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1
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Depredate (v)

A

to plunder, pillage, or destroy; to exploit

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Wend (v)

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to go, proceed, or walk

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Pelagic (adj.)

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relating to open seas rather than areas of water adjacent to land

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Froward (adj.)

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intractable; stubbornly disobedient

The froward mule sat down in the middle of the field and refused to move all day.

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Purloin (v)

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to steal

The thief purloined the diamonds and hid them in his loins.

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Succor (n)

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relief during a time of struggle

The Red Cross provided succor to the refugees.

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Protean (adj.)

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readily assuming different forms or characters

boggarts; exceptional actresses

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Proscribe (v)

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to prohibit; to make unlawful (often due to danger)

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Supercilious (adj.)

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arrogant; overbearing

His supercilious behavior drove away many of his peers.

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Apoplectic (adj.)

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furious; enraged; relating to a stroke

When Marlin found out that he had been suspended from school, he apoplectically stormed out of the classroom.

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Simper (v)

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to smirk; to say with a coy smile

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Miscegenation (n)

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the interbreeding of different races; any mixture or hybrid

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Supine (adj.)

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lying on one’s back (duh); morally slack

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Covey (v)

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a small group of people; a group of partridges

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Limpid (adj.)

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transparent/clear; calm; untroubled; serene

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Refulgent (adj.)

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shining radiantly; brilliant

The refulgence of the sequined dress shocked ALL of the sorority girls.

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Factitious (adj.)

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artificially produced; ersatz; fake

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Militate (v)

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to have substantial bearing on; to work against (or for)

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Gainsay (v)

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to deny, declare false, or contradict

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nostrum (n)

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a questionable remedy/cure-all, or a placebo

Head-on was a nostrum.

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Obstreperous (adj.)

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loudly stubborn; unruly; noisy

The obstreperous two-year-old kept everyone on the plane up for hours.

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Regale (v)

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to entertain; to feast

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Stygian (adj.)

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hellish; dark; gloomy

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Cozen (v)

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to cheat; beguile

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ambit (n)

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the extent, boundary, or scope of something

Though I find his actions reprehensible, he was acting within the ambit of the law; thus, my hands were tied.

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apostate (n)

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one who abandons belief, cause, party or religion

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Sophistry (n)

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fallacious, though seemingly plausible, reasoning

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Perspicuity (n)

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clarity of perceptiveness in speech, thought, or writing

Sarah was looking for a perspicuous candidate, in speech, writing, and thought

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Enjoin (v)

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to command or direct an action with authority (often to forbid an action)

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fulsome (adj.)

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offensively flattering; insincere; offensive to the taste; generous or abundant

I prefer Rachel’s sincere criticism to all the fulsome praise I receive from Lauren.

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Extenuate (v)

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to lessen the magnitude; to mitigate

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ineluctable (adj.)

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unavoidable; inevitable

A hectic lifestyle seems to be the ineluctable product of modernity.

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vitiate (v)

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to corrupt; to reduce the quality of

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turpitude (n)

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baseness; depravity; a vile act

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Plaintive (adj.)

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mournful; sorrowful; melancholy

Los Campesinos!’s lyrics are oh so plaintive.

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Pertinacious (adj.)

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stubbornly unyielding (often in a belief)

Her pertinacious devotion to the debunked theory led her to be marginalized in the scientific community.

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Recreant (adj./n)

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a–>cowardly; n–> a coward

The recreant knight ran from battle.

38
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Adduce (v)

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to offer as proof in an argument

Seth adduced several recent studies in support of his hypothesis.

39
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traduce (v)

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to slander

Many students are guilty of traducing their teachers in the hallways between classes; hopefully none of the teachers hear them!

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apposite (adj.)

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Appropriate for the circumstance

Though clever, Sarah’s pun was not apposite to the solemn conversation.

41
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discursive (adj.)

A

rambling aimlessly through a wide range of subjects
OR
drawing conclusions based on reason (as opposed to intuition)

The poor speaker gave a rambling, discursive speech; his conclusions, however, were discursive and concrete.

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Avocation (noun)

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an extracurricular activity; a hobby

My favorite avocation is playing the piano.

43
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Adumbrate (v)

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to outline; to indicate vaguely or foreshadow

44
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Allege (v)

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assume; state true w/o providing proof

The neighbors alleged that it was the store owner who started the fire, but it turned out that he had been out of town after speaking with him.

45
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Altruism (n)

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selfless concern for others

46
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Amenable (adj.)

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open to suggestion; susceptible

A good manager is amenable to his employee’s new ideas.

47
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Didactic (adj.)

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overly-instructive; preachy

He may mean well, but pat’s efforts to help come across as fussy and didactic.

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Dilapidated (adj.)

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ruined; worn down

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Dilate (v)

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to widen; to give a long speech on a subject

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Dirge (n)

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a mournful song

51
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Disaffect (v)

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to make someone lose loyalty or affection

Her attention-seeking behavior disaffected many of her classmates.

52
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Discomfit (v)

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to unsettle; to make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed

The presence of the victim’s family at the trial discomfited the accused.

53
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Harangue (n/v)

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n–> a rant; v –> to speak with intense emotions

54
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Tan (v)

A

to whip

55
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Heretical (adj.)

A

differing from official beliefs

Galileo’s discoveries of the nature of Earth’s place in the universe were considered heretical at the time.

Jesus was considered a heretic because his views stood outside of the official beliefs of Judaism.

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Hieroglyphic (adj.)

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difficult to understand; mysterious

The student could not read the teacher’s hieroglyphic writing on the board.

57
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Husband (v)

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to conserve; to manage financially

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Nonplussed (adj.)

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confused to the point of being uncertain how to act; unperturbed

She was nonplussed when her mother scolded her for no apparent reason.

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Noxious (adj.)

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harmful in a physical or moral way

60
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Obdurate (adj.)

A

hardened in feeling; emotionally cold

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