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What does accolade mean?

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An expression of praise.

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What does abate mean?

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To lessen the intensity or degree.

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What does adulation mean?

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Excessive praise; intense adoration.

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What does aesthetic mean?

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Dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful.

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What does ameliorate mean?

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To make better or more tolerable.

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What does ascetic mean?

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

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What does avarice mean?

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Greed, especially for wealth.

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What does axiom mean?

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A universally recognized principle.

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What does burgeon mean?

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To grow rapidly or to flourish.

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What does bucolic mean?

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Rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants.

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What does cacophony mean?

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Harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance.

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What does canon mean?

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

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What does castigation mean?

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Severe criticism or punishment.

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What does catalyst mean?

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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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What does caustic mean?

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Burning or stinging; causing corrosion.

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What does chary mean?

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Wary; cautious; sparing.

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What does cogent mean?

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Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing.

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What does complaisance mean?

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The willingness to comply with the wishes of others.

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What does contentious mean?

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Argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement.

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What does contrite mean?

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Regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness.

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What does culpable mean?

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Deserving blame.

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What does dearth mean?

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Smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack.

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What does demur mean?

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To question or oppose.

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What does didactic mean?

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Intended to teach or instruct.

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What does discretion mean?

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Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions.

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What does disinterested mean?

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Free of bias or self-interest; impartial.

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What does dogmatic mean?

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Expressing rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles.

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What does ebullience mean?

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The quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings.

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What does eclectic mean?

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Composed of elements drawn from various sources.

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What does elegy mean?

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A mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead.

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What does emollient mean?

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

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What does empirical mean?

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Based on observation or experiment.

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What does enigmatic mean?

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Mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand.

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What does ephemeral mean?

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Brief; fleeting.

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What does esoteric mean?

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Intended for or understood by a small, specific group.

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What does eulogy mean?

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A speech honoring the dead.

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What doe exonerate mean?

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To remove blame.

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What does facetious mean?

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Playful; humorous.

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What does fallacy mean?

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An invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief.

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What does furtive mean?

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Marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious.

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What does gregarious mean?

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Sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people.

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What does harangue mean?

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To deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech.

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What does heretical mean?

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Violating accepted dogma or convention.

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What does hyperbole mean?

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An exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech.

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What does impecunious mean?

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Lacking funds; without money.

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What does incipient mean?

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Beginning to come into being or to become apparent.

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What does inert mean?

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Unmoving; lethargic; sluggish.

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What does innocuous mean?

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Harmless; causing no damage.

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What does intransigent mean?

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Refusing to compromise.

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What does inveigle mean?

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To obtain by deception or flattery.

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What does morose mean?

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Sad; sullen; melancholy.

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What does odious mean?

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Evoking intense aversion or dislike.

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What does opaque mean?

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Impenetrable by light; not reflecting light.

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What does oscillation mean?

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

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What does penurious mean?

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Penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous.

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What does pernicious mean?

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Extremely harmful; potentially causing death.

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What does peruse mean?

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To examine with great care.

57
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What does pious mean?

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Extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion.

58
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What does precursor mean?

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One precedes and indicates or announces another.

59
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What does preen mean?

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

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What does prodigious mean?

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Abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary.

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What does prolific mean?

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Producing large volumes or amounts; productive.

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What does putrefy mean?

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To rot; to decay and give off a foul odor.

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What does quaff mean?

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To drink deeply.

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What does quiescence mean?

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Stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest.

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What does redoubtable mean?

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Awe-inspiring; worthy of honor.

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What does sanction mean?

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

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What does satire mean?

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

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What does squalid mean?

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Sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect.

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What does stoic mean?

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Indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; stead-fast.

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What does supplant mean?

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To take the place of; to supersede.

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What does torpid mean?

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Lethargic; sluggish; dormant.

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What does ubiquitous mean?

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Existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread.

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What does urbane mean?

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Sophisticated; refined; elegant.

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What does vilify mean?

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To defame; to characterize harshly.

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What does viscous mean?

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Thick; sticky.

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