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Abate

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Reduce, diminish

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Abdicate

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Formally give up the throne (or some other power or responsibility)

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Aberrant

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Abnormal,deviant

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Abhor

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Detest, regard with disgust

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Abjure

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Give up, renounce; repudiate; recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath)

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Abrasive

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Rough,suitable for grinding or polishing; causing irritation or annoyance

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Abridge

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Condense or curtail; shorten by omitting parts throughout while retaining the main idea

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Abstain

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Hold back, refrain, decline to vote

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Acme

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Summit, peak, highest point

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Activism

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Practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations

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Adhere

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Stick to, such as with glue or to a plan or belief

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Admonish

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Mildly scold; caution, advise, or remind to do something

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Adverse

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Opposing, harmful

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Advocate

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Speak or argue in favor of; a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person

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Aesthetic

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Concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste; a set of principles or tastes guiding an artistic practice

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Affable

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Warm and friendly, pleasant, approachable

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Affectation

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Fake behavior dotted to give a certain impression

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Aggrandize

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Make greater; exaggerate

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Aggregate

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Gather together, amount to, constituting a whole made up constituent parts

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Alacrity

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Cheerful or speedy willingness

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Alienate

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Cause to become unfriendly, hostile, or distant

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Alleviate

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Lessen, make easier to endure

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Ambiguous

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Not clear, hard to understand, opens to several interpretations

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Ambivalent

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Uncertain, unable to decide, wanting to do two contradictory things at once

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Analogous

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Comparable

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Anarchy

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A sense of law or government; chaos, disorder

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Anoint

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Rub or sprinkle oil on; make sacred

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Anomaly

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Deviation from what is common; inconsistency

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Antagonize

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Make hostile or unfriendly

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Antipathy

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Deep dislike, aversion, repugnance, sometimes without reason

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Apathy

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Not caring; a sense of feeling; lack of net rest or concern

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Apocryphal

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Of questionable authenticity, false

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Appease

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Pacify, satisfy, relieve;concede to

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Appreciable

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Enough to be perceived, considerable

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Arbitrary

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Based entirely on one’s discretion; capricious, unreasonable, or having no basis

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Arcane

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Known or understood by only a few; obscure, secret

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Archaic

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Characteristic of an earlier period, ancient, primitive

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Arduous

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Very difficult, strenuous; severe, hard to endure

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Articulate

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Using language in a clear, fluent way; speak distinctly or give clarity to an idea

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Artifact

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Any object made by humans (from an earlier time)

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Artless

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Free of deceit or craftiness, natural, genuine; lacking skill or knowledge, crude, uncultured

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Ascertain

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Find out with certainty

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Ascetic

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Abstinent or austere in lifestyle (without material pleasures, for religious reasons)

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Assuage

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Make milder, relieve; soothe, pacify, or calm

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Audacious

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Very bold or brave, often in a rude or reckless way; extremely original

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Augment

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Make larger

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Austere

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Severe in manner or appearance; very self-disciplined, ascetic; without luxury or ease; sober or serious

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Autonomous

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Self-governing, independent

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Aver

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Declare or affirm with confidence, say

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Avid

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Enthusiastic, dedicated, passionate, excessively desirous

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Balk

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Refuse to proceed or to do something

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Base

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Morally low, mean, dishonorable; of little or no value; crude and unrefined; counterfeit

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Belie

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Contradict or misrepresent

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Benign

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Harmless; favorable; kindly, gentle, or beneficial; not cancerous

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Bogus

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Fake, fraudulent

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Bolster

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Strengthen or support

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Boor

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Rude, ill-mannered, or insensitive person; a peasant or country bumpkin

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Buffer

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Something that shields, protects, absorbs shock, or cushions

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Bureaucracy

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Government characterized by many bureaus and petty administrators or by excessive, seemingly meaningless requirements

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Burgeon

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Grow or flourish rapidly; put forth buds or shoots

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Buttress

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Support or encourage; a support or prop

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Bygone

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Past, former r

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Cacophony

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Harsh, discordant, or meaningless mixture of sounds

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Candid

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Open, sincere, honest

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Canonical

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Authorized, recognized; pertaining to a body of accepted rules, standards, or artistic works

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Capricious

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Acting on impulse, erratic

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Cartography

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Mapmaking

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Castigate

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Criticize severely, punish in order to correct

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Catalyst

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Causer of change

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Caustic

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Capable of corroding metal or burning the skin; very critical or sarcastic

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Censure

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Strong disapproval or official reprimand; to issue disapproval or reprimand

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Chauvinism

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Fanatical patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory; undue or biased devotion to any group or cause

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Chronological

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Arranged in or relating to time order

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Clamor

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Noisy uproar or protest, as from a crowd; a loud, continuous noise

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Clinch

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Make final or settle conclusively; to fasten or hold together

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Coalesce

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Come together, unite; fuse together

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Cogent

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Very convincing, logical

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Commensurate

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The same in size, extent, equivalent, proportional

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied, smug; overly content

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Complementary

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Completing; fitting together well; filling mutual needs

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Compliant

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Obeying, submissive; following the requirements

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Concede

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Give in, admit, yield; acknowledge reluctantly; grant or give up

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Conciliatory

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Reconciling, appeasing, attempting to make the peace

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Concur

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Approve, agree

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Condone

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Overlook, tolerate, regard as harmless

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Confer

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Consult, compare views; bestow or give

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Connoisseur

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Expert, especially in the fine arts; person of educated, refined tastes

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Console

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Lessen the suffering or grief of; a control panel, or small table or cabinet

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Consolidate

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Unite, combine, solidify, make coherent

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Constrict

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Squeeze, compress; restrict the freedom of

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Construe

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Interpret or translate

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Contentious

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Controversial; prone to causing arguments, especially gratuitous or petty ones

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Contextualize

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Place in context, by giving the background or circumstances

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Conundrum

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A riddle; any mystery

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Converge

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Move towards one another or towards a point; unite

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Conversant

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Knowledgeable about or experienced with

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Conversely

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In an opposite way; on the other hand

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Convoluted

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Twisted; very complicated

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Copious

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Plentiful, bountiful

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Corroborate

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Support, add evidence to

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Cosmopolitan

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Belonging to the entire world, at home globally; free from local or national prejudices or attachments

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Countenance

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Facial expression or face; approve or tolerate

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Counterintuitive

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Against what one would intuitively expect

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Counterpoint

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Contrasting item, opposite; a complement; the use of contrast or interplay in a work of art

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Counterproductive

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Defeating the purpose; preventing the intended goal

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Covert

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Secret, veiled, undercover

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Crafty

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Cunning, skillful in deception or underhanded schemes

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Craven

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Very cowardly, lacking courage

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Credibility

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Believability, trustworthiness

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Credulous

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Gullible; prone to believing or trusting too easily or without enough evidence

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Crescendo

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Steady increase in force, intensity, or the loudness of a musical passage; a climatic moment or peak; to rise in volume or intensity

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Culminate

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Reach the highest point or final stage

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Cynical

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Thinking the worst of others’ motivations; bitterly pessimistic

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Daunt

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Discourage, dishearten, lessen the courage of

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Debase

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Degrade; lower in quality,value, rank, etc; lower in moral quality

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Debunk

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Expose, ridicule, or disprove false or exaggerated claims

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Decorous

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Behaving with propriety and good taste; polite

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Deem

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Judge; consider

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Deface

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Vandalize, mar the appearance of

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Defamatory

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Slanderous, injurious to someone’s reputation

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Default

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Failure to act, neglect; fail to fulfill an obligation, especially a financial one

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Deference

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Respectful submission; yielding to the authority or opinion of another

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Deflect

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Cause to turn; turn aside, esp. from a straight course; avoid

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Deleterious

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Harmful, unhealthful

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Delineate

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Mark the outline of; sketch; describe in detail

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Denigrate

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Belittle, attack the reputation of

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Denote

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Stand as a name or symbol for; indicate

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Deride

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Mock, scoff at, laugh at contemptuously

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Derivative

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Derived from something else; not original

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Desiccate

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Thoroughly dried up, dehydrated

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Detached

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Impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof

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Deterrent

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Something that restraints or discourages

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Diatribe

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Bitter, abusive attack or criticism; rant

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Didactic

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Intended to instruct; teaching, or teaching a moral lesson

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Digress

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Go of-topic when speaking or writing

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Din

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Loud, confused noise, especially for a long period of time

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Disabuse

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Free someone from a mistake in thinking

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Discerning

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Having good judgement or insight; able to distinguish mental

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Discredit

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Injure the reputation of, destroy credibility of or confidence

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Discrepancy

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Difference or inconsistency

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Discriminating

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Judicious, discerning, having good judgement or insight (adj)
(V)-> negative

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Disingenuous

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Insincere, not genuine

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Disinterested

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Unbiased, impartial; not interested

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Disjointed

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Disconnected, not coherent, jerky

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Dismiss

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Allow to disperse or leave; fire from a jo, put aside or reject

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Dispassionate

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Unbiased, not having a selfish or personal motivation; calm, lacking emotion

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Dispatch

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Speed, promptness; send off or deal with in a speedy way(n or v)

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Disperse

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Scatter, spread widely, cause to vanish

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Disposition

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A person’s general or natural mood; tendency

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Disquieting

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Disturbing, causing anxiety

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Disseminate

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Scatter, spread about, broadcast

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Dissent

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Disagree or take an opposing view

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Dissonance

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Harsh, in harmonious sound; cacophony, disagreement

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Distill

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Purify extract the essential elements of

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Diverge

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Differ, deviate; branch off or turn aside

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Divest

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Deprive or strip of rank, title, to sell off holdings

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Divine

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Discover through divination or supernatural means; perceive by insight

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Document

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Support with evidence, cite sources in a detailed way, created documentary evidence of

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Dogma

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A system of principles laid down by an authority; established belief

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Dormant

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Asleep, inactive, on a break

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Dubious

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Doubtful, questionable, suspect

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E.g

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For example, such as

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Eccentric

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Peculiar, odd, deviating form the norm in a whimsical way

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Eclectic

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Selecting the best of everything or from many diverse sources

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Eclipse

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Obscuring of one thing by another (to obscure and make something else less important)

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Efficacy

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The quality of being able to produce the intended effect (effectiveness)

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Egalitarian

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Related to belief in the equality of all people

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Egregious

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Extraordinarily or conspicuously bad; glaring

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Elated

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Very happy, in high spirits

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Elevate

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Raise, lift up; lift the spirits of

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Elicit

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Call forth, bring out, evoke

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Eloquent

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Marked by forceful, fluid, apt speech; expressive, emotionally moving

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Embellish

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Decorate, add ornamentation; enhance a story with fictional or fanciful details

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Eminent

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Prominent, distinguished, of high rank

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Empirical

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Able to be verified by experience or experimentation; not purely based on theory

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Emulate

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Copy in an attempt to equal or be better than

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Enervate

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Tire out; weaken

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Enhance

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Raise to a higher value

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Enigma

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Puzzle, mystery, riddle; mysterious or contradictory person

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Entitlement

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Having the right to certain privileges; believing, sometimes without cause that one deserves certain privileges

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Enumerate

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Count or list; specify one-by-one

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Ephemeral

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Lasting only a short time, fleeting

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Equitable

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Fair, equal, just

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Erratic

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Inconsistent, wandering, having no fixed course

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Erroneous

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Mistaken, in error; improper, morally incorrect

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Erudite

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Scholarly, knowledgeable

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Eschew

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Shun, avoid, abstain from

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Esoteric

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Understood by or intended for only a few; secret

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Estimable

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Worthy of esteem, admirable; able to be estimated

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Eulogy

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Speech of praise or written work of praise given at funeral

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Exacerbate

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Make worse

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Exacting

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Very severe in making demands; requiring precise attention

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Exculpate

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Clear from guilt or blame

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Exhaustive

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Comprehensive, thorough, exhausting a topic or subject

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Explicit

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Direct, clear, fully revealed

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Exponent

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Person who expounds or explains; champion, advocate, or representative

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Extraneous

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Irrelevant, foreign

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Extrapolate

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Conjecture. About an. Unknown by projecting info about something known

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Facetious

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Joking, humorous, not serious, frivolous

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Facilitate

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Make easier, help the progress of

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Fallacious

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Containing a fallacy or mistake in logic, logically unsound; deceptive

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Fanatical

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Excessively devoted, enthusiastic, zealous in uncritical way

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Fanciful

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Whimsical, capricious; imaginary; freely imaginative rather than based on reason or reality

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Fathom

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Measure the depth of; understand

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Feasible

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Possible; logical or likely; suitable

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Fidelity

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Faithfulness, loyalty; strict observance of duty; accuracy in reproducing a sound or image

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Figurative

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Metaphorical, related to portraying human/animal figures as opposed to abstract objects

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Finesse

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Extreme delicacy, subtlety, or diplomacy in handling a sensitive situation or in a performance or skill (n) ; use tact or diplomacy; employ a deceptive strategy (v)

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Flag

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Get tired, lose enthusiasm; hang limply or droop

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Fleeting

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Passing quickly, transitory

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Foment

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Incite, instigate, stir up, promote the growth of; apply medicated liquid to a body part

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Foreshadow

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Indicate or suggest beforehand, presage

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Forfeit

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Surrender or lose as a result of an error, crime, or failure to fulfill an obligation

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Fortify

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Strengthen, invigorate,encourage

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Fringe

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On the margin, periphery (adj); the people in a group who hold the most extreme views (n)

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Frugal

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Economical, thrifty, not wasteful with money; inexpensive

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Futile

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Producing no useful result, ineffective; trivial or unimportant

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Gainsay

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Declare false, deny; oppose

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Garrulous

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Talkative, wordy ,rambling

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Gauche

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Tactless, lacking social grace, awkward, crude

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Gawky

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Physically awkward

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Germane

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Relevant and appropriate, on-topic

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Gist

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Main idea, essence

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Glib

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Fluent and easy in a way that suggests superficiality or insincerity

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Goosebumps

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Bumps on skin in response to cold/fear

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Gradation

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A progression, a process taking place gradually, in stages; one of these stages

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Gregarious

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Sociable, pertaining to a flock or crowd

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Guile

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Clever deceit, cunning, craftiness

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Hackneyed

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So commonplace as to be stale; not fresh or original

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Hardy

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Bold, brave, capable of withstanding hardship, fatigue, cold, etc

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Haven

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Harbor, or port; refuge, safe place

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Hearken

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Listen, pay attention to

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Hedonist

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Person devoted to pleasure

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Heterogeneous

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Different in type, incongruous; composed of different types of elements

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Hierarchy

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A ranked series; a classification of people according to rank, ability, etc,; a ruling body

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Hodgepodge

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Mixture of different kinds of things, jumble

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Homogeneous

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Of the same kind; uniform throughout

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Hyperbole

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Deliberate exaggeration for effect

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Idiosyncrasy

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Characteristic or habit peculiar to an individual; peculiar quality, quirk

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Illiberality

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Narrow mindedness, bigotry; strictness or lack of generosity

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Imminent

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Ready to occur, impending

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Impair

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Make worse, weaken

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Impartial

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Unbiased, fair

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Impede

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Holdback, obstruct the progress of

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Implication

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Act of implying or that which is implied; close connection (incriminate)

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Implicit

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Implied, not stated directly; unquestionable

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Implode

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Burst inward;fall apart

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Inadvertent

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Unintentional; characterized by a lack of attention, careless

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Inasmuch

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In like manner, considering that

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Incendiary

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Setting on fire, pertaining to arson; arousing strife, rebellion

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Incentive

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Something that encourage greater action/ effort

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Inchoate

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Just begun, undeveloped, unorganized

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Incipient

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Just beginning; in a very early stage

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Incongruous

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Out of place, inappropriate, not harmonious

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Inconsequential

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Insignificant, unimportant illogical

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Incorporate

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Include, take in; combine, unite; embody; give physical form to

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Indeterminate

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Not fixed or determined, indefinite; vague

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Indifferent

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Not caring, having no interest; unbiased, impartial

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Inform

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Inspire, animate, give substance, essence or context to; be the characteristic quality of

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Ingenuous

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Genuine, sincere, not holding back; naive

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Ingrained

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Deep-rooted, forming part of the very essence; worked into the fiber

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Inherent

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Existing as a permanent, essential quality; intrinsic

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Innocuous

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Harmless, inoffensive

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Intelligible

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Able to be understood, clear

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Intractable

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Difficult to control, manage, or manipulate; hard to cure; stubborn

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Intrepid

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Fearless, brave, enduring in the face of adversity

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Intrinsic

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Belonging to the essential nature of a thing

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Jargon

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Vocabulary specific to a group or occupation; convoluted or unintelligible language

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Jocular

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Joking or given to joking all the time; jolly, playful

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Judicious

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Using good judgement; wise, sensible

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Juncture

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Rita also point in time, such as a crisis or a time when a decision is necessary; a place where two things are joined together

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Keen

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Sharp, piercing; very perceptive or mentally sharp; intense

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Kudos

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Praise, honor, congratulations

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Lackluster

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Not shiny; dull, mediocre; lacking brilliance or vitality

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Laconic

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Using few words, concise

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Lament

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Mourn; express grief, sorrow, or regret; an expression of grief

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Lampoon

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A harsh satire; ridicule or satirize

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Landmark

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Object that stands out and can be used to navigate by; a very important place or event

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Languid

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Drooping from exhaustion, sluggish, slow; lacking in spirit

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Lassitude

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Tiredness, weariness lazy indifference

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Laudable

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Worthy of praise

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Lavish

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Abundant or giving in abundance; marked by excess; give very generously

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Layperson

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A person who is not a member of the clergy or not a member of a particular profession

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Levity

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Lightness or lack of seriousness sometimes in an inappropriate way

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Levy

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Collet at from, wage war on, or enlist for military service, act of collecting tax or drafting troops into military service

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Liberal

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Favorable to progress or reform; believing in maximum possible individual freedom; tolerant, pen-minded; generous; a person with such beliefs or practices

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Libertine

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Morally or sexually unrestrained person; freethinker (for religion)

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Likewise

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Also, in addition to; similarity, in the same way

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Log

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Keep a record of, write down; travel for or at a certain distance or speed; a written record

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Loquacious

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Talkative, wordy

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Lucid

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Lear, easy to understand; rational, sane, clear-headed

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Lull

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Soothe or cause to fall asleep; quiet down, make to feel secure, sometimes falsely; a period of calm or quiet

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Makeshift

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A temporary,often improvised, substitute; improvised for temporary use

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Malleable

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Able to be bent, shaped, or adapted

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Maverick

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Rebel,individualist, dissenter

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Mendacious

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Lying, habitually dishonest

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Mercurial

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Quickly and unpredictably changing moods; fickle, flighty

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Metamorphosis

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A complete change or transformation

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Meticulous

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Taking extreme care in regards to details; precise, fussy

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Mitigate

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Make less severe; lesson or moderate

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Modest

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Humble, simple rather than showy; small, limited

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Mollify

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Calm or soothe; lesson or soften

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Monotony

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Sameness or repetitiousness to he point of being boring; lack of variation, uniformity, esp. repetition in sound

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Moreover

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Besides; in addition to what was just stated

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Mores

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Customs, manners, or morals of a particular group

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Mundane

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Common, ordinary, everyday

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Naive

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Simple and unsophisticated, unsuspecting, lacking worldly experience and critical judgement

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Nascent

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Coming into existence, still developing

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Negate

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Deny or refute; make void or cause to be ineffective

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Net

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Remaining after expenses or other factors have been deducted; ultimate; to bring in as profit, or to catch as in a net

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Nevertheless/ nonetheless

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However, even so, despite that

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Notoriety

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Ill fame; the state of being well-known for a disgraceful reason

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Novel

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New, fresh, original

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Nuance

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A subtle difference in tone, meaning, expression

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Objective

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Factual, related to reality or physical objects; not influenced by emotions, unbiased

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Obsequious

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Servile, very compliant, fawning

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Obsolete

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Out of date, no longer in use

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Obstinate

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Stubborn or hard to control

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Obviate

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Prevent, eliminate, or make unnecessary

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Occult

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The supernatural; pertaining to magic, astrology; mysterious, secret or hidden; to hide, to shut off from view

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Offhand

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Casual, informal, done without preparation or forethought; rude, brusque

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Officious

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Excessively eager in giving unwanted advice or intruding where one is not wanted; meddlesome, push

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Offset

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Counteract, compensate for; a counterbalance

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Onerous

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Burdensome, oppressive, hard to endure

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Opaque

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Not translucent; not allowing light, heat, etc. to pass through; dark, dull, unclear, or stupid

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Optimal/ optimum

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Best, most desirable or favorable

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Orthodox

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Adhering to a traditional, established faith, or to anything customary or commonly accepted

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Oscillate

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Swing back and forth; waver, change one’s mind

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Outstrip

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Surpass, exceed; be larger or better than; leave behind

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Overshadow

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Cast a shadow over, darken; dominate, make to seem less important

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Paradigm

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Model or pattern; worldview, set of shared assumptions, values, etc.

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Paradox

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Contradiction, or seeming contradiction that is actually true

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Pariah

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Social outcast, touchable

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Partial

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Biased, prejudiced, favoring one over others; having a speci liking for something or someone

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Partisan

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Devoted to a particular group, abuse; fervent supporter of a group, party, idea; guerrilla fighter

336
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Patent

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Obvious, apparent, plain Tose;a letter from govt guarantee inventor rights to his/her invention

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Pathological

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Relating to or caused by disease; relating to compulsive bad behavior

338
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Patronizing

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Condescending, having a superior manner, treating as an inferior

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Paucity

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Scarcity, the state of being small in number

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Peccadillo

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Small sin or fault

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Pedestrian

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Ordinary, dull, commonplace

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Penchant

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Liking or inclination

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Perfidious

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Disloyal, treacherous, violating one’s trust

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Peripheral

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Relating to or making up an outer boundary or region; not of primary importance, fringe

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Permeate

A

Spread or penetrate throughout

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Pervasive

A

Tending to spread throughout

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Philanthropy

A

Efforts to improve the well-being of humankind, generally through giving money

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Phony

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Fake, counterfeit; insincere, not genuine

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Pious

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Devout; religiously reverent and dutiful

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Pith

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Core, essence; significance or weight

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Placate

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Satisfy or calm down, by conciliatory gestures

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Placid

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Peaceful, calm, tranquil

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Plastic

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Able to be shaped or formed; easily influenced

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Plausible

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Believable;having the appearance of truth

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Plummet

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Plunge, fall straight down

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Polarized

A

Divided into sharply opposed groups

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Ponderous

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Heavy; bulky and unwieldy; dull, labored

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Posthumous

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Happening or continuing after death

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Potentate

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Ruler, person of great power

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Pragmatic

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Practical; dealing with actual facts and reality

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Preamble

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Introductory statement, preface

362
Q

Precarious

A

Unstable, insecure, dangerous

363
Q

Precursor

A

Something that comes before, esp. something that also announces or suggests something on its way

364
Q

Predisposed

A

Having an inclination or tendency beforehand; susceptible

365
Q

Preempt

A

Prevent; take the place of, supplant; take before someone else can

366
Q

Presumptive

A

Best on inference or assumption; providing reasonable grounds for belief

367
Q

Presumptuous

A

Too bold or forward; going beyond that which is proper

368
Q

Pretentious

A

Claiming or demanding a position of importance or dignity, esp. when unjustified; showing off, creating a deceptive, false show of worth

369
Q

Principled

A

Having high moral standards

370
Q

Pristine

A

In an original, pure state; uncorrupted

371
Q

Probity

A

Honesty, integrity

372
Q

Prodigal

A

Wasteful, extravagant; giving abundantly, lavish

373
Q

Prodigious

A

Extraordinarily large, impressive, etc.

374
Q

Profligate

A

Completely and shamelessly immoral, or extremely wasteful

375
Q

Profound

A

Very insightful, penetrating deeply into a subject; pervasive, intense,

376
Q

Profuse

A

Abundant, extravagant, giving or given freely

377
Q

Prohibitive

A

Tending to forbid something, or serving to prevent something

378
Q

Proliferate

A

Increase or spread rapidly or excessively

379
Q

Prologue

A

Introductory part to a book, play, etc.

380
Q

Pronounced

A

Distinct, strong, clearly indicated

381
Q

Propriety

A

Conforming to good manners or appropriate behavior; justness

382
Q

Prosaic

A

Dull, ordinary

383
Q

Proscribe

A

Prohibit, outlaw, denounce; exile or banish

384
Q

Prospective

A

Potential, in the future

385
Q

Prudent

A

Wise in practical matters, carefully providing for the future

386
Q

Pugnacious

A

Inclined to fight, combative

387
Q

Qualified

A

Modified, limited, conditional on something else

388
Q

Quandary

A

Uncertainty or confusion about what to do, dilemma

389
Q

Quibble

A

Make trivial arguments or criticisms, find faults in a petty way, esp. to evade something more important

390
Q

Quotidian

A

Daily; everyday, ordinary

391
Q

Ranks

A

Personnel; a group of people considered all together

392
Q

Reap

A

Harvest, such as by cutting; gather; get as a result of one’s effort

393
Q

Recluse

A

Person who lives in seclusion

394
Q

Refute

A

Prove to be false

395
Q

Relegate

A

Send or commit to an inferior place, rank, condition, etc; exile, banish; assign (a task) to someone else

396
Q

Remedial

A

Providing a remedy, curative; correcting a deficient skill

397
Q

Render

A

Give, submit, surrender; translate; declare formally; cause to become

398
Q

Replete

A

Supplied in abundance, filled, gorged

399
Q

Reproach

A

Blame, disgrace; criticize, express disappointment in

400
Q

Repudiate

A

Reject, cast off, deny that something has authority

401
Q

Requite

A

Reciprocate, repay, or revenge

402
Q

Rescind

A

Annul, repeal, make void

403
Q

Resolution

A

The quality of being firmly determined; resolving to do something; a formal judgement, esp. decided by a. Vote

404
Q

Resolve

A

Find a solution to; firmly decide to do something; decide by formal vote; firmness of purpose

405
Q

Respectively

A

In the order given

406
Q

Restive

A

Restless; impatient or uneasy under the control of another

407
Q

Reticent

A

Not talking much; private; restrained; reserved

408
Q

Retrospective

A

Looking to the past or backward; applying to the past, retroactive; an art exhibit of an artist’s work over a long period of tie

409
Q

Reverent

A

Feeling or expressing very deep respect and awe

410
Q

Rhetoric

A

The art or study of persuasion through speaking or writing; language that is elaborate or pretentious but actually empty, meaning little

411
Q

Rife

A

Happening frequently, abundant, currently being reported

412
Q

Rudimentary

A

Elementary, relating to the basics; undeveloped, primitive

413
Q

Rustic

A

Relating to country life, unsophisticated; primitive; made of rough wood; a rural or uncultured person

414
Q

Sacrosanct

A

Sacred, inviolable, not to be trespassed on or violated; above any criticism

415
Q

Sagacious

A

Wise showing good judgement and foresight

416
Q

Salubrious

A

Healthful

417
Q

Sanction

A

Permission or approval, something that gives support or authority to something else; to allow, confirm, ratify; a legal action by one or more countries against another country to get it to comply; to place penalties on

418
Q

Sanguine

A

Cheerfully optimistic, hopeful; reddish, ruddy (healthy)

419
Q

Sap

A

The inner fluid; energy, vitality; a person taken advantage of; undermine, weaken, or tire out

420
Q

Satiate

A

To fully satisfy; to go beyond satisfying to the point of excess

421
Q

Saturate

A

Soak or imbue thoroughly; cause a substance to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

422
Q

Savor

A

A characteristic taste or flavor; appreciate fully, taste or smell with pleasure

423
Q

Scant

A

Not enough or barely enough

424
Q

Scathing

A

Severe, injurious; bitterly harsh or critical

425
Q

Secular

A

Not religious or holy; pertaining to worldly things

426
Q

Sedulous

A

Persevering., persistent, diligent in one’s efforts

427
Q

Sentient

A

Conscious; experiencing. Sensation or perceiving with the senses

428
Q

Simultaneous

A

At the same time

429
Q

Skeptic

A

Person inclined to doubting or questioning generally accepted beliefs

430
Q

Skirt

A

Border, lie along the edge of, go around; evade

431
Q

Slack

A

Loose, negligent, lazy, week; neglect to do one’s duties; loosen up, relax; period of little work

432
Q

Slew

A

A large number or quantity

433
Q

Slight

A

Small, not very important, slender or delicate; treat as though not very important; snub, ignore, an act of treating in this way, a discourtesy

434
Q

Solicitous

A

Concerned or anxious, expressing care; eager or desirous; very careful

435
Q

Soporific

A

Causing sleep; sleepy, drowsy ; something that causes sleep

436
Q

Sound

A

Measure the depth of as with a sounding line; penetrate and discover the meaning of, understand

437
Q

Spartan

A

Very disciplined and stern; frugal, living simply, austere;

438
Q

Spate

A

Sudden outpouring or rush; flood

439
Q

Spearhead

A

Be the leader of

440
Q

Specious

A

Seemingly true but actually false; deceptively attractive

441
Q

Spectrum

A

A broad range of related qualities or ideas

442
Q

Speculate

A

Contemplate; make a guess or educated guess about; engage in a risky business transaction, gamble

443
Q

Sporadic

A

Occasional, happening irregularly or in scattered locations

444
Q

Sportive

A

Playful, merry, joking. Around, done in sport (not seriously)

445
Q

Standing

A

Status, rank, reputation; existing indefinitely, not movable

446
Q

Stark

A

Complete, total, utter; harsh or grimly extremely simple, severe, blunt, or plain

447
Q

Static

A

Fixed, not moving or changing, lacking vitality

448
Q

Status quo

A

Existing state or condition

449
Q

Stingy

A

Not generous with money, reluctant to spend or give

450
Q

Stoic

A

Indifferent to pleasure or pain; enduring without complaint;

451
Q

Stolid

A

Unemotional, showing little emotion, not easily moved

452
Q

Stymie/ stymy

A

Block, hinder, or thwart; an obstacle

453
Q

Subjective

A

Existing in the mind or relating to one’s own thoughts, opinions, emotions; personal, individual, based on feelings

454
Q

Subside

A

Sink, settle down, become less active, return to a normal level

455
Q

Substantiate

A

Support with evidence or proof; give a material existence to

456
Q

Succeeding

A

Come after or following

457
Q

Supersede

A

Replace, take the position of, cause to be disregarded. As void or obsolete

458
Q

Supplicate

A

Pray humbly; ask, beg, or seek in a humble way

459
Q

Surfeit

A

Excess, excessive amount ,overindulgence

460
Q

Surmise

A

Guess, infer, opine

461
Q

Sycophant

A

Servile flatterer, toady

462
Q

Synchronous

A

Happening at the same time; occurring at the same rate and thus happening together repeatedly

463
Q

Table

A

Lay aside to discuss later,often as a way to postpone discussion indefinitely

464
Q

Tacit

A

Understood without being said; implied, not stated directly

465
Q

Taciturn

A

Not talking much, reserved; silent, holding back in conversation

466
Q

Tangential

A

Only slightly relevant, going off-topic

467
Q

Temperance

A

Moderation, self-control, from alcohol or other desires/pleasures; total abstinence from alcohol

468
Q

Tenuous

A

Flimsy, having little substance; long and thin, slender

469
Q

Timely

A

Well-timed, happening at a suitable time

470
Q

Timorous

A

Fearful, timid

471
Q

Tirade

A

Bitter, abusive criticism or verbal attack

472
Q

Torpor

A

Sluggishness, lethargy or apathy; a period of inactivity

473
Q

Torrid

A

Very hot, parching, burning; passionate

474
Q

Tractable

A

Easily controlled or managed, docile; easily shaped or molded

475
Q

Transitory

A

Temporary, short-lived, not lasting

476
Q

Trifling / trifle

A

Trivial, not very important; so small as to be unimportant; frivolous, shallow

477
Q

Trite

A

Lacking freshness and originality, lacking effectiveness due to overuse, cliche

478
Q

Ubiquitous

A

Existing everywhere at the same time

479
Q

Undermine

A

Weaken, cause to collapse by digging away at the foundation; injure or attack in a secretive or underhanded way

480
Q

Underscore

A

Emphasize

481
Q

Unearth

A

Dig up, uncover, expose

482
Q

Unequivocal

A

Unambiguous, clear, absolute;having only one possible meaning

483
Q

Unprecedented

A

Never before known or seen, without having happened previously

484
Q

Unseemly

A

Improper, inappropriate, against the rules of taste or politeness

485
Q

Vacillate

A

Waver in one’s mind or opinions, be indecisive

486
Q

Venerate

A

Revere, regard with deep respect and awe

487
Q

Veracity

A

Truthfulness, accuracy; habitual adherence to the truth

488
Q

Verbose

A

Wordy

489
Q

Viable

A

Capable of living, practical, workable

490
Q

Vintage

A

Related to items of high quality from a pervious era, old fashioned, antique; the wine of a particular year

491
Q

Virtual

A

Existing only in the mid or by means of a computer network; existing in results or in essence but not officially or in name

492
Q

Vituperate

A

Verbally abuse, rebuke or criticize harshly

493
Q

Volatile

A

Varying, inconstant, fleeting; tending to violence, explosive

494
Q

Warranted

A

Justified, authorized,

495
Q

Wary

A

Watchful, motivated by caution, on guard against danger

496
Q

Whereas

A

While on the contrary, considering that

497
Q

Whimsical

A

Marked or motivated by whims (odd, fanciful ideas); erratic, unpredictable

498
Q

Wily/ wiles

A

Crafty, cunning, characterized by tricks or artifice

499
Q

Zeal

A

Great fervor or enthusiasm for a cause, person; tireless diligence in furthering that cause; passion, ardor

500
Q

Zenith

A

High point, culmination

GRE Vocab Words (3 decks)

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