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cynicism (adj. form: cynical)

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(n) an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

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precursor

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(n) one that precedes and indicates or announces another

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fortuitous

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(adj.) happening by accident or chance

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prevaricate

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(v) to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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bent

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(n) leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency [He had a naturally artistic bent]

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mince

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(v) pronounce or speak affectedly, euphemize, speak too carefully-[Don’t mince words.[ Also, to take tiny steps, tiptoe

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laud (adj. form; laudatory)

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(v) to praise highly

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wag

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(n) wit, joke [Groucho Max was a well-known wag]

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nonplussed

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(adj.) baffled, bewildered, at a loss for what to do or think

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quotidian

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(adj.) occurring or recurring daily; commonplace

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table

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(v) to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration-[They tabled the motion and will consider it again later]

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grouse

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(v) to complain or grumble

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hedonism

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(n) devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasure of the senses (a hedonist is someone who pursue pleasure)

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recondite

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(adj.) hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

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maverick

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(n) an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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equivocate (adj. form: equivocal)

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(v) to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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consequential

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(adj.) pompous, self-important (primary definitions are: logically following; important)

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reverent (n. form: reverence)

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(adj.) marked by, feeling or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect

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diffident

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(adj.) reserved, shy, unassuming; lacking in self-confidence-[Surprisingly, the CEO of the corporation had been a diffident youth]

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ubiquitous

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(adj.) existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; wide-spread

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pervade (adj. form: pervasive)

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(v) to permeate throughout

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timorous

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(adj.) timid, fearful, diffident

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odious

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(adj.) evoking intense aversion or dislike

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asseverate

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(v) to aver, allege, assert

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mollify

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(v) to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

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hubris

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(n) overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance

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voracious

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(adj.) having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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emollient

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(adj./n.) soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smooths the skin

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satire (adj. form: satirical)

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(n) a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision

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contiguous

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(adj.) sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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plastic

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(adj.) moldable, pliable, not rigid

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prattle

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(v) to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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rhetoric

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(n) the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

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adulation

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(n) excessive praise; intense adoration

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opaque

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(adj.) impenetrable by light; not reflecting light

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eschew

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(v) to shun or avoid-[She chose to eschew the movie theater, preferring to watch DVDs at home]

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cavil

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(v) to find fault without good reason

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saturnine

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(adj.) gloomy, dark, sullen, morose

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luminous

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(adj.) characterized by brightness and the emission of light

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sententious

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(adj.) aphoristic or moralistic; epigrammatic; tending to moralize excessively

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abscond

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(v) to depart clandestinely; to steal off an hide

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anathema

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(n) a solemn or ecclesiastical (religious) curse; accursed or thoroughly loathed person or thing

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adumbrate

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(v) to foreshadow vaguely or intimate; to suggest or outline sketchily; to obscure or overshadow

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intrepid

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(adj.) steadfast and courageous

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prolific

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(adj.) producing large volumes or amounts; productive

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acerbic

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(adj.) having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

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specious

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(adj.) seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false

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morose

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(adj.) sad; sullen; melancholy

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die

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(n) a tool used for shaping, as in a tool-and-die shop

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idolatrous (n. form: idolatry)

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(adj.) given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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ineluctable

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(adj.) certain, inevitable

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immutable

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(adj.) not capable of change

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sparse

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(adj.) thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals

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discretion (adj. form: discreet)

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(n) cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

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untenable

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(adj.) indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable

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quixotic

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(adj.) foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals

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axiomatic (n. form: axiom)

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(adj) taken as a given; posessing self-evident truth

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pungent

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(adj.) characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste

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contumacious

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(adj.) insubordinate, rebellious; contumely means insult, scorn, aspersion

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rent

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(v/n) torn, past or rend-[He rent his garments]; an opening tear caused by such-[a large rent in the fabric]

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culpable (n. form: culpability)

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(adj.) deserving blame

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dirge

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(n) a song of grief or lamentation-[We listened to the slow, funeral dirge]

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sap

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(adj.) a fool or nitwit-[Don’t be a sap]

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dearth

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(n) smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

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brook

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(v) to tolerate, endure, countenance

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arduous

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(adj.) strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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burgeon

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(v) to grow rapidly or flourish

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tirade

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(n) a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation

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intransigent (n. form: intransigence)

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(adj.) refusing to compromise

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martial

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(adj) associated with war and the armed forces

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imminent

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(adj.) about to happen; impending

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minatory

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(adj.) menacing, threatening (reminds you of the Minotaur, a threatening creature indeed)

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adulterate

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(v) to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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salubrious

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(adj.) promoting health or well-being

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disparate

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(adj.) fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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pedagogy

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(n) the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing

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debacle

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(n) rout, fiasco, complete failure-[My first attempt at a souffle was a total debacle]

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nadir

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(n) low point, perigee

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impunity

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(n) immunity from punishment or penalty

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gregarious

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(adj.) sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

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propensity

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(n) a natural inclination or tendency; penchant

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subpoena

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(n) a court order requiting appearance and/or testimony

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aggrandize

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(v) to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige

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ostentatious

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(adj.) characterized by or given to pretentious play; showy

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extirpate

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(v) to destroy, exterminate, cut out, exscind

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magnanimity (adj. form: magnanimous)

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(n) the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart esp. in forgiving

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fell

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(adj.) inhumanely cruel-[Fell beats surrounded the explorer]

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synthesis (v. form: synthesize)

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(n) the combination of parts to make a whole

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perennial

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(adj.) recurrent throughout the years or many years; happening repeatedly

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impecunious

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(adj.) lacking funds; without money

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tortuous

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(adj.) winding, twisting; excessively complicated

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sporadic

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(adj.) occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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divulge

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(v) to disclose something secret

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prolix

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(adj.) long-winded, verbose; prolixity means verbosity-[Mikhail Gorbachev is famous for his prolixity]

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avarice (adj. form: avaricious)

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(n) greed, esp. for wealth

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fallacy (adj. form: fallacious)

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(n) an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief

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puissance

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(n) power, strength; puissant means powerful, strong-[The senator delivered a puissant speech to the convention]

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malevolent (n. form: malevolence)

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(adj.) having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

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list

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(v) to tilt or lean on one side-[The ship’s broken mass listed helplessly in the wind]

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dogmatic (n. form: dogma)

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(adj.) expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or unprovable principles

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rancorous (n. form: rancor)

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(adj.) characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

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fulminate

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(v) to loudly attack or denounce

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infelicitous

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(adj.) unfortunate; inappropriate

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parody

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(n) a humorous imitation intended for ridicule of comic effect, esp. in literature and art

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veracity

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(n) truthfulness, honesty

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asperity

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(n) severity, rigor; roughness, harshness; acrimony, irritability

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palliate

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(v) to make something seem less serious, to gloss over, to make less severe or intense

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plangent

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(adj.) pounding, thundering, resounding

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steep

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(v) to saturate or completely soak, as a in to let a tea bag steep-[She was steeped in esoteric knowledge]

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exact

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(v) to demand, call for, require, take [Even a various war exacts a heavy price]

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accolade

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(n) an expression of praise

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chicanery

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(n) trickery or subterfuge

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voluble

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(adj.) fluent, verbal, having easy to use of spoken language

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meet

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(adj.) fitting, proper-[It is altogether meet that Jackie Robinson is in the baseball hall of fame.]

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calumniate

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(v) to slander, make a false accusation; calumny means slander, aspersion

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sagacious

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(adj.) having sound judgement; perceptive, wise, like a sage

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halcyon

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(adj.) calm and peaceful

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proclivity

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(n) a natural predisposition or inclination

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complaisance (adj. form: complaisant)

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(n) the willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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superfluous

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(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

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cacophony (adj. form: cacophonous)

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(n) harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

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preen

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(v) to dress; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care

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indifferent

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(adj.) having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice

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opprobrium

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(n) disgrace; contempt; scorn

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pluck

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(n) courage, spunk, fortitude-[Churchill’s speeches inspired a pluck of his countrymen during the war.]

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innocuous

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(adj.) harmless; causing no damage

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encomium

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(n) glowing and enthusiastic praise; panegyric, tribute, eulogy

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ameliorate

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(v) to make better or make more tolerable

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vigilant (n. form: vigilant)

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(adj.) alertly watchful

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expiate

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(v) to atone or make amends for-[Pia Zadora has expiated her movie career by good works and charity]

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platitude

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(n) a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful

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(n) stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest

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furtive

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(adj.) marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

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penury

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(n) poverty; destitution

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amalgamate (n. form: amalgamation)

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(v) to combine several elements into a whole

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nebulous

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(adj.) vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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apogee

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(n) farthest or highest point; culmination; zenith

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exacerbate

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(v) to make worse or more severe

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squalid (n. form: squalor)

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(adj.) sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect

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guy

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(n/v) a rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide; to steady or reinforce using a guy: Think guide

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impassive

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(adj.) revealing no emotion

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facetious

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(adj.) playful; humorous

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mitigate

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(v) to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate

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flip

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(adj.) sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant-[a flip remark]

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obstinate

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(adj.) stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising

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stand

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(n) a group of trees

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catalyst

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(n) a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that cause change

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peruse (n. form; perusal)

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(v) to examine with great care

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esoteric

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(adj.) intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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soporific

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(adj.) causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep (like Turkey!)

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exculpate

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(v) exonerate; to clear of blame

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profuse

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(adj.) given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant

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solicitous

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(adj.) concerned and attentive; eager

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disabuse

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(v) to undeceive; to set right

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meticulous

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(adj.) characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail

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fell

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(v) to cause to fall by striking-[The lumberjacks arrived and felled many trees]

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celerity

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(n) speed, alacrity-[think accelerate]

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cardinal

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(adj.) major, as in cardinal sin

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censure

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(v) to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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connoisseur

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(n) an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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subtle

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(adj.) not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern

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diaphanous

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(adj.) transparent, gauzy

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abate

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(v) to lessen in intensity or degree

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vitiate

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(v) to corrupt, debase, spoil, make ineffective

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mundane

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(adj.) of the world; typical pf or concerned with the ordinary

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truculent

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(adj.) fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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irascible

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(adj.) easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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misanthrope (adj. form: misanthropic)

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(n) one who hates all other humans

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perfunctory

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(adj.) cursory; done without care or interest

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caustic

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(adj) burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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ennui

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(n) dissatisfaction from restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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sanguine

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(adj.) cheerful, confident, optimistic

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chauvinist

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(n) a blindly devoted patriot

174
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recant

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(v) to retract, esp. a previously held belief

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bellicose

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(adj.) belligerent, pugnacious, warlike

176
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heretical (n. form: heresy)

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(adj.) violating accepted dogma or convention

177
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supplant

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(v) to take the place of; supersede

178
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pusillanimous

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(adj.) cowardly, craven

179
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rail

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(v) to complain about bitterly-[Early American progressives railed against the railroad barons.]

180
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credulous (n. form: credulity)

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(adj.) tending to believe too readily; gullible

181
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loquacious (n. form: loquacity)

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(adj.) extremely talkative (like Michelle!)

182
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prosaic

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(adj.) dull; lacking in spirit or imagination

183
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milk

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(v) to exploit, to squeeze every ounce of-[I milked the position for all it was worth]

184
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obviate

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(v) to anticipate and make unnecessary

185
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extemporaneous

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(adj.) improvised; done without preparation

186
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stymie

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(v) to block; thwart

187
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empirical

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(adj.) based on observation or experiment

188
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dilettante

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(n) one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge

189
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intractable

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(adj.) not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate

190
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fawn

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(v) to flatter or praise excessively

191
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tenuous

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(adj.) having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak

192
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prize

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(v) to pry, to press or force with a lever; something taken by force, spoils-[The information was prized from him.]

193
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pine

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(v) to lose vigor (as through grief); to yearn

194
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convention

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(n) a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

195
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alchemy

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(n) a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold (an alchemist is one who practices alchemy)

196
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tout

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(v) to publicly praise or promote

197
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queries

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(n) questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations

198
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exigent

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(adj.) urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

199
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bucolic

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(adj.) rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural ares and their inhabitants

200
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capricious

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(adj.) inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable

201
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urbane (n. form: urbanity)

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(adj.) sophisticated, refined, elegant

202
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refulgent

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(adj.) radiant; shiny; brilliant

203
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anodyne

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(adj./n) soothing, something that assuages or allays pain or comfort

204
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enigmatic (n. form: enigma)

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(adj.) mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

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grandiloquence (adj. form: grandiloquent)

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(n) pompous speech or expression

206
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malleable

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(adj.) capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable

207
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assuage

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(v) to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

208
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flag

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(v) to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline: Think of a flag on a windless day, as in her flagging spirits

209
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tender

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(v) to proffer or offer-[He tended his resignation]

210
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unfeigned

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(adj.) genuine; not false or hypocritical

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august

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(adj.) majestic, venerable

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imbroglio

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(n) difficult or embarrassing situation

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jejune

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(adj.) vapid, uninteresting, nugatory; childish, immature, puerile

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peroration

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(n) the concluding part of a speech; flowery, rhetorical speech

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pristine

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(adj.) pure; uncorrupted; clean

216
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essay

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(v) to test or try; attempt, experiment-[The newly born fawn essayed a few wobbly steps]

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spurious

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(adj.) lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit

218
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prodigal

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(adj.) recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

219
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pied

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(adj.) multicolored, usually in blotches-[The Pied Piper of Hamlin was co called because of his multicolored coat.]

220
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augury

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(n) omen, portent

221
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mercurial

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(adj.) characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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repudiate

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(v) to refuse to have anything to do with; disown

223
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fatuous

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(adj.) silly, inanely foolish-[I would ignore such a fatuous comment]

224
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discordant

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(adj) conflicting; dissonant or harsh sounding

225
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denouement

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(n) an outcome or solution, the unraveling of a plot

226
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stoic (n. form: stoicism)

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(adj.) indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast

227
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viscous (n. form; viscosity)

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(adj.) thick; sticky

228
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ephemeral

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(adj.) brief;fleeting

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alloy

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(v) to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior-unalloyed means pure

230
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sap

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(v) to enervate or weaken the vitality of-[The race sapped my strength]

231
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desultory

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(adj.) random; aimless; marked by a lack of plan or purpose-[Her desultory performance impressed no one]

232
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quaff

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(v) to drink deeply

233
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enervate

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(v) to weaken; to reduce in vitality

234
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sedulous

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(adj.) diligent; persistent; hardworking (like nerds!)

235
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bolster

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(v) to provide support or reinforcement

236
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tenacity adj. form: tenacious)

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(n) the quality of adherence to something valued; persistent determination

237
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obstreperous

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(adj.) noisily and stubbornly defiant, aggressively boisterous

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terse

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(adj.) brief and concise in wording

239
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pious (n. form. piety)

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(adj.) extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion

240
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inveigle

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(v) to obtain by deception or flattery

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intimate

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(v) to imply, suggest or insinuate-[Are you intimating that I cannot be trusted?]

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pervasive

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(adj.) having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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phlegmatic

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(adj.) calm; sluggish; unemotional

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bombastic (n. form: bombast)

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(adj.) pompous; grandiloquent

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rarefy

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(v) to make or become thing, less dense; to refine

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inured

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(adj.) accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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vituperate

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(v) to use harsh, condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; berate

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germane

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(adj.) relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

249
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apostate

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(n) one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions

250
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arrest, arresting

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(v./adj.) to suspend; to engage; holding one’s attention: as in arrested adolescence, an arresting portrait

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ford

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(v) to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream

252
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scurvy

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(adj.) contemptible, despicable-[He was a scurvy old reprobate.]

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vexation (v. form: vex)

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(n) annoyance; irritation

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zealous

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(adj.) fervent; ardent; impassioned; devoted to a cause (a zealot is a zealous person)

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chimera

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(n) an illusion; originally an imaginary fire-breathing she-monster

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derision (adj. form: derisive; v. form: deride)

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(n) scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

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castigation (v. form: castigate)

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(n) severe criticism or punishment

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pedantic

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(adj,) overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one’s knowledge

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erudite (n. form: erudition)

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(adj.) very learned; scholarly

260
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ossified

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(adj.) tending to become more rigid, conventional, sterile and reactionary with age; literally, turned into bone

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plethora

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(n) an overabundance; a surplus

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strut

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(n) the supporting structural cross-part of a wing

263
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puerile

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(adj.) childish, immature, jejune, nugatory

264
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tacit

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(adj.) implied; not explicitly stated

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mendacity (adj. form: mendacious)

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(n) the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty

266
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occult

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(adj.) hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension

267
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refute

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(v) to disprove; to successfully urge against

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profligate (n. form: profligacy)

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(adj.) excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant

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precipitate

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(adj.) acting with excessive haste or impulse

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shard

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(n) a piece of broken pottery or glass

271
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panegyric

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(n) formal praise, eulogy, encomium; panegyrical means expressing elaborate praise

272
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nascent

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(adj.) coming into being; in early developmental stages

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virulent

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(adj.) extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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fervent (n. form: fervor)

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(adj.) greatly emotional or zealous

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prescience (adj. form: prescient)

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(n) foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring

276
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stygian

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(adj.) gloomy, dark

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stentorian

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(adj.) extremely loud and powerful

278
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lumber

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(v) to move heavily and clumsily-[Lumbering giants on land, walruses are actually graceful swimmers]

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surfeit

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(n/v) an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess

280
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pellucid

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(adj.) transparent, easy to understand, limpid

281
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elegy (adj. form: elegiac)

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(n) a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead

282
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didactic

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(adj.) intended to teach or instruct

283
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aberrant, (n. form: aberration)

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(adj) deviation from the norm

284
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perspicacious (n. form: perspicacity)

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(adj.) acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

285
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convoluted

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(adj.) complex or complicated

286
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contrite (n. form: contrition)

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(adj.) regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness

287
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contentious

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(adj.) argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

288
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neologism

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(n) a new word, expression or usage; the creation or usage of new words or senses

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acumen

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(n) keen, accurate judgement or insight

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solvent

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(adj.) able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

291
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endemic

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(adj.) characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, of people

292
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obdurate

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(adj.) unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

293
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canon (adj. form: canonical)

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(n) an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature

294
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anomaly, (adj. form: anomalous)

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(n) deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

295
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anachronism

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(n) something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

296
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proliferate

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(v) to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

297
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torque

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(n) a force that causes rotation

298
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oscillation (v. form: oscillate)

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(n) the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm

299
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sycophant

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(n) toady, servile, self-seeking flatterer; parasite

300
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pirate

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(v) to illegally use or produce

301
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color

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(v) to change as if by dyeing, e.e., to distort, gloss or affect (usually the first)-[Yellow journalism covered the truth]

302
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waver

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(v) to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

303
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execrate

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(v) denounce, feel loathing for, curse, declare to be evil

304
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obfuscate

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(v) to deliberately obscure; to make confusing

305
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perfidy (adj. form: perfidious)

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(n) intentional breach of faith; treachery

306
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canonical (n. form: canon)

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(adj) forllowing or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

307
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onerous

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(adj.) troubling; burdensome

308
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pragmatic

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(adj.) practical rather than idealistic

309
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diatribe

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(n) a harsh denunciation

310
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laconic

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(adj.) using few words; terse

311
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archaic

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(adj.) outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time

312
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axiom (adj. form; axiomatic)

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(n) a universally recognized principle

313
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desiccate

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(v) to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

314
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propitiate

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(v) to appease; to conciliate; propitious means auspicious, favorable

315
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trenchant

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(adj.) sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

316
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broach

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(v) bring up, announce, begin to talk about

317
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reticent

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(adj.) quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts or feelings

318
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stupefy

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(v) to stun, baffle, or amaze

319
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lubricious

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(adj.) lewd, wanton, greasy, slippery

320
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assiduous

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(adj.) diligent, hard-working, sedulous

321
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remonstrate

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(v) to protest, object

322
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pedestrian

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(adj.) commonplace, trite, unremarkable, quotidian

323
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prodigious

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(adj.) abundant in size, force or extent; extraordinary

324
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aesthetic

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(adj.) dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful

325
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obsequious

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(adj.) exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

326
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exegesis

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(n) critical examination, explication

327
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eloquent (n. form: eloquence)

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(adj.) well-spoken, expressive, articulate

328
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glib

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(adj.) marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

329
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audacious (n. form: audacity)

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(adj.) daring and fearless; recklessly bold

330
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aver

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(v) to state as a fact; to declare or assert

331
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pernicious

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(adj.) extremely harmful; potentially causing death

332
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squander

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(v) to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

333
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salacious

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(adj.) lustful, lascivious, bawdy

334
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ebullience (adj. form: ebullient)

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(n) the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

335
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sordid

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(adj.) characterized by film, grime, or squalor; foul

336
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plummet

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(v) to plunge or drop straight down

337
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hegemony

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(n) the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others

338
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garrulous

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(adj.) pointlessly talkative, talking too much (not like Michelle! :P)

339
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dissemble

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(v) to disguise or conceal; to mislead

340
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inimitable

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(adj.) one of a kind, peerless

341
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vilify

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(v) to defame; to characterize harshly

342
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spendthrift

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(n) one who spends money wastefully (like people who buy golden toilets! haha)

343
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insouciant

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(adj.) unconcerned, carefree, heedless

344
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vacillate

A

(v) to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; waver

345
Q

relegate

A

(v) to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position

346
Q

inchoate

A

(adj.) in an initial stage; not fully formed

347
Q

singular

A

(adj.) exceptional, unusual, odd-[He was singularly well-suited for the job]

348
Q

hyperbole (adj. form: hyperbolic)

A

(n) an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech

349
Q

meretricious

A

(adj.) cheap, gaudy, tawdry, flashy, showy; attracting by false show

350
Q

pith

A

(n) the essential or central part

351
Q

inimical

A

(adj.) damaging; harmful; injurious

352
Q

pithy

A

(adj.) precise and brief

353
Q

qualify

A

(v) to limit-[Let me qualify that statement]

354
Q

heterodox

A

(adj.) unorthodox, heretical, iconoclast

355
Q

ascetic

A

(n) one who practice rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion

356
Q

rescind

A

(v) to invalidate; to repeal; to retract

357
Q

putrefy (adj. form: putrid)

A

(v) to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor

358
Q

parsimonious

A

(adj.) cheap, miserly-[A parsimonious person parses out his money with great difficult]

359
Q

obtain

A

(adj.) to be established, accepted, or customary-[Those standards no longer obtain]

360
Q

captious

A

(adj.) disposed to point out trivial faults, calculated to confuse or entrap in argument

361
Q

variegated

A

(adj.) multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different colors

362
Q

pine

A

(v) to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor

363
Q

ingenuous

A

(adj.) artless; frank and candid; lacking in a sophistication

364
Q

transient

A

(adj.) fleeting; passing quickly; brief

365
Q

occlude

A

(v) to obstruct or block

366
Q

precipitate

A

(v) to cause or happen before anticipated or required

367
Q

placate

A

(v) to appease; to clam by making concessions

368
Q

static

A

(adj.) not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

369
Q

lucid

A

(adj.) clear; easily understood

370
Q

desuetude

A

(n) disuse-[After years of of desuetude, my French skills were finally put to use]

371
Q

redoubtable

A

(adj.) awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

372
Q

flout

A

(v) to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

373
Q

predilection

A

(n) a disposition in favor of something; preference

374
Q

iconoclast

A

(n) one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institution

375
Q

sanction

A

(n/v) authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to

376
Q

volatile (n. form: volatility)

A

(adj.) readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive

377
Q

filibuster

A

(n) intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

378
Q

indefatigable

A

(adj.) not easily exhaustible; tireless, dogged

379
Q

evanescent

A

(adj.) tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

380
Q

disparage

A

(v) to slight or belittle

381
Q

mendicant

A

(n) a beggar, supplicant

382
Q

gainsay

A

(v) to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose

383
Q

apotheosis

A

(n) deification, glorification to godliness, an exalted example, a model of excellence or perfection

384
Q

querulous

A

(adj.) prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish

385
Q

inert

A

(adj.) unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

386
Q

qualms

A

(n) misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

387
Q

descry

A

(v) to discriminate or discern

388
Q

astringent

A

(adj./n) having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue

389
Q

penurious

A

(adj.) penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

390
Q

nice

A

(adj.) exacting, fastidious, extremely precise: [He made a nice distinction between the two cases]

391
Q

eclectic

A

(adj.) composed of elements drawn from various sources

392
Q

eccentric

A

(adj.) departing from norms or conventions

393
Q

chary

A

(adj.) wary, cautious, sparing

394
Q

abjure

A

(v) to renounce or reject solemnly; to recant; to avoid

395
Q

appropriate

A

(v) to take for one’s own, confiscate

396
Q

austere (n. form: austerity)

A

(adj.) without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

397
Q

cogent

A

(adj.) appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

398
Q

demur

A

(v) to question or oppose

399
Q

renege

A

(v) to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise

400
Q

torpid (n. form: torpor)

A

(adj.) lethargic; sluggish; dormant

401
Q

excoriate

A

(v) to censure scathingly, to upbraid

402
Q

amenable

A

(adj.) agreeable; responsive to suggestion

403
Q

insipid

A

(adj.) without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland

404
Q

succinct

A

(adj.) brief; concise

405
Q

neophyte

A

(n) a recent convert; a beginner; novice

406
Q

inveterate

A

(adj.) deep rooted, ingrained, habitual

407
Q

salutary

A

(adj.) remedial, wholesome, causing improvement

408
Q

probity

A

(n) adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness

409
Q

paean

A

(n) a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

410
Q

effrontery

A

(n) extreme boldness; presumptuousness

411
Q

fractious

A

(adj.) quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, refractory, irritable

412
Q

incipient

A

(adj.) beginning to come into being or to become apparent

413
Q

exonerate

A

(v) to remove blame

414
Q

alacrity

A

(n) eager and enthusiastic willingness (like Michelle!)

415
Q

quail

A

(v) to lose courage, turn frightened

416
Q

harangue

A

(v./n.) to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech

417
Q

tendentious

A

(adj.) biased; showing marked tendencies

418
Q

hackneyed

A

(adj.) rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

419
Q

approbation

A

(n) an expression of approval or praise

420
Q

damp

A

(v) to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound

421
Q

obtuse

A

(adj.) lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

422
Q

eulogy (v. form: eulogize)

A

(n) a speech honoring the dead

423
Q

waffle

A

(v) to equivocate; to change one’s position [His detractors say that the President waffles too much; he can never make up his mind]

424
Q

disinterested

A

(adj.) free of bias or self-interest; impartial

425
Q

implacable

A

(adj.) not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

426
Q

imperturbable

A

(adj.) marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness

427
Q

tyro

A

(n) novice, greenhorn, rank amateur

428
Q

decorum (adj. form: decorous)

A

(n) polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

429
Q

presumptuous

A

(adj.) over stepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties

430
Q

impetuous

A

(adj.) hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

431
Q

recalcitrant

A

(adj.) obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

432
Q

noxious

A

(adj.) harmful, injurious

GRE 2011 (1 decks)

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