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Esoteric

e soh TER ik

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Adj. intended for or understood by a small group

The most esoteric course offering this semester is Advanced Pig Latin.

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Evanescent

e vahn E sunt

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Adj. tending to disappear like vapor; vanish

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Exacerbate

ig ZA sur bayt

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V. To make worse or more severe

Don’t exacerbate the already bad situation.

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Expatiate

ex PAY shee ayt

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V. Discuss or write about at length

His ability to expatiate in such a variety of subjects…

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Extemporaneous

ek stem por AY nee us

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Adj. improvised, done without preparation

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Ostentatious

ah sten TAY shus

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Adj. characterized by or give to pretentiousness

Syn. Pretentious

The ostentatious display off diplomas…

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Ostensible

ah STEN suh bul

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Adj. seeming, appearing as such, professed

Even when they are ostensibly written for children, cartoons are actually more entertaining for adults

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Abjure

ab JUR

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V. to renounce or reject solemnly

Syn. recant, avoid

The reformed socialite abjured her former lifestyle…
Steve had to abjure all indulgence when he started training.

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Aberrant

a bur unt

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Adj. deviating from the norm

Syn. Abnormal

Jim’s aberrant behavior at the dance raised eyebrows, since he was dancing in his hands.

Someone or something aberrant is an aberration.

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Adumbrate

a DUM brayt

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V. to foreshadow vaguely, suggest or outline sketchily

The first volume of the trilogy only adumbrates the basics of the story that will be developed in the next two books.

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Ambivalence

am BIV uh lunts

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N. the quality of having opposing ideas or feelings

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Antipathy

an TI puh thee

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N. aversion, dislike

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Terse

turs

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Adj. brief and concise in wording

Keep you promo copy terse.

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Umbrage

UM brij

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N. offense, resentment

I decided not to take umbrage at his insults…

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Unfeigned

un FAYND

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Adj. genuine, not false or hypocritical

Her unfeigned warmth as she welcomed us into her home made me feel immediately at ease.

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Truculent

TRUK yoo lunt

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Adj. fierce, scathing eager to fight

The truculent truck had already been arrested five times this year for starting fights

Her truculent opposition to the building…

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Trenchant

TREN chunt

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Abj. sharply perceptive, keen; penetrating, biting, clear cut

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Vacillate

VA sil ayt

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V. to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another, sway from one side to other

Harry kept vacillating between chocolate & vanilla

Karen’s endless vacillation over very decision become annoying.

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Vaunt

vahnt

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V. to brag or boast

Fred likes to vaunt over his achievements.

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Veracity

vuh RAS ut tee

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N. truthfulness, honesty

A lie detector is a device to measure the veracity of someone’s statement.

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Sanguine

SAYN gwun

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Adj. cheerful, confident, optimistic

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Rubric

ROO brik

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N. authoritative rule, heading, title, or category

The rubric used to score the writing samples emphasizes structure over content.

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Reticent

RET uh sunt

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Adj. quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thoughts & feelings

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Petulant

PET yoo lunt

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Adj. impatient, irritable

It’s easy to tell when Brad is feeling petulant because he bites his lip.

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Picaresque

pik uh RESK

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Adj. involving clever rogues or adventurers

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Perspicacious

pur spuh KAY shus

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Adj. acutely perceptive, having keen discernment

How very perspicacious of you to notice that I dyed my hair blue.

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Pernicious

pur NI shus

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Adj. extremely harmful, potentially causing death

Syn. inimical

The effect of her pernicious sarcasm could be felt at ten paces.

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Meretricious

mer uh TRI shus

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Adj. tawdry, attractive but false, showy

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Limpid

LIM pud

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Adj. transparent, serene, untroubled, clear & simple in style

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Lassitude

LAS uh tood

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N. listlessness, weariness

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Demur

[dih-mur]

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V. to make objection

They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred.

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Lament

[luh-ment]

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V. to mourn for or over.

To lament his absence.

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Subsume

[suhb-soom]

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V. to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive

Games and team sports are subsumed under the classification of “recreation”

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Reproach

[ri-prohch]

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V. to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.

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Reprove

[ree-proov]

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V. to express disapproval of :to scold

It is not for me to reprove popular taste

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Mollify

[mol-uh-fahy]

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V. pacify; appease.

He tried to mollify his critics with an apology.

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Disabuse

[dis-uh-byooz]

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V. to free from error, fallacy, or misconception

Syn. Correct

Let me disabuse you of your foolish notions about married life

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Onerous

on-er-uhs

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Adj. burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship:

The government imposed onerous taxes on imports.

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Recalcitrant

[ri-kal-si-truhnt]

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Adj. resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.

Syn. intractable

The manager worried that the recalcitrant employee would try to undermine his authority

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Intractable

[in-trak-tuh-buhl]

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Adj. not easily governed, managed, or directed

Syn. recalcitrant

A patient experiencing intractable pain

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Prosaic

[proh-zey-ik]

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Adj. commonplace or dull;

He has a prosaic writing style.

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Infelicitous

[in-fuh-lis-i-tuhs

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Adj. not appropriate or well-timed

An infelicitous comment on the weight of the guest of honor at the banquet

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Stymie

[stahy-mee]

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V. to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of

Syn. hinder, block, or thwart.

Progress on the project has been stymied by lack of money.

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Extoll

[ik-stohl, -stol]

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V. to praise highly; laud;

The health benefits of exercise are widely extolled.

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Facetious

[fuh-see-shuhs]

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Adj. meant to be humorous or funny : not serious

He’s just being facetious.

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Sagacity

[suh-gas-i-tee]

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N. acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment.

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Circumspection

[sur-kuhm-spek-shuhn]

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N. caution; prudence:

He approached with circumspection.

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Predilection

pred-l-ek-shuhn

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N. an established preference for something

Syn. partiality

A young lad with a predilection for telling tall tales.

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Supplant

suh-plant

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V. to replace (one thing) by something else.

syn. supersede

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Ostentation

os-ten-tey-shuhn

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N. the act of showing or exhibiting; display

syn. pretentious

The actress avoids ostentation. She owns a small house and drives an inexpensive car.

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Taciturn

[tas-i-turn]

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Adj. inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.

A taciturn man, he almost never initiates a conversation.

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Irreverent

[ih-rev-er-uhnt]

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Adj. lacking proper respect or seriousness

He has a delightfully irreverent sense of humor.

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Ingratiate

[in-grey-shee-eyt]

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V. to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, especially by deliberate effort
She quickly sought to ingratiate herself with the new administration.

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Penurious

puh-noor-ee-uhs

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Adj. extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.

Syn. Frugal

Blessed are the penurious, for they are able to help themselves.

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Probity

proh-bi-tee

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N. integrity and uprightness; honesty.

He was a gentlemanly Georgian, a person of early American probity

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Cogent

[koh-juhnt

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Adj. convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.

Syn. valid

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Aver

[uh-vur]

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V. To affirm positively; declare. to state positively; assert

In these disagreements, participants aver they are for the good of the entire group.

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Consternation

[kon-ster-ney-shuhn]

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N. a feeling of anxiety, dismay, dread, or confusion

Attempts to accommodate them caused consternation among the unions.

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Admonish

[ad-mon-ish]

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V. to caution, advise, or counsel against something.

Syn. reprove

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Erudite

er-yoo-dahyt

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Adj. very learned, scholarly

an erudite professor; an erudite commentary.

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Perfunctory

per-fuhngk-tuh-ree

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Adj. lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm;
Done routinely and with little interest or care:

The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting.

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Penchant

pen-chuhnt

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N. a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something:

A penchant for outdoor sports.

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Duplicity

doo-plis-i-tee

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N. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

Syn. deceit, deception, dissimulation, fraud, guile, trickery

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Veneration

[ven-uh-rey-shuhn

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N. Profound respect or reverence: honesty

They were filled with veneration for their priests.

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Disabuse

[dis-uh-byooz]

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V. To free from a falsehood or misconception:

No one in my family could disabuse me of that belief.

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Mellifluous

[muh-lif-loo-uhs]

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Adj. Flowing with sweetness or honey.

“polite and cordial, with a mellifluous, well-educated voice”

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Milieu

mil-yoo

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N. surroundings, location, or setting, especially of a social or cultural nature

In its attempts to suggest a milieu, the book feels underpopulated and devoid of texture.

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Platitude

plat-i-tood

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N. A trite or banal remark or statement

Syn. cliche

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Assiduous

[uh-sij-oo-uhs]

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Adj. Unceasing; persistent: diligent

An assiduous worker who strove for perfection.

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Succor

[suhk-er]

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N. help; relief; aid; assistance.

Syn. Support. Help

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Unfettered

[uhn-fet-er]

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V. to free from restraint; liberate.

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Retrenchment

[ri-trench-muhnt]

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N. A cutting down or back; reduction.

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Edifice

[ed-uh-fis]

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N. a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.

observations that provided the foundation for the edifice of evolutionary theory.

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Superfluous

[soo-pur-floo-uhs]

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Adj. being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.

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Precipitate

pri-sip-i-teyt

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V. to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly:

He precipitated himself into the struggle.

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Wend

wend

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V. to go, proceed, walk

We wended our way through the market, buying vegetables for dinner.

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Vitiate

VI shee ayt

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V. To reduce the value of, debase, spoil, make ineffective

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Virulent

VEER uh lunt

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Adj. extremely harmful or poisonous, bitterly hostile or antagonistic

Virulence - extreme harmlessness or bitterness.

The strain of flu virus that year was particularly virulent and caused a national health crisis.

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Verisimilitude

ver uh si MIL i tood

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N. appearing true or real

The verisimilitude of the wax figures was uncanny; they looked as if they would start to move and speak at any minute.

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Torpor

[tawr-per]

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N. sluggish inactivity or inertia;lethargic indifference; apathy.

The news aroused him from his torpor.

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