GRE VOCABULARY Flashcards
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decameter
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unit of measurement equal to 10 meters
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acumen
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the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.
“business acumen”
synonyms: astuteness, shrewdness, acuity, sharpness, sharp-wittedness, cleverness, smartness, brains
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secant
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cut into two parts. MATHEMATICS
the ratio of the hypotenuse to the shorter side adjacent to an acute angle (in a right-angled triangle); the reciprocal of a cosine.
2.
GEOMETRY
a straight line that cuts a curve in two or more parts
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apostatize
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secede; renounce a religious or political belief or principal
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deliquesce
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(of organic matter) become liquid, typically during decomposition. To dissolve gradually from the absorption of moisture from the air
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demagogue
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unprincipaled politician; a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.
synonyms: rabble-rouser, agitator, political agitator, soapbox orator, firebrand, fomenter, provocateur More
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scurrilous
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making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.
“a scurrilous attack on his integrity”
synonyms: defamatory, slanderous, libelous, scandalous, insulting, offensive, gross; More
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deportment
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demeanor, air; behavior or manners
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dendroid
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of trees; tree-shaped; arborescent; branching.
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frenetic
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fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.
“a frenetic pace of activity”
synonyms: frantic, wild, frenzied, hectic, fraught, feverish, fevered, mad, manic, hyperactive, energetic, intense, amped-up, fast and furious, turbulent, tumultuous More
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pliant
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pliable.
“pliant willow stems”
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tempestuous
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characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.
“he had a reckless and tempestuous streak”
synonyms: turbulent, stormy, tumultuous, wild, lively, heated, explosive, feverish, frenetic, frenzied More
emotional, passionate, impassioned, fiery, intense;
temperamental, volatile, excitable, mercurial, capricious, unpredictable, quick-tempered
antonyms: peaceful, calm, placid
2.
very stormy.
“a tempestuous wind”
synonyms: stormy, blustery, squally, wild, turbulent, windy, gusty, blowy, rainy; More
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erudite
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having or showing great knowledge or learning.
synonyms: learned, scholarly, educated, knowledgeable, well-read, well-informed, intellectual; More
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prodigal
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spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.
“prodigal habits die hard”
synonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, profligate, improvident, imprudent More
antonyms: thrifty
2.
having or giving something on a lavish scale.
“the dessert was crunchy with brown sugar and prodigal with whipped cream”
synonyms: generous, lavish, liberal, unstinting, unsparing; More
antonyms: mean
noun
noun: prodigal; plural noun: prodigals
1.
a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way
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fervid
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intensely enthusiastic or passionate, esp. to an excessive degree.
“a letter of fervid thanks”
synonyms: fervent, ardent, passionate, impassioned, intense, vehement, wholehearted, heartfelt, sincere, earnest; More
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dessicate
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dry out; Desiccation is the state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme drying. A desiccant is a hygroscopic substance that induces or sustains such a state in its local vicinity in a moderately-well sealed container.
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pedant
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a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
synonyms: dogmatist, purist, literalist, formalist, doctrinaire, perfectionist; More
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engender
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cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).
“the issue engendered continuing controversy”
synonyms: cause, be the cause of, give rise to, bring about, occasion, lead to, result in, produce, create, generate, arouse, rouse, inspire, provoke, prompt, kindle, trigger, spark, stir up, whip up, induce, incite, instigate, foment; More
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ephemeral
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lasting for a very short time.
“fashions are ephemeral”
synonyms: transitory, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short; More
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laconic
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(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.
“his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic”
synonyms: brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, pithy More
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propriety
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the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.
“he always behaved with the utmost propriety”
synonyms: decorum, respectability, decency, correctness, protocol, appropriateness, suitability, good manners, courtesy, politeness, rectitude, morality, civility, modesty, demureness; More
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impugn
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dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question.
“the father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother”
synonyms: call into question, challenge, question, dispute, query, take issue with More
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apogee
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the highest point in the development of something; the climax or culmination.
“the White House is considered the apogee of American achievement”
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ASTRONOMY
the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth.
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acrimony
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bitter feelings; bitterness or ill feeling.
“a quagmire of lawsuits, acrimony, and finger-pointing”
synonyms: bitterness, anger, rancor, resentment, ill feeling, ill will, bad blood, animosity, hostility, enmity, antagonism, waspishness, spleen, malice, spite, spitefulness, peevishness, venom More
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recondite
(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.
"the book is full of recondite information"
synonyms: obscure, abstruse, arcane, esoteric, recherché, profound, difficult, complex, complicated, involved; More
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mellifluous
(of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.
"the voice was mellifluous and smooth"
synonyms: sweet-sounding, dulcet, honeyed, mellow, soft, liquid, silvery, soothing, rich, smooth, euphonious, harmonious, tuneful, musical More
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euphonic
characterized by euphony, sweet sounding words, combined and formed so as to please the ear
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sinecure
a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.
synonyms: easy job, cushy job, soft option; More
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ebullience
the quality of being cheerful and full of energy; exuberance.
"the ebullience of happy children"
synonyms: exuberance, buoyancy, cheerfulness, cheeriness, merriment, jollity, sunniness, jauntiness, lightheartedness, high spirits, elation, euphoria, jubilation; More
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ignoble
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not honorable in character or purpose.
"ignoble feelings of intense jealousy"
synonyms: dishonorable, unworthy, base, shameful, contemptible, despicable, dastardly, vile, degenerate, shabby, sordid, mean; More
2.
of humble origin or social status.
"ignoble savages"
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gainsaid
deny or contradict (a fact or statement).
"the impact of the railroads cannot be gainsaid"
synonyms: deny, dispute, disagree with, argue with, dissent from, contradict, repudiate, challenge, oppose, contest, counter, controvert, rebut More
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benevolent
well meaning and kindly.
"a benevolent smile"
synonyms: kind, kindly, kindhearted, big-hearted, good-natured, good, benign, compassionate, caring, altruistic, humanitarian, philanthropic; More
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vociferous
(esp. of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous.
| "he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover"
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nonplussed
(of a person) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react.
"he would be completely nonplussed and embarrassed at the idea"
2.
informal
(of a person) not disconcerted; unperturbed.
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abashed
cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
"she was not abashed at being caught"
synonyms: embarrassed, ashamed, shamefaced, remorseful, conscience-stricken, mortified, humiliated, humbled, chagrined, crestfallen, sheepish, red-faced, blushing, put out of countenance, with one's tail between one's legs; More
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abstruse
difficult to understand; obscure.
"an abstruse philosophical inquiry"
synonyms: obscure, arcane, esoteric, little known, recherché, rarefied, recondite, difficult, hard, puzzling, perplexing, cryptic, enigmatic, Delphic, complex, complicated, involved, over/above one's head, incomprehensible, unfathomable, impenetrable, mysterious
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prosaic
having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.
"prosaic language can't convey the experience"
synonyms: ordinary, everyday, commonplace, conventional, straightforward, routine, run-of-the-mill, by-the-numbers, workaday;
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arcane
understood by few; mysterious or secret.
"modern math and its arcane notation"
synonyms: mysterious, secret;
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abjure
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solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).
"his refusal to abjure the Catholic faith"
synonyms: renounce, relinquish, reject, forgo, disavow, abandon, deny, repudiate, give up, wash one's hands of
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supercilious
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
"a supercilious lady's maid"
synonyms: arrogant, haughty, conceited, disdainful, overbearing, pompous, condescending, superior, patronizing, imperious, proud, snobbish, snobby, smug, scornful, sneering;
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sardonic
grimly mocking or cynical.
"Starkey attempted a sardonic smile"
synonyms: mocking, satirical, sarcastic, ironical, ironic
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fatuous
silly and pointless.
"a fatuous comment"
synonyms: silly, foolish, stupid, inane, idiotic, vacuous, asinine;
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ribald
referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way.
"a ribald comment"
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ignominious
deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.
"no other party risked ignominious defeat"
synonyms: humiliating, undignified, embarrassing, mortifying;
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apocryphal
(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.
"an apocryphal story about a former president"
synonyms: fictitious, made-up, untrue, fabricated, false, spurious;
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eschew
deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
"he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence"
synonyms: abstain from, refrain from, give up, forgo, shun, renounce, steer clear of, have nothing to do with, fight shy of;
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dilettantish
dilettante: showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting"
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ambrosial
extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food"
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phlegmatic
(of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.
synonyms: calm, cool, composed, 'calm, cool, and collected', controlled, serene, tranquil, placid, impassive, imperturbable, unruffled, dispassionate, philosophical;
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truculent
eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
"his days of truculent defiance were over"
synonyms: defiant, aggressive, antagonistic, combative, belligerent, pugnacious, confrontational, ready for a fight, obstreperous, argumentative, quarrelsome, uncooperative
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convalesce
recover one's health and strength over a period of time after an illness or operation.
"he spent eight months convalescing after the stroke"
synonyms: recuperate, get better, recover, get well, get back on one's fee
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detritus
waste or debris of any kind.
"streets filled with rubble and detritus"
synonyms: debris, waste, refuse, rubbish, litter, scrap, flotsam and jetsam, rubble
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punctilious
showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.
"he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests"
synonyms: meticulous, conscientious, diligent, scrupulous, careful, painstaking, rigorous, perfectionist, methodical, particular, strict
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mien
a person's look or manner, esp. one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood.
"he has a cautious, academic mien"
synonyms: appearance, look, expression, countenance, aura, demeanor, attitude, air, manner, bearing;
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pointed
having a sharpened or tapered tip or end.
"his face tapers to a pointed chin"
synonyms: sharp, tapering, tapered, conical, jagged, spiky, spiked, barbed; More
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(of a remark or look) expressing criticism in a direct and unambiguous way.
"pointed comments were made about racial discrimination within the army"
synonyms: cutting, trenchant, biting, incisive, acerbic, caustic, scathing, venomous, sarcastic;
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orotund
(of the voice or phrasing) full, round, and imposing.
| synonyms: deep, sonorous, strong, powerful, full, rich, resonant, loud, booming
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torrid
very hot and dry.
"the torrid heat of the afternoon"
synonyms: hot, scorching, searing, blazing, blistering, sweltering, burning, sultry; More
antonyms: cold, wet
full of passionate or highly charged emotions arising from sexual love.
"a torrid love affair"
synonyms: passionate, ardent, lustful, amorous; More
antonyms: passionless
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full of difficulty or tribulation.
"Wall Street is in for a torrid time in the next few weeks"
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extant
(esp. of a document) still in existence; surviving.
"the original manuscript is no longer extant"
synonyms: still existing, in existence, existent, surviving, remaining, undestroyed
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august
respected and impressive.
"she was in august company"
synonyms: distinguished, respected, eminent, venerable, hallowed, illustrious, prestigious, renowned, celebrated, honored, acclaimed, esteemed, exalted;
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harbinger
a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
"witch hazels are the harbingers of spring"
synonyms: herald, sign, indication, signal, portent, omen, augury, forewarning, presage
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cosset
care for and protect in an overindulgent way.
"all her life she'd been cosseted by her family"
synonyms: pamper, indulge, overindulge, mollycoddle, coddle, baby, pet, mother, nanny, nursemaid, pander to, spoil;
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mollify
appease the anger or anxiety of (someone).
"nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists"
synonyms: appease, placate, pacify, conciliate, soothe, calm (down)
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reticent
not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.
"she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs"
synonyms: reserved, withdrawn, introverted, inhibited, diffident, shy;
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obviate
remove (a need or difficulty).
"the Venetian blinds obviated the need for curtains"
synonyms: preclude, prevent, remove, get rid of, do away with, get around, rule out, eliminate, make/render unnecessary
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mitigate
make less severe, serious, or painful.
"he wanted to mitigate misery in the world"
synonyms: alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten, attenuate, take the edge off, allay, ease, assuage, palliate, relieve, tone down
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dogged
having or showing tenacity and grim persistence.
"success required dogged determination"
synonyms: tenacious, determined, resolute, resolved, purposeful, persistent, persevering, single-minded, tireless;
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Daedalean
confusing, tangled, puzzling, convoluted
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Gordian
extremely intricate; usually in phrase `Gordian knot
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picayune
petty; worthless.
"the picayune squabbling of party politicians"
noun
1.
a small coin of little value, esp. a 5-cent piece
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consummate
showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect.
"she dressed with consummate elegance"
synonyms: supreme, superb, superlative, superior, accomplished, expert, proficient, skillful, skilled, masterly, master, first-class, talented, gifted, polished, practiced, perfect, ultimate;
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unmitigated
absolute; unqualified.
"the tour had been an unmitigated disaster"
synonyms: absolute, unqualified, categorical, complete, total, downright, outright, utter, out-and-out, undiluted, unequivocal, untempered, veritable, perfect, consummate, pure, shee
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egregious
outstandingly bad; shocking.
"egregious abuses of copyright"
synonyms: shocking, appalling, terrible, awful, horrendous, frightful, atrocious, abominable, abhorrent, outrageous
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aver
past tense: averred; past participle: averred
1.
state or assert to be the case.
"he averred that he was innocent of the allegations"
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opine
hold and state as one's opinion.
"“The man is a genius,” he opined"
synonyms: suggest, say, declare, observe, comment, remark, submit, put forward;
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exigency
an urgent need or demand.
| "women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it"
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conflagration
an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property.
synonyms: fire, blaze, flames, inferno, firestorm
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Rubicon
A limit that when passed or exceeded permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment
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burnish
polish (something, esp. metal) by rubbing.
"highly burnished armor"
synonyms: polish, buff, rub, gloss
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slipshod
(typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.
"he'd caused many problems with his slipshod management"
synonyms: careless, lackadaisical, slapdash, disorganized, haphazard, hit-or-miss, untidy, messy, unsystematic, unmethodical, casual, negligent, neglectful, remiss, lax, slack;
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blithe
showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.
"a blithe disregard for the rules of the road"
synonyms: casual, indifferent, unconcerned, unworried, untroubled, uncaring, careless, heedless, thoughtless;
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jaunty
having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.
"there was no mistaking that jaunty walk"
synonyms: cheerful, cheery, happy, merry, jolly, joyful;
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parsimonious
unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal.
"parsimonious New Hampshire voters, who have a phobia about taxes"
synonyms: cheap, miserly, mean, niggardly, close-fisted, close, penny-pinching, ungenerous, Scroogelike;
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avaricious
having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
"a corrupt and avaricious government"
synonyms: greedy, acquisitive, covetous, rapacious, grasping, materialistic, mercenary;
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penurious
extremely poor; poverty-stricken.
"a penurious old tramp"
synonyms: poor as a church mouse, poverty-stricken, destitute, necessitous, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, in need/want, badly off, in reduced/straitened circumstances, hard up, unable to make ends meet, penniless, without a cent (to one's name), without a sou; More
antonyms: wealthy
characterized by poverty or need.
"penurious years"
2.
parsimonious; mean.
"he was generous and hospitable in contrast to his stingy and penurious wife"
synonyms: mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, close-fisted, Scroogelike;
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rapacious
aggressively greedy or grasping.
"rapacious landlords"
synonyms: grasping, greedy, avaricious, acquisitive, covetous;
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proscribe
forbid, esp. by law.
"strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces"
synonyms: forbid, prohibit, ban, bar, interdict, make illegal, embargo, outlaw, disallow, veto;
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contingency
a future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.
"a detailed contract that attempts to provide for all possible contingencies"
synonyms: eventuality, (chance) event, incident, happening, occurrence, juncture, possibility, fortuity, accident, chance, emergency
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appellation
a name or title.
"the city fully justifies its appellation “the Pearl of the Orient.”"
synonyms: name, title, designation, tag, sobriquet, byname, nickname, cognomen;
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quotidian
adjective
1.
of or occurring every day; daily.
"the car sped noisily off through the quotidian traffic
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draconian
(of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe.
| synonyms: harsh, severe, strict, extreme, drastic, stringent, tough;
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inured
accustom (someone) to something, esp. something unpleasant.
"these children have been inured to violence"
synonyms: harden, toughen, season, temper, condition;
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wizened
shriveled or wrinkled with age.
"a wizened, weather-beaten old man"
synonyms: wrinkled, lined, creased, shriveled (up), withered, weather-beaten, shrunken, gnarled, aged
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expurgate
remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account).
"the expurgated Arabian Nights"
synonyms: censor, bowdlerize, blue-pencil, cut, edit;
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edify
instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.
| synonyms: educate, instruct, teach, school, tutor, train, guide;
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inchoate
just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.
"a still inchoate democracy"
synonyms: rudimentary, undeveloped, unformed, immature, incipient, embryonic;
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borne/ bear
to carry/ support, move covey, hold up
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exculpate
show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing.
| "the article exculpated the mayor"
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dandle
move (a baby or young child) up and down in a playful or affectionate way.
synonyms: bounce, jiggle, dance, rock More
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calimatous
involving calamity; catastrophic; disastrous.
"such calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods"
synonyms: disastrous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, devastating, dire, tragic;
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parochially
of or relating to a church parish.
| "the parochial church council", small minded, limited, limited to things concerning a small area
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craven
contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly.
"a craven abdication of his moral duty"
synonyms: cowardly, lily-livered, faint-hearted, chicken-hearted, spineless, timid, timorous, fearful, pusillanimous, weak, feeble
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caustic
able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action.
"a caustic cleaner"
synonyms: corrosive, corroding, abrasive, mordant, acid More
2.
sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way, sardonic, acerbic, mordant, vitrolic
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differential
1. Of, relating to, or showing a difference.
2. Constituting or making a difference; distinctive.
3. Dependent on or making use of a specific difference or distinction.
4. Mathematics Of or relating to differentiation.
5. Involving differences in speed or direction of motion.
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alacrity
swiftness
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pulverous
Resembling or consisting of dust or powder
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pellucid
translucently clear.
"mountains reflected in the pellucid waters"
synonyms: translucent, transparent, clear, crystal clear, crystalline, glassy, limpid, unclouded, gin-clea
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adamantine
unbreakable; adamantine chains
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frangible
fragile; brittle
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tensile
of or relating to tension.
2.
capable of being drawn out or stretched.
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attenuated
unnaturally thin.
| "she was a drooping, attenuated figure"; weaken
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primordial
existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval.
"the primordial oceans"
synonyms: ancient, earliest, first, prehistoric, antediluvian, primeval
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esoteric
intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
"esoteric philosophical debates"
synonyms: abstruse, obscure, arcane, recherché, rarefied, recondite, abstract;
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modish
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"
synonyms: fashionable, stylish, chic, modern, contemporary, all the rage, in vogue, voguish, up-to-the-minute, à la mode, du jour;
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refractory
stubborn or unmanageable.
"his refractory pony"
synonyms: obstinate, stubborn, mulish, pigheaded, obdurate, headstrong, self-willed, wayward, willful, perverse, contrary, recalcitrant, obstreperous, disobedient, difficult; More
antonyms: obedient
2.
resistant to a process or stimulus.
"some granules are refractory to secretory stimuli"
MEDICINE
(of a person, illness, or diseased tissue) not yielding to treatment.
"healing of previously refractory ulcers"
MEDICINErare
(of a person or animal) resistant to infection.
technical
(of a substance) resistant to heat; hard to melt or fuse.
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philistine
a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them.
"a philistine government"
synonyms: uncultured, lowbrow, anti-intellectual, uncultivated, uncivilized, uneducated, unenlightened, commercial, materialist, bourgeois;
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specious
superficially plausible, but actually wrong.
| "a specious argument"
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panacea
a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
"the panacea for all corporate ills"
synonyms: universal cure, cure-all, cure for all ills, universal remedy, elixir, wonder drug;
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irascibility
a feeling of resentful anger
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redress
remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation).
"the power to redress the grievances of our citizens"
synonyms: rectify, correct, right, put to rights, compensate for, amend, remedy, make good, resolve, settle More
even up, regulate, equalize
archaic
set upright again.
"some ambitious architect being called to redress a leaning wall"
noun
noun: redress; plural noun: redresses
1.
remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance.
"those seeking redress for an infringement of public law rights"
synonyms: compensation, reparation, restitution, recompense, repayment, indemnity, indemnification, retribution, satisfaction;
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enmity
the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
"enmity between Protestants and Catholics"
synonyms: hostility, animosity, antagonism, friction, antipathy, animus, acrimony, bitterness, rancor, resentment, aversion, ill feeling, bad feeling, ill will, bad blood, hatred, hate, loathing, odium
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ennui
a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
synonyms: boredom, tedium, listlessness, lethargy, lassitude, languor, weariness, enervation;
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quiescence
dormancy: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"
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ineluctable
unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable.
| "the ineluctable facts of history"
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inveigh
speak or write about (something) with great hostility.
"nationalists inveighed against those who worked with the British"
synonyms: fulminate against, declaim against, protest (against), rail against/at, rage at, remonstrate against;
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levy
impose (a tax, fee, or fine).
"a new tax could be levied on industry to pay for cleaning up contaminated land"
synonyms: impose, charge, exact, raise, collect
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extol
praise enthusiastically.
"he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples"
synonyms: praise enthusiastically, go into raptures about/over, wax lyrical about, sing the praises of, praise to the skies, acclaim, exalt, eulogize, adulate, rhapsodize over, rave about, enthuse about/over, overpraise;
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pharmacopeia
a book, esp. an official publication, containing a list of medicinal drugs with their effects and directions for their use.
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assiduity
constant or close attention to what one is doing.
| "the assiduity with which he could wear down his opponents"
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soporific
tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.
"the motion of the train had a somewhat soporific effect"
antonyms: invigorating
noun
noun: soporific; plural noun: soporifics
1.
a drug or other agent that induces sleep.
synonyms: sleeping pill, sedative, calmative, tranquilizer, narcotic, opiate;
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redound
contribute greatly to (a person's credit or honor).
"his latest diplomatic effort will redound to his credit"
synonyms: contribute to, be conducive to, result in, lead to, effect; More
2.
archaic
come back upon; rebound on.
"may his sin redound upon his head!"
synonyms: contribute to, be conducive to, result in, lead to, effect
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macerate
(esp. with reference to food) soften or become softened by soaking in a liquid.
2.
archaic
cause to grow thinner or waste away, esp. by fasting.
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peripatetic
traveling from place to place, esp. working or based in various places for relatively short periods.
"the peripatetic nature of military life"
synonyms: nomadic, itinerant, traveling, wandering, roving, roaming, migrant, migratory, unsettled
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lugubrious
looking or sounding sad and dismal.
synonyms: mournful, gloomy, sad, unhappy, doleful, glum, melancholy, woeful, miserable, woebegone, forlorn, somber, solemn, serious, sorrowful, morose, dour, cheerless, joyless, dismal;
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supervene
occur later than a specified or implied event or action, typically in such a way as to change the situation.
"any plan that is made is liable to be disrupted by supervening events"
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postliminary
done or carried on after something else or as a conclusion : subsequent —opposed to preliminary
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iconoclastic
characterized by attack on cherished beliefs or institutions.
"a fresh, even an iconoclastic, influence could work wonders"
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pertinacious
holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action.
"he worked with a pertinacious resistance to interruptions"
synonyms: determined, tenacious, persistent, persevering, purposeful, resolute, dogged, indefatigable, insistent, single-minded, unrelenting, relentless, tireless, unshakable
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austere
severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.
"an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook"
synonyms: severe, stern, strict, harsh, steely, flinty, dour, grim, cold, frosty, unemotional, unfriendly;
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assiduous
showing great care and perseverance.
"she was assiduous in pointing out every feature"
synonyms: diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, sedulous, attentive, conscientious, punctilious, painstaking, rigorous, particular;
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intractable
hard to control or deal with.
"intractable economic problems"
synonyms: unmanageable, uncontrollable, difficult, awkward, troublesome, demanding, burdensome
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discursive
digressing from subject to subject.
"students often write dull, secondhand, discursive prose"
synonyms: rambling, digressive, meandering, wandering, maundering, diffuse, long, lengthy, wordy, verbose, long-winded, prolix; More
antonyms: concise
(of a style of speech or writing) fluent and expansive rather than formulaic or abbreviated.
"the short story is concentrated, whereas the novel is discursive"
synonyms: fluent, flowing, fluid, eloquent, expansive More
antonyms: terse
2.
of or relating to discourse or modes of discourse
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florid
having a red or flushed complexion.
"a stout man with a florid face"
synonyms: ruddy, red, red-faced, rosy, rosy-cheeked, pink; More
antonyms: pale
2.
elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated.
"florid operatic-style music was out"
synonyms: ornate, fancy, elaborate, embellished, curlicued, extravagant, flamboyant, baroque, rococo, fussy, busy
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pithy
(of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive.
synonyms: succinct, terse, concise, compact, short (and sweet), brief, condensed, to the point, epigrammatic, crisp, thumbnail;
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vaunt
boast about or praise (something), esp. excessively.
"the much vaunted information superhighway"
synonyms: boast about, brag about, make much of, crow about, parade, flaunt;
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elegiac
(esp. of a work of art) having a mournful quality.
"the movie score is a somber effort, elegiac in its approach"
synonyms: mournful, melancholic, melancholy, plaintive, sorrowful, sad, lamenting, doleful;
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laggard
a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others.
"there was no time for laggards"
synonyms: straggler, loiterer, lingerer, dawdler, sluggard, snail, idler, loafer
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avarice
extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
| synonyms: greed, greediness, acquisitiveness, cupidity, covetousness, rapacity, materialism, mercenariness;
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misanthrope
a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.
| synonyms: hater of mankind, hater, cynic
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overawe
impress (someone) so much that they become silent or inhibited.
"he used firepower to overawe the hostile tribes"
synonyms: intimidate, daunt, cow, disconcert, unnerve, subdue, dismay, frighten, alarm, scare, terrify;
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bombastic
high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.
"bombastic rhetoric"
synonyms: pompous, blustering, turgid, verbose, orotund, high-flown, high-sounding, overwrought, pretentious, ostentatious, grandiloquent;
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moribund
(of a person) at the point of death.
| synonyms: dying, expiring, terminal, on one's deathbed, near death, at death's door, not long for this world
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irresolute
showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain.
"she stood irresolute outside his door"
synonyms: indecisive, hesitant, vacillating, equivocating, dithering, wavering, shilly-shallying
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esurient
hungry or greedy
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plebian
commoner
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impecunious
having little or no money.
"a titled but impecunious family"
synonyms: penniless, poor, impoverished, indigent, insolvent, hard up, poverty-stricken, needy, destitute;
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insolvent
unable to pay debts owed.
"the company became insolvent"
synonyms: bankrupt, ruined, wiped out, in receivership
