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fluorish (n.)

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embelllsihment or ornamentation

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Approbation (n.)

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Expression of approval; praise

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Squander (v.)

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To waste irresponsibly

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tryst (n.)

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Agreement between lovers to meet

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obloquy (n.)

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censure, blame

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Precipitate (adj.)

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Acting with excessive speed or impulse

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officious (adj.)

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too helpful, meddlesome

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staid (adj.)

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fixed, settled

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Trenchant (adj.)

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Sharply perceptive

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abstemious (adj.)

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Moderate in appetite

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Surfeit (v.)

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Overabundant supply, to feed or supply to excess

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Brazen (adj.)

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Bold, shameless

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subsume (v.)

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to include/incorporate

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Platitude (n.)

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A superficial remark, esp. offered as meaningful

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Table (v.)

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To remove from consideration

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imbue (v.)

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to fill with

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slake (v.)

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To satisfy/refresh

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interpolate (v.)

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To insert, change by adding new words

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Churlish (adj.)

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Rude, boorish

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Guy (n.)

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Rope attached for brace or guidance

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Nebulous (adj.)

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Vague; cloudy

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Neophyte (n.)

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A recent convert, beginner

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umbrage (n.)

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offense, displeasure

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arcane (adj.)

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esoteric

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Coalesce (v.)

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To cause to become one

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sedition (n.)

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behavior prompting rebellion

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Tout (v.)

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To publically praise or promote

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retrograde (adj.)

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moving backward

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litany (n.)

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lengthy recitation

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Flout (v.)

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To show contempt for (a rule/convention)

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peripatetic (adj.)

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travelling, itinerant

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Aesthetic (adj.)

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dealing with/responsive to art/beautiful things

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Insouciant (adj.)

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Unconcerned, carefree

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plaintive (adj.)

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melancholy, mournful

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minutia (n.)

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petty details

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Ascetic (n.)

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One who practices strict self-denial

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Assuage (v.)

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Ease; appease; pacify

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trepidation (n.)

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fear/anxiety

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prate (v.)

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To chatter, talk idly

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Die (n.)

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Tool used for shaping

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iniquity (n.)

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injustice/wickedness

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List (v.)

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To tilt or lean to one side

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Avarice (n.)

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Greed, esp. for wealth

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testy (adj.)

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impatient, touchy

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carousal (n.)

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a merry drinking party

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auspicious (adj.)

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favorable

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dour (adj.)

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sullen, gloomy

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Obfuscate (v.)

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To deliberately hide/make confusitng

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Insipid (adj.)

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lacking in spirit, bland

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enjoin (v.)

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to prescribe

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slipshod (adj.)

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careless, untidy

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Esoteric (adj.)

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Intended for/understaood by a small, specific group

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Halcyon (adj.)

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Calm and peaceful

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toady (n.)

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yes-man

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byzantine (adj.)

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intricate, complex

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Equivocate (v.)

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To use ambiguous language for deceptive purposes

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attrition (n.)

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reduction in numbers or strength

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Diffident (ajd.)

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Reserved, shy

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Dissemble (v.)

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To disguise, mislead

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paragon (n.)

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model of excellence or perfection

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fetid (adj.)

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Having a bad smell

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Intrepid (adj.)

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Courageous, steadfast

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Ostentatious (adj.)

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Showy

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Fatuous (adj.)

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Silly, inanely foolish

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periphrastic (adj.)

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roundabout, wordy

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unctuous (adj.)

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affectedly moralistic and smug

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abeyance (n.)

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Temporary suppression or suspention

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discomfit (v.)

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To make uneasy; disconcert

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Inveigh (v.)

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To disapprove, protest

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Profligate (adj.)

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Excessively wasteful, extravagant

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stricture (n.)

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something that restrains, negative criticism

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Endemic (adj.)

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Found in particular locality or people

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avuncular (adj.)

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Like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant

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Impetuous (adj.)

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Rashly energetic, impulsive

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Obstreperous (adj.)

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Aggressively defiant

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accession (n.)

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act of coming into posession of something

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modicum (n.)

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limited quantity

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indignance (n.)

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displeasure at injustice

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Recondite (adj.)

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Hidden; difficult to understand; obscure

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providential (adj.)

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lucky

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Recant (v.)

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Take back; retract

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Innocuous (adj.)

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Harmless

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reprove (v.)

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to criticize/correct

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vivisection (n.)

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dissection on the living

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literati (n.)

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scholarly or learned people

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Inveigle (v.)

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To obtain by deceptionn/flattery

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Dross (n.)

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waste, worthless matter

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pallid (adj.)

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lacking in color or liveliness

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whimsical (adj.)

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fanciful, unpredictable

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overweening (adj.)

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presumptuous, arrogant

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Grandiolquence (n.)

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Pompous speech or expression

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raillery (n.)

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good humored mocking

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Desuetude (n.)

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Disuse

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Augury (n.)

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Omen, portent, warning

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rococo (adj.)

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ornate 18th cent architecture

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Squalid (adj.)

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Sordid, wretched

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Prosaic (adj.)

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Dull, lacking in spirit

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Sap (v.)

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To weaken

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purport (v.)

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to profess

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Mendacity (n.)

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Dishonesty

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Canon (n.)

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Established set of codes/standards

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Relegate (v.)

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Forcibily assign, esp. to a subordinate

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Rail (v.)

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To complain about bitterly

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Solvent (adj.)

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Able to meet financial obligations, able to dissolve another substance

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seminal (adj.)

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pertaining to seed

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Vacillate (v.)

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To flip flop

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fracas (n.)

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Loud quarrel, brawl

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mnemonic (adj.)

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related to memory

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Fractious (adj.)

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Quarrelsome, rebellious

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bilious (adj.)

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irratible, cranky

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threnody (n.)

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poem/song of lamentation

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Probity (n.)

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Integrity, uprightness

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boorish (adj.)

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Rude, insensitive

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Execrate (v.)

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To denounce, feel loathing for

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snub (adj.)

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To treat with disdain, ignore

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Damp (v.)

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To diminish the intensity

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internecine (adj.)

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deadly to both sides

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gustatory (adj.)

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affecting sense taste

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Plangent (adj.)

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Pounding, thundering

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Amenable (adj.)

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Agreeable; responsive to suggestion

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compendious (adj.)

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brief, concise

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Steep (v.)

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Saturate/soak

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accretion (n.)

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Growth in size/Increase in amount

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Aver (v.)

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To state as a fact, declare

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Contumacious (adj.)

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Insubordinte, rebellious

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provident (adj.)

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providing for future needs, frugal

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aloof (adj.)

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at a distance, esp in feeling or interest

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Saturnine (adj.)

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Gloomy, morose

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bromide (n.)

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a platitude

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novitiate (n.)

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State/period of being a novice

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Forswear (v.)

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To renounce, repudiate

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Nonplussed (adj.)

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Bewildered

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fustian (adj.)

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pompous

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objurgate (v.)

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harshly criticize

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Eclectic (adj.)

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Composed of elements drawnn from various sources

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Alloy (v.)

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To mix or cut with impurities

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Reverent (adj.)

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Marked by awe and respect

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Dilettante (n.)

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One with superficial/ameteurish interest in a subject

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apellation (n.)

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name

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sextant (n.)

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tool that determins lat/longs

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Pluck (n.)

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Courage, spunk

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interdict (v.)

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To forbid, prohibit

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canny (adj.)

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cautious, astute

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Urbane (adj.)

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Sophisticated, refined

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entomology (n.)

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Scientific study of insects

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Specious (adj.)

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Seemingly true, but false

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Apostate (n.)

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One who abdandons long held beliefs/convictions

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punctilious (adj.)

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Careful to follow the rules

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Consequential (adj.)

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logically following OR pompous, self important

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substantive (adj.)

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Esssential

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Adamant (adj.)

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Uncompromising, unyielding

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perjure (v.)

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to swear falsely

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Supplant (v.)

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To take the place of

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chortle (v.)

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to chuckle

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japery (n.)

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a joke

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Pernicious (adj.)

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Extremely harmful, potentially fatal

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Diaphanous (adj.)

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Transparent, gauzy

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disingenuous (adj.)

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Not candid, crafty

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refractory (adj.)

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stubborn, unmanagable

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repine (v.)

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fret, complain

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froward (adj.)

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obsitnately disobedient

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ursury (n.)

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lending money at exorbitant rates

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etiology (n.)

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causes or origins

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Fell (v.)

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To knock down

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Sporadic (adj.)

A

Occuring occasionally/in scattered instances

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Anachronism (n.)

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Something out of place in historical/chronological context

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Anodyne (adj.)

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Soothing

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Nascent (adj.)

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In early stages

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Cogent (adj.)

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Convincing, appealing to reason

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apposite (adj.)

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appropriate and relevant

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Ebullience (n.)

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Liveliness, enthusiasm

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Bent (n.)

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inclination, tendency

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trifling (adj.)

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trivial

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Conjugal (adj.)

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Pertaining to marriage agreement

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extoll (v.)

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to praise highly

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perspicuous (adj.)

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clearly expressed

177
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analgesic (n.)

A

Medicatoin that reduces mapain

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Rarefy (v.)

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To make or become thin or less dense, to refine

179
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Pedagogy (n.)

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The professsion of principles of teaching/instructing

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Static (adj.)

A

Not moving; not active

181
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exactitude (n.)

A

accuracy

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Plastic (adj.)

A

Moldable

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Wag (n.)

A

Wit

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arabesque (n.)

A

Ornate design

185
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Zealous (adj.)

A

Impassioned, fervent, ardent

186
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Prisinte (adj.)

A

Pure, uncorrupted

187
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Erudite (adj.)

A

Learned, scholarly

188
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Perspicacious (adj.)

A

Acutely perceptive

189
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artless (adj.)

A

Guileless, natural (guile = cunning/crafty)

190
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visage (n.)

A

countenance (facial expression), appearance

191
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askance (adj.)

A

sideways

192
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Exonerate (v.)

A

To remove blame

193
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machinations (n.)

A

plots or schemes

194
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Rescind (v.)

A

To repeal, retract, invalidate

195
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verity (n.)

A

truthfullness

196
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aphorism (n.)

A

A terse saying embodying a general truth

197
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Doggerel (n.)

A

Bad verse

198
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Sententious (adj.)

A

Moralistic, tending to moralize excessively

199
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dictum (n.)

A

a saying

200
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Germane (adj.)

A

Relevant to the subject at hand

201
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Redoubtable (adj.)

A

Worthy of honor, awe-inspiring

202
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ape (v.)

A

to mimic

203
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Torque (n.)

A

Force that causes rotation

204
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convalesce (v.)

A

To recover after illness

205
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Untenable (adj.)

A

Not viable

206
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Desiccate (v.)

A

To dry out

207
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temperate (adj.)

A

self restrained

208
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stalwart (adj.)

A

strong, robust, brave

209
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aspersion (n.)

A

Slander, false rumor

210
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proscribe (v.)

A

To condemn, outlaw

211
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megalomania (n.)

A

delusions of power or importance

212
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Apogee (n.)

A

Highest point, culmination, zenith

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Chimera (n.)

A

An illusion

214
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audacious (adj.)

A

Bold, daring

215
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acidulous (adj.)

A

sharp, caustic

216
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creedence (n.)

A

Accept as true (give creedence)

217
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languor (n.)

A

sluggishness

218
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elegiac (adj.)

A

expressing sorrow/lamentation

219
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geniality (n.)

A

cheerfulness, sociability

220
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recreant (n.)

A

a coward

221
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treatise (n.)

A

article treating a subject thoroughly/systematically

222
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euphonic (adj.)

A

pleasing to the ear

223
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insensible (adj.)

A

unconscious, unresponsive

224
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acrid (adj.)

A

stingin/bitter

225
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reprobate (n.)

A

morally unprincipled

226
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Quaff (v.)

A

To drink deeply

227
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Encomium (n.)

A

Glowing, enthusiastic praise

228
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callow (adj.)

A

immature, inexperienced

229
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forfend (v.)

A

to defend/protect

230
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Tender (v.)

A

To offer

231
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Explicate (v.)

A

To explain, interperet

232
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Ennui (n.)

A

Dissatisfaction; restlessness (resulting from boredom/apathy)

233
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frivolous (adj.)

A

lacking seriousness or sense

234
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Inimitable (adj.)

A

One of a kind

235
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Laud (v.)

A

To praise

236
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brusque (adj.)

A

abrupt, blunt

237
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Ingenuous (adj.)

A

Frank; unsophisticated

238
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Inured (adj.)

A

Accustomed to accepting something undesireable

239
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Furtive (adj.)

A

Stealthy

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motley (adj.)

A

made up of many parts

241
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diurnal (adj.)

A

daily or happening during the day

242
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Refute (v.)

A

Disprove

243
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Torpid (adj.)

A

Lethargic

244
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strident (adj.)

A

loud, harsh

245
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sylvan (adj.)

A

Related to woods/forest

246
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Blandishment (n.)

A

Flattery

247
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Calumny (n.)

A

False accusation, slander

248
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Hegemony (n.)

A

Consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others

249
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Elegy (n.)

A

Mournful poem esp wrt the dead

250
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turbid (adj.)

A

muddy, opaque

251
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Veracity (n.)

A

Truthfulness; honesty

252
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latent (adj.)

A

present but hidden

253
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jaundiced (adj.)

A

yellow sickness, or envious/resentful

254
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countanance (n.)

A

facial expression or moral support

255
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Admonish (v.)

A

To caution/reprimand

256
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vilipend (adj.)

A

To treat with little value, deprecate

257
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Cataclysm (n.)

A

Viollent upheaval causing destruction and change

258
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vacuous (adj.)

A

empty, lacking intelligence

259
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bawdy (adj.)

A

obscene

260
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Extirpate (v.)

A

To destroy, exterminate

261
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Disabuse (v.)

A

To clear up; undeceive

262
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Quiescence (n.)

A

stillness

263
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kudos (n.)

A

fame, glory

264
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raiment (n.)

A

clothing

265
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Assiduous (adj.)

A

Diligent, hard working

266
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Waver (v.)

A

To sway; be unsettled in opinion

267
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maelstrom (n.)

A

turmoil

268
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petulant (adj.)

A

rude, peevish

269
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adventitious (adj.)

A

by chance

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Rancorous (adj.)

A

Characterized by bitter, long lasting resentment

271
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Captious (adj.)

A

Apt to notice trivial faults, difficult to please

272
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Occlude (v.)

A

To obstruct/block

273
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Minatory (adj.)

A

Menacing, threatening

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Brook (v.)

A

To tolerate

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Subpoena (n.)

A

A court order requiring appearance and/or testimony

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Prescience (n.)

A

Knowing of events ahead of time

277
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Variegated (adj.)

A

Multicolored

278
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Virulent (adj.)

A

Extremely harmful or poisonous

279
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engender (v.)

A

To cause, produce

280
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Caustic (adj.)

A

burning, corrosive

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dougty (adj.)

A

courageous and resolute

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dissimulate (v.)

A

dissemble

283
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Malleable (adj.)

A

Shapable, pliable

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subterfuge (n.)

A

means to escape a rule or hide something

285
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Voluble (adjj.)

A

Fluent, having easy use of spoken language

286
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subversive (adj.)

A

intended to undermine/overthrow

287
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ablution (n.)

A

A cleansing, esp religious

288
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presage (v.)

A

to foretell

289
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synchronous (adj.)

A

occuring at the same time

290
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Immutable (adj.)

A

Not changeable

291
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Chicanery (n.)

A

Trickery

292
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Qualify (v.)

A

To limit

293
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Commensurate (adj.)

A

proportional

294
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Adjunct (n.)

A

Something added

295
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dauntless (adj.)

A

bold

296
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Convention (n.)

A

Generally agreed upon practice

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Desultory (adj.)

A

Random, aimless

298
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riposte (n.)

A

retaliatory action or retort

299
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dilatory (adj.)

A

intended to delay

300
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Cadge (v.)

A

To beg

301
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histronic (adj.)

A

describing exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect

302
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interstice (n.)

A

an interval, gap

303
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travail (n.)

A

arduous work, anguish

304
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Prevaricate (v.)

A

To deliberately avoid the truth; mislead

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antediluvian (adj.)

A

prehistoric

306
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corroborate (v.)

A

to confirm

307
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Iconoclast (n.)

A

One who attacks/undermines traditional conventions or institutions

308
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sobriquet (n.)

A

nickname

309
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apace (adv.)

A

speedy

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sinecure (n.)

A

well paying job requiring little work

311
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Apotheosis (n.)

A

A model of excellence or perfection

312
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Exegesis (n.)

A

Critical examination, explication (explanation/interpretation)

313
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Terse (adj.)

A

Breif and concise

314
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Expository (adj.)

A

explanatory

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prognosticate (v.)

A

forecase/predict

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obesiance (n.)

A

deference

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endogamous (adj.)

A

marriage within a tribe/social unit

318
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Timorous (adj.)

A

Timid, fearful

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banal (adj.)

A

Commonplace, trite

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Proliferate (v.)

A

Grow quickly

321
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Chary (adj.)

A

Wary, cautious

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largess (n.)

A

generous giving

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Hedonism (n.)

A

Devotion to pleasureable pursuits

324
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syllogism (n.)

A

form of deductive reasoning

325
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Obviate (v.)

A

To make unnecessary by anticipating it

326
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portentous (adj.)

A

marvelous, momentous

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Eloquent (adj.)

A

Well spoken; articulate

328
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confer (v.)

A

to consult together or besto upon

329
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Exigent (adj.)

A

Urgent; pressing

330
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Mercurial (adj.)

A

Rapidly and unpredictably changing in mood

331
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kismet (n.)

A

fate/destiny

332
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Recalcitrant (adj.)

A

Defiant of authority, difficult to manage

333
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martinet (n.)

A

a strict disciplinarian

334
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Castigation (n.)

A

Severe criticism or punnishment

335
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stint (v.)

A

to be sparing

336
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Puissance (n.)

A

Power, strength

337
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lilliputian (adj.)

A

extremely small

338
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sophism (n.)

A

false argument

339
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Jejune (adj.

A

Uninteresting, vapid, nugatory

340
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fealty (n.)

A

faithfulness

341
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valedictory (adj.)

A

pertaining to a farewell

342
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effete (adj.)

A

Overrefined, decadent

343
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obsequy (n.)

A

funeral rite/ceremony

344
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rebuff (n./v.)

A

a blunt/abrupt rejection

345
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Conciliatory (adj.)

A

overcoming distrust or hostility

346
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Gauche (adj.)

A

coarse, uncouth, clumsy

347
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lustrous (adj.)

A

shining

348
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lambaste (v.)

A

thrash verbally or physically

349
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Vigilant (adj.)

A

Alertly watchful

350
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Pithy (adj.)

A

Precise and brief

351
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protean (adj.)

A

variable, readily assuming different forms

352
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disjointed (adj.)

A

Lacckking order or coherence

353
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Ineluctable (adj.)

A

Certain, inevitable

354
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effervescent (adj.)

A

Lively, bubbling

355
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cozen (v.)

A

To mislead by trick or fraud

356
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effusive (adj.)

A

lacking reservation

357
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Sedulous (adj.)

A

diligent,

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Caluminate (v.)

A

To slander, make a false accusation

359
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Adulterate (v.)

A

To cut with inferior ingredients

360
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Consecreate (v.)

A

To declare sacred

361
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stultify (v.)

A

impair/reduce to uselessness

362
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Tenacity (n.)

A

Adherence or persistence to something valued

363
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striated (adj.)

A

marked with thin, narrow grooves

364
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tantamount (adj.)

A

equivalent in value

365
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Lumber (v.)

A

Move heavily and clumsily

366
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Amalgamate (v.)

A

To combine several elements into a whole

367
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lugubrious (adj.)

A

mournful, gloomy

368
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propriety (n.)

A

correct conduct

369
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Cognizant (adj.)

A

Informed, conscious, aware

370
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Panegyric (n.)

A

Formal praise, eulogy

371
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Heretical (adj.)

A

Violating accepted dogma or convention

372
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sybarite (adj.)

A

hedonist

373
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protracted (v.)

A

to prolong

374
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taciturn (adj.)

A

reserved in speech

375
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Carnal (adj.)

A

Of the flesh or body

376
Q

Expiate (v.)

A

To atone, make amends for

377
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jocund (adj.)

A

jolly

378
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Prodigial (adj.)

A

Recklessly wastefull, extravagant

379
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equivocal (adj.)

A

questionable, dubious

380
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progenitor (n.)

A

biologically related ancestor

381
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pell-mell (adj.)

A

hasty and disorderly (helter skelter)

382
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discursive (adj.)

A

digressive, rambling

383
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Astringent (adj.)

A

Having a tightening effect on tissue

384
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Axiom (n.)

A

Universally recognized principle

385
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duplicity (n.)

A

deceit (speaking in different ways to different people)

386
Q

rebarbative (adj.)

A

causing vexation

387
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veracious (adj.)

A

Truthful, accurate

388
Q

Polemical (adj.)

A

Controversial, argumentative

389
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mien (n.)

A

demeanor, character

390
Q

myopic (adj.)

A

shortsighted

391
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Ubiquitous (adj.)

A

Existing everywhere at the same

392
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Incipient (adj.))

A

Begining to materialize/become apparent

393
Q

evocative (adj.)

A

Tending to call to mind or produce a reaction

394
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Parsimonious (adj.)

A

Cheap, miserly

395
Q

Occult (adj.)

A

Hidden, beyond comprehension

396
Q

libertine (n.)

A

One without moral restraint

397
Q

Garrulous (adj.)

A

Pointless talkative

398
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rue (v.)

A

to regret

399
Q

Belie (v.)

A

To contradict, misrepresent

400
Q

Inveterate (adj.)

A

Deep rooted, ingrained

401
Q

hallowed (adj.)

A

holy, sacred

402
Q

Prattle (v.)

A

To babble; talk in empty speech

403
Q

Dearth (n.)

A

Scarcity

404
Q

plumb (v.)

A

To determine depth, examine deeply

405
Q

tangential (adj.)

A

peripheral, disgressing

406
Q

Pith (n.)

A

The essential or central part

407
Q

Intractable (adj.)

A

Stubborn, obstinate

408
Q

Heterodox (adj.)

A

Unorthodox, heretical, iconoclastic

409
Q

preponderant (adj.)

A

Superior in weight/force influence

410
Q

Disparage (v.)

A

To slight or belittle

411
Q

Centripetal (adj.)

A

Moving towards the center

412
Q

Opprobrium (n.)

A

disgrace, contempt, scorn

413
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Chauvinist (n.)

A

Blindly devoted patriot

414
Q

Didactic (adj.)

A

Intended to teach/instruct

415
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Nice (adj.)

A

extremely precise

416
Q

pettifoggery (n.)

A

bickering or trickery

417
Q

Congenial (adj.)

A

Similar in taste and habits, suited to

418
Q

Salutary (adj.)

A

Remedial, causing improvement

419
Q

Diatribe (n.)

A

A harsh denunciation

420
Q

distend (v.)

A

To expand, swell out

421
Q

Penurious (adj.)

A

Stingy

422
Q

nexus (n.)

A

means of connection

423
Q

vociferous (adj.)

A

crying out, clamorous

424
Q

untoward (adj.)

A

not favorable, troublesome

425
Q

Burnish (v.)

A

To polish

426
Q

Discordant (adj.)

A

Conflicting

427
Q

Fawn (v.)

A

Flatter or praise excessively

428
Q

Profuse (adj.)

A

done abundantly, extravagant

429
Q

gibe (v.)

A

to taunt/mock

430
Q

Derision (n.)

A

Scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

431
Q

Phelgmatic (adj.)

A

Calm, sluggish, unemotional

432
Q

venal (adj.)

A

bribable, corruptable

433
Q

Ameliorate (v.)

A

To make more tolerable

434
Q

Fulminate (v.)

A

To loudly attack; denounce

435
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peccadillo (n.)

A

a minor offense

436
Q

sidereal (adj.)

A

relating to the stars

437
Q

lassitude (n.)

A

lethargy

438
Q

effulgent (adj.)

A

radiant

439
Q

abet (v.)

A

to encourage/support

GRE 2013 (16 decks)

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