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1
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Archetype

A

classic example of

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Clemency

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mercy; lenience;

eg. the parole board advised against clemency

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Disinterested

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unbiased; not interested, indifferent

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Flout

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defy; reject; openly disregard (a rule/law)
flout - play flute, whistle
eg. these companies still flout basic ethical practices

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Ingénue

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naiive, unsophisticated person (young woman)

eg. an actress who plays an ingénue

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Mendacious (adj)

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given to lying; untruthful
mendac - lying
eg. mendacious propaganda

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Paucity

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shortage; small insufficient amount;

eg. a paucity of information

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Protean

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changeable; unstable; ever-changing
chimerical (changeable, unreal); vacillate (waver)
eg. it’s difficult to understand the protean project

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Sophomoric

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juvenile; immature

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Venal

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corrupt; can be bribed
venum-thing for sale
eg. venal politicians

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Archives

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collections of old records; place of storage of old documents

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Cliché

A

overused expression; something unoriginal

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Disparage

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criticize; belittle; regard as being little worth
dis-not, par-equal
eg. he always disparaged his competitors

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Flustered

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worked-up; not calm

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Ingrate

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ungrateful person

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Mercenary

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concerned only with money

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Peccadillo

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minor weakness; trivial offence

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Protégé

A

person under protection of, or guided by another

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Soporific

A

inducing sleep or drowsiness;

eg. motion of a train has a soporific effect

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Veneer

A

surface coating

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Articulate

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clear; lucid; eloquent

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Clientele

A

customers

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Disparity

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an inequality

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Fly-by-night

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unreliable; disreputable

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Inimical

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hostile, harmful;

eg inimical alien power

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Mercurial

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volatile; changeable;
subject to sudden/unpredictable changes of mood;
eg. his mercurial temperament

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Pedant

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person excessively concerned with adhering to minor details for academic learning

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Protocol

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procedure; code of behavior

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Sparse

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spare; bare; meager

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Venerate

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revere; worship; regard with respect

eg. Mother Teresa is venerated as a saint

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Artifice

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deception; trickery

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Coalesce

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come together; merge

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Dispassionate

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neutral; objective

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Forensic

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concerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence)

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Innate

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inherited; inborn

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Merge

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come together

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Pedestrian

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common; mundane; banal

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Provincial

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unsophisticated; narrow-minded

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Specious

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false

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Venial

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minor; unimportant

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Artisan

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craftsman

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Coddle

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pamper; fuss over; indulge

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Disseminating

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circulating; broadcasting; spreading (infor

44
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Fortitude

A

bravery

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Innocuous

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harmless; inoffensive

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Metaphorically

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symbolically; figuratively

47
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Peerless

A

without equal

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Prudent

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cautious; wise

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Speckled

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spotted; freckled; dotted

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Veracity

A

truthfulness

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Ascetic

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without luxuries; severely simple

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Coercion

A

force

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Diurnal

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active in daytime

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Fortuitous

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happening by chance

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Innovate

A

create; introduce something new

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Meticulous

A

very careful; painstaking

57
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Pejorative

A

derogatory

58
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Puerile

A

childish

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Sporadic

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not continuous; intermittent

60
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Verbose

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talkative; long-winded; rambling

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Assiduous

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thorough; diligent

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Cogent

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lucid; well argued

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Divert

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  1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detour
64
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Fractious

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irritable; difficult to control

65
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Inscrutable

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mysterious; impenetrable

66
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Mettle

A

courage; bravery; valor

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Pellucid

A

transparently clear

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Punctilious

A

paying attention to small details

69
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Spurious

A

false

70
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Verbosity

A

using too many words

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Assuage

A

to calm

72
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Cogitate

A

think over something; ponder

73
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Docile

A

gentle and easily lead

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Fraudulent

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fake; false

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Insentient

A

unfeeling

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Milieu

A

environment

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Pensive

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in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply

78
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Purloin

A

steal

79
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Stagnant

A

still; not moving

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Vertigo

A

dizziness

81
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Astute

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perceptive; sharp-witted

82
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Collage

A

picture made from fragments of other pictures

83
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Dogmatic

A

having stubbornly held opinions

84
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Frivolous

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not serious

85
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Insipid

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dull; bland; boring

86
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Mire

A

swamp; muddy ground

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Penury

A

poverty

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Pusillanimous

A

cowardly

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Staid

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dull; sober; serious

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Vestigial

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not developed

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Asylum

A

place of refuge or safety

92
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Collate

A

arrange in order

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Dolt

A

stupid person

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Frugal

A

economical; not wasting anything

95
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Instigate

A

to start; provoke

96
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Misanthrope

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hater of the rest of mankind

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Perceptive

A

observant

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Pyromania

A

compulsion to start fires

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Stanza

A

section of a poem

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Vignette

A

small sketch

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