GRE vocab list - Sheet2 Flashcards
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austere
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strict, grim, harsh
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belie
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contradict, conceal
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capricious
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moody
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congenial
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likeable, genial, convivial
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cursory
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lacking effort
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didactic
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instructive
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flout
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disobey
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humdrum
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mundane
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insipid
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bland, dull
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loquacious
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wordy
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obsequious
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kiss-ass, servile
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proclivity
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fondness
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puerile
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childish
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quixotic
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idealistic
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spendthrift
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big spender (prodigal)
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taciturn
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reserved
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adulterate
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corrupt, taint, defile
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aggrandize
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magnify, enhance power
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alacrity
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zeal, haste
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ameliorate
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ease
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audacious
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bold
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avaricious
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greedy
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calumny
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slander
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castigate
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scold
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caustic
hostile
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construe
read, understand
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contrite
remorseful
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covet
yearn for
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craven
timid
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deft
skilled
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demur
hesitate, dissent
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desiccate
dehydrate
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diatribe
tirade, rant
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incredulous
disbelieving
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ingenuous
green, naive
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abate
dwindle
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abjure
denounce
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ascetic
strict, austere
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assuage
mitigate
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burgeon
quickly increase
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cacophonous
grating (noise)
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canonize
treat as if holy
43
chicanery
deceit
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coalesce
unite
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cogent
clear, compelling
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contend
assert, compete
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deference
respect
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desultory
halfhearted
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diffident
shy, meek
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dilatory
slow, stalling
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prodigal
wasteful, extravagant
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approbation
recognition
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corroborate
validate, bolster
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enervate
drain, weaken
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fervid
fervent, zealous
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garrulous
wordy
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incendiary
inflammatory
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inimical
hostile, detrimental
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paradigmatic
quintessential
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pedantic
nitpicky
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polemical
scathing, controversial
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precipitate
provoke(v) hasty(a)
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profundity
wisdom
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prudent
wise
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punctilious
meticulous
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recondite
obscure, arcane
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scrupulous
meticulous
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vacillate
waver
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clangor
racket
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imperious
domineering
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irresolute
faltering
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prosaic
mundane, pedestrian
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casuistry
unsound argument
74
admonish
reprimand
75
affectation
posturing, show to impress
76
chauvinistic
nationalistic
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dissemble
bluff, feign
78
dogged
determined
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engender
induce, provoke
80
pertinacious
resolute
81
presumptuous
arrogant
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probity
virtue
83
specious
misleading
84
spurious
sham
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timorous
fearful
86
tractable
docile
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transient
fleeting
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ubiquitous
universal
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venal
bribeable
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venerate
revere, respect
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clamorous
rowdy, loud
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dearth
scarcity
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indefatigable
unrelenting
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indolent
lazy
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intransigent
stubborn
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intrepid
brave
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irreverent
lacking respect
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malign
evil (a) defame (v)
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neophyte
amateur
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platitude
banal remark
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prescient
prophetic
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salubrious
healthy, pleasant
103
sedulous
diligent
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soporific
sedative
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tendentious
prejudiced
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conjectural
speculative
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convivial
cordial, genial
108
egregious
apalling
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evanescent
fleeting
110
forestall
prevent, thwart
111
gainsay
refute
112
galvanize
invigorate
113
innocuous
harmless
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obviate
rule out
115
perfidy
betrayal
116
pugnacious
belligerent
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sagacious
wise
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sanguine
optimistic
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skullduggery
sneaky actions
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vapid
uninteresting
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anodyne
harmless
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acumen
sharpness
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eschew
abstain
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exculpate
absolve
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fastidious
meticulous
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furtive
stealthy
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lament
express regret
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myopic
narrow-minded
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portend
warn, foreshadow
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provincial
narrow-minded
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salutary
beneficial to health
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somnolent
sleepy
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abhor
despise
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churlish
rude, mean
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clandestine
secret
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droll
humorous
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fractious
grouchy
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limpid
lucid, clear
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mawkish
overly sentimental
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obeisance
reverance
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ostentatious
showy
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perfunctory
superficial
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preclude
impede
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predilection
fondness, liking
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rapacious
greedy
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spartan
simple, frugal
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truculent
aggressively defiant
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acrimonious
scathing, bitter
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canny
sharp
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cavalier
unbothered
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fungible
exchangeable
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hackneyed
trite, pedestrian
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laconic
concise
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magisterial
authoritative
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onerous
taxing
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opprobrium
public shame
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parsimonious
frugal, stingy
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tempestuous
heated
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tenable
rational
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transgression
violation
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urbane
suave, sophisticated
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verisimilitude
appearance of truth
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vitiate
taint, sully
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baroque
extravagant
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byzantine
complicated
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conciliatory
pacifying
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countenance
endure (v), face (n)
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extraneous
irrelevant
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invidious
unfair
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numinous
spiritual
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pellucid
transparent
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acquiesce
abide by
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adroit
agile, skillful
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animus
hostility
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astringent
sharp, harsh
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deride
ridicule
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flummoxed
bewildered
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polymath
savant, erudite
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reticent
reserved, inhibited
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stringent
rigid
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surreptitious
secretive
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torpor
idleness
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trenchant
keen, biting
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umbrage
anger, chagrin
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wayward
unpredictable
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apropos
pertinent
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forsake
abandon
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propriety
decorum
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scintillating
dazzling
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veracity
authenticity
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virulent
spiteful
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antedate
precede
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curtail
curb
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elucidate
illuminate, explain
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feckless
inept
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immure
confine
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inscrutable
unreadable
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lionize
revere
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profligate
wasteful
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superfluous
excessive
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vociferous
vehement
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ascertain
determine
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circumscribe
limit
204
contentious
provacative
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dogmatic
adamant
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fallacious
mistaken, false
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foolhardy
rash
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impugn
dispute
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inveterate
ingrained
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miserly
stingy
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petulant
cranky
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pithy
succinct
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sanctimonious
self-righteous
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tepid
apathetic
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upbraid
scold
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vexation
irritated state
217
acquisitive
greedy
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attenuate
diminish
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blithe
nonchalant
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dissident
opposition of authority
221
efficacious
effective
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manacle
impede
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noxious
harmful
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pernicious
subtley harmful
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prolix
wordy
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veritable
legitimate
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anoint
appoint
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cunning
crafty, devious
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discomfit
fluster
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distill
consolidate
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ebullient
cheerful
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facetious
glib, flippant
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fallible
capable of error
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florid
ornate
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inveigle
coax, persuade
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jettison
dispose of
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mendacity
dishonesty
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munificent
generous
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parochial
narrow-minded
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pedestrian
dull, ordinary
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prevaricate
speak evasively
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recrudescent
resurgent
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abreast
informed
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confound
perplex, puzzle
245
duplicitous
deceitful
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expedient
gainful, opportune
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harbinger
omen, premonition
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largesse
generosity
249
libertine
rake, hedonist
250
malfeasance
misconduct
251
modish
in style
252
nascent
budding
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perennial
perpetual
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pious
devout
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providential
fortunate
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stalwart
steadfast
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supplicate
ask for
