List B1 Flashcards
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lucrative
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adj. producing wealth; profitable
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uncanny
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adj. strangely unsettling, as if of supernatural origin
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utopia
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n. an ideally perfect place
adj. utopian
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hue
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n. a shade of color
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gross
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adj. total, entire; glaringly obvious, flagrant
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forlorn
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adj. appearing sad because abandoned; in pitiful condition; almost without hope
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ecstasy
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n. state of overwhelming joy; rapture
adj. ecstatic
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valid
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adj. based on truth or fact; having legal force
v. validate
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decry
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v. to speak out against strongly and openly
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check
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v. to restrain or block
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proximity
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n. closeness
adj. proximate
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corrupt
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adj. marked by immorality; dishonest; containing errors (as in a text)
n. corruption
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colossal
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adj. very large
n. colossus
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leery
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adj. suspicious; distrustful
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egress
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n. going out; the right to go out or exit
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archetype
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n. the original pattern or model; a perfect example
adj. archetypal
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referendum
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n. direct popular vote on a law or measure of public policy
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kin
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n. one’s relatives
n. kinship
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coax
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v. to persuade or obtain by pleading or flattery
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talisman
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n. something thought to have magic power
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truncate
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v. to cut short
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manifest
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adj. obvious; very clear; evident
n. manifestation
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august
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adj. inspiring awe or admiration, esp. because of high rank or character
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commodity
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n. an item of trade or commerce, esp. as distinguished from a service
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context
n. the circumstances in which something occurs
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insinuate
v. to hint
| n. insinuation
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archaic
adj. of a much earlier, often more primitive period
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flagrant
adj. conspicuously bad or offensive
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rapcious
adj. excessively greedy; taking by force
| n. rapacity
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adapt
v. to adjust to a new situation or environment; to change
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labyrinthine
adj. complicated; puzzling
| n. labyrinth
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debut
n. a first appearance before the public
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consecrate
v. to make or set apart as sacred
| n. consecration
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stratum
n. a level or layer
pl. strata
v. stratify
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morass
n. an area of swampy ground; something that thinders
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prolific
adj. producing a lot
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boycott
v. to refuse to buy, sell, or use
| n. boycott
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ostentatious
adj. showy, pretentious
| n. ostentation
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domain
n. a territory or range of rule or control
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reek
v. to give off a strong, unpleasant odor; to be pervaded with something unpleasant
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nefarious
adj. very wicked; villainous
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deference
n. yielding an opinion, desire, or position to another out of respect
adj. deferential
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innocuous
adj. harmless
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resent
v. to feel hostility because of a perceived insult or injury
n. resentment
adj. resntful
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pulpit
n. a podium used for preaching
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vapid
adj. lacking interest, animation, or flavor
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egalitarian
adj. of the belief that all people should have equal rights
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harangue
n. a long pompous speech; a speech or piece of writing expressing strong emotion; a tirade
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agrarian
adj. related to farming
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regale
v. to delight or entertain
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bar
v. to keep out; exlude
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desultory
adj. lacking a plan or purpose; unmethodical
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opportunist
n. one who takes advantage of every opportunity, whether or not it is moral to do so
adj. opportunistic
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visceral
adj. instinctive; relating to the internal organs
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permeate
v. to spread or flow throughout
| adj. permeable
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stagnant
adj. inactive; not moving
n. stagnation
v. stagnate
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indiscriminate
adj. unselective; random; unrestrained
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stark
adj. not ornamented; plain; absolute
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rancorous
adj. bitter and resentful
| n. rancor
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prodigal
adj. exceedingly or recklessly wasteful
| n. prodigality
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disconcert
v. to make confused or uneasy
| adj. disconcerting
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patron
n. a sponsor; a supporter; a regular customer
n. patronage
n. patronize
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margin
a border or edge; a limit in condition or ability; an amount or degree of difference
adj. marginal
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fervent
adj. passionate; eager; earnest
| n. fervor
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penchant
n. a strong liking
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climax
n. the point of greatest intensity, which marks the end of an ascending process
adj. climactic
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requisite
adj. needed; necessary
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cognizant
adj. aware (with "of")
| n. cognizance
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amorphous
adj. without definite shape; shapeless; unorganized
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demeanor
n. outward behavior, esp. that reveals one's personality or attitude
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artifact
n. an object produced by human work, esp. one of historical or archaeological interest
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placebo
n. something presented as a drug, but having no actual effect
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prosaic
adj. straightforward; lacing in imagination
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tantamount
adj. equivalent in effect or value
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caste
n. a rigid and hereditary social class
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pummel
v. to beat, as with the fists
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egregious
adj. outstanding for undesirable qualities; remarkably bad
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sinecure
n. a paid position that requires little or no work
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flamboyant
adj. extravagant; showy
| n. flamboyance
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balmy
adj. soothing, mild, pleasant
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leaven
v. to add yeast; to fill (something) with a substance that changes it or makes it lighter
adj. leavened
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exonerate
v. to find blameless
| n. exoneration
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puerile
adj. childish; foolishly immature
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censure
v. to criticize severely
| n. censure
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machination
n. an artful or secret plot or scheme
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court
v. to attempt to gain, esp. love or favor; to behave so as to invite
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supplant
v. to take the place of
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polyglot
n. one who speaks many languages; adj. speaking many languages
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vicarious
adj. felt as if one were taking part in the experiences of another
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capricious
adj. erratic; tending to change abruptly
| n. caprice
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urban
adj. relating to a city
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vociferous
adj. loud and vehement
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effusive
adj. overflowing; excessively emotional
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inscribe
v. to write, carve or engrave words or letter on or in a surface
n. inscription
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forthcoming
adj. about to appear; available when needed; communicative
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inordinate
adj. excessive, unrestrained
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amble
v. to walk slowly or leisurely
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covenant
n. a binding agreement
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pellucid
adj. transparently clear
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latitude
n. freedom from normal limitations; room for movement or action
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pecuniary
adj. of or involving money
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flummox
v. to confuse or perplex
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embed
v. to fix in a surrounding mass
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rambunctious
adj. very loud and disorderly
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interstices
n. small spaces between things
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potent
adj. powerful; having a strong effect
| n. potency
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nepotism
n. showing favoritism to relatives
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amiable
adj. friendly and agreeable; sociable
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congregate
v. to assemble into a group
| n. congregation
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demographics
n. the distribution of human population groups
n. demography
n. demographer
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ponderous
adj. clumsy and heavy; boring and labored
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irony
n. a use of words in which the intended meaning is very different from the literal sense; an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs, esp. one that suggests a lesson about human folly
adj. ironic
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debris
n. bits and pieces of rubbish
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preempt
v. to take the place of; to have priority or precedence over
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tawdry
adj. tastelessly showy
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apprehend
v. to become aware of through the senses
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effect
v. to bring about
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buttress
v. to prop up or support
| n. buttress
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concoct
v. to invent; to create by combing ingredient, as in cooking
| n. concoction
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amalgamate
v. to blend together into one; to unite
| n. amalgamation
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shrewd
adj. clever in practical matter; cunning
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prognosticate
v. to predict
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curfew
n. a regulation requiring people to be inside at a certain time
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caustic
adj. capable of burning or corroding by chemical action; bitingly sarcastic, cutting
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throe
n. a spasm of pain; strong yearning
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sanction
v. to give official approval
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resonate
v. to echo
| n. resonance
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herald
v. to bear news; to announce
| n. herald
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contumacious
adj. stubbornly disobedient; rebellious, insubordinate
| n. contumacy
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timorous
adj. full of fear
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replete
adj. well-filled; abundantly supplied
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exiguous
adj. scanty; meager; small; slender
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negotiate
v. to succeed in going over, coping with, or accomplishing
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rigor
n. strictness or severity
| adj. rigorous
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consensus
n. a position reached by a group as a whole or by majority will; general areement
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cede
v. to give or formally surrender to another
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downtrodden
adj. badly and unfairly treated; oppressed
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oblivious
adj. unaware
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skirt
v. to lie along the edge of; to pass nearby or around, rather than through
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jargon
n. the specialized terminology of a profession; incoherent speech
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anathema
n. someone or something that is hated
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patriarch
n. a man who rules a family clan; a very respected old man
adj. patriarchal
n. patriarchy
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belligerent
adj. eager to fight; aggressive; engaged in warfare
| n. belligerence
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epithet
n. a descriptive term for a person or thing
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deficit
n. an inadequacy; an unfavorable condition or position
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forbidding
adj. disagreeable; menacing
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equanimity
n. evenness of temper, esp. as a characteristic state
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emolument
n. payment for an office or employment
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pacify
v. to make peaceful; to restore calm
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entrenched
adj. dug in
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discrepancy
n. lack of agreement; difference
| adj. discrepant
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viable
adj. able to live; capable of success
| n. viability
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insipid
adj. uninteresting; having no flavor
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paternal
adj. relating to or characteristic of a father
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cabal
n. a small group of secret plotters, i.e., against a government or authority
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indigenous
adj. native, occurring naturally
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repudiate
v. to reject as invalid or untrue
| n. repudiation
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decisive
adj. conclusive; beyond doubt; showing determination
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behoove
v. to be necessary or proper for
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deleterious
adj. harmful; destructive
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radical
adj. favoring fundamental or extreme change; relating to roots or origins
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lurid
adj. causing shock or horror; tastelessly vivid; glowing like fire though a haze
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inexorable
adj. not able to be persuaded; unyielding; unalterable
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broach
v. to raise for discussion
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improvident
adj, not preparing for the future; incautious
| n. improvidence
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profound
adj. very deep; penetrating beyond the superficial
| n. profundity
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vacillate
v. to swing back and forth
| n. vacillation
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promulgate
v. to make known by official announcement
| n. promulgation
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construe
v. to interpret
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ilk
n. kind; sort; class
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dissent
v. to disagree
| n. dissent
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expatriate
v. to send into exile; n. one who has moved to a foreign country
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emollient
adj. having a softening, soothing effect; n. an agent that softens, esp. the skin
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doctrine
n. a set of principles (religious, political, etc.); a rule of law, esp. as established by precedent
adj. doctrinal
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preclude
v. to make impossible; to prevent the occurrence of
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expunge
v. to erase; to eliminate completely
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fluent
adj. easy; graceful
| n. fluency
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abet
v. to encourage, assist, or support, usually in wrongdoing
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comprehensive
adj. complete; covering broadly and all-inclusively
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protocol
n. the customs and regulations dealing with formal behavior; the plan for carrying out a scientific study
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replicate
v. to copy, reproduce, or repeat
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gender
n. sexual identiity, esp. in relation to society or culture
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ambiance
n. environment
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adverse
adj. opposed, difficult
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adumbrate
v. to give a sketchy outline; to foreshadow
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enumerate
v. to count off or list
| n. enumeration
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matriarchy
n. a society where the mother is the head of the family and descent is traced through the mother's side of the family
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doctrinaire
adj. inflexible maintaining an idea without regard to practicality
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feasible
adj. capable of being done
| n. feasibility
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venerable
adj. worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age, etc.
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connote
v. to imply something beyond a literal meaning
| n. connotation
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forge
v. to give form or shape to; to advance gradually
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veer
v. to change direction
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fanfare
n. a showy public display
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paradigm
n. an example; a model
| adj. paradigmatic
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enmity
n. the bitter attitude or feelings of an enemy or of mutual enemies
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flaunt
v. to display ostentatiously; to show off; to boast
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empathy
n. ability to understand and identify with another's feelings and emotions
adj. empathetic
v. empathize
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adduce
v. to show as an example or means of proving something
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halcyon
adj. calm; peaceful
