GreWords2 Flashcards
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Aback
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Surprised. Startled
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Aberration
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Abnormality. Deviation
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Abet
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To aid
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Abeyance
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Temporary postponement
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Abject
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Miserable. Wretched
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Abjure
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To give up rights
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Ablution
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A washing. Cleansing
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Abnegate
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To deny. Reject
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Aborigine
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Original inhabitant
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Aboveboard
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Honest. Frank. Open
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Abrade
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To wear away
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Abrogate
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To abolish. Repeal
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Abscond
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To leave secretly. Flee
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Abstruse
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Hard to understand
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Accede
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To agree to
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Acclivity
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Upward slope
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Accord
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Agreement
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Accost
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To approach and speak to
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Accoutrement
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Equipment. Outfit
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Acerbic
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Sharp or bitter in smell or taste. Sharpness of temper or words
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Acrimonious
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Harsh in speech or behavior
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Actuate
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To put in motion or action
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Ad infinitum
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Endless. Forever
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Addled
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Confused
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Adduce
To give example in proving something
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Adipose
Fatty
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Adjudicate
To judge
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Ado
Fuss. Trouble
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Affable
Friendly. Agreeable
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Affectation
Phony attitude. Insincerity
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Affront
An insult
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Ague
Fever. Plaque
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Alacrity
Liveliness. Willingness
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Albatross
A sea bird. Or a constant burden
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Alimentary
Furnishing food or nourishment
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Allegro
Rapid
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Aloof
Reserved. Cool. Indifferent
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Ambulatory
Moving about. Capable of walking
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Ambuscade
Hidden or seek attack
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Analgesic
Drug that removes pain
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Anathema
A curse. Person or thing to be avoided
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Ancillary
Helping. Subordinate
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Anemt
Regarding. Concerning
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Anhydrous
Without water
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Animadversion
Criticism. Comment that opposes
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Anneal
To heat and then cool. To toughen
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Antediluvian
Very old fashioned. Primitive
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Antipodes
Opposite sides
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Antithesis
An exact opposite
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Ape
Animal. Or to mimic
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Aperture
An opening. Gap
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Aphorism
A saying. Proverb
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Apiary
Place where bees are kept
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Aplomb
Self confidence. Poise
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Apocryphal
Doubtful. Not authentic
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Apogee
Farthest point away from earth
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Apoplexy
Sudden loss of consciousness
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Apostate
One who gives up his beliefs
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Apothegm
Brief instructive saying
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Apparition
Ghost
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Appellation
A name
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Append
To attach. Add
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Apposite
Appropriate
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Apprise
To inform
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Appurtenance
Something added to another more important thing
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Apropos
Relevant. Appropriate. Fitting
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Aquiline
Like am ear. Curved or hooked
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Arbor
Shaded area
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Arcane
Mysterious
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Archipelago
Group of islands
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Ardent
Intensely enthusiastic
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Arraign
To accuse
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Arrant
Notorious. Downright
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Arroyo
Deep ditch caused by running water
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Askance
Preceeded by to look. Sideways. Suspiciously
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Asperity
Harshness. Roughness
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Aspersion
A damaging remark
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Assay
To test. Try
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Assiduity
Assimilate
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Asunder
Into separate parts
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Atavistic
Going back to behavior found in a remote ancestor
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Attenuated
Decreased. Weakened.
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Auroral
Rosy. Pertaining to dawn
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Auspicious
Favorable
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Autumnal
Mature. Declining
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Avarice
Greed
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Aver
To declare. Firmly state
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Avocation
A hobby
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Avoirdupois
Heaviness. Weight
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Bagatelle
Thing of little value. Trifle
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Baleful
Harmful. Menacing
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Bandy
To exchange
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Bane
Cause of ruin harm or distress
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Bard
A poet
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Baroque
Over decorated
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Bauble
Showy but useless thing. Trinket
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Bawdy
Indecent. Humorously obscene
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Beatitude
State of bliss
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Berate
To scold severely
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Besmirch
To make dirty
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Bestride
To mount (a horse)
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Bevy
Large group
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Bibulous
Absorbent. Fond of alcohol
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Bilious
Bad tempered
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Bilk
To cheat
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Bivouac
Temporary shelter
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Blase
Bored with life. Unexcited
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Bleary
Blurred
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Blight
Destruction. Disease
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Blithe
Carefree
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Bluster
To speak noisily. To boast
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Bode
To indicate in advance
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Bombastic
Using impressive but meaningless language
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Boon
A benefit. Bleasing
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Boor
Rude or impolite person
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Boreal
Northern
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Borne
Carried. Put up with
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Brigand
Robber
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Broach
To introduce a subject
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Brusque
Abrupt in manner. Blunt
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Bucolic
Pertaining to the countryside
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Bugbear
Something causing fear
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Bungle
To do things clumsily or badly
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Burgeon
To flourish. Grow rapidly
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Burlesque
Speech or action that treats a serious subject with ridicule
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ossify
to change into bone, become rigid
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ostensible
apparent, conspicuous
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omnifarious
of all kings
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ovoid
egg shaped
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paean
song of praise or joy
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palatial
magnificent
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pall
something that conceals OR to become wearisome or unpleasant
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palliate
to ease, lessen
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pallid
pale, dull
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paltry
trivieal worthless
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panache
self confidence, showy manner
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panegyric
expression of praise
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pang
a sharp pain
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panoply
suit of armor
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paragon
a model of excellence or perfection
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parlous
dangerous
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parochial
local, narrow, limited
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paroxysm
a sudden outburst, fit
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parry
to avoid something such as a thrust
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parsimonious
stingy, miserly
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partisan
a strong supporter of a cause
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pathos
pity, deep feeling
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patrimony
inherited right, heritage
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paucity
scarcity, lack
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peculate
to steal
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pecuniary
pertaining to money
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pedagogue
a schoolteacher
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pariah
an outcast
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pejorative
having a negative effect, insulting
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penitent
expressing sorrow for sin of wrongdoing
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peon
common worker
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perdition
damnation, ruin, hell
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peregrinate
to travel from place to place
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peremptory
decisive, final
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perennial
lasting for a long time
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perfidious
deceitful, treacherous, unfaithful
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perforce
of necessity
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pernicious
deadly, destructive
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petulant
irritable, rude
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philander
to engage in various love affairs
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philippic
a bitter verbal attack
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philistine
uncultured, common OR one who is uncultured, common
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picaresque
pertaining to an adventurous wanderer
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piddling
trifling, petty
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pied
many colored, variegated
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pillory
to expose to public ridicule or abuse
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perquisite
something additional to regular pay
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perspicacity
keenness of judgment
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perspicuity
clearness, as of a statement
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pert
bold, saucy
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pique
to irritaty, annoy
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pithy
concise, to the point
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placid
calm
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plaintive
sorrowful, sad
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platitude
a dull or trite remark
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plaudit
applause
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plenary
full, complete, absolute
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plight
a sad or dangerous situation
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plumb
to test, measure
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polemic
a controversy or argument
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poltroon
a coward
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portentous
warning, foreshadowing
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prate
to talk extensively and pointlessly, to babble
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precipitous
extremely steep
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precocious
prematurely developed
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predicate
to declare, assert
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predilection
a liking, preference
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preponderance
superiority in quantity or power
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presage
to indicate or warn in advance
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presentiment
anticipation, especially of something evil
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prevaricate
to lie
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privation
loss or lack of something essential
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prolix
tediously long and wordy
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promulgate
to announce, advocate
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propinquity
nearness, closeness
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propriety
conformity, appropriateness
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prosaic
dull, commonplace
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probity
honesty, integrity
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prodigal
wasteful
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prodigious
enormous, vast
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proffer
to offer
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profligate
shamelessly immoral, extremely wasteful
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profuse
abundant
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proscribe
to denounce, exile
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protean
changeable, variable
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puerile
childish, immature
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pugnacious
eager to fight, guarrelsome
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puissant
powerful, strong
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pulchritude
beauty
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pundit
an expert or authority, learned
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puritanical
strict, rigid
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purloin
to steal
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pusillanimous
cowardly, fearful
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putative
supposed, believed
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quash
to cancel, set aside
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quiddity
essential quality
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quidnunc
a gossip or busybody
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quiescent
at rest, motionless
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quietus
anything that ends an activity
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quixotic
extremely idealistic, not practical
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quitdian
daily
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rack
to torment
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raillery
good humored ridicule
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rakish
carefree, lively
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rankle
to cause irritation
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rapacious
taking by force, greedy
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rapt
completely absorbed in, overcome with joy
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ratiocinate
to reason
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rebuff
to refuse, snub
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recidivist
a person who goes back to crime
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recondite
difficult to understand, profound
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recreant
coward, traitor
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recumbent
lying down, reclining
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redress
to set right, to remedy
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refulgent
shining, glowing
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remedial
intended to correct
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renege
to go back on ones word
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reparation
compensation, something done to make up for a wrong or injury done
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repine
to complain, fret
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repudiate
to reject, disown
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rescind
to cancel, repeal
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rend
to split, tear apart
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reitcent
silent or reserved in manner
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retrench
to cut down or reduce expenses
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reverie
a daydream
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ribald
vulgar, indecent
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risible
laughable, funny
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rollicking
joy, carefree
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rote
from memory, without thought for meaning
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rue
to regret, be sorrowful
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saccharine
overly sweet
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sagacious
wise
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salutary
healthful, wholesome
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sangfroid
calmness, composure
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saturnine
gloomy, sluggish
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scurrilous
vulgar, coarsely abusive
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sebacceous
fatty
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shibboleth
slogan, password
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seraphic
angelic, pure
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sententious
concise, including proverbs and brief remarks
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semblance
outward appearance
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seedy
run down, shabby
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sedulous
hard working, dilligent
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simper
to smile in a silly way
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simulacrum
an image, likeness
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sinecure
job with no responsibility
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sinewy
tough, firm, strong
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slake
to lessen by satisfying, to quench (thirst, desire, anger etc)
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slough
to discard, shed
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sobriquet
nickname, assumed name
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solon
a wise man
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sophistry
a deceptive, tricky argument
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sordid
dirty, filthy
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sot
a drunkard
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specious
not genuine, pleasing to the eye but deceptive
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splenetic
bad tempered, irritable
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spurious
deceitful, counterfeit
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stentorian
very loud
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stolid
showing no emotion, indifferent to pleasure or pain
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subjugate
to conquer
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sublimate
to make a person act noble or moral
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succor
assistance, help, relief
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sumptuous
luxurious, lavish, extravagant
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supercilious
proud, haughty
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stultipfy
make absurd or ridiculous, render worthless
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stygian
dark, gloomy
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supernal
heavenly
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supervene
to take place/occur unexpectedly
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supine
lying on the back
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supplant
to replace
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surfeit
an excessive ammount
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susurration
whispering, murmuring
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sybariate
one who I fond of luxuries and pleasure
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tacit
silent, not expressed
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taciturn
speaking very little
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tarry
to linger, delay
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temerity
reckless boldness, rashness
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temporize
to be indecisive, evasive, delay an action
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terminus
a boundary, limit
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titter
to laugh in a self conscious or nervous way
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tourtuous
twisting, winding
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treatsie
a book or writing about some particular subject
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trite
worn out, stale, commonplace
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truckle
to submit, yield
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truculent
savage, brutal, cruel
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tryst
a secret meeting
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tutelage
instruction
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tyro
a beginner
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ubiquitous
present everywhere
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umbrage
a feeling of resentment
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uncouth
crude, clumsy
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unctuous
excessively polite
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unfledged
immature
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urbane
refined, suave
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vacillate
to sway back and forth, hesitate in making a decision
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vapid
uninteresting, tasteless
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vaunt
to brag or boast
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vehement
forceful, furious
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venial
excusable, minor
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veritable
true, actual, genuine
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verity
truth
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vertex
highest point, top
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vertiginous
whiling, dizzy, unstable
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verve
energy, enthusiasm
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victualds
food
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virago
a loud, bad tempered women
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wirile
masculine, manly
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virulent
deady, poisonous
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visage
the face, appearance
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visceral
pertaining to instinctive rather than intellectual motivation
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vitiate
to weaken, impair
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vituperate
to scold, criticize
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vociferous
loud, shouting
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waif
a homeless person
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wan
pale, weak, tired
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wangle
to manipulate, ovtan by scheming
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wanton
reckless, immoral
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wheedle
to coax or to persuage
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whet
to stimulate, make sharp
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winsome
pleasing, charming
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withal
in spiute of all, nevertheless
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wizened
withered, shriveled
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wroth
angry
