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Barrons Flashcards

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Rebuttal

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Refutation; response with contrary evidence

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Redundant

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Repetitious; excessively wordy

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Quandary

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Dilemma

When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura, she was in a quandary as to which school she should attend.

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Recluse

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Hermit; loner (think reclusive)

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Refute

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Disprove

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Rancor

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Bitterness; hatred.

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Rectify

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Set right; correct.

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Relegate

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Banish to an inferior position; delegate or assign

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Virtuoso

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Highly skilled artist

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Venerate

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Revere; admiration or deep respect

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Undermine

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Weaken; sap (under is the key word here)

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Volatile

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Fickle; changeable; evaporating rapidly

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Verbose

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Wordy; not concise

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Usurp

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Seize another’s power or rank

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Zealot

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Fanatic; uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political or other ideals

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Vilify

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Slander; speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner

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Terse

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Concise; abrupt; pithy (?)

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Vacillate

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Waver; fluctuate; alternate between different opinions or actions

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Transient

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Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time

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Turbulence

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State of violent agitation

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Surreptitious

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Secret; furtive; sneaky or hidden

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Taciturn

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Habitually silent; talking little

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Superficial

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Trivial; shallow; occurring at the surface

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Servile

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Slavish; cringing

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Scrupulous

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Conscientious; extremely thorough

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Succinct

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Brief; terse; compact

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Renounce

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Abandon; disown; repudiate

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Reprehensible

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Deserving blame

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Reprimand

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Reprove severely; rebuke; to scold or lecture

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Repudiate

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Disown; disavow; refuse to accept or be associated with

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Reprove

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Censure; rebuke; to blame (?)

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Retract

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Withdraw or take back

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Sanction

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Approve; ratify

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Reticence

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Reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence

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Exacerbate

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Worsen or embitter

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Expedient

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Suitable; practical; politic

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Extraneous

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Not essential; superfluous

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Exhaustive

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Thorough; comprehensive.

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Explicit

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Totally clear; definite; outspoken

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Extricate

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Free; disentangle.

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Exuberance

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Overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness

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Frivolous

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Lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant.

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Fallacious

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False; misleading

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Fervor

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Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling

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Frugality

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Thrift; economy; being economical with regard with money or food

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Fanaticism

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Excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

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Flagrant

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Conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous

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Furtive

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Stealthy; sneaky

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Garrulous

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Loquacious; wordy; talkative; garrulity

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Guile

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Deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning

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Hedonist

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One who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life

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Gravity

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Seriousness

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Hamper

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Obstruct

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Haughtiness

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Pride; arrogance

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Immutable

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Unchangeable

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Inane

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Silly; senseless

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Hypocritical

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Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving.

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58
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Incite

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Arouse to action

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Hypothetical

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Based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed

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Impede

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Hinder; block; delay

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Incongruous

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Not fitting; absurd

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Incorrigible

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Not correctable

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Indict

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Charge

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Inherent

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Firmly established by nature or habit

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Induce

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Persuade; bring about. Inducement

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Insipid

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Lacking in flavor; dull

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Levity

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Lack of seriousness; lightness

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Intrepid

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Fearless

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Listless

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Lacking in spirit or energy

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Inundate

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Overwhelm; flood; submerge.

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Mitigate

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Appease; moderate

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Notoriety

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Disrepute; Ill fame

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Nurture

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Nourish; educate; foster

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Miserly

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Stingy; mean

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Mundane

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Worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday

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Oblivion

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Obscurity; forgetfulness

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Opaque

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Dark; not transparent

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Ostentatious

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Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention.

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Peripheral

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Marginal; outer

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Opportunist

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Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances

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Pacifist

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One opposed to force; antimilitarist

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Pervasive

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Pervading; spread throughout every part

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Opulence

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Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance or opulent

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Predecessor

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Former occupant of a post

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Placate

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Pacify; conciliate

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Preclude

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Make impossible; eliminate

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Presumptous

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Overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties

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Ponderous

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Weighty; unwieldy

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Pretentious

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Ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious

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Profane

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Violate; desecrate; treat unworthily; treat with disrespect

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Proliferation

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Rapid growth; spread; multiplication; proliferate

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Profound

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Deep; not superficial; complete

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Prolific

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Abundantly fruitful

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Prodigalh

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Wasteful; reckless with money.

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Profusion

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Overabundance; lavish; expenditure

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Proximity

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Nearness

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Prudent

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Cautious; careful; prudence

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Ostentatious

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Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention.

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Peripheral

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Marginal; outer

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Opportunist

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Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances

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Pacifist

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One opposed to force; antimilitarist

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Pervasive

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Pervading; spread throughout every part

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Opulence

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Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance or opulent

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Predecessor

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Former occupant of a post

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Placate

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Pacify; conciliate

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Preclude

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Make impossible; eliminate

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Presumptous

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Overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties

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Ponderous

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Weighty; unwieldy

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Pretentious

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Ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious

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Profane

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Violate; desecrate; treat unworthily

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Proliferation

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Rapid growth; spread; multiplication; proliferate

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Profound

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Deep; not superficial; complete

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Prolific

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Abundantly fruitful

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Prodigalh

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Wasteful; reckless with money.

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Profusion

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Overabundance; lavish; expenditure

116
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Proximity

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Nearness

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Prudent

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Cautious; careful; prudence

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Disparity

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Difference; condition of inequality

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Disperse

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Scatter

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Dogmatic

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Opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal

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Eloquence

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Expressiveness; persuasive speech

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Disseminate

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Distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)

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Duplicity

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Double-dealing; hypocrisy

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Elusive

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Evasive; baffling; hard to grasp

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Divergent

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Differing; deviating

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Eclectic

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Composed of elements drawn from disparate sources

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Embellish

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Adorn; ornament

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Emulate

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Imitate; rival

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Ephemeral

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Short-lived; fleeting

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Esoteric

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Hard to understand; known only to the chosen few

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Enhance

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Increase; improve

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Equivocal

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Ambiguous; intentionally misleading

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Eulogy

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Expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone’s death

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Enigma

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Puzzle; mystery

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Erudite

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Learned; scholarly

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Euphemism

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Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one

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Abridge

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Condense or shorten

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Adulation

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Flattery; admiration

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Advocate

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Urge; plead for

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Abstract

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Theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational

141
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Adversary

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Opponent

142
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Aesthetic

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Artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful. Aesthete

143
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Acclaim

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Applaud; announce with great approval

144
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Adversity

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Poverty; misfortune

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Affirmation

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Positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

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Alleviate

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Relieve

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Ambivalence

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The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

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Arbitrary

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Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical

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Altruistic

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Unselfishly generous; concerned for others

150
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Anarchist

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Person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority

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Articulate

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Effective; distinct

152
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Ambiguous

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Unclear or doubtful in meaning

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Apathy

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Lack of caring; indifference

154
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Ascendancy

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Controlling influence; domination

155
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Austere

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Forbiddingly stern; severely simple

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Benevolent

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Generous; charitable

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Capricious

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Unpredictable; fickle

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Astute

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Wise; shrewd; keen

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Belie

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Contradict; give a false impression

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Cajole

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Coax; wheedle

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Ascetic

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Practicing self-denial; austere.

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Autonomous

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Self-governing. Autonomy

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Brevity

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Conciseness

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Censorious

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Critical

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Commemorate

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Honor the memory of.

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Concise

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Brief and compact

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Censure

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Blame; criticize

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Compliance

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Readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements

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Condone

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Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

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Coercion

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Use of force to get someone to obey

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Conciliatory

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Reconciling; soothing

172
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Conflagration

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Great fire

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Consensus

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General agreement

174
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Conviction

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Judgement that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

175
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Criterion

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Standard used in judging

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Constraint

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Compulsion; repression of feelings. Constrain

177
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Corroborate

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Confirm; support

178
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Cryptic

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Mysterious; hidden; secret

179
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Contentious

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Quarrelsome

180
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Credulity

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Belief on sight evidence; gullibility; naïveté

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Cursory

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Casual; hastily done

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Decorum

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Propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners. Decorous

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Depravity

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Extreme corruption; wickedness

184
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Despondent

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Depressed; gloomy

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Delineate

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Portray

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Deprecate

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Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

187
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Deterrent

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Something that discourages; hindrance

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Denounce

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Condemn; criticize; denunciation

189
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Deride

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Ridicule; make fun of. Derision

190
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Digression

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Wandering away from the subject. Digress

191
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Diminution

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Lessening; reduction in size

192
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Dismiss

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Put away from consideration; reject

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Discrepancy

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Lack of consistency; difference

194
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Discerning

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Mentally quick and observant; having insight

195
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Disdain

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View with scorn or contempt

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Disparage

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Belittle

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Discordant

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Not harmonious; conflicting

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Disinclination

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Unwillingness

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