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1
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forestall

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delay

Ex. vitamins may forestall diseases

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mark

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notice

Ex. mark my words

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ape

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imitate

Ex. younger siblings ape their elders

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compunction

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guilt

Ex. spend money without compunction

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sedulity

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diligence

Ex. I should have studied with more sedulity

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fetid

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having an offensive odor

Ex. fetid air after farts

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deft

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quick and skillfull

Ex. deft ceramic piece

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tacit

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implied without direct expression

Ex. silence might be taken to mean tacit agreement

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vitriolic

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cruel or caustic

Ex. Maleficent is a vitriolic character

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impassioned

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showing or feeling very strong emotion

Ex. I am impassioned towards Karl

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apocryphal

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well known but probably not true

Ex. an apocryphal story about the president’s love affairs

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calumnious

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slanderous

Ex. calumnious statements about who she has been with

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categorical

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unambiguously explicit and direct

Ex. categorical instructions

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lackadaisical

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listless (lacking energy or enthusiasm) and lacking in spirit
Ex. Jorge is lackadaisical during belay staff

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petulant

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bad-tempered or childishly sulky

Ex. Auntie Baby and Uncle ding are petulant people

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tetchy

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bad-tempered and irritable

Ex. the tetchy teacher constantly scolded her students

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deferential

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respectful

Ex. people were always deferential to the pope

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impertinence

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lack of respect; rudeness

Ex. they gasped at the impertinence of his speech

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ingenuity

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cleverness

Ex. Thomas Edison was known for his ingenuity

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acuity

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insight; sharpness or keenness of thought vision or hearing

Ex. dogs have an acuity for hearing

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acrimony

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hostility

Ex. divorcees feel a sense of acrimony towards their exes

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futility

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pointlessness; uselessness

Ex. the futility of hoarding

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beguiling

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charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way

Ex. Chuck Bass has a beguiling smile

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oviparous

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egg-laying

Ex. birds are oviparous animals

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opprobrium

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harsh criticism or censure; disgrace

Ex. opprobrium of being associated with a gang

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approbation

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praise

Ex. straight As are met with high approbation

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bijoux

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trinkets

Ex. she buys bijoux from the boutique

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vestments

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garments; robe worn by clergy

Ex. the pope wore his vestments proudly

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zealots

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people who are devoted

Ex. the zealots fasted for 7 days

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suffuse

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to spread throughout something

Ex. her cheeks were suffused with color

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deprecating

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disapproving

Ex. Auntie Rose is deprecating of Jessica’s lifestyle

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abashed

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ashamed

Ex. I was abashed after spilling my drink

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heartened

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encouraged

Ex. heartening news about a job opportunity

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cleaved to

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adhered to

Ex. the gum cleaved to her hair

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dudgeon

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sullen mood

Ex. the heartbroken girl was in high dudgeon

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scion

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descendent of a notable family

Ex. he was the sion of a wealthy family

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procured

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obtained

Ex. she procured the artifacts

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tenable

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possible

Ex. it was so complex that a simplistic approach was no longer tenable

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antediluvian

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antiquated; old fashioned

Ex. Tita Bay is antediluvian

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compendious

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succinct or concise

Ex. a compendious study guide

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lugubrious

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sad and dismal

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bucolic

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pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life

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pastoral

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rural or idyllic

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otiosity

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obduracy

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stubborn to change one’s opionion

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puerility

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childishly silly and trivial

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efficacy

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ability to produce a desired or intended result

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indolence

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unhearalded

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not acclaimed or widely recognized

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curio

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unusual object

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aberration

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irregularity

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paragon

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model or perfect example

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extols

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regales

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delights or entertains

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subverts

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undermines

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inculcated

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instill by persistent instruction; indoctrinated

57
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elucidated

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make something clear; explain

58
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imbued

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invested with or pervaded by (permeate with a feeling or quality)

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corporal

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gratuitous

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uncalled-for

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indelible

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unable to be removed

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dilettante

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efficaciously

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in an effective manner

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ululate

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to howl or moan

65
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construe

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portray or depict

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pathos

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quality that evokes pity or sadness

67
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preponderance

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prevalence

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artifice

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clever trick or illusion

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despondency

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portentous

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acting as an omen

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furnished

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abrogated

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formally revoke

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espoused

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adopted or embraced

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bonanza

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something causing sudden wealth or profits

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monolith

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something having a massive and uniform structure

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fiasco

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complete failure

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ubiquitous

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present, appearing, or found everywhere

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myopic

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lacking imagination, foresight or intellectual insight

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implacable

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refusing to be placified

80
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regnant

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prevalent, widespread

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onerous

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oppressive, burdensome

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fugnacious

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fleeting; transitory

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disconcerting

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miserly

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lacking in generosity

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obtuse

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slow to understand

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