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GRE words set 2 (501-1000 words) Flashcards

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impermeable

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impossible to permeate

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imperturbable

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not easily disturbed

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impervious

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incapable of being affected; impossible to penetrate

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Impetuous

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impulsive

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impinge

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to strike; encroach

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implacable

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inflexible; incable of being pleased or calmed down

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implausible

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unlikely; unbelievable

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implicit

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implied; understood but not stated

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implode

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collapse inward violently

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IMPLOSION

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Forceful collapse inward

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imprecation

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curse; damnation

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IMPROBITY

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Dishonesty; lack of probity (probity = honesty)

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IMPROMPTU

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Done, said, or composed on the spur of the moment; improvised

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IMPUDENT

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Insolent; boldly disrespectful

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IMPUGN

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To challenge or attack as false or questionable

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Impugned

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dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question.

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impute

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to attribute the fault to; relate to a particular cause or source

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INADVERTENT

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Accidental or unintentional; Inattentive

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inadvertently

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carelessly; unintentionally

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incarnate

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having bodily form

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inchoate

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imperfectly formed or formulated

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INCIPIENT

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Coming into existence or beginning to appear

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incongruity

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state of not fitting

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incongruous

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not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something; out of place

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inconsequential

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insignificant; unimportant

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incorporate

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introduce something into another thing already in existence

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incredulous

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(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.

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incursion

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sudden invasion

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INDELIBLE

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Permanent, impossible to remove; Memorable, unforgettable, making a lasting impression

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indeterminate

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uncertain; indefinite

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Indicted

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formally accuse of or charge with a crime

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indigence

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poverty

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INDIGENOUS

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Native to or natually occuring in a region; innate or natural

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indolent

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habitually lazy; idle

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Inefficacious

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ineffective

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ineluctable

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not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable

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inerrancy

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infallibility; lack of errors

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inert

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unable to move; sluggish

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ingenuous

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naive and trusting; lacking sophistication

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INGRATE

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An ungrateful person

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inherent

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firmly established by nature or habit

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INHIBIT

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To restrain or hold back; to prevent, prohibit

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innocuous

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harmless

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insensible

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unconscious; unresponsive

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insinuate

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to suggest; say indirectly; imply

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insipid

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lacking in flavor; dull

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insouciant

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indifferent; lacking concern or care

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insularity

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narrow-mindedness; isolation

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insuperable

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insurmountable; unconquerable

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intangible

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not material

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Intelligibility

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comprehensibility, ease of understanding

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Intemperate

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Indulgence of appetite or passions; excessive drinking alcohol (intemperance)

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interdict

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to forbid; prohibit

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internecine

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deadly to both sides

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interpolate

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to insert; change by adding new words or material

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interregnum

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interval between reigns; gap in continuity

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Intersperse

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scatter things; diversify

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intimate

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marked by close acquaintance

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intractable

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not easily managed

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intransigence

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stubbornness; refusal to compromise

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INTREPID

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Undaunted; resolutely fearless

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introspective

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contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings

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inundate

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to cover with water, overwhelm

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inured

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hardened; accustomed; used to

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invective

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verbal abuse

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inveigh

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to disapprove; protest vehemently

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inveigle

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to win over by flattering or coaxing

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inveterate

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confirmed; long standing

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invidious

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likely to provoke ill will

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Invulnerable

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not vulnerable

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irascible

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easily angered

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irresolute

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unsure of how to act; weak

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itinerant

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wandering from place to place; unsettled

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itinerary

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route of a traveler’s journey

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JABBER

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To talk rapidly, incoherently, or nonsensically

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jaundiced

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having a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy

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jibe

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to be in agreement

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jocose

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fond of joking; jocular

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JOCULAR

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Characterized by or given to playful jesting; jolly

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juggernaut

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huge force destroying everything in its path

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junta

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group of people united in political intrigue

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juxtapose

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place side by side

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kudos

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fame; glory; honor

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labile

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likely to change

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LACKLUSTER

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dull

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laconic

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using few words; concise; terse

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lambaste

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to trash verbally or physically

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lascivious

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lustful

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lassitude

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lethargy; sluggishness

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latent

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dormant; potential not apparent

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laud

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praise

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LAUDABLE

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praiseworthy

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lethargic

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inactive

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levee

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en embankment that prevents a river from overflowing

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levity

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light manner or attitude

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LEVY

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Impose and collect tax; draft troops into military service; declare and wage war

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liberal

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tolerant; broad-minded

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libertine

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one without moral restraint

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libido

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sexual desire

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Lilliputian

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extremely small

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limn

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to draw, describe

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limpid

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clear; transparent

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linguistic

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pertaining to language

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LIONIZE

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Treat like a celeb

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litany

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lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

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literati

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scholarly of learned persons

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litigation

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legal proceedings

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log

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record of a voyage; record of daily activities

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LOLL

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To move or rest in a reclined, indolent manner; to droop or hang

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loquacious

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talkative

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lucid

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bright; clear; intelligible

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lucre

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money or profits

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LULL

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To soothe, to deceive or cause to feel a false sense of security

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LUMBER

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To move in a clumsy, heavy, slow way; to move with a rumbling noise

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Luminary

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a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere

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luminous

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bright; brilliant; glowing

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lustrous

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shining

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MACERATE

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To make soft or dissolve by soaking; to emaciate

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Machiavellian

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crafty; double-dealing

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machinations

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plots or schemes

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MACHINCATIONS

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Crafty schemes or plots

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maelstrom

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whirlpool; turmoil

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magnanimity

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generosity; nobility

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Maladroit

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inefficient or inept; clumsy.

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MALEDICTION

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A curse

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malign

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to speak evil of

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malinger

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to feign illness to escape duty, Nevertheless, paradoxical though it may seem, cases of pure malingering of mental disease are comparatively in actual practice. sporadic illogical intermittent obvious contradictory compelling

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malleable

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capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionate

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MARTINET

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Person who adheres to rules extremely closely; a disciplinarian

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maverick

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dissenter

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MEANDER

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To ramble or wander aimlessly and without urgency

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megalomania

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delusions of power or importance

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menagerie

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a variety of animals kept together

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mendacious

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dishonest

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mendicant

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beggar

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MERCURIAL

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Changeable, volatile, or given to rapid shifts in mood; cleverness, eloquence, and thievishness

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Meretricious

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apparently attractive but having no real value; trashy, pretentious, tawdry

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mesmerize

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to hypnotize

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METAMORPHOSE

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To change or be transformed utterly in form or appearance

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metamorphosis

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change; transformation

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METAPHYSICAL

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concerned with abstract thought; related to metaphysics; subtle or abstruse

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metaphysics

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a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality

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METEORIC

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Like a meteor in speed or sudden (often temporary) brilliance

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meteorological

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concerned with the weather

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meticulous

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very careful; picky; fastidious

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mettle

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courage; endurance

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mettlesome

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full of courage and fortitude

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microcosm

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a small system having analogies to a larger system

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militate

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to work against

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MIMETIC

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Imitative; copying; relating to mimicry

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minatory

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threatening; menacing

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minuscule

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very small

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minutia

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petty details

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misanthrope

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one who hates humanity; one who dislikes others

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miscellany

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mixture of writings on various subjects

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miscreant

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villain; criminal

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misogynist

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one who hates women

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mitigate

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alleviate; to become less severe

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mnemonic

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related to memory; assisting memory

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modicum

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limited quantity

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Modulated

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exert a modifying or controlling influence on; vary the strength, tone, or pitch of (one’s voice).

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mollify

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to soothe; calm temper; to soften or make less rigid

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monolithic

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solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole

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morose

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ill-humored; sullen

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motley

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many colored; made up of many parts

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multifarious

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diverse

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mundane

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worldly as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary

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NABOB

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A person who is wealthy, prominent, or important; Nebab in hindi

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NADIR

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The lowest point

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NASCENT

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Developing or coming into existence

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NATTY

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Smart and trim in dress or appearance (usually of a man: “nattily dressed”)

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necromancy

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black magic

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negate

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to cancel out; nullify

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neologism

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new word or expression

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neophyte

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novice; beginner

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nexus

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a means of connection; a center

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NOISOME

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Having an extremely offensive smell

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Nondescript

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lacking distinctive or interesting features or characteristics.

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nonplussed

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bewildered

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NORMATIVE

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Norm or standard; expressing value judgements instead of just stating the facts

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nostalgia

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sentimental longing for a past time

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nostrum

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medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness

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Noxious

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harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

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nugatory

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trifling; invalid

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obdurate

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stubborn

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obsequious

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overly submissive

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obsequy

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funeral ceremony

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obtuse

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annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand. “he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse”

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obviate

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to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent

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occlude

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to shut; block

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OCCLUDED

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To obstruct; prevent passage of

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occult

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relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena

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ODIUM

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Odious; contempt, dislike or repugnance; disgrace or infamy due to reprehensible acts

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odyssey

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a long, adventurous voyage; a quest

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officious

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too helpful; meddlesome

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olfactory

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concerning the sense of smell

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oligarchy

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form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders

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onerous

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burdensome

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onomatopoeia

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formation or use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to

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Opprobrious

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expressing scorn or criticism.

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opprobrium

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public disgrace; contempt

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ornithologist

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scientist who studies birds

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oscillate

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to move back and forth

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ostentatious

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showy; pretentious

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OSTRACIZE

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To exclude; to exile from a group by general consent

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outset

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the start or beginning of something.

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overweening

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presumptuous; arrogant

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paean

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song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy

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paleonthology

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study of past geological eras through fossil remains

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pallid

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lacking color or liveliness

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panegyric

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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

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PARADOX

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A seemingly false or contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true

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paragon

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model of perfection or excellence

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parody

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an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

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parry

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to turn aside; evade or dodge: to parry an embarrassing question.

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partisan

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one-sided; committed to a party, group or cause

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pathological

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departing from normal condition

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patois

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jargon; a regional dialect

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paucity

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scarcity

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pedantic

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showing off learning

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pellucid

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transparent; easily understood

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penchant

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inclination

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penury

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extreme poverty

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peregrination

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wandering from place to place

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peremptory

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imperative; leaving no choice

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perennial

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present throughout the years; persistent

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perfidious

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faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

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PERFIDY

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treachery, faithlessness; act of disloyalty

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perforation

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a hole made by boring or piercing.

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perfunctory

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superficial; performed really as a duty

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perigee

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point in an orbit that is closest to the earth

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permeable

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penetrable

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Pernicious

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having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. “the pernicious influences of the mass media”

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perturb

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to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious

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peruse

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to read through with thoroughness or care:

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pervasive

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spread throughout every part

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PETTIFOGGER

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A shifty or unethical lawyer; A person who bickers over trivial matters

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petulant

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rude; peevish

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phlegmatic

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unemotional; calm in temperament

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phoenix

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anything that is restored after suffering great destruction

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physiognomy

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facial features

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piety

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devoutness

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piquant

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pleasantly pungent; attractive

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pique

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fleeting feeling or hurt pride

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PITH

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The core, essence or substance of the matter; mettle or vigor; importance or significance

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placate

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soothe; pacify

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placid

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calm

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plaintive

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melancholy; mournful

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plasticity

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pliability; condition of being able to be shaped or formed

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platitude

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stale; overused expression

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platonic

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spiritual; theoretical

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plethora

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excess; overabundance

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plumb

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to examine deeply; determine the depth

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plummet

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to fall; plunge

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plutocracy

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society ruled by the wealthy

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Polemical

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of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech; vitriolic, caustic, trenchant, corrosive, biting, mordacious

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PONDEROUS

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Of great weight; unwieldy due to heaviness and bulk; Labored, dull or lifeless

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porous

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full of holes; permeable to liquids

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poseur

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person who affects an attitude to impress others

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pragmatic

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practical

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prate

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to talk idly; chatter

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prattle

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meaningless, foolish talk

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preamble

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preliminary statement

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precarious

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uncertain

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precept

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principle; law

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precipitate 1

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cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely

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precipitate 2

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done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration.

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precursor

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forerunner; predecessor

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PREDILECTION

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A preference or partiality for something

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preempt

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to supersede; appropriate for oneself

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PREEN

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To gloat, congratulate oneself, or swell with pride; to dress with great care or primp

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prehensile

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capable of grasping

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premonition

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forewarning; presentiment

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presage

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to foretell; indicate in advance

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presumptuous

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rude; improperly bold; innapropriately forward or taking liberties; overstepping bounds of what is right

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preternatural

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supernatural; beyond the normal use of nature

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prevaricate

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to quibble; evade the truth

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primordial

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original; existing from the beginning

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pristine

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untouched; uncorrupted

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probity

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honesty; high-mindness

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problematic

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posing a problem; doubtful

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prodigal

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wasteful; extravagant; lavish

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PRODIGIOUS

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Enormous, bulky; marvelous, eliciting amazement

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PROFLIGATE

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Wildly extravagant or wasteful

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profound

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deep, not superficial

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PROFUNDITY

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Something profound; intellectual, mental, or emotional depth

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prohibitive

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so high as to prevent the purchase or use of, forbidding

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proliferate

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to increase rapidly

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PROLOGUE

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a separate introductory section of a literary or other work; an event or act that leads to another

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PROPAGATE

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To foster wider knowledge or spread word of; to publicize; multiply or breed

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propensity

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inclination, tendency

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propitiate

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to win over, appease; To gain or regain the favour of

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propriety

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correct conduct, fitness

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proscribe

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to condemn, forbid, outlaw

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provident

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providing for future need, frugal

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PUERILE

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Childishly foolish or immature; juvenile

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Pugnacious

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eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

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PUISSANCE

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Power; might

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puissant

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powerful

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punctilious

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careful in observing rules of behavior

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PUNGENCY

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The state or quality of being acrid in smell; biting, caustic, sharp, or incisive

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pungent

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penetrating, caustic, to the point

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purport

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to profess, suppose, claim

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pusillanimous

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cowardly

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QUACK

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One who fraudulently claims to have medical skills; a charlatan

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quagmire

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marsh, difficult situation

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quail

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to cower, lose heart

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qualified

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limited, restricted

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qualm

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sudden feeling of faintness or nausea

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QUANDARY

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State of perplexity, especially regarding how to proceed

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QUELL

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To suppress, subdue, or put down forcefully; calm or pacify

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querulous

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complaining

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query

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question

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quibble

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to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

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QUIESCENCE

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The state of being quiescent; tranquil restfulness or repose

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quiescent

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inactive, still

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quorum

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number of member necessary to conduct a meeting

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Quotidian

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of or occurring every day; daily, Nothing special, unpretentious

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raconteur

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witty, skillful storyteller

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rail

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to scold with bitter or abusive language

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raiment

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clothing

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ramification

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implication, consequence

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rarefied

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refined

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RAREFY

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To make or become thin, less compact, or less dense; To purify, refine or make more spiritual

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rationale

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fundamental reason

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REBUFF

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To reject or criticize bluntly or abruptly; to snub

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rebus

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puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words

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recalcitrant

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resisting authority or control

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recant

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retract a statement of opinion

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Recast

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give (a metal object) a different form by melting it down and reshaping it; present or organize in a diff form or style

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recluse

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person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude

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recondite

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abstruse, profound

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RECUMBENT

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Lying down or reclining, especially in repose; resting or idle

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redoubtable

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formidable, arousing fear

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REDUNDANT

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Superfluous; excessively wordy or repetitive

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refractory

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stubborn, resisting ordinary methods of treatment

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refulgent

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brightly shining, resplendent

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refute

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to contradict, disprove

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regale

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to entertain

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relegate

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to consign to an inferior position

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remonstrate

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to object or protest

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renege

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to go back on one’s word

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RENT

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Having been torn, violently lacerated, or wrested from; A tear; rift in relations

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reparation

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amends, compensation

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repine

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fret, complain

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reprise

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repetition, especially of a piece of music

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reproach

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to find fault with, blame

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reprobate

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morally unprincipled person

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repudiate

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to reject as having no authority

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REQUITE

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To repay or make return for; to reciprocate; to Avenge

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rescind

A

to cancel

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resolution

A

determination, resolve

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resolve

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determination, firmness of purpose

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reticent

A

nor speaking freely, reserved, reluctant

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reverent

A

expressing deep respect, worshipful

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riposte

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retaliatory action or retort

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rococo

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excessively ornate

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rubric

A

protocol, title or heading

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rue

A

regret

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ruse

A

trick, crafty stratagem

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sage

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wise

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salacious

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lascivious, lustful

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SALIENT

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Standing out; most noticeable or important

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salubrious

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healthful

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salutary

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expecting an improvement, favorable to health

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sanction

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to approve, ratify, permit

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SANGFROID

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Self-possession or composure, especially under stress

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SAP (Noun)

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Health, vitality or energy; A gullible person

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SAP (Verb)

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To deplete, drain or weaken especially of energy or vitality

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sardonic

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cynical, scornfully mocking

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sartorial

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pertaining to tailors

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SATE

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To satisfy an appetite; to indulge in excess; glut

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satiate

A

to satisfy

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saturate

A

imbue throughout, soak thoroughly

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saturnine

A

gloomy

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satyr

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a creature that is half-man, half beast, with the horns and legs of a goat

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SAVANT

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A learned person, scholar, or sage; an idiot savant

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savor

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to enjoy, have a distinctive flavor or smell

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schematic

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relating to or in the form of an outline or diagram

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SCOTCH

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To put an end to (the storm scotched our plans)

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SCREED

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A long discourse or piece of writing; A diatribe; an angry speech

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SCURVY

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Contemptible, despicable, or mean

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SEAMY

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Sordid; unpleasant; showing the low side of life

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secrete

A

produce and release substance into organism

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sedition

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behavior prompting rebellion

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sedulous

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diligent, assiduous

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seismic

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relating to earthquakes

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SEMINAL

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Very original and influencing later works (as a seminal artist or artwork)

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SEMIOTICS

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The theory or study of signs and symbols used as elements of communication

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sentient

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aware, conscious, able to perceive

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SERE

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Dry or withered; seared

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servile

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submissive, obedient

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sextant

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navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

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shard

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a piece of broken glass or pottery

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SHYSTER

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A person who uses petty or unethical practices, esp. a lawyer who does this

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sidereal

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relating to the stars

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simian

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apelike, relating to apes

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simile

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comparison of one thing with another using “like” or “as”

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sinecure

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well-paying job that requires little or no work

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SINEWY

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Lean and muscular; strong, forceful, or vigorous

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singular

A

unique, extraordinary, odd

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sinuous

A

intricate, complex

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skeptic

A

one who doubts

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SKULLDUGGERY

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Deceitful, underhanded, unscrupulous behavior

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SLACK

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Negligent, careless, or lax; to shirl or evade work

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SLEW

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A large number or quantity (“a whole slew of problems”)

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SLIGHT

A

To treat as unimportant or make light of; flimsy; slim

409
Q

sobriety

A

seriousness

410
Q

sodden

A

thoroughly soaked, saturated

411
Q

solicitous

A

concerned, attentive, eager

412
Q

soliloquy

A

literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others

413
Q

solvent

A

able to meet financial obligations

414
Q

somatic

A

relating to or affecting the body, corporeal

415
Q

SOPHOMORIC

A

Immature; showing lack of judgment; pretentious and immature at the same time

416
Q

soporific

A

sleep producing

417
Q

sordid

A

filthy, contemptible and corrupt

418
Q

specious

A

seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so; falsely appearing true, genuine or plausible

419
Q

spectrum

A

band of color, broad range of related ideas or objects

420
Q

spendthrift

A

person who spends money recklessly

421
Q

sporadic

A

irregular

422
Q

SQUALID

A

Morally repulsive or sordid; dirty, extreme poverty

423
Q

squalor

A

filthy, wretched condition

424
Q

SQUELCH

A

To crush or squash as if by trampling; to silence as by a crushing remark

425
Q

staccato

A

marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds

426
Q

STALWART

A

Strong or vigorous in mind, body, or spirit

427
Q

stanch

A

to stop or check the flow of

428
Q

steep

A

to soak in water or other liquid, to steep tea in boiling water. Opposite word: Parch.

429
Q

stentorian

A

extremely loud

430
Q

stigma

A

mark of disgrace or inferiority

431
Q

stint

A

to be sparing

432
Q

stipulate

A

to specify as an essential condition

433
Q

stolid

A

having or showing little emotion, unemotional, impassive

434
Q

stratified

A

arranged in layers

435
Q

striated

A

marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

436
Q

stricture

A

something that restrains, negative criticism

437
Q

strident

A

loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy

438
Q

strut

A

to swagger, display to impress others

439
Q

stultify

A

to impair or reduce to uselessness

440
Q

stupefy

A

to dull the senses of, stun, astonish

441
Q

stygian

A

dark and gloomy, hellish

442
Q

STYMIE

A

To block, thwart, or stand in the way of

443
Q

subpoena

A

notice ordering someone to appear in court

444
Q

subside

A

to settle down, grow quiet

445
Q

substantiate

A

to support with proof or evidence

446
Q

substantive

A

essential

447
Q

subsume

A

to include, incorporate

448
Q

subversive

A

intended to undermine or underthrown, especially an established government

449
Q

succor

A

relief, help in time of distress or want

450
Q

suffrage

A

the right to vote

451
Q

SUMMARILY

A

immediately; in a prompt or direct manner; without prior notice

452
Q

sundry

A

various

453
Q

supersede

A

to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

454
Q

supine

A

lying in the back, marked by lethargy

455
Q

supplant

A

to replace, substitute

456
Q

suppliant

A

beseeching

457
Q

supplicant

A

one who asks humbly and earnestly

458
Q

SUPPLICATE

A

To ask humbly of (someone); to beseech; To ask for something humbly; to pray for

459
Q

supposition

A

the act of assuming to be true or real

460
Q

SURFEIT

A

An excessive amount or oversupply; Overindulgence; disgust from overindulgence; To feed or supply to surfeit (i.e. excess)

461
Q

syllogism

A

a form of deductive reasoning with a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

462
Q

sylvan

A

related to the woods or forest

463
Q

SYNCRETISM

A

Reconciliation or fusion (esp. only partial) of different philosophies, religions, belief systems etc.

464
Q

tacit

A

silently understood, implied

465
Q

TACITURN

A

Disinclined to speak by temperament

466
Q

talisman

A

charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune

467
Q

tangential

A

peripheral, irrelevant, digressing

468
Q

tautology

A

unnecessary repetition

469
Q

taxonomy

A

science of classification

470
Q

TENDENTIOUS

A

expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one

471
Q

tenet

A

belief, doctrine

472
Q

tenuous

A

not dense, thin or diluted consistency; slender; lacking strength, flimsy weak, insubstantial;

473
Q

terrestrial

A

earthly, commonplace

474
Q

theocracy

A

government by priests representing a god

475
Q

thespian

A

an actor or actress

476
Q

timbre

A

voice tone color

477
Q

tirade

A

long, violent speech, verbal assault

478
Q

toady

A

flatterer, yes-man

479
Q

tome

A

book, usually large and academic

480
Q

torpor

A

lethargy, dormancy, sluggishness

481
Q

torque

A

a turning or twisting force

482
Q

TORRID

A

Parched; burning or intensely hot; passionate

483
Q

tortuous

A

having many twists and turns, highly complex; crooked, tricky or devious

484
Q

tout

A

to promote or praise energetically

485
Q

TRACTABILITY

A

Capacity for being led, controlled or taught; malleability, ease of being handled or worked with

486
Q

tractable

A

obedient, yielding

487
Q

transgression

A

act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

488
Q

transient

A

temporary, fleeting

489
Q

translucent

A

partially transparent

490
Q

transmute

A

change in form, nature, or substance.

491
Q

travail

A

work, especially arduous work

492
Q

travesty

A

parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature

493
Q

treatise

A

article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

494
Q

tremulous

A

trembling, frugal, timid

495
Q

trepidation

A

fear and anxiety

496
Q

truculence

A

aggressiveness, ferocity

497
Q

TRUCULENT

A

Ferocious, cruel, or savage; deadly or destructive; scathing or harsh; aggressive

498
Q

tryst

A

agreement between lovest to meet, rendez-vous

499
Q

tumid

A

swollen, distended

500
Q

turbid

A

muddy, opaque, in a state of great confusion

501
Q

turgid

A

swollen, pompous

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