; peacefulness, tranquility; lying dead in a grave

402
Q

Reprobate

A

Disreputable, unprincipled, or damned person; shameless, depraved

403
Q

Resurgent

A

Having a revival, renewing, rising or surging again

404
Q

Revamp

A

Renovate, redo, revise; a restructuring, upgrade,etc.

405
Q

Ribald

A

Using or relating to obscene or vulgar humor

406
Q

Ridden

A

Dominated or burdened by

407
Q

Rift

A

A gap. Fissure, a break in friendly relations

408
Q

Rococo

A

Very elaborate and ornate; relating to a highly ornate style of art and architecture in 18th-century France

409
Q

Rue

A

Regret, remorse; to feel regret or remorse

410
Q

Ruminate

A

Turn over in the mind, reflect on; chew cud

411
Q

Salient

A

Obvious, standing out; projecting, protruding, jutting out

412
Q

Sardonic

A

Scornfully or ironically mocking, cynically derisive

413
Q

Savant

A

Learned person,scholar, someone admitted to a membership in a scholarly field; a person with amazing mental abilities despite having a cognitive difference or disability

414
Q

Scintilla

A

A tiny bit or trace

415
Q

Scurvy

A

Contemptible, mean

416
Q

Searchingly

A

In a searching or penetrating manner; while examining closely or probing for answers

417
Q

Secrete

A

Produce and relies a substance from a cell or gland of the body for a functional purpose

418
Q

Sedition

A

Inciting rebellion against a government, esp. speech or writing that does this

419
Q

Semantic

A

Relating to the differs meanings of words or other symbols

420
Q

Seraphic

A

Like an angel; serene, spiritually carried off or transported

421
Q

Sinecure

A

A on or position that pays while requiring little or no work

422
Q

Skittish

A

Shy, fickle, uncertain, or prone to act suddenly due to nervousness; lively in a restless or excessive way

423
Q

Slake

A

Satisfy, esp. thirst, cool, or fresh; make less active

424
Q

Sobriquet

A

A nickname

425
Q

Solecism

A

Nonstandard use of grammar or words mistake, esp. in etiquette

426
Q

Solidarity

A

Fellowship in interests, feelings, responsibilities, et. Such as among a group of ple or among classes, nations, etc.

427
Q

Somatic

A

Of the body

428
Q

Squalid

A

Disgusting, filthy, foul, extremely neglected

429
Q

Squelch

A

Crush, squash; suppress or silence; walk through ooze or in wet shoes, making a smacking or sucking sound

430
Q

Stasis

A

Equilibrium, a state of balance or inactivity, esp. caused by equal but opposing forces

431
Q

Steeped

A

Immersed, saturated

432
Q

Stem

A

To branch out from, originate from, or be caused by; to stop, hold back, or limit

433
Q

Stentorian

A

Very loud and powerful

434
Q

Stigma

A

Mark of disgrace, a figurative stain or mark on someone’s reputation

435
Q

Stint

A

Period of time spent doing something, or a specific, limited amount of work; to be frugal, to get by on little

436
Q

Stipulate

A

Specify; make an open demand, esp. as a condition of agreement

437
Q

Stratagem

A

Military maneuver to deceive or surprise; crafty scheme

438
Q

Stratum

A

One of many layers

439
Q

Strut

A

A structural support or brace

440
Q

Sublime

A

Lofty or elevated, inspiring reverence or awe; excellent, majestic

441
Q

Subpoena

A

A court order requiring a person to appear in court and give testimony

442
Q

Sully

A

Make dirty, stain, tarnish, defile

443
Q

Supplant

A

Take the place of, displace, esp. through sneaky tactics

444
Q

Supposition

A

Assumption, hypothesis, something that has been supposed

445
Q

Surly

A

Bad-tempered, hostile, unfriendly, or rude

446
Q

Surrogate

A

Substitute, person who acts for another; acting as a replacement

447
Q

Sybarite

A

Person devoted to pleasure and luxury

448
Q

Symbiosis

A

Mutually dependent relationship between two organisms, people, groups

449
Q

Synoptic

A

Relating to a synopsis or summary; giving a general view

450
Q

Syntax

A

The rules governing grammar and how words join to make sentences, the study of these rules, or any system or orderly arrangement

451
Q

Tawdry

A

Gaudy, cheap or cheap looking; indecent

452
Q

Tendentious

A

Marked by a strong point of view, biased

453
Q

Terrestrial

A

Relating to the earth or to lan; worldly

454
Q

Terse

A

Concise, brief and to the point

455
Q

Toady

A

Someone who flatters or acts in a servile manner for self-serving reasons

456
Q

Token

A

Sign, symbol, mark, badge; souvenir, memento; coin-like disk; a sample or person, thing, idea taken to represent an entire group; of very little or merely symbolic value

457
Q

Tome

A

Large or scholarly book; he of the volumes ina set f several books

458
Q

Tortuous

A

Twisting, winding, complex; devious, not straightforward

459
Q

Transgression

A

Violation of a law, moral rule, order; sin

460
Q

Travesty

A

Exaggerated, debased, or grotesque imitation

461
Q

Treacherous

A

Betraying trust, not faithful or trustworthy; not dependable; dangerous or deceptive

462
Q

Trenchant

A

Forceful or vigorous,effective, keen; caustic, sharp

463
Q

Truculent

A

Fierce, cruel, savage; belligerent

464
Q

Tumultuous

A

Riotous, violently agitated marked by disturbance or uproar; noisy, chaotic

465
Q

Turgid

A

Swollen, inflated; metaphorically inflated (overblown, pompous speech)

466
Q

Turpitude

A

Depravity, baseless of character, corrupt or depraved acts

467
Q

Tyro

A

Beginner

468
Q

Umbrage

A

Offense or annoyance

469
Q

Unconscionable

A

Not guided by conscience; morally wrong, unjust, unreasonable

470
Q

Unsparing

A

Unmerciful, harsh; generous, lavish

471
Q

Untempered

A

Not toned down; not moderated, controlled, or counterbalanced

472
Q

Upbraid

A

Find fault with, criticize or scold severely

473
Q

Usury

A

Charging interest on a loan, esp. charging illegally high or excessive interest

474
Q

Vanguard

A

Leading units at the front of an army; leaders in a trend or movement, people on the “cutting edge”; the forefront of a trend or overeat

475
Q

Variegated

A

Varied in color, having multicolored patches or spots; diverse

476
Q

Verdant

A

Green, such as with vegetation, plants, grass, etc.; young and inexperienced

477
Q

Verisimilitude

A

The appearance of being true or real

478
Q

Vernal

A

Relating to the spring; fresh, youthful

479
Q

Vestige

A

Trace or sign of something that once existed

480
Q

Vex

A

Any or bother; puzzle or distress

481
Q

Via

A

Through, by means of, by way of

482
Q

Vicissitude

A

Changes or variations over time; esp. regular changes from one thing to another

483
Q

Vim

A

Pep, enthusiasm, vitality, lively spirit

484
Q

Virulent

A

Extremely infectious, poisonous; hateful, bitterly hostile

485
Q

Viscid / viscous

A

Thick, adhesive, or covered in something sticky

486
Q

Vitriol

A

Something highly caustic, such as criticism

487
Q

Vociferous

A

Noisily crying out, as in protest

488
Q

Voluble

A

Easily fluent in regards to speech

489
Q

Wan

A

Unnaturally pale or showing some other indication of sickness, unhappiness; weak, lacking forcefulness

490
Q

Wanton

A

Reckless, vicious, that regard for what is right; unjustifiable, deliberately done for no reason at all; sexually unrestrained or excessively luxurious

491
Q

Welter

A

Confused mass or pile, jumble; confusion or turmoil; roll around, wallow, toss about, writhe

492
Q

Whet

A

Stimulate, make keen or eat

493
Q

Whitewash

A

A substance used to whiten walls, wood; deception, covering up of wrongs, errors, misdeeds

494
Q

Winnow

A

Sift, analyze critical, separate the useful part from the worthless part

495
Q

Winsome

A

Charming, engaging, esp. in a sweet and innocent way

496
Q

Wizened

A

Withered, shriveled

497
Q

Xenophobia

A

Fear or hatred of foreigners or that which is foreign

498
Q

Yoke

A

A burden. Something that oppresses; a frame for attaching animus to each other and to a plow or other equipment to be pulled; to unite together or to burden

GRE Vocab Words (3 decks)

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