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1
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Divisive

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tending to cause disagreement or hostilty

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Jettison

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throw or drop from an aircraft/ship

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Contentious

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causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

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Exuberant

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lively and excited

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Disparage

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regard or represent as being of little worth; belittle

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Virulence

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extreme harmfulness(of something to cause disease)

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Admonish

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warn or reprimand firmly

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Hospitable

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friendly and welcoming

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Maverick

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an unorthodox or independent-minded person

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Histrionic

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exaggerated dramatic behavior to attract attention

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Interminable

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endless

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Implicit

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implied though not plainly expressed

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Clamber

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move in an awkward and laborious way

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Abeyance

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a state of disuse or suspension (not being used)

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Contempt

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the feeling that something is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn

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Finicky

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fussy about ones needs or requirements

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Commiserate

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express or feel sympathy or pity

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Despondent

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in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

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Protestation

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a declaration that something is or is not the case

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Zealot

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one who is fanatical and willing to do anything in pursuit of their ideals

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Levity

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humor or liveliness

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Restive

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unable to keep still or silent; unruly or uncontrollable

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Euphoric

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characterized by intense feelings of excitement and happiness

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Wanton

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(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked

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Flora

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the plants of a particular region or period

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Stratify

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arrange or classify

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Impute

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attribute (something bad to someone)

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Outmoded

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old-fashioned

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Muddle

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bring into a disorderly or confusing state

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Deplore

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feel or express strong disapproval of

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Fastidious

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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

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Seclusion

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isolation

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Disrepute

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the state of being held in low esteem by the public

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Ignominy

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public shame or disgrace

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Specious

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superficially plausible but actually wrong

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Miser

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someone who hoards wealth and spends as little as possible

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Charlatan

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a person falsely claiming to have special knowledge or skill; a fraud or phony

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Metaphysical

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based on abstract reasoning

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Vehement

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showing strong feeling; passionate or intense

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Salutary

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producing good effects; beneficial

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Defensible

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justifiable by argument

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Posterity

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all future generations of people

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Inexorable

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Impossible to stop, prevent, or of a person persuade

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Querulous

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Complaining in a petulant or whining manner

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Frivolity

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Lack of seriousness; lightheartedness

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Excursion

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A short journey or trip, usually liesurly

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Adorn

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Make more beautiful or attractive

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Bilk

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To deceive someone out of money; cheat or defraud

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Rhapsodize

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Speak or write about with great enthusiasm and delight

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Opulent

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Rich and luxurious; lavish

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Lithe

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Thin supple and graceful

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Circumlocution

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Excessively wordy in order to be vague or evasive

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Gibber

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Speak rapidly and unintelligibly

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Machination

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A checking or crafty action to achieve something evil

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Apathetic

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Indifferent

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Banal

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Boring or commonplace

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Belie

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To contradict

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Capricious

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Impulsive or unpredictable

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Clairvoyant

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Able to see the future; psychic

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Dearth

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A lack of something

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Deride

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To put down or criticize

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Equanimity

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Calmness or composure

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Iconoclast

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A destroyer of traditional beliefs

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Mercurial

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Bipolar, constantly changing temperament

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Arboreal

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Relating to tress

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Arcane

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Known to a few; esoteric

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Capacious

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Having a large capacity

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Castigate

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To criticize or scold

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Cavalier

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Arrogantly carefree and nonchalant

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Collude

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To conspire or work together for evil

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Cursory

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Brief or quick; not thorough

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Dissemble

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To disguise

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Dissonance

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A harsh sound or disagreement

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Duplicity

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Two faced; deceitful

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Edifice

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Building

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Monotony

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Tedious repetition; boring

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Pungent

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having a sharply strong taste or smell

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Nebulous

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cloudy, vague

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Partisan

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one-sided

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Pragmatic

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practical

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Presumptuous

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overly assuming

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Pundit

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expert

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84
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Rancor

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hatred

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85
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Sycophant

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a suck-up

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Tenacious

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not giving in

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Tirade

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a rant or angry speech

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Abate

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lessen or decrease

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Abstruse

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difficult to understand

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Adulate

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To show excessive admiration or praise

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Affable

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friendly

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Amalgamate

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unite into a whole

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Amorphous

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without definite shape or form

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Antipathy

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a intense hatred or dislike for something

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Erroneous

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incorrect or mistaken

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Estrange

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to alienate

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Foible

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a weakness or character flaw

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Gaudy

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tacky

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Immutable

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unchanging

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Ingenuous

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not tricky or crafty; innocent or sincere

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Innocuous

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harmless

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Intemperate

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lack of control or restraint

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Inundate

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to flood or overwhelm

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Languid

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weak

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Latent

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having potential but not active; dormant

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Mendicant

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beggar

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Monotony

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tedious repetition; boring

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Myopic

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having no concern for future consequences

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Nascent

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having been born with (something)

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Nefarious

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evil

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Omnipotent

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all-powerful

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Omniscient

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all-knowing

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Parochial

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local or narrow in scope

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Parsimony

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stinginess, frugality

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Predilection

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a preference or special liking for something

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Proclivity

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a natural inclination or tendency

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Rebuff

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to reject bluntly

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Rudimentary

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immature or basic

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Sacrosanct

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sacred

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Scrupulous

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paying close attention to detail

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Spurious

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false or untrue

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Stolid

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not showing emotion

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Sylvan

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relating to the woods

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Synergy

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the notion that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts

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Tenuous

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flimsy

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Trepidation

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fear

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Unequivocal

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without a doubt or clear

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Usurp

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to overthrow

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Vociferous

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Expressing opinions in a forceful or loud manner

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Wane

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to decrease

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Wheedle

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to persuade or convince

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Winnow

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to separate into piles

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Aberration

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something that is unusual or unsuspected

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Alacrity

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speediness

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Haughty

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arrogant

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Munificent

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generous

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Plastic

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flexible

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Precursor

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a preceding event

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Acquiesce

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to give in or comply

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Aloof

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detached or reserved

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Amiable

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agreeable or friendly

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Anguish

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agonizing physical or mental pin

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Anomalous

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unusual

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Atypical

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not typical

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Aversion

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intense dislike or hatred

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Bane

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a source of harm

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Catholic

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universal

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Clandestine

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secretive

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Conjecture

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a guess

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Voracious

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can’t be satisfied; insatiable; implacable

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Curtail

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the cut short or reduce

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Denounce

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to speak against

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Diatribe

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a bitter verbal attack

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Diminutive

A

very small

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Discordant

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disagreeing; harsh

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Expurgate

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to delete or remove

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Evanescent

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lasting only a short while

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Genial

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agreeable; friendly

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Genteel

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polite

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Halcyon

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peaceful; prosperous or happy

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Impetuous

A

impulsive

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Flippant

A

not serious to the point of being disrespectful

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Innate

A

born with (something), inherent

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Inscrutable

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mysterious or baffling

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Insuperable

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impossible to overcome

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Irreverent

A

disrespectful

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Jaded

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worn out and cynical

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Laconic

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very concise or brief

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Licentious

A

without morals

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Neophyte

A

a beginner

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Omnipresent

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everywhere; ubiquitous

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Ostracize

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to deliberately exclude

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Pastoral

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rural

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Bucolic

A

rural

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Wry

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using dry or mocking humor

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Prevaricator

A

a liar

177
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Pseudonym

A

a fake name

178
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Quixotic

A

foolishly impractical or impulsive

179
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Recalcitrant

A

very stubborn or defiant

180
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Renounce

A

to give up

181
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Rhetoric

A

speech

182
Q

Sardonic

A

mocking or cynical

183
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Serendipity

A

a fortunate or lucky occurrence

184
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Stoic

A

not showing emotion

185
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Tout

A

to promote

186
Q

Verbatim

A

word for word

187
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Abstemious

A

moderate or self-restrained

188
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Temperate

A

moderate or self-restrained

189
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Belligerent

A

argumentative or warlike

190
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Bent

A

a natural talent or inclination

191
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Aplomb

A

self-confidence or assurance

192
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Caustic

A

harsh

193
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Concordant

A

agreeing

194
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Conglomerate

A

to unite into a whole

195
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Conspicuous

A

obvious

196
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Cosmopolitan

A

worldly, (of a city) lots of culture or diverse

197
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Deferential

A

respectful

198
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Flippant

A

not serious to the point of being disrespectful

199
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Evenhanded

A

impartial or unbiased

200
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Fervor

A

passion

201
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Humility

A

humbleness

202
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Ostentatious

A

flashy or showy

203
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Qualify

A

to modify or limit in some way

204
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Sanction

A

to allow
or
a penalty

205
Q

Satiate

A

to satisfy

206
Q

Subsidize

A

to give support or aid

207
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Trenchant

A

sharp

208
Q

Acute

A

sharp

209
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Incisive

A

intelligently analytical and clear thinking

210
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Underscore

A

to emphasize

211
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Wry

A

using dry or mocking humor

212
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Abase

A

to lower or humiliate

213
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Abash

A

to embarrass

214
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Abominate

A

to loathe or hate

215
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Chimerical

A

far out; bizarre

216
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Accost

A

to approach and speak to

217
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Adroit

A

skillful

218
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Adulterate

A

to make impure

219
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Affected

A

fake

220
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Affinity

A

attraction

221
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Affray

A

a public brawl

222
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Alacrity

A

cheerful promptness

223
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Alimentary

A

supplying nuorishment

224
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Allay

A

to soothe or make more bearable

225
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Altercation

A

a violent dispute

226
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Amity

A

friendship

227
Q

Amok

A

freaked out and violently pissed off

228
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Anthropoid

A

humanlike

229
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Ardor

A

passion or zeal

230
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August

A

majestic or inspiring

231
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Barrister

A

lawyer

232
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Bawdy

A

obscene and humorous

233
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Beatific

A

displaying or imparting joy

234
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Bellicose

A

violent or warlike

235
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Berate

A

to scold severely

236
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Delude

A

to deceive

237
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Betroth

A

to become engaged

238
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Blighted

A

ruined destroyed or withered

239
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Braggadocio

A

cockiness; a braggart

240
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Brusque

A

brief; curt

241
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Bucolic

A

rural or farm like

242
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Bumptious

A

self-assertive

243
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Captious

A

finding fault in everything

244
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Dynamic

A

energetic; vigorous

245
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Celerity

A

swiftness

246
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Cavil

A

to raise unnecessary or trivial objections

247
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Censure

A

to criticize or blame

248
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Cerebration

A

thought

249
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Chagrin

A

embarrassment

250
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Chaste

A

pure or unspoiled

251
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Chicanery

A

trickery

252
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Choleric

A

hot-tempered

253
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Clemency

A

mildness of temper

254
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Cogitate

A

to think about carefully and deeply

255
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Comely

A

attractive or agreeable

256
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Comestible

A

food

257
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Commensurate

A

equal or proportional

258
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Comport

A

to behave in a particular way

259
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Compunction

A

strong uneasiness because of guilt; remorse

260
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Concurrent

A

at the same time

261
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Congenital

A

existing at birth

262
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Contrition

A

remorse or regret for wrongdoing

263
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Convoke

A

call together

264
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Corpulent

A

obese; fat

265
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Corporal

A

of the body

266
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Crass

A

uncultured

267
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Crestfallen

A

dejected

268
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Crux

A

the main point or central issue

269
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Cull

A

to select or weed out

270
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Cupidity

A

greed; avarice

271
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Gruff

A

rough or stern in speech or action

272
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Delude

A

to deceive

273
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Demur

A

to object mildly

274
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Derogate

A

to detract or take away

275
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Descry

A

to discern or see something thats hard to see or notice

276
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Desultory

A

aimless; disconnected; rambling

277
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Deter

A

prevent or discourage from happening

278
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Diaphanous

A

translucent or gossamer

279
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Doleful

A

sad; mournful

280
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Dynamic

A

energetic; vigorous

281
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Educe

A

to elicit

282
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Effete

A

weak or barren

283
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Equipoise

A

equality; balance; equilibrium

284
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Erudite

A

scholarly

285
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Eschew

A

avoid or shun

286
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Ethereal

A

not of the material world

287
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Euphemism

A

a nice way of saying something unpleasant

288
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Exhume

A

to remove from a grave

289
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Fatuous

A

foolish

290
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Fawning

A

groveling or overly admiring

291
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Wily

A

crafty

292
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Filch

A

to steal

293
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Flagrant

A

Deliberately conspicuous; glaring

294
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Flaunt

A

to show off somethign

295
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Foment

A

to stir up; agitate

296
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Forbearance

A

patience

297
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Fulminate

A

to explode; roar; denounce loudly

298
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garbled

A

screwed up

299
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Lambaste

A

to thrash, maul, beat, whip, or scold sharply

300
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Larceny

A

stealing

301
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Gestate

A

to transform and grow

302
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Gesticulation

A

a gesture or signal

303
Q

Gibe

A

to heckle, mock, taunt, or pick on

304
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gloaming

A

twilight

305
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Gratuitous

A

unnecessary or unwarranted

306
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Grimace

A

a twisted facial expression

307
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Grisly

A

gory

308
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Gruff

A

rough or stern in speech or action

309
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Haggard

A

unruly; wild; wasted; worn

310
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Harbinger

A

something that signals the approach of something else; an omen

311
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Heinous

A

grossly wicked; vile; odious

312
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Hoary

A

gray or white from age; old

313
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Homily

A

a sermon like speech

314
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Ignoble

A

not noble

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Imbibe

A

to drink in; absorb

316
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Imbue

A

to make wet; to saturate or inspire

317
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Impasse

A

a dead end

318
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Impassive

A

without emotion; expressionless

319
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Imperious

A

domineering

320
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Impunity

A

immunity rom punishment

321
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Obtrude

A

to force oneself or one’s ideas on others

322
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Incommodious

A

lacking space

323
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Incubus

A

a nightmare or mental burden

324
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Inept

A

incompetent

325
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Intangible

A

not perceptible to the touch

326
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Insidious

A

working or spreading stealthily

327
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Irascible

A

easily provoked; irritable

328
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Jingoism

A

extreme patriotism

329
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Jocund

A

merry or jolly

330
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Pensive

A

engaged in deep, often sad, thought

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Kismet

A

fake

332
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Knave

A

a clever bad guy

333
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Lacerate

A

rip; tear; mangle; mutilate

334
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Lackadaisical

A

uncaring; lacking interest or spirit

335
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Laconic

A

not saying much; brief or terse

336
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Lambaste

A

To thrash, maul, beat, whip, or scold sharply

337
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Larceny

A

stealing

338
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Lewd

A

indecent or obscene

339
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Lecherous

A

indecent; lustful

340
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Lethargy

A

sluggishness or indifference

341
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Licentious

A

immoral (sexually unrestrained)

342
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Lugubrious

A

mournful or sad

343
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Lucubration

A

hard, scholarly studying

344
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Macabre

A

gross; ghastly; suggestive of horrible death or decay

345
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Malaise

A

a feeling of illness or depression

346
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Malediction

A

a spoken curse

347
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Maritime

A

near the sea; concerning shipping or navigation

348
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Meander

A

to wander around aimlessly

349
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Ravenous

A

hungry

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Miasma

A

a poisonous atmosphere or cloud

351
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Misnomer

A

an inappropriate or wrong name

352
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Modicum

A

little bit

353
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Mordant

A

bitingly sarcastic or nasty

354
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Nadir

A

absolutely lowest point

355
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Nascent

A

coming into being; emerging

356
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Nexus

A

bond or link between things

357
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Oblivion

A

state of being totally forgotten

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Occult

A

pertaining to supernatural phenomena

359
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Ogle

A

to stare at

360
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Olfactory

A

pertaining to the sense of smell

361
Q

Orifice

A

a small hole, opening, or vent

362
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Overt

A

open and observable; not hidden

363
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Pallid

A

having an extremely pale complexion

364
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Palpable

A

capable of being touched or felt; tangible

365
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Pathos

A

the quality of something that makes you pity it; feeling of sympathy or pity

366
Q

Pensive

A

engaged in deep, often sad, thought

367
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Penurious

A

parsimonious; stingy

368
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Penury

A

poverty; destitution

369
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Perfidious

A

dishonest (with an evil connotation)

370
Q

Perspicacious

A

perceptive; understanding

371
Q

Petulant

A

irritable or ill-tempered

372
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Subvert

A

to overthrow or undermine the power of

373
Q

Politic

A

shrewd; clever

374
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Posthumous

A

continuing or done after one’s death

375
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Presage

A

to give an indication or warning of something that will happen in the future

376
Q

Prevaricate

A

avoid the truth; equivocate; lie

377
Q

Pusillanimous

A

timid; cowardly; wimpy

378
Q

Quagmire

A

difficult situation thats hard to get out of

379
Q

Qualm

A

doubt; uneasiness

380
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Quandary

A

state of uncertainty; dilemma

381
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Quip

A

snappy response

382
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Quorum

A

minimum number of people that have to be at a meeting in order for it to be official

383
Q

Rapprochement

A

reconciliation

384
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Ratiocination

A

logical, methodical thinking

385
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Ravenous

A

hungry

386
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Raze

A

to tear down or demolish

387
Q

Recapitulate

A

to state again in a form briefer than was initially stated

388
Q

Recondite

A

abstruse; profound

389
Q

Rectify

A

to correct or set right

390
Q

Redoubtable

A

Frighteningly awe-inspiring

391
Q

Renascent

A

coming into being again

392
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Retrograde

A

moving back to an earlier, usually inferior, position

393
Q

Pilfer

A

steal (something of little value)

394
Q

Peculate

A

embezzle or steal (money or public funds)

395
Q

Ruddy

A

having a healthy, reddish color

396
Q

Ruminate

A

to think a lot about; cogitate

397
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Sagacious

A

wise

398
Q

Santy

A

insufficient; small

399
Q

Scrutiny

A

inspection; study; careful searching

400
Q

Sedate

A

soothe or calm

401
Q

Sedition

A

conduct or language inciting rebellion against authority

402
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Sequester

A

to separate or isolate

403
Q

Shiftless

A

lazy; showing a lack of motivation

404
Q

Somber

A

dark; dull; gloomy

405
Q

Sparse

A

thinly spread or distributed

406
Q

Steadfast

A

fixed or unchanging

407
Q

Synthetic

A

not real; man-made

408
Q

Superlative

A

most; of the highest order

409
Q

Table

A

to remove from consideration

410
Q

Tact

A

skill in dealing with people in difficult situations

411
Q

Tepid

A

lukewarm; somewhat warm

412
Q

Tempestuous

A

stormy; turbulent

413
Q

Torrid

A

parched by the sun; hot; burning

414
Q

Unwitting

A

unaware; not knowing

415
Q

Upshot

A

outcome; result

416
Q

Usury

A

lending of money at outrageously high interest

417
Q

Vacillate

A

to waver from one side to the other; oscillate

418
Q

Vacuity

A

emptiness

419
Q

Vilify

A

to slander; defame

420
Q

Vociferous

A

obnoxiously loud

421
Q

Palpable

A

able to be touched or felt

422
Q

Salient

A

most noticeable or important

423
Q

Titular

A

having an important or impressive title but not having the power or duties that usually go with it

424
Q

Impassive

A

not feeling or showing emotion

425
Q

Bilious

A

affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting
or
spiteful; bad-tempered

426
Q

Sate/Satiate

A

satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full

427
Q

Lachrymose

A

tearful or given to weeping

428
Q

Embellish

A

make something more beautiful with decorative details or features
make something more interesting by adding details (especially false ones)

429
Q

Precarious

A

dependent on chance; uncertain; not secure

430
Q

Vapid

A

offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging

431
Q

Effete

A

of a person affected (artificial and designed to impress)
or
no longer effective

432
Q

Venal

A

showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery

433
Q

Beleaguer

A

lay siege to, beset with difficulties

434
Q

Vanguard

A

a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas

435
Q

Indict

A

formally accuse of or charge with a serious crime

436
Q

Exhume

A

dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground

437
Q

Rescind

A

revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement)

438
Q

Complicity

A

the state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing

439
Q

Mendacity

A

untruthfulness

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