Barron GRE Vocab (words) Flashcards
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ambivalence
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state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
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derivative
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simple; unoriginal
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proscribe
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to condemn; forbid; outlaw
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assiduous
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diligent; hard working
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causality
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relationship between cause/effect
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efficacy
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effectiveness; efficiency
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denigrate
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to slur someone’s reputation
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diffuse
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to spread out
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effrontery
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shameless boldness; presumptuousness
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impermeable
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impossible to penetrate
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mendacious
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dishonest
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negate
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cancel out; nullify
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piety
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devoutness
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lucid
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bright; clear; intelligible
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quibble
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to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details
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quiescent
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inactive; still
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sanction
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to approve; ratify; permit
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capricious
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fickle; constantly changing one’s mind
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confound
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baffle; mix up; perplex; confuse
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plethora
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excess; overabundance
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reverent
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expressing deep respect; worshipful
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burnish
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to polish
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dogmatic
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stating opinions without proof; dictatorial in one’s opinions
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elicit
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to provoke; draw out
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intransigence
stubbornness; refusal to compromise
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gouge
to tear out; scoop out; overcharge
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torpor
lethargy; dormancy; sluggishness
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conciliatory
overcoming distrust or hostility
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recant
to retract a statement or opinion
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qualified
limited; restricted
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antipathy
strong dislike; hostility
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engender
to cause; produce; bring about
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inadvertently
carelessly; unintentionally
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reproach
to find fault with; blame
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skeptic
one who doubts
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tractable
obedient; yielding
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viscous
thick, syrupy, and sticky
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austere
stern; undecorated
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euphemism
use of agreeable/inoffensive language in place of unpleasant/offensive language
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erudite
learned, scholarly, bookish
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perfunctory
superficial; not thorough; performed as only a duty; indifferent
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ambiguous
unclear or doubtful in meaning;
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impassive
showing no emotion
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perfidious
willing to betray one's trust; faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
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platitude
stale, overused expression
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digression
act of straying from the main point
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iconoclastic
attacking cherished traditions
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plasticity
pliability; condition of being able to be shaped or formed
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imperturbable
not easily disturbed
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paragon
model of excellence or perfection
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oscillate
move back and forth
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penury
extreme poverty
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empirical
derived from observation or experiment
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indeterminate
uncertain; indefinite
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conundrum
riddle; puzzle with no solution
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soporific
causing sleep or lethargy
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connoisseur
person possessing expert knowledge or training
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commensurate
proportional
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diatribe
bitter verbal attack
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garrulous
very talkative, wordy
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propensity
inclination; tendency
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abeyance
temporary suppression or suspension
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goad
to prod; urge on
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admonish
caution or reprimand
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aggregate
amounting to a whole; total
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alacrity
cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
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dirge
funeral hymn
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implacable
inflexible; incapable of being pleased
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implicit
implied; understood but not stated
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subpoena
notice ordering someone to appear in court
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propitiate
to win over; appease
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volatile
tending to vary frequently; fickle
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supersede
to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated
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bombastic
pompous in speech and/or manner
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indigence
poverty
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loquacious
talkative
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insinuate
to suggest; say indirectly; imply
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artless
guileless; natural
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zealot
one who is fanatically devoted to a cause
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idolatry
idol worship; blind or excessive devotion
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ameliorate
to improve
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fawning
seeking favor through flattery
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pragmatic
practical (as opposed to realistic)
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deference
respect, courtesy
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penchant
inclination
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disparate
dissimilar
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venerate
to adore; honor; respect
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mitigate
to soften; to lessen; to cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful; alleviate
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hyperbole
purposeful exaggeration for effect
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stint
to be sparing
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disinterested
unprejudiced; objective
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opprobrium
public disgrace; contempt
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desultory
random; disconnected; rambling
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officious
too helpful; meddlesome
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autonomous
self-governing; independent
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implode
violently collapse inward
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precarious
uncertain (p)
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magnanimity
generosity; nobility
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tangential
peripheral; digressing
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diffidence
shyness; lack of self confidence
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endemic
inherent; belonging to an area
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felicitous
suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen
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neophyte
novice; beginner
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analogous
similar or comparable
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disjointed
lacking order or coherence; dislocated
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buttress
reinforce or support
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foment
arouse or incite
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onerous
burdensome; troublesome
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disparage
to belittle
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harangue
long, pompous speech; tirade
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rescind
to cancel
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immutable
unchangeable
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esoteric
hard to understand; understood by only a few
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exacerbate
to make worse
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pristine
untouched; uncorrupted
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emulate
to copy; try to equal or excel
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inchoate
not fully formed; disorganized
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insularity
narrow-mindedness; isolation
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presumptuous
rude; improperly bold
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truculence
aggressiveness; ferocity
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warranted
justified
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mundane
worldly (as opposed to spiritual); concerned with the ordinary
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relegate
to consign to an inferior position
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ephemeral
short-lived; not lasting very long
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dissemble
to pretend; disguise one's motives
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ingenuous
naïve and trusting; lacking sophistication
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coda
something that summarizes or concludes, as in a musical composition
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plummet
to fall; plunge
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distill
extract the essential elements
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spectrum
broad range of related ideas or objects
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guileless
free of cunning or deceit; artless
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facetious
humorous; sarcastic
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laconic
using few words
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irresolute
unsure of how to act; weak
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misanthrope
a person who dislikes others; one who hates humanity
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precipitate
to cause to happen; to throw violently
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castigation
punishment; chastisement; criticism
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decorum
proper behavior
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enervate
to weaken
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lassitude
lethargy; sluggishness
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partisan
one-sided; committed to a party, group, or cause; prejudiced
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salubrious
healthy/healthful
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embellish
to adorn; decorate; enhance; make more attractive by adding details
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flag
to droop; grow weak
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saturate
to soak thoroughly; imbue throughout
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dismiss
reject; put away from consideration
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vituperative
using or containing harsh, abusive censure
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malleable
capable of being shaped
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mollify
to soothe; to calm or make less severe
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insipid
lacking in flavor; dull
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insensible
unconscious; unresponsive
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fatuous
foolishly self-satisfied
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vacillate
to waver; oscillate
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refractory
stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment
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pedantic
showing off learning
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abscond
to leave secretly
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reprobate
morally unprincipled person
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appropriate
to take possession for one's own use; confiscate
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tortuous
having many twists and turns; highly complex
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contentious
quarrelsome
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innocuous
harmless
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secrete
produce and release substance into organism
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disingenuous
not candid/sincere; crafty
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forestall
prevent; delay
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gainsay
to deny; dispute; oppose
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permeable
penetrable
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ascetic
one who practices self-denial
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eclectic
selecting from various sources
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intractable
not easily managed
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equanimity
composure; calmness
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stolid
having or showing little emotion
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stipulate
to specify as an essential condition
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cacophonous
unpleasant or harsh-sounding
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viable
practicable; capable of developing
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problematic
posing a problem; doubtful; unsettled
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aberrant
deviating from the norm
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assuage
to make less severe
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laud
praise or glorify
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log
record of a voyage; record of daily activities
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malingerer
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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inherent
firmly established by nature or habit
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homogeneous
uniform in composition; composed of identical parts
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complaisant
overly polite; willing to please; obliging
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dissolution
disintegration; debauchery
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chicanery
deception through guile or trickery
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shard
piece of broken glass or pottery
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anachronism
something that is out of place in time
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inundate
to overwhelm; to cover with water
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striated
marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels
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probity
honesty; high-mindedness
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pungent
strong or sharp in smell or taste; penetrating; caustic; to the point
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craven
cowardly
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recalcitrant
resisting authority or control
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levee
an embankment that prevent a river from overflowing
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delineate
to represent or depict
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obviate
to make unnecessary; anticipate and prevent
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levity
light manner or attitude
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veracious
truthful; accurate
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conventional
widely observed in a group; customary
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rarefied
refined
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tacit
silently understood; implied
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disseminate
to spread; scatter; disperse
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welter
to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil
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placate
soothe or pacify
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pervasive
spread throughout every part
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sage
wise
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gregarious
sociable
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elegy
lamentful poem or song
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compendium
brief, comprehensive summary
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discordant
not in tune
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ebullient
exhilarated; enthusiastic
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prevaricate
to lie; to quibble; to evade the truth
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inured
hardened; accustomed; used to
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satiate
to satisfy or overindulge
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obsequious
submissive; eager to please
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tenuous
weak; insubstantial
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facilitate
to make less difficult
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discredit
to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted
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discerning
perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment
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extraneous
not essential
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invective
verbal abuse
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discrepancy
difference between
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occlude
stop up; prevent the passage of
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ostentatious
showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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proliferate
to increase rapidly
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belie
contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression
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stigma
mark of disgrace or inferiority
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anomalous
irregular; deviating from the norm
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lethargic
inactive; sluggish
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refute
to contradict; disprove
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fledgling
beginner; novice
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banal
boring, predictable, cliched
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beneficent
kindly; doing good
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supposition
the act of assuming to be true or real
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pathological
departing from normal condition
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solicitous
concerned; attentive; eager
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fallacious
based on a false idea or fact; misleading
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precursor
forerunner; predecessor
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desiccate
to dry out completely
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morose
ill-humored; sullen
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incongruity
state of not fitting
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perennial
present throughout the years; persistent
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exculpate
to clear of blame; vindicate; show innocence
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equivocate
to intentionally use a vague language
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whimsical
fanciful; unpredictable
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impervious
impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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strut
to swagger; display to impress others
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dupe
to deceive; trick
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coagulate
thicken; congeal
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phlegmatic
calm in temperament; sluggish
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specious
seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so; deceptively attractive
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frugality
tendency to be thrifty or cheap
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obdurate
stubborn; hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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transgression
act of trespassing or violating a law or rule
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eulogy
high praise, especially of someone recently deceased
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aver
to affirm; declare to be true
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repudiate
to reject as having no authority
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propriety
correct conduct; fitness
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flout
to treat scornfully
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burgeon
to flourish
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attenuate
decrease in force or degree; to weaken
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impede
hinder; block
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impair
damage; injure
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contention
an assertion
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apprise
to inform
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tirade
long, violent speech or verbal assault
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meticulous
extremely careful about details
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gullible
easily deceived
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paucity
scarcity
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catalyst
something that causes change
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prodigal
wasteful; extravagant; lavish
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boorish
rude; insensitive
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dichotomy
division into two (usually contradictory) parts
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incorporate
introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine
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substantiate
to support with proof or evidence
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reticent
not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant
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resolution
determination; resolve
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grandiloquent
pompous; bombastic
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indolent
habitually lazy; idle
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audacious
bold; daring; fearless
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doctrinaire
dogmatic; unyielding
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maverick
dissenter; independent-minded person
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discrete
distinct; constituting a separate thing
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aesthetic
relating to beauty or art
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recondite
difficult to understand; obscure; profound
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disabuse
to free from a misconception; to set right
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sporadic
irregular; deviating from the norm
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distend
to expand; swell out
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wary
careful; cautious
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approbation
praise; approval
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amalgamate
to combine (into a unified whole)
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exigency
crisis; urgent requirements
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metamorphosis
change; transformation
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abstemious
moderate in appetite
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verbose
wordy
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dissonance
discord; lack of harmony
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convoluted
twisted; complicated
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inert
unable to move; sluggish
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inconsequential
insignificant; unimportant
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irascible
easily angered
