Level 2L Words Flashcards
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laconic
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using few words, especially to the point of seeming rude
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languid
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to be weak, listless, or depressed
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largess
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a generous giving of gifts (or the gifts themselves); generosity; philanthropy; also spelled largesse
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lassitude
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tiredness; laziness
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laud
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to praise; to applaud; to extol; to celebrate
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lax
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loose; not strict
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levity
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lightness; frivolity; unseriousness; lightheartedness
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licentious
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lacking restraint
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lionized
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treated with great interest; treated as a celebrity
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listless
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having little interest or energy
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lithe
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flexible; graceful
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loll
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to hang out lazily
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loquacious
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talking a lot or too much
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lovelorn
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without love
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lucre
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money; profit
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ludicrous
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ridiculous
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lugubrious
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exaggeratedly mournful
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luminary
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one regarded for his brilliant achievements
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macerate
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to weaken, break down, or make soft
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magisterial
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having strong authority; kingly
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magnanimous
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forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous
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magnate
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a rich, powerful, or very successful business-person
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malevolent
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evil
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malign
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to speak evil of
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malleable
easy to shape or bend
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mandate
a command or authorization to do something; the will of the voters as expressed by the results on an election
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manifold
diverse; varied
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marginal
limited
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marshal
to arrange in order; to gather together for the purpose of doing something
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maudlin
overly sentimental; silly and sentimental
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mawkish
overly sentimental
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mellifluous
sweetly flowing (Greek roots: "honey flowing")
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melodramatic
overly dramatic
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menial
a task suitable to a servant
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mercurial
emotionally unpredictable; rapidly changing in mood
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miasma
an unhealthy atmosphere
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microcosm
the world in miniature
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milieu
environment; surroundings
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minion
a servant; a follower
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misanthrope
one who hates everyone
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miscreant
a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law
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misnomer
a wrong or inappropriate name
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mitigate
to moderate the effect of something
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modicum
a small amount
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modish
fashionable
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morass
a situation that makes you stuck
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mores
customary rules and standards
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morose
gloomy; sullen
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motley
made up of several different parts
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munificent
very generous; lavish
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myopic
shortsighted
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myriad
a huge number
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nebulous
vague; hazy; indistinct
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neophyte
a beginner
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nepotism
showing favoritism to friends or family in business or politics
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nettle
to irritate
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noisome
stinky
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non sequitur
something unrelated
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nondescript
plain
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nostalgia
a sentimental longing for the past; homesickness
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notorious
famous for something bad
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obfuscate
to darken; to confuse; to make confusing
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occluded
closed up; blocked
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odious
arousing or deserving hatred
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officious
annoyingly eager to help or advise; bossy
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omniscient
all-knowing
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onus
burden; obligation
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openhanded
generous
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opportune
well-timed
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orthodox
conventional; adhering to established principles or doctrines, especially in religion; by the book
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ossified
became hard or inflexible
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ostentatious
excessively conspicuous; showing off
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ostracized
excluded
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outstrip
to outrun or to exceed
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overweening
arrogant
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pacific
soothing
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palatable
tasty
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palliate
to relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem; to assuage; to mitigate
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pallid
lacking color
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panacea
a cure-all
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pander
to appeal to someone's desire for selfish reasons
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pangs
sharp feelings of pain
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paragon
a model of excellence
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pariah
an outcast
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parley
to talk
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parochial
narrow or confined in point of view; provincial
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parsimonious
stingy
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partisan
one who supports a particular person, cause, or idea
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partisan
biased toward one side
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patent
obvious
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pathos
a quality that evokes feelings of sadness or pity
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paucity
scarcity
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pedestrian
unimaginative; banal
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peevish
irritable; whiny; bratty
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pejorative
negative; disparaging
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penchant
a strong taste or liking for something; a predilection
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pendulous
hanging loosely; sagging
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penitent
sorry; repentant; contrite
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peons
lower-class workers used by someone of a superior class
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perennial
continual; happening again and again or year after year
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perfunctory
unenthusiastic; careless
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permeate
to spread or seep through; to penetrate
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perturb
to disturb greatly
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petulant
rude; cranky; ill-tempered
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picturesque
lovely
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piquant
pleasantly spicy or tangy
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pittance
a very small amount
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plaintive
expressing sadness or sorrow
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platitude
a dull or trite remark; a cliché
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platonic
not related to romance or sex
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plaudits
approval
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plebian
common; vulgar; low class; bourgeois; opposite of aristocratic
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pluck
courage; spirit
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plutocracy
government controlled by the wealthy
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poignant
painfully emotional; extremely moving; sharp or astute
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poseur
one who pretends to be something he is not
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prattle
meaningless talk
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precarious
dangerously unstable
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precocious
very talented at a young age
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precursor
forerunner; something that goes before and anticipates or paves the way for whatever it is that follows
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prescient
seeing the future, well-planned and thought out
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pretext
a fake excuse
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proclivity
a tendency or inclination
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prodigious
extraordinary; enormous
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proliferate
to spread or grow rapidly
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propensity
a natural inclination or tendency ; a predilection
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propensity
a natural tendency
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prophetic
that which foretells the future
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propriety
properness; good manners
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prosaic
dull; unimaginative; like prose (as opposed to poetry)
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provincial
narrow-minded
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prowess
exceptional bravery or skill
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proximity
nearness
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puerile
childish
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pugnacious
wanting to fight
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punctilious
marked by following the rules strictly
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pungent
strongly scented
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punitive
involving punishment
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quagmire
a difficult situation
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quail
to pull back in fear
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quash
to completely stop from happening
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quizzical
questioning; teasing
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raiment
clothing
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rampant
widespread; uncontrolled
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rankled
irritated
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rapacious
greedy; plundering; avaricious
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rapturous
full of wonderful feelings; ecstatic
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rash
hasty; incautious
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raucous
noisy; disorderly
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raze
to completely destroy
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recant
to publicly take back and deny (something previously said or believed); to openly confess error
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reclusive
hermitlike; withdrawn from society
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rectitude
extreme integrity
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redress
to set right
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reductive
related to making something smaller or simpler
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refracted
distorted or changed from an initial direction
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rejuvenated
gave new life to
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relish
to enjoy; to savor
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remedial
intended to correct at a basic level
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remiss
careless
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remunerated
compensated or paid for
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renowned
famous in a good way
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replete
completely filled; abounding
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reprehensible
worthy of blame or censure
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repugnant
gross
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requisite
required; necessary
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resigned
reluctantly accepting of a bad situation
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respite
a period of rest or relief
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resplendent
shining brilliantly
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restitution
the act of making up for something bad
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reticent
quiet; restrained; reluctant to speak, especially about oneself
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retiring
shy
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retrospection
the act of thinking about the past
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revamp
to revise, improve, or make over
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reverberate
to echo
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revere
to respect highly; to honor
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reverent
having deep respect for
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revulsion
disgust
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rhapsodize
to enthusiastically praise
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rickety
weak
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risible
funny; inclined to laugh
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risque
almost improper or indecent
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riveting
fascinating
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rudimentary
basic; crude; unformed or undeveloped
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ruffian
a brutal person
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ruminate
to contemplate; to ponder; to mull over
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saccharine
sweet; excessively or disgustingly sweet
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sacrosanct
sacred; held to be inviolable
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salacious
appealing to sexual desire
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salutary
healthful; remedial; curative
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sanguine
cheerful; optimistic; hopeful
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sapid
flavorful
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sapient
wise
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sardonic
mocking; scornful
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sashayed
strutted or walked in a showy or flashy way
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satiated
satisfied
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scapegoat
one that takes the blame
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scathing
sharply critical
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scintillate
to sparkle, either literally or figuratively
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scintillating
sparkling; brilliant
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scrupulous
strict; careful; hesitant for ethical reasons
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scuttle
to destroy; to scrap
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secretes
forms and gives off
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sectarian
limited
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sedentary
inactive; lazy
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segue
a transition
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semblance
an outward appearance; an image
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seminal
important; original
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serendipity
accidental good fortune; discovering good things without looking for them
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servile
submissive and subservient; like a servant
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simper
to smile in a silly way
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sinuous
having many curves
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skittish
restless; easily frightened
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skulk
to hide or be stealthy
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slake
to quench or satisfy
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slipshod
careless; sloppy
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solicitous
concerned for
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sonorous
having a deep, rich sound
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sophomoric
immature
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sordid
vile; filthy; squalid
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sovereign
having supreme power
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specious
deceptively plausible or attractive
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spurious
false; fake
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squalid
filthy; sordid
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steadfast
loyal; faithful
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stigmas
marks of shame
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stilted
overly formal; stiff
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stolid
unemotional
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storied
having an interesting / celebrated history
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strategem
a clever scheme
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streamlined
simplified; modernized
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stricture
a restriction; a limitation; a negative criticism
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strident
harsh; loud
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stringent
strict; restrictive
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stupified
stunned
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sublime
awesome; extremely exalted; lofty; majestic
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subvert
to weaken or ruin
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succor
aid
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succumb
to yield or submit; to die
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suffrage
the right to vote
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supercilious
haughty; patronizing
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superfluous
extra; unnecessary; redundant
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supplant
replace
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surmise
to guess
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surpassing
really, really great
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synergy
combined action that produces mutually helpful results
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tacit
implied; not spoken
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taciturn
untalkative by nature
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temperance
moderation
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tempestuous
stormy
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temporal
related to time
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tenable
defensible, as in one's position in an argument; capable of being argued successfully; valid
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tenuous
flimsy; extremely thin
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timorous
fearful
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tirade
a prolonged, bitter speech
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tonic
something helpful
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toothsome
tasty; appealing
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tortuous
winding
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totalitarian
relating to a government with total power
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tout
to praise highly; to brag publicly about
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trite
not original
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tumultuous
disorderly; like a riot
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ubiquitous
being everywhere at the same time
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umbrage
offense; annoyance
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unassuming
modest
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unbridled
not restrained
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unconscionable
unreasonable; not guided by conscience
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undulate
to move in a smooth, wavelike way
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unkempt
untidy
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unsavory
unpleasant, esp. morally unpleasant
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untoward
improper, troublesome
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unwieldy
awkward; cumbersome
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urbane
poised; sophisticated; refined
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usurp
to seize wrongfully
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utilitarian
stressing usefulness or utility above all other qualities; pragmatic
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vacuous
stupid
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vapid
without liveliness; dull; spiritless
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vaunted
widely praised
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vehement
intense; forceful; violent
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venal
capable of being bribed; willing to do anything for money; corrupt
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verbose
using too many words; not succinct; circumlocutory
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vernacular
everyday speech; slang; idiom
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vex
to annoy, to pester; to confuse
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vicarious
experienced, performed, or suffered through someone else; living through the experiences of another as though they were one's own experiences
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vilify
to say vile things about; to defame
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vindictive
seeking revenge
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virtuoso
a masterful musician; a masterful practitioner in some other field
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viscous
syrupy
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vivacious
lively
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vocation
an occupation, a job
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vociferous
loud, noisy
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volition
will; conscious choice
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voluminous
large or numerous
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voracious
having a huge appetite
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waffle
to go back and forth
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wan
sick-looking
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wanting
lacking or absent
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wathershed
a turning point
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whet
to sharpen; to make more intense
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willful
deliberate; obstinate; insistent on having one's way
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winnow
to separate the useful from the not-useful
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winsome
charming and pleasing
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wistful
yearning; sadly longing
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wizened
shrunken and wrinkled, usually due to age
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wont
accustomed
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workmanlike
good, but not great
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wry
cleverly and/or ironically humorous
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zealous
enthustiastically devoted to something; fervent
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zenith
the highest point
