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aberrant

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Deviating from what is normal or expected

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abeyance

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a state of suspension or temporary inaction

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abscond

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(v) to run off and hide

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abstemious

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(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

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admonish

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(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

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aesthetic

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having to do with the appreciation of beauty

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aggregate

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(v.) - to gather, amass

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alacrity

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a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action

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amalgamate

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(of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body

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ambiguous

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unclear in meaning

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ambivalence

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lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided

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ameliorate

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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

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anachronism

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something or someone existing outside of its proper time

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analogous

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similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

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anomalous

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(adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

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antipathy

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(n.) a strong dislike, hostile feeling

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apprise

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(v.) to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice

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approbation

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(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

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appropriate

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suitable or right for the purpose

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artless

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adj. Ingenuous.

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ascetic

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one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury

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assiduous

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hard-working

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assuage

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(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

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attenuate

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make thin; weaken

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audacious

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bold

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austere

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stern; severe; plain

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autonomous

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independent

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aver

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(v.) to affirm, declare confidently

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banal

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hackneyed, trite, commonplace

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belie

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contradict; give a false impression

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beneficent

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(adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

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bombastic

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(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

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boorish

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(adj.) rude, unrefined; clumsy

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burgeon

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to grow rapidly or flourish

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burnish

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(v.) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n.) gloss, brightness, luster

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buttress

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(v.) to support, prop up, strengthen; (n.) a supporting structure

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cacophonous

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(adj.) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant

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capricious

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impulsive and unpredictable

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castigation

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severe criticism or punishment

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catalyst

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substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction

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causality

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the relation between causes and effects

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chicanery

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the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

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coagulate

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thicken; congeal; clot

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coda

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concluding section of a musical or literary composition

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commensurate

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proportional

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compendium

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a list or collection of items

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complaisant

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showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others, trying to please; obliging; willing to please others

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conciliatory

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appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile

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confound

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to cause one to become confused

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connoisseur

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(n.) an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine arts

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contention

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heated disagreement

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contentious

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quarrelsome

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conundrum

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a difficult problem

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conventional

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in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite

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convoluted

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Intricate and complicated

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craven

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(adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward

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decorum

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(n.) proper behavior, good taste; orderliness

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deference

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respect; courtesy, respect; consideration

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delineate

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to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially

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denigrate

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to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of

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derivative

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something that comes from another source

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desiccate

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to dry out thoroughly

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desultory

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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected, marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose

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diatribe

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a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

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dichotomy

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a division into two parts

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diffidence

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timidity or shyness

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diffuse

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(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

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digression

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straying from main point

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dirge

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a funeral hymn or lament

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disabuse

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(v.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

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discerning

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mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive

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discordant

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(adj.) disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony, conflicting

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discredit

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(v.) to throw doubt upon, cause to be distrusted; to damage in reputation; (n.) a loss or lack of belief, confidence, or reputation

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discrepancy

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(n.) a difference, a lack of agreement

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discrete

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separate; unconnected

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disingenuous

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not straightforward or candid; crafty

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disinterested

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(adj.) fair-minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent

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disjointed

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lacking order or coherence; dislocated

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dismiss

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to send someone out; to let someone leave

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disparage

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to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue

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disparate

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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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dissemble

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(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

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disseminate

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(v.) to scatter or spread widely

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dissolution

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disintegration

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dissonance

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harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds

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distend

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to swell out or expand from internal pressure, as when overly full

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distill

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purify; refine; concentrate

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doctrinaire

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rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic

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dogmatic

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stubbornly opinionated

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dupe

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a person easily tricked

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ebullient

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overflowing with enthusiasm

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eclectic

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(adj.) drawn from different sources; (n.) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources

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efficacy

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(n.) the power to produce a desired result

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effrontery

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(n.) shameless boldness, impudence

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elegy

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poem or song expressing lamentation

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elicit

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(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

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embellish

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to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details

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empirical

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based on experience

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emulate

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(v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

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endemic

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native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field

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enervate

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to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring

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engender

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to cause, to produce, to create

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ephemeral

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momentary, fleeting

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equanimity

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(n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic

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equivocate

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(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

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erudite

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(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

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esoteric

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intended for or understood by only a small group

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eulogy

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(n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise

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euphemism

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an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant

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exacerbate

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to make worse

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exculpate

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to free from guilt or blame

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exigency

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(n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency

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extraneous

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inessential; not constituting a vital part

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facetious

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(adj.) humorous, not meant seriously

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facilitate

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(v.) to make easier; to assist

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fallacious

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false; misleading

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fatuous

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stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way

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fawning

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gaining the favor of another by acting overly kind or by flattery

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felicitous

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(adj.) appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy

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flag

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to decline in vigor or strength; to tire; to droop

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fledgling

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young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying, an inexperienced person, beginner; a young bird about to leave the nest; inexperienced, budding

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flout

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(v.) to mock, treat with contempt

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foment

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(v.) to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm

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forestall

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(v.) to prevent by acting first

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frugality

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a tendency to be thrifty or cheap

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gainsay

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(v.) to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose

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garrulous

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Talkative, rambling

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goad

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(v.) to drive or urge on; (n.) something used to drive or urge on

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gouge

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to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

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grandiloquent

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using lofty or pompous words; bombastic

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gregarious

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sociable, outgoing

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gullible

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easily deceived

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harangue

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a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture

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homogenous

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of a similar kind

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hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration

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iconoclastic

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(adj.) attacking or seeking to overthrow popular or traditional beliefs, ideas, or institutions

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idolatry

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excessive or blind adoration; worship of an object

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immutable

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(adj.) not subject to change, constant

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impair

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(v.) to make imperfect, damage, harm

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impassive

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(adj.) showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless

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impede

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To obstruct or interfere with; to delay

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impermeable

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not permitting passage (especially of fluids)

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imperturbable

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Not capable of being disturbed

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impervious

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incapable of being affected

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implacable

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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

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implicit

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(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in

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implode

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collapse inward violently

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inadvertently

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unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly

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inchoate

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not fully formed; disorganized

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incongruity

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lack of harmony; absurdity

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inconsequential

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(adj.) trifling, unimportant

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incorporate

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to bring together features, ideas, or elements

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indeterminate

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uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite

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indigence

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seriously impoverished condition; poverty

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indolent

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adj. lazy

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inert

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(adj.) lifeless, unable to move or act; slow, inactive

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ingenuous

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(adj.) innocent, simple; frank, sincere

158
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inherent

A

essential, firmly established by nature or habit

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innocuous

A

harmless, inoffensive; insignificant

160
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insensible

A

unresponsive to stimulation

161
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insinuate

A

to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly

162
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insipid

A

lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating

163
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insularity

A

narrow-mindedness; isolation

164
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intractable

A

Stubborn, difficult to manage

165
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intransigence

A

refusal of any compromise; stubbornness

166
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inundate

A

(v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size

167
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inured

A

accustomed to accepting something undesirable

168
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invective

A

(n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) abusive, vituperative

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inveighing

A

complaining about something and arguing it’s bad

170
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irascible

A

irritable, easily angered, cranky, cross

171
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irresolute

A

(adj.) unable to make up one’s mind, hesitating

172
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jettison

A

(v.) to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome

173
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laconic

A

concise, using few words

174
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lassitude

A

(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

175
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laud

A

praise, glorify, or honor

176
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lethargic

A

sluggish

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levee

A

an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river

178
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levity

A

(n.) a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight

179
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log

A

word or reason

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loquacious

A

very talkative

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lucid

A

easily understood

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lurid

A

causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

183
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magnanimity

A

having a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit

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malingerer

A

person who deliberately tries to avoid work

185
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malleable

A

Easy to shape or bend

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maverick

A

one who is independent and resists adherence to a group

187
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mendacious

A

lying; untruthful

188
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metamorphosis

A

a transformation or dramatic change

189
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meticulous

A

extremely careful; particular about details

190
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misanthrope

A

a person who hates or despises people

191
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mitigate

A

(v.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity

192
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mollify

A

To calm or soothe

193
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morose

A

(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable

194
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mundane

A

ordinary, commonplace

195
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negate

A

(v.) to nullify, deny, bring to nothing

196
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neophyte

A

beginner

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obdurate

A

stubborn, unyielding

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obsequious

A

Overly submissive and eager to please

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obviate

A

(v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

200
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occlude

A

to obstruct or block

201
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officious

A

intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

202
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onerous

A

troublesome or oppressive; burdensome

203
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opprobrium

A

(n.) disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach

204
Q

oscillate

A

to swing back and forth

205
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ostentatious

A

of a display that is tawdry or vulgar

206
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paragon

A

a model of excellence or perfection

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partisan

A

favoring one side of an issue

208
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pathological

A

pertaining to disease

209
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paucity

A

smallness in number; scarcity

210
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pedantic

A

tending to show off one’s learning

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penchant

A

(n.) a strong attraction or inclination

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penury

A

a state of extreme poverty or destitution

213
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perennial

A

(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years

214
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perfidious

A

treacherous

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perfunctory

A

acting routinely with little interest or care

216
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permeable

A

allowing (especially liquids) to pass or diffuse through

217
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pervasive

A

dispersed throughout

218
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phlegmatic

A

slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional

219
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piety

A

devotion and reverence to God

220
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placate

A

to appease, soothe, pacify

221
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plasticity

A

ability to be molded

222
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platitude

A

cliche, a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful

223
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plethora

A

overabundance; excess

224
Q

plummet

A

(v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line

225
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pragmatic

A

practical rather than idealistic

226
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precarious

A

Not safe or secure; dangerously uncertain

227
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precipitate

A

(v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height, to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process

228
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precursor

A

forerunner; predecessor

229
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presumptuous

A

too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds

230
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prevaricate

A

to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

231
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pristine

A

fresh and clean; uncorrupted

232
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probity

A

honesty, complete honesty and integrity

233
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problematic

A

doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing

234
Q

prodigal

A

(adj.) wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; (n.) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

235
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proliferate

A

to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

236
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propensity

A

a natural inclination or predilection toward

237
Q

propitiate

A

to conciliate; to appease

238
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propriety

A

(n.) the state of being proper, appropriateness; (pl.) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable

239
Q

proscribe

A

prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw

240
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pungent

A

causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting

241
Q

qualified

A

Adj. limited; restricted

242
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quibble

A

to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; a petty objection, to complain about little things

243
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quiescent

A

(adj.) inactive; at rest

244
Q

rarefied

A

refined, made less dense (of a gas);

245
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recalcitrant

A

stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

246
Q

recant

A

To withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract

247
Q

recapitulate

A

to review a series of facts; to sum up

248
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recondite

A

exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

249
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refractory

A

stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure

250
Q

refute

A

to disprove

251
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relegate

A

(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

252
Q

reproach

A

to blame for something; a disgrace

253
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reprobate

A

(n.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v.) to disapprove of, condemn

254
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repudiate

A

(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

255
Q

rescind

A

(v.) to repeal, cancel

256
Q

resolution

A

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

257
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reticent

A

inclined to keep silent; reserved

258
Q

reverent

A

respectful; worshipful

259
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sage

A

a wise person

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salubrious

A

promoting health or well-being

261
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sanction

A

To give official authorization or approval； a penalty intended to enforce compliance

262
Q

satiate

A

(v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied

263
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saturate

A

infuse or fill completely

264
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secrete

A

to produce and give off

265
Q

shard

A

a broken piece of a brittle artifact

266
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skeptic

A

someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs

267
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solicitous

A

(adj.) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

268
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soporific

A

(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep

269
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specious

A

plausible but false, based on pretense

270
Q

spectrum

A

broad range of related values or qualities or ideas or activities

271
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sporadic

A

recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

272
Q

stigma

A

a mark of shame or discredit

273
Q

stint

A

(v.) to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n.) a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity

274
Q

stipulate

A

(v.) to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement

275
Q

stolid

A

having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

276
Q

striated

A

marked with parallel bands; grooved

277
Q

strut

A

a proud stiff pompous gait, to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

278
Q

subpoena

A

a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding

279
Q

substantiate

A

make real or concrete

280
Q

supersede

A

take the place or move into the position of

281
Q

supposition

A

a hypothesis that is taken for granted

282
Q

tacit

A

indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly

283
Q

tangential

A

of superficial relevance if any, of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent

284
Q

tenuous

A

having little substance or significance, very thin in gauge or diameter

285
Q

tirade

A

a speech of violent denunciation

286
Q

torpor

A

inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy, a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility

287
Q

tortuous

A

not straightforward, marked by repeated turns and bends

288
Q

tractable

A

easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)

289
Q

transgression

A

the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata

290
Q

truculence

A

aggressiveness; ferocity

291
Q

vacillate

A

move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern, be undecided about something

292
Q

venerate

A

regard with feelings of respect and reverence

293
Q

veracious

A

precisely accurate, habitually speaking the truth

294
Q

verbose

A

using or containing too many words

295
Q

viable

A

capable of life or normal growth and development

296
Q

viscous

A

having the properties of glue, having a relatively high resistance to flow

297
Q

vituperative

A

marked by harshly abusive criticism

298
Q

volatile

A

liable to lead to sudden change or violence

299
Q

warranted

A

secured by written agreement, justified; authorized

300
Q

wary

A

marked by keen caution and watchful prudence

301
Q

welter

A

wallow or roll, toss about, be in turmoil

302
Q

whimsical

A

determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

303
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Zealot

A

a fervent and even militant proponent of something

Barron's GRE 300 Essential Words (1 decks)

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