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abash

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v. to make ashamed; to embarrass

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abject

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Adj. hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated

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abnegate

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v. To deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce

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abrogate

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v. to abolish or repeal formally; to set aside; to nullify

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abstemious

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Adj. sparing or moderate, esp. in eating and drinking

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abstruse

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Adj. hard to understand or grasp

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abysmal

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Adj. extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless

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accede

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v. to give in; to yield; to agree

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accrete

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v. to increase by growth or addition

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adduce

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v. to bring forward as an example or as proof; to cite

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adroit

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Adj. skillful; dextrous; clever; socially at ease

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advent

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n. arrival; coming; beginning

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affable

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Adj. easy to talk to; friendly

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affectation

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n. unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress

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aggregate

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n. sum total; a collection of separate tings mixed together

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aghast

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Adj. terrified; shocked

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allege

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v. to assert without proof

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allusion

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n. an indirect reference to something else; a hint

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ambience

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n. atmosphere; mood; feeling

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ambivalent

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Adj. undecided; having opposing feelings simultaneously

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amiable

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Adj. friendly; agreeable

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amorphous

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Adj. shapeless; bloblike

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anathema

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n. something or someone loathed or detested; a formal ecclesiastical curse and excommunication

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ancillary

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Adj. subordinate; providing assistance

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animosity

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n. resentment; hostility; ill will

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antecedent

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n. something that went before; a preceding cause or event

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antipathy

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n. firm dislike; a strong feeling of aversion

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antithesis

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n. the direct opposite

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apex

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n. highest point

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aphorism

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n. a brief, witty saying; a proverb

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apocryphal

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Adj. of dubious authenticity; fictitious

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apostasy

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n. abandonment or rejection of faith or loyalty

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apposite

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Adj. distinctly suitable; pertinent

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appropriate

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v. to take without permission; to set aside for a particular use

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Arbiter

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n. one who decides; a judge

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arcane

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Adj. mysterious; known only to a select few

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archetype

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n. an original model or pattern

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arrant

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Adj. utter; unmitigated; very bad

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astute

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Adj. shrewd; keen in judgment

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attrition

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n. a gradual wearing away, weakening, or loss; a natural decrease in numbers or size

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augment

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v. to make bigger; to add to; to increase

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auspicious

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Adj. favorable; promising

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avow

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v. to claim; to declare boldly; to admit

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banal

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Adj. unoriginal; ordinary

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belabor

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v. to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent

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beleaguer

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v. to surround; to besiege; to harass

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belie

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v. to give a false impression of; to contradict

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benign

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Adj. gentle; not harmful; kind; mild

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bereave

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v. to deprive or leave desolate, esp. through death

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blithe

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Adj. carefree; cheerful

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broach

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v. to open up a subject for discussion, often a delicate subject

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brook

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v. to bear or tolerate; to put up with something

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callow

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Adj. immature

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cardinal

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Adj. most important; chief

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catholic

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Adj. universal; embracing everything

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cavil

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v. to quibble; to raise trivial objections

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chagrin

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n. humiliation; embarrassed disappointment

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choleric

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Adj. hot-tempered; quick to anger

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circumspect

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Adj. cautious

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coalesce

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v. to come together as one; to fuse; to unite

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coda

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n. a passage concluding a musical composition

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cognizant

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Adj. fully informed; knowledgeable; aware

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collusion

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n. conspiracy; secret cooperation

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commensurate

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Adj. equal; proportionate

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conciliatory

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Adj. making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill

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consecrate

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v. to make or declare sacred

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consonant

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Adj. harmonious; in agreement

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consummate

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Adj. perfect; complete; supremely skillful

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Contumely

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n. rudeness; insolence; arrogance

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convivial

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Adj. fond of partying; festive

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copious

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Adj. abundant; plentiful

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corroborate

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v. to confirm; to back up with evidence

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coterie

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n. a select group of close associates

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countenance

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n. face; facial expression

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covet

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v. to wish for enviously

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cull

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v. to pick out from among many; to select; to collect

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cursory

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Adj. hasty; superficial

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daunt

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v. to make fearful; to intimidate

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debacle

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n. a sudden disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout

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debauchery

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n. corruption by sensuality; intemperance; wild living

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decorous

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Adj. in good taste; orderly; proper

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deleterious

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Adj. harmful

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deluge

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n. a flood

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deprecate

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v. to express disapproval of

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dilapidated

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Adj. broken-down; fallen into ruin

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discomfit

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v. to confuse; to disconnect; to thwart the plans of ; to defeat in battle

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discourse

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n. to converse; to formally discuss a subject

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doggerel

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n. comic, loose verse

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egregious

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Adj. extremely bad; flagrant

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elucidate

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v. to explain; to make understandable

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empirical

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Adj. relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical

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endemic

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Adj. native; belonging to a specific region or people

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enormity

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n. extreme evil or wickedness

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epicure

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n. a person with refined taste in wine and food

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epitome

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n. the perfect example of something; a paradigm

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equanimity

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n. composure; calm

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eschew

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v. to avoid; to shun

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espouse

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v. to support; to advocate

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evince

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v. to show or demonstrate clearly; manifest

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exhort

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v. to urge strongly

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exposition

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n. a setting forth of meaning or intent; a discourse intended to explain

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extol

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v. to praise highly

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facile

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Adj. fluent; skillful in a superficial way; easy

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fatuous

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Adj. foolish; silly; idiotic

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fetter

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v. to restrain; to hamper

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flag

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v. to weaken; to slow down

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flippant

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Adj. frivolously shallow and disrespectful

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foment

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v. to stir up; to instigate

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forbear

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v. to refrain from; to abstain

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founder

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v. to fail; to collapse; to sink

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fulsome

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Adj. offensively flattering or insincere; repulsive

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gainsay

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v. to deny; to speak or act against

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gambit

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n. a scheme to gain an advantage; a ploy

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genial

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Adj. cheerful and pleasant; friendly; helpful

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germane

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Adj. applicable; pertinent; relevant

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gratis

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Adj. free of charge

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gratuitous

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Adj. given freely (said of something bad); unjustified; unprovoked; uncalled for.

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guile

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n. cunning; duplicity; artfulness

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harbinger

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n. a forerunner; a signal of

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hermetic

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Adj. impervious to external influence; airtight

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idyllic

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Adj. charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful

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ignominy

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n. deep disgrace

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impecunious

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Adj. without money; penniless

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impromptu

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Adj. without preparation; on the spur of the moment

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impugn

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v. to attack as false or questionable

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incandescent

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Adj. brilliant; giving off heat or light

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incipient

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Adj. beginning; emerging

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incorrigible

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Adj. incapable of being reformed

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indolent

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indulgent

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Adj. lenient; yielding to desire

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ineluctable

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Adj. inescapable; unavoidable

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inept

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Adj. clumsy; incompetent

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inert

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Adj. inactive; sluggish; not reacting chemically

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inexorable

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Adj. relentless; inevitable; unavoidable

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inherent

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Adj. part of the essential nature of something; intrinsic

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inundate

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v. to flood; to overwhelm

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inveterate

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Adj. habitual; deeply rooted

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itinerant

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Adj. moving from place to place

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judicious

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Adj. exercising sound judgment

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lament

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v. to mourn

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largess

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n. liberality in giving gifts; money or gifts bestowed; generosity of attitude

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lascivious

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Adj. lustful; obscene; lewd

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latent

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Adj. present but not visible or apparent; potential

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levee

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n. an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river

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levity

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n. lightness; frivolity; unseriousness

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licentious

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Adj. lascivious; lewd; promiscuous; amoral

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magnate

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n. a rich, powerful, or very successful businessperson

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manifest

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Adj. visible; evident

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maudlin

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Adj. tearfully sentimental; silly or weepy

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maxim

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n. a fundamental principle; an old saying

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mendicant

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n. a beggar

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motility

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n. spontaneous movement

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noisome

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Adj. offensive or disgusting; stinking; noxious

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nominal

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Adj. in name only; insignificant

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novel

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Adj. new original

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oblique

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Adj. indirect; at an angle

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palliate

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v. to make less severe or intense; to make an offense seem less serious

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panacea

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n. something that cures everything

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paradigm

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n. a model or example

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paradox

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n. a true statement or phenomenon that seems to contradict itself

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parsimonious

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Adj. stingy, miserly

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partisan

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Adj. having a bias in support of a party, group, or cause. n. one who supports a particular party, group, or cause

163
Q

patina

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n. surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation

164
Q

paucity

A

n. scarcity

165
Q

pedestrian

A

Adj. unoriginal; banal

166
Q

perturb

A

v. to disturb greatly

167
Q

piquant

A

Adj. pleasantly pungent or tart

168
Q

placid

A

Adj. pleasantly calm; peaceful

169
Q

plaintive

A

Adj. expressing sadness or sorrow

170
Q

plumb

A

v. to measure the depth of something

171
Q

portent

A

n. an omen; a sign of something coming in the future

172
Q

precipitous

A

Adj. steep

173
Q

predilection

A

n. a natural preference for something

174
Q

presage

A

v. to portend; to foreshadow; to forecast or predict

175
Q

privation

A

n. lack of comforts or necessities; poverty

176
Q

provincial

A

Adj. limited in outlook to one??s own small corner of the world; narrow

177
Q

prurient

A

Adj. having lustful thoughts or desires; causing lust

178
Q

putative

A

Adj. commonly accepted; supposed; reputed

179
Q

quay

A

n. a landing on the edge of the water; wharf; pier

180
Q

queue

A

n. a line of waiting people or things. V. to get in line

181
Q

quintessential

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Adj. being the most perfect example of

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Q

rampart

A

n. a fortification; a bulwark of defense

183
Q

redolent

A

Adj. fragrant; aromatic; suggestive or reminiscent

184
Q

remonstrate

A

v. to argue against; to protest; to raise objections

185
Q

remuneration

A

n. payment; recompense

186
Q

renaissance

A

n. a rebirth or revival

187
Q

replete

A

Adj. completely filled; abounding

188
Q

reproach

A

v. to scold, usually in disappointment; to blame; to disgrace

189
Q

reprobate

A

n. a wicked, sinful, depraved person

190
Q

reprove

A

v. to criticize mildly

191
Q

respite

A

n. a period of rest or relief

192
Q

ribald

A

Adj. characterized by vulgar, lewd humor

193
Q

Sagacious

194
Q

sagacity

195
Q

sage

A

n. a wise person

196
Q

salutary

A

Adj. healthful; remedial; wholesome

197
Q

sanguine

A

Adj. cheerful; optimistic; hopeful

198
Q

surreptitious

A

Adj. sneaky; secret

199
Q

sycophant

A

n. one who sucks up to others; a servile, self-seeking flatterer

200
Q

taciturn

A

Adj. untalkative by nature

201
Q

temerity

A

n. recklessness; audacity; foolhardy disregard of danger

202
Q

turpitude

A

n. shameful wickedness or depravity

203
Q

unalloyed

A

Adj. undiluted; pure

204
Q

Usury

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n. lending money at an extremely high rate of interest

205
Q

venal

A

Adj. capable of being bribed; corrupt

206
Q

verdant

A

Adj. covered with green plants; leafy; inexperienced

207
Q

vestige

A

n. a remaining bit of something; a last trace

208
Q

vitiate

A

v. to make faulty or defective; impair; to corrupt morally

209
Q

wizened

A

Adj. shriveled; withered; shrunken

210
Q

abjure

A

v. to repudiate; to take back; to refrain from

211
Q

adumbrate

A

v. to foreshadow vaguely; to suggest or outline sketchily; to obscure or overshadow

212
Q

anodyne

A

Adj/n. soothing; something that assuages or comforts; something that allays pain

213
Q

apogee

A

n. the most distant point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite

214
Q

apotheosis

A

n. an exalted or glorified example; elevation to divine standard

215
Q

Artful

A

Adj. crafty; wily; sly

216
Q

artless

A

Adj. completely without guile; natural, without artificiality

217
Q

assay

A

v. to examine by trial or experiment; to evaluate or assess

218
Q

asseverate

A

v. to aver; to allege; to assert

219
Q

augur

A

v. to serve as an omen or sign; to predict or foretell

220
Q

baleful

A

Adj. sinister; pernicious; ominous

221
Q

beatify

A

v. to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to; to regard as saintly

222
Q

bilious

A

Adj. ill-tempered; cranky

223
Q

calumny

A

n. slander; a maliciously false statement

224
Q

captious

A

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

225
Q

carapace

A

n. a protective shell

226
Q

celerity

A

n. swiftness of action or motion; speed

227
Q

coeval

A

Adj. of the same period; coexisting

228
Q

contretemps

A

n. an embarrassing occurrence; a mishap

229
Q

contumacious

A

Adj. stubbornly rebellious or disobedient

230
Q

corrigible

A

Adj. capable of being set right; correctable; reparable

231
Q

denouement

A

n. an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot

232
Q

descry

A

v. to discriminate or discern

233
Q

desuetude

234
Q

desultory

A

Adj. moving or jumping from one thing to another; disconnected; occurring haphazardly

235
Q

diaphanous

A

Adj. of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent; delicate; insubstantial

236
Q

diffident

A

Adj. reserved; shy; unassuming; lacking in self-confidence

237
Q

diurnal

A

Adj. occurring every day; occurring during the daytime

238
Q

dulcet

A

Adj. melodious; harmonious; mellifluous

239
Q

egress

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Q

encomium

A

n. a formal expression of praise; a tribute

241
Q

essay

A

v. to test or try; attempt; experiment

242
Q

estimable

A

Adj. worthy; formidable

243
Q

excoriate

A

v. to censure scathingly; to upbraid

244
Q

execrate

A

v. to denounce; to loathe

245
Q

exegesis

A

n. critical examination; explication

246
Q

expiate

A

v. to make amends for; to atone

247
Q

fecund

A

Adj. fertile; productive

248
Q

fell

A

v/adj. to cause to fall by striking; cruel; lethal; dire; sinister

249
Q

fractious

A

Adj. quarrelsome; rebellious; unruly; irritable

250
Q

hirsute

A

Adj. hairy; shaggy

251
Q

hoary

A

Adj. gray or white with age; ancient; stale

252
Q

husband

A

v. to use sparingly or economically; conserve

253
Q

imbroglio

A

n. difficult or embarrassing situation

254
Q

importune

A

v. to urge with annoying persistence; to trouble

255
Q

indefatigable

A

Adj. not easily exhaustible; tireless; dogged

256
Q

insouciant

A

Adj. nonchalant; lighthearted; carefree

257
Q

invidious

A

Adj. causing envy or resentment; offensively harmful

258
Q

jejune

A

Adj. vapid; uninteresting; childish, immature, puerile

259
Q

lachrymose

A

Adj. causing tears; tearful

260
Q

lassitude

A

n. exhaustion; weakness

261
Q

ligneous

A

Adj. woodlike

262
Q

limn

A

v. to draw; to outline in detail; to delineate; to describe

263
Q

list

A

v. to tilt or lean to one side

264
Q

loquacious

A

Adj. very talkative; garrulous

265
Q

lubricious

A

Adj. lewd; wanton; greasy; slippery

266
Q

lugubrious

A

Adj. exaggeratedly mournful

267
Q

meet

A

Adj. fitting, proper

268
Q

mellifluous

A

Adj. sweetly flowing

269
Q

meretricious

A

Adj. plausible but false or insincere; gaudy; showy; tawdry; flashy

270
Q

minatory

A

Adj. menacing; threatening

271
Q

nadir

A

n. low point

272
Q

nice

A

Adj. exacting; fastidious; extremely precise

273
Q

nonplus

A

v. to baffle; to bewilder; to perplex

274
Q

nugatory

A

Adj. of little or no importance; trifling; inconsequential

275
Q

obstreperous

A

Adj. noisily and stubbornly defiant; aggressively boisterous

276
Q

ossify

A

v. to convert into bone; to become rigid

277
Q

otiose

A

Adj. lazy; of no use; futile

278
Q

panegyric

A

n. formal or elaborate praise

279
Q

parry

A

v. to deflect or ward off; to evade or avoid

280
Q

pellucid

A

Adj. transparent; easy to understand; limpid

281
Q

peripatetic

A

Adj. wandering; traveling continually; itinerant

282
Q

perorate

A

v. to speak formally

283
Q

plangent

A

Adj. pounding; thundering; resounding

284
Q

pluck

A

n. courage; spunk; fortitude

285
Q

prize

A

v. to pry; to press or force with a lever

286
Q

prolix

A

Adj. long-winded; verbose

287
Q

propinquity

A

v. nearness; proximity

288
Q

propitiate

A

v. to appease; to conciliate

289
Q

propitious

A

Adj. marked by favorable signs or conditions

290
Q

puerile

A

Adj. childish; immature

291
Q

puissant

A

Adj. powerful

292
Q

pulchritude

A

n. physical beauty

293
Q

pusillanimous

A

Adj. cowardly; craven

294
Q

salacious

A

Adj. lustful; lascivious; bawdy

295
Q

saturnine

A

Adj. melancholy or sullen; of a gloomy disposition

296
Q

Sententious

A

Adj. given to pompous moralizing; preachy; self-righteous

297
Q

sidereal

A

Adj. astral; relating to stars or constellations

298
Q

sinecure

A

n. a position requiring little or no work and usually providing an income

299
Q

stentorian

A

Adj. extremely loud and powerful

300
Q

stygian

A

Adj. gloomy; dark

301
Q

succor

A

n. assistance; relief in time of distress. V. to give assistance in time of need

302
Q

sundry

A

Adj. various; miscellaneous; separate

303
Q

supine

A

Adj. lying face upward; offering no resistance

304
Q

tendentious

A

Adj. argumentative; biased

305
Q

turbid

A

Adj. murky; opaque; unclear

306
Q

tyro

A

n. novice; rank amateur

307
Q

unctuous

A

Adj. oily, both literally and figuratively; characterized by earnest insincerity

308
Q

vagary

A

n. whim; unpredictable action; wild notion

309
Q

voluble

A

Adj. fluent; verbal; having easy use of spoken language

310
Q

wag

A

n. a wit; a joker

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