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tenacious

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adj. unwilling to accept defeat or stop doing/having something (She is a xxx opponent - she never gives in)

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benevolence

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n. the quality of being well meaning; kindness (xxx towards mankind excites wishes for their welfare, and such wishes endear the means of fulfilling them)

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recalcitrant

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adj. difficult to manage or change (think calc made him rant b/c it was so)

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cantankerous

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adj. irritable; ill-humored (xxx old man)

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sublime

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adj. awesome (xxx music)

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puerile

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adj. childish (think puberty, xxx sense of humor)

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facetious

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adj. playfully funny (xxx comedian)

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lugubrious

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adj. mournful or gloomy (I became xxx when I found out she passed away)

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console

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v. to give comfort and sympathy to someone who is sad/disappointed (the boys xxx one another after their teams first defeat)

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invigorate

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v. to give new energy or strength to someone or something (they argued that a cut in the tax rate would xxx the economy)

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cogently

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adj. forceful and to the point, as a reason or argument, compelling; convincing (To argue xxx; to express themselves plainly and clearly; and to bring a skeptical mind to their research)

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definitive

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adj. not able to be changed or improved ; considered to be the best of its type (The police have no xxx proof of their guilt)

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germane

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adj. something relevant to the topic (Her remarks could not have been more xxx to the discussion)

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sieve

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v. to pour something through a strainer or to examine something carefully, focusing on every detail (to make the pastry, xxx the flour and salt into a bowl.)

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assay

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v. to test or survey, especially to determine the quantity of metal that a mixture has or to test a medicine (xxx evaluability rate for primary lung cancers was only 11%.

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glib

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adj. fluent in an insincere way; off hand (her parents were not satisfied by her xxx explanation of why she had not been able to study for the exam)

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decorous

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adj. behaving politely and in a controlled way (His manner, as ever, was xxx)

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exquisite

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adj. very beautiful and delicate (ax xxx of china, look at the xxx painting)

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affluent

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adj. having a lot of money or owning a lot of things (xxx nations/neighborhoods where celebrities live)

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encumber

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v. to weigh someone or something down, or to make it difficult for someone to do something (Today, thankfully women tennis players are not xxx with long, heavy skirts and high-necked blouses)

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prudent

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adj. careful and avoiding risks (It’s always xxx to read a contract properly before singing it)

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comely

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adj. describes a woman who is attractive in appearance (she is very xxx, with the beauty indigenous to this country)

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Scourge

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n. something or someone that causes great suffering or a lot of trouble (AIDS has been described as the xxx of the modern world)

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benighted

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adj. without knowledge or morals (Some of the early explorers thought of the local people as xxx savages who could be exploited)

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ire
n. anger (Petty restriction easily raised the xxx of such a creative artist)
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antipode
n. exact opposite (think anti-pole, north pole is xxx to the south pole)
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wanton
adj. (of something bad, such as damage, cruelty, water) extreme and showing no care at all (xxx destruction of human life, xxx disregard for safety)
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uncouth
adj. behaving in a rude, unpleasant way (she found him loud-mouthed and xxx)
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timorous
adj. fearful (think timid of us, he was xxx of ghosts)
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paean
n. song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy (Fundamentally, the poem is a xxx of joy, celebrating the coming of democracy to the country)
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dearth
n. lack (think dead earth, there will be a dearth of food this weekend)
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quibble
v. to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details (The lawyers spent so much time xxx over details that they made little progress in reaching an agreement on the central issue); can also be a noun
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kibitz
v. 1. look on and offer unwelcome advice, especially at a card game. 2. speak informally; chat; (she xxx with friends, Brigham stood behind them, xxxing)
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equitable
adj. 1. fair and impartial; (the xxx distribution of resources)
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delude
v. make (someone) believe something that is not true (too many theorists have xxx the public)
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tactless
adj. having or showing a lack of skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or w/ difficult issues (a xxx remark, he was rather xxx discussing his friend's old flame in front of her.
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prurient
adj. having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters, especially the sexual activity of others (she'd been the subject of much xxx curiosity)
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sacrosanct
adj. holy (think sacred sanctuary, the temple was declared xxx to protect it from real estate developers)
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pedestrian
adj. dull; ordinary (think pedestrian, cool kids drive to school, those that don't are xxx)
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expound
v. present and explain (a theory or idea) in detail (he was xxxing a powerful argument)
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stagnation
n. an extended period of slow economic growth accompanied by relatively high unemployment
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Stigmas
n. marks of shame (think stick-mas, One of our xxx growing up was we didn?t really celebrate x-mas - we were too poor)
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supercilious
adj. behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs or ideas are not important (he spoke in a haughty, xxx voice)
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amenable
adj. willing; cooperative (think amen-able; after she shouted "amen" I was able to tell she was xxx to my plan)
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acquiescent
adj. willing to do what other people want (she has a very xxx nature)
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demure
adj. (especially of women) quiet and well behaved: (she gave him a xxx smile)
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Kindle
v. to start to stir up (think Kindling, to xxx the campfire, you need?)
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Tactiturn
adj. not talkative (think Takes his turn, He was passive and xxx at the debate)
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Exodus
n. the departure of many people (think exit us, During the war, there was a mass xxx of refugees who traveled to America)
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demur
v. to object (MURMUR, Though no one has spoken up yet, THE MURMUR from the class suggests they xxx to my idea that they do more homework)

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