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abscond (v)

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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

Two prisoners absconded last night.

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aberrant (adj)

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deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)

aberrant behaviour/sexuality

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alacrity (n)

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eager and enthusiastic willingness, speed and eagerness

She accepted the money with alacrity.

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approbation (n)

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an expression of approval or praise, approval or agreement, often given by an official group

The council has finally indicated its approbation of the plans.

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arduous (adj)

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strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort, difficult, needing a lot of effort and energy

an arduous climb/task/journey

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assuage (v)

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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify, to make unpleasant feelings less strong

The government has tried to assuage the public’s fears.

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audacious (adj)

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daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun from: audacity); showing a willingness to take risks or offend people

He described the plan as ambitious and audacious.
an audacious remark/suggestion
“audacious explorers”; “fearless reporters and photographers”

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austere (adj)

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very simple and without comfort or unnecessary things, especially because of severe limits on money or goods

an austere childhood during the war

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axiomatic (adj)

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taken as given; obviously true and therefore not needing to be proved (noun: axiom)

It is an axiomatic fact that governments rise and fall on the state of the economy

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canonical (adj)

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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon)

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capricious (adj)

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changing mood or behaviour suddenly and unexpectedly, erratic, unpredictable

a capricious child

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censure (n)

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strong criticism or disapproval:

His dishonest behaviour came under severe censure.

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chicanery (n)

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clever, dishonest talk or behaviour that is used to deceive people

The investigation revealed political chicanery and corruption at the highest levels.

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connoisseur (n)

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a person who knows a lot about and enjoys one of the arts, or food, drink, etc. and can judge quality and skill in that subject

a wine/art connoisseur
a connoisseur of ballet/cigars

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convoluted (adj)

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describes sentences, explanations, arguments, etc. that are unreasonably long and difficult to understand

His grammar explanations are terribly convoluted.
Her book is full of long, convoluted sentences.

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to disabuse (v)

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to cause someone no longer to have a wrong idea:

He thought that all women liked children, but she soon disabused him of that (idea/notion).

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discordant (adj)

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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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disparate (adj)

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different in every way

The two cultures were so utterly disparate that she found it hard to adapt from one to the other.

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effrontery (n)

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extreme rudeness without any ability to understand that your behaviour is not acceptable to other people

He was silent all through the meal and then had the effrontery to complain that I looked bored!

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eloquent (adj)

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giving a clear, strong message

She made an eloquent appeal for action.
The pictures were an eloquent reminder of the power of the volcano.

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to enervate (v)

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to lessen the vitality or strength

the surgery really enervated me for weeks afterwards

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ennui (n)

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a feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do

The whole country seems to be affected by the ennui of winter.

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equivocate (v)

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to speak in a way that is intentionally not clear and confusing to other people, especially to hide the truth

She accused the minister of equivocating, claiming that he had deliberately avoided telling the public how bad the problem really was.

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erudite (adj)

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very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition)

He’s the author of an erudite book on Scottish history.

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extemporaneous (adj)

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done or said without any preparation or thought

an extemporaneous speech

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filibuster (v)

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to make a long speech in order to delay or prevent a new law being made

Conceivably, supporters of the law could filibuster to prevent it from being revised.

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fulminate (v)

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to criticize strongly, to loudly attack

I had to listen to Michael fulminating against the government.

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ingenuous (adj)

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honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly

It has to be said it was rather ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger to look after his luggage.

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inured (adj)

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if you become inured to something unpleasant, you become familiar with it and able to accept and bear it

After spending some time on the island they became inured to the hardships.

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irascible (adj)

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made angry easily

She’s becoming more and more irascible as she grows older.

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laud (v)

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to praise highly

The German leadership lauded the Russian initiative.

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lucid (adj)

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clearly expressed and easy to understand, or (of a person) thinking or speaking clearly

She gave a clear and lucid account of her plans for the company’s future.
The drugs she’s taking make her drowsy and confused, but there are times when she’s quite lucid.

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magnanimity (n)

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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. form: magnanimous)

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martial (adj)

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relating to soldiers, war, or life in the armed forces

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mundane (adj)

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very ordinary and therefore not interesting:

Mundane matters such as paying bills and shopping for food do not interest her.

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nascent (adj)

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only recently formed or started, but likely to grow larger quickly

a nascent political party
a nascent problem

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nebulous (adj)

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(especially of ideas) not clear and having no form

She has a few nebulous ideas about what she might like to do in the future, but nothing definite.

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neologism (n)

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a new word or expression, or a new meaning for an existing word

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noxious (adj)

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describes something, especially a gas or other substance, that is poisonous or very harmful; harmful and unpleasant

a noxious smell/influence
They died from inhaling noxious fumes.

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obtuse (adj)

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lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect : insensitive, stupid
difficult to comprehend : not clear or precise in thought or expression

He is too obtuse to take a hint.

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to obviate (v)

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to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary (as an action)

The new medical treatment obviates the need for surgery.

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onerous (adj)

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involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
having legal obligations that outweigh the advantages

The government imposed onerous taxes on imports.

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paean (n)

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a song, film, or piece of writing that praises someone or something very enthusiastically

The song is a paean to solitude and independence.

44
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parody (n)

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a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule

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perennial (adj)

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lasting a very long time, or happening repeatedly or all the time

The film ‘White Christmas’ is a perennial favourite.
We face the perennial problem of not having enough money.

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perfidy (n)

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intentional breach o faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious); an act or an instance of disloyalty

he decided to forgive his wife’s perfidy, choosing to ascribe it to a moment of uncharacteristic weakness

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perfunctory (adj)

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done quickly, without taking care or interest

His smile was perfunctory.

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perspicacious (adj)

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quick in noticing, understanding, or judging things accurately

His perspicacious grandfather had bought the land as an investment, guessing that there might be gold underground.

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prattle (v)

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to talk in a silly way or like a child for a long time about things that are not important or without saying anything important

She’d have prattled on about her new job for the whole afternoon if I’d let her.
Stop your prattling and go to sleep!

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precipitate (adj)

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describes something as acting with excessive haste or impulse; exhibiting violent or unwise speed

the army’s precipitate withdrawal from the field of battle

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to precipitate (v)

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to make something happen suddenly or sooner than expected

An invasion would certainly precipitate a political crisis.
Fear of losing her job precipitated (= suddenly forced) her into action.

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predilection (n)

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If someone has a predilection for something, they like it a lot

Ever since she was a child, she has had a predilection for spicy food.

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prescience (n)

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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring

Her prescience as an investor is impressive

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prevaricate (v)

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to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think

He accused the minister of prevaricating.

55
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qualms (n)

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an uncomfortable feeling when you doubt if you are doing the right thing

She had no qualms about lying to the police.

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recant (v)

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to announce in public that your past beliefs or statements were wrong and that you no longer agree with them

After a year spent in solitary confinement, he publicly recanted (his views).

57
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to refute so/sth (v)

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to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false

to refute a person/theory/argument/claim

58
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relegate (v)

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to put someone or something into a lower or less important rank or position

She resigned when she was relegated to a desk job.
The story was relegated to the middle pages of the paper.

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reticent (adj)

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unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings

He is very reticent about his past.
Most of the students were reticent about answering questions.

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solicitous (adj)

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showing care and helpful attention to someone

He made a solicitous enquiry after her health.

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sordid (adj)

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dirty and unpleasant

There are lots of really sordid apartments in the city’s poorer areas.

62
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sporadic (adj)

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happening sometimes; not regular or continuous

sporadic gunfire
a sporadic electricity supply
More than 100 people have been killed this year in sporadic outbursts of ethnic violence.

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squander (v)

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to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using them to your advantage

They’ll quite happily squander a whole year’s savings on two weeks in the sun.
Ireland squandered several chances, including a penalty that cost them the game.

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static (adj)

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staying in one place without moving, or not changing for a long time

Oil prices have remained static for the last few months.

65
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stupefy (v)

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to amaze, to astonish, to make someone tired and unable to think clearly

stupefied by the ruling that he could not compete because his missed the qualifying age by two days

66
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stymie (v)

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to prevent something from happening or someone from achieving a purpose

In our search for evidence, we were stymied by the absence of any recent documents.

67
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synthesis (n)

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the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole

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torque (n)

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a force that causes something to rotate (= turn in a circle)

69
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tortuous (adj)

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with many turns and changes of direction; not direct or simple

He took a tortuous route through back streets.
The path to peace seems at last to be clear, although it may be a long and tortuous one.

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truculent (adj)

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unpleasant and likely to argue a lot, eager to fight

a truculent teenager
I found him truculent and most unpleasant.

71
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veracity (n)

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the quality of being true, honest, or accurate

Doubts were cast on the veracity of her alibi.

72
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virulent (adj)

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A virulent disease or poison is dangerous and spreads or affects people very quickly; full of hate and violent opposition

A particularly virulent strain of flu has recently claimed a number of lives in the US.
She is a virulent critic of US foreign policy.

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voracious (adj)

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very eager for something, especially a lot of food:

He has a voracious appetite (= he eats a lot).
He’s a voracious reader of historical novels (= he reads a lot of them eagerly and quickly).

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waver (v)

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If you waver between two possibilities, you cannot decide which of them to choose or you keep choosing one way and then the other

“What are you having?” “Er, I’m wavering between the fish soup and the mushroom tart.”

Princeton Review GRE Hit Parade 2013 (2 decks)

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