All 350 Flashcards
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abate
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subside or moderate
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aberrant
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abnormal or deviant
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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admonish
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warn; reprove
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adulterate
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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aesthetic
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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aggregate
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gather; accumulate
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness; eagerness
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alleviate
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relieve
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amalgamate
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combine; unite in one body
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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ameliorate
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improve
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anachronism
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something or someone misplaced in time
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analogous
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comparable
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anarchy
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absence of governing body; state of disorder
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anomalous
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abnormal; irregular
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antipathy
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aversion; dislike
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apathy
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lack of caring; indifference
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appease
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pacify or soothe; relieve
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apprise
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inform
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approbation
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approval
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appropriate
acquire; take possession of for one's own use
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arduous
hard; strenuous
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artless
without guile; open and honest
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ascetic
practicing self-denial; austere
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assiduous
diligent
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assuage
ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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attenuate
make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density; force; degree)
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audacious
daring; bold
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austere
forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
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aver
assert confidently or declare; as used in law; state formally as a fact
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banal
hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
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belie
contradict; give a false impression
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beneficent
kindly; doing good
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bolster
support; reinforce
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bombastic
pompous; using inflated language
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boorish
rude; insensitive
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burgeon
grow forth; send out buds
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burnish
make shiny by rubbing; polish
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buttress
support; prop up
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cacophonous
discordant; inharmonious
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capricious
unpredictable; fickle
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castigation
punishment; severe criticism
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catalyst
agent that stimulates or precipitates a reaction; development; or change
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caustic
burning; sarcastically biting
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chicanery
trickery; deception
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coagulate
thicken; congeal; clot
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coda
concluding section of a musical or literary composition; something that summarizes
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cogent
convincing
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commensurate
corresponding in extent; degree; amount; etc.; proportionate
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compendium
brief; comprehensive summary
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complaisant
trying to please; overly polite; obliging
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compliant
yielding; conforming to requirements
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conciliatory
reconciling; soothing
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condone
overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
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confound
confuse; puzzle
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connoisseur
person competent to act as a judge of art; etc.; a lover of an art
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contention
claim; thesis
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contentious
quarrelsome
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contrite
penitent
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conundrum
riddle; difficult problem
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converge
approach; tend to meet; come together
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convoluted
coiled around; involved; intricate
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craven
cowardly
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daunt
intimidate; frighten
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decorum
propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
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default
failure to act
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deference
courteous regard for another's wish
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delineate
portray; depict; sketch
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denigrate
blacken
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deride
ridicule; make fun of
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derivative
unoriginal; obtained from another source
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desiccate
dry up
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desultory
aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
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deterrent
something that discourages; hindrance
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diatribe
bitter scolding; invective
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dichotomy
split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
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diffidence
shyness
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diffuse
wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)
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digression
wandering away from the subject
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dirge
lament with music
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disabuse
correct a false impression; undeceive
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discerning
mentally quick and observant; having insight
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discordant
not harmonious; conflicting
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discredit
defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
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discrepancy
lack of consistency; difference
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discrete
separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts
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disingenuous
lacking genuine candor; insincere
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disinterested
unprejudiced
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disjointed
lacking coherence
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dismiss
eliminate from consideration; reject
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disparage
belittle
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disparate
basically different; unrelated
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dissemble
disguise; pretend
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disseminate
distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
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dissolution
disintegration; looseness in morals
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dissonance
discord; opposite of harmony
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distend
expand; swell out
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distill
purify; refine; concentrate
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diverge
vary; go in different directions from the same point
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divest
strip; deprive
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document
provide written evidence
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dogmatic
opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
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dormant
sleeping; lethargic; latent
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dupe
someone easily fooled
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ebullient
showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
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eclectic
selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
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efficacy
power to produce desired effect
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effrontery
impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness
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elegy
poem or song expressing lamentation
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inadvertently
unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
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inchoate
recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
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incongruity
lack of harmony; absurdity
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inconsequential
insignificant; unimportant
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incorporate
introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite
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indeterminate
uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
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indigence
poverty
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indolent
lazy
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inert
inactive; lacking power to move
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ingenuous
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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inherent
firmly established by nature or habit
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innocuous
harmless
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insensible
unconscious; unresponsive
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insinuate
hint; imply; creep in
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insipid
lacking in flavor; dull
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insularity
narrow-mindedness; isolation
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intractable
unruly; stubborn; unyielding
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intransigence
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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inundate
overwhelm; flood; submerge
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inured
accustomed; hardened
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invective
abuse
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irascible
irritable; easily angered
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irresolute
uncertain how to act; weak
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itinerary
plan of a trip
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laconic
brief and to the point
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lassitude
languor; weariness
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latent
potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden
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laud
praise
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lethargic
drowsy; dull
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levee
earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
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levity
lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
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log
record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities
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loquacious
talkative
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lucid
easily understood; clear; intelligible
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luminous
shining; issuing light
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magnanimity
generosity
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malingerer
one who feigns illness to escape duty
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malleable
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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maverick
rebel; nonconformist
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mendacious
lying; habitually dishonest
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metamorphosis
change of form
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meticulous
excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
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misanthrope
one who hates mankind
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mitigate
lessen in intensity; moderate; appease
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mollify
soothe
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morose
ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
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mundane
worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
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negate
cancel out; nullify; deny
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neophyte
recent convert; beginner
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obdurate
stubborn
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obsequious
slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
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obviate
make unnecessary; get rid of
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occlude
shut; close
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officious
meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services
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onerous
burdensome
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opprobium
infamy; vilification
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elicit
draw out by discussion
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embellish
adorn; ornament; enhance; as a story
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empirical
base on experience
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emulate
imitate; rival
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endemic
prevailing among a specific group of people or an area
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enervate
weaken
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engender
cause; produce
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enhance
increase; improve
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ephemeral
short-lived; fleeting
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equanimity
calmness of temperament; composure
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equivocate
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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erudite
learned; scholarly
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esoteric
hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
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eulogy
expression of praise; often on the occasion of someone's death
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euphemism
mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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exacerbate
worsen; embitter
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exculpate
clear from blame
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exigency
urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention
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extrapolation
projection; superfluous
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facetious
joking (often inappropriately); humorous
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facilitate
help bring about; make less difficult
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fallacious
false; misleading
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fatuous
brainless; inane; foolish; yet smug
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fawning
trying to please by behaving obsequiously; flattering or cringing
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felicitous
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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fervor
glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
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flag
droop; grow feeble
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fledgling
inexperienced
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flout
reject; mock; show contempt for
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foment
stir up; instigate
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forestall
prevent by taking action in advance
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frugality
thrift; economy
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futile
useless; hopeless; ineffectual
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gainsay
deny
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garrulous
loquacious; wordy; talkative
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goad
urge on
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gouge
overcharge
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grandiloquent
pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language
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gregarious
sociable
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guileless
without deceit
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gullible
easily deceived
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harangue
long; passionate; and vehement speech
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homogenous
of the same kind
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hyperbole
exaggeration; overstatement
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iconoclast
attacking cherished traditions
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idolatry
worship of idols; excessive admiration
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immutable
unchangeable
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impair
injure; hurt
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impassive
without feeling; imperturbable; stoical
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impede
hinder; block
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impermeable
impervious; not permitting passage through its substance
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imperturbable
calm; placid
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impervious
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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implacable
incapable of being pacified
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implicit
understood but not stated
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implode
burst inward
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oscillate
vibrate pendulumlike; waver
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ostentatious
showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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paragon
model of perfection
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partisan
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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pathological
pertaining to disease
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paucity
scarcity
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pedantic
showing off learning; bookish
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penchant
strong inclination; liking
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penury
severe poverty; stinginess
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perennial
something long-lasting
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perfidious
treacherous; disloyal
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perfunctory
superficial; not thorough; lacking interest; care; or enthusiasm
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permeable
penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
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pervasive
spread throughout
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phlegmatic
calm; not easily disturbed
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piety
devoutness; reverence for God
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placate
pacify; conciliate
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plasticity
ability to be molded
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platitude
trite remark; commonplace statement
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plethora
excess; overabundance
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plummet
fall sharply
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porous
full of pores; like a sieve
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pragmatic
practical (as opposed to idealistic)
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preamble
introductory statement
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precarious
uncertain; risky
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precipitate
rash; premature; hasty; sudden
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precursor
forerunner; harbinger
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presumptuous
arrogant; taking liberties
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prevaricate
lie
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pristine
characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled
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probity
uprightness; incorruptibility
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problematic
doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing
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prodigal
wasteful; reckless with money
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profound
deep; not superficial; complete
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prohibitive
inclined to prevent or forbid
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proliferate
grow rapidly; spread; multiply
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propensity
natural inclination
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propitiate
appease
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propriety
fitness; correct conduct
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proscribe
ostracize; banish; outlaw
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pungent
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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qualified
limited; restricted
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quibble
minor objection or complaint
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quiescent
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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rarefied
made less dense (of a gas)
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recalcitrant
obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly
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recant
disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error
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recluse
hermit; loner
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recondite
abstruse; profound; secret
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refractory
stubborn; unmanageable
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refute
disprove
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relegate
banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
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reproach
express disapproval or disappointment
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reprobate
person hardened by sin; devoid of a sense of decency
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repudiate
disown; disavow
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rescind
cancel
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resolution
determination
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resolve
determination; firmness of purpose
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reticent
reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence
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reverent
respectful; worshipful
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sage
person celebrated for wisdom
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salubrious
healthful
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sanction
approve; ratify
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satiate
satisfy fully
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saturate
soak thoroughly
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savor
enjoy; have a distinctive flavor; smell; or quality
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secrete
hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
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shard
fragment; generally of pottery
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skeptic
doubter; person who suspends judgment until having examined the evidence supporting a point of view
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solicious
worried; concerned
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soporific
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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specious
seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentional)
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spectrum
colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism
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sporadic
occurring irregularly
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stigma
token of disgrace; brand
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stint
be thrifty; set limits
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stipulate
make express conditions; specify
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stolid
dull; impassive
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striated
marked with parallel bands; grooved
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strut
pompous walk
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strut
supporting bar
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subpoena
writ summoning a witness to appear
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subside
settle down; descend; grow quiet
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substantiate
establish by evidence; verify; support
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supersede
cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
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supposition
hypothesis; surmise
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tacit
understood; not put into words
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tangential
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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tenuous
thin; rare; slim
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tirade
extended scolding; denunciation; harangue
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torpor
lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
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tortuous
winding; full of curves
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tractable
docile; easily managed
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transgression
violation of a law; sin
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truculence
aggressiveness; ferocity
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vacillate
waver; fluctuate
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venerate
revere
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veracious
truthful
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verbose
wordy
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viable
practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
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viscous
sticky; gluey
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vituperative
abusive; scolding
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volatile
changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
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warranted
justified; authorized
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wary
very cautious
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welter
turmoil; bewildering jumble
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whimsical
capricious; fanciful
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zealot
fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
