GRE Princeton Vocab List Flashcards

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What is the definition of ‘aberrant’?

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Deviating from the norm

Related noun form: aberration

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What does ‘abscond’ mean?

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To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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Define ‘alacrity’.

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Eager and enthusiastic willingness

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What is an ‘anomaly’?

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Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

Adjective form: anomalous

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What does ‘approbation’ signify?

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An expression of approval or praise

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Define ‘arduous’.

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Strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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What does it mean to ‘assuage’?

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To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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What characterizes something that is ‘audacious’?

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Daring and fearless; recklessly bold

Related noun form: audacity

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Define ‘austere’.

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Without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

Related noun form: austerity

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What does ‘axiomatic’ mean?

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Taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

Related noun form: axiom

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What is meant by ‘canonical’?

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Following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

Related noun form: canon

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Define ‘capricious’.

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Inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

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What does it mean to ‘censure’?

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To criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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14
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What is ‘chicanery’?

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Trickery or subterfuge

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Who is a ‘connoisseur’?

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An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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What does ‘convoluted’ refer to?

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Complex or complicated

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What does it mean to ‘disabuse’ someone?

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To undeceive; to set right

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Define ‘discordant’.

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Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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What does ‘disparate’ mean?

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Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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What is ‘effrontery’?

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Extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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What characterizes someone who is ‘eloquent’?

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Well-spoken, expressive, articulate

Related noun form: eloquence

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What does ‘enervate’ mean?

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To weaken; to reduce in vitality

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ennui (noun)

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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equivocate (verb)

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

(adj. form: equivocal)

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erudite (adj.)

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very learned; scholarly

(noun form: erudition)

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exculpate (verb)

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to exonerate; to clear of blame

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exigent (adj.)

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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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extemporaneous (adj.)

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improvised; done without preparation

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filibuster (noun)

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intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking

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fulminate (verb)

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to loudly attack or denounce

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ingenuous (adj.)

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artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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32
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inured (adj.)

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accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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irascible (adj.)

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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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laud (verb)

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to praise highly

(adj. form: laudatory)

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lucid (adj.)

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clear; easily understood

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magnanimity (noun)

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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving

(adj. form: magnanimous)

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martial (adj.)

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associated with war and the armed forces

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mundane (adj.)

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of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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nascent (adj.)

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coming into being; in early developmental stages

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nebulous (adj.)

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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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neologism (noun)

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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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noxious (adj.)

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harmful, injurious

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obtuse (adj.)

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lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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obviate (verb)

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to anticipate and make unnecessary

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45
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onerous (adj.)

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troubling; burdensome

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46
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paean (noun)

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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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parody (noun)

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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art

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perennial (adj.)

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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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perfidy (noun)

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intentional breach of faith; treachery

(adj. form: perfidious)

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perfunctory (adj.)

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cursory; done without care or interest

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51
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What does ‘perspicacious’ mean?

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Acutely perceptive; having keen discernment.

(noun form: perspicacity)

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What does ‘prattle’ mean?

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To babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner.

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What does ‘precipitate’ mean when used as an adjective?

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Acting with excessive haste or impulse.

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What does ‘precipitate’ mean when used as a verb?

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To cause or happen before anticipated or required.

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55
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What is ‘predilection’?

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A disposition in favor of something; preference.

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What does ‘prescience’ mean?

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Foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring.

(adj. form: prescient)

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What does ‘prevaricate’ mean?

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To deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead.

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What are ‘qualms’?

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Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy.

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59
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What does ‘recant’ mean?

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To retract, especially a previously held belief.

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60
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What does ‘refute’ mean?

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To disprove; to successfully argue against.

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What does ‘relegate’ mean?

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To forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position.

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What does ‘reticent’ mean?

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Quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings.

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What does ‘solicitous’ mean?

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Concerned and attentive; eager.

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What does ‘sordid’ mean?

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Characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul.

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What does ‘sporadic’ mean?

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Occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances.

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66
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What does ‘squander’ mean?

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To waste by spending or using irresponsibly.

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67
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What does ‘static’ mean?

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Not moving, active, or in motion; at rest.

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What does ‘stupefy’ mean?

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To stun, baffle, or amaze.

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What does ‘stymie’ mean?

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To block; to thwart.

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70
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What is ‘synthesis’?

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The combination of parts to make a whole.

(verb form: synthesise)

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What is ‘torque’?

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A force that causes rotation.

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What does ‘tortuous’ mean?

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Winding, twisting; excessively complicated.

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What does ‘truculent’ mean?

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Fierce and cruel; eager to fight.

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What is ‘veracity’?

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Truthfulness; honesty.

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What does ‘virulent’ mean?

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Extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic.

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What does ‘voracious’ mean?

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Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous.

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What does ‘waver’ mean?

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To move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion.

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What does ‘abate’ mean?

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To lessen in intensity or degree.

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What is an ‘accolade’?

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An expression of praise.

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What does ‘adulation’ refer to?

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Excessive praise; intense adoration.

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What does ‘aesthetic’ describe?

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Dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful.

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What does ‘ameliorate’ mean?

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To make better or more tolerable.

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Who is an ‘ascetic’?

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One who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion.

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What is ‘avarice’?

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Greed, especially for wealth.

(adj. form: avaricious)

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What does ‘burgeon’ mean?

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To grow rapidly or flourish.

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What does ‘bucolic’ describe?

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Rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants.

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What is ‘cacophony’?

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Harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance.

(adj. form: cacophonous)

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What is a ‘canon’?

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An established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature.

(adj. form: canonical)

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What does ‘castigation’ mean?

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Severe criticism or punishment.

(verb form: castigate)

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What is a ‘catalyst’?

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A substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change.

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What does ‘caustic’ mean?

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Burning or stinging; causing corrosion.

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What does ‘chary’ mean?

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Wary; cautious; sparing.

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What does ‘cogent’ mean?

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Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing.

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What is ‘complaisance’?

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The willingness to comply with the wishes of others.

Adjective form: complaisant.

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What does ‘contentious’ mean?

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Argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement.

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What does ‘contrite’ mean?

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Regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness.

Noun form: contrition.

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What does ‘culpable’ mean?

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Deserving blame.

Noun form: culpability.

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What is ‘dearth’?

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Smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack.

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What does ‘demur’ mean?

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To question or oppose.

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100
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What does ‘didactic’ mean?

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Intended to teach or instruct.

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101
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What is ‘discretion’?

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Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions.

Adjective form: discreet.

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What does ‘disinterested’ mean?

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Free of bias or self-interest; impartial.

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What does ‘dogmatic’ mean?

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Expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles.

Noun form: dogma.

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What is ‘ebullience’?

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The quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings.

Adjective form: ebullient.

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What does ‘eclectic’ mean?

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Composed of elements drawn from various sources.

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What is an ‘elegy’?

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A mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead.

Adjective form: elegiac.

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What does ‘emollient’ mean?

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Soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin.

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What does ‘empirical’ mean?

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Based on observation or experiment.

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What does ‘enigmatic’ mean?

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Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand.

Noun form: enigma.

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What does ‘ephemeral’ mean?

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Brief; fleeting.

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What does ‘esoteric’ mean?

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Intended for or understood by a small, specific group.

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112
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What is a ‘eulogy’?

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A speech honoring the dead.

Verb form: eulogize.

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What does ‘exonerate’ mean?

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To remove blame.

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114
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What does ‘facetious’ mean?

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Playful; humorous.

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What is a ‘fallacy’?

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An invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief.

Adjective form: fallacious.

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What does ‘furtive’ mean?

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Marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious.

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What does ‘gregarious’ mean?

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Sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people.

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What does ‘harangue’ mean?

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To deliver a forceful or angry speech; ranting speech or writing.

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119
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What does ‘heretical’ mean?

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Violating accepted dogma or convention.

(noun form: heresy)

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120
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What does ‘hyperbole’ mean?

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An exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech.

(adj. form: hyperbolic)

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What does ‘impecunious’ mean?

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Lacking funds; without money.

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What does ‘incipient’ mean?

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Beginning to come into being or to become apparent.

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What does ‘inert’ mean?

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Unmoving; lethargic; sluggish.

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What does ‘innocuous’ mean?

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Harmless; causing no damage.

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What does ‘intransigent’ mean?

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Refusing to compromise.

(noun form: intransigence)

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What does ‘inveigle’ mean?

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To obtain by deception or flattery.

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What does ‘morose’ mean?

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Sad; sullen; melancholy.

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What does ‘odious’ mean?

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Evoking intense aversion or dislike.

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What does ‘opaque’ mean?

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Impenetrable by light; not reflecting light.

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What does ‘oscillation’ mean?

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The act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm.

(verb form: oscillate)

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What does ‘penurious’ mean?

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Penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous.

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What does ‘pernicious’ mean?

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Extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed.

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What does ‘peruse’ mean?

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To examine with great care.

(noun form: perusal)

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What does ‘pious’ mean?

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Extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion.

(noun form: piety)

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What does ‘precursor’ mean?

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One that precedes and indicates or announces another.

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What does ‘preen’ mean?

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To dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care.

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What does ‘prodigious’ mean?

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Abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary.

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What does ‘prolific’ mean?

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Producing large volumes or amounts; productive.

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What does ‘putrefy’ mean?

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To rot; to decay and give off a foul odor.

(adj. form: putrid)

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What does ‘quaff’ mean?

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To drink deeply.

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What does ‘quiescence’ mean?

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Stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest.

(adj. form: quiescent)

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acumen

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Keen, accurate judgment or insight.

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adulterate

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To reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients.

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amalgamate

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To combine several elements into a whole.

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archaic

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Outdated; associated with an earlier, primitive time.

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aver

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To state as a fact; to declare or assert.

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bolster

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To provide support or reinforcement.

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bombastic

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Pompous or grandiloquent in speech.

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diatribe

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A harsh denunciation.

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dissemble

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To disguise or conceal; to mislead.

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eccentric

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Departing from norms or conventions.

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endemic

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Characteristic of a particular region or people.

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evanescent

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Tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing.

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exacerbate

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To make worse or more severe.

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fervent

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Greatly emotional or zealous.

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fortuitous

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Happening by accident or chance.

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germane

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Relevant to the subject at hand.

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grandiloquence

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Pompous speech or expression.

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hackneyed

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Rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage.

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halcyon

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Calm and peaceful.

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hedonism

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Devotion to pleasure, especially of the senses.

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hegemony

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The consistent dominance of one state over others.

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iconoclast

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One who attacks traditional conventions.

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idolatrous

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Given to intense devotion to something.

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impassive

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Revealing no emotion.

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imperturbable

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Marked by extreme calm and steadiness.

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implacable

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Not capable of being appeased or changed.

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impunity

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Immunity from punishment or penalty.

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inchoate

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In an initial stage; not fully formed.

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infelicitous

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Unfortunate; inappropriate.

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insipid

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Lacking qualities that interest or stimulate.

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loquacious

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Extremely talkative.

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luminous

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Characterized by brightness and light.

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malevolent

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Having or showing vicious ill will or hatred.

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malleable

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Capable of being shaped or formed; pliable.

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mendacity

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Condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.

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meticulous

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Characterized by extreme care and precision.

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misanthrope

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One who hates all humans.

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mitigate

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To make less severe or intense.

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obdurate

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Unyielding; intractable.

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obsequious

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Exhibiting fawning attentiveness.

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occlude

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To obstruct or block.

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opprobrium

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Disgrace; contempt.

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pedagogy

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The principles of teaching or instructing.

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pedantic

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Overly concerned with trivial details of learning.

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penury

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Poverty; destitution.

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pervasive

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Tendency to permeate or spread throughout.

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pine

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To yearn intensely; to languish.

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pirate

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To illegally use or reproduce.

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pith

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The essential or central part.

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pithy

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Precise and brief.

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placate

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To appease or calm.

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platitude

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A superficial remark often offered as meaningful.

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plummet

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To plunge or drop straight down.

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polemical

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Controversial; argumentative.

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prodigal

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Recklessly wasteful; extravagant.

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profuse

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Given in large amounts; extravagant.

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proliferate

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To grow or increase swiftly.

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redoubtable

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awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

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sanction

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authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority

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satire

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a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision

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squalid

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sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect

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stoic

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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast

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supplant

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to take the place of; to supersede

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torpid

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lethargic; sluggish; dormant

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ubiquitous

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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread

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urbane

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sophisticated; refined; elegant

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vilify

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to defame; to characterize harshly

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viscous

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thick; sticky

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queries

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questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations

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querulous

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prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish

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rancorous

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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

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recalcitrant

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obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

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repudiate

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to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown

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rescind

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to invalidate; to repeal; to retract

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reverent

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marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect

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rhetoric

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the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

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salubrious

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promoting health or well-being

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solvent

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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

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specious

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seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false

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spurious

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lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit

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subpoena

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a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony

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succinct

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brief; concise

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superfluous

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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

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surfeit

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an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess

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tenacity

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the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination

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tenuous

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having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak

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tirade

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a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation

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transient

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fleeting; passing quickly; brief

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zealous

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fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause

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acerbic

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having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

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aggrandize

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to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige

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alchemy

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a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, especially base metals into gold

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amenable

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agreeable; responsive to suggestion

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anachronism

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something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

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astringent

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having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue

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contiguous

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sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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convention

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a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

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credulous

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tending to believe too readily; gullible

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cynicism

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an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

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decorum

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polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

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derision

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scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

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desiccate

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to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

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dilettante

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one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge

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disparage

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to slight or belittle

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divulge

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to disclose something secret

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fawn

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to flatter or praise excessively

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flout

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to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

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garrulous

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pointlessly talkative; talking too much

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glib

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marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

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hubris

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overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance

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imminent

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about to happen; impending

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immutable

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not capable of change

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impetuous

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hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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indifferent

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having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice

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inimical

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damaging; harmful; injurious

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intractable

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not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate

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intrepid

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steadfast and courageous

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laconic

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using few words; terse

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maverick

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an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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mercurial

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characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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mollify

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to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

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neophyte

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a recent convert; a beginner; a novice

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obfuscate

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to deliberately obscure; to make confusing

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obstinate

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stubborn; hard-headed; uncompromising

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ostentatious

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characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy

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pervade

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to permeate throughout

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phlegmatic

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calm; sluggish; unemotional

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plethora

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an overabundance; a surplus

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pragmatic

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practical rather than idealistic

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presumptuous

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overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties

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pristine

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pure; uncorrupted; clean

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probity

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adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness

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proclivity

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a natural predisposition or inclination

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profligate

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excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant

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propensity

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a natural inclination or tendency; penchant

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prosaic

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dull; lacking in spirit or imagination

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pungent

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characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste

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quixotic

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foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals

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quotidian

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occurring or recurring daily; commonplace

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rarefy

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to make or become thin, less dense; to refine

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recondite

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hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

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refulgent

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radiant; shiny; brilliant

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renege

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to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise

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sedulous

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diligent; persistent; hard-working

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shard

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a piece of broken pottery or glass

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soporific

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causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep

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sparse

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thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals

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spendthrift

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one who spends money wastefully

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subtle

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not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern

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tacit

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implied; not explicitly stated

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terse

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brief and concise in wording

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tout

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to publicly praise or promote

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trenchant

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sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

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unfeigned

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genuine; not false or hypocritical

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untenable

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indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable

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vacillate

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to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another

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variegated

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multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color

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vexation

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annoyance; irritation

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vigilant

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alertly watchful

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vituperate

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to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate

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volatile

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readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive

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alloy

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to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior

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appropriate

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to take for one’s own use; to confiscate

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arrest

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to suspend; to engage; holding one’s attention

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august

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majestic; venerable

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bent

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leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency

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broach

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to bring up; to announce; to begin to talk about

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brook

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to tolerate; to endure; to countenance

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cardinal

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major, as in cardinal sin

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chauvinist

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a blindly devoted patriot

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color

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to change as if by dyeing, i.e., to distort, gloss, or affect

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consequential

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pompous, self-important

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damp

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to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound

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die

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a tool used for shaping, as in a tool-and-die shop

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essay

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to test or try; to attempt; to experiment

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exact

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to demand; to call for; to require; to take

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fell

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to cause to fall by striking; inhumanly cruel

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flag

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to sag or droop; to become spiritless; to decline

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flip

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sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant

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ford

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to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream

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anathema

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anodyne

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apogee

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apostate

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apotheosis

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asseverate

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augury

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bellicose

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calumniate

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captious

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cavil

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celerity

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contumacious

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debacle

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denouement

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desuetude

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desultory

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diaphanous

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diffident

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a solemn or ecclesiastical

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curse; accursed orth

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grouse

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guy

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imate

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list

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lumber

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meet

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milk

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mince

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nice

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occult

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pedestrian

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pied

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plastic

A
361
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ft

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/ (noun) torn (past te tense zof rend an opening. or tear ed es such,

362
Q

steady or reinforce using a guy: think guide.

A
363
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to lose vigor

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; to yearn

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Q

excoriate

A
365
Q

execrate

A
366
Q

exegesis

A
367
Q

expiate

A
368
Q

extirpate

A
369
Q

fatuous

A
370
Q

fractious

A
371
Q

gainsay

A
372
Q

heterodox

A
373
Q

imbroglio

A
374
Q

indefatigable

A
375
Q

ineluctable

A
376
Q

inimitable

A
377
Q

insouciant

A
378
Q

inveterate

A
379
Q

jejune

A
380
Q

lubricious

A
381
Q

mendicant

A
382
Q

meretricious

A
383
Q

minatory

A
384
Q

nadir

A
385
Q

nonplussed

A
386
Q

obstreperous

A
387
Q

ossified

A
388
Q

palliate

A
389
Q

Panegyric

A
390
Q

Parsimonious

A
391
Q

Pellucid

A
392
Q

Peroration

A
393
Q

grouse (verb)

A

to complain or grumble

394
Q

guy (noun)/(verb)

A

a rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide; to steady or reinforce using a guy; think guide. (verb form: guyed, guying)

395
Q

intimate (verb)

A

to imply, suggest, or insinuate

396
Q

list (verb)

A

to tilt or lean to one side

397
Q

lumber (verb)

A

to move heavily and clumsily

398
Q

meet (adj.)

A

fitting, proper

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Q

milk (verb)

A

to exploit; to squeeze every last ounce of

400
Q

mince (verb)

A

to pronounce or speak affectedly; to euphemize, to speak too carefully; to take tiny steps, to tiptoe

401
Q

nice (adj.)

A

exacting, fastidious, extremely precise

402
Q

occult (adj.)

A

hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension

403
Q

pedestrian (adj.)

A

commonplace, trite, unremarkable, quotidian

404
Q

pied (adj.)

A

multicolored, usually in blotches

405
Q

pine (verb)

A

to lose vigor (as through grief); to yearn

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Q

plastic (adj.)

A

moldable, pliable, not rigid

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Q

pluck (noun)

A

courage, spunk, fortitude

408
Q

prize (verb)

A

to pry, to press or force with a lever; something taken by force, spoils

409
Q

rail (verb)

A

to complain about bitterly

410
Q

rent (verb)/(noun)

A

torn (past tense of rend); an opening or tear caused by such

411
Q

quail (verb)

A

to lose courage; to turn frightened

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Q

qualify (verb)

A

to limit

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Q

sap (verb)

A

to enervate or weaken the vitality of

414
Q

sap (noun)

A

a fool or nitwit

415
Q

scurvy (adj.)

A

contemptible, despicable

416
Q

singular (adj.)

A

exceptional, unusual, odd

417
Q

stand (noun)

A

a group of trees

418
Q

steep (verb)

A

to saturate or completely soak, as in to let a tea bag steep

419
Q

strut (noun)

A

the supporting structural cross-part of a wing

420
Q

table (verb)

A

to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration

421
Q

tender (verb)

A

to proffer or offer

422
Q

waffle (verb)

A

to equivocate; to change one’s position

423
Q

wag (noun)

A

wit, joker

424
Q

abjure (verb)

A

to renounce or reject solemnly; to recant; to avoid

425
Q

adumbrate (verb)

A

to foreshadow vaguely or intimate; to suggest or outline sketchily; to obscure or overshadow

426
Q

anathema (noun)

A

a solemn or ecclesiastical (religious) curse; accursed or thoroughly loathed person or thing

427
Q

anodyne (adj.)/(noun)

A

soothing; something that assuages or allays pain or comforts

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Q

apogee (noun)

A

farthest or highest point; culmination; zenith

429
Q

apostate (noun)

A

one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions

430
Q

apotheosis (noun)

A

deification; glorification to godliness; an exalted example; a model of excellence or perfection

431
Q

asperity (noun)

A

severity, rigor; roughness, harshness; acrimony, irritability

432
Q

asseverate (verb)

A

to aver, allege, or assert

433
Q

assiduous (adj.)

A

diligent, hard-working, sedulous

434
Q

augury (noun)

A

omen, portent

435
Q

bellicose (adj.)

A

belligerent, pugnacious, warlike

436
Q

calumniate (verb)

A

to slander, to make a false accusation; calumny means slander, aspersion

437
Q

captious (adj.)

A

disposed to point out trivial faults; calculated to confuse or entrap in argument

438
Q

cavil (verb)

A

to find fault without good reason

439
Q

celerity (noun)

A

speed, alacrity; think accelerate

440
Q

chimera (noun)

A

an illusion; originally, an imaginary fire-breathing she-monster

441
Q

contumacious (adj.)

A

intransigent, obstinate, stubborn

442
Q

debacle (noun)

A

a sudden collapse, defeat, or overwhelming failure

443
Q

denouement (noun)

A

the resolution or conclusion of a narrative

444
Q

descry (verb)

A

to catch sight of something

445
Q

desuetude (noun)

A

a state of disuse

446
Q

desultory (adj.)

A

lacking a plan or purpose; unmethodical

447
Q

diaphanous (adj.)

A

light, delicate, and translucent

448
Q

diffident (adj.)

A

modest or shy due to a lack of self-confidence

449
Q

dirge (noun)

A

a funeral hymn or mournful speech

450
Q

encomium (noun)

A

a formal expression of praise

451
Q

eschew (verb)

A

to deliberately avoid or abstain from something

452
Q

excoriate

A

to censure scathingly, to upbraid

453
Q

execrate

A

to denounce, to feel loathing for, to curse, to declare to be evil

454
Q

exegesis

A

critical examination, explication

455
Q

expiate

A

to atone or make amends for

456
Q

extirpate

A

to destroy, to exterminate, to cut out, to excise

457
Q

fatuous

A

silly, inanely foolish

458
Q

fractious

A

quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, refractory, irritable

459
Q

gainsay

A

to deny, to dispute, to contradict, to oppose

460
Q

heterodox

A

unorthodox, heretical, iconoclastic

461
Q

imbroglio

A

difficult or embarrassing situation

462
Q

indefatigable

A

not easily exhaustible, tireless, dogged

463
Q

ineluctable

A

certain, inevitable

464
Q

inimitable

A

one-of-a-kind, peerless

465
Q

insouciant

A

unconcerned, carefree, heedless

466
Q

inveterate

A

deep rooted, ingrained, habitual

467
Q

jejune

A

vapid, uninteresting, nugatory, childish, immature, puerile

468
Q

lubricious

A

lewd, wanton, greasy, slippery

469
Q

mendicant

A

a beggar, supplicant

470
Q

meretricious

A

cheap, gaudy, tawdry, flashy, showy, attracting by false show

471
Q

minatory

A

menacing, threatening

472
Q

nadir

A

low point, perigee

473
Q

nonplussed

A

baffled, bewildered, at a loss for what to do or think

474
Q

obstreperous

A

noisily and stubbornly defiant, aggressively boisterous

475
Q

ossified

A

tending to become more rigid, conventional, sterile, and reactionary with age, literally turned into bone

476
Q

palliate

A

to make something seem less serious, to gloss over, to make less severe or intense

477
Q

panegyric

A

formal praise, eulogy, encomium; panegyrical means expressing elaborate praise

478
Q

parsimonious

A

cheap, miserly

479
Q

pellucid

A

transparent, easy to understand, limpid

480
Q

peroration

A

the concluding part of a speech; flowery, rhetorical speech

481
Q

plangent

A

pounding, thundering, resounding

482
Q

prolix (adj.)

A

long-winded, verbose; prolixity means verbosity

483
Q

propitiate (verb)

A

to appease; to conciliate; propitious means auspicious, favorable

484
Q

puerile (adj.)

A

childish, immature, jejune, nugatory

485
Q

puissance (noun)

A

power, strength; puissant means powerful, strong

486
Q

pusillanimous (adj.)

A

cowardly, craven

487
Q

remonstrate (verb)

A

to protest, to object

488
Q

sagacious (adj.)

A

having sound judgment; perceptive, wise; like a sage

489
Q

salacious (adj.)

A

lustful, lascivious, bawdy

490
Q

salutary (adj.)

A

remedial, causing improvement; wholesome

491
Q

sanguine (adj.)

A

cheerful, confident, optimistic

492
Q

saturnine (adj.)

A

gloomy, dark, sullen, morose

493
Q

sententious (adj.)

A

aphoristic or moralistic; epigrammatic; tending to moralize excessively

494
Q

stentorian (adj.)

A

extremely loud and powerful

495
Q

stygian (adj.)

A

gloomy, dark

496
Q

sycophant (noun)

A

toady; servile, self-seeking flatterer; parasite

497
Q

tendentious (adj.)

A

biased; showing marked tendencies

498
Q

timorous (adj.)

A

timid, fearful, diffident

499
Q

tyro (noun)

A

novice, greenhorn, rank amateur

500
Q

vitiate (verb)

A

to corrupt, to debase, to spoil, to make ineffective

501
Q

voluble (adj.)

A

fluent, verbal, having easy use of spoken language