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abdicate

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to step down from a position of power or responsibility

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absolute

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total; unlimited; perfect

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abstinent

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abstaining; voluntarily not doing something, especially something pleasant that is bad for you or has a bad reputation.

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abstract

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theoretical; impersonal

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abstruse

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hard to understand

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accolade

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an award; an honor

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accost

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to approach and speak to someone

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acquiesce

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to comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree

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acrid

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harsh; like acid

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acute

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sharp; shrewd

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adage

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an old saying; a familiar bit of wisdom

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adamant

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stubborn; unyielding; completely inflexible

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adamantine

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same as adamant

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address

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to speak to; to direct one’s attention to

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adherent

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follower; supporter; believer

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adverse

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unfavorable; antagonistic

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affinity

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sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity

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affluent

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rich; prosperous

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agenda

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program; the things to be done

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aggregate

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sum total; a collection of separate things mixed together

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agnostic

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one who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven

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agrarian

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related to land; relating to the management or farming of land

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alacrity

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cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond

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allege

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to assert without proof

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allocate

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to distribute; to assign; to allot

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alloy

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a combination of two or more things, usually metals

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allusion

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an indirect reference (often to a literary work); a hint

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aloof

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uninvolved; standing off; keeping one’s distance

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ambience

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atmosphere; mood; feeling

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ambiguous

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unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being interpreted in different ways

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ambivalent

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undecided; neutral; wishy-washy

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amenity

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pleasantness; attractive or comfortable feature; bathroom

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amiable

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friendly; agreeable

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amnesty

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an official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy

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amoral

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lacking a sense of right and wrong; neither good nor bad; neither moral nor immoral; without moral feelings

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amorous

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feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense; in love; relating to love

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amorphous

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shapeless; without a regular or stable shape; bloblike

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analogy

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a comparison of one thing to another; similarity

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anarchy

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absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder

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anecdote

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a short account of a humorous or revealing incident

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anguish

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agonizing physical or mental pain

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anomaly

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an aberration; an irregularity; a deviation

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antecedent

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someone or something that went before; something that provides a model for something that came after it

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antipathy

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firm dislike; a dislike

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apathy

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lack of interest; lack of feeling

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aphorism

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a brief, often witty saying; a proverb

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apocalypse

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a prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world

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appreciate

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to increase in value

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apprehensive

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worried; anxious

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appropriate

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to take without permission; to set aside for a particular use (gov’t); also see misappropriate, expropriate (to take possession of property for official use)

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aptitude

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capacity for learning; natural ability

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arbiter

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one who decides; a judge

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arbitrary

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random; capricious

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arcane

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mysterious; known only to a select few

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archaic

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extremely old; ancient; outdated

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archetype

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an original model or pattern

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aristocratic

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of noble birth; snobbish

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artful

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crafty; wily; sly

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ascetic

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hermitlike; practicing self-denial

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assimilate

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to take in; to absorb; to learn thoroughly

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attenuate

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to make thin

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attrition

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gradual wearing away, weakening, or loss; a natural or expected decrease in numbers or size

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audacity

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boldness; recless daring; impertinence

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augment

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to make bigger; to add to; to increase

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autocratic

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ruling with absolute authority; extremely bossy

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autonomous

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acting independently

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averse

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to be opposed to something

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avow

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to claim; to declare boldly; to admit (disavow=deny claim)

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awry

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off course; twisted to one side

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axiom

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a self-evident rule or truth; a widely accepted saying

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bane

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poison; torment; cause of harm

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bastion

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a stronghold; fortress; fortified place

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beget

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to give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause

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belabor

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to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent

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beleaguer

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to surround; to besiege; to harass

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bemused

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confused; bewildered

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benefactor

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one who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation

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benevolent

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generous; kind; doing good deeds

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benign

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gentle; not harmful; kind; mild

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bequest

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something left to someone in a will

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beset

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to harass; to surround

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biannual

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happening twice per year

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biennial

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happening once every two years

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blasphemy

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irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity

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blatant

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unpleasantly or offensively noisy; glaring

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blight

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a disease in plants; anything that injures or destroys

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blithe

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careful; cheerful

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bourgeois

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middle class; especially in a pejorative sense; boringly conventional

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bovine

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cow related; cowlike

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broach

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to open up a subject for discussion, often a delicate subject

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bureaucracy

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a system of government administration consisting of numerous bureaus or offices, especially one run according to inflexible and inefficient rules; any large administrative system characterized by inefficiency, lots of rules, and red tape

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burlesque

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a ludicrous, mocking, or exaggerated imitation

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cadence

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rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds

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cajole

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to persuade someone to do something he or she doesn’t want to do

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callow

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immature

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candor

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truthfulness; sincere honesty

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canine

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dog related

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capitalism

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free enterprise; an economic system in which businesses are owned by private citizens (not by the government) and in which the resulting products and services are sold with relatively little government control.

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caricature

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a portrait or description that is purposely distorted or exaggerated, often to prove some point about its subject.

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catalyst

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in chemistry, something that changes the rate of a chemical reaction without itself being changed; anyone or anything that makes something happen without being directly involved in it.

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categorical

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unconditional; absolute

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catharsis

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purification that brings emotional relief

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catholic

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universal; embracing everything

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caustic

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like acid; corrosive

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celibacy

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abstinence from sex

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charisma

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a magical-seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty

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charlatan

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fraud; quack; con man

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chasm

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a deep, gaping hole; a gorge

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chastise

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to inflict punishment on; to discipline

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chimera

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an illusion; a foolish fancy

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chronic

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constant; lasting a long time; inveterate

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chronicle

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a record of events in order of time; a history

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circumlocution

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an indirect expression; use of wordy or evasive language

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circumscribe

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to draw a line around; to set the limits; to define; to restrict

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civil

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polite; civilized; courteous

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clement

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mild (e.g. mild weather, opposite = inclement weather)

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cliché

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an overused saying or idea

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clique

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an exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest

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coalesce

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to come together as one; to fuse; to unite

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coerce

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to force someone to do or not to do something

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cogent

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powerfully convincing

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cognitive

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dealing with how we know the world around us through our senses; mental

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coherent

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holding together; making sense

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colloquial

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conversational; informal in language

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collusion

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conspiracy; secret cooperation

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commensurate

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equal; proportionate

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compelling

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forceful; causing to yield

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compendium

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a summary; an abridgment

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complacent

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self-satisfied; overly pleased with oneself; contented to a fault

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complaisant

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eager to please

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complement

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to complete or fill up; to be the perfect counterpart

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comprehensive

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covering or including everything

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comprise

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to consist of

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conciliatory

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making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through good will

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concise

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brief and to the point; succinct

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concurrent

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happening at the same time; parallel

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condescend

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to stoop down to someone else’s level, usually in an offensive way; to patronize

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conducive

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promoting

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confluence

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a flowing together, especially of rivers; the place where they begin flow together

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congenial

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agreeably suitable; pleasant

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congenital

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a trait or condition acquired between conception and birth; innate

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conjecture

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to guess; to deduce or infer on slight evidence

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Definition:

conjure

A

to summon or bring into being as if by magic

144
Q

Definition:

conniving

A

secretly plotting to do bad things

145
Q

Definition:

connoisseur

A

an expert, particularly in matters of art or taste

146
Q

Definition:

consecrate

A

to make or declare sacred

147
Q

Definition:

consensus

A

unanimity or general agreement

148
Q

Definition:

consonant

A

harmonious; in agreement

149
Q

Definition:

constitute

A

to comprise

150
Q

Definition:

construe

A

to interpret

151
Q

Definition:

consummate

A

to complete

152
Q

Definition:

consummate

A

perfect; complete; supremely skillful

153
Q

Definition:

contentious

A

argumentative; quarrelsome

154
Q

Definition:

contiguous

A

side by side; adjoining

155
Q

Definition:

contingency

A

possibility, or something that may happen but is at least as likely not to happen

156
Q

Definition:

contingent

A

dependent; possible

157
Q

Definition:

contrite

A

admitting guilt; especially feeling remorseful

158
Q

Definition:

contrived

A

artificial; labored

159
Q

Definition:

conventional

A

common; customary; unexceptional

160
Q

Definition:

convivial

A

fond of partying; festive

161
Q

Definition:

copious

A

abundant; plentiful

162
Q

Definition:

corrollary

A

something that follows; a natural consequence

163
Q

Definition:

coup

A

a brilliant victory or accomplishment; the violent overthrow of a government by a small internal group

164
Q

Definition:

covenant

A

a solemn agreement; a contract; a pledge

165
Q

Definition:

covet

A

to wish for enviously

166
Q

Definition:

creditable

A

worthy of credit or praise

167
Q

Definition:

credulous

A

eager to believe; gullible

168
Q

Definition:

criterion

A

a standard; basis for judgment

169
Q

Definition:

cryptic

A

mysterious; mystifying

170
Q

Definition:

culinary

A

relating to cooking or the kitchen

171
Q

Definition:

culminate

A

to climax; to reach full effect

172
Q

Definition:

cupidity

A

greedy desire for

173
Q

Definition:

curmudgeon

A

a grumpy old man

174
Q

Definition:

cursory

A

hasty; superficial

175
Q

Definition:

cynic

A

one who deeply distrusts human nature; one who believes humans are motivated only by selfishness

176
Q

Definition:

daunt

A

to make fearful; to intimidate

177
Q

Definition:

dauntless

A

without fear or intimidation

178
Q

Definition:

debacle

A

violent breakdown; sudden overthrow

179
Q

Definition:

debauchery

A

wild living; excessive intemperance

180
Q

Definition:

deduce

A

to conclude from the evidence; to infer

181
Q

Definition:

deference

A

submission to another’s will; respect; courtesy

182
Q

Definition:

definitive

A

conclusive; providing the last word

183
Q

Definition:

degenerate

A

to break down; to deteriorate

184
Q

Definition:

delineate

A

to describe accurately; to draw in outline

185
Q

Definition:

delude

A

to deceive

186
Q

Definition:

deluge

A

a flood; an inundation

187
Q

Definition:

denizen

A

inhabitant

188
Q

Definition:

depravity

A

extreme wickedness or corruption

189
Q

Definition:

deprecate

A

to express disapproval of

190
Q

Definition:

derogatory

A

disapproving; degrading

191
Q

Definition:

despondent

A

extremely depressed; full of despair

192
Q

Definition:

destitute

A

extremely poor; utterly lacking

193
Q

Definition:

desultory

A

without a plan or purpose; disconnected; random

194
Q

Definition:

dialectical

A

relating to discussions; relating to the rules and methods of reasoning; approaching truth in the middle of opposing extremes

195
Q

Definition:

dictum

A

an authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb

196
Q

Definition:

digress

A

to stray from the main subject

197
Q

Definition:

dilettante

A

someone with superficial knowledge of the arts; an amateur; a dabbler

198
Q

Definition:

discern

A

to have insight; to see things clearly; to discriminate; to differentiate

199
Q

Definition:

discrete

A

unconnected; separate; distinct

200
Q

Definition:

discretion

A

prudence

201
Q

Definition:

disdain

A

arrogant scorn; contempt

202
Q

Definition:

disinterested

A

not taking sides; unbiased

203
Q

Definition:

disparate

A

different; incompatible; unequal

204
Q

Definition:

disparity

A

inequality

205
Q

Definition:

dissipate

A

to thin out, drift away, or dissolve; to cause to thin out, drift away, or dissolve; to waste or squander

206
Q

Definition:

dissolution

A

the breaking up or dissolving of something into parts; disintegration

207
Q

Definition:

dissonant

A

inharmonious

208
Q

Definition:

distinguish

A

to tell apart; to cause to stand out

209
Q

Definition:

doctrinaire

A

inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practicality; dogmatic

210
Q

Definition:

dogma

A

a belief

211
Q

Definition:

domestic

A

having to do with the household or family; not foreign

212
Q

Definition:

dormant

A

inactive; as though asleep; asleep

213
Q

Definition:

duplicity

A

the act of being two-faced; double-dealing; deception

214
Q

Definition:

Eccentric

A

not conventional; a little kooky; irregular

215
Q

Definition:

Edify

A

to enlighten; to instruct, especially in moral or religious matters.

216
Q

Definition:

Efface

A

to erase; to rub away the features of

217
Q

Definition:

Egocentric

A

selfish; believing that one is the center of everything.

218
Q

Definition:

Egoist

A

An egocentric person

219
Q

Definition:

Egotist

A

An egoist who tells everyone how wonderful he is.

220
Q

Definition:

elicit

A

to bring out; to call forth

221
Q

Definition:

elliptical

A

oval; missing a word or words; obscure

222
Q

Definition:

elusive

A

hard to pin down; evasive

223
Q

Definition:

emigrate

A

to move to a new country; to move to a new place to live; to expatriate

224
Q

Definition:

eminent

A

well known and respecting; standing out from all others in quality or accomplishment; outstanding

225
Q

Definition:

empirical

A

relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical

226
Q

Definition:

emulate

A

to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation

227
Q

Definition:

endemic

A

native; restricted to a particular region or era; indigenous

228
Q

Definition:

enfranchise

A

to grant the privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote

229
Q

Definition:

engender

A

to bring into existence; to create; to cause

230
Q

Definition:

enormity

A

extreme evil; a hideous offense; immensity

231
Q

Definition:

ephemeral

A

lasting a very short time

232
Q

Definition:

epigram

A

a brief and usually witty or satirical saying

233
Q

Definition:

epigrammatic

A

brief and usually witty or satirical

234
Q

Definition:

epigraph

A

an apt quotation placed at the beginning of a book or essay

235
Q

Definition:

epitaph

A

a commemorative inscription on a grave

236
Q

Definition:

epithet

A

a term used to characterize the nature of something, or a disparaging term used to describe a person

237
Q

Definition:

epitome

A

a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole; the perfect example of something; a paradigm

238
Q

Definition:

equanimity

A

composure; calm

239
Q

Definition:

equine

A

horse related

240
Q

Definition:

equitable

A

fair

241
Q

Definition:

equivocate

A

to mislead by saying confusing or ambiguous things

242
Q

Definition:

erudite

A

scholarly; deeply learned

243
Q

Definition:

esoteric

A

hard to understand; understood by only a select few; peculiar

244
Q

Definition:

euphemism

A

a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one

245
Q

Definition:

exacerbate

A

to make worse

246
Q

Definition:

exalt

A

to raise high; to glorify

247
Q

Definition:

exasperate

A

to annoy thoroughly; to make very angry; to try the patience of

248
Q

Definition:

exemplify

A

to illustrate by example; to serve as a good example

249
Q

Definition:

exhaustive

A

thorough; rigorous; complete; painstaking

250
Q

Definition:

exhort

A

to urge strongly; to give a serious warning to

251
Q

Definition:

exigency

A

an emergency; an urgency

252
Q

Definition:

existential

A

having to do with existence; having to do with the body of thought called existentialism, which basically holds that human beings are responsible for their own actions…

253
Q

Definition:

expedite

A

to speed up or ease the progress of

254
Q

Definition:

explicit

A

clearly and directly expressed

255
Q

Definition:

extenuating

A

lessening the magnitude of something, especially a crime

256
Q

Definition:

extol

A

to praise highly; to laud

257
Q

Definition:

extraneous

A

unnecessary; irrelevant; extra

258
Q

Definition:

extrapolate

A

to project or deduce from something known; to infer

259
Q

Definition:

extricate

A

to free from a difficulty

260
Q

Definition:

extrovert

A

an open, outgoing person; a person whose attention is focused on others rather than on himself or herself

261
Q

Definition:

exult

A

to rejoice; to celebrate

262
Q

Definition:

fabrication

A

a lie; something made up

263
Q

Definition:

facetious

A

humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous

264
Q

Definition:

facile

A

fluent; skillful in a superficial way; easy

265
Q

Definition:

faction

A

a group, usually a small part of a larger group, united around some cause; disagreement within an organization

266
Q

Definition:

farcical

A

absurd; ludicrous

267
Q

Definition:

fatalist

A

someone who believes that future events are already determined and that humans are powerless to change them

268
Q

Definition:

fauna

A

animals

269
Q

Definition:

felicity

A

happiness; skillfulness, especially at expressing things; adeptness

270
Q

Definition:

feline

A

cat related

271
Q

Definition:

fetter

A

to restrain; to hamper

272
Q

Definition:

fidelity

A

faithfulness; loyalty

273
Q

Definition:

figurative

A

based on figures of speech; expressing something in terms usually used for something else; metaphorical

274
Q

Definition:

finesse

A

skillful maneuvering; subtlety; craftiness

275
Q

Definition:

flaunt

A

to show off; to display ostentatiously

276
Q

Definition:

flout

A

to disregard something out of disrespect

277
Q

Definition:

foment

A

to stir up; to instigate

278
Q

Definition:

forgo

A

to do without; to forbear

279
Q

Definition:

forsake

A

to abandon; to renounce; to relinquish

280
Q

Definition:

founder

A

to fail; to collapse; to sink

281
Q

Definition:

fraternal

A

like brothers

282
Q

Definition:

frugal

A

economical; penny-pinching

283
Q

Definition:

futile

A

useless; hopeless

284
Q

Definition:

Gaffe

A

a social mistake

285
Q

Definition:

genial

A

pleasing, kind, sympathetic, or helpful

286
Q

Definition:

Genre

A

a type or category, especially of art or writing

287
Q

Definition:

Genteel

A

refined; polite; aristochratic; affecting refinement

288
Q

Definition:

Gesticulate

A

to make gestures, especially when speaking or in place of speaking.

289
Q

Definition:

Gratuitous

A

given freely (said of something bad); unjustified; unprovoked; uncalled for

290
Q

Definition:

Gravity

A

seriousness

291
Q

Definition:

Guile

A

cunning; duplicity; artfulness

292
Q

Definition:

hapless

A

unlucky

293
Q

Definition:

hedonism

A

the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life

294
Q

Definition:

hegemony

A

leadership, esp one nation over another

295
Q

Definition:

heresy

A

any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs

296
Q

Definition:

hierarchy

A

an organization based on rank or degree; pecking order

297
Q

Definition:

homily

A

a sermon

298
Q

Definition:

homogeneous

A

uniform; made entirely of one thing

299
Q

Definition:

hyperbole

A

an exaggeration used as a figure of speech; exaggeration

300
Q

Definition:

hypothetical

A

uncertain; unproven

GRE Vocab (7 decks)

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