English Vocabulary

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Culminate

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Reach a point of highest development

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Obstreperous

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Noisy and difficult to control

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Idyllic

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Extremely happy, peaceful or picturesque

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Ameliorate

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Make something bad or unsatisfactory better

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Diaphanous

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Light, delicate and translucent

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Sagacious

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Wise or shrewd

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Assiduity

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Constant or close attention to what one is doing

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Indolent

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Lazy

(Of a disease or condition) causing little or no pain

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Proscribe

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Forbid, especially by law

Denounce or condemn

(Historical) outlaw someone

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Juxtapose

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Place some things close together for contrasting effect

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Retard

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Delay or hold back in terms of progress or development

Phrases—(in retard) —behind in development or progress

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Edify

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Instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually

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Facile

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Superficial

(Especially of sports) effortless

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Malevolent

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Malicious

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Scrupulous

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(of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details; meticulous

Very concerned to avoid doing wrong

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Persevere

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Continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty

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Vindicate

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Clear someone of blame or suspicion

Prove to be right, reasonable, or justified

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Wane

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(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.

(of a state or feeling) become weaker

Phrase—(on the wane)— becoming weaker

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Pernicious

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Having a harmful effect in a gradual or subtle way

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Amalgamate

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Combine or unite to form one organization or structure

(Chemistry) alloy with mercury

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Exhume

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Dig out something buried from the ground

Expose a land surface that was previously buried.

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Temerity

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Audacity; recklessness

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abnegation

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denial of comfort to oneself

the action of renouncing or rejecting something

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Blithe

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showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

(Literary) carefree and unconcerned.

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Imprecation

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Spoken curse

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Somnolent

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Sleepy; drowsy

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Venerable

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Deserving of respect because of age, wisdom or character

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Curt

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Abruptly and rudely short

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Appraise

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Assess the value or quality of Assess the performance of an employee formally (Of an official valuer) set a price on

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Sardonic

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Cynical; scornfully mocking

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Encomium

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(formal)a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.

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Vociferous

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Expressing vehement opinions

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Aphorism

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A brief, often witty saying A concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by a classical author

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Apocryphal

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Dubious authenticity

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Apotheosis

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A culmination of something Elevation to divine status

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Appease

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Pacify someone by acceding to their demands Satisfy a demand or a feeling

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Circumvent

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Bypass an obstacle Overcome a problem or difficulty in a clever and secretive way Deceive

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Clemency

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Mercy; forgiveness

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Clique

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An exclusive group bound together by shared interest.

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Coalesce

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To come together as one Combine,(elements) in a whole

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Cogent

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( of an argument or case) clear , logical and convincing

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Cognizant

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Aware; conscious

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Volatile

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Highly unstable

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Volition

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Power of using one's will

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Wanton

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(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked. sexually unrestrained or having many casual sexual relationships (typically used of a woman). (Literary) play; frolic.

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Willful

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(of a bad or harmful act) intentional Obstinate

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Arbiter

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a person who has ultimate authority in a matter a person whose views or actions have influence in a particular sphere.

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Paucity

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Scarcity

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Capricious

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Unpredictable

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Vapid

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Dull

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Reprisal

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Retaliation

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Reprobate

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Unprincipled an unprincipled person express or feel disapproval of.

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Allocate

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Distribute resources for a particular purpose