Baron's 333 Flashcards
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abate
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subside or moderate
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aberrant
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deviant or abnormal
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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admonish
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warn or reprove
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adulterate
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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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aesthetic
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artistic
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aggregate
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to gather or accumulate
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alacrity
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eagerness; cheerful promptness
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alleviate
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relieve
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amalgamate
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to combine; unite in one body
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ambiguous
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unclear
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ambivalence
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conflicting emotional attitudes
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ameliorate
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improve
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anachronism
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misplaced in time
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analogous
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comparable
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anarchy
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absence of governing body; state of disorder
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anomalous
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abnormal; irregular
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antipathy
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aversion; dislike
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apathy
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indifference
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appease
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pacify or soothe
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apprise
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inform
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approbation
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approval
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appropriate
acquire; necessary
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arduous
strenuous
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artless
open and honest
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ascetic
austere
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assiduous
diligent
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assuage
ease or lessen (pain); satisfy; soothe
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attenuated
weaken or lessen; make thinner
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audacious
daring; bold
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austere
stern; severely simple and unornamental
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aver
assert confidently
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banal
hackneyed; trite; commonly used
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belie
contradict; give a false impression
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beneficent
kindly; doing good
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bolster
support
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bombastic
pompous; using inflated language
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boorish
rude; insensitive
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burgeon
grow forth
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burnish
make shiny by rubbing
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buttress
support; prop up
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cacophonous
inharmonious; discordant
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capricious
unpredictable; fickle
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castigation
reprimand harshly
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catalyst
agent that stimulates a reaction
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caustic
burning; sarcastically biting
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chicanery
trickery; deception
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coagulate
thicken; congeal; clot
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coda
something that summarises (concluding section)
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cogent
convincing
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commensurate
proportionate
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compendium
brief comprehensive summary
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complaisant
overly polite; obliging;
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compliant
yielding; conforming to requirements
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conciliatory
reconciling; soothing
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condone
overlook; excuse; give tacit approval
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confound
confuse
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connoisseur
a lover of an art
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contention
claim; thesis
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contentious
quarrelsome
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contrite
penitent; expressing remorse
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conundrum
riddle
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converge
approach; tend to meet; come together
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convoluted
coiled around; involved; intricate
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craven
cowardly
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daunt
intimidate
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decorum
propriety
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default
failure to act
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deference
courteous regard for another's wish
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delineate
depict; sketch; expand; differentiate
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denigrate
blacken; taint someone's reputation falsely
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deride (derision)
ridicule; make fun of
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derivative
unoriginal
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desiccate
dry up
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desultory
aimless; haphazard
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deterrent
something that discourages; hindrance
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diatribe
bitter scolding; invective
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dichotomy
split; branching into two parts (contradictory)
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diffidence
shyness
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diffuse
wordy; spread out;
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digression
wandering away from the subject
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dirge
lament with music
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disabuse
correct a false impression
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discerning
mentally quick and observant; having insight
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discordant
inharmonious
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discredit
defame
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discrepancy
lack of consistency
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discrete
unconnected
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disingenuous
insincere
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disinterested
unprejudiced
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disjointed
lacking coherence
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dismiss
reject
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disparage
belittle
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disparate
basically different; unrelated
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dissemble
disguise; pretend
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disseminate
distribute; spread
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dissolution
disintegration; looseness in morals
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dissonance
discord; opposite of harmony
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distend
expand; swell out
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distill
purify; refine; concentrate
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diverge
vary; go in different directions
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divest
strip; deprive
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document
provide with evidence
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dogmatic
opinionated; doctrinal; arbitrary
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dormant
sleeping; lethargic
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dupe
someone easily fooled; fool someone
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ebullient
showing excitement
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eclectic
selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
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efficacy
power to produce a desired effect
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effrontery
impudence; sheer nerve; presumptuousness
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elegy
poem or song expressing lamentation
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elicit
drawn out by discussion
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embellish
adorn; enhance as a story
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empirical
based on experience and evidence
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emulate
imitate: rival
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endemic
prevailing among a specific group of people or an area
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enervate
weaken
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engender
cause; produce
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enhance
increase; improve
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ephemeral
short-lived; fleeting
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equanimity
calmness of temperament; composure
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equivocate
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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erudite
learned; scholarly
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esoteric
hard to understand; known only to chosen few
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eulogy
expression of praise; often on the occasion of someone's death
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euphemism
mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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exacerbate
worsen
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exculpate
clear from blame; vindicate
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exigency
state of requiring immediate attention
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extrapolation
projection; superfluous
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facetious
joking (often inappropriately)
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facilitate
help bring about
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fallacious
false; misleading
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fatuous
brainless; inane; foolish , yet smug
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fawning
trying to please by behaving obsequiously , flattering
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felicitous
apt; suitably expressed
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fervor
glowing ardor
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flag
droop; grow feeble
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fledgling
inexperienced
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flout
reject; mock; show contempt of
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foment
stir up; instigate
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forestall
prevent by taking action in advance
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frugality
thrift; economy
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futile
useless
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gainsay
deny
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garrulous
loquacious; wordy
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goad
urge on
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gouge
overcharge
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grandiloquent
bombastic
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gregarious
sociable
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guileless
without deceit
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gullible
easily deceived
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harangue
long , passionate and vehement
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homogenous
of the same kind
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hyperbole
exaggeration
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iconoclast
attacking cherished traditions
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idolatry
worship of idols; excessive admiration
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immutable
unchangeable
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impair
injure
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impassive
without feeling; stoical; imperturbable
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impede
hinder; block
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impermeable
impervious
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imperturbable
calm; placid
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impervious
impenetrable
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implacable
incapable of being pacified
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implicit
understood but not stated
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implode
burst inward
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inadverdently
unintentionally; carelessly
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inchoate
recently begun; rudimentary
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incongruity
lack of harmony; absurdity
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inconsequential
insignificant
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incorporate
introduce something into a larger whole
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indeterminate
uncertain
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indigence
poverty
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indolent
lazy
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inert
inactive; lacking power to move
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ingenuous
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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inherent
firmly established by nature or habit
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innocuous
harmless
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insensible
unconscious; unresponsive
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insinuate
hint; imply
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insipid
lacking in flavour; dull
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insularity
narrow-mindedness; isolation
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intractable
unruly; stubborn; yielding
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intransigence
stubborn; obdurate
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inundated
overwhelm; flood; deluge
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inured
accustomed; hardened
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invective
abuse
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irascible
irritable
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irresolute
uncertain how to act; weak
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itinerary
plan of a trip
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laconic
brief and to the point
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lassitude
languor; weariness
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latent
potential but undeveloped
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laud
praise
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lethargic
drowsy; dull; full of lassitude
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levee
earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
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levity
lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
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log
record of a voyage or flight
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loquacious
talkative
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lucid
easily understood; clear; intelligible
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luminous
shining
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magnanimity
generosity
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malingerer
one who feigns illness to escape to duty
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malleable
impressionable
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maverick
rebel; nonconformist
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mendacious
lying; habitually dishonest
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metamorphosis
change of form
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meticulous
excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
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misanthrope
one who hates mankind
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mitigate
lessen in intensity; moderate; appease
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mollify
soothe
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morose
ill-humoured; melancholy
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mundane
worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
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negate
cancel out; deny
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neophyte
recent convert; beginner
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obdurate
stubborn
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obsequious
servile; sycophantic; slavishly attentive
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obviate
make unnecessary; get rid of
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occlude
shut; close
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officious
meddlesome; excessively pushy in one's services
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onerous
burdensome
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opprobrium
infamy; vilification
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oscillate
waver
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ostentatious
showy; pretentious
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paragon
model of perfection
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partisan
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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pathological
pertaining to disease
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paucity
scarcity
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pedantic
showing off learning; bookish
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penchant
strong inclination
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penury
severe poverty; stinginess
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perennial
something long-lasting
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perfidious
treacherous
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perfunctory
superficial; not thorough; lacking interest , care
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permeable
penetrable
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pervasive
spread throughout
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phlegmatic
calm; not easily disturbed
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piety
devoutness
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placate
pacify; conciliate
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plasticity
ability to be moulded
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platitude
trite remark
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plethora
excess
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plummet
fall sharply
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porous
like a sieve
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pragmatic
practical
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preamble
introductory statement
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precarious
uncertain; risky
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precipitate
rash; premature; hasty; sudden
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precursor
forerunner; harbinger
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presumptuous
arrogant; taking liberties
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prevaricate
to lie; (be evasive)
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pristine
characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled
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probity
uprightness; incorruptibility
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problematic
doubtful; questionable
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prodigal
wasteful
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profound
deep; not superficial
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prohibitive
inclined to prevent or forbid
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proliferate
grow rapidly; spread; multiply
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propensity
natural inclination
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propitiate
appease (negative)
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propriety
proper conduct
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proscribe
ostracise; banish; outlaw
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pungent
stinging; caustic
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qualified
limited; restricted
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quibble
minor objection or complaint
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quiscent
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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rarefied
made less dense (of a gas)
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recalcitrant
obstinately stubborn; intractable
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recant
retract a previous statement; confess an error
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recluse
hermit; loner
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recondite
abstruse; profound; secret
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refractory
stubborn
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refute
disprove
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relegate
banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
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reproach
express disapproval
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reprobate
person hardened by sin; devoid of a sense of decency
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repudiate
disown; disavow
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rescind
cancel
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resolution
determination
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resolve
determination; firmness of purpose
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reticent
reserved; uncommunicative
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reverent
respectful; worshipful
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sage
person celebrated for wisdom
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salubrious
healthful
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sanction
approve; ratify
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satiate
satisfy fully
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saturate
soak thoroughly
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savour
enjoy
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secrete
hide away or cache
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shard
fragment
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skeptic
doubter
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solicious
worried; concerned
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soporific
causing sleep
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specious
seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading
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spectrum
band of extremes
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sporadic
occurring irregularly
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stigma
token of disgrace; brand
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stint
be thrifty; parsimonious
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stipulate
make express conditions
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stolid
dull; impassive
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striated
masked with parallel bands; grooved
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strut
pompous walk; supporting bar
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subpoena
writ summoning a witness to appear
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subside
settle down; descend; grow quiet
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substantiate
establish by evidence; verify
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supersede
cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
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supposition
hypothesis; surmise
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tacit
understood; not put into words
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tangential
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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tenuous
thin; rare; slim
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tirade
extended scolding
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torpor
lethargy; sluggishness
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tortuous
winding; full of curves
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tractable
docile; easily managed
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transgression
violation of a law; sin
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truculence
aggressiveness; ferocity
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vacillate
waver; fluctuate
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venerate
revere
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veracious
truthful
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verbose
wordy
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viable
practical or workable
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viscous
sticky; gluey
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vituperative
abusive; scolding
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volatile
changing; explosive
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warranted
justified
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weary
very cautious
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welter
turmoil; bewildering jumble
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whimsical
capricious; fanciful
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zealot
fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
