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Assail (v)

A

Attack with words or force

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Bumptious (adj)

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Pushy; obnoxiously self-assertive

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Concede (v)

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Admit reluctantly; yield

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Confound (v)

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To mix up (in your own mind); to confuse someone else

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Contend (v)

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To argue a point or position; to struggle for

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Contract (v)

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Squeeze together; shrink

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Contrite (adj)

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Sorry, penitent

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Corroborate (v)

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Support with evidence; tell the same story; confirm

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Denounce (v)

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Criticize; condemn

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Deprecate (v)

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Disapprove; belittle

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Discord (n)

A

Disagreement; dissonance

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Distended (adj)

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Swollen; extended

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Elated (adj)

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Extremely happy; overjoyed

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Flaccid (adj)

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Lacking firmness; soft; limp

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Garbled (adj)

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Changed so much that the original meaning has been distorted; scrambled

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Immutable (adj)

A

Unable to change

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Impede (v)

A

Get in the way; hinder

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Impudence (n)

A

Rudeness; insolence

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Inane (adj)

A

Silly; insignificant

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Inaugurate (v)

A

Begin; induct to

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Induce (v)

A

Cause to happen; bring about

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Inert (adj)

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Lacking movement; inactive; sluggish

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Inscrutable (adj)

A

Mysterious

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Intractable (adj)

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Stubborn; immovable

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Jaundice (n)

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Yellow color; envy or resentment

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Jubilant (adj)

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Filled with joy

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Juncture (n)

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Point in time, especially a crucial one; joint or connection

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Kinetic (adj)

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In motion, active

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Laconic (adj)

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Quiet; of few words; terse

30
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Languish (v)

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Lose energy or motivation; become weak or depressed

31
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Levity(n)

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Lightness, playfulness, jocularity

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Loath (adj)

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Reluctant; unwilling

33
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Lofty (adj)

A

At a great height; elevated; noble

34
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Mendacity (n)

A

A lie; a false statement

35
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Objurgate (v)

A

Scold; castigate

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Obliterate (v)

A

Remove or destroy completely; erase

37
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Paltry (adj)

A

Worthless; insignificant; petty

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Portent (n)

A

Warning sign; omen; indication

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Preclude (v)

A

Prevent; make impossible

40
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Protract (v)

A

Exfend in time or space

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Ratify (v)

A

Approve (by formal vote, for example); confirm

42
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Relegate (v)

A

Reduce or demote to an inferior place or position; banish

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Asperity (adj)

A

Roughness, harshness, irritability

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Sanction (v)

Sanguine (adj)

A

(V) approve; give consent

(Adj) optimistic; cheerful

45
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Scanty (adj)

A

Small in quantity; insufficient

46
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Slander (n)

A

Negative oral remarks about another person that are untrue

47
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Spurious (adj)

A

False; fake; misleading

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Subjugate (v)

A

Take over; enslave

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Truculent (adj)

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Aggressive; savage; cruel

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Unerring (adj)

A

Without making a mistake

51
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Vagrant (n)

A

Homeless person; wanderer

52
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Verbose (adj)

A

Very talkative; loquacious

53
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Wanton (adj)

A

Excessive; uncontrolled; lustful

54
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Depravity (n)

A

Corruption, perversion, evil

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Deterrent (n)

A

Something that prevents or discourages an act

56
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Devious (adj)

A

Tricky, crooked

57
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Disputatious (adj)

A

Tending to argue, controversial

58
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Expedient (adj)

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Useful for reaching a desired end

59
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Impunity (n)

A

Freedom from punishment or harm

60
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Nascent (adj)

A

Recently born or created

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Obtrusive (adj)

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Sticking out; pushy

62
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Rectify (v)

A

To fix, to correct

63
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Rescind (v)

A

Take back; remove; void

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Sagacity (n)

A

Wisdom; shrewdness

65
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Vagary (n)

A

An unpredictable result of action

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