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1
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Proxemics

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The physical distance between subjects.

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Indubitable

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Adj. unquestionable; impossible to doubt

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Venal

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Adj. corrupt; susceptible to bribery

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Umbrage

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n. Take offense

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Pernicious

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Adj. harmful; harmful effect in a gradual way

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Furtive

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adj. Suggestiveness of guilt; attempting to avoid notice

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Incorrigible

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adj. incapable of being corrected or amended: such as
a(1) : not reformable : DEPRAVED
(2) : DELINQUENT
b : not manageable : UNRULY
c : UNALTERABLE, INVETERATE
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Privation

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Noun

(philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.

The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.

The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.

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Somatic

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adj.

1 : of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
2 : of or relating to the wall of the body : PARIETAL

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Nihilism

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noun
total rejection of established laws and institutions.

The belief that life is meaningless

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Facile

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Definition of facile
1a(1) : easily accomplished or attained
a facile victory
(2) : SHALLOW, SIMPLISTIC
I am not concerned … with offering any facile solution for so complex a problem
b : used or comprehended with ease
c : readily manifested and often lacking sincerity or depth
facile tears
2 mild or pleasing in manner or disposition
3a : READY, FLUENT
facile prose
b : POISED, ASSURED
a facile lecturer
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Erudite

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Adj. showing great knowledge

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Tomes

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N. Scholarly books

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Prostrate

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pros·​trate | \ ˈprä-ˌstrāt \

1 : stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
also : lying flat
2 : completely overcome and lacking vitality, will, or power to rise
was prostrate from the heat
3 : trailing on the ground : PROCUMBENT
prostrate shrubs

prostrate verb

transitive verb
1 : to throw or put into a prostrate position
2 : to put (oneself) in a humble and submissive posture or state
the whole town had to prostrate itself in official apology
— Claudia Cassidy
3 : to reduce to submission, helplessness, or exhaustion
was prostrated with grief

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Lavish

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Adjective
lavish (comparative lavisher or more lavish, superlative lavishest or most lavish)

Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal. quotations ▼
lavish of money; lavish of praise
Superabundant; excessive

Also a verb

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Perfunctory

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Adj. done with min effort; cursory

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Raconteur

rak-uhn-tur

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N. Storyteller

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Inveterate

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Adj. practiced

1 : confirmed in a habit : HABITUAL
an inveterate liar
2 : firmly established by long persistence
the inveterate tendency to overlook the obvious

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Perspicacity

pûrʹspĭ·kăsʹə·tē

Noun

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Acute discernment or understanding; insight. quotations ▼
The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly. quotations ▼
(obsolete) Keen eyesight.

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Sordid

adj

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marked by baseness or grossness : VILE
sordid motives

2a : DIRTY, FILTHY
b : WRETCHED, SQUALID
3 : meanly avaricious : COVETOUS
4 : of a dull or muddy color

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Vagaries

vuh-gair-ees, vey-guh-rees

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noun

an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance:

Inexplicable changes in situation or behavior

the vagaries of weather; the vagaries of the economic scene.

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Effuse

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to pour out (a liquid)

intransitive verb
1 : to flow out : EMANATE
2 : to make a great or excessive display of enthusiasm
they effused about his accomplishments

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Trifle

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noun

an article or thing of very little value.

a matter, affair, or circumstance of trivial importance or significance.
a small, inconsiderable, or trifling sum of money.

SEE MORE
verb (used without object), tri·fled, tri·fling.
to deal lightly or without due seriousness or respect:
Don’t trifle with me!
to play or toy by handling or fingering:
He sat trifling with a pen.

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verb (used with object), tri·fled, tri·fling.
to pass or spend (time) idly or frivolously (usually followed by away).

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Veritable

Adj

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being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary —often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor

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Exhort

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V. Urge

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Pejorative

Adj or v

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pi-ˈjȯr-ə-tiv , word or phrase that has negative connotations or that is intended to disparage or belittle : a pejorative word or phrase

having negative connotations
especially : tending to disparage or belittle : DEPRECIATORY

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Equanimity

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Composure; especially under stress

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Wont

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1 : ACCUSTOMED, USED
got up early as he is wont to do
2 : INCLINED, APT
revealing as letters are wont to be
— Gladys M. Wrigley
wont verb
wont; wont or wonted; wonting
Definition of wont (Entry 2 of 3)
transitive verb
\: ACCUSTOM, HABITUATE
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Churlish

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adjective
having a bad disposition; surly
“” churlish as a bear”- Shakespeare”

Synonyms:
ill-natured
having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
adjective
 rude and boorish

Synonyms:
ungracious
lacking charm and good taste

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Intransigent

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Adj

Uncompromising

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Duplicitous

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Adj

Deceitful; deceptive in words or actions

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Convivial

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Adj. friendly

relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company

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Infelicity

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N. Mistake; in appropriate remark

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34
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Mirth

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N.

Amusement

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35
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Bemused

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Adj

Bewildered

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Ensconced

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verb (used with object), en·sconced, en·sconc·ing.
to settle securely or snugly:
I found her in the library, ensconced in an armchair.

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Salacious

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\ sə-ˈlā-shəs \

1 : arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
salacious headlines
salacious lyrics
2 : LECHEROUS, LUSTFUL

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surreptitious

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ˌsər-əp-ˈti-shəs , ˌsə-rəp-, sə-ˌrep- \

1 : done, made, or acquired by stealth : CLANDESTINE
2 : acting or doing something clandestinely : STEALTHY
a surreptitious glance

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Foible

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N.
A quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly. quotations ▼
Try to look past his foibles and see the friendly fellow underneath.

A weakness or failing of character. quotations ▼
(fencing) Part of a sword between the middle and the point, weaker than the forte.

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40
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Recompense

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V. Compensate

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41
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Corollary

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N. Consequence

1 : a proposition (see PROPOSITION entry 1 sense 1c) inferred immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof
2a : something that naturally follows : RESULT
… love was a stormy passion and jealousy its normal corollary.
— Ida Treat
b : something that incidentally or naturally accompanies or parallels
A corollary to the problem of the number of vessels to be built was that of the types of vessels to be constructed.

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Slovenly

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Adj

Having an untidy appearance; unkempt.
Dirty, unwashed; disorderly.
Careless or negligent; sloppy.

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remuneration

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N. Payment for work or a service

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44
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Prise

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v. Lever; use force in order to move

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45
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Furrow

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N. Groove; wrinkle

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46
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Scupper

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V.

To sink; ruin

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47
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Wistful

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Adj. Full of longing or yearning; Sad and thoughtful.

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Languid

Adj

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ˈlaŋ-gwəd \

1 : drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : WEAK
arms too languid with happiness to embrace him

2 : sluggish in character or disposition : LISTLESS
proceeded at a languid pace

3 : lacking force or quickness of movement : SLOW

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Sensuously

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adj.
1.
a. Relating to or involving gratification of the senses: sensuous enjoyment; sensuous music.
b. Sexually attractive.
2. Relating to or affecting the senses; sensory: direct, sensuous experience of the world.

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Strident

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Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding
The trumpet sounded strident against the string orchestra.

Grating or obnoxious
The artist chose a strident mixture of colors.

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51
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impetuously

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(ĭm-pĕch′o͞o-əs)
adj.
1. Acting or done quickly with little or inadequate thought.
2. Having or marked by violent force: impetuous, heaving waves.

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Modish

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Adj

Fashionable

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53
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Denizen

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N.

Inhabitant

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Meretricious

Adj.

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ˌmer-ə-ˈtri-shəs \

Flashy

1 : of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
meretricious relationships

2a : tawdrily and falsely attractive
the paradise they found was a piece of meretricious trash

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55
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Ineffable

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adj.

too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.

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Turgid

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adj.
swollen and distended or congested.
“a turgid and fast-moving river”

swollen; congested
in spate
in flood
(of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic.
“some turgid verses on the death of Prince Albert”

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Libertine

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noun
1.
a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters.
“his image as an unbridled libertine is a total myth”
Similar:
philanderer

2.
a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion; a freethinker.
adjective
1.
characterized by a disregard of morality, especially in sexual matters.
"his more libertine impulses"
2.
freethinking in matters of religion.
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58
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Portentous

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Adj.
Ominous
Pompous

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Truculent

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ˈtrəkyələnt/

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

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Unscrupulous

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adj

having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.

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Interminable

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adj

endless (often used hyperbolically).

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62
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Titular

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ˈtiCHələr/

adjective
1.
holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority.
"the queen is titular head of the Church of England"
Similar:
nominal
in title/name only
theoretical
purported
supposed
ostensible
2.
denoting a person or thing from whom or which the name of an artistic work or similar is taken.
"the work's titular song"
63
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Anachronism

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noun

A chronological inconsistency thing or person.

a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned

64
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Lackey

A

N. Servant

V. To be serville

65
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Capricious

A

Adj. fickle

66
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Redound

A

V. Contribute greatly to

67
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Garrulous

A

Adj.

Talkative; long-winded

68
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Prosody

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noun

  • the patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry.

“the translator is not obliged to reproduce the prosody of the original”

  • the patterns of stress and intonation in a language.
69
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Solipsistic

A

Adj.

Extreme egotism

the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist:

“Her treatment philosophy dealt with madness as a complete, self-contained, solipsistic world that sane people are not able to enter.”

70
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Non sequitor

A

noun

a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement.

71
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Dint

A

“By dint of”

  • “by means of”
  • “through”

Or the same as dent

72
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Pithy

A

Adj.

Tersely cogent: to the point

73
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Saccharine

Adj.

A

Sentimental; sugary

74
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Wryly

A

adverb

in a way that expresses dry, especially mocking, humor.

75
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Prosaic

prō-ˈzā-ik

A

1a : FACTUAL
b : DULL, UNIMAGINATIVE

2 : EVERYDAY, ordinary

76
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Tactile

A

Adj

Tangible; sensed by touch

77
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Panspermia

n.

A

panˈspərmēə/

the theory that life on the earth originated from microorganisms or chemical precursors of life present in outer space and able to initiate life on reaching a suitable environment.

78
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Dour

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Adj

Severe, stern, or gloomy in manner

79
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Supplication

A

noun

the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly.

80
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Quixotic

A

adjective
exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
“a vast and perhaps quixotic project

81
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Disabuse

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v.

Set straight

persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken.

82
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Winnow

A

V.

Separate (as in blow air through wheat to separate the chaff)
Whittle down

83
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Din

A

N.

A loud unpleasant noise

V.

To make a loud unpleasant noise

84
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Perforce

pərˈfôrs

A

adverb

used to express necessity or inevitability.

“amateurs, perforce, have to settle for less expensive solutions”

85
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Languid

Adj.

A

Relaxed

Leisurely

86
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Canonization

A

noun
1.
(in the Roman Catholic Church) the official admission of a dead person into sainthood.
“many parishioners wanted to attend church specifically to honor the canonization of Mother Teresa”
2.
admission into a canon of literary or artistic works.

87
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Inveigh

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verb

speak or write about (something) with great hostility.

88
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Surfeit

A

noun
an excessive amount of something.

Verb

cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.

89
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Pilloried

A

v.

attack or ridicule publicly

90
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Stolid

stäləd

A

Adj. (of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.

91
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Filial

A

adjective

of or due from a son or daughter.

92
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Indefatigable

Adj

A

Persisting tirelessly

93
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Ephemeral

adj

A

lasting for a very short time.

“fashions are ephemeral”

94
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Crucible

Noun

A

a situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new.
“their relationship was forged in the crucible of war”

95
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Oenophile

ˈēnəˌfīl/

noun

A

a connoisseur of wines.

96
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Specious

A

Adj. superficially plausible BUT WRONG

97
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Immutable

A

Unchanging

98
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Intractable

Adj

A

Hard to control

99
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Inchoate

A

Just begun, premature

100
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Redound

V.

A

Contribute greatly to

101
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Atavistic

Adj

A

Reversion to something ancient

102
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Elucidate

A

To Make something clear

103
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Suffuse

V.

A

Gradually spread

104
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Discomfit

V.

A

Embarrass

105
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Abound

A

Proliferate

106
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Impregnable

A

Fortified; impenetrable

107
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Axiomatic

Adj

A

Self-evident

108
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Repute

N.

A

Reputation; fame

109
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Sanguine

Adj.

A

Optimistic, especially in a bad situation

110
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Gas-light

V. (Slang)

A

Manipulate, make someone question one’s own sanity

111
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Apocryphal

adj

A

Of doubtful authenticity, historically widely accepted as true.

112
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Belie

V.

A

(of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict.
“his lively, alert manner belied his years”

2.
fail to fulfill or justify (a claim or expectation); betray.

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Imbroglio

N

A

Messy, complicated situation

114
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Tableau

N.

A

Vivid scene, display

115
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Incontrovertible

Adj

A

Undeniable; irrefutable

116
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Pugnacity

Adj

A

Eager or quick to argue

117
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nugatory

adj.

A

Worthless; futile

118
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sagacious

Adj

A

Wise

119
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Dysgenic

Adj

A

exerting a detrimental effect on later generations through the inheritance of undesirable characteristics.

120
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Eugenic(s)

A

“Breeding out”

the practice or advocacy of controlled selective breeding of human populations (as by sterilization) to improve the population’s genetic composition

121
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Reify

V.

A

make (something abstract) more concrete or real.

122
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Raison d’etat

rāˌzän dāˈtä/
n.

A

a purely political reason for action on the part of a ruler or government, especially where a departure from openness, justice, or honesty is involve

123
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Fait accompli
fād əkämˈplē/
n.

A

A thing that has already happened or been decided before those affected hear about it, leaving them with no option but to accept it.

124
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Prima Facie
prīmə ˈfāSHē/

LAW
adjective

A

based on the first impression; accepted as correct until proved otherwise.
“a prima facie case of professional misconduct”

adverb
on the first impression.

125
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A Priori
Adj

ˌā prīˈôrī

A

Theoretical.

Knowledge that is obtained by concepts (not experience).

126
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Paucity

N.

A

Scarcity

127
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Recrudescence

N.

A

The recurrence of an undesirable condition

128
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Propitious

Adj.

A

Favorable; high likelihood of success

129
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Primordial

A

Adj.

Ancient; instinctive

130
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Coup d’ oeil

ˌko͞o ˈdəē/

A

N

a glance that takes in a comprehensive view

131
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Concomitant

A

adjective
naturally accompanying or associated.

“she loved travel, with all its concomitant worries"
Similar:
attendant
accompanying
associated
collateral
related
connected
linked
accessory
auxiliary
resultant
resulting
consequent

Opposite:
unrelated

noun
a phenomenon that naturally accompanies or follows something.

132
Q

Coup de grace

A

N. Death blow to end suffering

133
Q

Demarche

N.

A

dāˈmärSH/

a political step or initiative.

134
Q

Cornucopia

n

A

An abundant supply of something good

135
Q

Irresolute

Adj

A

Uncertain; indecisive

136
Q

Vacuous

A 
1 : emptied of or lacking content
2 : marked by lack of ideas or intelligence : STUPID, INANE
a vacuous mind
a vacuous movie
3 : devoid of serious occupation : IDLE
137
Q

Raffish

A

adjective
unconventional and slightly disreputable, especially in an attractive manner.
“his raffish air”

138
Q

Shrödinger’s cat

A

The radioactive substance exists in a superposition of states, meaning that it has a 50% chance of decay and a 50% chance of not decaying.
If the radioactive substance decays, the cat will die. If it does not decay, the cat will live.
While the box is closed and the cat is unobservable, the cat is presumed to be both alive and dead at the same time

139
Q

Diaphanous

A

Adj. translucent (as in fabric)

140
Q

Escutcheon

A

A coat of arms/shield

141
Q

Tureen

A

N. Deep covered serving dish for soup w a spout

142
Q

Sophistry

A

N. Fallacious reasoning

143
Q

Dory

A

N. A small shallow draft boat

144
Q

Vertiginous

A

Adj. causing vertigo

145
Q

Peripatetic

A

Adj. nomadic

146
Q

Aplomb

A

N. Self-confidence; poise

147
Q

Seersucker

A

N. a light fabric of linen, cotton, or rayon usually striped and slightly puckered

148
Q

Enviable

A

Adj. desirable

149
Q

verdant

A

Adj. green with grass or other vegetation

150
Q

incorrigible

A

Adj. incapable of being corrected or amended: such as
a
(1)
: not reformable : DEPRAVED
(2)
: DELINQUENT

151
Q

votive

A

Adj. consisting of or expressing a vow, wish, or desire

152
Q

inscrutable

A

Adj.
Enigmatic
Mysterious

153
Q

ennui (French ahn-nwee)

A

N. Boredom

154
Q

Gestalt
n.

A

The organized whole is more than the sum of its parts

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