HW#1 Problem Words

Question 0

Exacerbate

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Aggravate; worsen

Question 1

Phlegmatic

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Calm, cool, composed

Question 2

Belligerent

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Hostile and aggressive

Question 3

Mellifluous

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Sweet or musical; pleasant to hear

Question 4

Redoubtable

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Formidable; fearsome; daunting

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Staid

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Sedate, respectable and un adventurous; serious

Question 6

Magnanimous

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Generous; forgiving; benevolent

Question 7

Boorish

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Rough and bad-mannered; coarse; rude

Question 8

Unfetter

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Release from restraint or inhibition; liberate

Question 9

Encumber

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Restrict or burden; hamper; hinder; impede

Question 10

Caucus

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Meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement

Question 11

Remiss

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Negligent; irresponsible; careless

Question 12

Complacent

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Showing sum or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements; self-congratulatory

Question 13

Compendious

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Succinct; concise

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Grandiloquent

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Pompous or extravagant; bombastic; ostentatious

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Sanguine

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Optimistic; positive; hopeful

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Torpid

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Mentally and physically inactive; lethargic; sluggish

Question 17

Rectitude

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Morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness

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Perspicacious

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Having a ready insight and understanding of things; shrewd; perceptive

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Pertinacity

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Persistent determination

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Litigious

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Concerned with lawsuits

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Vituperative

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Bitter and abusive

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Ingenuous

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Innocent and unsuspecting; naive; unwary

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Idolatrous

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Worshiping idols

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Polemical

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Involving controversial writing or speech

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Iconoclast

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Person challenges the status quo

Question 26

Unequivocal

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Incontrovertible; unambiguous; indisputable

Question 27

Adjunct

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Add-on; supplementary; extra

Question 28

Mushroom

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Increase, spread or develop rapidly; burgeon, proliferate

Question 29

Convoke

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Convene; summon

Question 30

Sublime

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Exalted; noble; elevated

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Piquant

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Having a pleasantly sharp taste and appetizing flavor

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Paltry

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Small or meager

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Vouchsafing

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Give or grant something to someone in a gracious or condescending manner; reveal or disclose

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Inexplicable

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Unexplainable

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Morose

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Sullen; ill-tempered; melancholy

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Prosaic

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Lacking poetic beauty; ordinary; common

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Penchant

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Preference; liking; fondness

Question 38

Predilection

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Fondness; penchant

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Proclivity

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Inclination; tendency

Question 40

Amalgam

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Mixture or blend

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Harbinger

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Sign; portent; omen

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Arbiter

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A person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter

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Cosmopolitan

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Worldly

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Embezzle

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Steal or misappropriate money

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Sequester

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Isolate or hide away | Take legal possession

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Masticate

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Chew food

Question 47

Opaque

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Non transparent

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Multifarious

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Diverse; various

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Stymie

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Prevent or hinder progress

Question 50

Bilk

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Cheat or defraud

Question 51

Proscribe

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Forbid; prohibit

Question 52

Attenuate

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Reduce; weaken

Question 53

Deluge

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Inundate; overwhelm

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Profuse

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Abundant; copious

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Euphemism

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Mild or indirect word substituted for one considered to be too harsh

Question 56

Veritable

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Genuine; authentic

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Venerable

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Respected; distinguished; eminent

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Specious

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Misleading; deceptive

Question 59

Duplicitous

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Deceitful

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Cantankerous

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Bad-tempered; argumentative; uncooperative

Question 61

Placate

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Calm; appease; mollify

Question 62

Rile

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Make someone annoyed or irritated

Question 63

Equanimity

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Mental calmness or composure especially in a difficult situation

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Choleric

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Irascible; bad-tempered

Question 65

Bluster

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Rant; rave

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Eschew

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Abstain from; refrain from

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Impudent

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Not showing due respect for another person; impertinent; insolent