ISEE Vocab Flashcards
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Hamper
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Definition: To restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles Synonyms: Delay, impede //The movie's production was hampered due to the outbreak of the corona virus.
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Sparse
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Definition: Of few and scattered elements
Synonyms: Scarce, Meager
// During the reconstruction era, jobs were sparse for former slaves.
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Relinquish
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Definition: To withdraw or retreat from; leave behind Synonyms: Give up, abandon // During the battle against the Persians, king Leonidas told his troops to relinquish from there position and leave while he held off the Persians
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Augment
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Definition: To make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense Synonyms: Amplify, Escalate // The impact of the report was augmented by its timing.
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Rebuff
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Definition: To reject or criticize sharply
Synonyms: Snub, Spurn
//The company rebuffed the bid
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Wanton
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Definition: Having no just foundation or provocation
Synonyms: Unprovoked, Malicious
// Messi was getting a lot of wanton affection: he is unable to walk down his street without being mobbed for his autograph.
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Venerable
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Definition: Calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments Synonyms: Esteemed, Revered // Louis Armstrong was a venerable jazz artist
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Pompous
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Definition: Having or exhibiting self- importance Synonyms: Vain, Arrogant //Loki is the most pompous god in Norse mythology
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Usurp
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Definition: To seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right. Synonyms: Seize. arrogate //Persia tried and failed to usurp Greece during the Persian wars.
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Tirade
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Definition: a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language. Synonyms: Deunication, jeremiad // Once out of office, the mayor went into a tirade criticizing the judicial system.
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Onerous
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Definition: Involving, imposing, or constituting a burden Synonyms: Exhausting, troublesome // As soon as his became the personal assistant, he agenda got filled with onerous tasks for the boss.
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Slovenly
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Definition: Untidy especially in personal appearance
Synonyms: Messy, unkempt
// Matt who had always appeared to work slovenly, had cleaned himself up and was now wearing a tux.
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Erudition
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Definition: Extensive knowledge acquired chiefy from books: profound, recondite, or bookish learning.
Synonyms: Knowledge, scholarship
//A scholar of remarkable erudition
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Accrete
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Definition: To cause to adhere or become attached
Synonyms: Build up or Accumulate
// Over time, the plastic accreted in the middle of the ocean due to human pollution.
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Accredit
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Definition: To give official authorization to or approval of credentials, standards, education, etc.
Synonyms: Credit, Ascribe
// The program was accredited by the American Dental Association.
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Malign
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Definition: Evil in nature, influence, or effect or having or showing intense often vicious ill will. Synonyms: MALIGNANT, VIRULENT // The rich philanthropist maligned to make his sons life as miserable as possible.
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Entrust
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Definition: To confer trust on
Synonyms: Commit, confide
// The rich family entrusted the tax preparer with all there personal information including their family fortune.
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Dubious
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Definition: unsettled in opinion
Synonyms: Doubtful, Suspect
// Because of the recent rumors, lots of people had to think twice before trusting the dubious website.
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Travesty
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Definition: A debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
Synonyms: Facsimile, clone
// The song posted on youtube was a travesty of Adele’s song “Hello”
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Forthcoming
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Definition: characterized by openness, candidness, and forthrightness Synonyms: Approachable, Outgoing // The man was not very forthcoming about his political stance.
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Naive
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Definition: marked by unaffected simplicity
Synonyms: Ingenuous, Innocent
// The man was naive to enroll into rocket science.
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Innate
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Definition: existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth Synonyms: Natural, Native // The otters innate habitat is the ocean, not the aquarium.
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Outlandish
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Definition: of or relating to another country; bizarre Synonyms: Remarkable, peculiar // The plants in her garden were very outlandish.
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Adverse
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Definition: acting against or in a contrary direction
Synonyms: Deleterious, hostile
// The courts ruling was adverse to what the politician wanted.
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Terse
Definition: using few words
Synonyms: brief or concise
// The terse essay is not what the school wanted to see from the kids.
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Pious
Definition: marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
Synonyms: Devoted, Faithful
// The country agreed that the pious politician should not lead the country.
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Futile
Definition: serving no useful purpose
Synonyms: Vain, ineffective
// The efforts to prove the man wrong proved to be futile.
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Trite
Definition: hackneyed or boring from much use
Synonyms: Banal, cliche
// John told his friend that the song "Old Town road" was now trite.
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Provincial
Definition: of or relating to a decorative style (as in furniture) marked by simplicity, informality, and relative plainness
Synonyms: Simple, unsophisticated
// The lifestyle of the Spartans was very provincial.
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Contempt
Definition: lack of respect or reverence for something
Synonym: Disrespect, disdain
// The teacher was offended with the students contempt behavior.
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Disparage
Definition: to lower in rank or reputation
Synonym: Vilify, Degrade
// Commercial's that disparage other companies are generally frowned apon.
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Palatial
Definition: suitable to a palace
Synonyms: Grand, Magnificient
// The house had the most palatial decorations
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Derision
Definition: a state of being laughed at or ridiculed
Synonyms: Contempt, mockery
// When he arrived back home he was welcomed with much derision.
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Infamy
Definition: Evil reputation brought about by something grossly criminal, shocking, or brutal
Synonyms: Disrepute, Dishonor
// Moriarty loved the infamy his crimes earned him.
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Insatiable
Definition: incapable of being satisfied
Synonyms: Greedy, inappeasable
// Trump has a insatiable need for attention.
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Ingenuity
Definition: The skill or cleverness in devising or combining
Synonyms: Imaginative, Inventiveness
// It will take remarkable ingenuity to solve the problem of climate change.
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Enshrine
Definition: To preserve of cherish as sacred
Synonyms: aggrandize, glorify
// The founding fathers enshrined the bill of rights as the basis of this country.
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Surreptitious
Definition: Done, made or acquired by stealth
Synonyms: Stealthy, covert
// The teacher kept taking surreptitious glances at the kid to make sure he was paying attention.
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Roil
Definition: To stir up
Synonyms: Agitate, disturb
// When she finally saw her Dad conflicting emotions roiled up inside of her.
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Desecrate
Definition: To violate the sanctity of
Synonyms: Violate, profane
// Almost all tombs of the Pharaohs have been desecrated by tomb raiders.
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Heedless
Definition: To not give consideration to
Synonyms: Impetuous, inconsiderate
// The heedless use of natural resources.
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Trepidation
Definition: a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation
Synonyms: apprehension, dread
// I felt trepidation about my soccer tryouts.
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Consternation
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Definition: amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
Synonyms: Dismay
// The dog looked at the new puzzle in newfound consternation.
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Listless
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Definition: Characterized by lack of interest
Synonyms: languid, insouciant
// The teacher was disappointed by the students listless attitude when regarding grammar.
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Pallid
Definition: Lacking sparkle or liveliness
Synonyms: Pale, dull
// Sam wore the most pallid pants to school.
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Adhere
Definition: to bind oneself to observance
Synonyms: Follow, obey
// At the entrance to the park, the sign read, "Please adhere to the following rules"
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Adept
Definition: A highly skilled or well trained individuel.
Synonyms: Expert, proficient
// The woman was adept at fixing computers.
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Benign
Definition: Of a gentle disposition
Synonyms: Kind, gracious
// Frank had the most benign teacher
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Conformist
Definition: a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards
Synonyms: Follower
//The person always voted with the majority of the people, but still denied that they were a conformist.
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Acclaim
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Definition: To shout, praise, or applause
Synonyms: Laud, cheer
// The movie was acclaimed by rotten tomatos.
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Beneficence
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Definition: the quality or state of doing or producing good
Snynonyms: Generosity, charity
// The curch stays open soley from the beneficence from people who go to it.
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Fallible
Definition: Capable of making a mistake
Snynonyms: Imperfect, erroneous
// Every human is fallible, but the olimpics is not a time to make mistakes.
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Volatile
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Definition: Subject to rapid or unexpected change
Synonyms: Unstable, inconsistent
// The science project, though cool, was volatile, and therefore lost the contest.
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Belligerent
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Definition: inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
Synonyms: Hostile, aggressive
// It took very little to make the man belligerent toward his wife.
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Superfluous
Definition: exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
Synonyms: Excessive, extra
//The man had a habit for installing superfluous devices in his house.
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Servile
Definition: meanly or cravenly submissive
Synonyms: Docile, menial
// Joe had a servile attitude toward police officers.
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Integrity
Definition: the quality or state of being complete or undivided
Synonyms: Unity, completeness
// The presidential canidate wanted to focus on the integrity of the country the most.
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Ponderous
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Definition: Of very great weight
Synonyms: Cumbersome, uninteresting
// Michael's hardest task was trying not to fall asleep during the ponderous lecture.
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Recapitulate
Definition: to retell or restate briefly
Synonyms: Summarize, recap
// The teacher told her students to recapitulate the novel they read for her.
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Exacerbate
Definition: to make more violent, bitter, or severe
Synonyms: Intensify, worsen
// Nick had a habit for exacerbating his problems instead of fixing them.
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Sinuous
Definition: of a serpentine or wavy form
Synonyms: Winding, Intricate
// The dancer moved with sinuous grace.
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Pervade
Definition: to become diffused throughout every part of
Synonyms: Saturated, suffuse
// A sense of horror pervades the film.
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Immutable
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Definition: not capable of or susceptible to change
Synonyms: Enduring, fixed
// The bill of rights are immutable laws.
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Disparity
Definition: a noticeable and often unfair difference between people or things
Synonyms: Imbalance, Bias
// The disparity between oportunities white people get compared to black people is becoming more noticable.
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Solace
Definition: to give comfort to in grief or misfortune
Synonyms: Calm, console
// Jack helped solace his friend after his boyfriend broke up with him.
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Lucid
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Definition: Clear to the understanding
Synonyms: Articulate, intelligible
// Mick was thankful that his teacher gave lucid directions.
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Innocuous
Definition: Producing no injury
Synonyms: Harmless, innocent
// Louis thought that she was the killer because she acted so innocuous.
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Dexterous
Definition: Mentally adroit and skillful
Synonyms: Skillful, cunning
// The dexterous detective quickly rose through the ranks.
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Assiduous
Definition: showing great care, attention, and effort
Synonyms: Attentive, diligent
// The teacher thought she was an assiduous student.
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Portend
Definition: to give an omen or anticipatory sign of
Synonyms: Prophesize, signify
// If you're superstitious, a black cat portends trouble.
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Edifice
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Definition: A large or massive structure
Synonyms: Building, palace
// In San Torini, we saw the most magnificant edifices with blue domes.
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Equilibrium
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Definition: The state of intellectual or emotional balance
Synonyms: Balance, poise
// Kate was still trying to recover her equilibrium after her accident.
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Bestride
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Definition: To ride, sit, or stand astride
Synonyms: Straddle, dominate
// The seven foot tall man bestrides over all the other people.
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Flamboyant
Definition: marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
Synonyms: Showy, bold
// Blue man group was the most flamboyant proformance I've ever seen.
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Callow
Definition:Lacking adult sophistocation
Synonyms: Immature, juvenile
// The story was about a callow child learning how to survive on their own.
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Hubbub
Definition: a chaotic din caused by a crowd of people.
Synonyms: Uproar, turmoil
// The bar was a chaotic hubbub caused by the people celebrating.
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Encumber
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Definition: To weigh down with
Synonyms: Burden, impede
// The man missed his flight because he was encumbered with so much luggage.
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Provisional
Definition: serving for the time being
Synonyms: Tentative, temporary
// The UN set up a provisional government for the country while it was in ruins.
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Qualm
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Definition: a sudden attack of illness, faintness, or nausea
Synonyms: Misgiving, scruple
// The doctor seemed seized with a qualm of faintness.
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Acumen
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Definition: the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.
Synonyms: Insight, wit
// Because of his acumen in business, he quickly became one of the richest person ever.
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Melancholy
Definition: Depression of spirits
Synonyms: Dejection, sad
// She transfered all her melancholy into her artwork.
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Corroborate
Definition: To support with evidence or authority; to make certain
Synonyms: Confirm, certify
// The lawyer did all she could to corroborate the evidence the witness gave her.
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Idiosyncrasy
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Definition: a peculiarity of constitution or temperament
Synonyms: Peculiarity, oddity
// The way the english teacher always included the student vocabulary into her sentences was just one of her idiosynerasy.
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Maven
Definition: One who is experienced or knowlegeable
Synonyms: Expert, adept
// Because he was a investment maven, he was fine during the great depression.
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Sovereign
Definition: one possessing or held to possess supreme political power
Synonyms: Ruler, arbiter
// The people claimed that they revolted because they had a cruel sovereign.
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Treatise
Definition: a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject.
Synonyms: Exposition, paper
// The teacher liked the students treatise on why the greeks won the battle of Carthrage.
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Epoch
Definition: an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
Synonyms: Era, age
// The Civil War era was an epoch in 19th-century U.S. history.
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Ruminate
Definition: to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
Synonyms: Ponder, consider
// The student council ruminated the proposal for so long, the students started to get mad.
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Incumbent
Definition: One who occupies a particular position or place
Synonyms: Occupant, holder
// The incumbent lost the election for his second term.
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Castigate
Definition: to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
Synonyms: Punish, discipline
// The teacher castigated the student for cheating on the test
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Stoic
Definition: one apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain
Synonyms: Disspasionate, tolerant
// The office employees were stoic dispite the managers attempts to motivate them.
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Morose
Definition: having a sullen and gloomy disposition
Synonyms: Gloomy, dismal
// She sat in the library, quietly crying and looking morose.
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Cogent
Definition: appealing forcibly to the mind or reason
Synonyms: Convincing, compelling
// The defensive argument was so cogent, all the charges we dropped.
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Endeavor
Definition: To strive to achieve something
Synonyms: Enterprise, attempt
// He was aware that the endeavor came with great risks, but he did it anyway.
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Haughty
Definition: blatantly and disdainfully proud
Synonyms: Arrogant, high-and-mighty
// The haughty aristocrats would always push people out of the way, or cut lines saying that they were more important.
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Corpulent
Definition: Having a large or bulky body
Synonyms: Obese, fat
// In the past, the corpulent ones were always the aristocrats.
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Cull
Definition: something rejected especially as being inferior or worthless
Synonyms: reject, second
// Beth had a knack for always getting the cull almonds.
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Deviate
Definition: to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
Synonyms: detour, veer
// The teacher had to keep reminding the student to not deviate from the subject.
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Bestow
Definition: To put to use
Synonyms: Apply, contribute
// Gabe decided to bestow his time into studying instead of playing video games.
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Expend
Definition: To pay out
Synonyms: Spend, empty
// The article made the public wonder how their tax money was being expended.
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Tepid
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Definition: Lacking in passion, force, or zest
Synonyms: Bland, uneager
// The teacher was dissapointed by the students tepid poem.
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Rancorous
Definition: Deeply malevolent
Synonyms: Bitter, resentful
// Rancorous envy boiled up inside him when she saw his ex's boyfriend.
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Prescience
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Definition: human anticipation of the course of events
Synonyms: Foresight, intuition
// She predicted the outcome of the game with brilliant prescience.
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Censure
Definition: To express sever disaproval of
Synonyms: Criticism, judgement
// Nixon revieves continuous censure for his alleged crimes.
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Sagacity
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Definition: Keen in sense of perception
Synonyms: Wisdom, insightful
// Dan invested with suprising sagacity
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Evince
Definition: Reveal the presence of
Synonyms: Indicate, reveal
// /the show evinced the murderer so many times it was hard not to guess correctly
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Umbrage
Definition: Offense or annoying
Synonyms: Resentment, offense
// He took umbrage at what the teacher said
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Caprice
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Definition: A sudden change of mood or behavior
Synonyms: Instability, whim
// The countries political desisions seemed to be based on nothing more than caprice
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Assuage
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Definition: Make less intense or relieve
Synonyms: Satisfy, pacify
// The family was unable to assuage their grief.
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Intercede
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Definition: Intervene between two different parties
Synonyms: Mediate, interfere
// The ref had to intercede between the two teams before they started fighting
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Kindred
Definition: One's family and relations
Synoynms: Family, Relatives
//Kindred is a very appropiate name for the book once you know what it means.
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Candid
Definition: Truthful and straightforward
Synonym: Frank, outspoken
//She actually appreciated his candid feedback.
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Understated
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Definition: Presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way
Synonyms: Subtle, downplay
//The understated sarcasm was making him feel bad
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Steadfast
Definition: Resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering
Synonyms: firm, unwavering
//The soldier had steadfast loyalties to his country
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Euphoria
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Definition: A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness
Synonyms: Elation, Happiness
//The euphoria of the game motivated her to keep playing
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