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nugatory

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of little or no consequence
[E] The book is entertaining, but its contributions to Shakespearean are nugatory.
[S] incidental,inconsiderable
[A] consequential;substantial
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obeisance

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a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission
[E] make obeisance to her mentors.
[S] obeisant
[A] impertinent;impudent;imperious

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obfuscate

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to make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand
[E] obfuscate the reader
[S] becloud;befog;blur;muddy;
[A] demystify;elucidate;illuminate;clarify;

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oblique

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inclined or twisted to one side
[E] The old man give the eavesdropper an oblique glance.
[S] askew;cant;listing;
[A] direct;level;straight;

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obliterate

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to remove from existence
[E] The March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring.
[S] efface;eradicate;expunge;expurgate;extirpate;

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oblivious

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lacking conscious awareness; not informed about or aware of something
[E] He seemed oblivious to the fact that he had hurt her.
[S] incognizant;insensible;unwitting
[A] mindful;vigilant;cognizant;witting

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obloquy

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1 abusively detractive language or utterance;
[E] She unlashed a torrent of obloquy on her opponent.
[S] billingsgate;fulmination;invective;scurrility;vitriol;vituperation
[A] adulation;
2 the state of having lost the esteem of others
[E] The accused murder was condemned to live out his days in perpetual obloquy.
[S] discredit;disesteem;dishonor;disrepute;opprobrium;
[A] esteem;honor;respect;

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obsequious

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marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
[E] She’s constantly flowed by obsequious assistants who will do anything.
[S] supercilious

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obtuse

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not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
[E] Are you being deliberately obtuse?
[S] dumb; fatuous; oafish; vacuous;
[A] brainy; insightful; nimble

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obviate

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to anticipate and prevent or make unnecessary
[E] The new treatment obviates the need for surgery.
[S] avert; forestall; preclude; stave off;

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occult

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1 not easily apprehended or understood; abstruse
[E] an occult reference in the text that has puzzled many scholars
[S] ambiguous; arcane; equivocal; inscrutable;opaque;
[A] manifest;patent; bare;
2 to keep secret or shut off from view
[E] The actor’s life had long been occulted by a contrived public persona.
[S] belie; blanket; cloak;
[A] bare;disclose;

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offbeat

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noticeably different from what is generally found
[E] The writer has an enjoyable offbeat sense of humor.
[S] extraordinarily;peculiar;
[A] bathetic; hackneyed;

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officious

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thrusting oneself where one is not welcome
[E] an officious little man who was always telling others how to do their jobs.
[S] interfering; intruding;
[A] unobtrusive;

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omniscient

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possessed of complete knowledge
[E] an omniscient god
[A] vacuous

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opine

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to express opinions
[E] You can opine about everything you like.
[S] editorialize; comment;

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opportune

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suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
[E] an opportune moment
[S] seasonable;
[A] inconvenient;

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opprobrious

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1 expressing contemptuous reproach;
[E] opprobrious language
[S] scurrilous; vitriolic; vituperative;
2 bring disgrace; shameful or infamous
[E] opprobrious conduct
[S] discreditable;
[A] irreproachable;
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ossify

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to become hardened
[E] a disease that ossified the joints
[A] make pliant

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ostentatious

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marked by or found of conspicuous or vainglorious and sometimes pretentious display
[E] She wears an ostentatious diamond ring on his neck.
[S] flamboyant;
[A] modest;artless;austere;

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ostracize

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to exclude from a group
[E] He was ostracized from the scientific community for many years because of his radical political beliefs.
[S] banish; bounce; chase;
[A] embrace

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outmaneuver

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to overcome by artfully, and clever maneuvering
[E] He outmaneuvered his congressional opponent.
[S] outfox; outslick;

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overture

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1 an introductory section or part
[E] preamble; preliminary;
2 an instrumental composition intended especially as an introduction to an extended work, such as an opera or oratorio.
[E] The parade down Main Street served as the overture for a weekend for fun and festivals.
[A] coda

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oxymoron

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a combination of contradictory or incongruous words

[E] The phrase “ cruel kindness “ is an oxymoron.

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paean

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a joyous song or hymn o praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
[E] Her retirement party featured many paeans for her long years of service to the company.
[S] accolade; dithyramb

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palatable

A

giving pleasure or contentment to the mind of senses
[E] I always associate the palatable aroma of the turkey with Thanksgiving.
[S] agreeable; congenial; delectable; dulcet; luscious;
[A] unpalatable;

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palatial

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of the natural of a palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness
[E] a palatial penthouse apartment;
[S] deluxe; lavish;
[A] spartan; ascetic;

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palmy

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marked by prosperity
[E] the palmy days of the British drama
[S] flourishing; prosperous; halcyon
[A] depressed

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palpable

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1 capable of being touched or felt
[E] a small but palpable lump in my neck
[S] touchable;
[A] intangible;
2 obvious;
[E] a palpable difference;
[S] detectable;
[A] imperceptible;inappreciable;
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palter

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to act insincerely or deceitfully
[E] unwilling to palter over the price of the house
[S] chaffer; dicker;haggle;
[A] candor;

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paltry

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1 lacking in important or worth
[E] Venture capitalists appear to be confused by such paltry amounts.
[S] niggling; piffling; trivial;
[A] material;
2 arousing or deserving one’s loathing or disgusting
[E] a paltry, underhanded scheme to get someone fired
[S] cheap; lousy; scummy; scurry;
[A] admirable; creditable;

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panache

A

dash or flamboyance in style and action
[E] Belanger dances with an undemonstrative panache that draw one’s attention as if by seeking to deflect it; through fitness and understatement, he manages to seem at once intensely present and curiously detached.
[S] humility; dullness;

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pandemonium

A

wild uproar or noise
[E] Christmas morning at our house is always marked by pandemonium.
[S] bluster; furor; pother; ruckus; ruction; tumult;
[A] serene;

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pandemic

A

widespread
[E] pandemic malaria
[S] limited

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panoramic

A 
of an unobstructed or complete view of an area in every direction
[S] compendious; cyclopedic; embracive;
[A] narrow;
[P] panorama;
[E] a panorama of American history
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paradigm

A

one that serves as a pattern
[E] He was the paradigm of the successful man.
[S] archetype; example; paragon

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paragon

A 
1 a model of excellence or perfection of a kind
[E] a paragon of a good husband
[S] archetype
2 to compare with
[E] paragon treat with treachery
[S] assimilate; parallel;
[A] contrast
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paramount

A

of chief concern or importance
[E] The paramount goal is to restore the colonial-era house with complete historical accuracy.
[S] cardinal; chief; primary;
[A] ancillary; paltry

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paranoid

A

exhibiting or characterized by extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others
[E] a paranoid suspicion that the phone might be bugged
[S] distrustful;
[A] credulous;
[P] paranoia

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parch

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to make extremely dry
[E] parch a surface from exposure to sun
[S] dehydrate; desiccate; scorch;
[A] douse; drench; hydrate; steep;

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pariah

A

one that is despised or rejected
[E] I felt like a pariah when I wore the wrong suit to the dinner party.
[S] castaway; castoff
[A] respectable person

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parity

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the quality or state of being equal
[E] achieve parity with our commercial competitors.
[S] coequality; coordinateness;
[A] disparity

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parody

A

1 a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
[E] The Back Dormitory Boys specialized in parody of Backstreet Boys.
[S] burlesque; caricature; spoof; travesty;
2 to copy or exaggerate in order to make fun
[E] parody a public figure’s management
[S] imitate; mock; mimic

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paroxysm

A 
1 a sudden outburst of emotion
[E] a paroxysm of coughing
[S] burst; ebullition; eruption;
2 a violent disturbance
[E] Darwin's introduction of the theory of evolution created paroxysm in both religion and science that are still being felt today.
[S] bouleversement; cataclysm; upheaval;
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parrot

A

to repeat or imitate, especially without understanding
[E] parrot others blindly
[S] ditto; copy; duplicate;
[A] coin

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parry

A

to evade especially by an adroit answer.
[E] He parried the embarassing question with a clever reply.
[S] avoid; dodge;
[A] confront

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pastiche

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1 a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work, often with satirical intend.
[E] a pastiche of Birth of Venus
[S] parody
2 a pasticcio of incongruous parts; a hodgepodge
[E] a pastiche of dishes from different countries.
[S] agglomerate

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pathological

A

being such to a degree that is extreme, excessive, or markedly abnormal
[E] She has a pathological fear for sneaks.
[S] anomalous;
[A] normal;

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patina

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1 a superficial covering
[E] a superficial patina of knowledge
[S] facade
[A] core
2 an appearance or aura that is derived from association, habit
[E] Although the winery is brand-new, it has been constructed and decorated to give it a patina of old-world quaintness.
[S] ambience; halo; vibration

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nudge

A

1 to seek the attention of by a push o the elbow
[E] accidentally nudged me as he squeezed past
2 to try to persuade through earnest appeals to follow a course of attention.
[E] The car salesman nudged me into taking a test-drive.
[S] encourage,exhort,goad,press,prod

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