Last Lap Flashcards
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assail v.
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to attack someone physically or emotionally
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pastoral adj.
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relating to sheep or cattle
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rustic adj.
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characteristic of rural life
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prose n.
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ordinary writing
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inimical adj.
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not friendly
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apotheosis
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a model of perfection
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vicissitudes
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a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something
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prodigious adj.
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something exceptional
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vex v.
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trouble persistently with petty annoyances
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agog adj.
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highly excited
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temper v.
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make resilient
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uncanny adj.
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surpassing the ordinary
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lionize v.
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assign great social importance to
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pathos n.
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a quality that arouses emotions
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efface v.
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remove by erasing
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pillage v.
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to steal valuables during war
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a canker n.
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something terrible that is hard to get rid of
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a sloth n.
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a lazy person
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pantheon n.
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a monument commemorating a nation’s dead heroes
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fractious adj.
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easily irritated or annoyed
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beset v.
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attack from all sides
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ostentatious adj.
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intended to attract notice
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repute adj.
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the state of being held in high esteem
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colloquial adj.
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informal spoken language
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insolent adj.
unrestrained by propriety
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gregarious adj.
outgoing, sociable
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mettlesome adj.
willing to face danger
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prying adj.
offensively curious or inquisitive
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mull v.
to reflect deeply on a subject
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derision n.
treat with contempt
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secularist n.
not religious
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chauvinist n.
a person with a prejudiced belief in his own superiority
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inquisitor n.
an aggressive person who asks questions
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philistine n.
a person uninterested in intellectual pursuits
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contempt n.
extreme lack of respect
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untoward adj.
something offensive or inappropriate
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propitious adj.
presenting favorable circumstances
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torrid adj.
steamy and emotionally charged
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inclement adj.
severe
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wary adj.
marked by keen caution
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smitten adj.
affected by something overwhelming
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conciliatory adj.
willing to make concessions
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concession n.
the act of yielding
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capacious adj.
large in the amount that can be contained
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titular adj.
existing in name only
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condor n.
bird
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treatise n.
a formal paper
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parody n.
humorous imitation
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fictive adj.
adopted in order to deceive
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ascetic n.
someone who practices self-denial
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heretic n.
departing from accepted beliefs or standards
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martyr n.
someone who suffers for his political beliefs
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libertine adj.
unrestrained by morality
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semblance adj.
false appearance
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lucid adj.
clear and understandable
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consummate v.
fulfill sexually
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urbanity n.
elegance
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temerity n.
unafraid of danger
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wherewithal n.
the necessary means
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celerity n.
rapid rate
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feckless n.
generally incompetent and ineffectual
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swiftness n.
rapid rate
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feeble adj.
pathetically lacking force
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surly adj.
behavior nobody wants to be around
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malfeasance n.
bad behavior
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unscrupulous adj.
dishonest or unethical behavior
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implacable adj.
incapable of being placated
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arbitrary adj.
based on impulse
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clemency n.
leniency
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VR trick 1
simply restate the question, you must understand the question to make sure your answers actually answer the question
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Q: assume v.
to accept to be the case without proof
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aver v.
to declare as true
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abstruse adj.
difficult to penetrate
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impugn v.
to attack as false
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raspy adj.
sounds scratchy
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industrious adj.
characterized by hard work and perseverance
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per square mile refers to
DENSITY, not actual numbers
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magnanimous adj.
generous
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munificent adj.
very generous
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obdurate adj.
stubborn
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impertinent adj.
improperly forward
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trifling adj.
really unimportant
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apathetic adj.
don't care one way or the other
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irascible adj.
quickly aroused to anger
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pugnacious adj.
tough and callous by experience
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callous adj.
emotionally hardened
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opportune adj.
at the perfect time
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inopportune adj.
at an inconvenient time
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remote adj.
located far away spatially
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aplomb n.
great restraint under even the most trying circumstances
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exude v.
release in small quantities
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superciliousness n.
arrogant
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spate n.
a large number
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idiom n.
form of expression that is particular to a certain group of people
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unprecedented adj.
something not known, experienced, or done before
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brash adj.
offensively bold
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baron n.
a very wealthy or powerful businessman
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mogul
a very wealthy or powerful businessman
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anachronism n.
something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
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misnomer n.
a wrong or suitable name
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braggadocio
bragging about something that's not true
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cupidity n.
extreme greed for material wealth
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expansive adj.
friendly and open and willing to talk
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facetious adj.
cleverly amusing in tone
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retiring adj.
reluctant to draw attention to yourself
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eschew v.
deliberately avoid
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trenchant adj.
you think or say smart, sharply worded things that cut right at the heart of the matter
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bleak adj.
depressing
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grim adj.
glum
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quirky adj.
unconventional
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egomaniac n.
obsessively self-absorbed
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sate v.
fill to contentment
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voracious
wolflike appetite
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reticent adj.
quiet or restrained
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ravenous
feeling like you haven't eaten in days
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lull n.
a pause during which things are calm
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intractable adj.
stubborn
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amenable adj.
willing
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eschew v.
to deliberately avoid
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acerbic adj.
bitter
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curmudgeon n.
stubborn person
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avuncular
kind and patient and indulgent
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ingenuous adj.
childlike innocence, trust
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demonstrative adj.
easily and clearly show emotions
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loath adj.
opposed to something
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loathe v.
hate very much
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staunch adj.
firm
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detractor n.
someone who puts you down
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riveting adj.
holding attention
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crusty
surly
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irascible adj.
quickly aroused to anger
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cantankerous adj.
difficult disposition
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surly adj.
unfriendly
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indulgent adj.
yielding to the wishes of someone
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moot adj.
too trivial to think about
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blase adj.
nonchalantly unconcerned
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cavalier adj.
snobby
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snobby adj.
thinking you're better than somebody else
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augury n.
signs of how things are going to work out in the future
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trope n.
a word used in a nonliteral sense to create a powerful image
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anodyne n.
a painkiller
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versatile adj.
adaptive
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antedated adj.
to come before it
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pilloried adj.
expose to ridicule or public scorn
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sclerotic adj.
hardened
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ossified adj.
stuck in certain ways
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quarry v.
to go after something
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posterity n.
future generations
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legacy n.
something handed down from one generation to another
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relegate v.
to assign to a lower position
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apogee n.
furthest point
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nadir n.
the lowest point
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exuberance n.
joyful enthusiasm
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saturnine adj.
bitter
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unruly adj.
lacking restraint
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atone
compensation for a wrong
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deleterious adj.
does harm or makes things worse
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revile v.
to spread negative info about
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snub v.
ignore or refuse to acknowledge
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paucity n.
an insufficient quantity
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smattering adj.
a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
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accord v.
to agree
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arabesque adj.
intricate
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byzantine adj.
highly complex or intricate
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cobble v.
repair or mend
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haphazard adj.
random, disorganized
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idiom n.
form of expression that is particular to a certain person
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unassuming adj.
not arrogant
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ramshackle adj.
in deplorable condition
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preeminent adj.
truly outstanding or better than everyone else
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unvarnished
free from any effort to soften to disguise
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canard n.
a deliberately misleading fabrication
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assurance n.
a vote of confidence
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disenchantment n.
feeling that comes from being let down
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enmity n.
intense hostility
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hostility n.
state of ill will
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tantalizing adj.
tempting
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bode v.
suggests broadcasting
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meted out adj.
give out in portions
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inured v.
become accustomed
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apt adj.
pertinent
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vestige n.
an indication that something has been present
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ingenious adj.
something shows creativity and inventiveness
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ingenious adj.
something shows creativity and inventiveness
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boorishness
inelegance by virtue of being a boor
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affable adj.
means friendly, pleasant, easy to talk to
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diffidence
lack of self-confidence
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plight n.
a situation that is hard to get out of
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contemptuousness n.
manifestation of contempt
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boor n.
someone who tells revolting jokes, belches
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betray v.
provide information whether you mean it or don't
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betray v.
to deceive
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penury n.
a state of extreme poverty
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covet v.
wish, long, or crave for
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rescind v.
cancel officially
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lambaste v.
to reprimand or berate
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curtail v.
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper
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berate v.
censure severely or angrily
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burgeon v.
to grow and flourish
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paean
a hymn of praise
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prognostication
a prediction about the future
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dire adj.
fraught with extreme danger
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fraught adj.
filled with
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dictate n.
an authoritative rule
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politic adj.
marked by artful prudence
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discount v.
bar from attention or consideration
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propitious adj.
presenting favorable circumstances
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fickle adj.
change minds so much you cannot rely on them
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oust
remove from a position or office
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wanting adj.
not enough of something necessary
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circumscribe v.
to limit or restrict
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tentative adj.
hesitant or lacking confidence
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foray n.
brief excursion
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unheralded
without warning or announcement
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auspices n.
endorsement
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propitious adj.
presenting favorable circumstances
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tinge v.
color lightly
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obscure v.
vague and hard to see,
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provisional
temporary
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obscure v.
vague and hard to see, not clearly understood
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behoove v.
to make it advisable
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forthwith ADV.
without delay or hesitation
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abrogate
to officially annul
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promulgate v.
to officially put a law into effect
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precipitous adj.
extremely steep
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laud v.
to praise
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soporific adj.
sleep-inducing
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heretofore
things that have happened up to the present
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spurious
false or inauthentic
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transitory
lasting a little bit of time
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fleeting
something that happens really fast
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prosaic
lacking imagination
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pedestrian
lacking imagination
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mishmash
an unsuitable match
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motif
an idea that is a recurrent element in a literary work
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wrung
a twisting squeeze
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proverbial adj.
widely known and spoken of
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machiavellian
of relating to amoral or conniving political principles
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mimicry n.
imitative behavior
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artifice n.
a deceptive maneuver to avoid capture
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calumny n.
verbal attacks meant to destroy reputations
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subterfuge n.
use of tricky actions to get something
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conniving adj.
acting together in secret toward a fraudulent end
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virulent
infectious disease
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litigious
tending to sue
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sedulous
someone who works hard and doesn't give up easily
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illustrious
well known or famous
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inexorable
stubborn
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magnanimous
generous spirit
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subvert
destroy completely
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appropriate
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
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illusory
something based on something that is not real
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meander
to wander aimlessly
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polemical
involving dispute or controversy
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probing
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
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trifling
unimportant or inconsequential
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nuanced
small difference in something
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subvert adj.
destroy completely
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appropriate adj.
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
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illusory adj.
something based on something that is not real
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meander v.
to wander aimlessly
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polemical adj.
involving dispute or controversy
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probing adj.
diligent and thorough in investigation
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trifling adj.
unimportant or of no consequence
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nuanced adj.
small difference in something
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base n.
the first layer or of low birth or station
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overt adj.
open and done in plain sight
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ingratiate v.
obvious efforts to gain someone's favor
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adjudicate
hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial
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vociferous adj.
loudmouths
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condone v.
overlook
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trumpet v.
proclaim on a trumpet
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couch v.
formulate in a particular style or language
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legalese
a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law
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irrevocable adj.
incapable of being retracted
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cryptic adj.
having a secret or hidden meaning
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categorically adj.
not modified or restricted by reservations
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magisterially adj.
in an overbearing manner
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barb n.
insult
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obsequious
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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acolyte
fan or a follower
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behooves
be appropriate or necessary
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is incumbent upon/on
morally binding or necessary
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pastiche n.
a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work or mixture or combination
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tentative adj.
something you are unsure or hesitant about
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gratuitous adj.
without cause or unnecessary
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supercilious adj.
showing arrogant superiority
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unremitting adj.
catching no break
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categorical adj.
absolutely
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squelch v.
suppress or crush completely
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meted out adj.
given out in portions
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contrition
sorrow for sin
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corollary
a result that is the natural consequence of something else
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lapse
a temporary slip, failure, or break in continuity
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flagrant
so bad you cannot ignore it
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prodigious
something exceptional , substantial, great
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eccentric
grossly unconventional
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reversion
returning to a former state
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vignette
a brief but powerful
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cogent
clear and persuasive
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profundity
the quality of being physically deep
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infringe
getting involved in a way that is not cool
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opine v.
express an opinion
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uninspired adj.
having no intellectual or emotional excitement
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undergird v.
make secure underneath
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oblique adj.
indirect in departing from the accepted way
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discursive adj.
in a rambling manner, changes in subject that are hard to follow
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tentative
hesitant or lacking confidence
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evanescent
tending to vanish like vapor
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perish
means to die
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cohere v.
cause to form a united, and consistent whole
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contention n.
being in a competition, strong disagreement, point asserted as part of an argument
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redoubtable adj.
honorable, inspiring fear
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specious adj.
plausible but wrong
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hodgepodge n.
a motley assortment of things
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scaffold v.
to provide support
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inimical adj.
not friendly
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convergent adj.
something that brings you together
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motley adj.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
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sedulous adj.
marked by care and persistent effort
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scrupulous adj.
marked by extreme care and great effort
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diffidence n.
lack of self-assurance
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endearing adj.
lovable
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misanthrope n.
hates or mistrusts other people
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garrulity n.
quality of being wordy or talkative
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obsequiousness adj.
abject
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abject adj.
absolutely miserable with humiliation
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travelogue n.
a film or illustrated lecture on traveling
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languorous adj.
dreamy
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travail n.
physically, mentally exertive
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tribulation n.
frustrating event
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lackadaisical adj.
not lively
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contemporaneous adj.
something that happens in the same period of time
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exemplar adj.
worthy of imitation
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reticent adj.
quiet or restrained
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wit n.
brainpower or mental ability
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arch adj.
those who treat others with condescension
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puckish adj.
annoyingly playful
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depict v.
give a description
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conclusion n.
draw something from arguments
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countenance n.
expression conveyed by person's face
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countenance v.
to consent
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nihilist n.
reject all moral beliefs and take that life has no meaning
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supplicate v.
ask for humbly
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disinterested adj.
unbiased
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indifferent adj.
don't give a shit
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quotidian adj.
daily
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garrulous adj.
talkative
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perspicacious adj.
perceptive
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purblind adj.
having impaired or defective vision
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screed n.
a long tedious piece of writing
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impugn v.
dispute the truth, validity, or honesty
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littoral adj.
shore of the sea
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arboreal adj.
living in trees
