E-Book Vocab

Question 1

alacrity

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eager willingness to do something

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prosaic

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dull, lacking imagination

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veracity

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truthful

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paucity

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lack of something

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maintain

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assert

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contrite

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to feel remorse

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laconic

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saying very few words

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pugnacious

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aggressively argue about everything

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disparate

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fundamentally different

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egregious

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standing out of the flock in a positive way

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innocuous

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harmless, does not produce any ill effects

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candid

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straightforward, honest

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erratic

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strange, unconventional, unpredictable

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profuse

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pours out in abundance

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extant

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existing

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contentious

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likes to argue

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auspicious

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favorable

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enervate

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to sap energy from

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equivocate

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speak vaguely with the intention to mislead

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unequivocal

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without a doubt

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ambivalent

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having mixed or conflicting feelings

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sedulous

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diligent, careful

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stem

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to hold back or limit the flow

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blinkered

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having a limited outlook

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check

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to stop growth

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checkered

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marked by disreputable happenings

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raft

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a large number

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involved

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difficult to comprehend, complicated

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retiring

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shy, having an inclination to retract from company

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expansive

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communicative, talking in a sociable manner

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moment

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significant, important

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base

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without any moral principles

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imbibe

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to drink copiously, intake of knowledge or information

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inundate

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flooded, overwhelmed

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scintillating

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something that gives off sparks, bright, lively

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benighted

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falling into a state of ignorance

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galvanize

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excite to action, spur on

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hedge

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play safely, limit/qualify, avoid making a direct statement

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flush

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to be in abundance, to drive out of hiding

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fell

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to cut down a tree; very evil

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arch

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deliberately teasing

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tender

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to offer up

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intimate

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to suggest something subtly

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wanting

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lacking

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becoming

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matches nicely

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start

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to suddenly move or dart in a particular direction

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fleece

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to deceive

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telling

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significant, stands out

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wax

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to increase

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check

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to limit

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qualify

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limit