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Capricious

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Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

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Corroborate

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Confirm or give support to

Syn: confirm, affirm, support, certify

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Debunk

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Exposé the falseness or hollowness of, reduce inflated reputation

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Vehement

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Showing strong feelings
Syn: forceful, passionate
Sent: She expressed vehement criticism for the customer service

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Bogus

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Not genuine

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Obsolete

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Not longer produced or used, out of date

Syn: antiquated

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Copious

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Abundant in supply or quantity

Syn: profuse, ample, abundant

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Acerbic

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A comment which is) Sharp and forthright (or sour or bitter).

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Scathing

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Scornful, severely critical

Syn: sharp, caustic, acrimonious, acrid, pungent

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Acrimonious

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Angry and bitter

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Meticulous

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Showing great attention to detail

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Diffidence

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Modest or shy because of a lack of self confidence

Syn: timid, bashful, coy

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Illiberality

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Not liberal

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Miserly

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A mean grasping person who is especially stingy with money

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Disquieting

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Inducing feelings of anxiety or worry

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Endorse

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Declare ones public approval of

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Belie

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Fail to give a true notion or impression of

Sent: His alert manner belied his years

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Intrinsic

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Belonging naturally, essential

Syn: internal, inward

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Intractable

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Hard to control or deal with

Syn: difficult, stubborn

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Prolixity

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Tediously prolonged, wordy, longwindedness

Sent: I am editing a prolix manuscript, it is taking me forever.

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Impetuous

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Acting or done quickly without thought or care, impulsive
Also: moving forcefully or rapidly
Sent: The young tend to be impetuous, but experience will cure this.

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Pellucidity

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Translucently clear, lucid in style or meaning AND easily understood
Syn: clear, limpid, lucid, bright

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Lucid

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Easily understood, characterized by clear perception or understanding, rational, sane, shining or bright
Sent:Finally, a lucid explanation of the evenings events

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Eclipse

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Obscure the light from or to

Syn: shade, darken, overshadow

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Bolster

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Use as support or bearing

Syn: sustain, reinforce, fortify

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Banal

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Lacking in originality or freshness
Syn: hackneyed, trite
Sent: The hotels design was so banal, I could have decorated it with more life!

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Peripheral

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Concerned with minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects

Sent: Focusing on peripheral issues takes time away from the fundamentals of neuropsych.

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Ruminate

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Think deeply about something

Syn: muse, ponder, reflect

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Prosaic

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Commonplace, unromantic, dull, maybe uninteresting
Syn: pedestrian
Sent: This was a prosaic and unimaginative essay

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Hackneyed

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Lacking significance through having been overused
Syn: trite, banal, platitudinous
Sent: Obamas hackneyed slogans are banal.

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Platitudinous

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A banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were significant

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Placid

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Not easily upset or excited

Having to do with water-calm, peaceful and with little movement or activity

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Invalidate

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To render weak or ineffective, as an argument

Syn: annul, nullify, voice, quash

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Illuminate

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To make understandable, clarify, enlighten intellectually

Sent: The professor illuminated the darkness of ignorance with the light of knowledge.

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Obscure

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Not readily noticed or seen, not clearly understood or expressed, out of site, hidden
Sent: I shy away from obscure definitions while styling for the GRE .

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Plausible

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Having an appearance of truth or reason, seeming reasonable or probable.
If an individual is plausible–they are skilled at producing persuasive arguments, especially ones intended to deceive.
Syn: credible, specious, believable

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Entitle

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To give a person a title, right, or claim to something.

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Superficial

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Comprehending only what is on the surface;

shallow, not profound or thorough

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Temperance

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Self control, moderation, or self restraint in action, statement etc.
Sent: I show great temperance in my eating habits which has allowed me to maintain the figure I desire.

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Tumultuous

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Marked by disturbance and uproar

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Providential

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Opportune, fortunate, lucky
OR
Relating to divine providence

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Imperceptible

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Very slight gradual or subtle (slope of a road); not perceptible by the senses

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Eccentric

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Irregular, erratic, peculiar

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Trifling

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Of very little importance, trivial, insignificant

Sent: A trifling sum or a trifling matter

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Ameliorate

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To make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory
Syn: improve, amend, better

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Ascertained

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To find out definitely, learn with certainty or assurance

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Exacerbate

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To increase the severity, bitterness or violence of

Syn: intensify, inflame, worsen

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Prophetic

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Predictive

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Subjective

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Existing in the mind, belonging to the one thinking

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Objective

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Not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice

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Apathy

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Absence or suppression of passion, emotion or excitement

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Rife

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Abundant, plentiful, numerous

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Unqualified

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Not fit
Or not modified or restricted in any way
Or without restrictions, absolute, complete
Sent: I give him unqualified praise.

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Incongruous

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Out of keeping, inappropriate, unbecoming, not harmonious in character, inconsistent

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Equitable

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Characterized by fairness, just and right, reasonable

Sent: equitable treatment of all citizens

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Fortuitous

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Happening or produced by chance, accidental

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Explicit

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Fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated
Or
Described in realistic detail

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Reverence

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A feeling of deep respect tinged with awe; a gesture indicative of deep respect

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Iconoclastic

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One who attacks cherished beliefs or traditions as based on superstition

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Polemic

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A person who argues in opposition to another; a controversial argument as one against some opinion

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Disseminate

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To scatter or spread widely, broadcast, disperse, promulgate widely

62
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Tractable

A

Docile

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