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1
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Elucidation

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clarification, explanation

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Ochlocracy

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mob rule

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Plutocracy

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gov. run by the wealthy

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Oligarchy

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gov run by a few powerful people

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Magisterial

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commanding and dignified

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Disquietude

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a state of anxiety

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Surreptitious

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secret, stealthy

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Decrepitude

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a state of deterioration due to old age or long use

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Expository

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intended to explain or describe something

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Imbibe

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(v.) to drink; to take in, absorb

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Abnegate/Abjure/Abdicate

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renounce or reject (something desired or valuable)

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Unctuous, obsequious, to Kowtow

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(of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily:

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Exegesis

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critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.

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Vociferous

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loud and noisy; compelling attention

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Scrupulous

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principled, very careful and conscientious

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Excogitating/cogitation

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think out, plan, or devise

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Impinging

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have an effect or impact, especially a negative one

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Didactic

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intended to teach

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Raillery/Japery

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practical joke; say or do something in jest or mockery.

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Disavowal

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denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow

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Promulgate

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promote or make widely known (an idea or cause): these objectives have to be promulgated within the organization.

• put (a law or decree) into effect by official proclamation: in January 1852, the new constitution was promulgated.

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Callow

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(especially of a young person) inexperienced and immature: earnest and callow undergraduates.

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23
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Taxonomy

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the classification of something, especially organisms: the taxonomy of these fossils.

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24
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Bellicose/Belligerent/Truculent/Pugnacious

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demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight: a group of bellicose patriots.

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Ignominy; n, Opprobrium; n

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public shame or disgrace: the ignominy of being imprisoned.

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Indemnify

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compensate (someone) for harm or loss: the amount of insurance that may be carried to indemnify the owner in the event of a loss.

• secure (someone) against legal responsibility for their actions: the newspaper could not be forced to indemnify the city for personal-injury liability.

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27
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Constancy

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the quality of being faithful and dependable.

• the quality of being enduring and unchanging: the trade winds are noted for constancy in speed and direction.

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Incisive

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trenchant; penetrating ; remarkably clear + direct; keen; acute

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29
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Apostate

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One who renounces a belief

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Keen

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Sharp or penetrating in intellect, insight or perception

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31
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Inert

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having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (as opposed to active)

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Flout

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to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock

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33
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Propitiate

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To make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate

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34
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Coagulate

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congeal; curdle; change from fluid into a thicker mass

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Recondite, arcane, inscrutable, abstruse, obscure

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esoteric knowledge about profound or difficult subject matter

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36
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Quibble

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slight objection or criticism; to raise objection about something that is trivial

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37
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Solicitous

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characterized by or showing interest or concern

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38
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Confound/Bemuse

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to cause surprise or confusion in somebody else

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Obstinate, Obdurate, Recalcitrant, Intransigent, Intractable, Obstreperous , Refractory , Tenacious

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stubbornly refusing; unyielding; intractable

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Relegate

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(v) send or commit to an inferior place, rank, condition, etc.; exile, banish; assign (a task) to someone else

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Delineate

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(v.) to portray, sketch, or describe precisely

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42
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Felicitous

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(adj.) appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy

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43
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Striated

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furrowed; striped; streaked

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44
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Parry

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(v.) to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports

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Magnanimous/Liberality/Munificent/ Unstinting

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generous; charitable; forgiving

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46
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Emulate

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to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass

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47
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Sanction

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Give authority or permission to; legal penalty for a forbidden action

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48
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Insensible

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without one’s mental faculties, typically a result of violence or intoxication; unconscious.

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Precarious

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uncertain; risky; lacking in security or stability

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50
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Analogus

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comparable; similarity b/w like features of two things

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51
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Caustic

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(adj.) corrosive; able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic in a scathing way

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52
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Empirical

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based on or concerned with observations not just logic

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53
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Implicit

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implied though not plainly expressed

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54
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Solipsism

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the theory that the self is the only reality; the quality of being selfish or self-centered

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Indolent

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wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy

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56
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Facetious

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treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant; glib; frivolous

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57
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Tenuous

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having little substance or strength; weak connection; very weak; flimsy

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58
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Maverick

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one who is independent and resists adherence to a group

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59
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Politic

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shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic

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60
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Coda

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

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Discrete

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unconnected; separate; distinct

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62
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Complaisant

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Eager to please; cheerfully complying

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63
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Yoke

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to bind; the quality of being oppressive ex) the yoke of capitalism

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Mendacious

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dishonest, deceitful

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65
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Strut

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supporting bar

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66
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Distill

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purify; refine; get to the essential meaning of something

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67
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Partisan

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a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person; devotee

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68
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Insularity

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ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience

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Reproach

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express disapproval or disappointment

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70
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Sage

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a profoundly wise person

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71
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Penchant

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a strong inclination or liking

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72
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Perenial

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(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years

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73
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Supposition

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an uncertain belief

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74
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Welter

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a confused multitude of things; move in turbulent manner

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Tortuous

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(adj.) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious

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76
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Buttress

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a support or prop

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77
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Subterfuge

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an excuse or trick (artifice) for escaping or hiding something

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78
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Skulk

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to move stealthily; to lie in hiding

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79
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Exorbitant

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(adj.) unreasonably high; excessive

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Congenial

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(adj.) getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant

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Preponderance

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the quality or fact of being greater in quantity, or importance

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Penitent

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showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant

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Kinesthetic

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the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.

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84
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Descry

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to detect through careful observation

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85
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Choleric

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bad-tempered or irritable

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86
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Assay

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analyze; test; evaluate

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87
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Adumbrate

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to foreshadow

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88
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Discountenance

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To look upon with disfavor;

to disapprove of

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Bilious

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peevish or irritable; sickeningly unpleasant

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Commiserate

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(v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

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Reprove

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to gently criticize or correct

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Polity

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an organized society, such as a nation, state, church, or other organization, having a specific form of government

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Inane

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(adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value

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Miscreant

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a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law

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95
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Paean

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song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy

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Panygeric

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formal or elaborate praise

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Sojourn

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(n)- A temporary stay
(v)- To stay for a time
[syn]- ((n)): visit, stopover, brief stay

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Oratory

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the art of public speaking

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Elocution

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the skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation.

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Tottering

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move in a feeble or unsteady way

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Stalwart

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loyal, reliable, and hardworking

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Irrefragable/incontrovertible/indubitably (adv)

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not able to be refuted or disproved; indisputable

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Nonplussed

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surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react; perplexed

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104
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Incapacitated

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prevent from functioning in a normal way; deprived of strength or power

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105
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Stout

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plump; stocky; substantial; brave and determined

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106
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Abashed

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embarrassed, ashamed

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107
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Dolorous

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Feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress

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108
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Petulant

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childishly sulky or bad-tempered

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109
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Tempestuous

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characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion

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110
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Pliant

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bending readily; easily influenced

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111
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Capitulate

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(v.) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel

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Interloper

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a person who interferes or meddles in the affairs of others

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113
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Interpose/Intercalate/Interpolate

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To place or come between; to intervene or interrupt; to mediate

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114
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Circumnavigate

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to sail or travel all the way around; to avoid an obstacle; avoid dealing with something

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115
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Compulsory

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required by law or a rule; obligatory; mandatory

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116
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Apogee

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farthest or highest point; culmination; zenith

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117
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Dimunitive

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extremely or unusually small

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118
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Adversaries

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opponents, enemies

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119
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Injudicious

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not sensible or wise; not appropriate in a particular situation

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120
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Discretionary

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subject to one’s own judgment

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121
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Mercenary

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a professional soldier hired by a foreign army; primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics

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122
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Prolocutor

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One who speaks for another; spokesman; chairman

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Countenance

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(n) a person’s face or facial expression; (v) to approve, support or encourage

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Provenance

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place or source of origin; a record of ownership of a work of art or an antique, used as a guide to authenticity or quality

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Attuned

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familiar with someone or something so that you can understand or recognize them or it, and act in an appropriate way

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126
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Disengenuous

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characterized by lying or falsehood

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127
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Metamorphosis

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a transformation or dramatic change

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128
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Sedulously / Sedulous

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Faithfully; done diligently and carefully

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129
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Expiate

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(v.) to make amends, to atone

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130
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Taper

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to become smaller or thinner toward one end

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Occult

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beyond the range of ordinary knowledge or understanding; mysterious

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Brood

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Ponder; to think or worry persistently or moodily about

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Astute

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having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage

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(adj.) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; (adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou

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Interminable

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incapable of being terminated; unending

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Instantiate

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to provide an instance of or concrete evidence in support of (a theory, concept, claim, or the like).

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Recreant

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Cowardly; unfaithful; traitorous

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Meritorious

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deserving praise, reward, esteem

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Earnest

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serious in intention, purpose, or effort

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Cache

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hiding place

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Clement

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merciful; lenient; compassionate

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Reprisal

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an act of retaliation

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Proverbial

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having become an object of common mention or reference

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Filial

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of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter

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Circuitous

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roundabout, not direct

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Prosaic

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commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

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Buffet

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A blow; violent shock or concussion

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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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Insurgent

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rebel

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Abiding

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Continuing without change; enduring; steadfast

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Indomitable

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that cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will, or courage; unconquerable

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Liminal

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relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process

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Magnetism

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Strong attractive power or charm

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Sumptuous

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extravagantly splendid or costly; luxurious

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Torque

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a force that causes rotation

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Chasm

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A breach or wide fissure

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Elixir/Panacea

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Remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all

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Cavalcade

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Noteworthy series of events or activities; A procession of persons riding horses

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Foible

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a minor character flaw

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Preclude

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to make impossible; to prevent the occurrence or existence of

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Incipient

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beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage

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Redolent

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having a pleasant odor; suggestive or evocative

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Insidious

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intended to entrap or beguile

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Revile

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to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively

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Conformable

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similar

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Row/Fracas

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fight; argument

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Loathsome

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causing hatred or disgust; repulsive

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Objectionable

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offensive; arousing disapproval

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Unwieldly/Cumbersome

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burdensome

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Apprise

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(v.) to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice

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Maintain

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to assert

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Parochial

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narrowly restricted in scope or outlook

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Amenable

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agreeable; easily persuaded

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Intimate

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to suggest something subtly

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Disenterested

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free of bias or self-interest; impartial; neutral

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Equivocal

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confusing or ambiguous

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Restive

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impatient, uneasy, or restless

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Qualify

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reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated; to make less severe

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Belie

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contradict; give a false impression; misrepresent

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Impertinent, insolent, impudent

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Disrespectful; improperly forward or bold

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Venality

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the condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruption

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Gall

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impudent behavior; feeling of deep and bitter anger/ill-will

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Gainsay

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to deny; dispute; oppose; contradict

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Prescience (prescient)

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knowledge of things before they happen; foresight

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Glut

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an oversupply; to oversupply

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Inexorable

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impossible to stop or prevent

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Concede

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acknowledge defeat; admit ( to a wrongdoing); surrender/relinquish

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Volubility

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the quality of talking or writing easily and continuously

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Platitude

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a trite or obvious remark

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Gossamer

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thin, light, delicate

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Perfidy, Perfidious

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deliberate breach of faith or trust; disloyalty — treacherous; traitorous; deceitful; faithless

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Germane

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(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

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Treacherous

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dangerously unstable and unpredictable; tending to betray

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Derivative (n) ; Derivation (n) ; Derive (v)

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unoriginal; taken from something already existing; to take or receive from a source; to obtain through reasoning

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Eminent

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standing above others in quality or position

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Precocious

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(adj.) showing unusually early development or maturity (especially in talents and mental capacity)

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Delineate

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describe in detail

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Disaffected

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rebellious, resentful of authority

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Ascetic

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practicing self-denial; austere

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Travesty

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An absurd presentation of something; a mockery

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Haughty/Hauteur/Cavalier/Supercilious/Imperious

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Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain if those one views as unworthy

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Vilify

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to malign, to defame, to utter abusive statements against

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Heretic

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a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)

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Vehement

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marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions

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Subsume

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to include, incorporate

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Fallacious

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of a belief that is based on faulty reasoning

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Insidious

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Working in a subtle but destructive way

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Forlorn

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marked by or showing hopelessness

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Credulity

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tendency to believe things too quickly or easily

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Negligible

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so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.

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Incongruous

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lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

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Denote

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be a sign of; indicate

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Admonitory/admonish

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serving to warn; expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

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Gauche (go-sh)

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lacking social graces; tactless

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Exacting

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demanding perfection; strict

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Bumbling

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lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

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Incorrigible

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incapable of being reformed or improved; impervious to correction by punishment

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Provincial

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characteristic of a limited perspective; not fashionable or sophisticated

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Contingent

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a gathering of persons representative of some larger group

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Hackneyed

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overused, cliched

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Denigrate/Calumny/Besmirch

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charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; defame

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Consecrate

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to make holy or set apart for a high purpose

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Forthcoming

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adjective: available when required or as promised

Synonyms : approaching , coming , upcoming

The President announced that the senators were about to reach a compromise, and that he was eager to read the forthcoming details of the bill.

adjective: at ease in talking to others

Synonyms : extroverted , outgoing

As a husband, Larry was not forthcoming: if Jill didn’t demand to know details, Larry would never share them with her.

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Expound

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to explain in detail; to clarify; state in depth

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Pedantic

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marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

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Winsome

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(adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)

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Prolific

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intellectually productive

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Resurgent

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rising again as to new life and vigor

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Haphazard

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marked by great carelessness; dependent upon or characterized by chance

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Propitious

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presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious: likely to result in or show signs of success

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Inveterate

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habitual

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Constituent

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an abstract part of something

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Rescind

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cancel officially

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Prodigious

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remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

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Circumscribe

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restrict or confine

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Irrevocable (ear-rev-a-ca-bul)

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Incapable of being retracted or revoked

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Inimical

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hostile (usually describes environments or conditions), unfriendly, or harmful

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Antithetical (antithesis), Antipodal

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Diametrical : in direct opposition; being at opposite extremes; sharply contrasted

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Tractable

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easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding

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Imprudent

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not wise

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Maladroit

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clumsy; inept

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Elicit

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(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

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Harried

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troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

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Fastidious

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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; hard to please

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Transient, Ephemeral, Evanescent

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Brief, lacking in permanence

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Efficacious (adj) , Efficaciously(adv) , Efficacy (n)

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effective; producing the desired outcome

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Askance

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with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval

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Edifying

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enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement; to instruct someone morally or spiritually

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Slapdash

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Carelessly and hastily put together

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Unnerve

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deprive of nerve or courage; cause to lose self-control; upset; enervate

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Spendthrift

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one who spends money wastefully

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Underwrite

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agree to finance; to support financially

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Dog

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To pursue relentlessly; to hound

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Pine

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To yearn for

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Diabolical

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To be extremely wicked like the devil

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Dupe/Fleece/Mulct

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To trick or swindle; a person who is easily tricked and swindled

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Peruse

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to read carefully; scrutinize

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Voracious

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very hungry; approaching an activity with gusto

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Screed/Tirade

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noun: an abusive rant (often tedious)

Joey had difficulty hanging out with his former best friend Perry, who, during his entire cup of coffee, enumerated all of the government’s deficiencies–only to break ranks and launch into some screed against big business.

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Thoroughgoing

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adjective: very thorough; complete

Synonyms : exhaustive , thorough

As a thoroughgoing bibliophile, one who had turned his house into a veritable library, he shocked his friends when he bought a Kindle.

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Tender

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to offer formally; proffer

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Retiring

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to be shy, and to be inclined to retract from company

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Reprobate/Churlish (adj)

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(n.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v.) to disapprove of, condemn

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Indignant

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(adj.) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean

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Remiss

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neglectful in performance of one’s duty, careless

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Insolvent

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(adj) unable to pay debts owed; bankrupt

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Moment

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significant and important value

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Flush

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to be in abundance

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Exhort

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(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly

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Raft

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large number of something

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Start

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to suddenly move in a particular direction

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Virago

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noun: an ill-tempered or violent woman

Synonyms : amazon

Poor Billy was the victim of the virago’s invective - she railed at him for a good 30-minutes about how he is the scum of the earth for speaking loudly on his cellphone in public.

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Scintillating

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describes someone who is brilliant and lively

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Becoming

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adjective: appropriate, and matches nicely

Synonyms : comely , comme il faut , decent , decorous , seemly

Her dress was becoming and made her look even more beautiful.

This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

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Wax

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(v.) - to increase gradually in size or degree

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Ferret

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to search for something persistently

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Beatific

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blissfully happy

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Imponderable

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Impossible to estimate, fathom or figure out

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Stem

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to hold back or limit the flow or growth of something

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Paucity/Dearth

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scarcity, lack of something

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Cardinal

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of foremost importance; fundamental

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Checkered

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marked by disreputable or unfortunate happenings

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Pittance

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a small amount of money

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Cadaverous

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pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse, emaciated

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Errant

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traveling, itinerant, peripatetic

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Immaterial

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Insignificant; unimportant; irrelevant

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Fete

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to celebrate a person

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Respite

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a period of relief or rest

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Ascendancy

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controlling influence; domination

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Malady

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a sickness, illness, disease, disorder

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Consumate

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having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; to make perfect and complete in every aspect

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Discriminate

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to differentiate; to make a clear distinction; to see the difference

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Incessant

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unceasing; never-ending

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Raffish

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adjective: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

Synonyms : devil-may-care , rakish

The men found him raffish, but the women adored his smart clothes and casual attitude.

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Plodding/Ponderous

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slow-moving and unexciting; laborious and slow movement

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Impermeable

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does not allow fluids to pass through; (adj.) resistant to capture or penetration (Though the invaders used battering rams, catapults, and rain dances, the fortress proved impregnable and resisted all attacks.)

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Appreciable

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large enough to be noticed (usu. refers to an amount)

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Inclement

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stormy weather , harsh; severe in attitude or action; showing no mercy

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Boon

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a desirable state; very close and convivial

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Quandary

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a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation

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Ingenuity

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the quality of being clever, original, and inventive

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Fledgling

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beginner; novice; inexperienced

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Cornucopia/Profusion

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an abundant supply of

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Hamstrung

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verb: made ineffective or powerless

The FBI has made so many restrictions on the local police that they are absolutely hamstrung, unable to accomplish anything.

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Egotist

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a conceited and self-centered person

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Derisive

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abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

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Vacuous

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devoid of matter, substance, or meaning; lacking ideas or intelligence; purposeless

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Rankle

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gnaw into; make resentful or angry

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Spurn

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reject with contempt

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Credence

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belief in something

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Urbane/Genteel

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refined in manner or style

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Irresolute

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uncertain how to act or proceed

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Martial

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warlike; relating to the military

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Buck

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to resist

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Destitute of

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lacking, empty of, deficient in

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Unseemly

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(adj) improper, inappropriate, against the rules of taste or politeness

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Placid

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not easily upset or excited

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Foible

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(n.) a weak point, failing, minor flaw

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Tout

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to publicly praise or promote

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Quip

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a witty saying or remark; to make a witty remark, to say in jest

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Connive

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taking part in immoral and unethical plots

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Aphoristic

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adjective: something that is concise and instructive of a general truth or principle

Sometimes I can’t stand Nathan because he tries to impress everyone by being aphoristic, but he just states the obvious.

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Devolve

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deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to

Grow worse (devolve into)

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Eke

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verb: To live off meager resources, to scrape by

Stranded in a cabin over the winter, Terry was able to eke out an existence on canned food.

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Exasperate

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irritate intensely; infuriate

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Evenhanded

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adjective: without partiality

Teachers often have trouble being evenhanded to all of their varied students.

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Hodgepodge

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mixture of different kinds of things, jumble

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Melancholy

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a deep, pensive, and long-lasting sadness.

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Antedate

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precede in time

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Begrudge

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to give reluctantly, to envy a possession or one’s enjoyment

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Flounder

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behave awkwardly; have difficulties

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Finagle

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achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

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Industrious

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adj. characterized by hard work and perseverance; working hard to promote an enterprise

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Piquant (pee-kahnt)

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having an agreeably pungent taste

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Preempt

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to take precedence over someone or something already arranged or in place; to seize priority; to take for oneself; arrogate

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Humdrum

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lacking excitement; boring or monotonous

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Glean

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to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor

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Veneer

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a thin superficial surface layer

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Incumbent

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(adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of

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Foolhardy

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marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

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Cerebral

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involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct

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Behoove

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be necessary for; be proper for as for moral or ethical considerations; be incumbent on; one’s duty or obligation

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Amply

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adverb: more than is adequate

Synonyms : fully

The boat was amply supplied for its year at sea - no man would go hungry or thirst.

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Provisional

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under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; temporary; tentative

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Creditable

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praiseworthy

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Abysmal

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extremely bad; appalling

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Stymie/Hamper/Frustrate

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to hinder, impede

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Boorish/Uncouth/Crass

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vulgar; characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners; unrefined

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Beseige

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harass, as with questions or requests; cause to feel distressed or worried

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Staid

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characterized by dignity and propriety

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PERQUISITE (PUR kwuh zit)

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A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group: especially a hereditary or official right.

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Vanquish

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(v.) to defeat in a battle or contest, overthrow; to overcome a feeling or condition

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Balk

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to refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to proceed

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Sordid

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involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt

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Carping

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persistently petty and unjustified criticism

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Dispatch

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To transact or dispose of a matter promptly or speedily; the property of being prompt and efficient

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Factious

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produced by, or characterized by internal dissension

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Vie

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(v.) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority

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Contentious/ Fractious

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quarrelsome, inclined to argue

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Anathema

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a detested person; the source of somebody’s hate

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Beg

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assume something is true (usu. followed by “the question”, meaning that you ask a question in which you assume something that hasn’t been proven true)

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Chary

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(adj.) extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow (to); reserved, diffident

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Byzantine

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excessively complex; intricate

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Zeitgeist

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the general spirit of the time

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Hector/Cow

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bully; intimidate with threats; bluster

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Penurious

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adj. poor, impoverished, destitute; miserly

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Overweening

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presumptuous; arrogant

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Arrant

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complete, utter

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Defray

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to help pay the cost of, either in part or full

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Expansive

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communicative, and prone to talking in a sociable manner

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Turpitude

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depravity, moral corruption

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Insufferable

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impossible to bear; intolerable

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Saturnine

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morose or gloomy

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Feckless

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lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible; lazy ; incompetent

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Malfeasance

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misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official

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Peremptory

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bossy and domineering

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Histrionic

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overly dramatic

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Gerrymander

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manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.

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Imbroglio

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a confusing and potentially embarrassing situation

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Pollyannaish

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adjective: extremely optimistic

even in the midst of a lousy sales quarter, Debbie remained Pollyannaish, never losing her shrill voice and wide smile, even when prospective customers hung up on her.

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Sartorial

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related to fashion or clothes

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Hedge

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to limit or qualify a statement; to avoid making a direct statement

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Parvenu/Arriviste

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noun: a person who has suddenly become wealthy, but not socially accepted as part of a higher class

Synonyms : arriviste , nouveau-riche , upstart

The theater was full of parvenus who each thought that they were surrounded by true aristocrats.

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Blinkered

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to have a limited outlook or understanding

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Jejune

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without interest; dull; childish/immature

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Sangfroid (n)/Aplomb

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calmness or poise in difficult situations

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Fell

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terribly evil

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Juggernaut

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a force that cannot be stopped

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Protean

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tending or able to change frequently or easily; able to do many different things; versatile

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Pyrrhic

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adjective: describing a victory that comes at such a great cost that the victory is not worthwhile

George W. Bush’s win in the 2000 election was in many ways a pyrrhic victory: the circumstances of his win alienated half of the U.S. population.

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Factitious

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artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears

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Picayune

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adjective: trifling (insignificant) or petty (a person)

Synonyms : fiddling , footling , lilliputian , little , niggling , petty , piddling , piffling , trivial

English teachers are notorious for being picayune; however, the English language is so nuanced and sophisticated that often such teachers are not being contrary but are only adhering to the rules.

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Tendentious/Partisan

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both words describe strong and biased views on controversial issues

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Arch

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to be deliberately teasing

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Remonstrate

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plead in protest

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Malapropism

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the confusion of a word with another word that sounds similar

397
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Schadenfreude

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noun: joy from watching the suffering of others

From his warm apartment window, Stanley reveled in schadenfreude as he laughed at the figures below, huddled together in the arctic chill.

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Execrate

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to denounce as vile or evil; to curse; to detest

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Quisling

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noun: a traitor

Synonyms : collaborationist , collaborator

History looks unfavorably upon quislings; indeed they are accorded about the same fondness as Nero—he who watched his city burn down while playing the violin.

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Juandiced

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to be biased against due or envy or prejudice

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Palimpsest

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noun: something that has been changed numerous times but on which traces of former iterations can still be seen

The downtown was a palimpsest of the city’s checkered past: a new Starbucks had opened up next to an abandoned, shuttered building, and a freshly asphalted road was inches away from a pothole large enough to swallow a small dog.

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Apotheosis

A

Exalted, perfect example, deification, or glorified; the highest point of development

403
Q

Benighted

A

being in a state of intellectual darkness; ignorant; unenlightened

404
Q

Venial

A

easily excused or forgiven; pardonable

405
Q

Excoriate

A

to censure scathingly, to upbraid

406
Q

Phantasmagorical

A

adjective: illusive; unreal

Synonyms : phantasmagoric , surreal , surrealistic

Those suffering from malaria fall into a feverish sleep, their world a whirligig of phantasmagoria; if they recover, they are unsure of what actually took place and what was simply a product of their febrile imaginations.

407
Q

Mettlesome

A

filled with courage or valor

408
Q

Provident/Improvident

A

preparing for the future; providing for the future; frugal/ not given careful consideration

409
Q

Derelict

A

(n.) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty

410
Q

Hagiographic

A

adjective: excessively flattering toward someone’s life or work

Most accounts of Tiger Woods life were hagiographic, until, that is, his affairs made headlines.

411
Q

Gaffe (gaff)/Solecism

A

a socially awkward or tactless act

412
Q

Hail

A

enthusiastically acclaim or celebrate something

413
Q

Portentous

A

of momentous or ominous significance

414
Q

Litany

A

any long and tedious account of something

415
Q

Illustrious

A

well known, respected, and admired for past achievements

416
Q

Temerity

417
Q

Prolixity/Prolix

A

boring verbosity

418
Q

Vitriolic/Asperity

A

harsh or corrosive in tone

419
Q

Quail

A

draw back, as with fear or pain

420
Q

Grandiloquent

A

speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.

421
Q

Punctilious

A

marked by precise accordance with details

422
Q

Flummox

A

to confuse; to perplex

423
Q

Moribund

A

being on the point of death; declining rapidly losing all momentum in progress

424
Q

Anondyne

A

not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive; something that calms or soothes pain

425
Q

Bowlderize

A

remove or change parts considered vulgar or immoral

426
Q

Impute/Ascribe

A

attribute or credit (responsibility) to

427
Q

Anemic

A

lacking vigor or energy

428
Q

Enjoin

A

to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way

429
Q

Maunder

A

to talk or move aimlessly

430
Q

Approbatory

A

adjective: expressing praise or approval

Synonyms : affirmative , approbative , approving , plausive

Although it might not be her best work, Hunter’s new novel has received generally approbatory reviews.

431
Q

Duplicity

A

deceitfulness, pretending to want one thing but interested in something else

432
Q

Primacy

A

noun: the state of being first in importance

The primacy of Apple Computers is not guaranteed, as seen in the recent lawsuits and weak growth.

433
Q

Artlessness

A

noun: the quality of innocence

Synonyms : ingenuousness , innocence , naturalness

I, personally, found the artlessness of her speech charming.

434
Q

Pecuniary

A

having to do with money

435
Q

Semblance

A

an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

436
Q

Recapitulation

A

the restatement of a main idea; a summary or concise review

437
Q

Importune

A

beg persistently and urgently

438
Q

Redoubtable

A

inspiring fear or awe

439
Q

Unforthcoming

A

adjective: uncooperative, not willing to give up information

The teacher demanded to know who broke the window while he was out of the room, but the students understandably were unforthcoming.

440
Q

Encumber

441
Q

Firebrand

A

someone who deliberately creates trouble

442
Q

Dispensation

A

an exemption from some rule or obligation

443
Q

Inviolate / Invioable

A

must be kept sacred; sacred; of such a character that it must not be broken, injured, or profaned

444
Q

Precipitate/Impetuous

A

act quickly; characterized by lack of thought

445
Q

Unviable/Inviable

A

not able to work, survive, or succeed

446
Q

Hubris

A

overbearing pride or presumption

447
Q

Intimation

A

a hint, indirect suggestion

448
Q

Decry

A

to express strong disapproval of

449
Q

Untenable

A

(adj.) not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain

450
Q

Corollary

A

natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)

451
Q

Rarefied

A

To make less dense; to thin; make more subtle or refined

452
Q

Unflappable

A

not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure

453
Q

Puissant (poo-a-sent)

A

powerful ;
I see in my mind a noble and ___ nation.
(Poo sent all other apps to hell by becoming so powerful)

454
Q

Lacerate

A

deeply hurt the feelings of; distress

455
Q

Unpropitious/Inauspicious

A

adjective: (of a circumstance) with little chance of success

With only a bottle of water and a sandwich, the hikers faced an unpropitious task: ascending a huge mountain that took most two days to climb.

456
Q

Inmitable

A

impossible to imitate or copy

457
Q

Denouement

A

the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved; outcome of a complex sequence of events

458
Q

Crystalize

A

to cause (something, such as an idea, belief, etc.) to become clear and fully formed [clarify]

459
Q

Crestfallen

A

(adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast

Syn.: despondent, disconsolate
Ant.: elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky

460
Q

Hobble

A

verb: to hold back the progress of something

Synonyms : gimp , hitch , limp

Bad weather has hobbled rescue efforts, making it difficult for crews to find bodies in the wreckage.

461
Q

Recrimination

A

the act of accusing in return; a counter charge

462
Q

Dovetail

A

to fit together with, so as to form a harmonious whole; interlock with

463
Q

Presentiment/Baleful

A

a feeling of evil to come/foreshadowing evil

464
Q

Immure

A

(v.) to enclose or confine within walls; to imprison; to seclude or isolate

465
Q

Patent

A

glaringly obvious

466
Q

Apposite

A

strikingly appropriate and relevant

467
Q

Gambit

A

to take a risk for some advantage

468
Q

Atavism

A

a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

469
Q

Ineffable

A

unutterable, indescribable

470
Q

Nettlesome

A

causing irritation or annoyance

471
Q

Pith

A

the essential or central part

472
Q

Epigram

A

a witty saying

473
Q

Meteoric

A

(adj.) resembling a meteor in speed; having sudden and temporary brilliance similar to a meteor’s

474
Q

Bristle

A

to react in an angry or offended manner

475
Q

Appurtenant

A

adjective: supply added support

Synonyms : accessory , adjunct , adjuvant , ancillary , auxiliary

In hiking Mt. Everest, sherpas are appurtenant, helping climbers both carry gear and navigate treacherous paths.

476
Q

Besotted

A

adjective: strongly affectionate towards

Even though her father did not approve, Juliet became besotted with the young Romeo.

adjective: very drunk

Synonyms : blind drunk , blotto , cockeyed , crocked , fuddled , loaded , pie-eyed , pissed , pixilated , plastered , slopped , sloshed , smashed , soaked , soused , sozzled , squiffy , stiff , tight , wet

Never before have I seen my mom so besotted, and honestly, I hope it’s the last time she drinks so much.

477
Q

Brook

A

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

478
Q

Percipient

A

adjective: highly perceptive

Synonyms : clear

Even the most percipient editor will make an occasional error when proofreading.

479
Q

Inanity

A

total lack of meaning or ideas

480
Q

Rapprochement

A

reconciliation; restoration of cordial relations, especially between two countries

481
Q

Chimera

A

something desired or wished for but is only an illusion and impossible to achieve

482
Q

Doleful

A

filled with or evoking sadness

483
Q

Squelch

A

To silence or suppress; crush

484
Q

Embryonic

A

in an early stage of development

485
Q

Untrammeled

A

not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered

486
Q

Languish

A

(v.) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect

487
Q

Phlegmatic

A

showing little emotion

488
Q

Solicitude

A

a feeling of excessive concern

489
Q

Recrudescence/Recrudesce

A

a new outbreak after a period of abatement or inactivity

490
Q

Reprisal

A

retaliation

491
Q

Apothegm

A

a pithy instructive saying

492
Q

Debonair

A

having a sophisticated charm

493
Q

Broadside

A

noun: a strong verbal attack

Synonyms : bill , broadsheet , circular , flier , flyer , handbill , throwaway

Political broadsides are usually strongest in the weeks leading up to a national election.

494
Q

Objurgate

A

express strong disapproval of ; to scold or reprimand

495
Q

Exemplar

A

noun: something to be imitated

Lena’s homework is on the wall because it is an exemplar of clean, neat, and thoughtful work.

496
Q

Deign

A

do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity

497
Q

Philistine

A

(adj.) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n.) such a person

498
Q

Unprepossessing

A

creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression

499
Q

Conflate

A

mix together different elements or concepts

500
Q

Afford

A

provide with an opportunity

501
Q

Facile

A

(adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

502
Q

Coterminous

A

adjective: being of equal extent or scope or duration

Synonyms : coextensive , conterminous

The border of the state is coterminous with geographic limits on travel; the east and north are surrounded by a nearly uncrossable river and the south by a desert.

503
Q

Conflagration

A

a very intense and uncontrolled fire; an emotionally heated event

504
Q

Desideratum

A

noun: something desired as a necessity

The desideratum of the environmental group is that motorists should rely on carpooling.

505
Q

Internecine

A

(of conflict) within a group or organization

506
Q

Palatable

A

(adj. ) acceptable to the taste or mind

(syn. ) toothsome, appetizing, tasty

507
Q

Bromide

A

a trite or commonplace remark; a tiresome or boring person; a sedative

508
Q

Unimpeachable

A

free of guilt; not subject to blame; beyond doubt or reproach

509
Q

Vaunted

A

adjective: highly or widely praised or boasted about

For years, they had heard of New York City’s vaunted skyline, and when they finally saw it, the spectacular cityscape did not disappoint them in the least.

510
Q

Discursive

A

rambling, lacking order

511
Q

Ethereal

A

characterized by lightness and insubstantiality

512
Q

Stultify

A

cause one, through routine, to lose energy and enthusiasm

I’m stultified by my job

513
Q

Impugn

A

(v.) to call into question; to attack as false

514
Q

Inequitable

A

unjust, not equitable or fair

515
Q

Transmute

A

change or alter in form, appearance, or nature

516
Q

Self-effacing

A

not drawing attention to oneself; modest

517
Q

Proscribe

A

to prohibit

518
Q

Enormity

A

(n.) the quality of exceeding all moral bounds; an exceedingly evil act; huge size, immensity

519
Q

Doughty

A

brave and persistent

520
Q

Assiduously

A

adverb: with care and persistence

The top college football program recruits new talent assiduously, only choosing those who were the top in their county.

521
Q

Dessicated

A

uninteresting, lacking vitality; dried up; dehydrated

522
Q

Obtuse

A

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; lacking in insight or discernment

523
Q

Unassailable

A

immune to attack; without flaws

524
Q

Appropriate

A

to take possession of for one’s own use; confiscate; to allocate (appropriate funds)

525
Q

Bridle

A

verb: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

Synonyms : check , curb

New curfew laws have bridled people’s tendency to go out at night.

verb: anger or take offense

The hostess bridled at the tactless dinner guests who insisted on eating before everybody had gotten their food.

526
Q

Pontificate

A

speak in a pretentiously dignified or dogmatic way

527
Q

Elegiac

A

Expressing sorrow or lamentation

528
Q

Proselytize

A

to convert someone to a faith, belief, or cause

529
Q

Turgid

A

(adj.) swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language

530
Q

Officious

A

meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority; offensive

531
Q

Veritable

A

true; actual; genuine; real; authentic

532
Q

Ineluctable (adj) , Ineluctably (adv) , Ineluctability (n)

A

Impossible to avoid or evade

533
Q

Infelicitous

A

inappropriate

534
Q

Countermand

A

(v.) to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first

535
Q

Catacalysm

A

An event resulting in great loss and misfortune

536
Q

Bereft

A

adj. unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love; sorrowful through loss or deprivation

537
Q

Demonstrative

A

openly expressive of emotions

538
Q

Simulacrum

A

noun: a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)

Synonyms : effigy , image

The Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center showcases a simulacrum of all the present and approved buildings in the city of Shanghai.

noun: a bad imitation

The early days of computer graphics made real people into a simulacrum that now seems comical.

539
Q

Eponym

A

a name derived from the name of person (real or imaginary) ;the person for whom something is named.

as the name of Alexandria is derived from the name of its founder: Alexander the Great

540
Q

Palaver

A

prolonged and idle discussion

541
Q

Graft

A

corruption, usually through bribery

542
Q

Loath

A

unwilling to do something contrary to your custom (usually followed by ‘to’); reluctant

I was loath to…

543
Q

Splenetic (spli-net-ik)

A

Irritable; bad-tempered; spiteful.
Origin: The word derives from spleen, the abdominal organ that the ancients regarded as the seat of emotions.
Ex: One way to drive Albie into a splenetic frenzy is to discuss income taxes with him.

544
Q

Exiguity

A

the quality of being meager

545
Q

Halcyon

A

Idyllically calm and peaceful; an untroubled golden time of satisfaction, happiness, and tranquility

546
Q

Misattribute

A

verb: To erroneously attribute; to falsely ascribe; used especially of authorship.

I made a mistake; I misattributed “Crime and Punishment” to Leo Tolstoy when it was actually written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

547
Q

Dissolution

A

a living full of debauchery and indulgence in sensual pleasure

548
Q

Bastardization

A

noun: an act that debases or corrupts

Synonyms : bastardisation

The movie World War Z is a complete bastardization of the book with little more in common than zombies and a title.

549
Q

Versimilitude

A

the appearance of truth

550
Q

Chauvinism / Jingoism

A

(n) fanatical patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory; undue or biased devotion to any group, cause, etc.;

551
Q

Adjudicate

A

to act as judge in a matter; to settle through the use of a judge or legal tribunal; to arrive at a judgement or conclusion

552
Q

Ebullient

A

joyously unrestrained

553
Q

Obtain

A

be valid, applicable, true, or customary

554
Q

Despot

A

a ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people; cruel and oppressive leader

555
Q

Dissemble

A

to present a false appearance; to disguise one’s real intentions or character

556
Q

Pillory

A

to expose to public scorn or contempt

557
Q

Modicum

A

a small amount of something

558
Q

Dissipate

A

(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

559
Q

Abrogate

A

revoke or relinquish formally; do away with

560
Q

Ennui

A

(n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom; apathy

561
Q

Saprophytic

A

relationship in which an organism obtains its nourishment from dead or decaying organic matter

562
Q

Paltry

A

insignificant; petty; trivial; (of ab amount) small or meager

563
Q

Perspicuous

A

clearly expressed; easy to understand

564
Q

Fathomless

A

impossible to measure the depth of; bottomless.

impossible to understand; incomprehensible

565
Q

Piddling/Trifling

A

amounting to very little; trifling; negligible

566
Q

Vilipend/Denigrate

A

regard as worthless or of little value; despise.

speak slightingly or abusively of; vilify.

567
Q

Diluvial

A

relating to a flood

568
Q

Gratuitous

A

(adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

569
Q

Vagrant

A

(n.) an idle wanderer, tramp; (adj.) wandering aimlessly

570
Q

Preposterous

A

completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish

571
Q

Explicate

A

TO EXPLAIN; INTERPRET; CLARIFY

572
Q

Edifice

A

1 a building, especially a large, imposing one.

2 a complex system of beliefs: the concepts on which the edifice of capitalism was built.

573
Q

Bespoke

A

(of goods, especially clothing) made to order: a bespoke suit.
• (of a trader) creating made-to-order goods: bespoke tailors.

574
Q

Effectuate

A

put into force or operation: school choice would effectuate a transfer of power from government to individuals.

575
Q

Abrogate

A

to abolish

576
Q

Transcendent

A

• surpassing the ordinary; exceptional: the conductor was described as a “transcendent genius.”

577
Q

Tremulous/Timorous

A

fearful, hesitant

578
Q

Celestial

579
Q

Allegorical

A

using characters+ events as symbols

580
Q

Droll

A

adjective
curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement: his unique brand of droll self-mockery.
noun archaic
a jester or entertainer; a buffoon.

581
Q

Nebulous

582
Q

Conversant

A

adjective

familiar with or knowledgeable about something: many ladies are conversant with the merits of drill-eyed needles.

583
Q

Fitfully

A

unpredictable; not regularly or continuously; intermittently: he slept fitfully.

584
Q

Fleetly

A

fast and nimble in movement: a man of advancing years, but fleet of foot.

585
Q

Concatenation

A

noun
a series of interconnected things or events: a singular concatenation of events unlikely to recur.
• the action of linking things together in a series.

586
Q

Inculcation/Inculcate

A

instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction: the failures of the churches to inculcate a sense of moral responsibility.
• teach (someone) an attitude, idea, or habit by persistent instruction: they will try to inculcate you with a respect for culture.

587
Q

Emblematize

A

made into symbolic representation

588
Q

Rancorous

A

characterized by bitterness or resentment: sixteen miserable months of rancorous disputes | a rancorous debate.

589
Q

Brusque

A

abrupt or offhand in speech or manner: she could be brusque and impatient.

590
Q

Perspicacity

A

the quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness: the perspicacity of her remarks.

591
Q

Annals

A

historic records

592
Q

Paroxysm parek-sizem

A

a sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity: a paroxysm of weeping.
• Medicine a sudden recurrence or attack of a disease; a sudden worsening of symptoms.

593
Q

Travails

A 
noun (also travails)
painful or laborious effort: advice for those who wish to save great sorrow and travail.
• labor pains: a woman in travail.
verb [ no obj. ]
engage in painful or laborious effort.
• (of a woman) be in labor.
594
Q

Untrammeled

A

adjective

not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered: a mind untrammeled by convention.

595
Q

Integral

A

essentials

596
Q

Dystopian

A

adjective
relating to or denoting an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one: the dystopian future of a society bereft of reason | the utopian dream that became a dystopian nightmare.
noun
a person who advocates or describes an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad: a lot of things those dystopians feared did not come true.

597
Q

Coruscate

A

verb [ no obj. ] literary

(of light) flash or sparkle: the light was coruscating from the walls.

598
Q

Argonomics

A

economics of land managment

599
Q

Aver/Averred

A

state or assert to be the case: [ with clause ] : he averred that he was innocent of the allegations | [ with direct speech ] : “You’re the most beautiful girl in the world,” he averred.
• [ with obj. ] Law allege as a fact in support of a plea.

600
Q

Misstate

A

make wrong or inaccurate statements about.

601
Q

Innervate

A

supply (an organ or other body part) with nerves.

602
Q

Amorphous

A

without a clearly defined shape or form: amorphous blue forms and straight black lines.
• vague; ill-organized; unclassifiable: make explicit the amorphous statements.
• (of a group of people or an organization) lacking a clear structure or focus: an amorphous and leaderless legislature.

603
Q

Sanguinary

A

involving or causing much bloodshed; murderous

604
Q

Poltroon

A

an utter coward

605
Q

Impassiveness

A

apathy; not feeling or showing emotion: impassive passersby ignore the performers.

606
Q

Parlous

A

full of danger or uncertainty; precarious; perilous : the parlous state of the economy.

607
Q

Pertinacious

A

resolute or stubborn

608
Q

Desultory

A

lacking consistency

609
Q

Arresting

610
Q

Vitiate

A

spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of: development programs have been vitiated by the rise in population.
• destroy or impair the legal validity of.

611
Q

Aghast

A

filled with horror or shock: when the news came out they were aghast.

612
Q

Apportioned

A

divided/allocated

613
Q

Roundly

A

emphatically; so thorough as to leave no doubt

614
Q

Planned

A

reviewed negatively (used to refer to plays, moves, etc.)

615
Q

Steward

616
Q

Bald

A

overt: a bald lie

617
Q

Imperious

A

not showing respect or reverence, especially for a god: the emperor’s impious attacks on the Church.
• (of a person or act) wicked: impious villains.

618
Q

Puckish

A

being funny or playful, especially in a mischievous way: a puckish sense of humor.

619
Q

Prurient

A

having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters: she’d been the subject of much prurient curiosity.

620
Q

Lucre

A

monetary reward or gain: money

621
Q

Effusive

A

unduly demonstrative: lacking reserve

622
Q

Sentries

623
Q

Chary

A

cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something: most people are chary of allowing themselves to be photographed.

624
Q

Coltish

A

playful; energetic but awkward in one’s movements or behavior.

625
Q

Plaudits

626
Q

Vestigial

A

forming a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more noticeable: he felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night.

627
Q

Dulcet

A

sweet + soothing

628
Q

Skittish

A

(of an animal, especially of a horse) excitable or easily scared: a skittish chestnut mare | figurative : skittish investors withdrew their money from equity markets.
• (of a person) playfully frivolous or unpredictable: my skittish and immature mother.

629
Q

Motley

A

adjective (motlier, motliest)
incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate: a motley crew of discontents and zealots.
noun
1 [ usu. in sing. ] an incongruous mixture: a motley of interacting interest groups.

630
Q

Putative

A

generally considered or reputed to be: the putative father of a boy of two.

631
Q

Solemnity

A

the state or quality of being serious and dignified: his ashes were laid to rest with great solemnity.
• (usu. solemnities) a formal, dignified rite or ceremony: the ritual of the church was observed in all its solemnities.

632
Q

Solicitousness

A

hovering attentiveness

633
Q

Venal

A

capable of being bought or bribed

634
Q

Pacific

A

calm, soothing

635
Q

Blithe

A

showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper: a blithe disregard for the rules of the road.
• happy or joyous: a blithe seaside comedy.

636
Q

Bon Mot ( Bon Mo)

A

witticism, quip

637
Q

Sobriety

A

grave, serious

638
Q

Hale

A

strong + healthy

639
Q

Farcical

640
Q

Labile

A

unstable or moody

641
Q

Inscrutable

A

difficult to understand or comprehend

642
Q

Unseemly

643
Q

Prognosticate/Prognostication

A

to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs

forecast/prediction

644
Q

Extemporaneous

645
Q

Effete (eff-feet)

A

degenerate; worn out; sterile

646
Q

Halcyon (hal-see-in)

A

calm, joyful

647
Q

Whet

A

to make keen or eager; stimulate

648
Q

Baying

A

yelling loudly

649
Q

Heterodox

A

holding unorthodox doctrines or opinions

650
Q

Decamp

A

to depart quickly, secretly, or unceremoniously (abruptly)

651
Q

Malignity

A

desire to do evil

652
Q

Tacit

A

understood or implied

653
Q

Tetchy

A

Bad tempered and irritable

654
Q

Futility

A

pointlessness or uselessness

655
Q

Acuity

A

sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing: intellectual acuity | visual acuity.

656
Q

Impertinence

A

lack of respect; rudeness: they gasped at the impertinence of the suggestion.

657
Q

Curio

A

a rare, unusual, or intriguing object.

658
Q

Unheralded

A

not previously announced, expected, or recognized.

659
Q

Legerdemain

A

skillful use of one’s hands when performing conjuring tricks.
• deception; trickery.

660
Q

Scion

A

a descendant of a notable family: he was the scion of a wealthy family.

661
Q

Oviparous

A

egg-laying

662
Q

Azure

A

Bright blue color

663
Q

Bijoux

664
Q

Vestments

665
Q

Garish

A

obtrusively bright and showy; lurid: garish shirts in all sorts of colors.

666
Q

Suffuse

A

gradually spread through or over: her cheeks were suffused with color | the first half of the poem is suffused with idealism.

667
Q

Unilateral

668
Q

Procure

A

1 obtain (something), especially with care or effort

• obtain (someone) as a prostitute for another person: he was charged with procuring a minor.

2 [ with obj. and infinitive ] Law persuade or cause (someone) to do something: he procured his wife to sign the agreement.

669
Q

Otiosity

A

indolence; laziness

670
Q

Obduracy

A

stubbornness

671
Q

Ululate

A

howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief: women were ululating as the body was laid out.

672
Q

Abrogate

A

1 repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement): a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike.

2 evade (a responsibility or duty): we believe the board is abrogating its responsibilities to its shareholders.

673
Q

Fugacious

A

tending to disappear; fleeting: she was acutely conscious of her fugacious youth.

674
Q

Regnant

A

1 [ often postpositive ] reigning; ruling: a queen regnant.

2 currently having the greatest influence; dominant: the regnant belief.

675
Q

Decry

A

Publicly denounce

676
Q

Semiotic

A

the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.

677
Q

Fascist/Fascism

A

a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc. and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism

678
Q

Vainglorious

A

inordinate pride in oneself or one’s achievements; excessive vanity.

679
Q

Canny

A

having or showing shrewdness and good judgment, especially in money or business matters: canny shoppers came early for a bargain.

680
Q

Proscribe

A

forbid, especially by law: strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces.

• denounce or condemn: certain practices that the Catholic Church proscribed, such as polygyny.

681
Q

Sinuous

A

having many curves, bends, or turns (a sinuous path); characterized by a series of graceful curving motions(a sinuous dance); indirect/devious (sinuous questions)

682
Q

Dialectical

A

relating to the logical discussion of ideas and opinions: dialectical ingenuity.

683
Q

Penitential

A

relating to or expressing penitence or penance: penitential tears.

684
Q

Blandishments

A

a flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently to do something: the blandishments of the travel brochure.

685
Q

Strident

A

loud and harsh; grating: his voice had become increasingly sharp, almost strident.
• presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way: public pronouncements on the crisis became less strident.

686
Q

Misnomer

A

a wrong or inaccurate name or designation: “king crab” is a misnomer—these creatures are not crustaceans at all.

• a wrong or inaccurate use of a name or term: to call this “neighborhood policing” would be a misnomer.

687
Q

Amity

A

Friendliness; a friendly relationship

688
Q

Plaudits

A

Expressions of praise

689
Q

Solace

A

comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness: she sought solace in her religion.

690
Q

Distension/Distend

A

swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside: [ no obj. ] : the abdomen distended rapidly | [ with obj. ] : air is introduced into the stomach to distend it.

physical swelling

691
Q

Expatiate

A

speak or write at length or in detail: she expatiated on working-class novelists.

692
Q

Stopgap

A

a temporary fix

693
Q

Accede

A

assent or agree to a demand, request, or treaty: the authorities did not accede to the strikers’ demands.

assume an office or position: he acceded to the post of director in September.

694
Q

Portmanteau

A

• [ as modifier ] consisting of or combining two or more aspects or qualities: a portmanteau movie composed of excerpts from his most famous films.

695
Q

Circumlocution

A

the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive: his admission came after years of circumlocution | he used a number of poetic circumlocutions.

696
Q

Plangent

A

(of a sound) loud, reverberating, and often melancholy.

697
Q

Recumbent

A

(especially of a person or human figure) lying down: recumbent statues.

698
Q

Brood

A

informal: all of the children in a family: he was the youngest in a brood of six |

figurative : a remarkable brood of writers.

verb
1 [ no obj. ] think deeply about something that makes one unhappy: he brooded over his need to find a wife.

699
Q

Allay

A

diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry): the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears.

700
Q

Expurgate

A

remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account): the expurgated Arabian Nights.

701
Q

Extemporization

A

improvise: he extemporized at the piano | [ with obj. ] : she was extemporizing touching melodies.

702
Q

Resplendent

A

attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous: she was resplendent in a sea-green dress.

703
Q

Woodeness

A

• stiff and awkward in movement or manner: she is one of the most wooden actresses of all time.

704
Q

Braggadocio

A

boastful or arrogant behavior.

705
Q

Plaintive

A

sounding sad and mournful: a plaintive cry.

706
Q

Rankle/Rankling

A

(of a comment, event, or fact) cause annoyance or resentment that persists: the casual manner of his dismissal still rankles.

707
Q

Nonpareil

A

having no match or equal; unrivaled: he is a nonpareil storyteller | [ postpositive ] : a film critic nonpareil.

708
Q

Cynosure

A

a person or thing that is the center of attention or admiration: the Queen was the cynosure of all eyes.

709
Q

Faustian

A

sacrificing spiritual values for power, knowledge or gain

710
Q

Machiavellian

A

a person compared to Machiavelli for favoring expediency over morality.

711
Q

Palpable

A

(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible: a palpable sense of loss.

712
Q

Inveigh

A

speak or write about (something) with great hostility: nationalists inveighed against those who worked with the British.

713
Q

Exult

A

show or feel elation or jubilation, especially as the result of a success: exulting in her escape, Annie closed the door behind her.

714
Q

Quantum

A

very small amount; generally of energy

a required or allowed amount, especially an amount of money legally payable in damages.
• a share or portion: each man has only a quantum of compassion.

715
Q

Vertiginous

A

causing vertigo, especially by being extremely high or steep: vertiginous drops to the valleys below.

716
Q

Corporeal

A

of or relating to a person’s body, especially as opposed to their spirit: he was frank about his corporeal appetites.

717
Q

Somatic

A

of or relating to the body, especially as distinct from the mind.

718
Q

Aegis

A

the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization: negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the UN.

719
Q

Accession

A

the attainment or acquisition of a position of rank or power, typically that of monarch or president: the queen’s accession to the throne | lost the vote on the Fortas accession to the chief justiceship.

720
Q

Expostulate

A

express strong disapproval or disagreement: I expostulated with him in vain.

721
Q

Compunction

A

a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad: spend the money without compunction.

722
Q

Giddy

A

causing dizziness

723
Q

Ingenuous

A

(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting. Free of dissumulation.

724
Q

Espouse

A

to support

725
Q

Spate

A

[ usu. in sing. ] a large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring in quick succession: a spate of attacks on travelers.

726
Q

Jocund

A

cheerful and lighthearted: a jocund wedding party.

727
Q

Condign

A

(of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved.

728
Q

Homonym

A

each of two or more words having the same spelling but different meanings and origins (e.g., pole1 and pole2); a homograph.

• each of two words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling (e.g., to , too, and two); a homophone.

729
Q

Syllogism

A

deductive reasoning

730
Q

Metonym

A

a word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated. For example, Washington is a metonym for the federal government of the US.

731
Q

Portiere

A

a curtain hung over a door or doorway.

732
Q

Tableau

A

a group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history; a tableau vivant.

733
Q

Hapless

734
Q

Bravura

A

great technical skill and brilliance shown in a performance or activity: the recital ended with a blazing display of bravura | [ as modifier ] : a bravura performance.

735
Q

Recidivist

A

a convicted criminal who reoffends, especially repeatedly.

736
Q

Fastidious

A

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail: he chooses his words with fastidious care.

• very concerned about matters of cleanliness: the child seemed fastidious about getting her fingers sticky or dirty.

737
Q

Fleetly

A

fast and nimble in movement: a man of advancing years, but fleet of foot.

738
Q

Neoteric

A

adjective
recent; new; modern: another effort by the White House to display its neoteric wizardry went awry.

noun
a modern person; a person who advocates new ideas.

739
Q

Categorical

740
Q

Extirpate

A

root out and destroy completely: the use of every legal measure to extirpate this horrible evil from the land.

surgically remove

741
Q

Minatory

A

menacing; threatening

742
Q

Cull

A

select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources: anecdotes culled from Greek and Roman history.

743
Q

illiberal

A

opposed to liberal principles; restricting freedom of thought or behavior: illiberal and anti-democratic policies.

744
Q

Imbue

A

inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality: the entire performance was imbued with sparkle and elan.

745
Q

Elan

A

energy, style, and enthusiasm: a rousing march, played with great elan.

746
Q

Acreage

A

an area of land, typically when used for agricultural purposes, but not necessarily measured in acres: a 35% increase in net acreage.

747
Q

Acute

A

(of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree: an acute housing shortage | the problem is acute and getting worse.

• (of a disease or its symptoms) of short duration but typically severe: acute appendicitis. Often contrasted with chronic.

having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight: shrewd: an acute awareness of changing fashions.
• (of a physical sense or faculty) highly developed; keen: an acute sense of smell.

(of an angle) less than 90°.

  • having a sharp end; pointed.
  • (of a sound) high; shrill.
748
Q

Agrarian

A

adjective
of or relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land.
• relating to landed property.

• relating to a social system upon which agriculture is the sustaining foundation.

noun
a person who advocates a redistribution of landed property, especially as part of a social movement.

749
Q

Annex

A

append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document: the first ten amendments were annexed to the Constitution in 1791 | (as adj. annexed) : the annexed diagram.

  • add (territory) to one’s own territory by appropriation: the left bank of the Rhine was annexed by France in 1797.
  • informal take for oneself; appropriate: it was bad enough that Richard should have annexed his girlfriend.
  • archaic add or attach as a condition or consequence.
750
Q

Balmy

A

1 (of the weather) pleasantly warm: the balmy days of late summer.

2 N. Amer. or dated extremely foolish; eccentric: this is a balmy decision.

• mad; crazy: I think he’s gone balmy again.

751
Q

Bough

A

a main branch of a tree: apple boughs laden with blossom.

752
Q

Dextrous

A

demonstrating neat skill, especially with the hands: dexterous accordion playing.

• mentally adroit; clever: power users are dexterous at using software, rather than creating it.

753
Q

Environ

A

surround; enclose: the stone circle was environed by an expanse of peat soil.

754
Q

Infinitesimal

A

adjective
extremely small: an infinitesimal pause.

noun
Mathematics
an indefinitely small quantity; a value approaching zero.

755
Q

per capita

A

for each person; in relation to people taken individually: [ as adv. ] : the state had fewer banks per capita than elsewhere | [ as adj. ] : per capita spending.

756
Q

Presage

A

verb [ with obj. ]
(of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen: the outcome of the game presaged the coming year.
• archaic (of a person) predict: lands he could measure, terms and tides presage.

verb [ with obj. ]
(of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen: the outcome of the game presaged the coming year.
• archaic (of a person) predict: lands he could measure, terms and tides presage.

757
Q

Unilateral

A

adjective

1 (of an action or decision) performed by or affecting only one person, group, or country involved in a particular situation, without the agreement of another or the others: unilateral nuclear disarmament.

2 relating to, occurring on, or affecting only one side of an organ or structure, or of the body.

758
Q

Verge

A

noun
an edge or border: they came down to the verge of the lake.

• an extreme limit beyond which something specified will happen: I was on the verge of tears.

verge 2 |vərj|
noun
a wand or rod carried before a bishop or dean as an emblem of office.

verb [ no obj. ]
incline in a certain direction or toward a particular state: his style verged into the art nouveau school.

759
Q

Acculturate/Acculturation

A

assimilate or cause to assimilate a different culture, typically the dominant one: [ no obj. ] : those who have acculturated to the US | [ with obj. ] : the next weeks were spent acculturating the field staff | (as adj. acculturated) : an acculturated Cherokee.

760
Q

Adulatory

A

excessively praising or admiring: an adulatory review | the tone here is adulatory and uncritical.

761
Q

Agglomerate

A

collect or form into a mass or group: [ with obj. ] : companies agglomerate multiple sites such as chains of stores | [ no obj. ] : these small particles soon agglomerate together.

noun |əˈɡlämərət|
a mass or collection of things: a multimedia agglomerate.

762
Q

Aggrieved

A

feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated: they were aggrieved at the outcome | she did not see herself as the aggrieved party.

763
Q

Akimbo

A

adverb
with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward: she stood with arms akimbo, frowning at the small boy.

• (of other limbs) flung out widely or haphazardly.

764
Q

Albatross

A

any of several large, web-footed sea birds of the family Diomedeidae that have the ability to remain aloft for long periods.Compare wandering albatross.

a seemingly inescapable moral or emotional burden, as of guilt or responsibility.

something burdensome that impedes action or progress.

765
Q

Aloft

A

adverb

high up; far above the ground.

766
Q

Anomie

A

lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group: the theory that high-rise architecture leads to anomie in the residents.

767
Q

Ape

A

verb [ with obj. ]
imitate the behavior or manner of (someone or something), especially in an absurd or unthinking way: new architecture can respect the old without aping its style.

768
Q

Apocrypha

A

• (apocrypha)writings or reports not considered genuine.

769
Q

Apologia

A

a formal written defense of one’s opinions or conduct: an apologia for book banning.

770
Q

Apologist

A

a person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial: an enthusiastic apologist for fascism in the 1920s.

771
Q

Aquiline

A

like an eagle.

• (of a person’s nose) hooked or curved like an eagle’s beak.

772
Q

Bedlam

A

1 a scene of uproar and confusion: there was bedlam in the courtroom.

2 • archaic an institution for the care of mentally ill people.

773
Q

belles-lettre/belletristic

A

literature regarded as a fine art, especially as having a purely aesthetic function.

light and elegant literature, especially that which is excessively refined, characterized by aestheticism, and minor in subject, substance, or scope.

774
Q

Beseeched

A

ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat: [ with obj. and infinitive ] : they beseeched him to stay | [ with obj. ] : they earnestly beseeched his forgiveness | [ with obj. and direct speech ] : “You have got to believe me,” Gloria beseeched him | (as adj. beseeching) : a beseeching gaze.

775
Q

Blunt

A

make or become less sharp: [ with obj. ] : wood can blunt your ax | [ no obj. ] : the edge may blunt very rapidly.

• [ with obj. ] weaken or reduce (something): their determination had been blunted.

776
Q

Bonobo

A

a chimpanzee with a black face and black hair, found in the rain forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). Also called pygmy chimpanzee.

777
Q

Brandish

A

wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement.

778
Q

Flourish

A

verb (used without object)
to be in a vigorous state; thrive:

to be in its or in one’s prime; be at the height of fame, excellence, influence, etc.

verb (used with object)
to brandish dramatically; gesticulate with:
a conductor flourishing his baton for the crescendo.
to decorate or embellish (writing, a page of script, etc.) with sweeping or fanciful curves or lines.

noun
an act or instance of brandishing.

an ostentatious display.

779
Q

Gesticulate

A

to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.

verb (used with object), ges·tic·u·lat·ed, ges·tic·u·lat·ing.
to express by gesturing.

780
Q

Buoyancy

A

1 the ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid.
• the power of a liquid to keep something afloat.

2 an optimistic and cheerful disposition: the happiness and buoyancy of his nature.

3 a high level of activity in an economy or stock market: there is renewed buoyancy in the demand for steel.

781
Q

Callous

A

showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others: his callous comments about the murder made me shiver.

782
Q

Calumnies/Calumny

A

the making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone’s reputation; slander.

• a false and slanderous statement.

783
Q

Fealty

A

a feudal tenant’s or vassal’s sworn loyalty to a lord: they owed fealty to the Earl rather than the King.

• formal acknowledgment of this: a property for which she did fealty.

784
Q

Sophistry

A

the use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving.

• a fallacious argument.

785
Q

Robust

A

strong and healthy; vigorous: the Caplans are a robust, healthy lot.

  • (of an object) sturdy in construction: a robust metal cabinet.
  • (of a process, system, organization, etc.) able to withstand or overcome adverse conditions: California’s robust property market.
  • uncompromising and forceful: the country’s decision to bow to UN pressure was preceded by a robust defense of its policies | he took quite a robust view of my case.
  • (of wine or food) strong and rich in flavor or smell.
786
Q

Supplant

A

supersede and replace: another discovery could supplant the original finding.

787
Q

Jibe/Gibe

A

noun
an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt: a gibe at his old rivals.

verb [ no obj. ]
make insulting or mocking remarks; jeer: some cynics in the media might gibe.

788
Q

Ingenue

A

an innocent or unsophisticated young woman.

789
Q

Asceticism

A

severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons: acts of physical asceticism.

790
Q

Stanchion

A

an upright bar, post, or frame forming a support or barrier.

• (in full cattle stanchion)a frame that holds the head of a cow in place, especially to facilitate milking.

791
Q

Comestible

A

an item of food: a fridge groaning with comestibles.
adjective

edible: comestible plants.

792
Q

Preternatural

A

beyond what is normal or natural: autumn had arrived with preternatural speed.

793
Q

Earthy

A

resembling or suggestive of earth or soil: an earthy smell.

  • (of a person) direct and uninhibited; hearty: the storefront is given over to a young, earthy crowd.
  • (of humor) somewhat coarse or crude: their good-natured vulgarity and earthy humor.
794
Q

Extrapolate

A

extend the application of (a method or conclusion, especially one based on statistics) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable: the results cannot be extrapolated to other patient groups | [ no obj. ] : it is always dangerous to extrapolate from a sample.

• estimate or conclude (something) by extrapolating: attempts to extrapolate likely human cancers from laboratory studies.

795
Q

Heuristic

A

inciting/guiding discovery

enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves: a “hands-on” or interactive heuristic approach to learning.

796
Q

Grizzled

A

having or streaked with gray hair: grizzled hair.

797
Q

Hirsute

A

hairy: their hirsute chests.

798
Q

Vitreous

A

like glass in appearance or physical properties.

• (of a substance) derived from or containing glass: the toilet and bidet are made of vitreous china.

799
Q

Helmsmanship

A

the action or skill of steering a ship or boat: the principles that govern the helmsmanship of marine vessels |
figurative : his helmsmanship of the economic recovery.

800
Q

Immolate

A

kill or offer as a sacrifice, especially by burning.

801
Q

Contraindication

A

Medicine

(of a condition or circumstance) suggest or indicate that (a particular technique or drug) should not be used in the case in question.

802
Q

Dispensation

A

exemption from a rule or usual requirement: although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play two matches | they were given a dispensation to take most of the first week off.

• permission to be exempted from the laws or observances of a church: he received papal dispensation to hold a number of benefices.

803
Q

Mimesis/Mimetic

A

imitation, in particular:
• representation or imitation of the real world in art and literature.

• the deliberate imitation of the behavior of one group of people by another as a factor in social change.

804
Q

Mimicry

A

the action or art of imitating someone or something, typically in order to entertain or ridicule: the word was spoken with gently teasing mimicry | a playful mimicry of the techniques of realist writers.

805
Q

Infallibility

A

the quality of being infallible; the inability to be wrong: his judgment became impaired by faith in his own infallibility.

806
Q

Pretension

A

(pretension to) a claim or the assertion of a claim to something: their pretensions to culture | we cannot tolerate pretension to infallibility.

• (often pretensions) an aspiration or claim to a certain status or quality: another aging rocker with literary pretensions.

2 the use of affectation to impress; ostentatiousness: he spoke simply, without pretension.

807
Q

Pique

A

noun
a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one’s pride: he left in a fit of pique.

verb (piques |pēks| , piquing |ˈpēkiNG| , piqued |pēkt| )
1 [ with obj. ] stimulate (interest or curiosity): you have piqued my curiosity about the man.

2 (be piqued) feel irritated or resentful: she was piqued by his curtness.

3 (pique oneself) archaic pride oneself.

808
Q

Rue

A 
bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen): Ferguson will rue the day he turned down that offer | she might live to rue this impetuous decision.
noun archaic

repentance; regret: with rue my heart is laden.

• compassion; pity: tears of pitying rue.

809
Q

Extirpate

A

root out and destroy completely: the use of every legal measure to extirpate this horrible evil from the land.

810
Q

Rapier

A

a thin, light, sharp-pointed sword used for thrusting.

(especially of speech or intelligence) quick and incisive: rapier wit.

811
Q

Retch

A

verb [ no obj. ]
make the sound and movement of vomiting.

• vomit.

noun
a movement or sound of vomiting.

812
Q

Rout

A

1 a disorderly retreat of defeated troops: the retreat degenerated into a rout | the army was in a state of demoralization verging on rout.

• a decisive defeat: the party lost more than half their seats in the rout.

2 Law, dated an assembly of people who have made a move toward committing an illegal act that would constitute an offense of riot.

813
Q

Wallop

A

verb (wallops, walloping, walloped) [ with obj. ]
strike or hit (someone or something) very hard: they walloped the back of his head with a stick | figurative : they were tired of getting walloped with income taxes.

• heavily defeat (an opponent).

noun
1 a heavy blow or punch.

814
Q

Monastic

A

of or relating to monks, nuns, or others living under religious vows, or the buildings in which they live: a monastic order.

• resembling or suggestive of monks or their way of life, especially in being austere, solitary, or celibate: a monastic student bedroom.

815
Q

Wag

A

a person who makes facetious jokes.

816
Q

Boondoggle

A

noun
work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value: writing off the cold fusion phenomenon as a boondoggle best buried in literature.

• a public project of questionable merit that typically involves political patronage and graft: they each drew $600,000 in the final months of the great boondoggle.

verb [ no obj. ]
waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects.

817
Q

Dear

A

adverb

at a high cost: they buy property cheaply and sell dear.

818
Q

Specter

A

a ghost.

• something widely feared as a possible unpleasant or dangerous occurrence: the specter of nuclear holocaust.

819
Q

Plum

A

4 [ usu. as modifier ] informal a highly desirable attainment, accomplishment, or acquisition, typically a job: he landed a plum assistant producer’s job.

820
Q

Touchstone

A

• a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized: they tend to regard grammar as the touchstone of all language performance.

821
Q

Cornerstone

A

• an important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based: a national minimum wage remained the cornerstone of policy.

822
Q

Fatuous

A

silly and pointless: a fatuous comment.

823
Q

Parable

A

a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.

824
Q

Assent

A

noun
the expression of approval or agreement: a loud murmur of assent | he nodded assent.

• official agreement or sanction: the governor has power to withhold his assent from a bill.

verb [ no obj. ]
express approval or agreement, typically officially: Roosevelt assented to the agreement | [ with direct speech ] : “Guest house, then,” Frank assented cheerfully.

825
Q

Ascent

A

a climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill: the first ascent of the Matterhorn | the routes of ascent can be retraced.

  • an upward slope or path: the ascent grew steeper.
  • [ in sing. ] a rise to an important position or a higher level: his ascent to power.
826
Q

Abet/Abettor

A

encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular, to commit a crime or other offense: he was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others.

• encourage or assist someone to commit (a crime): we are aiding and abetting this illegal traffic.

827
Q

Vacuity

A

lack of thought or intelligence; empty-headedness: full of excitement, I listened to my first student sermon – only to be taken aback by its vacuity.

2 empty space; emptiness.

828
Q

Modish/Modishness

A

conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable: it seems sad that such a scholar should feel compelled to use this modish jargon.

829
Q

Balkanized

A

divide (a region or body) into smaller mutually hostile states or groups.

830
Q

Patrician

A

an aristocrat or nobleman.

  • N. Amer. a member of a long-established wealthy family.
  • a member of a noble family or class in ancient Rome.
831
Q

illiberal

A

opposed to liberal principles; restricting freedom of thought or behavior: illiberal and anti-democratic policies.
2 rare uncultured or unrefined.
3 rare not generous; mean.

832
Q

Imbue

A

inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality: the entire performance was imbued with sparkle and elan.

833
Q

immutable

A

unchanging over time or unable to be changed: an immutable fact.

834
Q

Imperil

A

put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed: white-band disease imperils coral reefs.

835
Q

Impious

A

not showing respect or reverence, especially for a god: the emperor’s impious attacks on the Church.

• (of a person or act) wicked: impious villains.

836
Q

Impotent

A

unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless: he was seized with an impotent anger.

2 (of a man) abnormally unable to achieve a sexual erection.

• (of a male animal) unable to copulate.

837
Q

Copulate

A

have sexual intercourse

838
Q

Impute

A

represent (something, especially something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute: the crimes imputed to Richard.

  • Finance assign (a value) to something by inference from the value of the products or processes to which it contributes: (as adj. imputed) : recovering the initial outlay plus imputed interest.
  • Theology ascribe (righteousness, guilt, etc.) to someone by virtue of a similar quality in another: Christ’s righteousness has been imputed to us.
839
Q

Indeterminate/Indeterminable

A

not exactly known, established, or defined: the date of manufacture is indeterminate.

  • (of a judicial sentence) such that the convicted person’s conduct determines the date of release.
  • Mathematics (of a quantity) having no definite or definable value.
  • Medicine (of a condition) from which a diagnosis of the underlying cause cannot be made: indeterminate colitis.
840
Q

Inquisitions

A

a period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation: she relented in her determined inquisition and offered help.

  • historical a judicial or official inquiry.
  • the verdict or finding of an official inquiry.
841
Q

Interlude

A

an intervening period of time: enjoying a lunchtime interlude.

842
Q

Inundate

A

overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with: we’ve been inundated with complaints from listeners.

2 flood: the islands may be the first to be inundated as sea levels rise.

843
Q

Inure to

A

1 [ with obj. ] (usu. be inured to) accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant: these children have been inured to violence.

2 [ no obj. ] (inure for/to) Law come into operation; take effect: a release given to one of two joint contractors inures to the benefit of both.

844
Q

Inveigle

A

persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery: we cannot inveigle him into putting pen to paper.

• (inveigle oneself or one’s way into) gain entrance to (a place) by persuading (someone) with deception or flattery.

845
Q

Investiture

A

noun
the action of formally investing a person with honors or rank: the investiture of bishops.

• a ceremony at which honors or rank are formally conferred on a particular person.

846
Q

Lackey

A

noun (pl. lackeys)
a servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant.

• derogatory a person who is obsequiously willing to obey or serve another person or group of people.

verb(also lacquey) (lackeys, lackeying, lackeyed) [ with obj. ] archaic
behave servilely to; wait upon as a lackey.

847
Q

Lard

A

2 (usu. be larded with) embellish (talk or writing) with a variety of expressions: his conversation is larded with quotations from Coleridge.

• cover or fill thickly or excessively: the pages were larded with corrections and crossings-out.

848
Q

Laurel

A

any of a number of shrubs and other plants with dark green glossy leaves

• honor or praise for an achievement: she has rightly won laurels for this brilliantly perceptive first novel.

look to one’s laurels
be careful not to lose one’s superior position to a rival.
rest on one’s laurels

be so satisfied with what one has already achieved that one makes no further effort.

849
Q

Laxity

A

lack of strictness or care: the result of such fiscal laxity is a budget deficit | laxity of discipline.

2 looseness of a limb or muscle: over-stretching can result in joint laxity.

850
Q

Leery

A

cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions: a city leery of gang violence.

851
Q

Legume

A

• a seed, pod, or other edible part of a leguminous plant used as food.

852
Q

Leimotif

A

a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.

853
Q

Iiterarti

A

well-educated people who are interested in literature.

854
Q

Maladjusted

A

failing or unable to cope with the demands of a normal social environment: maladjusted behavior.

855
Q

Mead

A

an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.

any of various nonalcoholic beverages.

856
Q

Melange

A

a mixture; a medley: a mélange of tender vegetables and herbs.

857
Q

Mercantilism

A

belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.

• chiefly historical the economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.

858
Q

Metastasize

A

(of a cancer) spread to other sites in the body by metastasis: cancers that metastasize to the brain.

859
Q

Mishmash

A

a confused mixture: a mishmash of outmoded ideas.

860
Q

Modish

A

adjective often derogatory
conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable: it seems sad that such a scholar should feel compelled to use this modish jargon.

861
Q

Monger

A

denoting a dealer or trader in a specified commodity: fishmonger | cheesemonger.

• a person who promotes a specified activity, situation, or feeling, especially one that is undesirable or discreditable: rumormonger | warmonger.

862
Q

Monologue/Monological

A

a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program.

• a long and typically tedious speech by one person during a conversation: Fred carried on with his monologue as if I hadn’t spoken.

863
Q

Moderate (verb)

A

make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent: [ with obj. ] : I shall not moderate my criticism | (as adj. moderating) : his moderating influence in the army was now needed more than ever | [ no obj. ] : the weather has moderated considerably.

864
Q

Mote

A

a tiny piece of a substance: the tiniest mote of dust.

865
Q

Munitions

A

military weapons, ammunition, equipment, and stores: reserves of nuclear, chemical, and conventional munitions | [ as modifier ] : a munitions expert | munition factories.

verb [ with obj. ]
supply with munitions.

866
Q

Mystic

A

a person who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to obtain unity with or absorption into the Deity or the absolute, or who believes in the spiritual apprehension of truths that are beyond the intellect.

867
Q

Nave

A

the central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation. In traditional Western churches it is rectangular, separated from the chancel by a step or rail, and from adjacent aisles by pillars.

868
Q

Neanderthal

A

• an uncivilized, unintelligent, or uncouth person, especially a man: the stereotype of the mechanic as a macho Neanderthal.

869
Q

Negate

A

deny the existence of (something): negating the political nature of education.

870
Q

Nettled

A

irritate or annoy (someone): I was nettled by Alene’s tone of superiority.

871
Q

Nose

A

2 [ no obj. ] investigate or pry into something: I was anxious to get inside and nose around her house | she’s always nosing into my business.

• [ with obj. ] detect by diligent searching.

3 [ no obj. ] (of a vehicle or its driver) make one’s way cautiously forward: he turned left and nosed into an empty parking space.

• (of a competitor) manage to achieve a winning or leading position, especially by a small margin: they nosed ahead by one point.

872
Q

Nugatory

A

of no value or importance: a nugatory and pointless observation.

• useless; futile: the teacher shortages will render nugatory the hopes of implementing the new curriculum.

873
Q

Ode

A

a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.

• historical a poem meant to be sung.

874
Q

Omissions

A

someone or something that has been left out or excluded: there are glaring omissions in the report.

  • the action of excluding or leaving out someone or something: the omission of recent publications from his bibliography.
  • a failure to do something, especially something that one has a moral or legal obligation to do: to pay compensation for a wrongful act or omission.
875
Q

Omnipotent

A

(of a deity) having unlimited power; able to do anything.
• having ultimate power and influence: an omnipotent sovereign.

noun (the Omnipotent)
God.

876
Q

Panned

A

1 informal criticize (someone or something) severely: the movie was panned by the critics.

2 wash gravel in a pan to separate out (gold): the old-timers panned gold | [ no obj. ] : prospectors panned for gold in the Yukon.

• (of gravel) yield gold.

877
Q

Pander

A

verb [ no obj. ] (pander to)
gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.): newspapers are pandering to people’s baser instincts.
noun dated

a pimp.

• archaic a person who assists the baser urges or evil designs of others: the lowest panders of a venal press.

878
Q

Pantheon

A

• a group of particularly respected, famous, or important people: the pantheon of the all-time greats.

879
Q

Parcel

A

2 a quantity or amount of something, especially as dealt with in one commercial transaction: a parcel of shares.

• a piece of land, especially one considered as part of an estate.

880
Q

Jaunty

A

having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner: there was no mistaking that jaunty walk.

881
Q

Pert

A

1 (of a girl or young woman) attractively lively or cheeky: a pert Belgian actress.

• (of a young person or their speech or behavior) impudent: no need to be pert, miss.

• another term for peart.
2 (of a bodily feature or garment) attractive because neat and jaunty: she had a pert nose and deep blue eyes.

882
Q

Pidgins

A

• [ as modifier ] denoting a simplified form of a language, especially as used by a nonnative speaker: we exchanged greetings, communicating in pidgin Spanish.

883
Q

Piecemeal

A

adverb
piece by piece; one piece at a time; gradually:
to work piecemeal.

into pieces or fragments:
to tear a letter piecemeal.

884
Q

Pitch

A

the steepness of a slope, especially of a roof.

• Climbing a section of a climb, especially a steep one.

885
Q

Poultice

A

a soft, moist mass of material, typically of plant material or flour, applied to the body to relieve soreness and inflammation and kept in place with a cloth.

886
Q

Prodgidy

A

a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities: a Russian pianist who was a child prodigy in his day.

  • an impressive or outstanding example of a particular quality: Germany seemed a prodigy of industrial discipline.
  • an amazing or unusual thing, especially one out of the ordinary course of nature: omens and prodigies abound in Livy’s work.
887
Q

Puritanical

A

adjective often derogatory

practicing or affecting strict religious or moral behavior.

888
Q

Rail

A

complain or protest strongly and persistently about: he railed at human fickleness.

889
Q

Referent

A

the thing that a word or phrase denotes or stands for: “the Morning Star” and “the Evening Star” have the same referent (the planet Venus).

890
Q

Rife

A

adjective [ predic. ]
(especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread: male chauvinism was rife in medicine in those days.

• (rife with) full of: the streets were rife with rumor and fear.
adverb

in an unchecked or widespread manner: speculation ran rife that he was an arms dealer.

891
Q

Salvo

A

a simultaneous discharge of artillery or other guns in a battle.

  • a number of weapons released from one or more aircraft in quick succession.
  • a sudden, vigorous, or aggressive act or series of acts: the pardons provoked a salvo of accusations.
892
Q

Scotch

A

[ with obj. ] decisively put an end to: a spokesman has scotched the rumors.

• archaic render (something regarded as dangerous) temporarily harmless: feudal power in France was scotched, though far from killed.

2 [ with obj. ] wedge (someone or something) somewhere: he soon scotched himself against a wall.

893
Q

Sectarian

A

adjective
denoting or concerning a sect or sects: ethnic and sectarian differences.

  • (of an action) carried out on the grounds of membership of a sect, denomination, or other group: a sectarian attack.
  • rigidly following the doctrines of a sect or other group.

noun
a member of a sect.

• a person who rigidly follows the doctrines of a sect or other group.

894
Q

Seething

A
  • [ with obj. ] archaic cook (food) by boiling it in a liquid: others were cut into joints and seethed in cauldrons made of the animal’s own skins.
  • (of a person) be filled with intense but unexpressed anger: inwardly he was seething at the slight to his authority.
  • (of a place) be crowded with people or things moving about in a rapid or hectic way: the entire cellar was seething with spiders | the village seethed with life.
895
Q

Simony

A

the buying or selling of ecclesiastical privileges, for example pardons or benefices.

896
Q

Slipstream

A

an assisting force regarded as drawing something along behind something else: when the U.S. economy booms, the rest of the world is pulled along in the slipstream.

897
Q

Sophmoric

A

• pretentious or juvenile: sophomoric double entendres.

898
Q

Spectroscopy

A

the branch of science concerned with the investigation and measurement of spectra produced when matter interacts with or emits electromagnetic radiation.

899
Q

Tat

A

tasteless or shoddy clothes, jewelry, or ornaments.

900
Q

Teeming

A

abounding or swarming with something, as with people:
We elbowed our way through the teeming station.

prolific or fertile.

901
Q

Titillate

A

stimulate or excite (someone), especially in a sexual way: these journalists are paid to titillate the public.

• archaic lightly touch; tickle.

902
Q

Tony

A

fashionable among wealthy or stylish people: a tony restaurant.

903
Q

Transmorgrify

A

to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.

904
Q

Wrack/Rack

A

verb [ with obj. ]
1 (also wrack)cause extreme physical or mental pain to; subject to extreme stress: he was racked with guilt.

• historical torture (someone) on the rack.

905
Q

Termagant

A

a harsh-tempered, violent, turbulent or overbearing woman.

906
Q

Gnostic

A

of or relating to knowledge, especially esoteric mystical knowledge.

907
Q

Yen

A

desire or yearning

908
Q

Frangible

909
Q

Abecedarian

A

noun
a person who is learning the letters of the alphabet.

a beginner in any field of learning.

rudimentary; elementary; primary.

910
Q

Canonize/Canonization

A
  • regard as being above reproach or of great significance: we have canonized freedom of speech as an absolute value overriding all others.
  • accept into the literary or artistic canon: [ as adj. ] : a familiar, canonized writer.
911
Q

Catharsis

A

the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

912
Q

Chaff

A

• worthless things; trash.

913
Q

Cauterize

A

burn the skin or flesh of (a wound) with a heated instrument or caustic substance, typically to stop bleeding or prevent the wound from becoming infected.

914
Q

Clairvoyant

A

noun
a person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.

adjective
having or exhibiting an ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact: he didn’t tell me about it and I’m not clairvoyant.

915
Q

Commando

A

a soldier or unit of soldiers specially trained to carry out raids.

916
Q

Commentate

A

report on an event as it occurs, especially for a news or sports broadcast; provide a commentary.

917
Q

Compatriot

A

a fellow citizen or national of a country: Stich defeated his compatriot Boris Becker in the quarterfinals.

918
Q

Conglomerate

A

a number of different things or parts that are put or grouped together to form a whole but remain distinct entities: the Earth is a specialized conglomerate of organisms.

• a large corporation formed by the merging of separate and diverse firms: a media conglomerate.

919
Q

Legislative

A

having the power to make laws: the country’s supreme legislative body.

• of or relating to laws or the making of them: legislative proposals. Often contrasted with executive.

920
Q

Congress

A

a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party or labor union or from within a particular discipline: an international congress of mathematicians.

the action of coming together

921
Q

Consanguineous

A

relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor: consanguineous marriages.

922
Q

Contravene

A

violate the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct): this would contravene the rule against hearsay.

• conflict with (a right, principle, etc.), especially to its detriment: this contravened Washington’s commitment to its own proposal.

923
Q

Couch In

A

1 (usu. be couched in) express (something) in language of a specified style: many false claims are couched in scientific jargon.

924
Q

Covey

A

• a small group of people or things: coveys of actors rushed through the rooms.

925
Q

Dame

A

1 (Dame)(in the UK) the title given to a woman equivalent to the rank of knight.

2 N. Amer. informal a woman.

926
Q

Delimit

A

determine the limits or boundaries of: agreements delimiting fishing zones.

927
Q

Dissolution

A
  • disintegration; decomposition: the dissolution of the flesh.
  • formal death.

2 debauched living; dissipation: an advanced state of dissolution.

928
Q

Doyenne

A

a woman who is the most respected or prominent person in a particular field: she’s the doyenne of daytime TV.

929
Q

Earmark

A

1 a characteristic or identifying feature: this car has all the earmarks of a classic.

2 US a congressional directive that funds should be spent on a specific project.

designate (something, typically funds or resources) for a particular purpose: the new money will be earmarked for cancer research.

930
Q

Ecology

A

1 the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

931
Q

Effete

A

(of a person) affected, overrefined, and ineffectual: effete trendies from art college.

• no longer capable of effective action: the authority of an effete aristocracy began to dwindle.

932
Q

Entreaty

A

an earnest or humble request: the king turned a deaf ear to his entreaties.

933
Q

Epoch

A

a period of time in history or a person’s life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics: the Victorian epoch.

934
Q

Erstwhile

A

former: his erstwhile rivals.

935
Q

Evanescent

A

pass out of sight, memory, or existence.

936
Q

Flagrant

A

(of something considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive: his flagrant bad taste | a flagrant violation of the law.

937
Q

Formalism

A

excessive adherence to prescribed forms: academic dryness and formalism.

  • the use of forms of worship without regard to inner significance.
  • the basing of ethics on the form of the moral law without regard to intention or consequences.
  • concern or excessive concern with form and technique rather than content in artistic creation.
938
Q

Forte

A

adverb& adjective

(especially as a direction) loud or loudly.

939
Q

Fulmination

A

an expression of vehement protest: the fulminations of media moralists.

• a violent explosion or a flash like lightning.

940
Q

Gadfly

A

a fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly.

• an annoying person, especially one who provokes others into action by criticism.

941
Q

Hamlet

A

a small settlement, generally one smaller than a village.

942
Q

Hardy

A

robust; capable of enduring difficult conditions.

• (of a plant) able to survive outside during winter.

943
Q

Hemorrhage

A

an escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse.

• a damaging loss of valuable people or resources suffered by an organization, group, or country: a hemorrhage of highly qualified teachers.

944
Q

Honorific

A

(of an office or position) given as a mark of respect, but having few or no duties.

• denoting a form of address showing high status, politeness, or respect: an honorific title for addressing women.

945
Q

Honeycomb

A

fill with cavities or tunnels: whole hillsides were honeycombed with mines.

• infiltrate and undermine: their men honeycombed the army.

946
Q

Ideologue

A

an adherent of an ideology, especially one who is uncompromising and dogmatic: a conservative ideologue.

947
Q

Nugatory

A

of no real value; trifling; worthless

948
Q

Runic

A

having some secret or mysterious meaning:

runic rhyme.

949
Q

Equanimity

A

mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.

950
Q

Theistic

A

belief in the existence of a god or gods (opposed to atheism).

951
Q

Flagitious

A

shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.

heinous or flagrant, as a crime; infamous.

952
Q

Pleonasm/Pleonastic

A

the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.

an instance of this, as free gift or true fact.

a redundant word or expression.

953
Q

Equanimity

A

Calmness; composure

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