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ABATE

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Reduce in amount

“The force abated and the sea became calm”

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ABSCOND

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Leave secretly

“The patron absconded from the restaurant”n

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ABSTAIN

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Choose not to do something

“She abstained from eating”

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ABYSS

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Extremely deep hole

“He dove into the abyss”

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ADULTERATE

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Make impure

“The ketchup was adulterated with water”

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ADVOCATE

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Speak in favour of

“He advocated a vegetarian diet”

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AESTHETIC

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Concerning appreciation of beauty

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AGGRANDIZE

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Increase in power

“He sought to aggrandize himself”

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ALLEVIATE

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To make more bearable

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AMALGMATE

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To combine

“Giant industries amalgamated with Pepsi”

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AMBIGUOUS

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Doubtful or uncertain

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AMELIORATE

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To make better

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ANACHRONISM

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Out of place in time

“The hippie used anachronistic phrases”

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ANALOGOUS

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Similar, equivalent

“The universe is analogous to a mechanical timepiece”

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ANOMALY

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Deviation from what is normal

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ANTAGONIZE

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Annoy or provoke

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ANTIPATHY

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Extreme dislike

“The antipathy between the French and the English”

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APATHY

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Lack of interest/emotion

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ARBITRATE

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Dispute between 2 opposing parties

“The judge was forced to arbitrate the divorce”

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ARCHAIC

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Ancient

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ARDOR

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Intense, passionate feeling

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ARTICULATE

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Speak clearly

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ASSUAGE

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Make something unpleasant less severe

“She used asprin to assuage her headache”

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ATTENUATE

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Reduce in degree, weaken

“The Bill attenuated the traditional government”

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AUDACIOUS

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Fearless

“Her audacious nature allowed to try duck”

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AUSTERE

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Stern in appearance

“The decor seem austere”

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BANAL

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Predictable, cliché
(Banality)
“He used banal phrases”

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BOLSTER

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Support

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BOMBASTIC

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High-sounding with little meaning

“Bombastic rhetoric”

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CACOPHONY

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Harsh, jarring noise

“Created an unbearable cacophony as they tuned their instruments”

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CANDID

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Honest in speech

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CAPRICIOUS

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Changing mind frequently

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CASTIGATE

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Punish, criticze harshly

“Singapore castigate perpetrators for minor crimes”

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CATALYST

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Brings about change in something else

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CAUSTIC

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Biting in wit

“She gained her reputation for caustic wit from her clever insults”

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CHAOS

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Disorder, confusion

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CHAUVINIST

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Someone who is favoured in their group

“Male chauvinists believe they are superior to women”

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CHICANERY

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Deception (by means of craft)

“Car sales people often use chicanery to sell”

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COGENT

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Convincing, well reasoned

“The cogent argument”

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CONDONE

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Overlook, pardon, disregard

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CONVOLUTED

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Intricate

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CORROBORATE

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Provide support evidence

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CREDULOUS

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Gullible, too trusting

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CRESCENDO

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Increase in volume/force

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DECORUM

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Appropriate behaviour

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DEFERENCE

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Respect, courtesy

“He treated the Supreme Court with the utmost deference”

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DERIDE

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To mock

“The awkward child was derided by the other children”

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DESICCATE

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To dry out completely

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DESULTORY

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Jumping from one thing to another, disconnected

“She had a desultory academic record; she changed majors 12 times”

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DIATRIBE

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Abusive language

“The driver bellowed a diatribe at the driver that cut him off”

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DIFFIDENT

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Lacking self-confidence

“Diffident manner”

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DILATE

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To expand

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DILATORY

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Intended to delay

“He used dilatory measures to delay the passage of the bill”

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DILETTANTE

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Someone with amateurish and superficial interest in topic

“He was such a dilettante”

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DIRGE

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Mournful speech (Elegy)

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DISABUSE

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To free from error, set right (Exculpate, Exonerate)

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DISCERN

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Perceive, to recognize

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DISPARATE

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Fundamentally different

“The twins as disparate personalities”

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DISSEMBLE

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Present false appearance, disguise true intentions

“The villain could dissemble to the police no longer; he admitted to the deed”

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DISSONANCE

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Disagreeable combination

“Cognitive dissonance”

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DOGMA

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Firmly held opinion

“His central dogma was that dogs were smarter than cats”

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DOGMATIC

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Dictatorial in one’s opinion

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DUPE

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To deceive, person who is easily deceived, scam field

“He was able to dupe her into dressing up”

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ECLECTIC

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Made of a variety of sources

“The architecture is an eclectic mix”

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EFFICACY

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Effectiveness

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ELEGY

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Sorrowful poem

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ELOQUENT

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Persuasive and moving

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EMULATE

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To copy (imitate) 
"The graduate student sought to emulate his professor"
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ENERVATE

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Reduce in strength

“They hoped that a series of attacks would enervate the enemy”

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ENGENDER

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To bring about

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ENIGMA

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A puzzle

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ENUMERATE

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To count

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EPHEMERAL

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Short lasting

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EQUIVOCATE

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To speak vaguely, double meaning

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ERRATIC

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Unpredictable

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ERUDITE

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Scholarly

“The annual meeting of philosophy professors was of the most erudite individuals”

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ESOTERIC

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Known, understood by few (aka Arcane)

“Only a handful of experts know about the esoteric world of particle physics”

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ESTIMABLE

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Admirable

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EULOGY

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Speech in praise of someone

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EUPHEMISM

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Use of inoffensive word to replace a distasteful one

“He preferred to use the euphemism sleeping instead of dead”

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EXACERBATE

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To make worse

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EXCULPATE

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To clear from blame, prove innocent (Disabuse, exonerate)

83
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EXIGENT

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Urgent

“It was exigent to stop the bleeding”

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EXONERATE

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To clear of blame (Disabuse, exculpate)

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EXPLICIT

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Clearly stated

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FANATICAL

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Acting excessively enthusiastic

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FAWN

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To grovel

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FERVID

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Emotional

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FLORID

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Excessively decorated

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FOMENT

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To arouse or incite

“The protesters tried to foment feeling against the war through their speech”

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FRUGALITY

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Thrifty

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GARRULOUS

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Talking alot

“The garrulous parakeet”

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GREGARIOUS

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Outgoing

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GUILE

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Deceit

“Since he was not fast enough, the cayote resorted to guile in an effort to trap the enemy”

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GUILLIBLE

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Easily decieved

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HOMOGENOUS

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Of similar kind

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ICONOCLAST

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Deviates from established beliefs

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IMPERTURBABLE

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Not capable of being disturbed (Perturb)

“The counselor had so much experience that she was not imperturbable with tantrumes”

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IMPERVIOUS

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Impossible to penetrate, incapable of being affected

“A good raincoat is impervious to moisture”

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IMPETUOUS

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Act without thinking

“It is not good for a broker to be impetuous”

101
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IMPLACABLE

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Unable to make calm (Placable = peaceful)

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INCHOATE

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Not fully formed

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INGENUOUS

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Showing innocence, simplicity

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INIMICAL

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Hostile

“The children grew up in the same neighbourhood but were inimical to eachother at school”

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INNOCUOUS

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Harmless

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INSIPID

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Lacking interests

“The painting was insipid”

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INTRANSIGENT

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Uncompromising, reuse to be reconciled

“The professors was intransigent”

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INUNDATE

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To overwhelm, cover with water

“The tidal wave inundated Atlantis”

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IRASCIBLE

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Easily made angry

“Mom’s irascible nature made all her children fear and clean the house”

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LACONIC

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Using few words

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LAMENT

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Express sorrow, grieve

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LAUD

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To give praise, glorify

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LAVISH

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Extravagent

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LETHARGIC

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Acting in a slow manner

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LOQUACIOUS

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Talkative

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LUCID

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Having a clear meaning

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LUMINOUS

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Bright, glowing

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MALINGER

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To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

“A common way to avoid the draft was by malingering”

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MALLEABLE

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Capable of being shaped

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METAPHOR

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Figurative speech comparing 2 things

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METICULOUS

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Extremely careful about details

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MISANTHROPE

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Hater of people

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MITIGATE

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Soften, lessen

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MOLLIFY

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To calm or make less severe

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MONOTONY

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Lack of variation

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NAIVE

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Lacking sophistication, experience

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OBDURATE

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Hardened in feeling, resistant to persuasion

“The president was completely obdurate on the issue”

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OBSEQUIOUS

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Overly submissive and eager to please

“The obsequious new associate made sure to compliment her supervisor’s tie”

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OBSTINATE

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Stubborn

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OBVIATE

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To prevent; make unnecessary

“The river was shallow enough to wade across at many points, which obviated the need for a bridge”

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OCCLUDE

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To stop, prevent passage of

“A solar eclipse occurs when the sun is occluded by the moon”

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ONEROUS

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Troublesome, oppressive, burden

“The project proved onerous to the team”

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OPAQUE

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Impossible to see through

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OPPROBRIUM

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Public disgrace

“After the scandal, he reassigned in opprobrium”

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OSTENTATION

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Excessive showiness

“The ostentation of the Sun King’s court is evident in the lavish decoration”

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PARADOX

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Contradiction or dilemma

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PARAGON

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Model of perfection

“Beyonce is the paragon of a beautiful mother”

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PEDANT

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Someone who shows off learning

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PERFIDIOUS

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Willing to betray one’s trust

“The actress’s perfidious friend revealed all her secrets”

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PERFUNCTORY

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Done in a routine way, indifferent

“The McDonalds employee gave me a perfunctory smile”

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PHILANTHROPY

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Charity, desire to promote goodness

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PLACATE

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To soothe, pacify

“The burglar tried to placate the snarling dog”

143
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PLASTIC

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Able to be moulded

“The new material was very plastic”

144
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PLETHORA

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Excess

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PRAGMATIC

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Practical as opposed to idealistic (theory)

146
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PRECIPITATE

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To bring about, lacking deliberation
“Upon learning about the 2 month engagement of the couple, friends expected such a precipitate marriage to end in divorce”

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PREVARICATE

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To lie

“The employee prevaricated and claimed that he did not sleep in”

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PRISTINE

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Uncorrupted

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PRODIGAL

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Lavish, wasteful

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PROLIFERATE

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To increase in number quickly

“Although she only kept 2 guinea pigs initially, they proliferated to dozens”

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PROPRIETY

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Correct behaviour, obedience of customs

“The aristocracy maintained a high level of propriety”

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PRUDENCE

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Wisdom, caution, restraint

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PUNGENT

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Sharp, irritating the senses

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QUIESCENT

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Motionless

“Many animals are quiescent over the winter months”

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RAREFY

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The make thinner

“Since the atmosphere rarefies as altitudes increase”

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REPUDIATE

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To reject the validity of

“The old woman’s claim that she was Russian royalty was repudiated with DNA testing”

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RETICENT

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Silent, reserved

“She was physically small and reticent in speech”

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RHETORIC

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Effective writing, speaking

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SATIATE

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To satisfy fully, overindulge

“His desire for power was so great that nothing less than complete control could satiate it”

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SOPORIFIC

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Causing sleep or lethargy

“The movie 50 shades of Grey proved to be soporific”

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SPECIOUS

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Deceptively attractive

“His specious excuses sounded legitimate but was proved otherwise”

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STIGMA

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Mark of shame

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STOLID

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Unemotional, lacking sensitivity

“The prisoner appeared to be stolid after the Judge’s sentence”

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SUBLIME

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Grand, inspirational

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TACIT

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Done without using words

“Many years ago there was a tacit agreement that news reporters would not publicize the private lives of politicians”

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TACITURN

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Silent, not talkative

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TORPOR

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Extreme mental and physical sluggishness

“After surgery, the patient experienced torpor until the anesthesia wore off”

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TRANSITORY

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Temporary

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VACILLATE

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To sway physically, be indecisive

“ The customer held up the line as he vacillated between chocolate and vanilla”

170
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VENERATE

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To respect

“In traditional Confucian society, the young venerate the elders”

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VERACITY

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Filled with truth and accuracy

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VERBOSE

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Wordy

“The professor’s answers were so verbose that the students forgot what the question was”

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VEX

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Annoy

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VOLATILE

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Easily changeable

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WAVER

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Fluctuate between choices

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WHIMSICAL

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Unpredictable, impulsive (Fanciful, capricious)

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ZEAL

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Passion

“She brought her typical zeal to the project”

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