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Concomitant

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n. existing concurrently

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Compliant

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adj. yielding

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Conjugal

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adj. pertaining to marriage agreement

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Compunction

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n. 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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Compendium

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n. brief, comprehensive summary

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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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n. something that completes or makes up a whole

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Cloister

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v. to confine; seclude

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Cloistered

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adj. shut away from the world

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Chasten

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

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Caustic

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adj. sarcastically biting; burning

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Centrifugal

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adj. moving away from a center

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Centripetal

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adj. moving or directed towarrd a center

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Caucus

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n. smaller group within an organization

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Castigation

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n. punishment; chastisement; criticism

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Carping

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v. to find fault; complain

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Carnal

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adj. of the flesh or body; related to physical appetites

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Captious

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adj. faultfinding; intended to entrap, as in an argument

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Cant

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n. insincere talk; language of a particular group

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Callous

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adj. thick-skinned; insensitive

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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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Burnish

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v. to polish

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Cadge

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v. to beg; sponge

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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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Beneficent

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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 indulgence; unconcerned

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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 a vulgar, showy manner

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Belie

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v. to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression

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Axiomatic

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adj. taken for granted

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Avarice

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n. greed

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Aver

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v. to affirm; to declare to be true

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Avocation

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n. secondary occupation

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Attenuate

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v. to weaken

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Austere

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adj. stern; unadorned

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Assuage

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v. to make less severe

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Astringent

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adj. harsh; severe

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Asperity

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n. severity; harshness; irritability

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Aspersion

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n. slander; false rumor

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Define:

Argot

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n. a specialized vocabulary used by a group

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Ardor

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n. great emotion or passion

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Appellation

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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. praise; approval

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Archaeology

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n. the study of material evidence of past human life

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Apothegm

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n. a terse, witty saying

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Appease

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v. to calm; pacify; placate

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57
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Apex

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n. 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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Anodyne

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n. something that calms or soothes pain

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Anomalous

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adj. irregular; deviating from the norm

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Analgesic

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n. medication that reduces or eliminates pain

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Ameliorate

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v. to improve

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Ambrosia

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n. something delicious; the food of the gods

64
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Define:

Allay

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v. to lessen; ease; soothe

65
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Define:

Alleviate

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v. to relieve; improve partially

66
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Define:

Alloy

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n. a combination; a mixture of two or more metals

67
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Define:

Aggrandize

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v. to make larger or greater

68
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Define:

Admonish

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v. to caution or reprimand

69
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Define:

Accretion

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n. growth in size or increase in amount

70
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Define:

Abstemious

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adj. moderate in appetite

71
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Define:

Abscission

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

72
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Define:

Abjure

A

v. to reject; abandon formally

73
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Define:

Abject

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adj. miserable; pitiful

74
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Define:

Abeyance

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n. temporary suppression or suspension

75
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Define:

Abate

A

v. to decrease; reduce

76
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Define:

Abdicate

A

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

77
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. existing concurrently

A

Concomitant

78
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. yielding

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Compliant

79
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. pertaining to marriage agreement

A

Conjugal

80
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. uneasiness caused by guilt

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Compunction

81
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. curving inward

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Concave

82
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. overcoming distrust or hostility

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Conciliatory

83
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to invent

A

Concoct

84
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. brief, comprehensive summary

A

Compendium

85
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. overly polite; willing to please; obliging

A

Complaisant

86
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. something that completes or makes up a whole

A

Complement

87
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to confine; seclude

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Cloister

88
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. shut away from the world

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Cloistered

89
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

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

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Chasten

90
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. sarcastically biting; burning

A

Caustic

91
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. moving away from a center

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Centrifugal

92
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. moving or directed towarrd a center

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Centripetal

93
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. smaller group within an organization

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Caucus

94
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. punishment; chastisement; criticism

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Castigation

95
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to find fault; complain

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Carping

96
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. of the flesh or body; related to physical appetites

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Carnal

97
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. faultfinding; intended to entrap, as in an argument

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Captious

98
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. insincere talk; language of a particular group

A

Cant

99
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. thick-skinned; insensitive

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Callous

100
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

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

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Canon

101
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to polish

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Burnish

102
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to beg; sponge

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Cadge

103
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. cowlike

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Bovine

104
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. bold; shameless

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Brazen

105
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to mention for the first time

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Broach

106
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. kindly; doing good

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Beneficent

107
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to divide into two parts

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Bifurcate

108
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. flattery

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Blandishment

109
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned

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Blasé

110
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. obscene

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Bawdy

111
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

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

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Beatify

112
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to dress in a vulgar, showy manner

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Bedizen

113
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression

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Belie

114
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. taken for granted

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Axiomatic

115
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. greed

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Avarice

116
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to affirm; to declare to be true

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Aver

117
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. secondary occupation

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Avocation

118
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to weaken

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Attenuate

119
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. stern; unadorned

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Austere

120
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to make less severe

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Assuage

121
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. harsh; severe

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Astringent

122
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. severity; harshness; irritability

A

Asperity

123
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. slander; false rumor

A

Aspersion

124
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a specialized vocabulary used by a group

A

Argot

125
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. great emotion or passion

A

Ardor

126
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. name

A

Appellation

127
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. strikingly appropriate and relevant

A

Apposite

128
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to inform

A

Apprise

129
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. praise; approval

A

Approbation

130
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. the study of material evidence of past human life

A

Archaeology

131
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a terse, witty saying

A

Apothegm

132
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to calm; pacify; placate

A

Appease

133
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. highest point

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Apex

134
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

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

A

Apogee

135
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. something that calms or soothes pain

A

Anodyne

136
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. irregular; deviating from the norm

A

Anomalous

137
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. medication that reduces or eliminates pain

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Analgesic

138
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to improve

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Ameliorate

139
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. something delicious; the food of the gods

A

Ambrosia

140
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to lessen; ease; soothe

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Allay

141
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to relieve; improve partially

A

Alleviate

142
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a combination; a mixture of two or more metals

A

Alloy

143
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to make larger or greater

A

Aggrandize

144
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to caution or reprimand

A

Admonish

145
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. growth in size or increase in amount

A

Accretion

146
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. moderate in appetite

A

Abstemious

147
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

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

A

Abscission

148
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to reject; abandon formally

A

Abjure

149
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. miserable; pitiful

A

Abject

150
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. temporary suppression or suspension

A

Abeyance

151
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to decrease; reduce

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Abate

152
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

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

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Abdicate

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