High-Frequency Words 5

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ironic

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resulting in an unexpected way and contrary outcome

Question 1

invert

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turn upside down or inside out

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lament

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grieve; express sorrow

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laud

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praise

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lavish

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generous; openhanded; extravagant; wasteful

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lethargic

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drowsy; dull

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levity

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lack of seriousness; lightness

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linger

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loiter or dawdle; continue or persist

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listless

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lacking in spirit or energy

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lofty

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very high

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malicious

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hateful; spiteful

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marred

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damaged; disfigured

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materialism

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preoccupation with physical comforts and things

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methodical

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systematic

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meticulous

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excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous

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miserly

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stingy; mean

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mitigate

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appease; moderate

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morose

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ill-humored; sullen; melancholy

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mundane

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worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday

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negate

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cancel out; nullify; deny

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nonchalance

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indifference; lack of concern; composure

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notoriety

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disrepute; ill fame

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novelty

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something new; newness

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nurture

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nourish; educate; foster

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obliterate

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destroy completely

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oblivion

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obscurity; forgetfulness

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obscure

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darken; make unclear

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obstinate

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stubborn; hard to control or treat

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ominous

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threatening

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opaque

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dark; not transparent

Question 30

opportunist

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individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances

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optimist

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person who looks on the good side

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opulence

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extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance

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orator

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public speaker

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ostentatious

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showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention

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pacifist

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one opposed to force; antimilitarist

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partisan

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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party

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peripheral

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marginal; outer

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perpetuate

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make something last; preserve from extinction

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pervasive

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pervading; spread throughout every part

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pessimism

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belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess

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phenomena

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observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation

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philanthropist

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lover of mankind; doer of good

Question 43

piety

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religious devotion; godliness

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placate

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pacify; conciliate

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ponderous

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weighty; unwieldy

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pragmatic

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practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something

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preclude

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make impossible; eliminate

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precocious

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advanced in development

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predator

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creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others

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predecessor

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former occupant of a post

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presumptuous

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overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties

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pretentious

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ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious

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prevalent

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widespread; generally accepted

Question 54

prodigal

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wasteful; reckless with money