Barron's 1k1 Flashcards

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Throng

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A great number of people

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Gesticulate

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To use lively gesture

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Accost

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To greet first

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Vigilant

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Alert

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Jostle

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To push, elbow esp in a crowd

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Tremulous

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Trembling

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Stipulate

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Make a specific demand

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Incipient

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Just starting/ at the initial stage

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Bristle

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To have one’s hair stand up by anger :v

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Wrest

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To by force/ seize

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Feint

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Make a distractive/deceptive movement, esp in a fight

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Alacrity

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Briskness, lively action

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Promulgate

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Make known officially

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Brash

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Self- assertive, arrogant, ostentatious in a tasteless sense

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Scoff

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To sneer at

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Laceration

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A deep cut in skin or flesh

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Sordid

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Dirty, base, ignoble, detestable

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Solace

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Comfort or consolation

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Dregs

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The most worthless parts of something

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Aspirant

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Candidates for higher position

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Rampant

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Going unchecked , wide spread

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Concur

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Agree

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Duress

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Compulsion, force

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Culprit

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Guilty person

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Flagrant
Outrageously bad
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Egregious
Remarkably bad
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Distraught
Deeply upset and agitated
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Construe
Interpret a word/ action in a particular way
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Impunity
Exemption from punishment
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Sally
To rush forth
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Precocious
Reaching maturity early
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Chagrin
Felling of disappointment, humiliation
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Masticate
To chew up
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Quell
Put an end to
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Voluble
Speaking incessantly
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Paroxysm
Sudden attack
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Jurisdiction
Power, range of authority
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Skirmish
Small fight, brief encounter
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Fray
A fight
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Monolithic
Massively solid
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Cognizant
Aware
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Flout
Mock, scoff
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Forthwith
Immediately
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Oust
To drive out, reject
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Emaciated
Abnormally thin, wasted away
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Besiege
Beleaguer, surround
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Privation
Lack of necessities
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Afflict
To trouble greatly, to distress
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Respite
An interval of relief, delay
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Fretful
Worrisome
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Impresario
One who presents cultural series, organizer
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Bigot
Narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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Extortion
Getting money by threats
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Hapless
Unlucky
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Spew
Throw up, vomit, eject | Expel large quantities of sth rapidly
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Malady
Disease
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Peruse
Read carefully
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Desist
Cease/ abstain
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Recoil
Cease
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Wan
Sickly pale
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Doleful
Melancholy
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Interject
Say sth abruptly, interrupt
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Salient
Outstanding, prominent
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Engrossed
Absorbed
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Inundate
To flood
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Garbled
Confused, mixed up
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Phlegmatic
Clam, hard to rouse to action
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Lax
Careless, negligent
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Obviate
Eliminate
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Quip
Witty remark
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Ilk
Kind, type, sort
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Expunge
Erase
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Schism
Split
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Truncated
Shorten sth by cutting the top or end
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Jaunty
Lively, cheerful manner
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Importune
Ask s1 persistently to do sth
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Haven
Place of safety
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Subjugate
Conquer
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Premise
Base an argument/theory/undertaking on
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Scurry
Move hurrily in short quick steps
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Stentorian
Loud n powerful
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Valor
Great courage in battle
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Preclude
Prevent from happening | Make impossible
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Liquidation
Killing
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Epithet
Descriptive name
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Fetter
Restrain s1 from doing sth
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Declaim
Utter a word in a impassioned way
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Virtuosity
Great artistic skills
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Temerity
Excessive Confidence, boldness, audacity
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Progeny
Descendants
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Amorous
Showing, relating to sexual deiste
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Cache
Hidden, inaccessible storage for valuable things
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Manifold
Many/ various
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Fraught
Filled with
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Perpetrate
Commit illegal acts
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Subterfuge
Deceit used in order to achieve goals
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Exult
Show/ feel elation or jubilation due to success
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Deploy
To position forces according to a plan
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Hoax
Deception
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Abortive
Failing to produce intended aims / useless, fruitless
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Veneer
To cover sth with thin layer of wood
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Itinerant
Traveling from place to place
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Conjugal
Relating to marriage
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Deem
Regard, consider in a specific way
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Romp
Move in lively manner
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Strife
Conflict
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Legion
A large number
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Expatriate
Person who lives outside his/her country
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Mendacious
Lying, untrue
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Balk
To hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
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Rife
Widespread
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Repose
Resting
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Pesky
Annoying
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Revile
To criticize in an abusive or angry manner
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Vicissitude
A change of unwelcome/ unpleasant circumstances/fortunes
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Sultry
Extremely hot and moist, torrid
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Trenchant
Vigorous or incisive in tone and style
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Puissant
Having great power/ influence
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Scion
a person who was born into a rich, famous, or important family
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Indoctrinate
To teach certain principles
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Lush
Luxurious, elaborate
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Supplication
To ask humbly and earnestly
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Disciple
Follower
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Desultory
Not having a plan or purpose
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Penance
something that you do or are given to do in order to show that you are sad or sorry about doing something wrong
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Bona fide
Genuine
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Nirvana
a state or place of great happiness and peace
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Plight
Predicament
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Demur
To politely refuse, disagree, object
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Incapacitate
To disable, make unfit
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Connubial
Relating to marriage
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Appellation
A name
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Recondite
Obscure, secret
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Palliate
Alleviate
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Delude
To mislead
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Gamut
Range, spectrum
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Maladjusted
not able to deal with other people in a normal or healthy way
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Pedagogue
Teacher
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Enunciate
To utter, proclaim, express
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Inordinate
Excessive
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Imprudent
Unwise
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Entreaty
Plea, request
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Puny
Undersized, pitiful, weak, unimportant
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Rue
Regret
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Deplorable
Sad, pitiable
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Conflagration
Great fire
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Imbibe
Drink
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Virile
Manly, masculine
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Senile
Infirm, weak from old age
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Doddering
Trembling, shaking
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Aegis
Protection
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Detriment
Harm, damage, injury
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Hoard
Hide, store, accumulate (n) Cache
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Remiss
Irresponsible, negligent, careless
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Tussle
Scuffle, fight, skirmish, struggle
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Cogent
Conving, compelling, persuasive
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Terse
Brief
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Culminate
Reach the highest point
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Ardent
Passionate, eager
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Constrict
Narrow, tighten
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Bereft
Deprived of ( lay' mat di )
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Marvel
(v) to be amazed | (n) wonder
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Besmirch
To sully, tarnish, stain, dim the reputation
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Inveterate
Firmly established, habitual
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Propinquity
Proximity
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Bedlam
Confusion, uproar
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Disgruntled
Displeased
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Infallible
Exempt from error
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Sedate
Tranquil
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Lithe
Agile, graceful
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Inebriated
Drunk. intoxicated
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Fracas
Disturbance, noisy fight, brawl
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Indolent
:azu
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Gusto
Enthusiasm, enjoyment, zest
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Pique
Irritation. annoyance
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Nondescript
Undistinguished
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Wane
Diminish, decline
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Candor
Frankness
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Mortify
Embarrass
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Jocose
Humorous, merry
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Fledgling
Newly developed
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Peremptory
Imperious, overbearing, dictatorial
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Decorum
Propriety
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Fervid
Ardent, passionate
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Milieu
Environment, setting
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Propagate
Breed, reproduce, spread
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Concomitant adj
Accompanying, attending
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Attenuate
Weaken, thin, decrease
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Arbiter n
Judge
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Menial
Unskilled, degrading, inferior
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Facetious
Flippant, frivolous, humorous, witty, playful
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Rabid
Fanatical, furious, mad
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Somber
Gloomy, sad
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Complacent
Self-satsified
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Impetuous
Impulsive, rash, hasty
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Discreet
Cautious, circumspect
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Quarry
Prey, victim
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Foment
Instigate, incite, provoke
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Penitent
Regretful
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Tantamount
Equivalent
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Deter
Hinder, discourage
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Commodious
Spacious
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Calumny
False accusation, slander
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Asinine
Ngu nhu bo
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Pittance
Tiny amount
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Au Courant
Trendy, up-to-date
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Noisome
Very unpleasant, disgusting
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Unkempt
Untidy, neglected
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Odious
Strong intense dislike
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Countenance v
Tolerate, permit, allow
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Parable
A moralistic story
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Nonentity
One of no importance
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Flabbergasted
Astounded
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Whet
Stimulate, stir up, arouse
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Stupor
Trạng thái sững sờ
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Wince
Co rúm, rụt lại
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Gaunt
Haggard, thin
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Mien
Appearance
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Hirsute
Hairy
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Unsavory
Disagreeable, offensive, morally bad
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Venial
Pardonable, forgivable
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Acme
Pinnacle, zenith
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Penury
Poverty
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Volition
Willpower, choice
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Sojourn v
Temporary stay
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Nascent
Incipient, fledgling
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Glib
Liến thoắng, lém lỉnh | Smooth of speech
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Legerdemain
Deceptive adroitness, Sleight of hand
229
Passé
Old- fashioned
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Stagnant
Motionless, dull, inactive
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Foist
Lén lút đưa vào | pass off slyly
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Tantalize
Tease or torment by offering sth good, but not deliver
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Retort v
Asner, reply
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Tacit
Implicit, implied
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Staunch adj
Dedicated, loyal, faithful
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Opprobrium
Vilification, vituperation, scorn, insult
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Machiavellian
devious, cunning, crafty, sly, tricky
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Unconscionable
Unethical, immoral
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Flay
Strip off skin | Scold harshly
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Demeanor
Manner
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Vindicate
Absolve, justify
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Turpitude
Depravity
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Infraction
Violation
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Redress
Rectify, amend
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Facile
Effortless, easily attained
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Cant
Insincere or almost meaningless talk | Sanctimonious
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Vilify
Slander, malign
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Vitiate
Destroy the use or value of sth
249
Fatuous
Foolish, silly, inane
250
Contort
To twist violently
251
Repertoire
all the plays, songs, dancesthat a performer knows and can perform
252
Imperceptible
Unnoticeable
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Pall
To become dull, ineffective, insipid
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Satiety
Excess, overly full, surfeit
255
Curry
To seek favor by flattery
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Allude
Hint, suggest
257
Impious
atheistic, blasphemous, lacking respect, irreverent
258
Spate
Deluge, flood
259
Raucous
Strident, harsh, shrill
260
Bogus
Spurious, fraudulent, fake
261
Quandary
Predicament, plight, dilemma
262
Blasé
Indifferent, not responsive to excitement
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Negligible
Trivial, trifling, unimportant
264
Comely
Beautiful, handsome
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Qualm
a feeling of doubt or uncertainty about whether you are doing the right thing
266
Begrudge
Envy | Resent
267
Artless
Ingenuous, naive
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Gratuity
Tip
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Delve
Rummage, dig, ro research
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Requisite
required
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Maim
Disable, cripple
272
Roster
Schedule, list, agenda
273
Guise
Manner, appearance, MIEN
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Pariah
Social outcast
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Largess
Gratuity, liberality, generousness
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Repent
Regret, desire to make amend
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Libel
Defamation, calumny
278
Plaintiff
The complaining party in law
279
Canard
A made-up sensational story
280
Dulcet
Mellifluous, melodious TO THE EAR
281
Frail
Weak, delicate
282
Excoriate
Criticize strongly
283
Devout
Pious, religious
284
Profuse
Copious, prolific, overflowing
285
Rail
Scold, use abusive language
286
Wistful
Pensive, longing
287
Brigand
Robber, bandit
288
Emissary
envoy, ambassador, agent
289
Ruminate
Ponder upon
290
Taut
Căng thẳng
291
Livid
Pale
292
Yen
Strong desire, strong longing
293
Bagatelle
A trifle, chuyện/ vật linh tinh, nhỏ nhặt
294
Decapitate
To behead
295
Termagant
người đàn bà lắm điều, người đàn bà lăng loàn
296
Potentate
A ruler
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Nepotism
Favoritism towards relatives
298
Internecine
Conflict within a group | Mutual destructive
299
Obloquy
lời lăng nhục, lời nói xấu
300
Factitious
bogus, fake
301
Encomium
Eulogy, panegyric
302
Prevarication
lời nói quanh co; việc làm quanh co