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What does the term ‘abate’ mean?

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To reduce in intensity; to lessen

Related forms include ‘abating’ and ‘abater’.

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Define ‘abet’.

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To support or encourage

Related forms include ‘abetment’ and ‘abettor’.

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What does ‘abhor’ mean?

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To hate something

Related form is ‘abhorrer’.

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What is the meaning of ‘abnegate’?

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To deny or to give up the right or privilege to something

Related form is ‘abnegation’.

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What does ‘abscond’ refer to?

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To escape, run away, or let go of something

Related form is ‘absconder’.

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Define ‘advocate’.

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To support or argue for a cause

Related forms include ‘advocation’, ‘advocative’, and ‘advocator’.

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What does ‘allude’ mean?

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To refer to something indirectly; commonly used in literature

Related form is ‘allusion’.

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What is ‘ambiguity’?

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Something that can be understood or interpreted in more than one manner

Related form is ‘ambiguous’.

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What does ‘analogy’ mean?

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A comparison of two otherwise unalike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect; widely used in literature

Related forms include ‘analogous’ and ‘analogousness’.

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Define ‘apprehend’.

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To arrest someone or recognize the meaning of an idea or a thing

Related forms include ‘apprehension’ and ‘apprehensibility’.

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What does ‘articulate’ mean?

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To explain something clearly

Related forms include ‘articulative’ and ‘articulator’.

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What is a ‘bane’?

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Something capable of causing destruction or ruin

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Define ‘bereft’.

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Lacking something needed, wanted, or expected; a person grieving the death of a loved one

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What does ‘bias’ mean?

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To possess an inclined outlook towards an object or an idea

Related form is ‘biasness’.

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What does ‘berate’ mean?

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To scold someone strongly

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What is ‘brevity’?

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Something or event that is short in length or duration

Related form is ‘brief’.

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What does ‘cache’ refer to?

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A secure place that is used to store objects secretly

Related form is ‘caching’.

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Define ‘capitalize’.

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To profit from a resource or an opportunity

Related form is ‘capitalization’.

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What does ‘capitulate’ mean?

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To surrender on terms agreed upon in advance

Related form is ‘capitulation’.

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What is ‘credible’?

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Something that can be trusted on the basis of logic or rationale

Related form is ‘credibility’.

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What does ‘corroborate’ mean?

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To support with evidence or authority

Related forms include ‘corroboration’, ‘corroboratory’, and ‘corroborative’.

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Define ‘complacent’.

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Accepting something after being self-satisfied

Related form is ‘complacency’.

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What does ‘construe’ mean?

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To construct or interpret meaning out of a sentence or words

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What is ‘contentious’?

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Inclined towards argument or dispute

Related form is ‘contentiousness’.

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What does 'covet' mean?
Want or desire ## Footnote Related forms include 'covetable' and 'coveter'.
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What does 'dearth' refer to?
Lack or absence of something
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Define 'debunk'.
To expose the falseness of a fact ## Footnote Related form is 'debunker'.
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What does 'defunct' mean?
Extinct or no longer functioning
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What is 'didactic'?
Something that is intended to be taught ## Footnote Related forms include 'didactical' and 'didacticism'.
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What does 'delegate' refer to?
A representative; to entrust work or responsibility to another person ## Footnote Related forms include 'delegation', 'delegatee', and 'delegator'.
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What does 'dispel' mean?
To drive away something (can also be a belief system or a myth)
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Define 'doctrine'.
Principles or rules that create a belief system ## Footnote Related form is 'indoctrinate'.
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What is 'dogma'?
Something considered an established opinion (can be a belief or a set of moral codes) ## Footnote Related form is 'dogmatic'.
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What does 'eclectic' mean?
Composed of elements drawn from various sources; can refer to a person who pursues an eclectic method or approach
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Define 'embezzle'.
To take something (usually money or property) dishonestly for one’s own use ## Footnote Related forms include 'embezzled' and 'embezzlement'.
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What does 'elicit' mean?
To draw out an answer or explanation often by skillful questioning or discussion ## Footnote Related forms include 'elicitation' and 'elicitor'.
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What is 'empirical'?
Something capable of being derived, verified, or disproved by observation or experiment
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What does 'emulate' mean?
To try to be like or better than something ## Footnote Related form is 'emulator'.
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Define 'espouse'.
To take up and support as a cause; to marry someone ## Footnote Related form is 'espouser'.
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What does 'extort' mean?
To take something forcefully from a person ## Footnote Related form is 'extortion'.
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What is the meaning of 'expedite'?
To speed up the process or progress of an event ## Footnote Related form is 'expedition'.
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What does 'extraneous' refer to?
Alien; something that exists or comes from outside ## Footnote Related form is 'extraneousness'.
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What does 'equivocal' mean?
Something that is unclear or uncertain in its meaning ## Footnote Related form is 'equivocality'.
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Define 'foil'.
A very thin sheet of metal; something or someone that serves as a contrast to another
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What is a 'fallacy'?
A false or mistaken idea ## Footnote Related form is 'fallacious'.
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What does 'fortuitous' mean?
Fortunate or lucky ## Footnote Related form is 'fortuitousness'.
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What does 'flagrant' mean?
So bad as to be impossible to overlook
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Define 'grandiloquent'.
A lofty, extravagant, or bombastic style, especially used in literature ## Footnote Related form is 'grandiloquence'.
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What does 'gratuitous' refer to?
Something that is required by the circumstance but done or provided freely ## Footnote Related form is 'gratuitousness'.
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What does 'hapless' mean?
Unfortunate ## Footnote Related form is 'haplessness'.
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Define 'hegemony'.
The social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group ## Footnote Related form is 'hegemonic'.
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What does 'heterogeneous' mean?
Something originating from an outside source; something consisting of different elements from various sources ## Footnote Related form is 'heterogeneity'.
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What is 'hubris'?
A heightened sense of self-pride or overconfidence
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Define 'idiosyncrasy'.
A way of behaving or thinking that is characteristic of a person ## Footnote Related form is 'idiosyncratic'.
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What does 'impetuous' mean?
Impulsive ## Footnote Related form is 'impetuousness'.
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What does 'impute' mean?
To blame someone unjustly ## Footnote Related forms include 'imputable' and 'imputability'.
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Define 'incumbent'.
Someone who occupies a particular position or place ## Footnote Related form is 'incumbency'.
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What does 'incite' mean?
To move to action; to make something happen
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What is an 'insurgent'?
Someone who revolts against civil authority or an established government; a rebel ## Footnote Related form is 'insurgency'.
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Define 'licentious'.
Someone who disregards moral, ethical or legal restraints ## Footnote Related form is 'licentiousness'.
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What does 'linchpin' refer to?
Someone or something that holds together multiple pieces or people together
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What does 'litigate' mean?
To decide and settle in a court of law ## Footnote Related forms include 'litigation' and 'litigancy'.
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What is a 'maxim'?
Universal truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct, or proverb
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Define 'multifarious'.
Something or an event that has multiple variety
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What does 'nadir' mean?
The lowest point of something
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What is 'noxious'?
Something that is harmful or destructive ## Footnote Related form is 'noxiousness'.
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What does 'opine' mean?
To put forth one’s point-of-view about something ## Footnote Related form is 'opinion'.
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What does 'ostensible' mean?
To demonstrate or exhibit ## Footnote Related form is 'ostensibility'.
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Define 'ostracism'.
The state of being outcasted or barred from a community or group ## Footnote Related form is 'ostracize'.
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What is a 'paradigm'?
An example showing how something is to be done; a model ## Footnote Related form is 'paradigmatic'.
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What does 'partisan' mean?
A person who is strongly devoted to a particular cause or group ## Footnote Related form is 'partisanship'.
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What is a 'pejorative'?
A word or phrase that has negative connotations
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Define 'penchant'.
Having persistent knack or interest in something
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What does 'placid' mean?
Free of disturbance; calm ## Footnote Related form is 'placidity'.
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What is a 'prerogative'?
An exclusive or special right, power, or privilege
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What does 'prompt' mean?
Something that asks someone to do or operate; being ready and quick to act
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Define 'prosecute'.
To carry on a legal action against an accused person to prove his or her guilt; to follow up to the end ## Footnote Related form is 'prosecution'.
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What does 'quaint' mean?
Something marked by beauty, skillful design or being strikingly old-fashioned
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What is 'quixotic'?
Impractical especially in the foolish pursuit of ideals
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What does 'refute' mean?
To deny or disregard
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Define 'relegate'.
To banish or send into exile; to carry out a decision ## Footnote Related form is 'relegation'.
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What does 'requisition' mean?
To require or demand something, especially by an authority ## Footnote Related form is 'requisite'.
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What is 'sanctity'?
The quality of being holy or sacred ## Footnote Related form is 'sanctum'.
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What does 'sanctuary' mean?
A safe or a sacred place
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What does 'sanguine' mean?
To be sure and certain of something; something that has the color of blood
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Define 'serendipity'.
The gift of finding valuable things not looked for ## Footnote Related form is 'serendipitous'.
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What does 'solicit' mean?
To approach with a request or plea, to make a petition to, especially a judicial body ## Footnote Related forms include 'solicitous' and 'solicitation'.
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What does 'spur' mean?
Impulsive; to move to action
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Define 'surreptitious'.
Done, made, or acquired by stealth and secrecy
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What is a 'tirade'?
A long violent angry speech
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What does 'torpid' mean?
Someone lacking in energy or enthusiasm ## Footnote Related form is 'torpidity'.
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What is 'torrent'?
A violent or forceful flow of wind or water ## Footnote Related form is 'torrential'.
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Define 'travesty'.
An inferior imitation of something
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What does 'ubiquitous' mean?
Existing or being everywhere at the same time
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What does 'undermine' mean?
To weaken or ruin secretly or gradually
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Define 'utilitarian'.
Someone who believes that the value of something lies in its usefulness ## Footnote Related form is 'utilitarianism'.
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What does 'veracity' mean?
Being true ## Footnote Related forms include 'veracious' and 'veraciousness'.
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What is a 'vestige'?
A trace or mark left by something ## Footnote Related form is 'vestigial'.
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What does 'vilify' mean?
To utter slanderous and abusive statements against
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What does 'warrant' mean?
To give proof of the authenticity or truth of something ## Footnote Related form is 'warranty'.

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