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Abate

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(v) Reduce, Diminish, become less in amount or intensity;

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Abdicate

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(v) Formally give up the throne (or some other power or responsibility), give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

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Aberrant

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markedly different from an accepted norm,

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Abhor

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Detest, regard with disgust

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Abjure

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Give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath)

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Abrasive

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Rough, suitable for grinding or polishing (such as sandpaper); causing irritation or annoyance

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Abridge

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Reduce or lessen; shorten by omitting parts throughout while retaining the main idea

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Abstain

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Hold back, refrain (especially from something bad or unhealthy); decline to vote

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Acme

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Summit, peak, highest point

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Activism

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The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations

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Adhere

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Stick (to), such as with glue, or to a plan or belief

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Admonish

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Mildly scold; caution, advise, or remind to do something

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Adverse

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(adj) Opposing, harmful

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Advocate

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Speak or argue in favor of (verb); a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person (noun)

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Aesthetic

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Concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste, pertaining to the science of what is beautiful (adj); a sense of beauty and taste of a particular time and place (noun)

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Affable

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Warm and friendly, pleasant, approachable

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Affectation

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Fake behavior (such as in speech or dress) adopted to give a certain impression

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Aggrandize

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Make greater; exaggerate

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aggregate

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Gather together, amount to (v); constituting a whole made up of constituent parts (adj)

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Alacrity

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Cheerful or Speedy willingness

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Alienate

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Cause to become unfriendly, hostile, or distant

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Ambiguous

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Not clear, hard to understand, open to having several meanings of interpretations

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Ambivalent

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Uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at once

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Analogous

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Comparable, corresponding in some particular way (making a good analogy)

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Anarchy

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Absence of law or government; chaos, disorder

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Anoint

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Rub or sprinkle oil on; make sacred, such as by a ceremony that includes applying oil to someone

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Anomaly

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Deviation from what is common; inconsistency

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Antagonize

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Make hostile or unfriendly

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Apathy

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Not caring; absence of feeling; lack of interest or concern

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Apocryphal

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Of questionable authenticity; false

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Arcane

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Known or understood by only a few; obscure, secret

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Archaic

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Characteristic of an earlier period, ancient, primitive

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Arduous

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Very difficult, strenuous; severe, hard to endure

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Articulate

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Using language in a clear, fluent way (adj.); speak distinctly or give clarity to an idea (v)

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Artifact

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Any object made by humans, especially those form an earlier time, such as those excavated bu archeologists

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Artless

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Free of deceit or craftiness, natural, genuine; lacking skill or knowledge, crude, uncultured

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Ascertain

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Find out with certainty

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Ascetic

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Abstinent or austere in lifestyle; a person who leads an austere and simple life without material pleasures, esp. someone who does this for religious reasons

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Assuage

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Make milder, relieve; soothe, pacify, or calm

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Audacious

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Very bold or brave, often in a rude or reckless way

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Augment

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Make Larger

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Austere

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Severe in manner or appearance; very self-disciplined, ascetic; without luxury or ease; sober or serious

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Autonomous

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Self-governing, independent

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Aver

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Declare or affirm with confidence

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Avid

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Enthusiastic, dedicated, passionate; excessively desirous

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Balk

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Refuse to proceed or to do something

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Base

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Morally low, mean, dishonorable; or little or no value; crude and unrefined; counterfeit

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Belie

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Contradict or misrepresent

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Benign

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Harmless; favorable; kindle, gentle, or beneficial; not cancerous

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Bogus

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Fake, fraudulent

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Bolster

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Strengthen or support

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Boor

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Rude, ill-mannered, or insensitive person a peasant or a country bumpkin

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Bureaucracy

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Govt. characterized be many bureaus and petty administrators or by excessive, seemingly meaningless requirements

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Burgeon

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Grow or flourish rapidly; put forth buds or shoots (of a plant)

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Buttress

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Support or encourage (v); a support or prop, esp. projecting from and supporting the wall of a building (n)

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Bygone

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Past, former (adj.); that which is in the past (usually plural noun)

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Cacophony

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Harsh, discordant, or meaningless mixture of sounds

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Candid

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Open, sincere, honest

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Canonical

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Authorized, recognized; pertaining to the canon, or body of accepted rules, standards or artistic works

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Capricious

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Acting on impulse, erratic

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Cartography

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Map-making

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Castigate

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Criticize severely; punish in order to correct

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Catalyst

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Causer of change

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Caustic

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Capable of corroding metal or burning the skin; very critical or sarcastic

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Censure

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Strong disapproval or official reprimand (n); to issue such disapproval or reprimand (v)

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Chauvinism

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Fanatical patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory; undue or biased devotion to any group, cause, etc.

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Chronological

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Arranged in or relating to time order

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Clamor

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Noisy uproar or protest, as from a crowd; a loud, continuous noise

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Clinch

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Make final or settle conclusively; to fasten or hold together

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Coalesce

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Come together, unite; fuse together

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Cogent

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Very convincing, logical

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Commensurate

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The same in size, extent, etc., equivalent; proportional

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied, smug; overly content (and therefore lazy, neglectful, or some other bad quality)

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Complementary

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Completing; fitting together well; filling mutual needs

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Compliant

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Obeying, submissive; following the requirements

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Concede

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Give in, admit, yield; acknowledge reluctantly; grant or give up (such as giving up land after losing a war)

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Conciliatory

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Reconciling, appeasing, attempting to make the peace

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Concur

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Approve, agree

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Condone

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Overlook, tolerate, regard as harmless

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Confer

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Consult, compare views; bestow or give

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Connoisseur

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Expert, especially in the fine arts; person or educated, redefined tastes

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Console

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Lessen the suffering or grief of (v); a control panel, or small table or cabinet (n)

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Consolidate

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Unit, combine, solidify make coherent

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Constrict

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Squeeze, compress; restrict the freedom of

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Construe

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interpret or translate

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Contentious

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Controversial; prone to causing arguments, especially gratuitous or petty ones

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Contextualize

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Place in context, such as by giving the background or circumstances

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Conundrum

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Riddle, the answer to which involves a play on words; a mystery

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Converge

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Move towards one another or towards a point; unite

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Conversant

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Knowledge about or experienced with

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Conversely

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in opposite way; on the other hand

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Convoluted

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Twisted; very complicated

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Copious

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Plentiful, bountiful

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Corroborate

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Support, add evidence to

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Cosmopolitan

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Belonging to the entire world, at home globally; free from local or national prejudices or attachements

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Countenance

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Facial expression or face (n); approve or tolerate (v)

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Counterintuitive

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Against what one would intuitively expect

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Counterpoint

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Contrasting item, opposite; a complement; the use of contrast or interplay in a work of art

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Counterproductive

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Defeating the purpose; preventing the intended goal

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Covert

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Secret, veiled, undercover

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Crafty

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Cunning, skillful in deception or underhandled schemes

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Craven

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Very cowardly, lacking courage

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Credibility

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Believability, trustworthiness

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Credulous

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Gullible; prone to believing or trusting too easily or without enough evidence

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Crescendo

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Steady increase in force, intensity, or the loudness of a musical passage; a climactic moment or peak

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Culminate

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Reach the highest point or final stage

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Cynical

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Thinking the worst of others’ motivations; bitterly pessimistic

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Daunt

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Discourage, dishearten, lessen the courage of

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Debase

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Degrade; lower in quality, value, rank, etc.; lower in moral quality

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Debunk

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Expose, ridicule, or disprove false or exaggerated claims

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Decorous

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Behaving with propriety and good taste; polite

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Deem

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judge; consider

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Deface

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Vandalize. mar the appearance of

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Default

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Failure to act, neglect (n); fail to fulfill an obligation, especially a financial one (v)

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Deference

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Respectful submission; yielding to the authority or opinionj of another

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Deflect

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Cause to curve; turn aside, esp. from a sstraight course; avoid

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Deleterious

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Harmful, unhealthful

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Delineate

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Mark the outline of; sketch; describe in detail

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Denigrate

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Belittle, attack the reputation of

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Denote

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Be a name or symbol for

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Deride

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mock. scoff at laugh at contemptuously

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Derivative

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Derived from something else; not original

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Desiccate

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Thoroughly dried up, dehydrated

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Detached

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impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof

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Deterrent

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Something that restrains or discourages

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Diatribe

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Bitter, abusive attack or criticism; rant

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Didactic

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Intended to instruct; teaching , or teaching a moral lessen

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Digress

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Go off-topic when speaking or writing

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Din

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Loud, confused noise, esp. for a long period of time

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Disabuse

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Free someone from a mistake in thinking

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Discerning

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Having good judgement or insight; able to distinguish mentally

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Discredit

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Injure the reputation of, destroy credibility of or confidence in

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Discrepancy

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Difference or inconsistency

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Discriminating

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Judicious, discerning, having good judgement or insight

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Disingenuous

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Insincere, not genuine

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Disinterested

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Unbiased, impartial; not interested

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Disjointed

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Disconnected, not coherent, jerky; having the joints separated

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Dismiss

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Allow to disperse or leave; fire from a job; put aside or reject, especially after only a brief consideration

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Dispassionate

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Unbiased, not having a selfish or personal motivation; calm, lacking emotion

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Dispatch

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Speed, promptness; send off or deal with in a speedy way

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Disperse

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Scatter, spread widely, cause to vanish

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Disposition

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A person’s general or natural mood; tendency

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Disquieting

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Disturbing, cause anxiety

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Disseminate

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Scatter, spread about, broadcast

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Dissent

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Disagree or take an opposing view, esp. in relation to a formal body such as a government, political party, or church; such a view

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Dissonance

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Harsh, inharmonious sound; cacophony; disagreement

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Distill

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Purify; extract the essential elements of

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Diverge

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Differ, deviate; branch off or turn aside, as from a path

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Divest

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Deprive or strip of a rank, title, etc., or of clothing or gear; to sell off holdings (ant: invest)

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Divine

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Discover through divination or or supernatural means; perceive by insight

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Document

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Support with evidence, cite sources in a detailed way, create documentary evidence of

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Dogma

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A system of principles laid down by an authority; established belief

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Dormat

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Asleep, inactive, on a break

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Dubious

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Doubtfull, questionable, suspect

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e.g.

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For example, such as

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Eccentric

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Peculiar, odd, deviating from the norm esp. in a whimsical way

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Eclectic

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Selecting the best of everything or from many diverse sources

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Eclipse

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The obscuring of one thing by another, such as the sun by the moon or a person by a more famous or talented person (n); to obscure, darken, make less important (v)

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Efficacy

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the quality of being able to produce the intended effect

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Egalitarian

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Related to belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social spheres

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Egregious

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Extraordinarily or conspicuously bad; glaring

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Elated

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Very happy, in high spirits

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Elevate

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Raise, lift up; lift the spirits of; move up to a higher rank or status or raise up to a higher spiritual or intellectual plane

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Elicit

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Call forth, bring out, evoke

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Eloquent

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Marked by forceful, fluid, apt speech; expressive, emotionally moving

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Embellish

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Decorate, add ornamentation; enhance (a story) with fictional or fanciful details

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Eminent

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Prominent, distinguished, of high rank

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Empirical

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Coming from, based on, or able to be verified by experience or experimentation; not purely based on theory

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Emulate

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Copy in an attempt to equal or be better than

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Enervate

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Weaken, tire

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Enhance

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Raise to a higher value, desirability, etc.

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Enigma

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Puzzle, mystery, riddle; mysterious or contradictory person

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Entitlement

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Having the right to certain privileges; believing, sometimes without cause, that one deserves or has a right to certain privileges

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Enumerate

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Count or list; specify one-by-one

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Ephemeral

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Lasting only a short time, fleeting

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Equitable

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Fair, equal, just

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Erratic

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Inconsistent, wandering, having no fixed course

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Erroneous

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Mistaken, in horror; improper, morally incorrect

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Erudite

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Scholarly, knowledgeable; possessing deep, often systematic, knowledge

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Eschew

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Shun, avoid, abstain from

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Esoteric

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Understood by or intended for only a few; secret

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Estimable

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Worthy of esteem, admirable; able to be estimated

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Eulogy

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Speech of praise or written work of praise, esp. a speech given at the funeral

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Exacerbate

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Make worse (more violent, severe, etc.), inflame; irritate or embitter (a person)

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Exacting

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Very severe in making demands; requiring precise attention

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Exculpate

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Clear from guilt or blame

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Exhaustive

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Comprehensive, thorough, exhausting a topic or subject, accounting for all possibilities; draining, tending to exhaust

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Explicit

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Direct, clear, fully revealed; clearly depicting sex or nudity

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Exponent

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Person who expounds or explains; champion, advocate, or representative

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Extrapolate

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Conjecture about an unknown by projecting information about something known; predict by projecting past experience

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Facetious

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Joking, humorous, esp. inappropriately; not serious, concerned with frivolous things

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Facilitate

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Make easier, help the progress of

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Fallacious

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Containing a fallacy, or mistake in logic; logically unsound; deceptive

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Fanatical

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Excessively devoted, enthusiastic, or zealous in a uncritical way

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Fanciful

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Whimsical, capricious; imaginary; freely imaginative rather than based on reason or reality

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Fathom

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Measure the depth of (usually of water)as with a sounding line; penetrate and discover the meaning of, understand

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Feasible

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Possible, logical or likely, suitable

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Fidelity

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Faithfulness, loyalty; strict observance of duty; accuracy in reproducing a sound or image

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Finesse

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Extreme delicacy, subtlety, or diplomacy in handling a sensitive situation or in a performance or skill (n); use tact or diplomacy; employ a deceptive strategy (v)

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Flag

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Get tired, lose enthusiasm hang limply or droop

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Fleeting

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Passing quickly, transitory

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Figurative

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Metaphorical, base don figures of speech; containing many figures of speech (as fancy sounding writing); relayed to portraying human or animal figures

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Buffer

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Something that shields, protects, absorbs shock, or cushions

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Hedonist

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Person devoted to pleasure

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inasmuch

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In like manner, considering that (contradiction of “in as much”, generally followed by “as”)

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Incendiary

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Setting on fire, pertaining to arson; arousing strife, rebellion, etc.; “inflaming” the senses

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foment

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incite, instigate, stir up, promote the growth of; apple medicated liquid to a body part

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Foreshadow

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Indicate or suggest beforehand, presage

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Forfeit

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Surrender or lose as a result of an error, crime, or failure to fulfill an obligation

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Fortify

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Strengthen, invigorate, encourage

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Fringe

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On the margin, periphery (adj.); the people in a group who hold the most extreme views

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Frugal

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Economical, thrifty, not wasteful with money; inexpensive

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Futile

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Producing no useful result, ineffective, trivial or unimportant

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Gainsay

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Declare false, deny; oppose

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Garrulous

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Talkative, wordy, rambling

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Gauche

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Tactless, lacking social grace, awkward, crude

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Gawky

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Physically awkward (esp. of a tall, skinny person, often used to describe teenagers)

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Germane

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Relevant and appropriate, on-topic

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Gist

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Main idea, essence

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Glib

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Fluent and easy in a way that suggests superficially or insincerity

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Goosebumps

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The “bumps” created by hairs standing up on the skin in response to cold, fear, etc.

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Gradation

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A progression, a process taking place gradually, in stages; one of these stages

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Gregarious

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Social, pertaining to a flock or crowd

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Guile

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Clever deceit, cunning, craftiness

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Hackneyed

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So commonplace as to be stale; not fresh or original

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Hardy

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Bold, brave, capable of withstanding hardship, fatigue, cold, etc.

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Haven

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Harbor or port; refuge, safe place

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Hearken

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Listen, pay attention to

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Heterogenous

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Different in type, incongruous; composed of different types of elements

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Hierarchy

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A ranked series; a classification of people according to rank, ability, etc.; a ruling body

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Hodgepodge

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Mixture of different kinds of things, jumble

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Homogenous

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Of the same kind; uniform throughout

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Hyperbole

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Deliberate exaggeration for effect

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Idiosyncrasy

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Characteristic or habit peculiar to an individual; peculiar quality, quirk

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Illiberality

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Narrow-mindedness, bigotry; strictness or lack of generosity

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Imminent

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Ready to occur, impending

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Impair

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Make worse, weaken

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Impartial

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Unbiased, fair

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Impede

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Hold back, obstruct the progress of

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Implication

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Act of implying or that which is implied; close connection, esp. in a incrimination way

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Implicit

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implied, not stated directly; involbed in the very essence of something, unquestionable

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Implode

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Burst inward

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Inadvertent

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Unintentional; characterized by a lack of attention, careless

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Incentive

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Something that encourages greater action or effort, such as a reward

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Inchoate

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Just begun, underdeveloped, unorganized

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Incipient

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Just beginning; in a very early state

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Incongruous

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Out of place, inappropriate, not harmonious

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Inconsequential

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Insignificant, unimportant; illogical

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Incorporate

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Combine, unite; form a legal corporation; embody, give physical form to

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Indeterminate

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Not fixed or determined, indefinite; vague

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Indifferent

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Not caring, having no interest; unbiased, impartial

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Inform

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Inspire, animate; give substance, essence or context to; be the characteristic quality of

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Ingenuous

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Genuine, sincere, not holding back; naive

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Ingrained

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Deep-rooted, forming part of the very essence; worked into the fiber

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Inherent

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Existing as a permanent, essential quality; intrinsic

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Innocuous

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Harmless, inoffensive

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Intelligible

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Able to be understood, clear

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intractable

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Difficult to control, manage, or manipulate; hard to cure; stuborn

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Intrepid

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Fearless, brave, enduring in the face of adversity

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Intrinsic

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Belonging to the essential nature of a thing

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Jargon

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Vocabulary specific to a group or occupation; convoluted or unintelligible language

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Jocular

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Joking or given to joking all the time; jolly, playful

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Judicious

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Using good judgement; wise, sensible

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Juncture

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Critical point in time, such as a crises or a time when a decision in necessary; a place where two things are joined together

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Keen

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Sharp, piercing; very perceptive or mentally sharp; intense (of a feeling)

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Kudos

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Praise, honor, congratulations

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Lackluster

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Not shiny; dull, mediocre; lacking brilliance or vitality

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Laconic

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Using few words, concise

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Lament

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Mourn; express grief, sorrow, or regret (v); an expression of grief esp. as a song or poem (n)

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Lampoon

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A harsh satire (n); ridicule or satirize (v)

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Landmark

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Object (such as a building) that stands out and can be used to navigate by; a very important place, event, etc.

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Languid

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Drooping from exhaustion. sluggish, slow; lacking in sprit

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Lassitude

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Tiredness, weariness; lazy indifference

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Laudable

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Worthy of praise

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Lavish

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Abundant or giving in abundance; marked by excess (adj.); give very generously (v)

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Layperson

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A person who is not a member of the clergy or not a member of a particular profession (such as medicine, law, etc.)

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Levity

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Lightness (of mind, spirit, or mood) or lack of seriousness, sometimes in an inappropriate way

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Levy

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Collect tax from, wage war on, or enlist for military service (v); act of collecting tax or amount owed, or the drafting of troops into military service (n)

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Liberal

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Favorable to progress or reform; believing in maximum possible individual freedom; tolerant, open-minded; generous(adj.); a person with such beliefs or practices (n)

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Libertine

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Morally or sexually unrestrained personl freethinker (regarding religion)

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Likewise

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Also, in addition to; similarly, in the same way

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Log

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Keep a record of, write down; travel for or at a certain distance or speed (v); a written record (n)

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Loquacious

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Talkative, wordy

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Lucid

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Clear, easy to understand; rational, sane

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Lull

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Soothe or cause to fall asleep (as in lullaby); quite down; make to feel secure, sometimes falsely (v); a period of calm o quite (n)

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Makeshift

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A temporary, often improvised, substitute (n); improvised for temporary use (adj.)

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Malleable

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Able to be bent, shaped, or adapted

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Maverick

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Rebel, individualist, dissenter

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Mendacious

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Lying, habitually dishonest

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Mercurial

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Quickly and unpredictable changing moods; fickle, flighty

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Metamorphosis

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A complete change or transformation (in biology, a change such as a caterpillar becoming a pupa and then a butterfly)

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Meticulous

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Taking extreme care in regards to details; precise, fussy

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Mitigate

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Make less sever; lessen or moderate (damage, gried, pain, etc.)

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Modest

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humble; simple rather than showy; decent (esp. “covering up” in terms of dress); small, limited

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Molify

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Calm or soothe (an angry person); lessen or soften

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Monotony

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Sameness or repetitiousness to the point of being boring; lack variation, uniformity, esp. repetition in sound

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Moreover

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Besides; in addition to what was just stated

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Mores

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Customs, manners, or morals of a particular group

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Mundane

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Common, ordinary, everyday

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Naive

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Simple and unsophisticated, unsuspecting, lacking worldly experience and critical judgement

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Nascent

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Coming into existence, still developing

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Negate

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Deny or refute; make void or cause to be ineffective

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Net

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Remaining after expenses or other factors have been deducted; ultimate (adj.); too bring in as profit, or to catch as in a net (v)

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Nevertheless or Nonetheless

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However, even so, despite that

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Notoriety

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Ill fame; the state of being well known for a disgraceful reason

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Novel

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New, fresh, original

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Nuance

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A subtle difference in tone, meaning, expression, etc.

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Objective

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Factual, related to reality or physical objects; not influenced by emotions, unbiased

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Obsequious

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Servile, very compliant, fawning

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Obsolete

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Out of date, no longer in use

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Obstinate

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Stubborn or hard to control

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Obviate

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Prevent, eliminate, or make unnecessary

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Occult

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The supernatural (n); pertaining to magic, astrology, etc.; mysterious, secret or hidden (adj.); to hide, to shut off from view (v)

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Offhand

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Casual, informal; done without preparation or forethought; rude in a short way, brusque

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Officious

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Excessively eager in giving unwanted advice or intruding where one is not wanted; meddlesome, pushy

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Offset

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Counteract, compensate for (v); a counterbalance(n)

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Onerous

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Burdensome, oppressive, hard to endure

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Opaque

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Not translucent; not allowing light, heat, etc. to pass through; dark, dull, unclear or stupid

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Optimal or Optimum

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Best, most desirable or favorable

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Orthodox

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adhering to a traditional, established faith, or to anything customary or commonly accepted

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Oscillate

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Swing back and forth; waver, change one’s mind

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Outstrip

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Surpass, exceed; be larger or better than; leave behind

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Overshadow

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Cast a shadow over, darken; dominate, make to seem less important

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Paradigm

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Model or pattern; worldview, set of shared assumptions, values, etc.

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Paradox

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Contradiction that is actually true

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Pariah

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Social outcast, untouchable

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Partial

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Biased, prejudiced, favoring one over others; having a special liking for something or someone (usually partial to)

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Partisan

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Devoted to a particular group, case, etc.(adj); fervent supported of a group, party, idea, etc. guerrilla fighter(b)

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Patent

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Obvious, apparent, plain to see (adj.); a letter from a govt. guaranteeing an inventor the rights to his or her invention (n)

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Pathological

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Relating to or caused be disease; relating to compulsive bad behavior

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Patronizing

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Condescending, having a superior manner, treating as an inferior

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Paucity

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Scarcity, the state of being small in number

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Peccadillo

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Small sin or fault

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Pedestrian

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Ordinary, dull, commonplace

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Penchant

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Liking or inclination (usually penchant for)

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Perfidious

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Disloyal, treacherous, violating one’s trust

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Peripheral

A

Relating to or making up an outer boundary or region; not of primary importance, fringe

339
Q

Permeate

A

Spread or penetrate throughout

340
Q

Pervasive

A

Tending to spread throughout

341
Q

Philanthropy

A

Efforts to improve the well-being of humankind, generally through giving money

342
Q

Phone

A

fake, counterfeit; insincere, not genuine

343
Q

Pious

A

Devout; religiously reverent and dutiful

344
Q

Pith

A

Core, essence; significance or weight

345
Q

Placate

A

Satisfy or calm down (an angry or dissatisfied person), esp. by conciliatory gestures

346
Q

Placid

A

Peaceful, calm, tranquil

347
Q

Plastic

A

Able to be shaped or formed; easily influenced

348
Q

Plausible

A

Believable; having the appearance of truth

349
Q

Plummet

A

Plunge, fall straight down

350
Q

Polarized

A

Divided into sharply opposed groups

351
Q

Ponderous

A

Heavy, bulky and unwieldy; dull. labored

352
Q

Posthumous

A

Happening or continuing after death

353
Q

Potentate

A

Ruler, person of great power

354
Q

Pragmatic

A

Practical; dealing with actual facts

355
Q

Preamble

A

Introductory statement, preface

356
Q

Precarious

A

Unstable, insecure, dangerous

357
Q

Precursor

A

Something that comes before, esp. something that also announces or suggests something on its way

358
Q

Predisposed

A

Having an inclination or tendency beforehand; subscribe

359
Q

Preempt

A

Prevent; take the place of, supplant; take before someone else can

360
Q

presumptive

A

Based on inference or assumption; providing reasonable grounds for belied

361
Q

Presumptuous

A

Too bold of forward; going beyond that which is proper

362
Q

Pretentious

A

Claiming or demanding a position of importance or dignity, esp. when unjustified; showing off, creating a deceptive, false show of worth

363
Q

Principled

A

Having high moral standards

364
Q

Pristine

A

In an original, pure state; uncorrupted

365
Q

Probity

A

Honesty, integrity

366
Q

Prodigal

A

Wasteful, extravagant; giving abundantly, lavish

367
Q

Prodigious

A

Extraordinarily large, impressive, etc.

368
Q

Profligate

A

Completely and shamelessly immoral, or extremely wasteful

369
Q

Profound

A

Very insightful, penetrating deeply into a subject; pervasive, intense, “down to the very bottom”; at the very bottom

370
Q

Profuse

A

Abundant, extravagant, giving or given freely

371
Q

Prohibitive

A

Tending to forbid something, or serving to prevent

372
Q

Proliferate

A

Increase or spread rapidly or excessively

373
Q

Prologue

A

Introductory part to a book, play, etc.

374
Q

Pronounced

A

Distinct, strong, clearly indicated

375
Q

Propriety

A

Conforming to good manners or appropriate behavior

376
Q

Prosaic

A

Dull, ordinary

377
Q

Proscribe

A

Prohibit, outlaw; denounce; exile or banish

378
Q

Prospective

A

Potential, in the future

379
Q

Prudent

A

Wise in practical matters, carefully providing for the future

380
Q

Pugnacious

A

Inclined to fight, combative

381
Q

Qualified

A

Modified, limited, conditional on something else

382
Q

Quandary

A

Uncertainty or confusion about what to do, dilemma

383
Q

Quibble

A

Make trivial arguments or criticism, find faults in a petty way, esp. to evade something more important

384
Q

Quotidian

A

Daily; everyday, ordinary

385
Q

Ranks

A

Personnel; a group of people considered all together

386
Q

Reap

A

Harvest, such as by cutting; gather; get as a result of one’s effort

387
Q

Recluse

A

Person who lives in seclusion

388
Q

Refute

A

Prove to be false

389
Q

Relegate

A

Send or commit to an inferior place, rank, condition, etc.; exile, banish; assign (task) to someone else

390
Q

Remedial

A

Providing a remedy, curative; correcting a deficient skill

391
Q

Render

A

Give, submit, surrender; translate declare

392
Q

Replete

A

Supplied in abundance, filled gorged (used with with)

393
Q

Reproach

A

Blame, disgrace (n); criticize, express disappointment in(v)

394
Q

Repudiate

A

Reject, cast off, deny tat something has authority

395
Q

Requite

A

Reciprocate, repay, or revenge

396
Q

Rescind

A

Annul, repeal, make void

397
Q

Resolution

A

The quality of being firmly determined; resolving to do something; a formal judgement, esp. decided by a vote

398
Q

Resolve

A

Find a solution to; firmly decide to do something; decide by formal vote(v); firmness of purpose (n)

399
Q

Respectively

A

In the order given

400
Q

Restive

A

Impatient or uneasy under the control of another; resisting being controlled

401
Q

Reticent

A

Not talking much; private (of a person), restrained, reserved

402
Q

Retrospective

A

Looking to the past or backward; applying to the past, retroactive (adj.); An art exhibit of an artist’s work over a long period of time (n)

403
Q

Reverent

A

Feeling or expressing very deep respect and awe

404
Q

Rhetoric

A

The art or study of persuasion through speaking or writing; language that is elaborate or pretentious but actually empty, meaning little

405
Q

Rife

A

Happening frequently, abundant, currently being reported

406
Q

Rudimentary

A

Elementary, relating to the basics; underdeveloped, primitive

407
Q

Rustic

A

Relating to country life, unsophisticated; primitive; made of rough wood (adj.); a rural or uncultured person (n)

408
Q

Sacrosanct

A

Sacred, inviolable, not to be trespassed on or violated; above any criticism

409
Q

Sagacious

A

Wise; showing good judgement and foresight

410
Q

Salubrious

A

Healthful, promoting health

411
Q

Sanction

A

Permission or approval, something that gives support or authority to something else (n); to allow, confirm, ratify (v); OR a legal action by one or more countries against anther country to get it to comply (n); to place sanctions or penalties on (v)

412
Q

Sanguine

A

Cheerfully optimistic, hopeful; reddish, ruddy (as in rosy-red cheeks indicating health or vitality)

413
Q

Sap

A

The inner fluid of a plant or any essential body fluid; energy; vitality; a person taken advantage of (n); undermine, weaken, tire out (v)

414
Q

Satiate or Sate

A

To fully satisfy; to go beyond satisfying to the point of excess (possibly inducing disgust, tiredness, etc.)

415
Q

Saturate

A

Soak or imbue thoroughly; cause a substance to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

416
Q

Savor

A

Appreciate fully, taste or smell with pleasure

417
Q

Scant

A

Not enough or barely enough

418
Q

Scathing

A

Severe, injurious; bitterly harsh or critical (as a remark)

419
Q

Secular

A

Not religious or holy; pertaining to worldly things

420
Q

Sedulous

A

Preserving, persistent, diligent in one’s efforts

421
Q

Sentient

A

Conscious; experiencing sensation or perceiving with the senses

422
Q

Simultaneous

A

At the same time

423
Q

Skeptic

A

Person inclined to doubting or questioning generally accepted beliefs

424
Q

Skirt

A

Border, lie along the edge of, go around; evade

425
Q

Slack

A

Loose, negligent, lazy, weak (adj.); neglect to do one’s duties; loosen up, relax (v); period of little work (n)

426
Q

Slew

A

A large number or quantity

427
Q

Slight

A

Small, not very important, slender or delicate (adj.); treat as though not very important; snub, ignore(v); an act of treating in this way; a discourtesy (n)

428
Q

Solicitous

A

Concerned or anxious (about another person), expressing care; eager or desirous; very careful

429
Q

Soporific

A

Causing sleep; sleepy, drowsy (adj.); something that causes sleep (n)

430
Q

Sound

A

Measure the depth of (usually of water) as with a sounding line; penetrate and discover the meaning of, understand (usually as sound the depths )

431
Q

Spartan

A

Very disciplined and stern; frugal, living simply; austere; suggestive or the ancient Spartans

432
Q

Spate

A

Sudden outpouring or rush; flood

433
Q

Spearhead

A

Be the leader of

434
Q

Specious

A

Seemingly true but actually false; deceptively attractive

435
Q

Spectrum

A

A broad range of nevertheless related qualities or ideas, esp. those that overlap to create a continuous series (as in a color spectrum, where each color blends into the next in a continuous way)

436
Q

Speculate

A

Contemplate; make a guess or educated guess about; engage in a risky business transaction, gamble

437
Q

Sporadic

A

Occasional, happening irregularly or in scattered locations

438
Q

Sportive

A

Playful, merry, joking around, done “in sport” (rather than intended seriously)

439
Q

Standing

A

Status, rank, reputation (n); existing indefinitely, not movable (adj.)

440
Q

Stark

A

Complete, total, utter; harsh or grim; extremely simple, severe, blunt, or pain

441
Q

Static

A

Fixed, not moving or changing, lacking vitality

442
Q

Status quo

A

Existing state or condition

443
Q

Stingy

A

Not generous with money, reluctant to spend or give

444
Q

Stoic or stoical

A

Indifferent to pleasure or pain, enduring without complaint; person indifferent to pleasure or pain (n)

445
Q

Stolid

A

unemotional, showing little emotion, not easily moved

446
Q

Stymie or stymy

A

Block, hinder, or thwart (v); an obstacle (n)

447
Q

Subjective

A

Existing in the mind or relating to one’s own thoughts, opinions, emotions, etc.; personal, individual, based on feelings

448
Q

Subside

A

Sink, settle down, become less active, return to a normal level

449
Q

Substantiate

A

Support with evidence or proof; give a materiel existence to

450
Q

Succeeding

A

Coming after or following

451
Q

Supersede

A

Replace, take the position of, cause to be disregarded as void or obsolete

452
Q

Supplicate

A

Pray humbly; ask, beg, or seek in a humble way

453
Q

Surfeit

A

Excess, excessive amount, overindulgence

454
Q

Surmise

A

Guess, infer, think or make an opinion with incomplete information

455
Q

Sycophant

A

Servile flatterer, parasitic person who fawns in order to get ahead

456
Q

Synchronous

A

Happening at the same time; occurring at the same rate and thus happening together repeatedly

457
Q

Table

A

Lay aside to discuss later, ofter as a way to postpone discussion indefinitely

458
Q

Tacit

A

Understood without being said; implied, not stated directly; silent

459
Q

Taciturn

A

Not talking much, reserved; silent, holding back in conversation

460
Q

Tangential

A

Only slightly relevant, going off topic

461
Q

Temparence

A

Moderation, self-control, esp. regarding alcohol or other desires or pleasures; total abstinence from alcohol

462
Q

Tenuous

A

Long and thin, slender; slimsy, having little substance

463
Q

Timely

A

Well-timed, happening at a suitable time

464
Q

Timorous

A

Fearful, timid

465
Q

Tirade

A

Bitter, abusive criticism or verbal attack

466
Q

Torpor

A

Sluggishness, lethargy, apathy; a period of inactivity

467
Q

Torrid

A

Very hot, parching, burning; passionate

468
Q

Tractable

A

Easily controlled or managed, docile; easily shaped or molded

469
Q

Transitory

A

Temporary, short-lived, not lasting

470
Q

Trifling

A

Trivial, not very important; so small as to be unimportant; frivolous, shallow

471
Q

Trite

A

Lacking freshness and originality, lacking effectiveness due to overuse, cliche

472
Q

Ubiquitous

A

Existing everywhere at the same time

473
Q

Undermine

A

Weaken, cause to collapse by digging away at the foundation (of a building or an argument ); injure or attack in a secretive or underhanded way

474
Q

Underscore

A

Emphasize (or, literally, to underline text)

475
Q

Unearth

A

Dig up, uncover, expose

476
Q

Unequivocal

A

Unambiguous, clear, absolute; having only one possible meaning

477
Q

Unprecedented

A

Never before known or seen, without having happened previously

478
Q

Unseemly

A

Improper, inappropriate, against the rules of taste or politeness

479
Q

Vacilate

A

Waver in one’s mind or opinions, be indecisive

480
Q

Venerate

A

Revere, regard with deep respect and awe

481
Q

Veracity

A

Truthfulness, accuracy; habitual adherence to the truth

482
Q

Verbose

A

Wordy

483
Q

Viable

A

Capable of living (or growing, developing, etc.); practical, workable

484
Q

Vintage

A

Related to items of high quality from a previous era, old fashioned antique (adj.); the wine of a particular year (n)

485
Q

Virtual

A

Existing only in the mind or by means of a computer network; existence in results or in essence but not officially or in name

486
Q

Vituperate

A

Verbally abuse, rebuke or criticize harshly

487
Q

Volatile

A

Varying, inconsistent, fleeting; tending to violence, explosive;

488
Q

Warranted

A

Justified, authorized (warrant can mean to justify or a justification, but can also mean to vouch for or guarantee)

489
Q

Wary

A

Watchful, motivated by caution, on guard against danger

490
Q

Whereas

A

While on the contrary, considering that

491
Q

Whimsical

A

Marked or motivated by whims (odd, fanciful ideas); erratic, unpredictable

492
Q

Wily

A

Crafty, cunning, characterized by tricks or artifice

493
Q

Zeal

A

Great fervor or enthusiasm for a cause, person, etc., tireless diligence in furthering that cause; passion, ardor

494
Q

Zenith

A

High point, culmination

GRE Vocab (13 decks)

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