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profane
v. violate; desecrate; treat unworthily
profound
adj. deep; not superficial; complete
profusion
n. overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess
proliferation
n. rapid growth; spread; multiplication
prolific
adj. abundantly fruitful
provincial
adj. pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
proximity
n. nearness
prudent
adj. cautious; careful
qualified
adj. limited; restricted
quandary
n. dilemma
ramble
v. wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)
rancor
n. bitterness; hatred
ratify
v. approve formally; confirm; vertify
renounce
v. abandon; disown; redudiate
repel
v. drive away; disgust
reprehensible
adj. deserving blame
reprimand
v. remove severely; rebuke
reprove
v. censure; rebuke
repudiate
v. disown; disavow
reserve
n. self-control; formal but distant manner
resigned
adj. accepting one’s fate; unresisting
resolution
n. determination; resolve
resolve
n. determination; firmness of purpose
restraint
n. moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction
reticence
n. reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence
retract
v. withdraw; take back
reverent
adj. respectful; worshipful
rhetorical
adj. pertaining to effective communication; insincere language
rigor
n. severety
robust
adj. vigorous; strong
sage
n. person celebrated for wisdom
sanction
v. approve; ratify
satirical
adj. mocking
saturate
v. soak thoroughly
scanty
adj. meager; insufficient
scrupulous
adj. conscientious; extremely thorough
scrutinize
v. examine closely and critically
seclusion
n. isolation; solitude
servile
adj. slavish; cringing
skeptic
n. doubter; person who suspends judgement until the evidence supporting a point of view has been examined
sluggish
adj. slow; lazy; lethargic
sporadic
adj. occurring irregularly
squander
v. waste
stagnant
adj. motionless; stale; dull
static
adj. unchanging; lacking development
submissive
adj. yielding; timid
subordinate
adj. occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive
subside
v. settle down; descend; grow quiet
substantiate
v. establish by evidence; verify; support
succinct
adj. brief, terse; compact
superficial
adj. trivial; shallow
superfluous
unnecessary; excessive; overabundant
surpass
v. exceed
surreptitious
adj. secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
susceptible
adj. impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease
sustain
v. experience; support; nourish
taciturn
adj. habitually silent; talking little
temper
v. moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel)
tentative
adj. hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
terse
adj. concise; abrupt; pithy
thrive
v. prosper; flourish
tranquillity
n. calmness; peace
transient
adj. momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
trite
adj. hackneyed; commonplace
turbulence
n. a state of violent agitation
turmoil
n. great commotion and confusion
undermine
v. weaken; sap
uniformity
n. sameness; monotony
usurp
v. seize another’s power or rank
vacillate
v. waver; flucuate
venerate
v. revere
verbose
adj. wordy
vigor
n. active strength
vilify
v. slander
vindicate
v. clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support
virtuoso
n. highly skilled artist
volatile
adj. changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
whimsical
adj. capricious; fanciful
zealot
n. fanatic; someone who shows excessive zeal