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terminology to practice for the GRE exam

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“speculative”

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  1. hypothetical, theoretical, abstract

2. involving high risk of loss

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“derivative”

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  • imitative of another source
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“eclecticism”

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  • broad range of subjects
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“depict”

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  • portray, present, describe, show, represent
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“temporal”

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  1. secular, worldly (not spiritual)
  2. time-related (like 1st, 2nd, 3rd)
  3. temporal region in the head
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“arbiter”

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  1. se1. having large influence over others
    ttles disputes
  2. has authority
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“patron”

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  1. customer/client

2. sponsor (gives money for a cause)

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“crass”

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  • NO class, sensitivity, etc
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“diminutive”

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  • small
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“belie(s/d)”

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  • surprisingly opposite of what is expected
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“cosmopolitan”

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  • includes many different ethnicities/countries; multicultural
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“erudite”

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  • academically experienced, learned, prestigously academic
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“sedulous”

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  • diligent, hard working
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“deferential”

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  • respectful
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“austere”

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  1. plain/simple/ascetic

2. strict

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“plausible”

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  • reasonable
  • probable
  • persuasive
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“statuary”

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  • relating to statues
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“concede”

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  • admit

- give into something (surrender)

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“generalization”

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  • inferring based on a specific case

“from this case, I am generalizing that…”

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“cursory”

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  • quick and haste
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“cognizant”

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  • being aware of
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“repudiate”

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  • NOT accept/be associated with
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“acquiesce”

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  • reluctant acceptance
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“mercurial”

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  • sudden/unpredictable changes (in mood/behaviour)
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“vain”

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  1. self-absorbed

2. useless/pointless

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“temperance”

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  1. moderation/self-control
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“notoriety”

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  • famous for a bad reason

ie. , infamous

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“eminence”

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  • fame for excellence; superior
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“tumultuous”

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  • uproar, disorder
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“providential”

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  • occurring at a favourable time (divine timing, perfect timing)
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“dispassionate”

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  • not swayed by emotion, therefore can be impartial
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“precarious”

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  • uncertain, insecure, will collapse
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“predilection”

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  • preference
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“despondent”

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  • low spirits, disheartened, hopeless
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“amiable”

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  • friendly (think, mon amie in french, my friend)
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“enlist”

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  • enroll
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“effrontery”

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  • rude behaviour, audacity,
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“palatability”

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  • accepting or pleasant to taste
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“extolment”

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  • praise highly
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“sequester”

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  1. to hide away

2. take legal possession of something until paid off (like debt)

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“ensue”

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  • happening afterward. “the hopeless feel that ensued after the breakup”
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“trifling”

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  • trivial, insignificant
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“pioneering”

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  • the first to inhabit new (ideas, land)
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“ameliorate”

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  • alleviate, make better
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“ascertain”

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  • discover (the cause)
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“exacerbate”

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  • worsen
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“cumbersome”

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  • too large/heavy to use efficiently
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“haphazard”

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  • disorganized
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“zealous”

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  • enthusiastic, passionate
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“backhanded”

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  1. indirect, uncertain, ambiguous

2. insincere

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“frugal”

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  • thrifty (with money and food)
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“thrifty”

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  • using resources carefully and not wastefully
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“equanimity”

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  • being calm/composed in difficult situations
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“divergent”

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  • different
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“disparate”

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  • different
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“interchangeable”

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  • identical/similar
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“prophetic”

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  1. predicting future

2. relating to prophets

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“harbinger”

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  • sign, indicator
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“virtual”

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  • practically (almost) the same, but not identical

“virtually the same thing”

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“obscure”

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  • not known/seen
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“incongruous”/”incongruent”

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  • not in harmony with surrounding
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“equitable”

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  • fair, just, equal
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“fortuitous”

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  • luck, chance, accident
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“copious”

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  • abundant, lots, considerable
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“acerbic”

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  • sharp, biting, harsh, cutting
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“scathing”

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  • very critical
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“miserliness”

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  1. extreme money-saving
  2. extremely mean
  3. feeling inadequate/small
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“stingy”

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  • unwilling to spend

- not generous

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“diffidence”

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  • modesty/shyness from lack of self-confidence
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“illiberal”

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  • not open to freedom of thought/behaviour

- uncultured/mean

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“intolerant”

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  • unaccepting of views other than one’s own
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“fanciful”

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  • overimaginative and unrealistic
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“involved” (not involve, which means to include, but involveD)

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  1. complicated, difficult to understand

2. connected to/concerned with someone on a deep personal level “he’s involved with her”

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“inconsequential”

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  • insignificant
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“demanding”

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  1. requires lot of skill/effort

2. demanding others

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“partisan”

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  1. follower of a cause

2. biased towards a cause

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“erudite”

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  • showing great deal of knowledge
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“insular”

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  • ignorant/uninterested/narrow-minded towards other’s cultures/experience
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“imperturbable”

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  • calm. not upset or excited, even.
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“patent”

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  • obvious
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“pervasive”

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  • spreading unwelcomingly
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a) “adorn”

b) “unadorn”

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a) to make more beautiful

b) to make plain

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“exigent”

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  • demanding
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“extraneous”

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  • irrelevant/unrelated
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“garrulous”

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  • really talkative
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“munificent”

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  • generous, large
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a) resolute

b) irresolute

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a) certain, determined

b) uncertain

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“laconic”

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  • using very few words; to the point, brief
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“fastidious”

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  • very detailed and cleaned, scrupulous,
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taciturn

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  • untalkative
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“solicitous”

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  • concerned, interested, anxious to do something
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“sporadic”

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  • scattered
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“irascible”

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  • irritable
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“pugnacious”

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  • eager/quick to argue/fight
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“fitfully”

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  • irregularly
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“judicious”

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  • good judgement
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“mendacity”

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= lying

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“evasive”

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= indirect, avoidance, lying

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“prevaricate”

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= evasive

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“baseness”

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= immoral, bad character,

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“avarice”

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= greedy

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“aesthetic”

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  • relating to beauty
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“innocuous”

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  • inoffensive, unimportant, uninteresting
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“soporific”

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  • causing sleepiness
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“esoteric”

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  1. few know about it

2. rare/special interest

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“servile”

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  • excessive need to please others
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“obsequious”

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  • excessively attentive/obedient
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“fawning”

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  • exaggerated display of flattery to someone; obsequious
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“flattery”

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  • excessive or insincere praise
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“meticulous”

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  • detail-attentive, precise, fussy
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“pragmatic”

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= practical, sensible, realistic not theoretical or idealistic

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“ephemeral”

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  • fleeting, temporary (“fame only ephemeral”)
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“gregarious”

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= sociable, likeable

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“merit”

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  • worthy of praise/reward
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“specious”

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  • superficially plausible, but actually wrong
  • misleading in appearance
    (politic speech, etc)
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“audacious”

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  • recklessly bold/brave/daring/uninhibited
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“ascetic”

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  • severe self-discipline away from indulgences
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“intelligible”

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= comprehensible, understandable

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“lucid”

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  • easily understandable, clear
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“caustic”

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  1. sharply critical/sarcastic; acerbic (sharp, bitter)

2. corrosive, able to burn through

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“acerbic”

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  • sharpy, forthright, bitter, acidic
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“onerous”

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  • having burdensome obligations/duties that outweigh the advantages
    “i did so much work for this little money?”
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“prodigal”

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= spendthrift

- living/spending extravagantly/irresponsibly

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“condemn”

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  • attack/disapprove
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“denunciation”

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publicly condemn someone/something

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“rant”

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  • long passionate speech about something
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“impassioned”

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  • very passionately
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“tirade”

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  • *long fuming speech of *criticism
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“diatribe”

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  • *sharply abusive **condemnation
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“anomaly”

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  • abnormal, unusual, incongruent, inconsistent
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“dissent”

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  • going opposite of the norm; rebellious
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“maverick”

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  • unorthodox, independent-minded, eccentric, original, non-conforming free spirit of a person
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“dignity”

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  • composed/serious manner worthy of respect
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“decorum”

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  • dignified speech, dress and behaviour
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“eulogy”

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speech/writing praising a person/thing

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“precipitate”

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  1. cause something to happen unexpectedly/prematurely

2. change to solid

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“catalyst”

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a person/thing that suddenly causes something to occur

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“smug”

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  • excessive pride in oneself
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“complacent”

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  • high self-regard and uncritical satisfaction with one’s own achievements. “i don’t need to do any work, i’m already perfect”
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“disclination”

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  • no enthusiasm
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“aversion”

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  • strong dislike
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“antipathy”

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strong dislike

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“disdain”

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  • being one unworthy of respect
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“scorn”

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contempt

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“dormant”

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suspended, slow

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“torpor”

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laziness, lethargic, dormant

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“complicit”

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involved in a wrong activity (like crime)

148
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“iconoclast”

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  1. one who attacks deeply held (religious) beliefs

2. one who destroys religious images

149
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“efficacy”

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effectiveness

150
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“discordant”

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  1. harsh, unpleasant, unharmonious

2. incongruent, disagreeing

151
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“cacophony”

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  • harsh, unharmonious sound
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“deference”

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  • humble and respectful submission
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“propriety”

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  • conforming to the norm

sounds like “proper”

154
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“quell”

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end, suppress, quieten

155
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“pacify”

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quieten down, suppress, end

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“mitigate”

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  • make less severe
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“appease”

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  1. alleviate

2. satisfy

158
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“placate”

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  • to calm anger by promising a reward
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“mollify”

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  • to alleviate one’s anxiety/anger
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“concession”

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  • reward in return of something

eg) allowance

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“enervate”

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  • to weaken/drain mentally, physically or morally
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“vacillate”

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  • to go back and forth (oscillating/fluctuating) between two things, indecisively
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“waver”

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  • to be indecisive, unsteady, unreliable, irresolute
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“fortify”

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strengthen

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“bolster”

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  • support, strengthen, prop up
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“gainsay”

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oppose, deny, dispute, contradict

167
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“conjecture”

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  • form an opinion based on incomplete information
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“aggrandize”

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to make greater (beyond facts)

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“burgeon”

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  1. grow quickly

2. start to grow; bud through

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“abate”

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= lessen something bad

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“disabuse”

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  • to correct someone’s wrong idea
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“acquitt”

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  1. free someone from jail because they’re innocent

2. conduct oneself in a way

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“vindicate”

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  1. clear someone of blame

2. to verify

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“exculpate”

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  1. clear someone of blame
175
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“instigate”

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  • to initiate/begin
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“foment”

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  • to begin and develop something
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“sanction”

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  1. to allow

2. to punish

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