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Fescue

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It is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the grass family Poaceae

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vertiginous

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  1. High and steep
  2. whirling; spinning; rotary
    “vertiginous currents of air”
  3. affected with vertigo; dizzy
  4. liable or threatening to cause vertigo
    “a vertiginous climb”
  5. apt to change quickly; unstable
    “a vertiginous economy”
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emeritus

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It is used with a professional title to indicate that the person bearing it has retired but keeps the title as an honour.

“A professor emeritus”

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Consortium

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  1. an association, typically of several companies.
  2. the right of association and companionship with one’s husband or wife.
    “the amount awarded for loss of consortium must be included”
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Bemused

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Puzzled, confused
“Lucy look little bemused”

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Frivolous

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  1. Not having any serious purpose or value
  2. Carefree and superficial
    “frivolous ribbons and lacy frills”
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Panegyrical

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A panegyric is a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something.
“…Prince Charles’s panegyric on rural living.”

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Zesty

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having a strong, pleasant, and somewhat spicy flavor.
“a zesty sauce.”

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Gauche

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unsophisticated and socially awkward.
“a shy and gauche teenager”

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Unstinting

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given or giving without restraint; unsparing.
“A unstinting support”

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Sublime

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of very great excellence or beauty; exalt
“Mozart’s sublime piano concertos”

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Fatuous

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complacently or inanely foolish, silly. “a fatuous remark.”

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Comely

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Beautiful and attractive
“the comely Italian actress Valeria Golino”

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Juxtaposed

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placed side by side especially so as to permit comparison and contrast.

“black-and-white photos of slums were starkly juxtaposed with colour images”

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Diffidence/bashful

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modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence.
“I say this with some diffidence”

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Propriety

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conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morals.
“he always behaved with the utmost propriety.”

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Brashness

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Besharam

behaviour that shows a lot of confidence and not much respect

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Conformist

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a person who conforms to accepted behaviour or established practices; conventionalist

“organizations where employees are loyal without being unthinking conformists”

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Irksome

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irritating and annoying

“an irksome task”

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Forlorn

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pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.
“forlorn figures at bus stops”

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Desolate

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Sad and lonely

uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness.
“a desolate Pennine moor”

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Doughty

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brave and persistent; intrepid
“his doughty spirit kept him going”

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Salve

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an ointment used to promote healing of the skin or as protection.

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Afflict vs inflict

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Both afflict and inflict cause pain, but afflict means to cause suffering or unhappiness, something a disease does, but inflict means to force pain or suffering, like if you smack someone upside the head.

The difference between the two is whether the emphasis is on the one suffering or the one causing the suffering

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Equanamity

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calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation.
“she accepted both the good and the bad with equanimity”

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Ardent

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very enthusiastic or passionate.
“an ardent supporter of the cause of education”

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Maladaptive

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not adjusting adequately or appropriately to the environment or situation.
“maladaptive coping strategies such as increasing consumption of alcohol”

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Dour

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Cold and unfriendly
“a hard, dour, humourless fanatic”

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Tyro

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beginner or novice.

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Thewy/Sinewy

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Muscular; brawny

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Atrophied

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having wasted away or decreased in size (as from disease or disuse)
“Listen, Lorus, his body has atrophied to the point where he can’t move.”

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Senescence

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the condition or process of deterioration with age.

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Supercilious

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behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
“a supercilious lady’s maid”

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Meretricious

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apparently attractive but having no real value.
“meretricious souvenirs for the tourist trade”

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Lascivious

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feeling or revealing an overt sexual interest or desire.
“he gave her a lascivious wink”

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Impetus

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The kind of force that encourages an action

“The impetus behind the project’

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Disinterested (alternate meaning)

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Unbiased

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Purblind

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1.having impaired or defective vision; partially blind.
2. slow or unable to understand; dim-witted.
“something is fundamentally wrong, as even the most purblind apologists must surely come to recognize”

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Mordant

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  1. having or showing a sharp or critical quality; caustic
    “a mordant sense of humour”
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Subliminal

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not strong enough to produce a sensation or a mental awareness.
“subliminal stimuli”

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Portentous

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  1. Fateful and ominous
    “this portentous year in Canadian history”
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Impertinent

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not showing proper respect; rude.
“an impertinent question”

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Epoch

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a particular period of time in history or a person’s life.
“the Victorian epoch”

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Arabesque

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  1. BALLET
    a posture in which one leg is extended backwards at right angles, the torso bent forwards, and the arms outstretched, one forwards and one backwards.
  2. an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in ancient Islamic art.
    “she had embellished the symbols with lovely loops, arabesques, and curlicues”
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Temporality

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Transience and ephemerality

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Quintessential

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representing a perfect or typical example of something.

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Tout

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attempt to sell someone or something, typically by a direct or persistent approach.
“Sanjay was touting his wares”

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Sneezed at (alternate meaning)

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Looked down one’s nose (at)

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Cataclysm

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a large-scale and violent event that brings about great change
“the cataclysm at the end of the Cretaceous Period”

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Ex post facto

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“retroactive,” or affecting something that’s already happened.
“the law is being applied ex post facto”

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Maladies

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a disease or ailment.
“an incurable malady

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Philandering

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readily or frequently enter into casual sexual relationships with women.

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Puckish

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playful, especially in a mischievous way.
“a puckish sense of humour”

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Prurient

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having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters, especially the sexual activity of others.
“she’d been the subject of much prurient curiosity”

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Wry

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If someone has a wry expression, it shows that they find a bad situation or a change in a situation slightly amusing.

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Puritanical

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having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude towards self-indulgence or sex.
“his puritanical parents saw any kind of pleasure as the road to damnation”

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Partisans

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Someone who is partisan strongly supports a particular person or cause, often without thinking carefully about the matter.

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Draconian

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excessively harsh and severe.

“the Nazis destroyed the independence of the press by a series of draconian laws”

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Expeditious

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done with speed and efficiency.
“an expeditious investigation”

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Pyrrhic

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won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor.
“the best they can hope for is a pyrrhic victory”

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Revivification

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To revivify a situation, event, or activity means to make it more active, lively, or efficient.

“They’ve revivified rhythm and blues singing by giving it dance beats.”

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Triage

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Prioritze; sort

the sorting of and allocation of treatment to patients and especially battle and disaster victims according to a system of priorities designed to maximize the number of survivors.

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Requite

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return a favour to

“to win enough to requite my friends”

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Doggedly

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in a manner that shows tenacity and grim persistence.
“she has doggedly pursued her own path”

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Inadvertently

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without intention; accidentally.
“his name had been inadvertently omitted from the list”

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Dismay

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concern and distress caused by something unexpected.
“to his dismay, she left him”

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Confounding

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cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations.
“the inflation figure confounded economic analysts”

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Ostentatious

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attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness
“an ostentatious display of wealth/knowledge.”

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Irredentist

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a person who favours the acquisition of territory that once was part of his or her country or is considered to have been.
“Italian irredentism succeeded in World War I with the annexation of Trieste and Trento.”

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Uncouth

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lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
“he is unwashed, uncouth, and drunk most of the time”

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Ludicrous

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so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.

“it’s ludicrous that I have been fined”

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Capitulate

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cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield.
“the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces”

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Venal

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showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt.
“local customs officers are notoriously venal”

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Insolvent

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unable to pay debts owed.
“the company became insolvent”

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Exscind

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to cut out; to extirpate

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Evince

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reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling); indicate.
“the news stories evinced the usual mixture of sympathy and satisfaction”

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Ossification

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the process of habits or ideas becoming fixed and unable to change

“the ossification of his thought processes as he grew older”

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Recreant

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  1. cowardly.
    “what a recreant figure must he make”
  2. unfaithful to a belief; apostate.
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Redolent

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smelling strongly of something or having qualities (especially smells) that make you think of something else

“The album is a heartfelt cry, redolent of a time before radio and television.”

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Arcane

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understood by few; mysterious or secret.
“arcane procedures for electing people”

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Limpid

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completely clear and transparent.
“the limpid waters of the Caribbean”

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Droll

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amusing or witty, sometimes in an unexpected way.
“his unique brand of droll self-mockery”

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Byzantine

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excessively complicated, and typically involving a great deal of administrative detail.
“Byzantine insurance regulations”

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Rarefied

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Exclusive; esoteric

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Copious

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abundant in supply or quantity.
“she took copious notes”

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Verisimilitude

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realistic
the appearance of being true or real.
“the detail gives the novel some verisimilitude”

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Noisome

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having an extremely offensive smell.
“noisome vapours from the smouldering waste”

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Atavistic

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recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity
“architectural atavism”

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Olfactory

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concerned with the sense of smell

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Mephitic

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foul-smelling; noxious.
“the cloud of mephitic vapours lingered above our heads”

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Chivalric

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very polite, honest, and kind behaviour, especially by men towards women

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Lance

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Spear; pike
“the warriors bore lances tipped with iron or steel”

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Barb

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verbal jabs
an intelligent but critical remark that is intended to hurt; fish hook
“Some of Weaver’s sharpest barbs were aimed at his boss.”

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Lest

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  1. to avoid the risk of.
    “he spent whole days in his room, wearing headphones lest he disturb anyone”
  2. in case
    “she sat up late worrying lest he be murdered on the way home”
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Utilized ( alternate meaning)

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Stave

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A small vertical wooden piece for support

Staved off: to stop something bad from happening

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Flocculent

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fluffy
“a flocculent precipitate”

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Luxuriant

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rich and profuse in growth; lush.
“forests of dark, luxuriant foliage”

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Etymology

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the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.

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Retrench

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cost-cutting
reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty.

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Sophistry

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the use of clever but false arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving; specious

An example of sophistry is the argument that cutting people is a crime, and since doctors cut people open, doctors commit crimes.

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Consonant ( alternate meaning)

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in agreement or harmony with.
“the findings are consonant with other research”

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Teleological

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the explanation of phenomena in terms of the purpose they serve rather than of the cause by which they arise

exhibiting or relating to design or purpose especially in nature

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Preternatural

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Uncommon , rare

beyond what is normal or natural.
“autumn had arrived with preternatural speed”

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Coruscating

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  1. flashing; sparkling.
    “a coruscating kaleidoscope of colours”
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Edify

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to instruct in such a way as to improve, enlighten, or uplift morally, spiritually, or intellectually

‘religious paintings that edify the viewer’

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Grating

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sounding harsh and unpleasant.
“a high, grating voice”

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Cadge

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ask for or obtain; beg

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Allay

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diminish or put at rest
“the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears”

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Iridescent

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showing luminous colours that seem to change when seen from different angles; opalescent

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Monocoque

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an aircraft or vehicle structure in which the chassis is integrated with the body.

a type of boat, aircraft, or rocket construction in which the shell carries most of the stresses

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Pavonine

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Resembling or colored like a peacock’s tail or neck : iridescent

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Parietal

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relating to residence in a college or university dormitory and especially to visits from members of the opposite sex.
“parietal rules”

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Cauterised

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burn the skin or flesh with a heated instrument in order to stop bleeding.
“I’ll freeze the hand and cauterize the wound”

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Ostracised

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exclude from a society or group.
“she was declared a witch and ostracized by the villagers”

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Allegory

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a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one; analogy

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Vanguard

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a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas.
“the experimental spirit of the modernist vanguard”

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Denigrate

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criticize unfairly; disparage.
“doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country”

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Rapture

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a feeling of intense pleasure or joy.
“Leonora listened with rapture”

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Ravishment

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  1. rapture or ecstasy
  2. violent removal
  3. the forcible abduction of a woman
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Putative

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generally thought to be or to exist, even if this may not really be true:
“The putative leader of the terrorist cell was arrested yesterday.”

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Assayed

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determine the content or quality of
“the man who assayed gold was more than a technician”

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Corroborated

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Proven

124
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Delude

A

Mislead ; to make somebody believe something that is not true

125
Q

Subterfuge

A

Deception; a secret, usually dishonest, way of behaving

126
Q

Deception

A

the act of hiding the truth

127
Q

Abstruse

A

difficult to understand; obscure.

128
Q

Sobriety

A

the state of being sober.

129
Q

Vivacious

A

attractively lively and animated
“her vivacious and elegant mother”

130
Q

Poignant

A

causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness
“The photograph awakens poignant memories of happier days.”

131
Q

Dispute

A

Disagreement

132
Q

Aghast

A

filled with horror or shock.
“she winced, aghast at his cruelty”

133
Q

Indiscretion

A

doing things that should be kept secret, or an act or statement that shows such lack of care

134
Q

Jilted

A

suddenly reject or abandon
“he was jilted at the altar by his bride-to-be”

135
Q

Abet

A

encourage or assist to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.

136
Q

Aphorism

A

Saying; axiom

137
Q

Effacement

A

Wipe out, erase

138
Q

Overture

A

an introduction to something more substantial.
“the talks were no more than an overture to a long debate”

139
Q

Patrimony

A

Inherited from male ancestors

140
Q

Inexorably

A

You use inexorable to describe a process which cannot be prevented from continuing or progressing.

“These events led inexorably to war.”

141
Q

Temperate

A

showing moderation or self-restraint.
“Charles was temperate in his consumption of both food and drink”

142
Q

Berserk

A

out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied.
“a man went berserk with an arsenal of guns”

143
Q

Pacific

A

peaceful in character or intent.
“a pacific gesture”

144
Q

Metastasize

A

spread to other sites in the body by metastasis.
“his cancer had metastasized to the liver”

145
Q

Parlous

A

full of danger or uncertainty; precarious.
“the parlous state of the economy”

146
Q

Semiotic

A

relating to signs and symbols.

147
Q

Jalopy

A

an old car in a dilapidated condition.
“his father got worried about him driving that old jalopy—it wasn’t safe”

148
Q

Careened

A

move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.
“an electric golf cart careened around the corner”

149
Q

Trundled

A

to develop or operate slowly; move slowly

“The negotiations have been trundling on for months and there’s still no end in sight.”

150
Q

Tarried

A

stay longer than intended; delay leaving a place.

“she could tarry a bit and not get home until four”

151
Q

Transmuted

A

change in form, nature, or substance.

152
Q

Sangfroid

A

composure or coolness shown in danger or under trying circumstances.

153
Q

Vainglorious

A

excessively proud of oneself or one’s achievements; overly vain.
“this vainglorious boast of personal infallibility”

154
Q

Apposed

A

to place side by side or near to each other

155
Q

Piteously

A

Sad

156
Q

Besmirched

A

damage (someone’s reputation); make it dirty
“he had besmirched the good name of his family”

157
Q

Bleated

A

complain
“it’s no good just bleating on about the rising tide of crime”

158
Q

Oligarchy

A

a small group of people having control of a country or organization.

159
Q

Rectitude

A

righteousness.
“Mattie is a model of rectitude”

160
Q

Turpitude

A

vile, shameful, or base character; depravity.

161
Q

Scruples

A

a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action.
“I had no scruples about eavesdropping”

162
Q

Modicum

A

a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something desirable or valuable.
“his statement had a modicum of truth”

163
Q

Paragon

A

a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.
“it would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel viciously jealous”

164
Q

Consecration

A

the act or process of officially making something holy and able to be used for religious ceremonies
“A large congregation gathered for the consecration of the church.”

165
Q

Bereft

A

deprived of or lacking
“her room was stark and bereft of colour”

166
Q

Screed

A

a long speech or piece of writing, typically one regarded as tedious.

“her criticism appeared in the form of screeds in a local film magazine”

167
Q

Exuberant

A

Behaviour full of energy and excitement

168
Q

Naysayer

A

a person who criticizes, objects to, or opposes something.

“he continues to win, despite the many naysayers”

169
Q

Dissemination

A

Spreading; circulating

‘Dissemination of information’

170
Q

Explicates

A

Explain in detail

‘”an attempt to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces”’

171
Q

Fortitude

A

Courage in pain or adversity

172
Q

Reprimand

A

a formal expression of disapproval.
“the golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules”

173
Q

Litigate

A

resort to legal action to settle a matter; be involved in a lawsuit.
“the plaintiff is prepared to litigate”

174
Q

Teeing

A

to reprimand severely; scold:
“He teed off on his son for wrecking the car.”

175
Q

Aniconic

A

without idols or images; opposed to the use of idols or images.

176
Q

Infallibility

A

inability to be wrong; never-failing

177
Q

purgatory

A

an extremely unpleasant experience that causes suffering:
I’ve been on a diet for two weeks now, and it’s purgatory!

178
Q

Deferential

A

Humble

179
Q

Plaudit

A

Applauding; expressing praise

The 29-year-old deserves all the plaudits.

180
Q

Vitiate

A

Spoil or corrupt

The Commission’s handling of its finances is vitiated by error and fraud.

181
Q

Bedizened

A

dress up or decorate gaudily.

“a uniform bedizened with resplendent medals”

182
Q

Admonishing

A

to caution, advise, or counsel against something

They admonished me for taking risks with my health.

183
Q

Irate

A

Angry; furious

an irate letter to the editor

184
Q

Protean

A

Changeable in shape and form

‘A protean vision’

185
Q

Dionysian

A

recklessly uninhibited; undisciplined; orgiastic

186
Q

parochial

A

Relating to a parish

(A parish is a village or part of a town which has its own church and priest.)

187
Q

arcadian

A

Bucolic; rustic

188
Q

penumbra

A

a fringe region of half shadow resulting from the partial obstruction of light by an opaque object

189
Q

tony

A

Modish

Stylish and sophisticated

a tony dance club in Manhattan.

190
Q

hinterland

A

Backwater, remote areas

the French Mediterranean coast and its hinterland

191
Q

spartan

A

A spartan lifestyle or existence is very simple or strict, with no luxuries.

Their spartan lifestyle prohibits a fridge or a phone.

192
Q

apollonian

A

harmonious; serene

193
Q

Faux - naif

A

Naive

194
Q

Dyed in the wool

A

Unwilling to change

195
Q

Callow

A

Immature, inexperienced

a callow youth

196
Q

storied

A

Famous and distinguished

Houston has a long and storied history when it comes to spaceflight

197
Q

Effete

A

weak, ineffectual, as a result of overrefinement

an effete academic

198
Q

Whet

A

Increase, enhance or stimulate

‘Whet their interest’
‘Whet his appetite’

199
Q

In cahoots

A

If you say that one person is in cahoots with another, you do not trust the first person because you think that they are planning something secretly with the other.

In his view they were all in cahoots with the police.

200
Q

Abet

A

Help someone to do something criminal or wrong

His wife was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for aiding and abetting him

201
Q

Pellucid

A

Extremely clear and transparent

202
Q

Solipsistic

A

Egoistic and self absorbed

203
Q

Jocular

A

cheerful and often make jokes or try to make people laugh.

He was in a less jocular mood than usual

204
Q

Ululation

A

Howl, cry or weep to express happiness or sadness

At Hamid’s daughter’s school, teachers ululated in celebration

205
Q

Aspersion

A

Obloquy, calumny

The act of defaming something

206
Q

Muckraking

A

Exposing corruption

207
Q

Incorrigible

A

Resistant to correction

208
Q

Agog

A

Eager, excited

The city was agog with rumours last night that the two had been executed.

209
Q

Superannuated

A

Very old

210
Q

Prudish

A

too easily shocked by things relating to sex.

I’m not prudish but I think these photographs are obscene

211
Q

Patent

A

Obvious, apparent, blatant

‘This was patent nonsense.’

212
Q

Temporal

A
  1. Worldly matters
  2. Time related
213
Q

Orthographical

A

set of conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, hyphenation, capitalization, word boundaries, emphasis, and punctuation.

214
Q

Fastiduous

A

Perfectionist

difficult to please; wanting everything to be perfect

215
Q

Jettison

A

1.Discard

  1. Throw things off of a ship or plane to make lighter
216
Q

Realization

A

Making something a reality

217
Q

Plastic

A

Malleable

218
Q

Vestigial

A

Vestigial is used to describe the small amounts of something that still remain of a larger or more important thing.

Vestigial remains of these plays are now seen in the Christmas pantomime.

219
Q

Portentous

A

behaving more seriously than necessary because they want to impress other people

220
Q

Antithetical

A

Contrasting, opposing

221
Q

Nettles

A

Annoyed, irritated

222
Q

Litigious

A

Someone who is litigious often makes formal complaints about people to a civil court of law.

223
Q

Impute

A

Attribute to; assign to

224
Q

Forestall

A

Prevent; anticipate and stop

225
Q

Snare

A

Trap; something difficult to escape

226
Q

Thwart

A

If you thwart someone or thwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want.

227
Q

Bungling

A

to spoil (an operation) through clumsiness, incompetence, etc; botch

228
Q

Copious

A

Large amounts of something

229
Q

Slighted

A

Feeling of being snubbed; insulted

230
Q

Inscrutable

A

If a person or their expression is inscrutable, it is very hard to know what they are really thinking or what they mean.

In public he remained inscrutable.

231
Q

Fitfully

A

Sporadically; irregularly

232
Q

Apposite

A

Appropriate; suitable

Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite.

233
Q

Blight

A

Curse; something that causes suffering

This discriminatory policy has really been a blight on America.

234
Q

Distill

A

If a thought or idea is distilled from previous thoughts, ideas, or experiences, it comes from them.

If it is distilled into something, it becomes part of that thing.

235
Q

Munificent

A

Generous; liberal

…one of the country’s most munificent artistic benefactors

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