All The Words 1 Flashcards
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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.)
To aver, assert, allege
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hirsute (adj.)
Covered in hair
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espy (v.)
to spy, discern
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sojourn (n.)
a temporary stay
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peremptory (adj.)
imperative, dictatorial
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Truculent (adj.)
Fierce; eager to fight
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Quotidian (adj.)
Occuring daily, common
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expound (v.)
To state in detail, explain
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candor (n.)
frankness, openness
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Contrite (adj.)
Regretful, seeking forgiveness
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Pervade (v.)
To permeate throughout
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vapid (adj.)
tasteless, dull
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indigence (n.)
poverty
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Quixotic (adj.)
Foolishly impractical, motivated by lofty romatic ideals
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malinger (v.)
feign illness to escape duty
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apprise (v.)
To inform
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Waffle (v.)
To flip flop
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quorum (n.)
number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
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recompense (n.)
repayment
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irresolute (adj.)
unsure of how to act
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Prize (v.)
Pry, force with lever
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Strut (n.)
Supporting cross part of a wing
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dudgeon (n.)
feeling of anger
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Fortuitous (adj.)
Happening by accident/chance
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gossamer (adj.)
light like cobwebs
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impugn (v.)
to challenge as false
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poseur (n.)
poser
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Obsequious (adj.)
Showing a fawning attentiveness
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Bedizen (v.)
To dress in vulgar, showy manner
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baleful/baneful (adj.)
harmfull
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cursory (adj.)
hasty, superficial
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contrition (n.)
penitence, remorse
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prehensile (adj.)
capable of grasping
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Succint (adj.)
Brief, concise
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munificent (adj.)
generous
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invidious (adj.)
likely to provoke ill will, offensive
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maladroit (adj.)
inept
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piquant (adj.)
stimulating, pungent
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Nadir (n.)
Low point
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supplicant (n.)
Who who asks humbly
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Obstinate (adj.)
Stubborn, uncompromising
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circumlocution (n.)
roundabout way of speaking
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precept (n.)
principle, law
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Cavil (v.)
To find fault without good reason
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Celerity (n.)
Speed, alacrity
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Placate (v.)
To appease, calm by making concessions
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Gregarious (adj.)
Sociable, outgoing
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harrowing (adj.)
distressing, terrifying
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Sanction (n./v.)
Permission or apporval OR a penalty to enforcce compliance
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Eccentric (adj.)
Departingn from norms/conventions
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decamp (v.)
to depart quickly
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Affected (adj.)
Pretentious, phony
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Gainsay (v.)
To deny, dispute, contradict
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preternatural (adj.)
supernatural
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rectitude (n.)
correctness (moral and literal)
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Impunity (n.)
Immunity from punnishment or penalty
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Alacrity (n.)
Eagerness; enthusiasm
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consanguine (adj.)
related by blood
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argot (n.)
Specialized vocabulary used by a group
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nostrum (n.)
medicine of doubtful effectiveness
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jeremiad (n.)
mournful complaint
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Palliate (v.)
To make less serious
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imprecation (n.)
curse
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Unfeigned (adj.)
Genuine
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paucity (n.)
scarcity
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epistemology (n.)
branch of philosophy that examines nature of knowledge
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Dirge (n.)
Song of grief/lamention
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apothegm (n.)
A terse, witty saying
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concerted (adj.)
planned or devised
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Pious (adj.)
Reverent, devout
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Prolix (adj.)
Long-winded, verbose
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Spendthrift (n.)
One who spends wastefully
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abashed (adj.)
ashamed
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Harangue (v./n.)
to deliver a pomopous speech
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Bellicose (adj.)
Belligerent, pugnacious
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Mendicant (n.)
Beggar
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libidinous (adj.)
lewd, lascivious
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Preen (v.)
Primp/groom
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behest (n.)
a command or request
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Prodigious (adj.)
Abundant, extraordinary
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limpid (adj.)
clear/transparent
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Color (v.)
To change
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Accolade (n.)
Expression of praise
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Stupefy (adj.)
Stun; amaze
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Pine (v.)
To yearn intensely
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supine (adj.)
Laying on the back, lethargic
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Mitigate (v.)
To moderate, make less severe/intense
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Centrifugal (adj.)
Moving away from the center
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cloying (adj.)
Causing disgust through excess
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sartorial (adj.)
pertaining to tailors
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proselyte (n.)
a convert
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Peruse (v.)
Examine with great care
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espouse (v.)
support/advocate
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Salacious (adj.)
Lustful, lacivious
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Qualms (n.)
Misgivings; reservations
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Bucolic (adj.)
Rustic and pastoral
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Transient (n.)
Feeling, passing quickly
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stanch (v.)
to stop or check flow
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Fell (adj.)
inhumanely cruel
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quintessence (n.)
concentrated essence of a substance
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Fervent (adj.)
Greatly emotional or zealous
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Vitiate (v.)
To corrupt, spoil
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Buttress (v.)
To reinforce/support
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Volatitle (adj>)
volatile but can can also mean explosive
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disavowal (n.)
disowning, repudiation
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toothsome (adj.)
tasty, pleasing
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tumid (adj.)
swollen
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Prolific (adj.)
Productive
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felicitous (adj.)
appropriate, well expressed
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Laconic (adj.)
Of few words
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BlasE (adj.)
bored, unconcerned
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reproof (v.)
to critcize, rebuke
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benediction (n.)
utterance of good wishes
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Tyro (n.)
Novice
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fulsome (adj.)
so excessive as to be disgusting
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Pervasive (adj.)
Spread throughout
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Enigmatic (adj.)
Mysterious, obscure
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Broach (v.)
To bring up
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ersatz (adj.)
serving as a substitute
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equable (adj.)
Steady, serene
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palaver (n.)
a conference or discussion
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stolid (adj.)
having/showing little emotion
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Tirade (n.)
A long, critical speech
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euphemism (n.)
use of agreeable languague in place of offensive language
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Pusillanimous (adj.)
Cowardly, craven
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Contentious (adj.)
Argumentative, causing controversy or disagreement
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Perfunctory (adj.)
Done w/o care or interest
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Tenuous (adj.)
Flimsy, weak
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sundry (adj.)
various
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Acerbic (adj.)
Sour taste or character
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Adulation (n.)
Excessive praise
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bemusing (adj.)
confusing, hard to understand
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Grouse (v.)
To complain or grumble
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epigram (n.)
a terse and witty saying (apothegm)
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vindictive (adj.)
spitefull, vengefull
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militate (v.)
to work against
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redress (v.)
To set right, remedy
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Putrefy (v.)
To rot/decay
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precarious (adj.)
uncertain
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thespian (n.)
actor/actress
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Odious (adj.)
Evoking intense aversion/dislike
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Censure (v.)
To severely criticize
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circumspection (n.)
observation, caution, prudence
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succor (n.)
relief/help
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homily (n.)
sermon, moralizing lecture
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Sap (n.)
Fool
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Credulous (adj.)
Gullible
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adage (n.)
a proverb
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discrete (adj.)
Detached, separate
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Pellucid (adj.)
Transparent, easy to understand
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ardor (n.)
Great emotion or passion
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dissolute (adj.)
indifferent to moral restraints
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pique (v.)
to anger
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venerate (v.)
To adore, honor
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Proclivity (n.)
Natural predisposition/inclination
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Complaisance (n.)
Willingness to comply with wishes of others
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Callous (adj.)
Thick skinned, insensitive
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Loquacious (adj.)
Extremely talkative
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bacchanalian (adj.)
pertaining to drunken festivity
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Idolatrous (adj.)
Given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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welter (v.)
toss about, be in turmoil
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wistful (adj.)
vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful
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Inchoate (adj.)
In an initial stage, not fully formed
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evince (v.)
To show plainly
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Mollify (v.)
To calm/soothe
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attenuate (v.)
to weaken
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Lubricious (adj.)
Lewd, wanton
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abject (adj.)
miserable, pitiful
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foible (n.)
a minor weaknes
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scion (n.)
a descendant
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Inimical (adj.)
Hostile, damaging
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Hackneyed (adj.)
Rendered commonplace by frequent usage
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fathomless (adj.)
bottomless
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enrapture (v.)
To delight/enthrall
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Bombastic (adj.)
Pompous, grandiloquent
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Malevolent (adj.)
Having/showing vicious ill will
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indemnify (v.)
to compensate for damage or loss
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rapport (n.)
relation/connection
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fledgling (n.)
beginner, novice
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Predilection (n.)
Preference
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adjudicate (v.)
to settle judicially
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Querulous (adj.)
Prome to complaining
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Facetious (adj.)
Playful, humorous
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Decorum (n.)
Polite/appropriate conduct
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invective (n.)
Verbal abuse
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Continence (n.)
Self control
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Demur (v.)
To question or oppose
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Pirate (v.)
To illegally use or reproduce
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Essay (v.)
To test or try
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insidious (adj.)
treacherous
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Allay (v.)
To lessen, ease
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Categorical (adj.)
Absolute, without exception
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Imbroglio (n.)
Difficult or embarrasing situation
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Flip (adj.)
Sarcastic, impertinent
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Pedestrian (adj.)
common, trite
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Dogmatic (adj.)
Rigid opinion based on unproved principles
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apocryphal (adj.)
of doubtful authorship/authenticity
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insuperable (adj>)
insurmountable
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fey (adj.)
doomed
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Perfidy (n.)
Intentional breach of faith
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Tacit (adj.)
Implied, not explicitly stated
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Disparate (adj.)
Distinct; dissimiilar
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Burgeon (v.)
To grow rapidly or flourish
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Extemporaneous (adj.)
Improvised
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chagrin (n.)
Vexation, disappointment
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Contiguous (adj.)
Sharing a border; adjacent
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licentious (adj.)
sexually unrestrained
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Inert (adj.)
Unmoving, sluggish
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Canard (n.)
False, deliberately misleading tory
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Paean (n.)
Song of praise/thanksgiving
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supercilious (adj.)
disdainful, contemptuous
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Excoriate (v.)
To censure scathingly, upbraid
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Vituperate (v.)
To berate
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animus (n.)
dislike/hostility
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Abjure (v.)
To solemnly renounce, reject, or recant
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Factotum (n.)
A person that does all kinds of work
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Sagacious (adj.)
Having sound judgement
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tutelary (adj.)
serving as a guardian/protector
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Ephemeral (adj.)
Brief, fleeting
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Exact (v.)
To demand, take
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labile (adj.)
likely to change
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Propensity (n.)
Natural inclination
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Circuitous (adj.)
Roundabout
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simian (adj.)
apelike
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Stygian (adj.)
Gloomy, dark
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avocation (n.)
Secondary occupation
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droll (adj.)
oddly amusing
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gambol (v.)
To frolic
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transgression (n.)
act of violating a law/rule
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hermetic (adj.)
tightly sealed, magical
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simper (n.)
silly, self conscious smile
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jocose (adj.)
fond of joking
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Voracious (adj.)
Having insatiable appetite for something
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Singular (adj.)
Exceptional, odd
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Stand (n.)
Group of trees
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Carping (v.)
To find fault, complain
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esurient (adj.)
hungering
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noisome (adj.)
offensive/disgusting
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Denouement (n.)
The outcome or solution
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Bolster (v.)
To provide support or reinforcement
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mettle (n.)
courage, endurance
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Morose (adj.)
Sullen, melancholy
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Superfluous (adj.)
Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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Vexation (n.)
Annoyance, irritation
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Obdurate (adj.)
Unyielding, hardhearted
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Goad (v.)
To prod, urge on
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rapacious (adj.)
greedy, predatory
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Propitiate (v.)
To appease, conciliate
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Impecunious (adj.)
Lacking funds/without money
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Repudate (v.)
To disown, refuse to have anything to do with
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Tendentious (adj.)
Biased
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Vilifiy (v.)
To defame
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Disinterested (adj.)
Impartial
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Aggranddize (v.)
To increase in power, intensity, prestige
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ambivalence (n.)
State of having conflicting attitude
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Misanthrope (n.)
One who hates all other humans
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Execrable (adj.)
Detestable
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Coquette (n.)
A woman who flirts
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Ossified (adj.)
Turned more rigid
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Exculpate (v.)
Exonerate; clear of blame
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Infelicitous (adj.)
Unfortunate, inappropriate
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estimable (adj.)
admirable, or possible to estimate
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antipathy (n.)
Dislike, hostility
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Arrest (v.)
To suspend, or engage attention
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languid (adj.)
slow, lacking in vigor
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reprise (n.)
repetition, esp in music
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Descry (v.)
To discriminate, discern
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tremulous (adj.)
trembling, frugal, timid
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ignominious (adj.)
defaming, humiliating
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Rhetoric (n.)
art/study of use of language for communication/persuasion
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vindicate (v.)
justify, clear of blame
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atavism (n.)
Reappearance of a characteristic after several generations of absence
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Neologism (n.)
A new word or word use
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hoary (adj.)
gray/white with age
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Martial (adj.)
Associated with war/armed forces
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Solicitous (adj.)
Concerned; attentive
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Ford (v.)
wade
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Meretricious (adj.)
Cheapp, showy, gaudy, Zef.
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Stoic (adj.)
Indifferent to pleasure or pain, steadfast
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orotund (adj.)
pompous
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auspice (n.)
support/sponsorship, or favorable sign
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timbre (n.)
Tone color
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turpitude (n.)
vileness, shamefulness
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ribald (adj.)
vulgar or indecent in speech
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Acumen (n.)
Accurate judgement/insight
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Canonical (adj.)
Following/agreeing with traditional standards
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perigee (n.)
closest point (opposite of apogee)
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Effrontery (n.)
Boldness; presumptuousness
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idiosyncratic (adj.)
peculiar
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Refulgent (adj.)
Shiny, brilliant
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Asperity (n.)
Severity, rigor, roughness
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hector (v.)
to bully
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Quail (v.)
To lose courage, turn frightened
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abstruse (adj.)
secret, hidden
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Implacable (adj.)
Not able to be appeased or significantly changed
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Appropriate (v.)
Take for one's use, confiscate
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spurn (v.)
to reject with disdain
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Glib (adj.)
Nonchalant, superficial
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Peroration (n.)
Speech ending/flowery speech
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distrait (adj.)
Inattentive, preoccupied
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foment (v.)
to incite, arouse
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Remonstrate (v.)
To protest, object
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Cantankerous (adj.)
Irritable, ill humored
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Plummet (v.)
To plunge or drop straight down
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reproach (v.)
to blame, find fault with
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Irascible (adj.)
Easily angered
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Impassive (adj.)
Revealing no emotion
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resolution (n.)
determination
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Precipitate (v.)
To cause/happen before anticipated/required
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travesty (n.)
parody, exagerrated imitation
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perspicuous (adj.)
clearly expressed
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emblazon (v.)
To depict, decorate (from heraldry)
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somatic (adj.)
relating to the body
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Presumptuous (adj.)
Overstepping bounds, taking liberties
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Salubrious (adj.)
Promoting health or well being
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abscission (n.)
Act of cutting
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assay (v.)
to examine/analyze
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Abate (v.)
To lessen
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tautology (n.)
Unnecessary repetition
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indolent (adj.)
habitually lazy, idle
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Puerile (adj.)
Childish, jejune
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Evanescent (adj.)
Tending to disappear, vanishing
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doctrinaire (adj.)
Dogmatic, unyielding
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Flag (v.)
To sag or droop
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ambrosia (n.)
Something delicious
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Rent (v.)
torn
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Queries (n.)
Inquiries, doubts in the mind, reservations
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Intimate (v.)
To imply
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peregrination (n.)
a wandering from place to place
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diluvial (adj.)
pertainig to flood or deluge
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itinerant (adj.)
wandering from place to place
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bluster (adj.)
loud, swaggering
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imperious (adj.)
domineering, dictatorial
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errant (adj.)
Mistaken
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beatify (v.)
To sanctify, bless
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physiognomy (n.)
facial features
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decry (v.)
To speak badly of
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lucre (n.)
money or profits
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Luminous (adj.)
Characterized by brightness
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sardonic (adj.)
cynical, mocking
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Sanguine (adj.)
Cheerful, optimistic
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Obtain (adj.)
to be established, accepted
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Exhort (v.)
To urge by strong appeals
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mordant (adj.)
caustic, sarcastic
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suppliant (adj.)
beseeching (humbly asking for)
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Renege (v.)
To fail to honor a commitment
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Indefatigable (adj.)
Tireless, dogged
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Enervate (v.)
To weaken
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Exacerbate (v.)
To make worse/more severe
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dissident (n.)
One who disagrees about beliefs
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temerity (n.)
reckless boldness
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clement (adj.)
merciful, lenient
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elysian (adj.)
Blissful, delightful
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demotic (adj.)
pertaining to people
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Imperturbable (adj.)
Marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
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Fetter (v.)
to blind, confine
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Emollient (adj.)
Soothing, esp to skin
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interregnum (n.)
Gap in continuity
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abrogate (adj.)
to abolish
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Obtuse (adj.)
Not clear or precise in thought/expression
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Cynicism (n.)
Attitude/belief that people are motivated by selfishness
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apropos (adj.)
relevant
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scurrilous (adj.)
abusive
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abnegate (v.)
To relinquish, give up
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oblique (adj.)
slanting/sloping
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Capricious (adj.)
Erratic; unpredictable
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Soporific (adj.)
Causing drowsiness
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magisterial (adj.)
authoritative, domineering
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sinuous (adj.)
intricate, complex
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diminution (n.)
act/process of diminishing
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vaunt (v.)
to boast/brag
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dissipated (adj.)
hedonistic
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Adumbrate (v.)
Foreshadow, vaguely intimate
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nettlesome (adj.)
causing vexation
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Eschew (v.)
To shun, avoid
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declaim (v.)
to make a formal speech, or inveigh
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August (adj.)
majestic
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Compunction (n.)
Uneasiness caused by guilt
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impute (v.)
To relate to a particular cause or source, assign as a characteristic
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Maverick (n.)
Independent wrt group
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conjecture (n.)
Formation of opinion without sufficient proof
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magniloquent (adj.)
grandiloquent
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demagogue (n.)
one who gains power by playing on people's emotions
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nugatory (adj.)
of little importance, invalid
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doleful (adj.)
melancholy
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Stentorian (adj.)
Extremely loud and powerful
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Tortuous (adj.)
Excessively complicated
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Meticulous (adj.)
Characterized by extreme care and precision
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fastidious (adj.)
excessively critical or demanding
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Aberrant (adj.)
deviating from the norm; unusual
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Anathema (n.)
Accursed/loathed person or thing
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Concomitant (n.)
Existing concurrently
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Spurious (adj.)
False, lacking authenticity
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deference (n.)
respect
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guise (n.)
outward appearance
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Reticent (adj.)
Quiet; reserved
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Cloister (v.)
To confine, seclude
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Sordid (adj.)
Filthy; foul
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rebus (n.)
puzzle where pictures represent words
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Axiomatic (adj.)
Taken as a given
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Pied (adj.)
Multicolored
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multifarious (adj.)
diverse
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mores (n.)
customs, conventions
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insolent (adj.)
boldly rude or disrespectful
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Meet (adj.)
Fitting, proper
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arbitrate (v.)
to judge between two opposing parties
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Cardinal (adj.)
major (ie cardinal sin)
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renitent (adj.)
resistant
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Magnamity (n.)
Nobility in mind and heart, esp forgiving
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ancillary (adj.)
subsidiary/assisting
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Pedantic (adj.)
show offish about knowledge, overly-concerned with trivial details
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menagerie (n.)
variety of animals kept together
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Abscond (v.)
Steal away; leave secretly
