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Abate

Verb

A

to lessen in intensity or degree

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Accolade

Noun

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an expression of praise

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Adulation

Noun

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excessive praise; intense adoration

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Aesthetic

Adj.

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dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful

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Ameliorate

Verb

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to make better or more tolerable

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Ascetic

Noun

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one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion

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Avarice

Noun

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greed, esp. for wealth

Adj. form: Avaricious

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Axiom

Noun

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a universally recognized principle

Adj. form: Axiomatic

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Burgeon

Verb

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to grow rapidly or flourish

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Bucolic

Adj.

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rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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Cacophony

Noun

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harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

Adj. form: Cacophonous

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Canon

Noun

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an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature

(Adj. form: Canonical)

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Castigation

Noun

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severe criticism or punishment

Verb form: Castigate

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Catalyst

Noun

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a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change

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Caustic

Adj.

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burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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Chary

Adj.

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wary; cautious; sparing

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Cogent

Adj.

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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

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Complaisance

Noun

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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others

Adj. form: Complaisant

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Contentious

Adj.

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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

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Contrite

Adj.

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regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness

Noun form: Contrition

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Culpable

Adj.

A

deserving blame

Noun form: Culpability

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Dearth

Noun

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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

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Demur

Verb

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to question or oppose

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Didactic

Adj.

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intended to teach or instruct

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Discretion

Noun

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cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

(Adj. form: Discrete)

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Disinterested

Adj.

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free of bias or self-interest; impartial

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Dogmatic

Adj.

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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles

(Noun form: Dogma)

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Ebullience

Noun

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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

(Adj. form: Ebullient)

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Eclectic

Adj.

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composed of elements drawn from various sources

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Elegy

Noun

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a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead

Adj. form: Elegiac

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Emollient

Adj.)/(Noun

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soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin

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Empirical

Adj.

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based on observation or experiment

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Enigmatic

Adj.

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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

Noun form: Enigma

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Ephemeral

Adj.

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brief; fleeting

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Esoteric

Adj.

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intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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Eulogy

Noun

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a speech honoring the dead

Verb form: Eulogize

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Exonerate

Verb

A

to remove blame

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Facetious

Adj.

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playful; humorous

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Fallacy

Noun

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an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken befief

Adj. form: Fallacious

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Furtive

Adj.

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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

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Gregarious

Adj.

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sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

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Harangue

Verb)/(Noun

A

to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech

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Heretical

Adj.

A

violating accepted dogma or convention

Noun form: Heresy

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Hyperbole

Noun

A

an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech

Adj. form: Hyperbolic

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Impecunious

Adj.

A

lacking funds; without money

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Incipient

Adj.

A

beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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Inert

Adj.

A

unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

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Innocuous

Adj.

A

harmless; causing no damage

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Intransigent

Adj.

A

refusing to compromise

Noun form: Intransigence

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Inveigle

Verb

A

to obtain by deception or flattery

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Morose

Adj.

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sad; sullen; melancholy

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Odious

Adj.

A

evoking intense aversion or dislike

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Opaque

Adj.

A

impenetrable by light; not reflecting light

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Oscillation

Noun

A

the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm

(Verb form: Oscillate)

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Penurious

Adj.

A

penny-pinching; excessively thrify; ungenerous

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Pernicious

Adj.

A

extremely harmful; potentially causing death

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Peruse

Verb

A

to examine with great care

Noun form: Perusal

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Pious

Adj.

A

extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion

(Noun form: Piety)

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Precursor

Noun

A

one that precedes and indicates or announces another

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Preen

Verb

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to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care

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Prodigious

Adj.

A

abundant in size, force or extent; extraordinary

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Prolific

Adj.

A

producing large volumes or amounts; productive

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Putrefy

Verb

A

to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor

Adj. form: Putrid

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Quaff

Verb

A

to drink deeply

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Quiescence

Noun

A

stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest

Adj. form: Quiescent

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Redoubtable

Adj.

A

awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

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Sanction

Noun)/(Verb

A

authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to

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Satire

Noun

A

a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision

(Adj. form: Satirical)

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Squalid

Adj.

A

sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect

Noun form: Squalor

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Stoic

Adj.

A

indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast

Noun form: Stoicism

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Supplant

Verb

A

to take the place of; to supersede

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Torpid

Adj.

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lethargic; sluggish; dormant

Noun form: Torpor

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Ubiquitous

Adj.

A

existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread

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Urbane

Adj.

A

Sophisticated; refined; elegant

Noun form: Urbanity

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Vilify

Verb

A

to defame; to characterize harshly

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Viscous

Adj.

A

thick; sticky

Noun form: Viscosity

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