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Antiquated

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Antiquated outdated; old fashioned

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Choleric

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Choleric easily angered; irritable

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Diorama

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Diorama 3D model of a scene;
dia - through, panorama - scene;
eg. mini movie set, architecture

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Fecund

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Fecund fertile; fruitful

eg. a lush and fecund garden

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Inebriation

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Inebriation drunkenness; intoxication;

eg. they were in an advanced state of inebriation

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Marshal

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Marshal to gather together

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Parity

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Parity equality esp. regarding status or pay;
par - equal
eg. parity of incomes

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Profound

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Profound having deep meaning

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Servile

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Servile overly submissive; groveling (face-downward, obedient/obsequious);
having excessive willingness to serve others;
eg. bowing his head in a servile manner

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Usurp

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Usurp take someone’s position (usually by force);
seize for use
eg. usurped the throne

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Apathetic

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Apathetic indifferent; uninterested; lethargic

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Chronicler

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Chronicler person who records historical information

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Dirge

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Dirge mournful song; part of a funeral; burial hymn

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Felicitous

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Felicitous apt; well chosen or suited to the circumstances;

eg. a felicitous nickname

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Ineffable

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Ineffable cannot be expressed in words

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Marsupial

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Marsupial pouched mammal (like a kangaroo)

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Parochial

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Parochial narrow-minded; concerned only with local matters

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Profundity

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Profundity great depth of knowledge or thought;

profound

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Skeptical

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Skeptical doubting; not gullible

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Utilitarian

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Utilitarian useful

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Apathy

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Apathy lack of interest or emotion;

eg. widespread apathy among students

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Circuitous

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Circuitous indirect

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Disapprobation

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Disapprobation disapproval;

approbation - approval or praise

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Fervor

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Fervor passion; enthusiasm;
intense and passionate feeling;
SYN: zeal

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Inept
Inept incompetent; unskilled; useless; | in - not; apt - suitable
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Martinet
Martinet person who believes in strict discipline
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Parody
Parody a mockery; imitation for ridicule; spoof
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Proletarian
Proletarian member of the working class
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Skirmish
Skirmish minor battle; fight; scrimmage | eg. reports of skirmishing along the border
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Utopian
Utopian a believer in an ideal world
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Apocryphal
Apocryphal of doubtful origin
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Circumlocution
Circumlocution using too many words; long-windedness
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Discern
Discern to distinguish one thing from another
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Fickle
Fickle unpredictable; whimsical; easily swayed
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Inertia
Inertia inactivity; lethargy
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Masochist
Masochist person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself
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Parry
Parry ward off; avoid
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Prolific
Prolific producing a lot
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Sluggard
Sluggard slow-moving; lethargic person
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Vacillate
Vacillate waver; hesitate; | eg. for a while i vacillated between engineering and architecture
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Appease
Appease pacify; soothe; calm down; make peace with
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Circumscribe
Circumscribe limit
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Discord
Discord disagreement
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Finesse
Finesse skill; intricate and refined delicacy; | eg. orchestral playing of great finesse
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Inevitable
Inevitable cannot be avoided
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Matriarchy
Matriarchy society governed by women
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Parsimonious
Parsimonious economical; frugal; thrifty; stingy; unwilling to spend money or use resources; eg. parsimonious tax payers
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Proponents
Proponents promoters; supporters
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Smelt
Smelt refine an ore
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Vacuous
Vacuous empty; silly; meaningless
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Apprehensive
Apprehensive worried; fearful; | anxious that something bad will happen
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Circumspect
Circumspect cautious; considering all sides; wary and unwilling to take risks; eg. the officials were circumspect in their statements
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Discordancy
Discordancy cacophony; harshness; jarring; | disagreeing; lack of harmony (in sounds)
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Fitful
Fitful not continuous; stopping and starting; sporadic | eg. a few hours of fitful sleep
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Inexorable
Inexorable relentless; impossible to stop or prevent; | eg. the seemingly inexorable march of new technology
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Maverick
Maverick a loner; independent-minded person; | nonconformist, free spirited
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Parsimony
Parsimony stinginess; frugality; cost-cutting
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Prosaic
Prosaic dull; boring; ordinary; lacking poetic beauty; unromantic; prose - ordinary language (no structure)
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Smorgasbord
Smorgasbord a Swedish buffet of cold dishes
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Vagrant
Vagrant wander about; person wandering without a home; | eg. vagrant homeless person
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Arable
Arable can be cultivated; farmable | eg. arable land
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Circumvent
Circumvent avoid
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Discrepancy
Discrepancy something which does not match up; inconsistency
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Flagrant
Flagrant clearly wrong; shockingly obvious; | eg. a flagrant error
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Inexpedient
Inexpedient not advisable; not expedient; not suitable expedient - promote desired object; suitable
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Meager
Meager in short supply; lacking in quality or quantity; lacking fullness; eg. meager salary; meager harvest
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Partisan
Partisan biased; one-sided; committed to one group
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Proscribe
Proscribe forbid
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Solace
Solace comfort for grief/sorrow; to comfort, console eg. the minister's visit was the dying man's only solace (n)
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Vapid
Vapid dull; uninspiring; nothing stimulating; | eg. a tuneful but vapid musical comedy
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Arbitrary
Arbitrary random; for no definite reason
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Clairvoyant
Clairvoyant (n) psychic; mystic; a person who claims to have supernatural ability to predict future; eg. you didn't tell me and I'm not clairvoyant (adj)
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Discriminate
Discriminate to make a clear distinction; see the difference
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Flamboyant
Flamboyant showy; ornate
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Infallible
Infallible perfect; flawless; cannot make mistakes; | in - not; fall ~flaws
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Meander
Meander wander from side to side
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Pathos
Pathos a quality evoking sadness or pity; | eg. the actor has a fine balance of pathos and comedy.
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Prosody
Prosody study of versification; | patterns of rhythm and sound in poetry
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Solicit
Solicit to ask for; seek
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Variegated
Variegated multicoloured; speckled; | eg. variegated autumn leaves
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Arcane
Arcane obscure; known only to a few people; mysterious; | eg. modern math and its arcane notations
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Clamor
Clamor shout; scream; racket | eg. the questions rose to a clamor
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Discursiveness
Discursiveness rambling; indirectness; | eg. students often write dull and discursive prose
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Flaunt
Flaunt show off; display in a showy manner
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Infamous
Infamous famous for something bad
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Mellow
Mellow soft; melodious; ripe
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Patron
Patron one who give support (usually financial)
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Prostration
Prostration 1. lying face down stretched out; 2. be overcome with extreme weakness eg. prostration from heat
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Somnambulist
Somnambulist sleepwalker
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Vehemence
Vehemence violence; fervor; forcefulness; passion; | eg. speak with vehemence about research
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Archaic
Archaic ancient; outdated; old fashioned
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Clandestine
Clandestine secret; covert; stealthy; kept secrete or done secretly; eg. their clandestine business meetings clam - secretly
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Disdain
Disdain contempt; strong dislike; feeling that someone is unworthy of consideration or respect; eg. his lips curled in disdain
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Flippant
Flippant making jokes about serious matters; | eg. making flippant remarks in church
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Infer
Infer deduce; conclude
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Menagerie
Menagerie collection of wild animals in captivity for exhibition; ménage - household
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Patronize
Patronize condescend to; behave in an arrogant manner towards
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Protagonist
Protagonist main character in film, book, play etc.
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Soothsayer
Soothsayer fortuneteller
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Vehement
Vehement forceful

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