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Abscond (Verb)

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To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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Adversity (Noun)

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Hardship or difficulty; opposition

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Aggravate (Verb)

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To worsen or intensify

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Arduous (Adjective)

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Strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort

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Belie (Verb)

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To give a false impression off; to misrepresent

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Bombast (Noun)

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Self-important or pompous writing or speech

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Cacophony (Noun)

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Harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

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Castigation (Noun)

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Severe criticism or punishment

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Censure (Verb)

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To criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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Chicanery (Noun)

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Trickery or subterfuge

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Coercive (Adjective)

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Serving or intended to compel by force or authority

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Condemn (Verb)

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To blame or denounce

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Conspire (Verb)

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To secretly work together with the intent to commit a wrong or illegal act

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Covert (Adjective)

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Hidden; Clandestine

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Cower (Verb)

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To shrink in fear; to cringe

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Craven (Adjective)

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Contemptibly faint hearted; lacking any courage

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Denigrate (Verb)

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To blacken; to belittle; to sully; to defame; to disparage

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Denounce (Verb)

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To publicly condemn or criticize

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Derision (Noun)

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Scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment

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Diatribe (Noun)

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A harsh denunciation

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Discomfit (Verb)

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To defeat; to put down

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Disingenuous (Adjective)

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Insincere; lacking in honesty or frankness

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Dissemble (Verb)

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To disguise or conceal ; to mislead

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Exacerbate (Verb)

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To make worse or more severe; to increase in violence

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Fraud (Noun)

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Deliberate deceit with the goal of gaining an unlawful advantage

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Furtive (Noun)

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Marked by stealth; covert; surrepitious

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Garrulous (Adjective)

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Pointlessly talkative; talking too much

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Harangue (Verb)

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To deliver a pompous speech or tirade

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Impudent (Adjective)

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Saucy; impertinent; bold and disrespectful

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Inopportune (Adjective)

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ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate

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Irascible (Adjective)

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Easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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Malevolent (Adjective)

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Having or showing often vicious ill-will , spite, or hatred

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Martial (Adjective)

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Associated with war and the armed forces

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Misanthrope (Noun)

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One who hates all other humans

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Morose (Adjective)

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Sad; Sullen; Melancholy

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Obdurate (Adjective)

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Unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

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Obsequious (Adjective)

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Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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Obstinate (Adjective)

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Stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising

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Onerous (Adjective)

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Troubling; burdensome

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Opprobrium (Noun)

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Disgrace; contempt; scorn

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Pedantic (Adjective)

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The parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules

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Perjury (Noun)

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The purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath

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43
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Provoke (Verb)

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To incite anger, resentment, or exasperation

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Recalcitrant (Adjective)

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Obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

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Secrete (Verb)

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To ensconce, conceal, or stow

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Specious (Adjective)

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Seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleading attractive

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Spurious (Adjective)

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Lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit

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Squander (Verb)

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To waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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Tirade (Noun)

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A long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation

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Vexation (Noun)

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Annoyance or irritation

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Amalgamate (Verb)

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To combine several elements into a whole

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Assuage (Verb)

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To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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Bolster (Verb)

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To provide support or reinforcement

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Burgeon (Verb)

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To grow rapidly or flourish

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Buttress (Noun)

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A support or prop; often an external prop used to bolder a wall

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Capricous (Adjective)

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Inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic ; unpredictable

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Catalyst (Noun)

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A person or thing that causes change

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Caustic (Adjective)

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Burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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Centrifuge (Noun)

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A machine that spins very swiftly about a central axis, and, using centrifugal force, separates to disparate substances

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Converge (Verb)

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To tend toward the same spot or outcome; to incline to join at an intersecting point

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Conversion (Noun)

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The act or process of transforming to another form, state, or product

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Corrosion (Noun)

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Act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away, especially of metals

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Decibel (Noun)

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Unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound, usually in relation to another sound

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Desiccate (Verb)

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To dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

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Distill (Verb)

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To purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization and concentration

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Divest (Verb)

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To remove or strip, especially clothing

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Enervate (Verb)

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To weaken; to reduce in vitality

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Ephemeral (Adjective)

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Brief; fleeting

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Eradicate (Verb)

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To force out; to discharge

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Expel (verb)

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to force out; to discharge

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Extend (Verb)

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to lengthen or stretch out

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Facilitate (Verb)

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to aid by making easier

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73
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Implode (Verb)

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to abruptly and violently collapse inward

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Inchoate (Adjective)

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in an initial stage; not fully formed

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Incubation (Noun)

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The act of sitting on or otherwise warning eggs in order to keep them at a temperature favorable for hatching

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Infuse (Verb)

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to imbue; to pour in; to introduce; to instill

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Intransigent (adjective)

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Refusing to compromise

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Inundate (Verb)

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To flood or overwhelm

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Invigoration (Noun)

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The quality of being energized or filled with liveliness

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Lackluster (Adjective)

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Dull; lacking vitality or lumunosity

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Lethargic (Adjective)

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Lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy

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Luminous (Adjective)

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Characterized by brightness and the emission of light

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Obviate (Verb)

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To anticipate and make unnecessary

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Pervasive (Adjective)

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having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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Placate (Verb)

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To appease; to calm by making concessions

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Plod (Verb)

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To trudge; to move slowly and heavily

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Plummet (Verb)

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To plunge or drop straight down

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Precipitate (Verb)

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To act with excessive haste or impulse

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Precursor (Noun)

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One that precedes and indicates or announces another

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Proliferate (Verb)

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To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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Propagate (Verb)

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To cause to spread, multiply, or reproduce

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Prune (Verb)

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To cut back or clip branches or other parts of a plant, especially parts unnecessary

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Rarefy (Verb)

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To make or become thin, less dense; to refine

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Rectify (Verb)

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To make right or fix; to correct

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Retard (Verb)

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to slow, delay, or hamper

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Saturate (Verb)

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To fill until there is no further capacity for absorbance; to soak

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Sever (Verb)

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To remove or separate by cutting off

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Stimulant (Noun)

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An invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity

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Synthesis (Noun)

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The combination of parts to make a whole

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Tentative (Adjective)

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Not definite; uncertain; experimental

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Vigor (Noun)

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Active bodily or mental strength or energy; force

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Viscous (Adjective)

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Thick; sticky

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Vital (Adjective)

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Essential for or relating to life; necessary

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Vitality (Noun)

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Vigor; ability to live or grow; energy

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Volatile (Adjective)

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Readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive

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Waver (Verb)

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To move to and fro; to sway’ to be unsettled in decision

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Aberant (Adjective)

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Deviating from the norm

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Ambiguous (Adjective)

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Unclear; open to more than one potential meaning

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Anachronistic (Adjective)

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Belonging to another time; removed from natural chronological context

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Anomalous (Adjective)

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Abnormal; deviating from the common or general type

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Anomaly (Noun)

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Deviation from the normal order, form or rule; abnormality

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Archaic (Adjective)

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Outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time

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Ascetic (Noun)

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One who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion

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Banal (Adjective)

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lacking originality; commonplace

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Brilliance (Noun)

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Extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genius

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Camouflage (Noun)

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A means of disguising people or things to make them blend in with their surroundings

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Commensurate (Adjective)

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Matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree, size or amount

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Conspicuous (Adjective)

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Easily visible; obvious

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Derivative (Adjective)

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unoriginal; obtained from another source

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Deviance (Noun)

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State or quality of differing from the accepted norm; abnormality

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Discrete (Adjective)

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Distinct; individual

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Diffuse (Adjective)

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Dispersed or scattered; not centralized

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Digress (Verb)

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To stray from the point; to go off on a tangent

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Discordant (Adjective)

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Conflicting; Dissonant or harsh in sound

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Disinterest (Noun)

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Lack of bias or involvement; impartiality

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Disinterested (Adjective)

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Uninvolved; free from self-interest

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Dispersed (Adjective)

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Spread out or scattered

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Distention (Noun)

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the state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape

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Eccentric (Adjective)

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Departing from norms or conventions

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Eclectic (Adjective)

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Culled from many sources

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Emulate (Verb)

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to imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing

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Enigmatic (Adjective)

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Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

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Esoteric (Adjective)

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Intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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Flamboyant (Adjective)

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Ostentatious or showy; flashy

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Florid (Adjective)

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Flowery; ruddy; ornate

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Heretical (Adjective)

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Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma

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Hierarchy (Noun)

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A system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order

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Homogeneous (Adjective)

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Made up of elements that are similar in nature or kind; uniform

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Iconoclastic (Adjective)

A

Attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox

140
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Idiosyncrasy (Noun)

A

A quirk particular to a group or individual

141
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Imperturbable (Adjective)

A

Marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness

142
Q

Innocuous (Adjective)

A

Harmless; causing no damage

143
Q

Marginal (Adjective)

A

relating to or at an edge or boundary; minimal

144
Q

Maverick (Noun)

A

An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

145
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Mitigate (Verb)

A

To make or become less severe or intense to moderate

146
Q

Monotonous (Adjective)

A

Dull and without variety; tedious

147
Q

Mundane (Adjective)

A

of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

148
Q

Ostracism (Noun)

A

the act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment

149
Q

Perennial (Adjective)

A

Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

150
Q

Recluse (Noun)

A

One who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion

151
Q

Scarce (Adjective)

A

Rare and insufficient

152
Q

Sporadic (Adjective)

A

occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

153
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Superfluous (Adjective)

A

Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

154
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Symmetry (Noun)

A

the quality of being evenly balanced; the possession of perfect correspondence between sides or parts

155
Q

Tangential (Adjective)

A

Touching only briefly upon the topic at hand; irrelevant

156
Q

Temper (Verb)

A

to moderate or soothe

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Q

Temperate (Adjective)

A

moderate; marked by restraint and a lack of extremes

158
Q

Admonish (Verb)

A

To reprove; to express warning or disapproval

159
Q

Advocate (Verb)

A

to champion or support; to argue in favor of

160
Q

Anthology (Noun)

A

a collection of literary works by various authors

161
Q

Apprise (Verb)

A

to give notice to; to inform

162
Q

Approbation (Noun)

A

an expression of approval or praise

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Q

Articulate (Adjective)

A

well - spoken; coherent

164
Q

Aver (Verb)

A

to state as a fact; to confirm or support

165
Q

Brevity (Noun)

A

shortness or briefness, especially in time

166
Q

Candor (Noun)

A

honesty; frankness; sincereity

167
Q

Circumspect (Adjective)

A

discreet; prudent; careful

168
Q

Cogent (Adjective)

A

Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

169
Q

Corroborate (Verb)

A

To confirm; to provide additional support; to verify

170
Q

Diffident (Adjective)

A

Reserved, shy, or unassuming; lacking in self-confidence

171
Q

Disabuse (Verb)

A

to undeceive; to set right

172
Q

Discourse (noun)

A

to undeceive; to set right

173
Q

Discretion (Noun)

A

Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

174
Q

Dissertation (Noun)

A

A long and formal written thesis or treatise, usually written by a doctoral candidate to meet a degree requirement

175
Q

Elegy (Noun)

A

a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead

176
Q

Eloquent (Adjective)

A

well-spoken; expressive; articulate

177
Q

Enumerate (Verb)

A

to list or count off individually

178
Q

Equivocate (Verb)

A

to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

179
Q

Eulogy (Noun)

A

A speech honoring the dead

180
Q

Euphemism (Noun)

A

A mild replacement for a harsher or more offensive term

181
Q

Exculpate (Verb)

A

to exonerate; to clear of blame

182
Q

Extemporaneous (Adjective)

A

Improvised; done without preparation

183
Q

Fawn (Verb)

A

to flatter or praise excessively

184
Q

Glib (Adjective)

A

Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

185
Q

Goad (Verb)

A

To prod or drive forward; to urge on; to incite

186
Q

Implicit (Adjective)

A

Implied but not directly stated; tacit

187
Q

Impose (Verb)

A

To compel or require; to push one’s views or authority upon others

188
Q

Inquisitive (Adjective)

A

Questioning; curious

189
Q

Laconic (Adjective)

A

using few words; terse

190
Q

Laud (Verb)

A

to praise highly

191
Q

Loquacious (Adjective)

A

extremely talkative

192
Q

Lucid (Adjective)

A

Clear; easily understood

193
Q

Mollify (Verb)

A

to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

194
Q

Parody (Noun)

A

A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art

195
Q

Pertinent (Adjective)

A

Relevant; germane

196
Q

Platitude (Noun)

A

A superficial remark, especially one offered as meaningful

197
Q

Propitiate (Verb)

A

To appease; to conciliate

198
Q

Rescind (Verb)

A

to invalidate; to repeal; to retract

199
Q

Rhetoric (Noun)

A

The art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

200
Q

Sanction (Noun)

A

Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance

201
Q

Shrill (Adjective)

A

Loud and high- pitched; screeching

202
Q

Soliloquy (Noun)

A

A speech made to oneself; a monologue

203
Q

Stanza (Noun)

A

a group of two or more verses or lines that make up a division in a poem and correspond in rhyme, meter and length

204
Q

Subpoena (Noun)

A

A court order requiring appearance and/or testimony

205
Q

Subtle (Adjective)

A

not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern

206
Q

Succinct (Adjective)

A

Brief and concise

207
Q

Tacit (Adjective)

A

implied; not explicitly stated

208
Q

Taciturn (Adjective)

A

Not talkative; reserved; uncommunicative

209
Q

Tact (Noun)

A

Discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy

210
Q

Tout (Verb)

A

To publicly praise or promote

211
Q

Validity (Noun)

A

soundness or truthfulness

212
Q

Veracity (Noun)

A

truthfulness; honesty

213
Q

Wheedle (Verb)

A

To coax; to persuade, often through the use of flattery or smooth talk

214
Q

Anesthetic (Noun)

A

A substance that causes insensibility and removes pain

215
Q

Antipathy (Noun)

A

Aversion; dislike

216
Q

Arbitrary (Adjective)

A

Subject to change or individual whim; without definite reason

217
Q

Astrologer (Noun)

A

A person who believes that starts and planets influence human activity and attempts to protect the future by studying their positions

218
Q

Aversion (Noun)

A

an intense feeling of dislike or disgust

219
Q

Bent (Adjective)

A

an inclination or tendency

220
Q

Compensation (Noun)

A

Payment given for services rendered or for loss

221
Q

Compliant (Adjective)

A

yielding or submissive; amenable

222
Q

Condone (Verb)

A

to approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow or forgive

223
Q

Convention (Noun)

A

a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

224
Q

Correspond (Verb)

A

to exist in agreement or conformity; to harmonize

225
Q

Defer (Verb)

A

to yield; to submit; to bow

226
Q

Dogma (Noun)

A

Doctrine or set of religious principles

227
Q

Ensure (Verb)

A

to guarantee or make certain

228
Q

Equivocal (Adjective)

A

Ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain

229
Q

Extraneous (Adjective)

A

Not vital or pertinent; irrelevant

230
Q

Fortuitous (Adjective)

A

Happening by fortunate accident or chance

231
Q

Frugality (Noun)

A

Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters

232
Q

Illusory (Adjective)

A

Deceptive; based upon false belief or impression

233
Q

Indifferent (Adjective)

A

Having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice

234
Q

Insipid (Adjective)

A

without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland

235
Q

Inured (Adjective)

A

Accustomed to accepting something undesirable

236
Q

Miser (Noun)

A

An individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy

237
Q

Nonplused (Adjective)

A

Baffled; in a quandary; at a loss for what to say or do

238
Q

Penchant (Noun)

A

Strong inclination; liking

239
Q

Penury (Noun)

A

Poverty; destitution

240
Q

Plethora (Noun)

A

an overabundance; a surplus

241
Q

Preempt (Verb)

A

To replace; to supersede; to appropriate

242
Q

Presumption (Noun)

A

the act of making an assumption or taking something for granted

243
Q

Prodigal (Adjective)

A

Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

244
Q

Prone (Adjective)

A

naturally inclined; tending; likely

245
Q

Propensity (Noun)

A

A natural inclination or tendency; penchant

246
Q

Qualms (Noun)

A

Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

247
Q

Quiescence (Noun)

A

Stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest

248
Q

Reconciliation (Noun)

A

the act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions

249
Q

Repudiate (Verb)

A

To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown

250
Q

Restitution (Noun)

A

The act of returning something to its proper owner, or of compensating loss of such an item; reparation

251
Q

Savor (Verb)

A

to enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish; to fully appreciate

252
Q

Serenity (Noun)

A

Tranquility; pracefulness

253
Q

Solvent (Adjective)

A

Able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

254
Q

Stint (Verb)

A

to restrain; to be sparing or frugal

255
Q

Subjective (Adjective)

A

not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact

256
Q

Superflous (Adjective)

A

Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

257
Q

Tranquil (Adjective)

A

peaceful; calm

258
Q

Tranquility (Noun)

A

Calmness; serenity; peacefulness

259
Q

Trivial (Adjective)

A

unimportant; lacking value

260
Q

Veneration (Noun)

A

Extreme respect and reverence; worship

261
Q

Audacious (Adjective)

A

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

262
Q

Authoritarian (Adjective)

A

Characterized by a preference for complete obedience to authority; domineering

263
Q

Beneficent (Adjective)

A

Charitable and kind in action

264
Q

Blithe (Adjective)

A

carefree; merry

265
Q

Brittle (Adjective)

A

apt to break or crack due to a lack of elasticity; fragile

266
Q

Burnish (Verb)

A

to polish; to rub to a shine

267
Q

Calibrate (verb)

A

to inspect, determine or correct the graduations of an instrument by comparing it to a standard

268
Q

Connoisseur (Noun)

A

an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

269
Q

Consternation (Noun)

A

Dismay; startling, distressing fear or shock that results in complete confusion

270
Q

Convoluted (Adjective)

A

Complex or complicated

271
Q

Cultivation (Noun)

A

The act of preparing or working land in order to grow crops

272
Q

Cultured (Adjective)

A

Possessing education, refinement and taste; polished

273
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cunning (Noun)

A

Shrewdness and craftiness; slyness

274
Q

Cynicism (Noun)

A

An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

275
Q

Deference (Noun)

A

A courteous and respectful yielding to the will of another

276
Q

Dogmatic (Adjective)

A

Stubbornly opinionated

277
Q

Effrontery (Noun)

A

Boldness; impudence; arrogance

278
Q

Endemic (Adjective)

A

Restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous

279
Q

Epitome (Noun)

A

Embodiment; quintessence

280
Q

Erudite (Adjective)

A

Very learned; scholarly

281
Q

Extravagance (Noun)

A

Lavishness; an unnecessary or unrestrained spending, especially of funds

282
Q

Facetious (Adjective)

A

Playful; humorous

283
Q

Fatuous (Adjective)

A

Silly; Inanely foolish

284
Q

Fidelity (Noun)

A

Faithfulness; loyalty

285
Q

Implacable (Adjective)

A

Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

286
Q

Ingenuity (Adjective)

A

cleverness or inventiveness

287
Q

Intemperance (Noun)

A

Excessive indulgence of appetite or passion, especially in regard to alcohol; lack of constraint

288
Q

Intrepid (Adjective)

A

Steadfast and courageous

289
Q

Magnanimity (Noun)

A

The quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving

290
Q

Membrane (Noun)

A

A thin, flexible film of tissue of that covers or lines an organ

291
Q

Meticulous (Adjective)

A

Characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail

292
Q

Perfunctory (Adjective)

A

Cursory; done without care or interest

293
Q

Plasticity (Noun)

A

Pliability; malleability; flexibility

294
Q

Porous (Adjective)

A

Full of tiny openings able to absorb fluid or gas; permeable

295
Q

Pragmatic (Adjective)

A

Practical rather than idealistic

296
Q

Pristine (Adjective)

A

pure; uncorrupted; clean

297
Q

Probity (Noun)

A

Adherence to the highest principles; uprightness

298
Q

Prodigious (Adjective)

A

Abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

299
Q

Prudent (Adjective)

A

Wise and careful; showing good judgement

300
Q

Rigidity (Noun)

A

the quality or state of being unyielding or stiff

301
Q

Slight (Adjective)

A

Small; lacking substance in degree, amount or size

302
Q

Solicitous (Adjective)

A

Concerned and attentive; eager

303
Q

Somber (Adjective)

A

Dark and depressing; mournful

304
Q

Superficial (Adjective)

A

Lacking depth; existing on or near the surface

305
Q

Synthetic (Adjective)

A

Man-made; artificial; relating to or involving the combination of parts to make a whole

306
Q

Tortuous (Adjective)

A

Winding; twisting; excessively complicated

307
Q

Tractable (Adjective)

A

Docile; obedient; easily led

308
Q

Treacherous (Adjective)

A

Lacking faithfulness or loyalty; traitorous; unstable

309
Q

Unfeigned (Adjective)

A

Genuine; not false or hypocritical

310
Q

Unfettered (Adjective)

A

Not tied down; unrestrained

311
Q

Warranted (Adjective)

A

Called for; authorized; justified

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