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1
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indignant

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feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment, aggrieved, affronted
“he was indignant at being the object of suspicion”

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munificent

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generous, magnanimous

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ersatz

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a substitute for a product, typically an inferior one

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mimetic

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pertaining to mimesis

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clandestine

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secret

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sophomoric

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pretentious or juvenile

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quixotic

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extremely idealistic, unrealistic and impractical

“a vast and perhaps quixotic project”

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arresting

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striking

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undue

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unwarranted or inappropriate because excessive or disproportionate

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run the gauntlet

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to have to deal with a lot of people who are criticizing or attacking you

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run the gamut

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to include the full range of possible things within a group or type

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ape

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copy

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ponderous

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slow and clumsy because of great weight;

dull or laborious (especially of speech or writing)

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cabal

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a secret political clique or faction

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hoi polloi

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the masses, the common people

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incendiary

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(of a device or attack) intended to cause fires (e.g. an incendiary bomb);
provocative, seditious;
very exciting
“an incendiary live performer

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parochial

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narrow-minded; related to a church parish

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dulcet

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(especially of sound) sweet and soothing (often used ironically)

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facile

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easy; simplistic, superficial

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garish

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obtrusively bright and showy, gaudy, meretricious

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baneful

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harmful or destructive

“baneful effects”

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noxious

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harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant

“they were overcome by the noxious fumes”

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outstrip

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overtake

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poultice

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a soft, moist mass of material, typically consisting of bran, flour, herbs, etc., applied to the body to relieve soreness and inflammation and kept in place with a cloth

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foible

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weakness, shortcoming, flaw

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mores

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the essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a society or community

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peccadillo

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a minor fault

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prerequisite

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qualification

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ruminate

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contemplate

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deluge

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inundate

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pithy

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(of a fruit) containing much pith; laconic, terse

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addled

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confused; (of an egg) rotten

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acerbic

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sharp

“acerbic wit”

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doyenne

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the most respected or prominent woman in a particular field

“the fashion doyenne”

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vicissitude

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a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant
“her husband’s sharp vicissitudes of fortune”

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serendipity

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happy chance

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37
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progeny

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offspring

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lackadaisical

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carelessly lazy

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akimbo

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with hands on the hips and elbows turned outwards

“she stood with arms akimbo”

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abreast of

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to stay up to date with

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41
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subservient

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submissive

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askance

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with an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval

“the reformers looked askance at the mystical tradition”

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43
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taciturn

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quiet

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addlepated

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confused; eccentric

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tepid

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lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm

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enigmatic

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mysterious, inscrutable

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cajole

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inveigle, coax

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roundly

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emphatically, so thoroughly as to leave no doubt

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pan

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criticise (a play or movie)

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inscrutable

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enigmatic, mysterious

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berate

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scold or criticise angrily, rebuke, reprimand, admonish

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simpatico

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(of a person) likeable and easy to get on with
“the inspector was a charming man, so simpatico”;
compatible

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maudlin

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sentimental

“a maudlin self-pity”

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effusive

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showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

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agglomerate

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to collect or form into a mass or group

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56
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syncopate

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displace the beats or accents in (music or a rhythm) so that strong beats become weak and vice versa
“syncopated dance music”;
shorten (a word) by dropping sounds or letters in the middle, as in symbology for symbolology, or Gloster for Gloucester

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57
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amortise

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pay in installations

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58
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recidivist

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one who returns to committing crime

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59
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depredate

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steal from, plunder

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deft

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skillful

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consanguineous

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relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor
“consanguineous marriages may give rise to recessive syndromes”

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chary of

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suspicious or slightly scared of, wary of

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coltish

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energetic but awkward in one’s movements or behaviour

“long, lean, coltish women”

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fecund

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fertile

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imperious

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arrogant and domineering, peremptory

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forebear

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an ancestor

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67
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hamper

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hinder or impede

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blithe

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showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper
“a blithe disregard for the rules of the road”;
happy or carefree

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restive

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restless

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70
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sanguine

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optimistic

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high-handed

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using power or authority without considering the feelings of others
synonym: imperious, peremptory

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odious

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extremely unpleasant, repulsive, repugnant

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73
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potable

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safe to drink, drinkable

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74
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risible

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laughable

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75
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cursory

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hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

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verdant

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green with grass, lush; new and inexperienced

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jejune

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naïve and superficial; (of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting

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modish

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conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable

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mirth

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amusement, especially as expressed in laughter

“his six-foot frame shook with mirth”

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excoriation

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harsh criticism

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garland

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a wreath of flowers and leaves; an accolade or mark of honour

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obloquy

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opprobrium

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artifice

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clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others

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parsimony

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miserliness

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85
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pulchritude

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beauty

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86
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unstrung

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unnerved, upset

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87
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cane

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beat with a cane

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lacuna

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a gap; a missing portion in a book or manuscript

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profligate

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recklessly extravagant or wasteful; dissipated, dissolute, licentious; reprobate, libertine

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seraph

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angel

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overture

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prelude; an approach or proposal made to someone with the aim of opening negotiations or establishing a relationship

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trenchant

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incisive

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inexorable

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inevitable, unstoppable

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metastasise

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(of a cancer) spread to other sites in the body by metastasis

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95
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semiotic

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relating to signs and symbols

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96
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parlous

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dangerous

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97
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appose

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side by side with or close to something else

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eremitic

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reclusive

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bleated

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speak or complain in a weak, querulous, or foolish way; to make the weak, wavering cry of a sheep, goat, or calf

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turpitude

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wickedness, depravity

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scruple

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qualm

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gasket

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a shaped sheet or ring of rubber or other material sealing the junction between two surfaces in an engine or other device

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jalopy

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old car in a dilapidated condition

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careen

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to turn a ship on its side for repair, cleaning, etc.; (of a ship) to tilt or lean over

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trundle

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move slowly and heavily

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tarry

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stay longer than necessary, to delay leaving a place, loiter, linger

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transmute

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change

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108
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sangfroid

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composure, equanimity

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intrepidity

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fearlessness

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vainglorious

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excessively proud of oneself, excessively vain

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solace

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comfort in a time of great distress

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plaudit

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an expression of praise or approval

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didactic

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instructive

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protean

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ever-changing, mutable; versatile

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Arcadian

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idealistic

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squalid

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extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect; showing or involving a contemptible lack of moral standards, sordid, unsavoury

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penumbra

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the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object; a peripheral or indeterminate area or group

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hinterland

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the remote areas of a country away from the coast or the banks of major rivers; the area beyond or around a major town or port; an area lying beyond what is visible or known
“the strange hinterland where life begins and ends”

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tony

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fashionable among wealthy or stylish people

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Apollonian

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relating to the rational, ordered, and self-disciplined aspects of human nature

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spartan

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showing or characterized by austerity or a lack of comfort or luxury

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faux-naif

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pretending to be naive

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dyed-in-the-wool

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unwilling to change

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callow

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immature

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stonewall

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stall

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regressive

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backwards or hopelessly old-fashioned

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prudish

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having or revealing a tendency to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity; excessively concerned with sexual propriety

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whet

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stimulate

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loggerhead

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a type of turtle or bird

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stymy/stymie

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to present an obstacle to, to stand in the way

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ululate

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howl

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sophistry

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subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation

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boosterism

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enthusiastic support

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muckrake

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to search out and publicly expose real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business

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incorrigible

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resistant to correction

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seemliness

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the state of being proper and appropriate

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plangent

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mournful; marked by a high volume of sound

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seething

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to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger; to be in a state of violent rolling motion (e.g. the water seethed)

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bay

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to speak so as to be heard at as distance; to let out a long loud mournful sound
“he bayed a plaintive, plangent cry”

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farcical

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causing or intending to cause laughter; so pointless or foolish as to be worthy of scornful laughter

141
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ecumenical

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representing a number of different Christian Churches
“he was a member of ecumenical committees”;
promoting or relating to unity among the world’s Christian Churches
“the ecumenical movement”

142
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stature

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height; position in society

143
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umbrage

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offense

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redress

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rectify

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foster

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encourage the development of (something desirable)

146
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heralded

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acclaimed; signaled

147
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ratified

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officially approved

148
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adduce

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cite as evidence

“a number of factors are adduced to explain the situation”

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adumbrate

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report in an outline

150
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appropriate

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take possession for one’s own use; confiscate

151
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incensed

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enraged

152
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pander

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gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or taste or a person with such a desire or taste)
“newspapers are pandering to people’s baser instincts”

153
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fester

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suppurate; rot; become worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference
“below the surface, the old antagonisms festered”; deteriorate physically and mentally in isolated inactivity

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arrant

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complete, utter, downright

155
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erstwhile

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former or past

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tantamount to

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equivalent to

157
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hinging on

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dependent on

158
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reciprocal

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corresponding

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contretemps

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a minor dispute or disagreement; an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence

160
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retch

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gag, heave; vomit (retch up)

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gaffe

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blunder

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pontification

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a pompous expression of one’s dogmatic beliefs

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peruse

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read or examine carefully, thoroughly, or at length

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garnish

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decorate, embellish, adorn

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glean

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obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty, extract, collect gradually

166
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pillory

A

attack or ridicule publicly

167
Q

chide

A

scold, rebuke, chastise

168
Q

loaf

A

do nothing

169
Q

voluble

A

talking fluently, readily, or incessantly
“a voluble game-show host”;
(of speech) characterized by fluency and readiness of utterance
“an excited and voluble discussion”

170
Q

inane

A

silly

171
Q

spectre

A

ghost; something widely feared as a dangerous occurrence

“the spectre of nuclear holocaust”

172
Q

skitter around

A

to move very quickly and lightly

173
Q

pass over

A

disregard, ignore

174
Q

regalia

A

the emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty; decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership; royal rights or prerogatives; special dress

175
Q

blather

A

voluble nonsensical or inconsequential talk or writing

176
Q

puffery

A

exaggerated commendation especially for promotional purposes

177
Q

confabulation

A

friendly informal conversation; discussion, conference

178
Q

unctuous

A

phony, affected, dishonest, disingenuous; overly flattering

“unctuous puffery”

179
Q

agonistic

A

aggressive

180
Q

plum

A

good

181
Q

chauvinism

A

the strong and unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or most important

182
Q

hegemony

A

(especially of countries) the position of being the strongest and most powerful and therefore able to control others

183
Q

dispensation

A

special permission, especially by the Church, to do something that is not usually allowed; a political or religious system controlling a country at a particular time; distribution, provision

184
Q

by numbers

A

following simple instructions

185
Q

crack

A

very good

186
Q

extortionate

A

overly expensive

187
Q

lummox

A

a clumsy, stupid person

188
Q

rote

A

mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned

“a poem learnt by rote in childhood”

189
Q

senescent

A

becoming old, and therefore in less good condition and less able to function well

190
Q

conceit

A

a fanciful notion

191
Q

debase

A

to reduce the quality or value of; lower the moral character of (someone)
“war debases people”

192
Q

deface

A

to spoil the appearance of something by writing or marking on it (“deface a statue”)

193
Q

defer

A

postpone

194
Q

bedlam

A

disorderly situation

195
Q

vitreous

A

made of or similar to glass

196
Q

grizzled

A

grey or greying

197
Q

doodad

A

anything whose name you cannot remember or do not know

198
Q

tactful

A

careful not to say or do anything that could upset someone

“mentioning his baldness wasn’t very tactful”

199
Q

rancorous

A

having or showing a feeling of hate and continuing anger about something in the past

200
Q

doting

A

showing that you love someone very much

201
Q

sea change

A

profound transformation

202
Q

putsch

A

overthrow of government

203
Q

aleatory

A

due to luck

204
Q

notional

A

existing only as an idea, or as an approximate amount

“notional value”

205
Q

perquisite

A

perk

206
Q

remuneration

A

payment for work or services

207
Q

interlocutor

A

someone who is involved in a conversation

“Abraham was able to act as interpreter and interlocutor for our group”

208
Q

obtuse

A

stupid and slow to understand

209
Q

genteel

A

polite and correct in manner, or trying to be polite and correct in order to appear to be of a high social class; typical of a high social class; calm and gentle

210
Q

populist

A

trying to be popular with ordinary people and to represent their ideas and opinions or someone who is trying to be popular with ordinary people and to represent their ideas and opinions

211
Q

juvenile

A

(relating to) a young person or child

212
Q

allegorical

A

in or relating to a story, play, picture, or other work in which the characters and events represent moral, religious, or political qualities or ideas

213
Q

heuristic

A

(one who teaches by) allowing students to learn by discovering things themselves and learning from their own experiences rather than by telling them things

214
Q

hermeneutic

A

relating to the meaning of texts and the ways in which they are understood

215
Q

avant-garde

A

novel

216
Q

convoke

A

to call a meeting to order

217
Q

excogitate

A

think out, plan, or devise

218
Q

frantic

A

distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion
“she was frantic with worry”;
hurriedly and in a disorganised way

219
Q

mordant

A

(especially of humour) having or showing a sharp or critical quality, biting, acerbic; an adhesive substance; a corrosive liquid used to etch the lines on a printing plate; impregnating or treating with a mordant

220
Q

choleric

A

bad-tempered or irritable

221
Q

nominal

A

in name only; (of a price or charge) very small, far below the real value or cost

222
Q

rack and ruin

A

destruction

223
Q

quotidian

A

everyday, ordinary, banal

224
Q

costive

A

constipated; slow and reluctant in speech and action, reticent, unforthcoming

225
Q

homely

A

(of a person) unattractive in appearance

226
Q

dotage

A

a period of life in which a person is old and weak, declining years

227
Q

jouissance

A

physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy

228
Q

picayune

A

of little value or significance, petty

“picayune squabbles”

229
Q

dole

A

distribute shares of something, give, apportion

230
Q

cad

A

a man who behaves dishonourably, especially towards a woman, reprobate

231
Q

floe

A

sheet of floating ice, e.g. the floes of Greenland

232
Q

fib

A

(an unimportant) lie

233
Q

draconian

A

harsh, strict, severe

234
Q

vintage

A

the year or place in which wine, especially wine of high quality, was produced
“1982 is one of the best vintages of the century”;
relating to or denoting wine of high quality

235
Q

mitigating

A

lessening the gravity of an offence or mistake

“he would have faced a prison sentence but for mitigating circumstances”

236
Q

anathema

A

something or someone that one vehemently dislikes
“racial hatred was anathema to her”;
a formal curse by a pope or a council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine

237
Q

patent

A

obvious or evident

238
Q

spurious

A

false or fake; (of a line of reasoning) specious

239
Q

dissimulation

A

concealment of one’s thoughts, feelings, or character; pretence
“an attempt at dissimulation”

240
Q

flagrancy

A

the quality or state of being flagrant, obviousness

241
Q

contrapuntal

A

having two or more independent harmonies

242
Q

ballast

A

a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine); something that gives stability (as in character or conduct)
“she provided the ballast we needed during stressful times”;
gravel or broken stone laid in a railroad bed or used in making concrete;
a device used to provide the starting voltage or to stabilize the current in a circuit (as of a fluorescent lamp)

243
Q

albatross

A

something that causes anxiety or guilt or that burdens and encumbers

244
Q

hallmark

A

stamp; a distinguishing characteristic, trait, or feature

245
Q

exorbitant

A

exceeding the appropriate limits; not coming within the scope of the law

246
Q

wax

A

to grow or increase

247
Q

detriment

A

(a cause of) injury or damage (e.g. a detriment to progress, a detriment to one’s health)

248
Q

boon

A

a timely benefit, blessing
“a boon to new homeowners”;
favour, especially one done in response to a request; convivial

249
Q

sop

A

a conciliatory or propitiatory bribe, gift, or gesture; to dip in or as if in liquid; soak; mop

250
Q

daft

A

silly, foolish; mad, insane

251
Q

asseveration

A

an emphatic assertion

252
Q

avaricious

A

greedy

253
Q

titillation

A

to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation

254
Q

simulacrum

A

imitation

255
Q

dilettante

A

dabbler

256
Q

artisan

A

a worker who practices a trade or handicraft

257
Q

idealogue

A

an often blindly partisan advocate or adherent of a particular ideology; an impractical idealist

258
Q

acumen

A

keenness of judgement

259
Q

garner

A

accumulate, collect; earn

“garner praise”

260
Q

rend (past tense: rent)

A

to remove from place by violence, wrest;
to split or tear apart or in pieces by violence;
to tear (the hair or clothing) as a sign of anger, grief, or despair;
to lacerate physically or emotionally;
to pierce with sound; to divide (something, such as a nation) into contesting factions

261
Q

faddish

A

fashionable but not likely to stay fashionable for a long time

262
Q

tendentious

A

(of speech or writing) expressing or supporting a particular opinion that many other people disagree with

263
Q

modishness

A

stylishness

264
Q

conversance

A

the quality of being conversant or having knowledge of or experience with
“his conversance with modern history”

265
Q

balkanise

A

to break up (a region, a group, etc.) into smaller and often hostile units; divide, compartmentalise

266
Q

sequalae

A

unintended or secondary consequences

267
Q

defeasible

A

capable of being annulled or made void

“a defeasible claim”

268
Q

adjuvant

A

serving to aid or contribute, auxiliary; enhancing the effectiveness of medical treatment
“retinoids also seem to be useful as adjuvant therapy”;
one that helps or facilitates (of drugs substances, or ingredients)

269
Q

myopic

A

near-sighted; lacking in foresight or discernment : narrow in perspective and without concern for broader implications

270
Q

fissile

A

capable of or prone to being split or divided in the direction of the grain or along natural planes of cleavage (e.g. fissile wood, fissile crystals);
capable of undergoing fission

271
Q

touchstone

A

a fundamental or quintessential part or feature
“a touchstone film of that decade”;
a test or criterion for determining the quality or genuineness of a thing

272
Q

stanchion

A

an upright bar or post; support

273
Q

pundit

A

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