Level 2A Words Flashcards
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abase
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to humiliate or degrade
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abash
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to make ashamed; to embarrass
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abate
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to subside; to reduce
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aberration
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something not typical; a deviation from the standard
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abhor
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to hate very, very much; to detest
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abject
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hopeless; extremely sad and serville; defeated; utterly bummed out
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abomination
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something awful
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abound
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to be numerous
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abysmal
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extremely hopeless or wretched; awful; bottomless
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accede
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to express approval for; to give into
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acerbic
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bitter; sour; severe
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acrimonious
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full of spite; bitter; nasty
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acumen
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keenness of judgement; mental sharpness
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admonish
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to scold gently; to warn
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adorned
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decorated
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adroit
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skillful; dexterious; clever; shrewd; socially at ease
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adulterate
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to contaminate; to make impure
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affable
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easy to talk to; friendly
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affectation
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unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress
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aggrandized
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made greater; enhanced
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aghast
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struck by fear or amazement
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algorithm
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a mathematical formula or procedure
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alleviate
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to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable; to lessen
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altruism
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selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interests of others
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amalgam
a mixture of different things
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amalgamate
unify; join parts into a whole
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ameliorate
to make better or more tolerable
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amenable
obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of another; agreeable
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amicable
amicable = politely friendly, not hostile
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anachronism
something out of place in time or history; an incongruity
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anathema
something hated; a curse
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annotation
a comment or note on a literary work
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antithesis
the direct opposite
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apartheid
the abhorrent policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa
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aplomb
confidence
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apoplectic
enraged
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apportion
to divide and distribute
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approbation
approval; praise
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arch
sassy
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arduous
hard; difficult
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artifice
a clever trick; cunning
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artless
simple; without cunning
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ascendency
supremacy; domination
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aspersion
a false claim intended to harm
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assail
to attack violently
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assiduous
hardworking; busy; quite diligent
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assuage
to soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve
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astute
shrewd; keen in judgement
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august
majestic
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auspicious
favorable; promising; pointing to a good result
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autocrat
an all-powerful ruler
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automaton
one who acts in a robotic way
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avuncular
like an uncle, especially a nice uncle
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bauble
a small, inexpensive piece of jewelry or toy
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beautific
extremely happy
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bedlam
a state of uproar and confusion
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beguile
to trick
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behemoth
something huge
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belie
to give a false impression of; to contradict
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belligerent
combative; quarrelsome; waging war
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bemoan
to mourn over; to express grief for
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beneficence
the quality of being kind or charitable
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bereft
deprived or left desolate, especially through death
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bifurcated
split in two
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bilious
bad-tempered
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bludgeon
to hit forcefully
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brusque
abrupt; curt; harsh
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bumptious
assertive in a loud, arrogant way
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burgeon
to expand; to flourish
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buttress
a support
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bygone
past
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cacophany
harsh sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds
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calamitous
related to a terrible event
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callous
unsympathetic; hard-hearted
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camraderie
togetherness
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capacious
spacious
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capitulate
to surrender; to give up or give in
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capricious
unpredictable; likely to change at any moment
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captious
overly critical
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cardinal
of main importance
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castigate
to criticize severely; to chastise
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caterwaul
to cry or to complain loudly
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celerity
accelerate
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censure
to condemn severely for doing something bad
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cerebral
brainy; intellectually refined
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chagrin
humiliation; embarrassed disappointment
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champion
to fight for
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chary
very cautious
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chide
to scold
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choleric
hot-tempered; quick to anger
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circuitous
roundabout; not following a direct path
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circumspect
cautious
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circumvent
to frustrate as though by surrounding; avoids; gets around something
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clandestine
secret; sneaky; concealed and, usually, up to no good
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clemency
mercy; forgiveness; mildness
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cloying
gross because it's too much
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cocksure
overconfident
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coddle
to treat with excessive care
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coerced
forced
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cognizant
aware; conscious
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commiserate
to sympathize with
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companionable
sociable; friendly
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complicit
having helped with a crime
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complicity
participation in wrongdoing; the act of being an accomplice
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concord
harmony; agreement
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conflagration
a fire
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conflate
to confuse
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conscientious
driven by the urge to do what's right; careful
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consternation
confusion; agitation; dismay
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conundrum
a difficult problem
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conversant
familiar with
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corroborate
to confirm; to back up with evidence
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cosmopolitan
at home in many places or situations; internationally sophisticated
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countenance
face; facial expression, especially an encouraging one
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covert
secret; hidden
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cowed
intimidated
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crestfallen
dejected; depressed
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culpable
deserving blame; guilty
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curtail
to shorten; to cut short
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dearth
lack; scarcity
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debilitate
to weaken; to cripple
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decimate
to kill or destroy a large part of
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declaimed
spoke loudly and self-importantly
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decorous
proper; in good taste; orderly
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decrepit
worn-out; run-down
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decried
expressed strong disapproval about
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defamatory
hurting someone's reputation
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defame
to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of
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defunct
no longer existing
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deleterious
harmful
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demagogue
a leader of the people, but more a rabble rouser; a leader who gains power by trickery
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demarcate
to define; to set apart
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denigrate
to attack the reputation of or to put down
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deride
to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
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descry
to catch sight of; to discover
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desecrate
to violate something sacred
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despoiled
stripped of value
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despot
an absolute ruler; an autocrat
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dessicate
to dry out
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dessicated
dried out
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diatribe
an angry speech
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didactic
intended to teach; morally instructive; pedantic
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diffident
timid; lacking in self-confidence
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dilatory
tending to procrastinate
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dint
force; power
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discomfit
to embarrass or confuse
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disconcert
to confuse or frustrate
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discriminate
to notice or point out the difference between two or more things; to discern; to differentiate
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disgruntled
displeased
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disparage
to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way
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dispatch
speed; efficiency
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disputatious
inclined to argue
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dissemble
to mislead, hide, or conceal
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disseminate
to spread the seeds of something; to scatter; to make widely known
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distend
to swell; to extend a great deal
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distension
swelling
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divisive
creating disunity
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docile
easily taught; obedient; easy to handle; calm, even-tempered
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doggedness
stubborn determination
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doggerel
poorly written verse
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dogmatic
arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; stubbornly claiming that something (often a system of beliefs) is beyond dispute
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dour
gloomy; stern
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droll
funny
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Ebullient
boiling; bubbling with excitement; exuberant
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Eclectic
choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources.
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Efficacious
effective
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Effusion
a pouring forth
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Effusive
extremely expressive
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Egalitarian
believing in the social and economic equality of all people
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Egregious
extremely bad; flagrant
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embroiled
in a difficult situation
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embryonic
in an early stage
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emollient
soothing
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emphatic
forceful
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encroach
to make gradual or stealthy inroads into; to trespass
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enervate
to reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually
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enmity
hatred
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ennui
dissatisfaction or restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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entreat
to plead
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equivocal
ambiguous; intentionally confusing; capable of being interpreted in more than one way
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eradicate
to wipe out
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eschew
to avoid
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espouse
to support; to advocate
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espy
to glimpse; to catch sight of
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estimable
worthy
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estranged
separated in a negative way
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ethereal
heavenly; as light and insubstantial as a gas or ether
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eulogy
a tribute or praise for someone or something
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evanescent
fleeting; vanishing; happening for only the briefest period
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evinced
revealed
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exacting
extremely demanding; difficult; requiring great skill or care
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exculpated
freed from blame
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exonerate
to free completely from blame; to exculpate
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exorbitant
excessive
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expatriate
to throw (someone) out of his or her native land; to move away from one's native land; to emigrate
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expedient
providing an immediate advantage; serving one's immediate self-interest; practical
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expunge
to get rid of
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extant
present or existing (opposite of extinct)
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farce
mockery or a ridiculous satire
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fastidious
meticulous; demanding; finicky
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fatuous
foolish; silly; idiotic
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fawning
kissing up to
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feckless
weak; worthless; irresponsible
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fecund
fertile; productive
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ferret
to bring to light; to uncover
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fervor
great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal
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festoon
to decorate
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fetid
bad-smelling
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filial
like a son or daughter
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finagled
obtained, often through trickery or indirect methods
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fitful
irregular; intermittent
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flippant
lacking respect or seriousness
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florid
overly decorated; reddish
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flotilla
a fleet of ships
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flounder
to move clumsily or in confusion
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flouted
treated without respect
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flummoxed
confused
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foible
a minor character flaw
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forbear
to refrain from; to abstain
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fortitude
strength
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fortuitous
accidental; occurring by chance
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fracas
a noisy brawl
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fraternize
to be friendly with
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frenetic
frantic; frenzied
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fruition
a productive result
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fulsome
abundant, sometimes disgustingly so
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funereal
like a funeral
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furor
an outburst of rage or excitement
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furtive
secretive; sly
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Gainsay
to deny
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Gallant
Courageous; noble
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Gambit
a move made to try to gain an advantage
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garble
to make hard to understand
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gargantuan
enormous
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Garrulous
talkative; chatty
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gauche
awkward
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genial
good-natured
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germinate
to grow or cause to grow
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glacial
slow and/or cold
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glancing
indirect
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glowered
look at with anger
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Glut
a surplus; an overabundance
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Grandiose
absurdly exaggerated
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grasping
excessively greedy
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grating
irritating
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gravitas
powerful seriousness
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Gregarious
sociable; enjoying the company of others
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grouse
to complain
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grovel
to act like an unworthy servant by crawling or lowering oneself
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gumption
drive; initiative
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guttural
strange and unpleasant sounding
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hackneyed
overused; trite; stale
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haggard
worn-out looking
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halcyon
happy; peaceful; prosperous
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hallowed
sacred
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harangue
a ranting lecture; an aggressive lecture. Verb = to lecture at length in an aggressive and critical manner.
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hermetic
impervious to external influence; airtight
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heyday
golden age; prime
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hiatus
a break or inturruption, often from work
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hirsute
hairy
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histrionic
overaly dramatic; theatrical
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homespun
simple; unpretentious
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hubris
excessive pride or self-confidence
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idiosyncrasy
a peculiarity; an eccentricity
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idyllic
charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful
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illiberal
narrow-minded
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imperious
dominant in an kingly way
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impetuous
impulsive; extremely impatient
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impregnable
unconquerable; impenetrable
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impugn
to attack, especially to attack the truth or integrity of something
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inane
silly; senseless
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incense
to make very angry
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incisive
cutting right to the heart of the matter; sharp; direct
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incoherent
unclear
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incredulous
extremely skeptical
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indigenous
native to an area; originating in that area.
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indomitable
unconquerable
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industrious
hard-working
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ineffable
incapable of being expressed or described
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inexorable
relentless; inevitable; unavoidable
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infinitesimal
very, very, very small; infinitely small
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ingenious
extremely clever
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ingenuous
frank; without deception; simple; artless; charmingly naïve
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inimitable
not capable of being imitated
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innate
existing since birth; inborn; inherent
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innocuous
harmless; banal
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inordinate
excessive; unreasonable
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insipid
dull; bland; banal
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insular
like an island; isolated; narrow-minded
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interloper
one who intrudes
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inundate
to flood; to cover completely with water; to overwhelm
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inviolate
pure; intact
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jocose
given to joking
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judicious
exercising sound judgment
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juggernaut
something very powerful
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kindle
to start; to stir up
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kismet
fate
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kowtow
to kiss up to
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lackadasical
without energy or spirit
