Barron GRE Vocab (definitions) Flashcards

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diligent; hard working

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assiduous

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funeral hymn

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dirge

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free of cunning or deceit; artless

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guileless

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seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so; deceptively attractive

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specious

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easily angered

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irascible

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lethargy; sluggishness

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lassitude

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rude; insensitive

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boorish

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to adore; honor; respect

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venerate

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self-governing; independent

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autonomous

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ill-humored; sullen

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morose

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move back and forth

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oscillate

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wistful; extravagant; lavish

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prodigal

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bold; daring; fearless

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audacious

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to make worse

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exacerbate

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showing no emotion

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impassive

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verbal abuse

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invective

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one-sided; committed to a party, group, or cause; prejudiced

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partisan

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simple; unoriginal

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derivative

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cowardly

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craven

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act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

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transgression

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difference between

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discrepancy

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using few words

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laconic

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to spread out

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diffuse

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tending to vary frequently; fickle

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volatile

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caution or reprimand

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admonish

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generosity; nobility

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magnanimity

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long, violent speech or verbal assault

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tirade

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contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression

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belie

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to inform

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apprise

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submissive; eager to please

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obsequious

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introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine

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incorporate

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praise or glorify

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laud

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easily deceived

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gullible

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to intentionally use a vague language

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equivocate

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similar or comparable

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analogous

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to specify as an essential condition

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stipulate

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deception through guile or trickery

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chicanery

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to fall; plunge

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plummet

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to expand; swell out

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distend

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discord; lack of harmony

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dissonance

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novice; beginner

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neophyte

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showing off learning

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pedantic

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to combine (into a unified whole)

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amalgamate

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to deceive; trick

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dupe

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stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment

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refractory

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not candid/sincere; crafty

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disingenuous

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pompous; bombastic

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grandiloquent

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inflexible; incapable of being pleased

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implacable

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scarcity

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paucity

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uncertain (p)

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precarious

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stubbornness; refusal to compromise

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intransigence

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to affirm; declare to be true

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aver

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shyness; lack of self confidence

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diffidence

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to prod; urge on

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goad

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moderate in appetite

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abstemious

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firmly established by nature or habit

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inherent

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narrow-mindedness; isolation

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insularity

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weak; insubstantial

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tenuous

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justified

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warranted

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produce and release substance into organism

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secrete

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to retract a statement or opinion

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recant

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fickle; constantly changing one’s mind

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capricious

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record of a voyage; record of daily activities

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log

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spread throughout every part

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pervasive

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broad range of related ideas or objects

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spectrum

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dissenter; independent-minded person

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maverick

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attacking cherished traditions

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iconoclastic

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to dry out completely

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desiccate

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model of excellence or perfection

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paragon

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strong or sharp in smell or taste; penetrating; caustic; to the point

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pungent

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insignificant; unimportant

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inconsequential

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to make less severe

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assuage

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to leave secretly

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abscond

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state of not fitting

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incongruity

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lacking in flavor; dull

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insipid

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pliability; condition of being able to be shaped or formed

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plasticity

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purposeful exaggeration for effect

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hyperbole

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not easily managed

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intractable

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proper behavior

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decorum

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to cause to happen; to throw violently

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precipitate

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to be sparing

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stint

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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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malingerer

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quarrelsome

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contentious

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unprejudiced; objective

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disinterested

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unable to move; sluggish

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inert

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naïve and trusting; lacking sophistication

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ingenuous

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unsure of how to act; weak

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irresolute

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the act of assuming to be true or real

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supposition

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crisis; urgent requirements

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exigency

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to weaken

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enervate

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to consign to an inferior position

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relegate

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distinct; constituting a separate thing

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discrete

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excess; overabundance

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plethora

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brief, comprehensive summary

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compendium

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concerned; attentive; eager

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solicitous

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lamentful poem or song

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elegy

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to make unnecessary; anticipate and prevent

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obviate

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short-lived; not lasting very long

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ephemeral

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inherent; belonging to an area

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endemic

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to cause; produce; bring about

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engender

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implied; understood but not stated

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implicit

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to soak thoroughly; imbue throughout

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saturate

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irregular; deviating from the norm

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sporadic

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burdensome; troublesome

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onerous

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willing to betray one’s trust; faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

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perfidious

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to find fault with; blame

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reproach

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to satisfy or overindulge

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satiate

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too helpful; meddlesome

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officious

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to copy; try to equal or excel

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emulate

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riddle; puzzle with no solution

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conundrum

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to contradict; disprove

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refute

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to soothe; to calm or make less severe

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mollify

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one who is fanatically devoted to a cause

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zealot

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stop up; prevent the passage of

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occlude

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devoutness

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piety

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use of agreeable/inoffensive language in place of unpleasant/offensive language

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euphemism

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untouched; uncorrupted

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pristine

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to polish

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burnish

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an assertion

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contention

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to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

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supersede

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boring, predictable, cliched

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banal

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piece of broken glass or pottery

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shard

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perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment

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discerning

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talkative

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loquacious

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stale, overused expression

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platitude

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honesty; high-mindedness

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probity

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something that causes change

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catalyst

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practical (as opposed to realistic)

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pragmatic

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refined

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rarefied

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correct conduct; fitness

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propriety

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sociable

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gregarious

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having or showing little emotion

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stolid

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healthy/healthful

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salubrious

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to make less difficult

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facilitate

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to deny; dispute; oppose

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gainsay

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to approve; ratify; permit

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sanction

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to waver; oscillate

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vacillate

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to soften; to lessen; to cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful; alleviate

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mitigate

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aggressiveness; ferocity

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truculence

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cancel out; nullify

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negate

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unclear or doubtful in meaning;

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ambiguous

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irregular; deviating from the norm

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anomalous

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penetrable

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permeable

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stubborn; hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion

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obdurate

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thick, syrupy, and sticky

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viscous

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to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil

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welter

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not fully formed; disorganized

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inchoate

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not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant

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reticent

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morally unprincipled person

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reprobate

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division into two (usually contradictory) parts

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dichotomy

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act of straying from the main point

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digression

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to adorn; decorate; enhance; make more attractive by adding details

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embellish

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to cancel

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rescind

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amounting to a whole; total

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aggregate

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high praise, especially of someone recently deceased

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eulogy

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decrease in force or degree; to weaken

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attenuate

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cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed

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alacrity

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to take possession for one’s own use; confiscate

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appropriate

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difficult to understand; obscure; profound

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recondite

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punishment; chastisement; criticism

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castigation

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limited; restricted

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qualified

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overly polite; willing to please; obliging

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complaisant

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uniform in composition; composed of identical parts

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homogeneous

141
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prevent; delay

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forestall

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to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

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gouge

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to condemn; forbid; outlaw

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proscribe

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relationship between cause/effect

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causality

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beginner; novice

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fledgling

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arouse or incite

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foment

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stern; undecorated

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austere

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inactive; still

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quiescent

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using or containing harsh, abusive censure

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vituperative

152
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expressing deep respect; worshipful

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reverent

154
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to overwhelm; to cover with water

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inundate

156
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respect, courtesy

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deference

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hardened; accustomed; used to

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inured

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resisting authority or control

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recalcitrant

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carelessly; unintentionally

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inadvertently

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forerunner; predecessor

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precursor

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to win over; appease

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propitiate

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one who practices self-denial

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ascetic

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one who doubts

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skeptic

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to flourish

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burgeon

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notice ordering someone to appear in court

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subpoena

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bright; clear; intelligible

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lucid

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tendency to be thrifty or cheap

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frugality

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reject; put away from consideration

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dismiss

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proportional

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commensurate

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very talkative, wordy

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garrulous

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light manner or attitude

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levity

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based on a false idea or fact; misleading

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fallacious

179
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thicken; congeal

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coagulate

181
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to swagger; display to impress others

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strut

182
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relating to beauty or art

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aesthetic

183
Q

shameless boldness; presumptuousness

A

effrontery

184
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impossible to penetrate

A

impermeable

185
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exhilarated; enthusiastic

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ebullient

186
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to support with proof or evidence

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substantiate

187
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not essential

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extraneous

189
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hinder; block

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impede

190
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bitter verbal attack

A

diatribe

191
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seeking favor through flattery

A

fawning

193
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determination; resolve

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resolution

194
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to increase rapidly

A

proliferate

195
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damage; injure

A

impair

196
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selecting from various sources

A

eclectic

197
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public disgrace; contempt

A

opprobrium

198
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mark of disgrace or inferiority

A

stigma

199
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to lie; to quibble; to evade the truth

A

prevaricate

200
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strong dislike; hostility

A

antipathy

201
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wise

A

sage

202
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something that summarizes or concludes, as in a musical composition

A

coda

203
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calm in temperament; sluggish

A

phlegmatic

204
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to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

A

quibble

205
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to slur someone’s reputation

A

denigrate

206
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marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

A

striated

207
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poverty

A

indigence

207
Q

rude; improperly bold

A

presumptuous

209
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showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention

A

ostentatious

210
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something that is out of place in time

A

anachronism

211
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hard to understand; understood by only a few

A

esoteric

212
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to droop; grow weak

A

flag

213
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harmless

A

innocuous

215
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to belittle

A

disparage

216
Q

to spread; scatter; disperse

A

disseminate

217
Q

capable of being shaped

A

malleable

218
Q

causing sleep or lethargy

A

soporific

219
Q

change; transformation

A

metamorphosis

220
Q

to pretend; disguise one’s motives

A

dissemble

222
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not in tune

A

discordant

223
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to reject as having no authority

A

repudiate

224
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dogmatic; unyielding

A

doctrinaire

224
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fanciful; unpredictable

A

whimsical

226
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not easily disturbed

A

imperturbable

228
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praise; approval

A

approbation

229
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extract the essential elements

A

distill

230
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extremely careful about details

A

meticulous

231
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superficial; not thorough; performed as only a duty; indifferent

A

perfunctory

233
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to treat scornfully

A

flout

235
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inactive; sluggish

A

lethargic

236
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temporary suppression or suspension

A

abeyance

237
Q

person possessing expert knowledge or training

A

connoisseur

239
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violently collapse inward

A

implode

240
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learned, scholarly, bookish

A

erudite

241
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lacking order or coherence; dislocated

A

disjointed

243
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guileless; natural

A

artless

244
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pompous in speech and/or manner

A

bombastic

245
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peripheral; digressing

A

tangential

246
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deviating from the norm

A

aberrant

247
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unconscious; unresponsive

A

insensible

248
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humorous; sarcastic

A

facetious

249
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departing from normal condition

A

pathological

251
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inclination; tendency

A

propensity

252
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present throughout the years; persistent

A

perennial

253
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composure; calmness

A

equanimity

254
Q

silently understood; implied

A

tacit

255
Q

to clear of blame; vindicate; show innocence

A

exculpate

256
Q

impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

A

impervious

257
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stating opinions without proof; dictatorial in one’s opinions

A

dogmatic

258
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extreme poverty

A

penury

259
Q

smooth or pacify

A

placate

260
Q

twisted; complicated

A

convoluted

261
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to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted

A

discredit

262
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having many twists and turns; highly complex

A

tortuous

263
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unchangeable

A

immutable

264
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habitually lazy; idle

A

indolent

265
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reinforce or support

A

buttress

266
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baffle; mix up; perplex; confuse

A

confound

267
Q

overcoming distrust or hostility

A

conciliatory

268
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worldly (as opposed to spiritual); concerned with the ordinary

A

mundane

269
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to represent or depict

A

delineate

270
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dissimilar

A

disparate

271
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suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen

A

felicitous

272
Q

widely observed in a group; customary

A

conventional

273
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a person who dislikes others; one who hates humanity

A

misanthrope

274
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random; disconnected; rambling

A

desultory

275
Q

inclination

A

penchant

276
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dishonest

A

mendacious

278
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foolishly self-satisfied

A

fatuous

279
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wordy

A

verbose

280
Q

truthful; accurate

A

veracious

281
Q

to provoke; draw out

A

elicit

282
Q

unpleasant or harsh-sounding

A

cacophonous

284
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to free from a misconception; to set right

A

disabuse

285
Q

to improve

A

ameliorate

286
Q

disintegration; debauchery

A

dissolution

287
Q

idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

A

idolatry

288
Q

long, pompous speech; tirade

A

harangue

289
Q

derived from observation or experiment

A

empirical

290
Q

state of having conflicting emotional attitudes

A

ambivalence

291
Q

practicable; capable of developing

A

viable

292
Q

lethargy; dormancy; sluggishness

A

torpor

293
Q

to suggest; say indirectly; imply

A

insinuate

294
Q

kindly; doing good

A

beneficent

295
Q

an embankment that prevent a river from overflowing

A

levee

296
Q

careful; cautious

A

wary

297
Q

effectiveness; efficiency

A

efficacy

298
Q

obedient; yielding

A

tractable

299
Q

posing a problem; doubtful; unsettled

A

problematic

300
Q

uncertain; indefinite

A

indeterminate