Barron's list

Question 1

Abate

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subside , or moderate

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aberrant

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abnormal, or deviant

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Abeyance

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suspended action

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abscond

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leave hurriedly and secretly

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abstemious

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eating and drinking sparingly, temperate

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Admonish

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Reprove or warn

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adulterate

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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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aesthetic

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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful

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aggregate

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gather; accumulate

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alacrity

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cheerful promptness; eagerness

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alleviate

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relieve

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amalgamate

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combine

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ambiguous

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unclear or doubtful in meaning

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ambivalence

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the state of having mixed feelings

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ameliorate

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improve

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anachronism

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time related word

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analogous

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comparable

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anarchy

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absence of governing body; state of disorder: dominating

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anomalous

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abnormal, different from the usual

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apathy

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indifference

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antipathy

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aversion, dislike

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appease

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pacify, soothe

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apprise

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inform

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approbation

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praise: approval

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Appropriate (verb)

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acquire; take possession of for one’s own use typically without permission

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arduous

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strenuous: hard

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artless

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without guile; open and honest

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ascetic

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severe or strict in manner and attitude; practicing self-denial: AUSTERE

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Assiduous

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diligent

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assuage

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ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)

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attenuate

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make thin or weaken

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audacious

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daring, bold

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austere

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severe or strict in manner and attitude

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autonomous

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self governing/ independent

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banal

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hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality

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aver

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declare, claim, assert

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belie

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contradict; give a false impression

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beneficent

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generous or doing good

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bolster

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support; reinforce

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bombastic

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pompous; using inflated language

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boorish

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rude; insensitive

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burgeoning

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grow forth; send out buds

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buttress

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support; prop up

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burnish

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make shiny by rubbing; polish

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capricious

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unpredictable; fickle

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castigate

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punishment; severe criticism

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catalyst

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an agent that helps increase the pace in some process

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caustic

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burning; sarcastically biting

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chicanery

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deception: trickery

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coagulate

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changing state from solid to semi solid: congeal; clot;

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coda

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the ending part of a movement or a piece; summarises or concludes

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cogent

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clear, logical, and convincing

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commensurate

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equal

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compendium

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brief, comprehensive summary

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complaisant

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trying to please; overly polite; obliging

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complaisant

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trying to please; overpolite; agree to everything without protest

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compliant

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conforming to requirements

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conciliatory

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likely to pacify, reconciling; soothing

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confound

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puzzled; confused

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condone

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accept what is wrong; forgive; give a tacit approval

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connoisseur

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art expert; specially in taste

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contention

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heated disagreement

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contentious

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quarrelsome

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contrite

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repentant; penitent; remorseful

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trite

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banal, hackneyed, nothign new

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conundrum

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difficult problem, riddle

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converge

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approach; tend to meet; come together

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convoluted

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tortuous, coiled around, circuitous

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craven

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coward

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daunt

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intimidate; frighten

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decorum

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orderliness

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default

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failure to pay, act

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deference

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polite submission and respect

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delineate

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depict, show

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denigrate

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disrespect

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deride

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mock/ disrespect

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derivative

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unoriginal; obtained from another source

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desiccate

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dry up

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desultory

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lacking enthusiasm, plan or purpose; AIMLESS

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DETERRENT

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hindrance

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diatribe

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warning/scolding

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dichotomy

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split into 2 parts esp. comtradictory ones

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diffidence

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shy

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diffuse

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spread, wordy, rambling

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digression

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deviate

Question 86

dirge

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lament with music