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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

to get out of a difficult situation or entanglement

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Extricate

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

to hold back one’s thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs; restrained or reserved

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Reticent

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Quixotic

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foolishly impractical in the pursuit of ideals; impractical idealism

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

characterized by a huge appetite that cannot be satisfied; insatiable

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Ravenous/Voracious

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Acerbic

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harsh or severe, as of temper or expression

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

given to fantastic schemes; existing only as a product of the unchecked imagination

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Chimerical

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Censure

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strong or vehement expression of disapproval; to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner

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Dissembler/Prevaricator

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liar; deceiver

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

independent; not controlled by others

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Autonomous

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Forlorn

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desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible

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Credulous

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Fallacious

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logically unsound; deceptive; misleading

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Prudent

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careful; cautious; sensible

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Capricious/Mercurial

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very changeable, fickle, characterized by constantly-shifting moods

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Partisan

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a person with strong and therefore biased beliefs

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Maganimous

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filled with generosity and forgiveness; forgoing resentment and revenge

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Ravenous/Voracious

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characterized by a huge appetite that cannot be satisfied; insatiable

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

someone who is clumsy or inept; a person who makes mistakes because of incompetence

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Bungler

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

a person who hates or distrusts humankind

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Misanthrope

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Charlatan

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a fake; fraud; imposter; cheat

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Exorbitant

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literally out of orbit and therefore unreasonably expensive

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

to put down by exposing false and exaggerated claims

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Debunk

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Panoply

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complete suit of armor

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

a person who seeks favor by flattering people of influence; a toady; someone who behaves in an obsequious or servile manner

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Sycophant

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

to put down in the sense of openly condemning; to express strong disapproval

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Decry

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

Vulgar; characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners

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Boorish/Uncouth

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

poor; penniless

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Impecunious

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Misanthrope

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a person who hates or distrusts humankind

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Acrimonious

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filled with bitterness; sharpness in words; rancorous

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

very changeable, fickle, characterized by constantly-shifting moods

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Capricious/Mercurial

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Admonish

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to earnestly caution; to warm against (another) to avoid a course of action

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Circumscribe

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to draw a line around and therefore to narrowly limit or restrict actions

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Bucolic/Pastoral/Rustic

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refering to charming, unspoiled, countryside

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

take out; delete; remove

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Excise/Expunge/Expurgate

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

filled with moderation; temperate in eating and drinking

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Abstemious

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise; abiding in one place; not migratory or itinerant

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Sedentary

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Inscrutable

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mysterious; puzzling; unfathomable; baffling

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Reprobate

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a morally unprincipled person

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

to put down with contemptuous jeering; to ridicule or laugh at

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Deride

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

a disloyal person who betrays his or her cause

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Renegade

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

something of small value or importance; petty; trifling

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Picayune

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

Fleeting

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Ephemeral

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

indisputable; beyond doubt

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Incontrovertible

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

complete suit of armor

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Panoply

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

cautious and careful; prudent

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Circumspect

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

to divide a geographic area into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections

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Gerrymander

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Martinet

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a strict disciplinarian; a person who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules

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Implacable

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not capable of being placated or appeased

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

very favorable

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Auspicious

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Excise/Expunge/Expurgate

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take out; delete; remove

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Equanamity

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calmness; composure; even-tempered; poise

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

tearful; excessively sentimental

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Maudlin

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

literally out of orbit and therefore unreasonably expensive

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Exorbitant

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

mysterious; puzzling; unfathomable; baffling

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Inscrutable

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

a strict disciplinarian; a person who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules

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Martinet

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Incontrovertible

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indisputable; beyond doubt

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

harsh or severe, as of temper or expression

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Acerbic

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Sycophant

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a person who seeks favor by flattering people of influence; a toady; someone who behaves in an obsequious or servile manner

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

strong dislike; ill will; the state of detesting someone

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Antipathy

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Impecunious

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poor; penniless

61
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

careful; cautious; sensible

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Prudent

62
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

a plausible but deliberately misleading or fallacious argument designed to deceive someone

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Sophistry

63
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

a morally unprincipled person

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Reprobate

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Irreverent

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lacking proper respect or seriousness; disrespectful

65
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

strong or vehement expression of disapproval; to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner

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Censure

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Circumvent

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to circle around and therefor bypass; to avoid by artful maneuvering

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Affluent/Opulent

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very wealthy

68
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

filled with generosity and forgiveness; forgoing resentment and revenge

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Maganimous

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

very wealthy

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Affluent/Opulent

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Munificent

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very generous

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Haughty

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arrogant

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Maudlin

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tearful; excessively sentimental

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Portend

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foretell

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Repudiate/Recant/Renounce

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to take back; to reject; disavow

75
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

the lowest point; the bottom

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Nadir

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Decry

A

to put down in the sense of openly condemning; to express strong disapproval

77
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

circular and therefor indirect in language, behavior or action

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Circuitous

78
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

to circle around and therefor bypass; to avoid by artful maneuvering

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Circumvent

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Mellifluous

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smooth and sweet; flowing like honey

80
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

liar; deceiver

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Dissembler/Prevaricator

81
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Credulous

A

willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible

82
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

a bitter abusive denunciation

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Diatribe/Tirade

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning

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Obsequious

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Antipathy

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strong dislike; ill will; the state of detesting someone

85
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Obsequious

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characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning

86
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Nadir

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the lowest point; the bottom

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Chimerical

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given to fantastic schemes; existing only as a product of the unchecked imagination

88
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

direct opposite; the complete reverse

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Antipode/Antithesis

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Etymology

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a branch of linguistics that specializes in the origin or words

90
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

logically unsound; deceptive; misleading

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Fallacious

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Autonomous

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independent; not controlled by others

92
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

refering to charming, unspoiled, countryside

A

Bucolic/Pastoral/Rustic

93
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Debunk

A

to put down by exposing false and exaggerated claims

94
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

very brief; concise; succinct; terse

A

Laconic

95
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

calmness; composure; even-tempered; poise

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Equanamity

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

ubiquitous; pervasive; omnipresent; widespread

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Prevalent

97
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance

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Forlorn

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Circumspect

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cautious and careful; prudent

99
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Renegade

A

a disloyal person who betrays his or her cause

100
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

a person who gives up material comforts and leads a life of self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion

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Ascetic

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Anachronism

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the false assignment of an event, person, scene, or language to a time when the event, person, scene, or word did not exist

102
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

a person with strong and therefore biased beliefs

A

Partisan

103
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Fortuitous

A

of accidental but fortunate occurence; having unexpected good fortune

104
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Bungler

A

someone who is clumsy or inept; a person who makes mistakes because of incompetence

105
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

harmful

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Inimical

106
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

smooth and sweet; flowing like honey

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Mellifluous

107
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Auspicious

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very favorable

108
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Circuitous

A

circular and therefor indirect in language, behavior or action

109
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Prevalent

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ubiquitous; pervasive; omnipresent; widespread

110
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Demure

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modest

111
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Ascetic

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a person who gives up material comforts and leads a life of self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion

112
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit

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Spurious

113
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Bowderlize

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to remove or delete parts of a book, song, or other work that are considered offensive

114
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

a fake; fraud; imposter; cheat

A

Charlatan

115
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

the false assignment of an event, person, scene, or language to a time when the event, person, scene, or word did not exist

A

Anachronism

116
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

a branch of linguistics that specializes in the origin or words

A

Etymology

117
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Reticent

A

to hold back one’s thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs; restrained or reserved

118
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

very generous

A

Munificent

119
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Spurious

A

not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit

120
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Boorish/Uncouth

A

Vulgar; characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners

121
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Ephemeral

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Fleeting

122
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

of accidental but fortunate occurence; having unexpected good fortune

A

Fortuitous

123
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Deride

A

to put down with contemptuous jeering; to ridicule or laugh at

124
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Diatribe/Tirade

A

a bitter abusive denunciation

125
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Sedentary

A

accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise; abiding in one place; not migratory or itinerant

126
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

lacking proper respect or seriousness; disrespectful

A

Irreverent

127
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Sophistry

A

a plausible but deliberately misleading or fallacious argument designed to deceive someone

128
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Antipode/Antithesis

A

direct opposite; the complete reverse

129
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Laconic

A

very brief; concise; succinct; terse

130
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

to draw a line around and therefore to narrowly limit or restrict actions

A

Circumscribe

131
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Picayune

A

something of small value or importance; petty; trifling

132
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

foolishly impractical in the pursuit of ideals; impractical idealism

A

Quixotic

133
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

modest

A

Demure

134
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

to earnestly caution; to warm against (another) to avoid a course of action

A

Admonish

135
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

foretell

A

Portend

136
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Gerrymander

A

to divide a geographic area into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections

137
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

to remove or delete parts of a book, song, or other work that are considered offensive

A

Bowderlize

138
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

filled with bitterness; sharpness in words; rancorous

A

Acrimonious

139
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Abstemious

A

filled with moderation; temperate in eating and drinking

140
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

arrogant

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Haughty

141
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

to take back; to reject; disavow

A

Repudiate/Recant/Renounce

142
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Extricate

A

to get out of a difficult situation or entanglement

143
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Inimical

A

harmful

144
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

not capable of being placated or appeased

A

Implacable

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