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Barron's 1-500 Flashcards

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stanch

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to stop or check the flow of

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stentorian

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extremely loud

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stigma

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mark of disgrace or inferiority

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stint

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to be sparing

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stipulate

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to specify as an essential condition

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stolid

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having or showing little emotion

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stratified

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arranged in layers

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striated

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marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

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stricture

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something that restrains, negative criticism

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strident

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loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy

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strut

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to swagger, display to impress others

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stultify

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to impair or reduce to uselessness

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stupefy

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to dull the senses of, stun, atonish

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stygian

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dark and gloomy, hellish

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subpoena

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notice ordering someone to appear in court

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subside

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to settle down, grow quiet

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substantiate

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to support with proof or evidence

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substantive

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essential

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subsume

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to include, incorporate

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subversive

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intended to undermine or underthrow, especially an established government

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succor

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relief, help in time of distress or want

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suffrage

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the right to vote

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sundry

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various

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supersede

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to relace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

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supine

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lying in the back, marked by lethargy

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supplant

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to replace, substitute

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suppliant

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beseeching

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supplicant

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one who asks humbly and earnestly

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supposition

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the act of assuming to be true or real

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syllogism

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a form of deductive reasoning with a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

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sylvan

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related to the woods or forest

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tacit

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silently understood, implied

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talisman

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charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune

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tangential

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peripheral, irrelevant, digressing

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tautology

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unnecessary repetition

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taxonomy

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science of classification

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tenet

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belief, doctrine

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tenuous

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weak, insubstantial

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terrestrial

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earthly, commonplace

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theocracy

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government by priests representing a god

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thespian

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an actor or actress

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timbre

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voice tone color

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tirade

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long, violent speech, verbal assault

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toady

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flatterer, yes-man

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tome

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book, usually large and academic

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torpor

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lethargy, dormancy, sluggishness

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torque

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a turning or twisting force

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tortuous

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having many twists and turns, highly complex

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tout

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to promote or praise energetically

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tractable

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obedient, yielding

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transgression

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act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

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transient

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temporary, fleeting

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translucent

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partially transparent

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travail

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work, especially arduous work

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travesty

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parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature

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treatise

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article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

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tremulous

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trembling, frugal, timid

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trepidation

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fear and anxiety

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truculence

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aggressiveness, ferocity

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tryst

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agreement between lovest to meet, rendez-vous

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tumid

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swollen, distended

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turbid

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muddy, opaque, in a state of great confusion

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turgid

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swollen, pompous

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tutelary

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serving as a guardian or protector

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uncanny

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myterious, strange

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undulating

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moving in waves

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unfeigned

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not false, genuine

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untenable

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indefensible

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untoward

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not favorable, troublesome, unruly

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usury

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a practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

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vacillate

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to waver, oscillate

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vacuous

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empty, void, lacking intelligence

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valedictory

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pertaining to a farewell

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vapid

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tasteless, dull

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variegated

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varied, marked with different colors

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vaunt

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to boast, drag

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venal

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mercenary, corruptible

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vendetta

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prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

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venerate

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to adore, honor, respect

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veracious

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truthful, accurate

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verbose

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wordy

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vertigo

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dizziness

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vexation

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irritation, annoyance

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viable

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practicable, capable of developing

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vindictive

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vengeful, unforgiving

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virtuoso

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someone with master skills, expert musician

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visage

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appearance, aspect

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viscous

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thick, syrupy

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vitiate

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to impair the quality of, corrupt morally

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vituperative

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using or containing harsh, abusive censure

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vivisection

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dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research

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vogue

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prevailing fashion or practice

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volatile

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tending to vary frequently, fickle

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vortex

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whirpool, center of turbulence

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warranted

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justified

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wary

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careful, cautious

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welter

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wallow or roll, toss about, be in turmoil

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whimsical

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fanciful, unpredictable

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wistful

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vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful

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zealot

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one who is fanatically devoted to a cause

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profound

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deep, not superficial

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prohibitive

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so high as to prevent the purchase or use of, forbidding

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proliferate

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to increase rapidly

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propensity

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inclination, tendency

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propitiate

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to win over, appease

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propriety

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correct conduct, fitness

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proscribe

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to condemn, forbid, outlaw

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provident

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providing for future need, frugal

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puissant

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powerful

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punctilious

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careful in observing rules fo behavior

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pungent

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penetrating, caustic, to the point

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pusillanimous

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cowerdly

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purport

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to profess, suppose, claim

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quagmire

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marsh, difficult situation

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quail

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to cower, lose heart

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qualified

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limited, restricted

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qualm

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sudden feeling of faintness or nausea

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query

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question

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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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quorum

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number of memeber necessary to conduct a meeting

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raconteur

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witty, skillful storyteller

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rail

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to scold with bitter or abusive language

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raiment

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clothing

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ramification

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implication, consequence

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rarefied

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refined

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rationale

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fundamental reason

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rebu

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puzzle in whic pictures or symbols represent words

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recalcitrant

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resisting authority or control

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recant

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retract a statement of opinion

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recluse

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person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude

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recondite

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abstruse, profound

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redoubtable

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formidable, arousing fear

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refractory

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stubborn, resisting ordinary methods of treatment

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refulgent

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brightly shining, resplendent

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refute

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to contradict, disprove

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regale

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to entertain

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relegate

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to consign to an inferior position

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remonstrate

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to object or protest

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renege

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to go back on one’s word

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reparation

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amends, compensation

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repine

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fret, complain

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reprise

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repetition, especially of a piece of music

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reproach

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to find fault with, blame

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reprobate

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morally unprincipled person

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repudiate

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to reject as having no authority

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rescind

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to cancel

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resolution

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determination, resolve

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resolve

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determination, firmness of purpose

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nor speaking freely, reserved, reluctant

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reverent

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expressing deep respect, worshipful

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riposte

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retaliatory action or retort

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rococo

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excessively ornate

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rubric

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protocol, title or heading

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rue

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regret

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ruse

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trick, crafty stratagem

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sage

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wise

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salacious

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lascivious, lustful

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salubrious

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healthful

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salutary

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expecting an improvement, favorable to health

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sanction

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to approve, ratify, permit

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sardonic

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cynical, scornfully mocking

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sartorial

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pertaining to tailors

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satiate

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to satisfy

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saturate

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imbue througout, soak thoroughly

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saturnine

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gloomy

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satyr

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a creature that is half-man, half beast, with the horns and legs of a goat

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savor

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to enjoy, have a distinctive flavor or smell

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schematic

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relating to or in the form of an outline or diagram

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secrete

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produce and release substance into organism

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sedition

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behaviour prompting rebellion

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sedulous

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diligent, assiduous

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seismic

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relating to earthquakes

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sensual

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relating to the senses, gratifying the physical (sexual) senses

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sensuous

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relating to the senses

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sentient

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aware, concious, able to preceive

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servile

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submissive, obedient

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sextant

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navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

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shard

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a piece of broken glass or pottery

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sidereal

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relating to the stars

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simian

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apelike, relating to apes

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simile

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comparison of one thing with another using “like” or “as”

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sinecure

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well-paying job that requieres little or no work

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singular

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unique, extraordinary, odd

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sinuous

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intricate, complex

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skeptic

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one who doubts

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sobriety

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seriousness

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sodden

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thoroughly soaked, saturated

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solicitous

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concerned, attentive, eager

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soliloquy

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literary or dramatic speech by one character, not adressed to others

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solvent

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able to meet financial obligations

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somatic

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relating to or affecting the body, corporeal

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soporific

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sleep producing

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sordid

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filthy, contemptible and corrupt

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specious

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seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so

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spectrum

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band of color, broad range of related ideas or objects

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spendthrift

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person who spends money recklessly

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sporadic

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irregular

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squalor

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filthy, wretched condition

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staccato

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marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds

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miscellany

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mixture of writtings on various subjects

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miscreant

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villain; criminal

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misogynist

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one who hates women

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mitigate

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alleviate; to become less severe

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mnemonic

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realated to memory; assisting memory

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modicum

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limited quantity

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mollify

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to soothe

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monolithic

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solid and uniform; constituing a single, unified whole

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morose

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ill-humored; sullen

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motley

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many colored; made up of many parts

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multifarious

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diverse

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mundane

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worldy as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary

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necromancy

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black magic

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negate

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to cancel out; nullify

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neologism

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new word or expression

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neophyte

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novice; beginner

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nexus

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a means of connection; a center

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nonplussed

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bewildered

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nostalgia

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sentimental longing for a past time

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nostrum

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medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness

221
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nugatory

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trifling; invalid

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obdurate

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stubborn

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obsequious

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overly submissive

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obsequy

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funeral ceremony

225
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obviate

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to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent

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occlude

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to shut; block

227
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occult

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relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena

228
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odyssey

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a long, adventurous voyage; a quest

229
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officious

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too helful; meddlesome

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olfactory

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concerning the sense of smell

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oligarchy

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form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders

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onerous

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burdensome

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onomatopeia

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formation or use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to

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opprobium

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public disgrace; contempt

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ornithologist

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scientist who studies birds

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oscillate

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to move back and forth

237
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ostentatious

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showy; pretentious

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overweening

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presumptuous; arrogant

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paean

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song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy

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paleonthology

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study of past geological eras through fossil remains

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pallid

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lacking color or liveliness

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panegyric

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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

243
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paragon

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model of perfection or excellence

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partisan

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

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pathological

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departing from normal condition

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patois

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jargon; a regional dialect

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paucity

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scarcity

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pedantic

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showing off learning

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pellucid

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transparent; easily understood

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penchant

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inclination

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penury

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extreme poverty

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peregrination

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wandering from place to place

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peremptory

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imperative; leaving no choice

254
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perennial

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present throughout the years; persistent

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perfidious

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faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

256
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perfunctory

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superficial; performed really as a duty

257
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perigee

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point in an orbit that is closest to the earth

258
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permeable

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penetrable

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perturb

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to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious

260
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pervasive

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spread throughout every part

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petulant

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rude; peevish

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phlegmatic

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unemotional; calm in temperament

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phoenix

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anything that is restored after suffering great destruction

264
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physiognomy

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facial features

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piety

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devoutness

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piquant

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pleasantly pungent; attractive

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pique

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fleeting feeling or hurt pride

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placate

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soothe; pacify

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placid

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calm

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plaintive

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melancholy; mournful

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plasticity

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pliability; condition of being able to be shaped or formed

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platitude

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stale; overused expression

273
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platonic

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spiritual; theoretical

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plethora

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excess; overabundance

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plumb

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to examine deeply; determine the depth

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plummet

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to fall; plunge

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plutocracy

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society ruled by the wealthy

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porous

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full of holes; permeable to liquids

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poseur

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poerson who affects an attitude to impress others

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pragmatic

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practical

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prate

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to talk idly; chatter

282
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prattle

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meaningless, foolish talk

283
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preamble

A

preliminary statement

284
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precarious

A

uncertain

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precept

A

principle; law

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precipitate

A

to cause to happen; throw down from a height

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precipitate

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rash; hasty; sudden; done without deliberation

288
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precursor

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forerunner; predecessor

289
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preempt

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to supersede; appropiate for oneself

290
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prehensile

A

capable of grasping

291
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premonition

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forewarning; presentiment

292
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presage

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to foretell; indicate in advance

293
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presumptuous

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rude; improperly bold

294
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preternatural

A

supernatural; beyond the normal use of nature

295
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prevaricate

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to quibble; evade the truth

296
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primordial

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original; existing from the beginning

297
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pristine

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untouched; uncorrupted

298
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probity

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honesty; high-mindness

299
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problematic

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posing a problem; doubtful

300
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prodigal

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wasteful; extravagant; lavish

301
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inadvertenly

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carelessly; unintentionally

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incarnate

A

having bodily form

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inchoate

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imperfectely formed or formulated

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incongruity

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state of not fitting

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inconsequencial

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insgnificant; unimportant

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incorporate

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introduce something into another thing already in existence

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incursion

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sudden invasion

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indeterminate

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uncertain; indefinite

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indigence

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poverty

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indolent

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habitually lazy; idle

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ineluctable

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not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable

312
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inert

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unable to move; sluggish

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ingenous

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naive and trusting; lacking sophistication

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inherent

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firmly established by nature or habit

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innocuous

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harmless

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insensible

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unconscious; unresponsive

317
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insinuate

A

to suggest; say indirectly; imply

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insipid

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lacking in flavor; dull

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insouciant

A

indifferent; lacking concern or care

320
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insularity

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narrow-mindedness; isolation

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insuperable

A

insurmountable; unconquerable

322
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intangible

A

not material

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interdict

A

to forbid; prohibit

324
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internecine

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deadly to both sides

325
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interpolate

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to insert; change by adding new words or material

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interregnum

A

interval between reigns; gap in continuity

327
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intimate

A

marked by close acquaintance

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intractable

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not easily managed

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intransigence

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stubbornness; refusal to compromise

330
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introspective

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contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings

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inundate

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to cover with water, overwhelm

332
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inured

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hardened; accustomed; used to

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invective

A

verbal abuse

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inveigh

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to disapprove; protest vehemently

335
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inveigle

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to win over by flattering or coaxing

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inveterate

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confirmed; long standing

337
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invidious

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likely to provoke ill will

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irascible

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easily angered

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irresolute

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unsure of how to act; weak

340
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itinerant

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wandering from place to place; unsettled

341
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itinerary

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route of a traveler’s journey

342
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jaundiced

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havind a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy

343
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jibe

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to be in agreement

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jocose

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fond of joking; jocular

345
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juggernaut

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huge froce destrying everything in its path

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junta

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group of people united in political intrigue

347
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juxtapose

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place side by side

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kudos

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fame; glory; honor

349
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labile

A

likely to change

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laconic

A

using few words

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lambaste

A

to trash verbally or physically

352
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lascivious

A

lustful

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lassitude

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lethargy; sluggishness

354
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latent

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dormant; potential not apparent

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laud

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praise

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lethargic

A

inactive

357
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levee

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en embankment that prevents a river from overflowing

358
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levity

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light manner or attitude

359
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liberal

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tolerant; broad-minded

360
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libertine

A

one without moral restraint

361
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libido

A

sexual desire

362
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lilliputian

A

extremely small

363
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limn

A

to draw, describe

364
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limpid

A

clear; transparent

365
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linguistic

A

pertaining to language

366
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litany

A

lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

367
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literati

A

scholarly of learned persons

368
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litigation

A

legal proceedings

369
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log

A

record of a voyage; record of daily activities

370
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loquacious

A

talkative

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lucid

A

bright; clear; intelligible

372
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lucre

A

money or profits

373
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luminous

A

bright; brilliant; glowing

374
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lustrous

A

shining

375
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machiavellian

A

crafty; double-dealing

376
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machinations

A

plots or schemes

377
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maelstrom

A

whirpool; turmoil

378
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magnaminity

A

generosity; nobility

379
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malign

A

to speak evil of

380
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malinger

A

to feign illness to escape duty

381
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malleable

A

capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionate

382
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maverick

A

dissenter

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megalomania

A

delusions of power or importance

384
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menagerie

A

a variety of animals kept together

385
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mendacious

A

dishonest

386
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mendicant

A

beggar

387
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meretricious

A

gaudy; specious; flasely attractive

388
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mesmerize

A

to hypnotize

389
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metamorphosis

A

change; transformation

390
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metaphysics

A

a branch of philosophy tha tinvestigates the ultimate nature of reality

391
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metereological

A

concerned with the weather

392
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meticulous

A

very careful; picky; fastidious

393
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mettle

A

courage; endurance

394
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mettlesome

A

full of courage and fortitude

395
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microcosm

A

a small system having analogies to a larger system

396
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militate

A

to work against

397
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minatory

A

threatening; menacing

398
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minuscule

A

very small

399
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minutia

A

petty details

400
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misanthrope

A

one who hates humanity; one who dislikes others

401
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expiate

A

to atone for

402
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explicate

A

to explain;interpret;clarify

403
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expository

A

explanatory

404
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extant

A

in existence; not lost

405
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extemporaneous

A

unrehearsed

406
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extirpate

A

to root up; to destroy

407
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extraneous

A

not essencial

408
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extrapolation

A

the act of estimation by projecting known information

409
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extrinsic

A

not inherent of essential

410
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facetious

A

homorous

411
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facilitate

A

to make less difficult

412
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factotum

A

a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman

413
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fallacious

A

based on a false idea or fact; misleading

414
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fallow

A

plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

415
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fatuous

A

foolishly self-satisfied

416
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fauna

A

animals of a period o region

417
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fawning

A

seeking flavor by flattering

418
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felicitous

A

suitable expressed; wee-chose; appropiate

419
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feral

A

existing in a wild or untamed state

420
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fervor

A

warmth and intensity of emotion

421
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fetid

A

having a bad smell

422
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fetter

A

to bind; confine

423
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fiat

A

arbitray order; authorization

424
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fidelity

A

loyalty; exact correspondence

425
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filibuster

A

use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law

426
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finesse

A

to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; refined in performance

427
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fissure

A

crevice

428
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flag

A

to droop; grow weak

429
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fledging

A

beginner; novice

430
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flora

A

plants of a region or era

431
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flourish

A

en embellishment or ornamentation

432
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flout

A

to treat scornfully

433
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flux

A

flowing; a continuous moving

434
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foment

A

to incite; arouse

435
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forbearance

A

patience

436
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forestall

A

to prevent; delay

437
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formidable

A

menacing; threatening

438
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forswear

A

renounce; repudiate

439
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founder

A

to sink; fail; colapse

440
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fracas

A

a loud quarrel; brawl

441
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fractious

A

quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious

442
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fresco

A

a painting done on plaster

443
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frieze

A

ornamental band on a wall

444
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froward

A

stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

445
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frugality

A

thrift

446
Q

fulminate

A

to attack loudly; denounce

447
Q

fulsome

A

so excessive as to be disgusting

448
Q

fusion

A

union; synthesis

449
Q

futile

A

ineffective; useless; fruitless

450
Q

florid

A

ruddy; reddish; flowery

451
Q

gainsay

A

to deny; dispute; oppose

452
Q

gambol

A

to frolic; leap playfully

453
Q

garrulous

A

very talkative; wordy

454
Q

gauche

A

coarse and uncouth; clumsy

455
Q

geniality

A

cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability

456
Q

gerrymander

A

to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party

457
Q

glib

A

fluent in an insincere way; offhand

458
Q

goad

A

to prod; urge on

459
Q

gossamer

A

sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs

460
Q

gouge

A

to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

461
Q

grandiloquent

A

pompous; bombastic

462
Q

gregarious

A

outgoing; sociable

463
Q

grouse

A

to complain

464
Q

guileless

A

free of cunning or deceit; artless

465
Q

guise

A

outward appearance; false appearance

466
Q

gullible

A

easily deceived

467
Q

gustatory

A

affecting the sense of taste

468
Q

halcyon

A

calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

469
Q

hallowed

A

holy; sacred

470
Q

harangue

A

long, pompous speech; tirade

471
Q

harrowing

A

extremely distressing; terrifying

472
Q

herbivorous

A

an animal that feeds mainly on plants

473
Q

hermetic

A

tighly sealed; magical

474
Q

heterodox

A

not widely accepted

475
Q

hieroglyphics

A

a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meanings or sounds; wirting or symbols that are difficult to decipher

476
Q

hirsute

A

covered with hair

477
Q

histrionic

A

relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical acts or performances

478
Q

homeostasis

A

automatic maintenance by an organism in balance with itself

479
Q

homily

A

sermon; tedious moralizing lecture

480
Q

homogeneous

A

composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

481
Q

hyperbole

A

purposeful exaggeration for effect

482
Q

iconoclastic

A

attacking cherished traditions

483
Q

idolatry

A

idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

484
Q

igneous

A

produced by fire; volcanic

485
Q

imbroglio

A

complicated situation; an entanglement

486
Q

immutable

A

inchangeable

487
Q

impair

A

to damage; injure

488
Q

impassive

A

showing no emotion

489
Q

impecunious

A

poor; having no money

490
Q

impede

A

to hinder; block

491
Q

impermeable

A

impossible to permeate

492
Q

imperturbable

A

not easily disturbed

493
Q

impervious

A

incapable of being affected; impossible to penetrate

494
Q

impinge

A

to strike; encroach

495
Q

implacable

A

inflexible; incable of being pleased or calmed down

496
Q

implausible

A

unlikely; unbelievable

497
Q

implicit

A

implied; understood but not stated

498
Q

implode

A

collapse inward violently

499
Q

imprecation

A

curse; damnation

500
Q

impute

A

to attribute the fault to; relate to a particular cause or source

GRE Barron's 800 (3 decks)

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