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Abate

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v. to decrease; reduce

A new road will most likely abate the heavy traffic on the old bridge.

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Abdicate

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v. to give up a position, right, or power

Augustus, the last Western Roman Emperor, was forced to abdicate the throne in 476 AD.

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Aberrant

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adj. deviating from the norm (abberation: n. something different)

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Abeyance

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n. temporary suppression or suspension

A good judge must hold his or her judgment in abeyance until the facts in a case have been presented.

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Abject

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adj. miserable; pitiful

Most of the the population in third world countries live in abject poverty.

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Abjure

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v. to reject; abandon formally

For foreigners to become a US citizen, he or she must take an oath abjuring allegiance to any other country and pledge to take up arms to defined if it required.

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Abcission

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n. act of cutting; natural separation of leaf or other part of plant

Premature leaf abcission is an adaptive plant response to herbivorous attack.

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Abscond

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v. to depart secretly

A warrant is out for the arrest of a person believed to have absconded with 3 million dollars.

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Abstemious

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adj. moderate in appetite

Some research suggests that people with an abstemious lifestyle tend to live longer than people who indulge their appetites.

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Abstinence

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n. the giving up of certain pleasures

The monk’s vow of abstinence include all intoxicating substances.

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Abysmal

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adj. very bad

The coach was furious about the team’s absymal performance on the basketball court.

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Accretion

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n. growth in size; increase in amount

The opening of railway communication with London in 1906 resulted in a considerable accretion of residential population.

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Accrue

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v. to accumulate; grow by additions

Your money will accrue interest after leaving it in the bank for 12 months.

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Adamant

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adj. uncompromising; unyielding

Despite widespread opposition to his plan, the party’s leader is adamant that it must move to the center to appeal to moderate voters.

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Adjunct

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n. something added, attached, or joined

Speed walking, cross-country running, and marathons are normally regarded as adjuncts of track and field athletics since these races are not normally held on a track.

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Admonish

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v. to caution or reprimand

The judge admonished the jury to discount testimony that had been ruled inadmissible.

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Adulterate

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v. to corrupt or make impure

If you want to adulterate your alcoholic drink, you should add some water to it.

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Aesthetic

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adj. relating to beauty or art

The aesthetic of the building was ruined by graffiti.

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Affected

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adj. pretentious; phony

It has been argued that the emphasis on so-called “proper English” leads to unnatural and affected speech.

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Affinity

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n. fondness; liking; similarity

The affinity for the fourth oxygen molecule to bind to hemoglobin is approximately 300x higher than that for the first.

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Aggrandize

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v. to make larger or greater

One of the concerns of the framers of the US constitution was that one branch of government would try to aggrandize itself at the expense of others.

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Aggregate

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adj. amounting to a whole; total v. to collect into a mass

The aggregate wealth of a country includes private as well as public resources and possessions.

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Alacrity

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adj. cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed

The football coach was pleased to see the team get to work on the task of improving its tackling skills with alacrity.

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Alchemy

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n. medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; seemingly magical powers; process of transmutation

Alchemy was the forerunner of modern science of chemistry.

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Allay

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v. to soothe; lessen; ease

Improvments in antivirus software have allayed many people’s fears of having their computers “infected” with malicous software.

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Alleviate

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v. to reduce or improve partially

Take aspirin to alleviate your headache.

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Alloy

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n. a combination; mixture of 2 or more metals

Scientists formulate alloyws to create properties that are not possessed by natural metals or other substances.

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Allure

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n. the power to entice by charm

He found the scent of her perfume to be quite alluring.

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Amalgamate

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v. to combined into an unified whole

In early 1999, 6 municipalities were amalgamated into an enlarged city of Toronto, Canada.

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Ambiguous

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adj. unclear; doubful in meaning

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Ambrosia

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adj. something delicious; food of the Gods

The combination of flavors inthe Moroccan baked eggplant was pure ambrosia.

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Ameliorate

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v. to improve

Knowing they could not stop the spread of the contagion in a few days, health authorities worked to inhibit its spread and to ameliorate its effects by issuing warnings to the public and initiating immunization programs.

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Amenable

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adj. agreeable; cooperative; suited

The young writer is amenable to suggestions for improving for prose style to make it more interesting.

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Amenity

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n. something that increases comfort

Many amenities such as normal plumbing are considered normal and necessary but were considered luxuries a few generations ago.

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Amulet

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n. ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

She jerked the amulet off his neck, and the lighting flickered.

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Anachronism

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n. something out of the proper time

Much of the comedy resolved around such anachronisms, with the 18th century protagonists ofthen using 20th century references and visited by modern-day concerns.

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Analgesic

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n. medication that reduces or eliminates pain

Aspirin is a powerful analgesic that is effective for alleviating pain, fever, and inflammation.

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Analogous

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adj. comparable

The psychology researcher’s experiement postulates that the brain is analogous to a digital computer.

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Ambivalence

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n. state of having conflicting emotional attitudes.

John felt some ambivalence about getting married before finishing college.

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Anarchy

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n. the absence of government

A city on the brink of total anarchy is bieng held hostage by the increased threat of organized gang violence.

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Anodyne

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n. something that calms or soothe pain

Some people use alcohol as an anodyne to numb their emotional pain.

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Anomalous

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adj. irregular; deviating from the norm n. anomaly

The psychologist discounted the anomalous behaviior of the soldier, saying it was merely a short-term effect on the stress of battle.

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Antecedent

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n. something that comes before; event that happens before another

Homeopathy was an antecedent to modern science.

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Antediluvian

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adj. prehistoric

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Antipathy

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n. dislike; hostility

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Apathy

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n. indifference; lack of feeling

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Apex

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n. the highest point

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Apogee

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n. the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point

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Apothegm

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n. terse, witty saying

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Appease

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v. to calm, pacify; placate

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Appelation

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n. name

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Apposite

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adj. strikingly appropriate and relevant

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Apprise

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v. to inform

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Approbation

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n. approval; praise

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Appropriate

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v. to take possession for one’s own use; confiscate

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Apropos

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adj. relevant

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Arabesque

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n. ornate design featured as intertwined curves; ballet move

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Archeology

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n. the study of material evidence of past human life

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Ardor

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n. great emotion or passion

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Arduous

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adj. extremely difficult; laborious

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Argot

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n. a specialized vocabulary used by a group

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Arrest

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v. to stop; seize

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Artifact

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n. item made by human craft

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Artless

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adj. guileless; natural; simple; w/o effort

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Ascetic

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n. someone who practice self-denial

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Asperity

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n. severity; harshness; irritability

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Aspersions

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n. slander; false rumor

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Assidious

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adj. diligent; hardworking

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Assuage

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v. to make less severe

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Astringent

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adj. severe, harsh

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Asylum

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n. place of refugee or shelter

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Atavism

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n. in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organsim after several generations of absence; return of trait after period of absence

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Attenuate

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v. to weaken

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Audacious

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adj. bold; daring

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Austere

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adj. stern, unadorned; strict in appearance, manner, or attitude.

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Autonomous

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adj. self-governing; independent

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Avarice

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n. greed

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Aver

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v. to affirm; declare to be true

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Avocation

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n. secondary occupation

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Avuncular

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adj. like an uncle; benevolent; tolerant

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Axiomatic

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adj. taken for granted

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Bacchanalian

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adj. pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to revelry

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Banal

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n. commonplace; trite

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Banter

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n. playful conversation

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Bard

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n. poet

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Bawdy

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adj. obscene

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Beatify

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v. to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to

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Bedizen

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v. to dress in showy, vulgar manner

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Behemoth

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n. huge creature; something very large and powerful

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Belie

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v. to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression

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Beneficient

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adj. kindly; doing good

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Bifurcate

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v. to divide into two parts

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Blandishment

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n. flattery

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Blasé

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adj. bored because of frequent indulgences; unconcerned

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Bolster

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v. to give a boost to; prop up; support

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Bombastic

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adj. pompous; using inflated language

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Boorish

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adj. rude; insensitive

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Bovine

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adj. cowlike

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Brazen

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adj. bold; shameless

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Broach

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v. to mention for the first time

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Bucolic

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adj. characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral

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Burgeon

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v. to flourish

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Burnish

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v. to polish

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Buttress

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v. to reinforce; support

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Cacophonous

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adj. unpleasant and harsh-sounding

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Cadge

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v. to beg; sponge

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Callous

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adj. thick-skinned; insensitive

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Calumny

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adj. false and malicious accusation; slander

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Canard

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n. false, deliberately miserable story

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Canon

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n. an established principle; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works

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Cant

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n. insincere talk; language of a particular group

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Cantankerous

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adj. irritable; ill-humored

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Capricious

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adj. fickle; impulsive; unpredictable

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Captious

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adj. fault-finding; intend to entrap, as in an argument

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Cardinal

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adj. of foremost importance

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Carnal

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adj. of the flesh or body; relating to physical appetite

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Carping

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v. to find fault; complain

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Cartography

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n. the science of making maps

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Caste

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n. any of the hereditary social classes of Hindu society; social stratification

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Castigation

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n. punishment; chastisement; criticism

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Cataclysm

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n. a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change

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Catalyst

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n. something causing change

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Categorical

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adj. absolute; without exception

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Caucus

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n. a small group within an organization

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Causal

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adj. involving a cause

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Caustic

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adj. sarcastically biting; burning

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adj. concerning the sky or heaven; sublime

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Centrifugal

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adj. moving away from center

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Centripedal

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adj. moving or directed towards the center

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Champion

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v. to defend or support

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Chasten

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v. to correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue

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Chicanery

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n. trickery; fraud

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Churlish

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adj. rude; boorish

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Circuitous

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adj. roundabout

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n. one who can see into the future; psychic

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Clamor

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n. noisy outcry

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Clique

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n. a small, exclusive group

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Cloister

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v. to confine; seclude

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Coagulate

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v. thicken; congeal

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Chivalry

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n. the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallancy toward woman

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Coalesce

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v. to cause to become one

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Coda

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n. concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes

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Codify

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v. to systematize

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Cognizant

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adj. informed; conscious; aware

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Collage

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n. artistic composition of material past over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements

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Commensurate

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adj. proportional

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Compendium

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n. a brief, comprehensive summary

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Complacent

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adj. self-satisfied

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Complaisant

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adj. overly polite; willing to please; obliging

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Complement

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adj. something that completes or makes up a whole

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Compliant

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adj. yielding

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Compunction

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adj. uneasiness caused by guilt

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Concave

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adj. curving inward

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Conciliatory

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adj. overcoming distrust or hostility

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Concoct

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v. to invent

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Concomitant

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adj. existing concurrently

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Condone

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v. to overlook voluntarily; forgive

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Confound

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v. to baffle; perplex; mix up

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Congenial

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adj. similar in taste and habits; friendly; suited to

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Conjugal

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adj. pertaining to marriage argeement

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Connoisseur

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n. someone possessing expert knowledge or training; someone of informed and discriminating taste

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Conscript

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n. someone compulsorily enrolled for military services

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Consecrate

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v. to declare sacred

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Contend

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v. to assert

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Contentious

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adj. quarrelsome; causing quarrel

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Contiguous

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adj. touching; neighboring; connecting without a break

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Continence

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adj. self-control; abstention from sexual activity

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Contrite

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adj. very sorrowful for doing wrong

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Contumacious

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adj. disobedient; rebellious

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Conundrum

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adj. riddle; puzzle with no solution

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Convention

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n. practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device

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Converge

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v. to approach; come together; tend to meet

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Convex

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adj. curved outward

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Convivial

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adj. sociable

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Convulated

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adj. twisted; complicated

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Copious

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adj. abundant; plentiful

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Coquette

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n. woman who flirts

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Cornucopia

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n. horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance

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Cosmology

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n. the study of the universe as a totality; theory of origin and structure of the universe

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Covert

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adj. hidden; secret

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Covetous

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adj. desiring something owned by another

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Cozen

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v. to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive

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Craven

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adj. cowardly

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Credence

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n. acceptance of something as true

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Credo

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n. statement of belief or principle; creed

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Daunt

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v. to discourage; intimidate; dishearten

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Dearth

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n. scarcity

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Debauchery

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n. corruption

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Decorum

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n. proper behavior

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Defame

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v. to malign; harm someone’s reputation

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Default

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v. to fail to act

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Deference

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n. respect; regard for another’s wish

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Defunct

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adj. no longer existing

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Delineate

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v. to represent or depict

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Demographic

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adj. related to population balance

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Demotic

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adj. pertaining to people and everyday language

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Demur

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v. to express doubt

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Denigrate

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v. to slur someone’s reputation

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Denizen

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n. an inhabitant; a regular visitor

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Denouement

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n. outcome; unraveling of the plot of the play or work of literature

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Deride

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v. to mock

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Derivative

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n. something derived; unoriginal

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Desiccate

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v. to dry completely

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Desuetude

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n. state of disuse

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Desultory

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adj. random; disconnected; rambling

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Deterrent

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n. something that discourages or hinders

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Detraction

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n. act of taking away; derugatory comment on a person’s character

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Diaphanous

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adj. transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial; vague

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Diatribe

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n. bitter verbal attack

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Dichotomy

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n. division into two equally contradictory parts

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Diffidence

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n. shyness; lack of confidence

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Diffuse

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v. to spread out

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Digression

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n. act of straying from the main point

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Dirge

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n. funeral hymm

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Disabuse

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v. to free from misconception

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Discerning

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adj. perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment

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Discomfit

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v. to make uneasy; disconcert

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Discordant

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adj. not in tune

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Discredit

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v. to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted

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Discrepancy

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n. difference between

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Discrete

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adj. constituting a separate thing; distinct

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Discretion

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n. quality of showing self-restraint in action or speech; free to act on one’s own

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Disingenuous

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adj. not candid; crafty

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Disinterested

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adj. unprejudiced; objective

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Disjointed

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adj. lacking order or coherence; dislocated

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Dismiss

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v. put away from consideration; reject

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Disparage

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v. to belittle

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Disparate

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adj. dissimiliar

disparity (n)

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Dissemble

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v. to pretend; disguise one’s motive

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Disseminate

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v. to spread; scatter; disperse

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Dissident

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n. person who disagrees about beliefs

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Dissolution

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adj. disintegration; debauchery

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Dissonance

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adj. discord; lack of harmony

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Distend

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v. to expand; swell out

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Distill

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v. extract the essential elements

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Distrait

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adj. inattentive; preoccupied

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Diverge

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v. to vary; go in different direction from the same point

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Divest

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v. to strip; deprive; rid

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Divulge

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v. to make known something that is secret

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Doctrinaire

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adj. relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding

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Document

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v. to provide with written evidence to support

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Doggerel

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n. poor verse

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Dogmatic

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adj. stating of opinion without proof

Dogma (n)

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Dormant

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adj. inactive

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Dross

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adj. waste; worthless matter; trivial matter

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Dupe

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v. to deceive; trick

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Ebullient

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adj. exhilarated; enthusiastic

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Eclectic

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adj. selecting from various sources

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Effervescence

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adj. state of high spirits or liveliness; process of bubbling as gas escapes

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Effete

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adj. depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent

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Efficacy

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n. efficiency; effectiveness

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Effrontery

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n. shameless boldness; presumptuousness

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Egoism

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n. the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness

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Egotistical

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adj. excessively self-centered; conceited

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Elegy

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n. poem or song expressing lamentation

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Elicit

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v. to provoke; draw out

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Elixir

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n. substance believed to have power to cure ills

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Elysian

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adj. blissful; delightful

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Emaciated

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adj. thin and wasted

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Embellish

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

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Emollient

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adj. soothing; mollifying

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Empirical

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adj. derived from observation or experiment

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Emulate

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v. to imitate; copy

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Encomium

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n. a formal expression of praise

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Endemic

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adj. inherent; belonging to an area

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Enervate

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v. to weaken

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Engender

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v. to cause; produce

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Enhance

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v. to increase; improve

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Entomology

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n. the scientific study of insects

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Enunciate

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v. to pronounce clearly

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Ephemeral

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adj. short-lived; fleeting

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Epistemology

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n. branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge

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Equable

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adj. steady; unvarying; serene

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Equanimity

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n. composure; calmness

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Equivocate

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v. to intentionally use vague language

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Errant

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adj. mistaken; straying from the proper course

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Erudite

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adj. learned; scholarly

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Esoteric

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adj. hard to understand; known only to a few

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Essay

A

v. to make an attempt; subject to a test

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Estimable

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adj. admirable; possible to estimate

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Ethnocentric

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adj. based on the attitude that one’s group is superior

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Etiology

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n. causes or origin

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Etymology

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n. origin and history of a word

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Eugenics

A

n. study of the factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve these qualities

285
Q

Eulogy

A

n. high praise, especially of a person who recently passed.

286
Q

Euphemism

A

n. use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of unpleasant or offensive language

287
Q

Euphoria

A

n. a feeling of extreme happiness

288
Q

Euthanasia

A

n. mercy killing

289
Q

Evince

A

v. to show plainly; be an indication of

290
Q

Evocative

A

adj. tending to call to mind or produce a reaction

291
Q

Exacerbate

A

v. to aggravate; make worse

292
Q

Exact

A

v. to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority

293
Q

Exculpate

A

v. to free of blame; vindicate

294
Q

Execrable

A

adj. detestable; abhorrent; be against

295
Q

Exhort

A

v. to urge by strong appeals

296
Q

Exigency

A

n. crisis; urgent requirements

297
Q

Existential

A

adj. having to do with existence; based on experience

298
Q

Exorcise

A

v. to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences

299
Q

Expatiate

A

v. to speak or write at length

300
Q

Expatriate

A

v. to send into exile

301
Q

Expiate

A

v. to atone for; make amends

302
Q

Explicate

A

v. to explain; interpret; clarify

303
Q

Expository

A

adj. explanatory

304
Q

Extant

A

adj. in existence; not lost

305
Q

Extemporaneous

A

adj. unrehearsed

306
Q

Extirpate

A

v. to root up; to destroy

307
Q

Extraneous

A

adj. not essential

308
Q

Extrapolation

A

n. the act of estimation by projecting known information

309
Q

Extrinsic

A

adj. not inherent or essential

310
Q

Facetious

A

adj. humorous

311
Q

Fetid

A

adj. having a bad smell

312
Q

Fetter

A

v. to bind; confine

313
Q

Fiat

A

n. arbitrary order; authorization

314
Q

Fidelity

A

n. loyalty; exact correspondence

315
Q

Fillibuster

A

n. use of obstructive tactics in legislature to block passage of law

316
Q

Finesse

A

v. to handle with deceptive or evasive strategy; to use finesse, that is, refinement in performance

317
Q

Fissure

A

n. crevice

318
Q

Flag

A

v. to droop; grow weak

319
Q

Fledgling

A

n. beginner; novice

320
Q

Flora

A

n. plants of a region or era

321
Q

Florid

A

adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery

322
Q

Flourish

A

n. an embellishment or ornamentation

323
Q

Flout

A

v. to treat scornfully

324
Q

Flux

A

n. flowing; a continuous moving

325
Q

Foment

A

v. to incite; arouse

326
Q

Forbearance

A

n. patience

327
Q

Forestall

A

v. to prevent; delay

328
Q

Formidable

A

adj. menacing; threatening

329
Q

Forswear

A

v. renounce; repudiate

330
Q

Founder

A

v. to sink; fail; collapse

331
Q

Fracas

A

n. a loud quarrel; brawl

332
Q

Fractious

A

adj. quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious

333
Q

Fresco

A

n. a painting done on a plaster

334
Q

Frieze

A

n. ornamental band on a wall

335
Q

Froward

A

n. stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

336
Q

Frugality

A

n. thrift

337
Q

Fulminate

A

v. to attack loudly; denounce

338
Q

Fulsome

A

adj. so excessive as to be disgusting

339
Q

Fusion

A

adj. union; synthesis

340
Q

Futile

A

adj. ineffective; useless; fruitless

341
Q

Facilitate

A

v. to make less difficult

342
Q

Factotum

A

n. a person who can do all sorts of work; a handyman

343
Q

Fallacious

A

adj. based on a false idea or fact; misleading

344
Q

Fallow

A

adj. plowed but not sowed; unculivated

345
Q

Fatuous

A

adj. foolishly self-satisfied

346
Q

Fauna

A

n. animal of a region or period

347
Q

Fawning

A

adj. seeking favor by flattery

348
Q

Felicitous

A

adj. suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen

349
Q

Feral

A

adj. existing in a wild or untamed state

350
Q

Fervor

A

n. warmth and intensity of emotion
adj. fervent

351
Q

Gainsay

A

v. to deny; dispute; oppose

352
Q

Gambol

A

v. to frolic; leap playfully

353
Q

Garrulous

A

adj. very talkative; wordy

354
Q

Gauche

A

adj. coarse and uncouth; clumsy

355
Q

Geniality

A

n. cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability
adj. genial

356
Q

Gerrymander

A

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

357
Q

Glib

A

adj. fluent in an insincere way; offhand

358
Q

Goad

A

v. to prod; urge on

359
Q

Gossamer

A

adj. sheer; light and delicate, like cobwebs

360
Q

Gouge

A

v. to tear off; scoop out; overcharge

361
Q

Grandiloquent

A

adj. pompous; bombastic

362
Q

Gregarious

A

adj. sociable

363
Q

Grouse

A

v. to complain

364
Q

Guileless

A

adj. free of cunning and deceit; artless

365
Q

Guise

A

n. outward appearance; false appearance; pretense

366
Q

Gullible

A

adj. easily deceived

367
Q

Gustatory

A

adj. affecting the sense of taste

368
Q

Halcyon

A

adj. calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

369
Q

Hallowed

A

adj. holy; sacred

370
Q

Harangue

A

n. long, pompous speech; tirade

371
Q

Harrowing

A

adj. extremely distressing; terrifying

372
Q

Herbivorous

A

adj. relating to a herbivore, an animal that feeds mainly on plants

373
Q

Hermetic

A

adj. tightly sealed; magical

374
Q

Heterodox

A

adj. unorthodox; not widely accepted

375
Q

Hieroglyphics

A

n. writing or symbols that are hard to decipher

376
Q

Hirsute

A

adj. covered with hair

377
Q

Histrionic

A

adj. relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated by effect; theatrical arts or performance

378
Q

Homeostasis

A

n. automatic maintenance by an organism by normal temperature, chemical balance, etc. within itself

379
Q

Homily

A

n. sermon; tedious moralizing speech; platitude

380
Q

Homogeneous

A

adj. composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

381
Q

Hyperbole

A

n. purposeful exaggeration for effect

382
Q

Iconoclastic

A

adj. attacking cherished tradition

383
Q

Idolstry

A

n. idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

384
Q

Igneous

A

adj. produced by fire; volcanic

385
Q

Imbroglio

A

n. complicated situation; an entanglement

386
Q

Immutable

A

adj. unchangeable

387
Q

Impair

A

v. to damage; injure

388
Q

Impassive

A

adj. showing no emotion

389
Q

Impecunious

A

adj. poor; having no money

390
Q

Impede

A

v. to hinder; block

391
Q

Impermeable

A

adj. impossible to penetrate

392
Q

Imperturbable

A

adj. not easily disturbed

393
Q

Impervious

A

adj. impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

394
Q

Impinge

A

v. to strike; encroach

395
Q

Implacable

A

adj. inflexible; incapable of being pleased

396
Q

Implausible

A

adj. unlikely; unbelievable

397
Q

Implicit

A

adj. implied; understood but not stated

398
Q

Implode

A

v. collapse inward violently

399
Q

Imprecation

A

n. curse

400
Q

Impute

A

v. attritbute the fault to

401
Q

Inadvertently

A

adj. carelessly; unintentionally

402
Q

Incarnate

A

adj. having bodily form

403
Q

Inchoate

A

adj. imperfectly formed or formulated

404
Q

Incongruity

A

n. state of not fitting

405
Q

Inconsequential

A

adj. insignificant; unimportant

406
Q

Incorporate

A

v. introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine

407
Q

Incursion

A

n. sudden invasion

408
Q

Indeterminate

A

adj. uncertain; indefinite

409
Q

Indigence

A

n. poverty

410
Q

Indolent

A

adj. habitually lazy; idle

411
Q

Ineluctable

A

adj. not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable

412
Q

Inert

A

adj. unable to move; sluggish

413
Q

Ingenuous

A

adj. naive and trusting; lacking sophistication

414
Q

Inherent

A

adj. firmly established by nature or habit

415
Q

Innocuous

A

adj. harmless

416
Q

Insensible

A

adj. unconscious; unresponsive

417
Q

Insinuate

A

v. to suggest; say indirectly; imply

418
Q

Insipid

A

adj. lacking in flavor; dull

419
Q

Insouciant

A

adj. indifferent; lacking concern or care

420
Q

Insularity

A

n. narrow-minded; isolation

421
Q

Insuperable

A

adj. insurmontable; unconquerable

422
Q

Intangible

A

adj. not material

423
Q

Interdict

A

v. to prohibit

424
Q

Internecine

A

adj. deadly on both sides

425
Q

Interpolate

A

v. to insert; change by adding new words or materials

426
Q

Interregnum

A

n. intervial between reigns; gap in continuity

427
Q

Intimate

A

adj. marked by close acquaintance

428
Q

Intractable

A

adj. not easily managed

429
Q

Intransigence

A

n. stubbornness; refusal to compromise

430
Q

Introspective

A

adj. contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings

431
Q

Inundate

A

v. to cover with water; overwhelm

432
Q

Inured

A

v. hardened; accustomed; used to

433
Q

Invective

A

n. verbal abuse

434
Q

Inveigh

A

v. to disapprove; protest vehemently

435
Q

Inveterate

A

adj. confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted

436
Q

Invidious

A

adj. likely to provoke ill will; offensive

437
Q

Irascible

A

adj. easily angered

438
Q

Irresolute

A

adj. unusre of how to act; weak

439
Q

Itinerant

A

adj. wandered from place to place; unsettled

440
Q

Inveigle

A

v. to win over by flattery or coaxing

441
Q

Itinerary

A

n. route of a traveler’s journey

442
Q

Jaundiced

A

adj. having a yellow discoloration of the skin; affected by envy, resentment, or hostility

443
Q

Jibe

A

v. to be in agreement

444
Q

Jocose

A

adj. fond of joking; jocular; playful

445
Q

Juggernaut

A

n. huge force destroying everything in its path

446
Q

Junta

A

n. group of people united in political intrigue

447
Q

Juxtapose

A

v. place side by side

448
Q

Kudos

A

n. fame; glory; honor

449
Q

Labile

A

adj. likely to change

450
Q

Laconic

A

adj. using few words

451
Q

Lambaste

A

v. to thrash verbally or physically

452
Q

Lasvicious

A

adj. lustful

453
Q

Lassitude

A

adj. lethargy; sluggishness

454
Q

Latent

A

adj. present but hidden; potential

455
Q

Laud

A

v. to praise

456
Q

Lethargic

A

adj. inactive

457
Q

Levee

A

n. an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing

458
Q

Levity

A

n. light manner or attitude

459
Q

Liberal

A

adj. tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish

460
Q

Libertine

A

n. one without self restraint

461
Q

Libido

A

n. sexual desire

462
Q

Lilliputian

A

adj. extremely small

463
Q

Limn

A

v. to draw; describe

464
Q

Limpid

A

adj. clear; transparent

465
Q

Linguistic

A

adj. pertaining to language

466
Q

Litany

A

n. lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

467
Q

Literati

A

n. scholarly or learned persons

468
Q

Litigation

A

n. legal proceedings

469
Q

Log

A

n. record of a voyage; record of daily activities

470
Q

Loquacious

A

adj. talkative

471
Q

Lucid

A

adj. bright; clear; intelligible

472
Q

Lucre

A

n. money or profits

473
Q

Luminious

A

adj. bright; brilliant; glowing

474
Q

Lustrous

A

adj. shining

475
Q

Machiavellian

A

adj. crafty; double-dealing

476
Q

Machination

A

n. plot or schemes

477
Q

Maelstrom

A

n. whirlpool; turmoil

478
Q

Magnanimity

A

n. generosity; nobility

479
Q

Malign

A

v. to speak evil of

480
Q

Malinger

A

v. to feign illness to escape duty

481
Q

Malleable

A

adj. capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable

482
Q

Maverick

A

n. dissenter

483
Q

Megalomania

A

n. delusions of power or importance

484
Q

Menagerie

A

n. a variety of animals kept together

485
Q

Mendacious

A

adj. dishonest

486
Q

Mendicant

A

n. beggar

487
Q

Meretricious

A

adj. gaudy; plausible but false; specious

488
Q

Mesmorize

A

v. to hypnotize

489
Q

Metamorphosis

A

n. change; transformation

490
Q

Metaphysics

A

n. a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality

491
Q

Meterological

A

adj. concerned with the weather

492
Q

Meticulous

A

adj. very careful; fastidious

493
Q

Mettle

A

n. courage; endurance

494
Q

Mettlesome

A

adj. full of courage and fortitude; spirited

495
Q

Microcosm

A

n. a small system having analogies to a larger system; small world

496
Q

Militate

A

v. to work against

497
Q

Minatory

A

adj. threatening; menacing

498
Q

Minuscule

A

adj. very small

499
Q

Minutia

A

n. petty details

500
Q

Misanthrope

A

n. one who hates humanity

501
Q

Miscellany

A

n. mixture of writing on various subjects

502
Q

Miscreant

A

n. villian; criminal

503
Q

Misogynist

A

n. one who hates women

504
Q

Mitigate

A

v. to cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful; alleviate

505
Q

Mnemonic

A

adj. related to memory; assisting memory

506
Q

Modicum

A

n. limited quantity

507
Q

Mollify

A

v. to soothe

508
Q

Monolithic

A

adj. solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole

509
Q

Morose

A

adj. ill-humored; sullen

510
Q

Motley

A

adj. many colored; made up of many parts

511
Q

Multifarious

A

adj. diverse

512
Q

Mundane

A

adj. worldly as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary

513
Q

Negate

A

v. to cancel out; nullify

514
Q

Neologism

A

n. new word or expression

515
Q

Neophyte

A

n. novice; beginner

516
Q

Nexus

A

n. a means of connection; a connected group or series; center

517
Q

Nonplussed

A

adj. bewildered

518
Q

Nostalgia

A

n. sentimental long of a past time

519
Q

Necromancy

A

n. black magic

520
Q

Nostrum

A

n. medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness; supposed cure

521
Q

Nugatory

A

adj. trifling; invalid

522
Q

Obdurate

A

adj. stubborn

523
Q

Obsequious

A

adj. firmly submissive

524
Q

Obsequy

A

n. funeral ceremony

525
Q

Obviate

A

v. to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent

526
Q

Occlude

A

v. to shut; block

527
Q

Occult

A

adj. relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena

528
Q

Odyssey

A

n. a long, adventurous voyage; a quest

529
Q

Officious

A

adj. too helpful; meddlesome

530
Q

Olfactory

A

adj. concerning with the sense of smell

531
Q

Oligarchy

A

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

532
Q

Onerous

A

adj. burdensome

533
Q

Onomatopoeia

A

n. formation or use of words that imitates the sound of the actions they refer to

534
Q

Opprobation

A

n. disgrace; contempt

535
Q

Ornithologist

A

n. scientist who studies birds

536
Q

Oscillate

A

v. to move back and forth

537
Q

Ostentious

A

adj. showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious

538
Q

Overweening

A

adj. presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing

539
Q

Paean

A

n. song of joy or truimph; a fervent expression of joy

540
Q

Paleontology

A

n. study of past geological eras through fossil remains

541
Q

Pallid

A

adj. lacking color or liveliness

542
Q

Panegyric

A

n. elaborate praise; formal hymm of praise

543
Q

Paragon

A

n. model of excellence of perfection

544
Q

Partisan

A

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

545
Q

Pathological

A

adj. departing from normal condition

546
Q

Patois

A

n. regional dialect; nonstandard speech; jargon

547
Q

Paucity

A

n. scarcity

548
Q

Pedantic

A

adj. showing off learning

549
Q

Pellucid

A

adj. transparent; translucent; easily understood

550
Q

Penchant

A

n. inclination

551
Q

Penury

A

n. extreme poverty

552
Q

Peregrination

A

n. a wandering from place to place

553
Q

Peremptory

A

adj. imperative; leaving no choice

554
Q

Perennial

A

adj. present throughout the years; persistent

555
Q

Perfidious

A

adj. faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

556
Q

Perfunctory

A

adj. superficial; not thorough; performed really as a duty

557
Q

Perigee

A

n. the point in the orbit that is closest to Earth

558
Q

Permeable

A

adj. penetrable

559
Q

Perturb

A

v. to disturb easily; make uneasy or anxious; cause a body to deviate from its regular orbit

560
Q

Pervasive

A

adj. spread throughout every part

561
Q

Phlegmatic

A

adj. calm in temperament; sluggish

562
Q

Piety

A

n. devoutness

563
Q

Placate

A

v. to lessen another’s anger; to pacify

564
Q

Plasticity

A

n. condition of being able to being shaped or formed; pliability

565
Q

Platitude

A

n. stale, overused expression

566
Q

Plethora

A

n. excessive; overabundance

567
Q

Plummet

A

v. to fall; plunge

568
Q

Pragmatic

A

adj. practical

569
Q

Precarious

A

adj. uncertain

570
Q

Precipitate

A

v. to cause to happen; throw down from a height
adj. rash; hasty; sudden

571
Q

Precursor

A

n. forerunner; predecessor

572
Q

Presumptuous

A

adj. rude; improperly bold

573
Q

Prevaricate

A

v. to quibble; evade the truth

574
Q

Pristine

A

adj. untouched; uncorrupted

575
Q

Probity

A

n. honesty; high-mindedness

576
Q

Problematic

A

adj. posing a problem; doubtful; unsettled

577
Q

Prodigal

A

adj. wasteful; extravagant; lavish

578
Q

Proliferate

A

v. to increase rapidly

579
Q

Propensity

A

n. inclination; tendency

580
Q

Propitiate

A

v. to win over; appease

581
Q

Propriety

A

n. correct conduct; fitness

582
Q

Proscribe

A

v. to condemn; forbid; outlaw

583
Q

Pungent

A

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

584
Q

Qualified

A

adj. limited; restricted

585
Q

Quibble

A

v. to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

586
Q

Quiescent

A

adj. inactive; still

587
Q

Rarefied

A

adj. refined
v. rarefy

588
Q

Recalcitrant

A

adj. resisting authority or control

589
Q

Recant

A

v. to retract a statement or opinion

590
Q

Recondite

A

adj. abstruse; profound

591
Q

Refractory

A

adj. stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary method of treatment

592
Q

Refute

A

v. to contradict; disprove

593
Q

Relegate

A

v. to consign to an inferior position

594
Q

Reproach

A

v. to find fault with; complain

595
Q

Reprobate

A

n. morally unprincipled person

596
Q

Repudiate

A

v. to reject as having no authority; refuse to accept

597
Q

Rescind

A

v. to cancel

598
Q

Resolution

A

n. determination; resolve

599
Q

Reticent

A

adj. no speaking freely; reserved; reluctant

600
Q

Reverent

A

adj. expressing deep respect; worshipful

601
Q

Sage

A

adj. wise

602
Q

Salubrious

A

adj. healthful

603
Q

Sanction

A

v. to approve; ratify; permit

604
Q

Satiate

A

v. to satisfy

605
Q

Saturate

A

v. to soak thoroughly; imbue throughout

606
Q

Secrete

A

v. produce and secret substance into organism

607
Q

Shard

A

n. a piece of broken glass or pottery

608
Q

Skeptic

A

n. one who doubts

609
Q

Solicitous

A

adj. concerned; attentive; eager

610
Q

Soporific

A

adj. sleep producing

611
Q

Specious

A

adj. seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so; superficially plausible, but actually wrong

612
Q

Spectrum

A

n. a broad range of related ideas or objects

613
Q

Sporadic

A

adj. irregular

614
Q

Stigma

A

n. mark of disgrace or inferiority

615
Q

Stint

A

v. to be sparing
n. period of time spent doing something

616
Q

Stipulate

A

v. to specify as an essential condition

617
Q

Stolid

A

adj. having or showing little emotion

618
Q

Striated

A

adj. marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

619
Q

Strut

A

v. to swagger; displace to impress others

620
Q

Subpoena

A

n. notice ordering someone to appear in court

621
Q

Substantiate

A

v. to support with proof or evidence

622
Q

Supersede

A

v. to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

623
Q

Supposition

A

n. the act of assuming to be true or real

624
Q

Tacit

A

adj. silently understood; implied

625
Q

Tangential

A

adj. peripheral; digressing

626
Q

Tenuous

A

adj. weak; insubstantial

627
Q

Tirade

A

n. long, violent speech; verbal assault

628
Q

Torpor

A

adj. lethargy; dormancy; sluggishness

629
Q

Tortuous

A

adj. having many twists and turns; highly complex

630
Q

Tractable

A

adj. obedient; yielding

631
Q

Transgression

A

n. act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

632
Q

Truculence

A

n. aggressiveness; ferocity

633
Q

Vacillate

A

v. to waver; oscillate

634
Q

Venerate

A

v. to adore; honor; respect

635
Q

Veracious

A

adj. truthful; accurate

636
Q

Verbose

A

adj. wordy

637
Q

Viable

A

adj. practicable; capable of developing

638
Q

Viscous

A

adj. thick; syrupy; sticky

639
Q

Vituperative

A

adj. using or containing harsh, abusive censure

640
Q

Volatile

A

adj. tending to vary frequently; fickle

641
Q

Warranted

A

adj. justified

642
Q

Wary

A

adj. careful; cautious

643
Q

Welter

A

v. to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil

644
Q

Whimsical

A

adj. fanciful; unpredictable

645
Q

Zealot

A

n. one who is fanatically devoted to a cause

646
Q
A

GRE Vocab (1 decks)

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