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1
Q

Panegyric

A

a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something

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2
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Harangue

A

a lengthy and aggressive speech

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3
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Lionize

A

give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity

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4
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Enervated

A

to drain of energy; weaken

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5
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Burnish

A

to polish

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6
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Buttress

A

to reinforce; support

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7
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Captious

A

faultfinding; intending to entrap, as in an argumetn

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8
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Caste

A

any of the hereditary social classes of Hindu society; social stratification

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9
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Chicanery

A

trickery; fraud

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10
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Demur

A

to express doubt

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11
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Denigrate

A

to slur someone’s reputation

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12
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Denouement

A

outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or work of literature

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13
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Spasmodic

A

occurring or dine in brief, irregular bursts

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14
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Infirmity

A

physical or mental weakness

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15
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Pensive

A

engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought

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16
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Trammels

A

a restriction or impediment to someone’s freedom of action; [a set net consisting of three layers of netting designed to trap fish]

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17
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Recondite

A

little known; abstruse (of a subject)

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18
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Recherche

A

rare, exotic, or obscure; [abstruse, recondite]

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19
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Churlish

A

rude; boorish

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20
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Cloister

A

to confine; seclude

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21
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Skullduggery

A

underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behavior

22
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Legerdemain

A

sleight of hand; use of one’s hands when performing conjuring tricks

23
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Coalesce

A

to cause to become one

24
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Cognizant

A

informed; conscious, aware

25
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Commensurate

A

proportional

26
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Lilliputian

A

extremely small

27
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Limn

A

to draw; describe

28
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Limpid

A

clear; transparent

29
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Litany

A

lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

30
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Literati

A

scholarly or learned persons

31
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Litigations

A

legal proceedings

32
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Loquacious

33
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Lucre

A

money or profits

34
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Machiavellian

A

crafty; double-dealings

35
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Machinations

A

plots or schemes

36
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Malinger

A

to feign illness to escape duty

37
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Maverick

38
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Megalomania

A

delusions of power or importance

39
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Mendacious

40
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Mendicant

41
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Meretricious

A

gaudy; plausible but false; specious

42
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Minatory

A

threatening; menacing

43
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Minutia

A

petty details

44
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Miscreant

A

villain; criminal

45
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Modicum

A

limited quantity

46
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Mollify

47
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Multifarious

48
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Neologism

A

new word or expression

49
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Nexus

A

a means of connection; a connected group or series; a center

50
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Nonplussed

A

bewildered

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