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Cacophony (n.)

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Harsh, discordant sound

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Expatiate (v.)

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To speak or write at length

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mellifluous (adj.)

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sweet and flowing

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inexorable (adj.)

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stubborn

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Noxious (adj.)

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Harmful

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Clairvoyant (n.)

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One who can predict the future

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denigrate (v.)

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To slur someone’s reputation

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forbearance (n.)

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patience

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perfidious (adj.)

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faithless, disloyal

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Intransigent (adj.)

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Refusing to compromise

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Scurvy (adj.)

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Contemptable

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fervid (adj.)

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ardent

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bedlam (adj.)

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scene of uproar/confusion

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falter (v.)

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to hesitate

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Mince (v.)

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To speak carefully, euphemize

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Convivial (adj.)

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Sociable

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Cant (n.)

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Insincere talk

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Penury (n.)

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Poverty, destitution

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Archaic (adj.)

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Outdated

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vitriolic (adj.)

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caustic and severe

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disconsolate (adj.)

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hopelessly unhappy

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credo (n.)

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Statement of belief of principle

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apotheosize (adj.)

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glorify, deify

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Stymie (v.)

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To block; thwart

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Asseverate (v.)

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To aver, assert, allege

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hirsute (adj.)

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Covered in hair

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espy (v.)

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to spy, discern

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sojourn (n.)

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a temporary stay

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peremptory (adj.)

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imperative, dictatorial

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Truculent (adj.)

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Fierce; eager to fight

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Quotidian (adj.)

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Occuring daily, common

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expound (v.)

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To state in detail, explain

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candor (n.)

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frankness, openness

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Contrite (adj.)

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Regretful, seeking forgiveness

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Pervade (v.)

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To permeate throughout

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vapid (adj.)

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tasteless, dull

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indigence (n.)

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poverty

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Quixotic (adj.)

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Foolishly impractical, motivated by lofty romatic ideals

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malinger (v.)

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feign illness to escape duty

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apprise (v.)

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To inform

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Waffle (v.)

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To flip flop

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quorum (n.)

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number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

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recompense (n.)

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repayment

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irresolute (adj.)

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unsure of how to act

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Prize (v.)

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Pry, force with lever

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Strut (n.)

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Supporting cross part of a wing

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dudgeon (n.)

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feeling of anger

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Fortuitous (adj.)

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Happening by accident/chance

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gossamer (adj.)

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light like cobwebs

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impugn (v.)

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to challenge as false

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poseur (n.)

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poser

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Obsequious (adj.)

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Showing a fawning attentiveness

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Bedizen (v.)

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To dress in vulgar, showy manner

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baleful/baneful (adj.)

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harmfull

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cursory (adj.)

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hasty, superficial

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contrition (n.)

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penitence, remorse

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prehensile (adj.)

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capable of grasping

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Succint (adj.)

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Brief, concise

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munificent (adj.)

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generous

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invidious (adj.)

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likely to provoke ill will, offensive

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maladroit (adj.)

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inept

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piquant (adj.)

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stimulating, pungent

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Nadir (n.)

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Low point

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supplicant (n.)

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Who who asks humbly

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Obstinate (adj.)

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Stubborn, uncompromising

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circumlocution (n.)

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roundabout way of speaking

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precept (n.)

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principle, law

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Cavil (v.)

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To find fault without good reason

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Celerity (n.)

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Speed, alacrity

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Placate (v.)

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To appease, calm by making concessions

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Gregarious (adj.)

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Sociable, outgoing

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harrowing (adj.)

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distressing, terrifying

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Sanction (n./v.)

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Permission or apporval OR a penalty to enforcce compliance

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Eccentric (adj.)

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Departingn from norms/conventions

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decamp (v.)

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to depart quickly

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Affected (adj.)

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Pretentious, phony

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Gainsay (v.)

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To deny, dispute, contradict

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preternatural (adj.)

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supernatural

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rectitude (n.)

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correctness (moral and literal)

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Impunity (n.)

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Immunity from punnishment or penalty

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Alacrity (n.)

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Eagerness; enthusiasm

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consanguine (adj.)

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related by blood

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argot (n.)

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Specialized vocabulary used by a group

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nostrum (n.)

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medicine of doubtful effectiveness

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jeremiad (n.)

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mournful complaint

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Palliate (v.)

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To make less serious

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imprecation (n.)

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curse

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Unfeigned (adj.)

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Genuine

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paucity (n.)

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scarcity

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epistemology (n.)

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branch of philosophy that examines nature of knowledge

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Dirge (n.)

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Song of grief/lamention

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apothegm (n.)

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A terse, witty saying

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concerted (adj.)

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planned or devised

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Pious (adj.)

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Reverent, devout

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Prolix (adj.)

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Long-winded, verbose

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Spendthrift (n.)

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One who spends wastefully

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abashed (adj.)

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ashamed

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Harangue (v./n.)

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to deliver a pomopous speech

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Bellicose (adj.)

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Belligerent, pugnacious

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Mendicant (n.)

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Beggar

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libidinous (adj.)

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lewd, lascivious

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Preen (v.)

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Primp/groom

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behest (n.)

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a command or request

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Prodigious (adj.)

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Abundant, extraordinary

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limpid (adj.)

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clear/transparent

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Color (v.)

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To change

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Accolade (n.)

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Expression of praise

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Stupefy (adj.)

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Stun; amaze

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Pine (v.)

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To yearn intensely

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supine (adj.)

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Laying on the back, lethargic

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Mitigate (v.)

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To moderate, make less severe/intense

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Centrifugal (adj.)

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Moving away from the center

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cloying (adj.)

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Causing disgust through excess

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sartorial (adj.)

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pertaining to tailors

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proselyte (n.)

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a convert

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Peruse (v.)

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Examine with great care

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espouse (v.)

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support/advocate

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Salacious (adj.)

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Lustful, lacivious

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Qualms (n.)

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Misgivings; reservations

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Bucolic (adj.)

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Rustic and pastoral

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Transient (n.)

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Feeling, passing quickly

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stanch (v.)

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to stop or check flow

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Fell (adj.)

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inhumanely cruel

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quintessence (n.)

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concentrated essence of a substance

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Fervent (adj.)

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Greatly emotional or zealous

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Vitiate (v.)

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To corrupt, spoil

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Buttress (v.)

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To reinforce/support

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Volatitle (adj>)

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volatile but can can also mean explosive

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disavowal (n.)

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disowning, repudiation

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toothsome (adj.)

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tasty, pleasing

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tumid (adj.)

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swollen

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Prolific (adj.)

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Productive

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felicitous (adj.)

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appropriate, well expressed

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Laconic (adj.)

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Of few words

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BlasE (adj.)

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bored, unconcerned

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reproof (v.)

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to critcize, rebuke

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benediction (n.)

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utterance of good wishes

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Tyro (n.)

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Novice

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fulsome (adj.)

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so excessive as to be disgusting

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Pervasive (adj.)

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Spread throughout

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Enigmatic (adj.)

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Mysterious, obscure

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Broach (v.)

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To bring up

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ersatz (adj.)

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serving as a substitute

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equable (adj.)

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Steady, serene

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palaver (n.)

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a conference or discussion

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stolid (adj.)

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having/showing little emotion

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Tirade (n.)

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A long, critical speech

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euphemism (n.)

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use of agreeable languague in place of offensive language

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Pusillanimous (adj.)

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Cowardly, craven

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Contentious (adj.)

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Argumentative, causing controversy or disagreement

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Perfunctory (adj.)

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Done w/o care or interest

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Tenuous (adj.)

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Flimsy, weak

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sundry (adj.)

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various

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Acerbic (adj.)

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Sour taste or character

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Adulation (n.)

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Excessive praise

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bemusing (adj.)

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confusing, hard to understand

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Grouse (v.)

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To complain or grumble

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epigram (n.)

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a terse and witty saying (apothegm)

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vindictive (adj.)

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spitefull, vengefull

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militate (v.)

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to work against

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redress (v.)

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To set right, remedy

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Putrefy (v.)

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To rot/decay

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precarious (adj.)

A

uncertain

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thespian (n.)

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actor/actress

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Odious (adj.)

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Evoking intense aversion/dislike

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Censure (v.)

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To severely criticize

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circumspection (n.)

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observation, caution, prudence

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succor (n.)

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relief/help

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homily (n.)

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sermon, moralizing lecture

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Sap (n.)

A

Fool

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Credulous (adj.)

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Gullible

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adage (n.)

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a proverb

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discrete (adj.)

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Detached, separate

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Pellucid (adj.)

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Transparent, easy to understand

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ardor (n.)

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Great emotion or passion

176
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dissolute (adj.)

A

indifferent to moral restraints

177
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pique (v.)

A

to anger

178
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venerate (v.)

A

To adore, honor

179
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Proclivity (n.)

A

Natural predisposition/inclination

180
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Complaisance (n.)

A

Willingness to comply with wishes of others

181
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Callous (adj.)

A

Thick skinned, insensitive

182
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Loquacious (adj.)

A

Extremely talkative

183
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bacchanalian (adj.)

A

pertaining to drunken festivity

184
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Idolatrous (adj.)

A

Given to intense or excessive devotion to something

185
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welter (v.)

A

toss about, be in turmoil

186
Q

wistful (adj.)

A

vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful

187
Q

Inchoate (adj.)

A

In an initial stage, not fully formed

188
Q

evince (v.)

A

To show plainly

189
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Mollify (v.)

A

To calm/soothe

190
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attenuate (v.)

A

to weaken

191
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Lubricious (adj.)

A

Lewd, wanton

192
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abject (adj.)

A

miserable, pitiful

193
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foible (n.)

A

a minor weaknes

194
Q

scion (n.)

A

a descendant

195
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Inimical (adj.)

A

Hostile, damaging

196
Q

Hackneyed (adj.)

A

Rendered commonplace by frequent usage

197
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fathomless (adj.)

A

bottomless

198
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enrapture (v.)

A

To delight/enthrall

199
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Bombastic (adj.)

A

Pompous, grandiloquent

200
Q

Malevolent (adj.)

A

Having/showing vicious ill will

201
Q

indemnify (v.)

A

to compensate for damage or loss

202
Q

rapport (n.)

A

relation/connection

203
Q

fledgling (n.)

A

beginner, novice

204
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Predilection (n.)

A

Preference

205
Q

adjudicate (v.)

A

to settle judicially

206
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Querulous (adj.)

A

Prome to complaining

207
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Facetious (adj.)

A

Playful, humorous

208
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Decorum (n.)

A

Polite/appropriate conduct

209
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invective (n.)

A

Verbal abuse

210
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Continence (n.)

A

Self control

211
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Demur (v.)

A

To question or oppose

212
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Pirate (v.)

A

To illegally use or reproduce

213
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Essay (v.)

A

To test or try

214
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insidious (adj.)

A

treacherous

215
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Allay (v.)

A

To lessen, ease

216
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Categorical (adj.)

A

Absolute, without exception

217
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Imbroglio (n.)

A

Difficult or embarrasing situation

218
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Flip (adj.)

A

Sarcastic, impertinent

219
Q

Pedestrian (adj.)

A

common, trite

220
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Dogmatic (adj.)

A

Rigid opinion based on unproved principles

221
Q

apocryphal (adj.)

A

of doubtful authorship/authenticity

222
Q

insuperable (adj>)

A

insurmountable

223
Q

fey (adj.)

A

doomed

224
Q

Perfidy (n.)

A

Intentional breach of faith

225
Q

Tacit (adj.)

A

Implied, not explicitly stated

226
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Disparate (adj.)

A

Distinct; dissimiilar

227
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Burgeon (v.)

A

To grow rapidly or flourish

228
Q

Extemporaneous (adj.)

A

Improvised

229
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chagrin (n.)

A

Vexation, disappointment

230
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Contiguous (adj.)

A

Sharing a border; adjacent

231
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licentious (adj.)

A

sexually unrestrained

232
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Inert (adj.)

A

Unmoving, sluggish

233
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Canard (n.)

A

False, deliberately misleading tory

234
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Paean (n.)

A

Song of praise/thanksgiving

235
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supercilious (adj.)

A

disdainful, contemptuous

236
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Excoriate (v.)

A

To censure scathingly, upbraid

237
Q

Vituperate (v.)

A

To berate

238
Q

animus (n.)

A

dislike/hostility

239
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Abjure (v.)

A

To solemnly renounce, reject, or recant

240
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Factotum (n.)

A

A person that does all kinds of work

241
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Sagacious (adj.)

A

Having sound judgement

242
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tutelary (adj.)

A

serving as a guardian/protector

243
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Ephemeral (adj.)

A

Brief, fleeting

244
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Exact (v.)

A

To demand, take

245
Q

labile (adj.)

A

likely to change

246
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Propensity (n.)

A

Natural inclination

247
Q

Circuitous (adj.)

A

Roundabout

248
Q

simian (adj.)

A

apelike

249
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Stygian (adj.)

A

Gloomy, dark

250
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avocation (n.)

A

Secondary occupation

251
Q

droll (adj.)

A

oddly amusing

252
Q

gambol (v.)

A

To frolic

253
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transgression (n.)

A

act of violating a law/rule

254
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hermetic (adj.)

A

tightly sealed, magical

255
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simper (n.)

A

silly, self conscious smile

256
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jocose (adj.)

A

fond of joking

257
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Voracious (adj.)

A

Having insatiable appetite for something

258
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Singular (adj.)

A

Exceptional, odd

259
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Stand (n.)

A

Group of trees

260
Q

Carping (v.)

A

To find fault, complain

261
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esurient (adj.)

A

hungering

262
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noisome (adj.)

A

offensive/disgusting

263
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Denouement (n.)

A

The outcome or solution

264
Q

Bolster (v.)

A

To provide support or reinforcement

265
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mettle (n.)

A

courage, endurance

266
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Morose (adj.)

A

Sullen, melancholy

267
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Superfluous (adj.)

A

Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

268
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Vexation (n.)

A

Annoyance, irritation

269
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Obdurate (adj.)

A

Unyielding, hardhearted

270
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Goad (v.)

A

To prod, urge on

271
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rapacious (adj.)

A

greedy, predatory

272
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Propitiate (v.)

A

To appease, conciliate

273
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Impecunious (adj.)

A

Lacking funds/without money

274
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Repudate (v.)

A

To disown, refuse to have anything to do with

275
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Tendentious (adj.)

A

Biased

276
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Vilifiy (v.)

A

To defame

277
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Disinterested (adj.)

A

Impartial

278
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Aggranddize (v.)

A

To increase in power, intensity, prestige

279
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ambivalence (n.)

A

State of having conflicting attitude

280
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Misanthrope (n.)

A

One who hates all other humans

281
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Execrable (adj.)

A

Detestable

282
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Coquette (n.)

A

A woman who flirts

283
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Ossified (adj.)

A

Turned more rigid

284
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Exculpate (v.)

A

Exonerate; clear of blame

285
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Infelicitous (adj.)

A

Unfortunate, inappropriate

286
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estimable (adj.)

A

admirable, or possible to estimate

287
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antipathy (n.)

A

Dislike, hostility

288
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Arrest (v.)

A

To suspend, or engage attention

289
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languid (adj.)

A

slow, lacking in vigor

290
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reprise (n.)

A

repetition, esp in music

291
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Descry (v.)

A

To discriminate, discern

292
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tremulous (adj.)

A

trembling, frugal, timid

293
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ignominious (adj.)

A

defaming, humiliating

294
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Rhetoric (n.)

A

art/study of use of language for communication/persuasion

295
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vindicate (v.)

A

justify, clear of blame

296
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atavism (n.)

A

Reappearance of a characteristic after several generations of absence

297
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Neologism (n.)

A

A new word or word use

298
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hoary (adj.)

A

gray/white with age

299
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Martial (adj.)

A

Associated with war/armed forces

300
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Solicitous (adj.)

A

Concerned; attentive

301
Q

Ford (v.)

A

wade

302
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Meretricious (adj.)

A

Cheapp, showy, gaudy, Zef.

303
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Stoic (adj.)

A

Indifferent to pleasure or pain, steadfast

304
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orotund (adj.)

A

pompous

305
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auspice (n.)

A

support/sponsorship, or favorable sign

306
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timbre (n.)

A

Tone color

307
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turpitude (n.)

A

vileness, shamefulness

308
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ribald (adj.)

A

vulgar or indecent in speech

309
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Acumen (n.)

A

Accurate judgement/insight

310
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Canonical (adj.)

A

Following/agreeing with traditional standards

311
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perigee (n.)

A

closest point (opposite of apogee)

312
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Effrontery (n.)

A

Boldness; presumptuousness

313
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idiosyncratic (adj.)

A

peculiar

314
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Refulgent (adj.)

A

Shiny, brilliant

315
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Asperity (n.)

A

Severity, rigor, roughness

316
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hector (v.)

A

to bully

317
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Quail (v.)

A

To lose courage, turn frightened

318
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abstruse (adj.)

A

secret, hidden

319
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Implacable (adj.)

A

Not able to be appeased or significantly changed

320
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Appropriate (v.)

A

Take for one’s use, confiscate

321
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spurn (v.)

A

to reject with disdain

322
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Glib (adj.)

A

Nonchalant, superficial

323
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Peroration (n.)

A

Speech ending/flowery speech

324
Q

distrait (adj.)

A

Inattentive, preoccupied

325
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foment (v.)

A

to incite, arouse

326
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Remonstrate (v.)

A

To protest, object

327
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Cantankerous (adj.)

A

Irritable, ill humored

328
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Plummet (v.)

A

To plunge or drop straight down

329
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reproach (v.)

A

to blame, find fault with

330
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Irascible (adj.)

A

Easily angered

331
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Impassive (adj.)

A

Revealing no emotion

332
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resolution (n.)

A

determination

333
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Precipitate (v.)

A

To cause/happen before anticipated/required

334
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travesty (n.)

A

parody, exagerrated imitation

335
Q

perspicuous (adj.)

A

clearly expressed

336
Q

emblazon (v.)

A

To depict, decorate (from heraldry)

337
Q

somatic (adj.)

A

relating to the body

338
Q

Presumptuous (adj.)

A

Overstepping bounds, taking liberties

339
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Salubrious (adj.)

A

Promoting health or well being

340
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abscission (n.)

A

Act of cutting

341
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assay (v.)

A

to examine/analyze

342
Q

Abate (v.)

A

To lessen

343
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tautology (n.)

A

Unnecessary repetition

344
Q

indolent (adj.)

A

habitually lazy, idle

345
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Puerile (adj.)

A

Childish, jejune

346
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Evanescent (adj.)

A

Tending to disappear, vanishing

347
Q

doctrinaire (adj.)

A

Dogmatic, unyielding

348
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Flag (v.)

A

To sag or droop

349
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ambrosia (n.)

A

Something delicious

350
Q

Rent (v.)

A

torn

351
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Queries (n.)

A

Inquiries, doubts in the mind, reservations

352
Q

Intimate (v.)

A

To imply

353
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peregrination (n.)

A

a wandering from place to place

354
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diluvial (adj.)

A

pertainig to flood or deluge

355
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itinerant (adj.)

A

wandering from place to place

356
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bluster (adj.)

A

loud, swaggering

357
Q

imperious (adj.)

A

domineering, dictatorial

358
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errant (adj.)

A

Mistaken

359
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beatify (v.)

A

To sanctify, bless

360
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physiognomy (n.)

A

facial features

361
Q

decry (v.)

A

To speak badly of

362
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lucre (n.)

A

money or profits

363
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Luminous (adj.)

A

Characterized by brightness

364
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sardonic (adj.)

A

cynical, mocking

365
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Sanguine (adj.)

A

Cheerful, optimistic

366
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Obtain (adj.)

A

to be established, accepted

367
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Exhort (v.)

A

To urge by strong appeals

368
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mordant (adj.)

A

caustic, sarcastic

369
Q

suppliant (adj.)

A

beseeching (humbly asking for)

370
Q

Renege (v.)

A

To fail to honor a commitment

371
Q

Indefatigable (adj.)

A

Tireless, dogged

372
Q

Enervate (v.)

A

To weaken

373
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Exacerbate (v.)

A

To make worse/more severe

374
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dissident (n.)

A

One who disagrees about beliefs

375
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temerity (n.)

A

reckless boldness

376
Q

clement (adj.)

A

merciful, lenient

377
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elysian (adj.)

A

Blissful, delightful

378
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demotic (adj.)

A

pertaining to people

379
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Imperturbable (adj.)

A

Marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness

380
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Fetter (v.)

A

to blind, confine

381
Q

Emollient (adj.)

A

Soothing, esp to skin

382
Q

interregnum (n.)

A

Gap in continuity

383
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abrogate (adj.)

A

to abolish

384
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Obtuse (adj.)

A

Not clear or precise in thought/expression

385
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Cynicism (n.)

A

Attitude/belief that people are motivated by selfishness

386
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apropos (adj.)

A

relevant

387
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scurrilous (adj.)

A

abusive

388
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abnegate (v.)

A

To relinquish, give up

389
Q

oblique (adj.)

A

slanting/sloping

390
Q

Capricious (adj.)

A

Erratic; unpredictable

391
Q

Soporific (adj.)

A

Causing drowsiness

392
Q

magisterial (adj.)

A

authoritative, domineering

393
Q

sinuous (adj.)

A

intricate, complex

394
Q

diminution (n.)

A

act/process of diminishing

395
Q

vaunt (v.)

A

to boast/brag

396
Q

dissipated (adj.)

A

hedonistic

397
Q

Adumbrate (v.)

A

Foreshadow, vaguely intimate

398
Q

nettlesome (adj.)

A

causing vexation

399
Q

Eschew (v.)

A

To shun, avoid

400
Q

declaim (v.)

A

to make a formal speech, or inveigh

401
Q

August (adj.)

A

majestic

402
Q

Compunction (n.)

A

Uneasiness caused by guilt

403
Q

impute (v.)

A

To relate to a particular cause or source, assign as a characteristic

404
Q

Maverick (n.)

A

Independent wrt group

405
Q

conjecture (n.)

A

Formation of opinion without sufficient proof

406
Q

magniloquent (adj.)

A

grandiloquent

407
Q

demagogue (n.)

A

one who gains power by playing on people’s emotions

408
Q

nugatory (adj.)

A

of little importance, invalid

409
Q

doleful (adj.)

A

melancholy

410
Q

Stentorian (adj.)

A

Extremely loud and powerful

411
Q

Tortuous (adj.)

A

Excessively complicated

412
Q

Meticulous (adj.)

A

Characterized by extreme care and precision

413
Q

fastidious (adj.)

A

excessively critical or demanding

414
Q

Aberrant (adj.)

A

deviating from the norm; unusual

415
Q

Anathema (n.)

A

Accursed/loathed person or thing

416
Q

Concomitant (n.)

A

Existing concurrently

417
Q

Spurious (adj.)

A

False, lacking authenticity

418
Q

deference (n.)

A

respect

419
Q

guise (n.)

A

outward appearance

420
Q

Reticent (adj.)

A

Quiet; reserved

421
Q

Cloister (v.)

A

To confine, seclude

422
Q

Sordid (adj.)

A

Filthy; foul

423
Q

rebus (n.)

A

puzzle where pictures represent words

424
Q

Axiomatic (adj.)

A

Taken as a given

425
Q

Pied (adj.)

A

Multicolored

426
Q

multifarious (adj.)

A

diverse

427
Q

mores (n.)

A

customs, conventions

428
Q

insolent (adj.)

A

boldly rude or disrespectful

429
Q

Meet (adj.)

A

Fitting, proper

430
Q

arbitrate (v.)

A

to judge between two opposing parties

431
Q

Cardinal (adj.)

A

major (ie cardinal sin)

432
Q

renitent (adj.)

A

resistant

433
Q

Magnamity (n.)

A

Nobility in mind and heart, esp forgiving

434
Q

ancillary (adj.)

A

subsidiary/assisting

435
Q

Pedantic (adj.)

A

show offish about knowledge, overly-concerned with trivial details

436
Q

menagerie (n.)

A

variety of animals kept together

437
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Abscond (v.)

A

Steal away; leave secretly

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