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truculence

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n. aggressiveness; ferocity

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implode

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v. to collapse inward violenty

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ephemeral

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adj. short–lived; fleeting

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fawning

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adj. seeking favor by flattery

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lucid

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adj. bright; clear; intelligible

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empirical

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adj. derived from observation or experiment

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log

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n. record of a voyage or daily activities

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quiescent

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adj. inactive; still

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wary

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adj. careful; cautious

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gullible

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adj. easily deceived

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buttress

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v. to reinforce; support

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foment

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v. to incite; arouse

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inchoate

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adj. imperfectly formed or formulated

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coda

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n. concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes

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specious

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adj. seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so

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pervasive

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adj. spread throughout every part

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dirge

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n. funeral hymn

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facilitate

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v. to make less difficult

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verbose

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adj. wordy

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viscous

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adj. thick, syrupy, and sticky

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zealot

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n. one who is fanatically devoted to a cause

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inherent

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adj. firmly established by nature or habit

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dissonance

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n. discord; lack of harmony

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imperturbable

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adj. not easily disturbed

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apprise

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v. to inform

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desiccate

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v. to dry completely

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iconoclastic

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adj. attacking cherished traditions

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incongruity

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n. state of not fitting

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rarefied

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adj. refined

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contention

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n. assertion

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disjointed

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adj. lacking order or coherence; dislocated

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abeyance

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n. temporary suppression or suspension

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malleable

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adj. capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable

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tractable

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adj. obedient; yielding

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ebullient

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adj. exhilarated; enthusiastic

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impassive

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adj. showing no emotion

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contentious

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adj. quarrelsome; causing quarrels

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*gainsay

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v. to deny; dispute; oppose

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negate

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v. to cancel out; nullify

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striated

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adj. marked with thin narrow grooves or channels

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complaisant

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adj. overly polite; willing to please; obliging

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precarious

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adj. uncertain

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problematic

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adj. posing a problem; doubtful; unsettled

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exculpate

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v. to clear of blame; vindicate

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flag

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v. to droop; grow weak

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repudiate

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v. reject as having no authority

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distill

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v. extract the essential elements

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admonish

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v. to caution or reprimand

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equivocate

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v. to intentionally use vague language

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discrete

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adj. constituting a separate thing; distinct

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obsequious

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adj. overly submissive

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dissolution

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n. disintegration; debauchery

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catalyst

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n. something causing change

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penury

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n. extreme poverty

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plasticity

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n. condition of being able to be shaped or formed; pliability

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vacillate

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v. to waver; oscillate

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burgeon

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v. to flourish

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felicitous

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adj. suitably expressed; appropriate; well–chosen

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autonomous

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adj. self–governing; independent

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analogous

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adj. comparable

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lethargic

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adj. inactive

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perfidious

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adj. faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

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mundane

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adj. worldly as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary

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esoteric

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adj. hard to understand; known only to a few

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transgression

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n. act of of trespassing or violating a law or rule

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erudite

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adj. learned; scholarly

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onerous

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adj. burdensome

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diatribe

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n. bitter verbal attack

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insipid

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adj. lacking in flavor; dull

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gouge

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v. to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

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guileless

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adj. free of cunning or deceit; artless

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ameliorate

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v. improve

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pragmatic

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adj. practical

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presumptuous

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adj. rude; improperly bold

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efficacy

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n. efficiency; effectiveness

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veracious

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adj. truthful; accurate

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insensible

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adj. unconscious; unresponsive

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attenuate

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v. to weaken

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disabuse

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v. to free from a misconception

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assiduous

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adj. diligent; hardworking

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inundate

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v. to cover with water; to overwhelm

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inadvertently

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adv. carelessly; unintentionally

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resolution

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n. determination; resolve

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castigation

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n. punishment; chastisement; criticism

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recant

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v. to retract a statement or opinion

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austere

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adj. stern; unadorned

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paucity

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n. scarcity

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gregarious

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adj. sociable

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shard

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n. a piece of broken glass or pottery

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causality

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adj. involving a cause

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perfunctory

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adj. superficial; not thorough; performed really as a duty

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metamorphosis

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n. change; transformation

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burnish

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v. to polish

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aggregate

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adj. amounting to a whole; total

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propensity

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n. inclination; tendency

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deference

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n. respect; regard for another’s wish

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exigency

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n. crisis; urgent requirements

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audacious

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adj. bold; daring

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facetious

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adj. humorous

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saturate

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v. to soak thoroughly; imbue throughout

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ambivalence

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n. the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes

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disinterested

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adj. unprejudiced; objective

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eclectic

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adj. selecting from various sources

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boorish

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adj. rude; insensitive

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coagulate

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v. thicken; congeal

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approbation

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n. praise; approval

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delineate

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v. to represent or depict

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forestall

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v. to prevent; delay

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implacable

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adj. inflexible; incapable of being pleased

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innocuous

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adj. harmless

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distend

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v. to expand; swell out

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reverent

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adj. expressing deep respect; worshipful

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assuage

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v. to make less sever

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relegate

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v. to confine to an inferior position

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intransigence

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n. stubbornness; refusal to compromise

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*banal

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adj. commonplace; trite

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warranted

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adj. justified

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beneficent

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adj. kindly; doing good

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substantiate

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v. to support with proof or evidence

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engender

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v. to cause; produce

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stint

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approbation

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endemic

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adj. inherent; belonging to an area

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incorporate

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v. to introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine

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implicit

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adj. implied; understood but not stated

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exacerbate

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v. to aggravate; make worse

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perennial

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adj. present throughout the years; persistent

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artless

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adj. guileless; natural

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dogmatic

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adj. stating opinions without proof

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torpor

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n. lethargy; dormancy; sluggishness

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satiate

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v. to satisfy

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conundrum

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n. riddle; puzzle with no solution

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subpoena

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n. notice ordering someone to appear in court

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venerate

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v. to adore; honor; respect

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spectrum

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n. band of colors produced when sunlight passes through a prism; a broad range of related ideas or objects

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pathological

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adj. departing from normal condition

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discordant

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adj. not in tune

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discredit

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v. to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted

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maverick

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n. dissenter

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idolatry

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n. idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

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grandiloquent

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adj. pompous; bombastic

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insularity

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n. narrow–mindedness; isolation

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fatuous

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adj. foolishly self–satisfied

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impede

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v. to hinder; block

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inconsequential

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adj. insignificant; unimportant

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immutable

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adj. unchangeable

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whimsical

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adj. fanciful; unpredictable

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derivative

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n. something derived; unoriginal

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precursor

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n. forerunner; predecessor

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abscond

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v. to depart secretly

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indolent

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adj. habitually lazy; idle

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sanction

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v. to approve; ratify; permit

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hyperbole

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n. purposeful exaggeration for effect

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refractory

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adj. stubborn; unmanageable;resisting ordinary methods of treatment

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inert

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adj. unable to move; sluggish

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goad

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v. to prod; urge on

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sage

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adj. wise

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enervate

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v. to weaken

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stipulate

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v. to specify as an essential condition

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disseminate

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v. to spread; scatter; disperse

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amalgamate

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v. to combine into a unified whole

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craven

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adj. cowardly

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laconic

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adj. using few words

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eulogy

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n. a high praise, especially of a person who has recently died

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skeptic

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n. one who doubts

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proliferate

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v. to increase rapidly

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permeable

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adj. penetrable

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antipathy

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n. dislike; hostility

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welter

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v. to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil

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irascible

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adj. easily angered

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elegy

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n. a poem or song expressing lamentation

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stolid

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adj. having or showing little emotion

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dupe

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v. to deceive; trick

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viable

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adj. practicable; capable of developing

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diffidence

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n. shyness; lack of confidence

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embellish

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v. to adorn; decorate; enhance; make more attractive by adding details

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chicanery

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n. trickery; fraud

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magnanimity

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n. generosity; nobility

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mollify

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v. soothe

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dismiss

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v. put away from consideration; reject

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quibble

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v. to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

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discrepancy

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n. difference between

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laud

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v. to praise

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flout

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v. to treat scornfully

184
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rescind

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v. to cancel

185
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commensurate

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adj. proportional

186
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inured

A

v. hardened; accustomed; used to

187
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impair

A

v. to damage; injure

188
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prevaricate

A

v. to quibble, evade the truth

189
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impermeable

A

adj. impossible to penetrate

190
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abstemious

A

adj. moderate in appetite

191
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volatile

A

adj. tending to vary frequently; fickle

192
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tirade

A

n. long, violent speech, verbal assualt

193
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piety

A

n. devoutness

194
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discerning

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adj. perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgement

195
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occlude

A

v. to shut; block

196
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digression

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n. act of straying from the main point

197
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plummet

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v. to fall; plunge

198
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ambiguous

A

adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning

199
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levee

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n. an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing

200
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aesthetic

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adj. relating to beauty or art

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pungent

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adj. strong or sharp in smell and taste; penetrating; caustic

202
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mendacious

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adj. dishonest

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belie

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v. to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression

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lassitude

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n. lethargy; sluggishness

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capricious

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adj. fickle

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equanimity

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n. composure; calmness

207
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tangential

A

adj. peripheral; digressing

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ingenuous

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adj. naive and trusting; lacking sophistication

209
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garrulous

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adj. very talkative; wordy

210
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intractable

A

adj. not easily managed

211
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frugality

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n. thrift

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confound

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v. to baffle; perplex; mix–up

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effrontery

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n. shameless boldness; presumptuousness

214
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denigrate

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v. to slur someones reputation

215
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salubrious

A

adj. healthful

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pristine

A

adj. untouched; uncorrupted

217
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anomalous

A

adj. irregular; deviating from the norm

218
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tortuous

A

adj. having many twists and turns; highly complex

219
Q

aver

A

v. to affirm; declare to be true

220
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levity

A

n. light manner or attitude

221
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conventional

A

adj. customary; commonplace

222
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phlegmatic

A

calm in temperament; sluggish

223
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extraneous

A

adj. not essential

224
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misanthrope

A

n. one who hates humanity

225
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mitigate

A

v. to cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful; alleviate

226
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secrete

A

v. to produce and release substance into organism

227
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homogeneous

A

adj. composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

228
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soporific

A

adj. sleep producing

229
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convoluted

A

adj. twisted; complicated

230
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opprobrium

A

n. disgrace; contempt

231
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obdurate

A

adj. stubborn

232
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diffuse

A

v. to spread out

233
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solicitous

A

adj. attentive; eager; concerned

234
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prodigal

A

adj. wasteful; extravagant; lavish

235
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aberrant

A

adj. deviating from what is normal

236
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connoisseur

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n. a person possessing expert knowledge or training; a person of informed or discriminating taste

237
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malinger

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v. to feign illness to escape duty

238
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disingenuous

A

adj. not candid; crafty

239
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ascetic

A

n. one who practices self denial

240
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probity

A

n. honesty; high–mindedness

241
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compendium

A

n. brief, comprehensive summary

242
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anachronism

A

n. something out of proper time

243
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placate

A

v. to lessen another’s anger; to pacify

244
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dissemble

A

v.to pretend; disguise ones motive

245
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recondite

A

adj. abstruse; profound

246
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morose

A

adj. ill–humored; sullen

247
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platitude

A

n. stale, overused expression

248
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indigence

A

n. poverty

249
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supposition

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n. the act of assuming to be true or real

250
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disparage

A

v. to belittle

251
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plethora

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n. excess; overabundance

252
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impervious

A

adj. impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

253
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tenuous

A

adj. weak; insubstantial

254
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tacit

A

adj. silently understood; implied

255
Q

reproach

A

v. to find fault with; to blame

256
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qualified

A

adj. limited; restricted

257
Q

invective

A

n. verbal abuse

258
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partisan

A

adj. one–sided;committed to a party, group, or cause; prejudiced

259
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reprobate

A

n. morally unprincipled person

260
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irresolute

A

adj. unsure of how to act; weak

261
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alacrity

A

n. cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed

262
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sporadic

A

adj. irregular

263
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harangue

A

n. long pompous speech; tirade

264
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desultory

A

adj. random; disconnected; rambling

265
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bombastic

A

adj. pompous; using inflated language

266
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proscribe

A

v. to condemn; forbid; outlaw

267
Q

insinuate

A

v. to suggest; say indirectly; imply

268
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appropriate

A

v. to take possession for ones own use; confiscate

269
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decorum

A

n. proper behavior

270
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doctrinaire

A

adj. relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding

271
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disparate

A

adj. dissimilar

272
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conciliatory

A

adj. overcoming distrust or hostility

273
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pedantic

A

adj. showing off learning

274
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ostentatious

A

adj. showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious

275
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fallacious

A

adj. based on a false idea or fact; misleading

276
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emulate

A

v. to imitate; copy

277
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dichotomy

A

n. division into two usually contradictory parts

278
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euphemism

A

n. use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of unpleasant or offensive language

279
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stigma

A

n. mark of disgrace or inferiority

280
Q

propriety

A

n. correct conduct; fitness

281
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paragon

A

n. model of excellence or perfection

282
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oscillate

A

v. to move back and forth

283
Q

neophyte

A

n. novice; beginner

284
Q

strut

A

v. to swagger; display to impress others

285
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officious

A

adj. too helpful; meddlesome

286
Q

recalcitrant

A

adj. resisting authority or control

287
Q

precipitate

A

v. to feign illness to escape duty

288
Q

fledgling

A

n. beginner; novice

289
Q

elicit

A

v. to provoke; draw out

290
Q

supersede

A

v. to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

291
Q

meticulous

A

adj. very careful; fastidious

292
Q

refute

A

v. to contradict; to disprove

293
Q

penchant

A

n. inclination

294
Q

reticent

A

adj. not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant

295
Q

indeterminate

A

adj, uncertain; indefinite

296
Q

obviate

A

v. to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent

297
Q

propitiate

A

v. to win over; appease

298
Q

loquacious

A

adj. talkative

299
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cacophonous

A

adj. unpleasant or harsh sounding

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