ISEE Vocab Flashcards
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Jeer
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to make fun of
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Jest
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to joke (court jester)
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Parody
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a humorous imitation
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Recreation
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something done for fun/ a hobby or game
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Skit
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a short comic scene
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Adjunct
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an accessory/ something added on
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Coalesce
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to come together
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Congeal
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to thicken/ or change from liquid to solid
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Consensus
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an agreement
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Contiguous
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lying side by side
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Fission
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a splitting apart
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Fusion
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a joining together
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Integrate
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to bring together and make whole
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Juxtapose
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to place side by side
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Pact
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a formal agreement between two countries/ a bargain
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Rendezvous
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a meeting usually secret
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Abdicate
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to give up power
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Accord
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to be in agreement
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Allege
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to declare that something is true without proof
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Assess
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to evaluate or determine the worth of
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Condone
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to forgive or disregard an offense
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Conventional
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traditional/ ordinary
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Counsel
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to advise
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Debunk
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to prove false
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Decree
an order or a command
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Inquiry
a request for information
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Ratify
to approve/ usually a law
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Sustain
to support
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Ambiguous
unclear
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Amorphous
without shape
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Itinerant
nomadic/ constantly moving
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Kinetic
moving
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Obscure
hidden or dark/ hard to see/ to hide
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Remote
far away/ distant (remote control)
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Writhe
to twist
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Egress
exit
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Epoch
a period of time
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Intangible
not able to be touched or sensed
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Polymorphous
having many shapes
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Prolific
fertile/ very productive
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Scull
a small rowboat or an oar for a rowboat
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Sporadic
having no pattern or order
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Surrogate
a substitute
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Variegated
having many parts or colors
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Akin
related to or alike
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Amiable
friendly/ good-natured
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Congenial
agreeable
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Equivalent
equal
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Extol
to praise
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Placate
to quiet down/ appease
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Altruistic
doing good for others
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Aspirant
someone reaching for something (aspirations)
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Astute
sharp/ shrewd
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Benevolence
goodness
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Animosity
hostility
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Debilitating
weakening/ harmful
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Deficient
lacking an essential part
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Insolent
disrespectful/ rude
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Irate
enraged
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Notorious
known widely and unfavorably
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Profane
to abuse or put to ill use
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Recalcitrant
disobedient/ stubborn
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Warlock
a male witch
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Aloof
keeping a distance
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Banal
unoriginal and boring
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Belligerent
hostile/ warlike
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Browbeat
to intimidate
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Choleric
irritable
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Garrulous
overly talkative
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Incompetent
not able to do something properly
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Insipid
lacking interest/ dull/ boring
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Ostentatious
showy/ pretentious
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Pedantic
overly scholarly/ boring
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Pugnacious
hostile
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Ravenous
extremely hungry
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Sanctimonious
acting morally superior/ holier-than-thou
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Abyss
a deep narrow pit
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Barrage
a flood
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Brig
the prison of a ship
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Hovel
a shack
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Indictment
the situation of having been charged with a crime
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Quiver
a portable container for arrows/ to tremble
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Plight
a bad situation/ a predicament
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Rue
to regret
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Adverse
unfavorable/ opposed/ going against
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Aggravate
to make worse
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Assailable
vulnerable
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Corpulent
excessively overweight
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Founder
to sink (a boat founders)/ someone who starts something
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Impasse
a deadlock/ a point at which one can go no further
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Incumbent
someone who is currently holding a political position
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Insinuation
a sneaky suggestion of something bad
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Mar
to spoil/ to mark
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Null
zero value (null and void)
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Repudiate
to put down/ to renounce
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Ruse
a clever trick
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Sedate
to calm/ especially by use of a drug
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Slander
a false and mean-spirited statement meant to injure someone
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Superfluous
more than what is required or needed
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Benign
harmless
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Exquisite
beautifully made or designed
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Immaculate
perfectly clean/ free from dirt or stain
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Robust
healthy
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Clarity
clearness
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Deft
skillful
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Meticulous
careful/ paying attention to details
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Pious
deeply religious
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Illuminate
to light up or make clear
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Imply
to express indirectly
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Lament
to express grief for/ mourn
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Reminiscence
a memory/ the act of recalling the past
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Dormant
temporarily inactive/ asleep
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Eradicate
to erase or get rid of
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Excavate
to dig up
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Fundamental
an essential part/ basic
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Innate
possessed at bird/ not learned
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Merge
to blend together
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Adept
very skilled
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Facet
an aspect of something
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Ingenuity
innovation/ creativity
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Inscribe
to write or etch words on or into a surface
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Novice
a beginner
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Procure
to obtain
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Tenacious
holding firmly/ especially to a belief/ stubborn
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Toil
hard work/ or to work hard
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Vend
to sell
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Vigor
strength/ energy
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Wane
to decrease in size or strength
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Admiring
regarding with approval or respect
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Ambivalent
having opposing or mixed feelings (such as love and hate)
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Analytical
intending to understand the nature of something
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Biased
favoring one side or opinion over another
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Brash
bold
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Cautious
careful
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Dubious
doubtful
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Ironic
the use of words to express an unintended or contradictory meaning
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Jubilant
overly joyful
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Objective
not influenced by personal opinion/ just the facts
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Sarcastic
the use of witty language used to insult or show displeasure
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Skeptical
doubtful
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Somber
serious/ dark/ or gloomy
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Subjective
influenced by personal opinion/ biased
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Temperament
your usual mood or behavior
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Pedestrian
ordinary/ dull
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Uniform
all the same/ common
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Sage
wise
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Flag
to decrease or diminish
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Refrain
to hold back/ abstain/ or restrain
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Abominable
horrible or unpleasant
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Arid
very dry
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Delusion
a false opinion or idea
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Despair
a feeling of absolute hopefulness/ or to lose hope
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Dread
overwhelming fear or to be very afraid
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Exasperate
to make very angry or impatient
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Gaunt
very thin and bony
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Impediment
an obstacle/ something in the way
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Laden
weighed down with a heavy load/ burdened
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Parch
to make very thirsty
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Pungent
a sharp/ biting smell or taste
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Rancid
having a nasty smell or taste/ rotting
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Repugnant
highly disgusting/ offensive
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Revile
to criticize with abusive language
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Scorn
to abuse or treat with no respect/ or a strong feeling of dislike
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Abhor
to hate or detest
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Deleterious
harmful to one's health
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Disparage
to criticize or speak badly of
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Penurious
extremely stingy or miserly
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Quandary
a state of uncertainty
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Recuperate
to heal or return to good health
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Salve
something used to heal or soothe
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Authentic
genuine and true/ not fake
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Era
a period of time (usually in the past)
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Extinct
no longer existing
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Hackneyed
over used and old-fashioned
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Hoary
very old/ or gray from old age
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Obsolete
out of date/ no longer useful
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Posterity
all of a person's descendants
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Premise
an essential fact that others are based on
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Retrospect
the review of past events/ hindsight
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Absolved
freed from guilt or blame
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Concede
to give in or surrender
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Contrition
deep regret for doing something wrong
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Implore
to beg or ask earnestly
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Indignant
feeling angry or insulted from an injustice or wrongdoing
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Obdurate
stubborn
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Obstinate
stubborn
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Pardoned
forgiven
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Penitent
feeling or expressing remorse for a wrongdoing
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Placate
to please or make less angry
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Revere
to deeply respect or admire
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Abridge
to shorten in length or duration
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Academic
having to do with school or education
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Adage
an old saying usually considered to be true
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Assert
to state a viewpoint
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Cumulative
increasing through successive addition
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Genre
a specific style of art or literature
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Oration
a formal speech
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Preamble
an introduction to a formal document
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Ail
to suffer from sickness
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Bewilder
to confuse
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Confound
to puzzle or confuse
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Crevice
a narrow crack especially in a rock
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Decompose
to rot or decay
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Deteriorate
to get worse
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Dilute
to weaken especially by adding water to a solution
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Distort
to bend or twist something out of its normal shape
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Quibble
to complain about little things
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Rift
a narrow break
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Squalid
appearing dirty and wretched
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Cacophony
jarring and unpleasing sounds
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Evanescence
lasting a short time/ fading away gradually
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Mercurial
characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes / fickle
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Volatile
easily changeable/ quick to explode
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Circulate
to move around freely/ to spread widely
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Evacuate
to leave or withdraw/ as from a dangerous area
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Exclusion
not being allowed to enter or join
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Exile
to banish someone from their native country
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Fluctuate
to shift back and forth without regularity
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Linger
to delay or be slow in leaving
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Ramble
to move or speak without direction
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Recede
to move away or become smaller
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Rout
an overwhelming defeat or to defeat
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Audible
able to be heard
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Dingy
dirty/ dull/ or shabby
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Elaborate
very detailed or to explain something in greater detail
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Elongate
to lengthen
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Embroider
to decorate an object with needlework
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Emulate
to copy or imitate
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Fringe
the edge or outer portion
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Hue
the color or shade of an object
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Livid
discolored/ bruised/ or very angry
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Lush
juicy and tender or covered with plant life
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Opulent
rich/ characterized by wealth
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Plumage
the feathers on a bird
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Stark
bare/ without decoration
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Sublime
without equal/ awe-inspiring
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Tome
a book (especially a large and scholarly one)
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Translucent
almost transparent/ able to be seen through clearly
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Virtuoso
a person with great skill/ especially a musician
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Vivid
very distinct and sharp/ realistic
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Adamant
stubborn and persistent
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Condescend
to act as if you are better than someone
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Contradict
to disagree
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Egotist
a self-centered or conceited person
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Glutton
one who eats and drinks too much/ greedy
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Imperious
arrogant/ behaving like royalty
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Plunder
to steal
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Shun
to avoid deliberately
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Timid
shy
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Wily
cunning and crafty
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Abstinence
act or practice of refraining from indulgence/ especially in alcohol
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Capricious
unpredictable and impulsive
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Contemptuous
expressing disdain or extreme dislike
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Contentious
inclined to fight or argue
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Feral
wild and untamed
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Rancorous
showing hatred or ill-will
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Staid
straightlaced and serious
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Candor
honesty/ openness
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Clandestine
secret
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Correlation
connection between facts or events
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Fathom
to understand
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Frank
honest and open
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Keen
sharp-witted and intelligent
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Plausible
possible or believable
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Presume
to take for granted or to assume something to be true
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Prophetic
predicting the future
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Shrewd
very clever and smart/ tricky
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Stifle
to hold back or smother
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Tryst
a secret meeting
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Impervious
unable to pass or enter/ unable to upset or disturb
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Indifferent
having no feelings or not caring one way or another
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Languid
slow-moving
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Mirth
happiness and good cheer
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Nimble
agile and flexible
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Nonchalant
without concern/ calm and cool
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Tepid
neither hot nor cold
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Burly
very stocky and muscled
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Dexterity
mental skill or quickness
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Exuberant
overflowing with joy or happiness
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Felicity
joy and happiness
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Frugal
not wasteful or extravagant
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Idiosyncratic
a characteristic peculiar to an individual/ a quirk
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Integrity
a person's moral character/ honesty and truthfulness
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Paramount
having superior power and influence
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Prosperous
wealthy or fortunate
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Prudent
sensible and wise
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Thrifty
able to handle money wisely/ not extravagant
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Venerate
to regard with deep respect
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Whimsical
determined by chance or fancy instead of reason/ impulsive
