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MALINGERING

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A common way to avoid the draft was by MALINGERING – pretending to be mentally or physically ill so as to avoid being taken by the Army

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IMERVIOUS

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A good raincoat will be IMERVIOUS to moisture

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MITIGATE

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A judge may MITIGATE a sentence if she decided that a person committed a crime out of need

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OCCULDED

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A shadow is thrown across the earth’s surface during a solar eclipse, when the light from the sun is OCCULDED by the moon

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DESICCATED

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After a few weeks of lying on the desert’s baking sands, the cow’s carcass became completely DESICCATED

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TORPOR

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After surgery, the patient experienced TORPOR until the anesthesia wore off

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OPROBRIUM

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After the scheme to embezzle the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter OPROBRIUM

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CONVOLUTED

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Although many people brought A Brief History of Time, few could follow its CONVOLUTED ideas and theories

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TACIT

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Although not a word had been said, everyone in the room knew that a TACIT agreement had been made about which course of action to take

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PROLIFERATED

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Although she only kept two guinea pigs initially, the PROLIFERATED to such an extent that she soon had dozen

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CREDULOUS

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Although some four year olds believe in the Easter Bunny, only the most CREDULOUS nine year olds still believe in him

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DISPARATE

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Although the twins appear to be identical physically, their personalities are DISPARATE

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ELEGY

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Although Thomas Gray’s ELEGY is about death and loss; it urges readers to endure this life and to trust in spirituality

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ABATED

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As the hurricane’s force ABATED, the winds dropped and the sea because calm

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IRASCIBLE

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Attila the Hun’s IRASCIBLE and violent nature made all who delt with him fear for their lives

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EQUIVOCAL

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Asked a pointed question, the politician nevertheless gave an EQUIVOCAL answer

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PLETHROA

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Assuming that more was better, the defendant offered the judge a PLETHROA of excuses

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ECLECTIC

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Budapest’s architecture is an ECLECTIC mix of Eastern and Western styles

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DUPE

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Bugs Bunny was able to DUPE Elmer Fudd by dressing up as a lady rabbit

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DISSONANCE

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Cognitive DISSONANCE is the inner conflict produced when long-standing beliefs are contradicted by new evidence

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DESULTORY

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Diane had a DESULTORY academic record; she had changed majors 12 times in three years

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CHICANERY

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Dishonest used car salespeople often use CHICANERY to sell their beat-up old cars

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CAUSTIC

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Dorothy Parker gained her reputation for CAUSTIC wit from her cutting, yet clever, insults

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INIMICAL

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Even though the children had grown up together, they were INIMICAL to each other at school

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CORROBORATED

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Fingerprints CORROBORATED the witness’s testimony that he saw the defendant in the victim’s apartment

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AESTHETIC

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Followers of the AESTHETIC movement regarded the pursuit of beauty as the only true purpose of art

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DISABUSED

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Galileo’s observations DISABUSED scholars of the notion that the Sun revolved around the Earth

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AMALGAMATED

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Giant industries AMALGAMATED with mega products to form giant-mega products incorporated

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MALLEABLE

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Gold is the most MALLEABLE of precious metals; it can be formed into almost any shape

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NAÏVE

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Having never traveled before, the elementary school students were more NAÏVE than their high school counterparts on the field trip

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BANAL

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He used BANAL phrases like “have a nice day” and “another day, another dollar”

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ARCHAIC

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Her ARCHAIC commodore computer could not run the latest software

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AUDACIOUS

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Her AUDACIOUS nature allowed her to fulfill her dream of skydiving

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EULOGY

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His best friend gave the EULOGY, outlining his many achievements and talents

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SATIATE

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His desire for power was so great that nothing less than complete control of the country could SATIATE it

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ENGENDERED

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His fear and hatred of clowns was ENGENDERED when he witnessed the death of his father at the hands of a clown

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ICONOCLAST

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His lack of regard for traditional beliefs soon established him as an ICONOCLAST

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IMPLACABLE

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His rage at the betrayal was so great that he remained IMPLACABLE for weeks

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VOLATILE

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His VOLATILE personality made it difficult to predict his reaction to anything

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WAVER

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If you WAVER too long before making a decision about which testing site to register for, you may not get your first choice

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VENERATE

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In a traditional Confucian society, the young VENERATE their elders, deferring to the elders’ wisdom and experience

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CHAOS

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In many religious traditions, God created an ordered universe from CHAOS

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ANALOGOUS

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In the Newtonian construct for explain the existence of God, the universe is ANALOGOUS to a mechanical timepiece, the creation of a divinely intelligent clockmaker

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STIGMA

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In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne was required to wear a letter A on her clothes as a public STIGMA for her adultery

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PARADOX

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It is a PARADOX that those most in need of medical attention are often those least able to obtain it

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DISCERN

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It is easy to DISCERN the difference between butter and butter-flavored topping

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IMPETUOUS

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It is not good for an investment broker to be IMPETUOUS since much though should be given to all the possible outcomes

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EXACERBATE

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It is unwise to take aspirin to try to relive heartburn; instead of providing relief, the drug will only EXACERBATE the problem

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DILETTANTES

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Jerry’s friends were such DILETTANTES that they seemed to have new jobs and hobbies every week

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RHETORIC

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Lincoln’s talent for RHETORIC was evident in his beautifully expressed Gettysburg Address

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DOGMA

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Linus’s central DOGMA was that children who believed in the Great Pumpkin would be rewarded

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CASTIGATE

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Many Americans are amazed at how harshly the authorities in Singapore CASTIGATE perpetrators of what would be considered minor crimes in the United States

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QUISCENT

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Many animals are QUISCENT over the winter months, minimizing activity in order to conserve energy

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DIRGE

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Melville wrote the poem “A DIRGE for James McPherson” for the funeral of a Union general who was killed in 1864

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ENUMERATED

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Moses returned from the mountain with tablets on which the commandments were ENUMERATED

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ESTIMABLE

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Most people consider it ESTIMABLE that Mother Teresa spent her life helping the poor of India

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PHILANTHROPY

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New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art owes much of its collection to the PHILANTHROPY of private collectors who willed their estates to the museum

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TIRADE

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Observers were shocked at the manager’s TIRADE over such a minor mistake

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ESOTERIC

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Only a handful of experts are knowledgeable about the ESOTERIC world of particle physics

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LAUD

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Parades and fireworks were staged to LAUD the success of the rebels

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RETICENT

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Physically small and RETICENT in her speech, Joan Didion often went unnoticed by those upon whom she was reporting

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CAPRICIOUS

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Queen Elizabeth I was quite CAPRICIOUS; her courtiers could never be sure which of their number would catch her fancy

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PREVARICATED

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Rather than admit that he had overslept again, the employee PREVARICATED and claimed that heavy traffic had prevented him from arriving at work on time

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FRUGALITY

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Scrooge Muck’s FRUGALITY was so great that he accumulated enough wealth to fill a giant storehouse with money

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ASSUAGE

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Serena used aspirin to ASSUAGE her pounding headache

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ABSTAINED

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She ABSTAINED from choosing a mouthwatering dessert from the tray

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ZEAL

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She brought her typical ZEAL to the project, sparking enthusiasm in the other team members

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VERACITY

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She had a reputation for VERACITY, so everyone trusted her description of events

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ARTICULATE

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She is such an ARTICULATE defender of labor that unions are among her strongest supporters

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PARAGON

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She is the PARAGON of what a judge should be: honest, intelligent, hardworking and just

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LAVISHED

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She LAVISHED the puppy with so many treats that it soon became overweight and spoiled

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LACONIC

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She was a LACONIC poet who build her reputation on using words as sparingly as possible

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LOQUACIOUS

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She was naturally LOQUACIOUS, which was a problem in situations in which listening was more important than talking

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GREGARIOUS

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She was so GREGARIOUS that when she found herself alone, she felt quite sad

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INGENUOUS

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She was so INGENUOUS that her friends feared that her innocence and trustfulness would be exploited when she visited the big city

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PRISTINE

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Since concerted measures had been taken to prevent looting, the archeological site was still PRISTINE when researchers arrived

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GUILE

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Since he was not fast enough to catch the roadrunner on foot, the coyote resorted to GUILE in an effort to trap his enemy

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RAREFIES

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Since the atmosphere RAREFIES as altitudes increase, the air at the top of very tall mountains is too thin to breathe

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ARBITRATE

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Since the couple could not come to an agreement, a judge was forced to ARBITRATE their divorce proceedings

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INNOCUOUS

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Some snakes are poisonous, but most species are INNOCUOUS and pose no danger to humans

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CONDONING

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Some theorists believe that failing to prosecute minor crimes is the same as CONDONING an air of lawlessness

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ENIGMA

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Speaking in riddles and dressed in old robes, the artist gained a reputation as something of an ENIGMA

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DIFFIDENT

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Steve’s DIFFIDENT manner during the job interview stemmed from his nervous nature and lack of experience in the field

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COGENT

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Swayed by the COGENT argument of the defense, the jury had no choice but to acquit that defendant

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ALLEVIATE

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Taking aspirin helps to ALLEVIATE a headache

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PERFIDIOUS

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The actress’s PERFIDIOUS companion revealed all of her intimate secrets to the gossip columnist

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EXCULPATE

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The adversarial legal system is intended to convict those who are guilty and to EXCULPATE those who are innocent

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ANACHRONISTIC

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The aged hippie used ANACHRONISTIC phrases like groovy and far out that had not been popular for years

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ERUDITE

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The annual meeting of philosophy professors was a gathering of the most ERUDITE, well-published individuals in the field

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ANTIPATHY

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The ANTIPATHY between the French and the English regularly erupted into open warfare

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APATHY

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The APATHY of voters is so great that less than half the people who are eligible to vote actually bother to do so

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PROPRIETY

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The aristocracy maintained a high level of PROPRIETY adhering to even the most minor social rules

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ONEROUS

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The assignment was so extensive and difficult to manage that it proved ONEROUS to the team in charge of it

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CHAUVINISTS

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The attitude that men are inherently superior to women and therefore must be obeyed is common among male CHAUVINISTS

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DERIDED

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The awkward child was often DERIDED by his cooler peers

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WHIMSICAL

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The ballet was WHIMSICAL, delighting the children with its imaginative characters and unpredictable sets

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ATTENUATED

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The Bill of Rights ATTENUATED the traditional power of governments to change laws at will

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PLACATE

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The burglar tried to PLACATE the snarling dog by saying “nice doggy: and offering it a treat

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MISANTHROPE

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The character Scrooge in A Christmas Carol is such a MISANTHROPE that even the sight of children singing makes him angry

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ADULTERATING

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The chef made his ketchup last longer by ADULTERATING it with water

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ANTAGONIZE

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The child discovered that he could ANTAGONIZE the cat by pulling its tail

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LAMENT

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The children continued to LAMENT the death of the goldfish weeks after its demise

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HOMOGENEOUS

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The class was fairly HOMOGENEOUS, since almost all of the students were senior journalism majors

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LETHARGIC

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The clear was so LETHARGIC that, even when the store was slow, he always had a long line in front of him

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TACITURN

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The clerk’s TACITURN nature earned him the nickname Silent Bob

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PRUDENCE

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The college student exhibited PRUDENCE by obtaining practical experience along with her studies, which greatly strengthened her resume

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GULLIBLE

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The con man pretended to be a bank officer so as to fool GULLIBLE bank customers into giving him their account information

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DILATORY

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The congressman used DILATORY measures to delay the passage of the bill

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IMPERTURBABLE

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The counselor had so much experience dealing with distraught children that she seemed IMPERTURBABLE, even when faced with the wildest tantrums

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DECORUM

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The countess complained that the vulgar peasants lacked the DECORUM appropriate for a visit to the palace

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CRESCENDO

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The CRESCENDO of tension became unbearable as Evel Knievel prepared to jump his motorcycle over the school buses

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INSIPID

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The critic claimed that the painting was INSIPID, containing no interesting qualities at all

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VACILLATED

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The customer held up the line as he VACILLATED between ordering chocolate chip or rockery road ice cream

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DOGMATIC

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The dictator was DOGMATIC – he and only he was right

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AMBIGUOUS

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The directions she gave were so AMBIGUOUS that we disagreed on which way to turn

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AMELIORATE

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The doctor was able to AMELIORATE the patient’s suffering using painkillers

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EFFICACY

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The EFFICACY of penicillin was unsurpassed when it was first introduced; the drug completely eliminated almost all bacterial infections for which it was administered

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LUCID

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The explanations were written in a simple and LUCID manner so that students were immediately able to apply what they learned

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FERVID

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The fans of Maria Callas were unusually FERVID, doing anything to catch a glimpse of the great opera singer

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EXONERATED

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The fugitive was EXONERATED when another criminal confessed to committing the crime

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EUPHEMISM

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The funeral director preferred to use the EUPHEMISM “sleeping” instead of the word “dead”

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GARRULOUS

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The GARRULOUS parakeet distracted its owner with its continuous talking

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ELOQUENT

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The Gettysburg Address is moving not only because of its lofty sentiments but also because of its ELOQUENT words

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PEDANT

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The graduate instructor’s tedious and excessive commentary on the subject soon grained her a reputation as a PEDANT

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EMULATE

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The graduate student sought to EMULATE his professor in every way, copying not only how she taught but also how she conducted herself outside of class

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ENERVATE

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The guerrillas hoped that a series of surprise attacks would ENERVATE the regular army

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OPAQUE

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The heavy buildup of dirt and grime on the windows almost made them OPAQUE

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INCHOATE

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The ideas expressed in Nietzche’s mature work also appear in an INCHOATE form in his earliest writing

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CATALYST

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The imposition of harsh taxes was the CATALYST that finally brought on the revolution

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CACOPHONY

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The junior high orchestra created an almost unbearable CACOPHONY as they tried to tune their instruments

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AUSTERE

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The lack of decoration makes military barracks seem AUSTERE to the civilian eye

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EPHEMERAL

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The lives of mayflies seem EPHEMERAL to use, since the flies average life span is a matter of hours

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PERFUNCTORY

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The machinelike bank teller processed the transaction and gave the waiting customer a PERFUNCTORY smile

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PROPITATED

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The management PROPITATED the irate union by agreeing to raise wages for its members

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METAPHOR

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The METAPHOR a sea of troubles suggests a lot of troubles by comparing their number to the vastness of the sea

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PERMEATE

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The miraculous new cleaning fluid is able to PERMEATE strains and dissolved them in minutes

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MONOTONY

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The MONOTONY of the sound of the dripping faucet almost drove the research assistant crazy

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SOPORIFIC

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The movie proved to be so SOPORIFIC, that soon loud snores were heard throughout the theater

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SUBLIME

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The music was so SUBLIME that it transformed the rude surroundings into a special place

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ANOMALY

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The near boiling river in Peru called Shanay-timpishka is geologically ANOMALY; it is the only naturally healed body of water that is not heated by its proximity to a volcano

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PLASTIC

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The new material was very PLASTIC and could be formed into product of vastly different shapes

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OBSEQUIOUS

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The OBSEQUIOUS new associate made sure to compliment her supervisor’s tie and agree with him on every issue

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CANDID

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The observations of a child can be charming since they are CANDID and unpretentious

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OBSTINATE

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The OBSTINATE child could not be made to eat any food that he disliked

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VEXED

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The old man who loved his peace and quiet was VEXED by his neighbor’s loud music

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REPUDIATED

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The old woman’s claim that she was Russian royalty was REPUDIATED when DNA tests showed she was of no relation to them

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OSTENTATION

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The OSTENTATION of the Sun King’s court is evident in the lavish decoration and luxuriousness of his palace at Versailles

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EXPLICIT

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The owners of the house left a list of EXPLICIT instructions detailing their house sitter’s duties, including a schedule for watering the house plants

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FLORID

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The palace had been decorated in a FLORID style; every surface had been carved and gilded

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LUMINOUS

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The park was bathed in LUMINOUS sunshine, which warmed the bodies and the souls of the visitors

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EXIGENT

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The patient was losing blood so rapidly that it was EXIGENT to stop the source of the bleeding

152
Q

ASCONDED

A

The patron ASCONDED from the restaurant without paying his bill by sneaking out the back door

153
Q

ERRATIC

A

The pilot seemed predictable until it suddenly took a series of ERRATIC turns that surprised the audience

154
Q

BOLSTERED

A

The presence of giant footprints BOLSTERED the argument that Sasquatch was in the area

155
Q

OBDURATE

A

The president was completely OBDURATE on the issue, and no amount of persuasion would change his mind

156
Q

STOLID

A

The prisoner appeared STOLID and unaffected by the judge’s harsh sentence

157
Q

PRODIGAL

A

The PRODIGAL son quickly wasted all of his inheritance on a lavish lifestyle devoted to pleasure

158
Q

INTRANSIGENT

A

The professor was INTRANSIGENT on the deadline, insisting that everyone turn the assignment in at the same time

159
Q

VERBOSE

A

The professor’s answer was so VERBOSE that his student forgot what the original question had been

160
Q

FOMENT

A

The protesters tried to FOMENT feeling against the war through their speeches and demonstrations

161
Q

BOMBASTIC

A

The ranting of the radio talk show host was mostly BOMBASTIC; his boasting and outrageous claims had no basis in fact

162
Q

TRANSITORY

A

The reported lived a TRANSITORY life, staying in one place only long enough to cover the current story

163
Q

DEFERENCE

A

The respectful young law clerk treated the Supreme Court justice with the utmost DEFERENCE

164
Q

OBVIATED

A

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

165
Q

PUNGENT

A

The smoke from the burning tires was extremely PUNGENT

166
Q

FANATICAL

A

The stormtroopers were FANATICAL in their devotion to the emperor, readily sacrificing their lives for him

167
Q

SPECIOUS

A

The student’s SPECIOUS excuse for being late sounded legitimate but was proved otherwise when her teacher called her home

168
Q

ABYSS

A

The submarine dove into the ABYSS to chart the previously unseen depths

169
Q

AGGRANDIZE

A

The supervisor sought to AGGRANDIZE herself by claiming that the achievements of her staff were actually her own

170
Q

INUNDATED

A

The tidal wave INUNDATED Atlantic, which was lost beneath the water

171
Q

DIATRIBE

A

The trucker bellowed a DIATRIBE at the driver who had cut him off

172
Q

FAWNED

A

The understudy FAWNED over the director in hopes of being cast in the part of a permanent basis

173
Q

ADVOCATED

A

The vegetarian ADVOCATED a diet containing no meat

174
Q

DISSEMBLE

A

The villain could DISSEMBLE to the police no longer – he admitted the deed and tore up the floor to reveal the body of the old man

175
Q

MOLIFY

A

Their argument was so intense that it was difficult to believe any compromise would MOLIFY them

176
Q

METICULOUSLY

A

To find all the clues at the crime scene, the investigation METICULOUSLY examined every inch of the area

177
Q

PRECIPITATE

A

Upon learning that the couple married after knowing each other for only two months, friends and family members expected such a PRECIPITATE marriage to end in divorce

178
Q

EQUIVOCATED

A

When faced with criticism of her policies, the politician EQUIVOCATED and left all parties thinking she agreed with them

179
Q

DILATE

A

When you enter a darkened room, the pupils of your eyes DILATE to let in more light

180
Q

PRAGMATIC

A

While daydreaming gamblers think they can get rich by frequenting casinos, PRAGMATIC gamblers realized that the odds are heavily stacked against them

Verbal Reasoning (3 decks)

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