MEDIUM Flashcards
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abate
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lessen
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abhor or abhorrence
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hatred
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accost
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confront
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acumen
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insgihtfulness
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adept
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skillful
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amenable
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yielding
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amiable
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friendly
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anthropology
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study of human beings
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antipathy
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dislike
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arcane
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mysterious known only by a few
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assail
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make a concerted or violent attack on
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assiduous
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diligent
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atrophy
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waste away
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aura
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air or feeling
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automaton
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a person who acts like a robot
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banal
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common
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beile
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give false impression
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benevolent
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generous
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bequeath
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hand down (through a will)
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bog
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marsh or swamp
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bolster
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support
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boorish or boorishness
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crude
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burgeon
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grow or flourish
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buttress
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support
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cajole
coax
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capricious
fickle
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castigate
belittle
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caustic
bitter
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censure
scold
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cerebral
intellectual
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charlaton
swindler
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chastise
belittle
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chide
belittle
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circumscribe
restrict
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circumvent
escape or avoid
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complacency or complacent
sel-satisfaction or smugness
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compliant or compliance
yielding
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confluence
a place where things merge or flow together
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congenial
pleasant
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conscientious
careful
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contemptible
despicable
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copious
abundant
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corroborate
strengthen or support with additional evidence
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culpable
blameworthy
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cursory
hasty or superficial
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dauntless
courageous
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dearth
scarcity
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decimate
destroy
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decorum or decorous
order or politeness
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demure or demurral
overly modest
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depose
dethrone or remove from power
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depravity
moral corruption
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depreciation / depreciatory
decrease in value
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deride
make fun of
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derivative
not original
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derogatory or derogate
disparaging or belittling
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despondent
sad or depressed
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destitute
poor
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devoid
lacking
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diffident or diffidence
shy
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digression
stray from the subject at hand
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discern / discerning
perceive or perceptive
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discomfited
disappointed or defeated
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discount
to decide that something is not worth consideration
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disheartening
discouraging
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disingenuous
insincere
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disparage
belittle
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dispel
to drive away or disprove
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disputatious
quarreisome
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disquiet
causing anxiety
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disseminate
scatter widely
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divergent
different or conflicting
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divisive
creating conflict
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divulge
make known
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dupe
deceive
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eclectic
from diverse sources
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efface(ment)
erase
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effervesce
bubble or fizz
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elated or elation
joyful
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elicit
bring about
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embroil(ed)
involve in an argument or conflict
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empiric(al)
based on observation and experiment (not theory)
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enigma(tic)
mystery or mysterious
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enumerate
list
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ephemeral
short-lived
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epitome or epitomize
representative example
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equitable
even handed
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equivocal
ambiguous
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excavate
unearth or dig up
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exemplar
representative example
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exhibitionist or exhibitionistic
deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
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exhort
encourage
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faction
group within a larger group
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fallacious
deceitful or inccorect
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fanaticism
excessive enthusiasm
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finesse
tact or elegant skill
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flagarant
evident or obvious
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foolhardy
recklessly daring
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forlorn
sad
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fortitude
courage
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fraudulent
deceitful
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frugal(ity)
cheap-(ness)
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furor
commotion or anger
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furtive
sneaky
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gait
manner of walking
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gallant(ry)
courageous
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genial
friendly
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hackneyed
common
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hamper (web)
hinder or restrict
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idyllic
simply tranquil
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impasse
Obstacle
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imperious
arrogant
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impetuous
rash or passionate
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incriminate
accuse someone of a crime
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incubate
develop or grow
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indeterminate
left doubtful or inconclusive
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indigenous
native to a region
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indignant
angered (by injustice)
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indiscriminate D
unselective or random
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indolent
lazy
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ineffable
impossible to express in words
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ingenuous
unsophisticated and trusting or naîve
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inherent
intrinsic or natural
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inhibit (ing)
restrain(ing)
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innate
intrinsic or natural
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innuendo
implicit suggestion
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insolence or insolent
disrespectful
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instigate
provoke or start
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irreverent or irreverence
disrespectful
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jaded
tired or bored
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jocular
cheerful
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judicious
fair
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laggard
lazy person
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latent or latency
the state of being not yet evident or active
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listless
languid or sluggish
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lithe
graceful or supple
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lucrative
profitable
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lurid
sensational or shocking
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luxuriant
lush or elaborate
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maudlin
overly sentimental
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melancholy
bleak
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Mercenary
motivated by money
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mercurial
fickle
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miserly
cheap or stingy
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mitigate
moderate or alleivate
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nebulous
vogue
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nefarious
evil
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obstinate or obstinacy
stubbornness
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onerous
difficult or trying
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oversight
mistake
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pacifist
one who completely opposes violence
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pacify
sooth or calm
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paradigm
clear example
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parch
make dry
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patronize
financially support or be condescending towards
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pedant or pedantic or pedantry
a person who makes a great show of his knowledge
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peevish
unpleasant
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penchant
preference
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peripheral
outermost or secondary
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perquisite
additional payment or bonus
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philanthropist or philanthropic
someone who supports charity
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piety or pious
religious devotion
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plasticity
malleability or the ability to be shaped or molded
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plausible or plausibility
likely true
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plethora or plethoric
surplus
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precarious
dangerous or unstable
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preclude
prevent
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precocious
early development in maturity and intelligence
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presumptuous
too bold or arrogant
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pretext
misleading claim or appearance
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procure
get or provide
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prodigious
huge
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profound
intense or siginificant
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profuse or profusion
plentiful
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prohibitive or phohibition
restrictive
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proliferate or proliferation
grow or increase
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propensity
inclination or tendency
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proponent
supporter
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prosaic
lacking imagination or dull
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provident
prudent or frugal
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provincial
narrow-minded or unsophisticated
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pundit
a knowledgable commentator
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quell
suppress or quench
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ramshackle
poorly constructed
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rancor(ous)
bitter resentment
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ratify
approve or confirm
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rampant
unrestrained or growing
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ravenous
insatiable or having huge appetite
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raze
destroy or demolish
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reap
harvest or gather
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rebuttal
defence or counterargument
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recant
reject
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recluse or reclusive
hermit
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rectify or rectitude
put right or correct
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relegate
demote
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relinquish
give back
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renounce
Reject
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repertory
collection
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reverent
respectful or pious
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rhetoric(al) or rhetorician
related to elegant speech or writing or elegant speak/writer
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sanction
formally approve
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sanctity
holiness
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saturate
flood soak
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scanty
barely sufficient
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scrathing
harshly critical
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shrewd
astute or smart
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shroud
hide or obscure
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solace
comfort or consolation
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solicitous(ness)
expressing care or concern often too much
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somber
bleak
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beseech
beg or plead with ask for a or request earnestly
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sporadic
occurring at irregular intervals
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spurn
reject with contempt
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squander
waste
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stagnant or stagnation
not moving
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stark(ness)
harsh or plain
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static
not moving
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staunch
strong and loyal
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steadfast
not yielding
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stupefy or stupefaction
bewilder
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substantiate
confirm or establish as genuine
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subversive
one who intends to overthrow the government
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surfeit
surplus
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temperamental
moody
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temporize
delay or evade
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tenacious or tenacity
stubborn or determined
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totalitarian
undemocratic or rigid political control
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tractable
easily managed or controlled
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treatise
extensive wrriten argument about some topic
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trepidation
apprehension
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unabashed
not embarrassed
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unfathomable
incomprehensible or unbelievable
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ungainly
clumsy
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unruly
boisterous or unrestrained
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unwitting
unintentional
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urbane
elegant or sophisticated
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vacuous or vacuity
empty
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vapid
dull or uninteresting
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venerable
commanding respect because of age or dignity
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viscarious
felt indirectly by imagining someone else's experiences
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vigilant
watchful or alert
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vindictive
SEEKING revenge
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vindicate or vindication
clear of blame or suspicion
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vying
striving
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waning
lessening
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wayward
selfish or stubborn
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zealot
fanatic
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abject
of the most contemptible kind
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abjure
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
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abscond
run away or often taking something or somebody along
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accost
approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
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affluent
having an abundant supply of money or possesions of value
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ambivalent
uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
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amorphous
having no definite form or distinct shape
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anathema
a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
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annex
attach to
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antithesis
exact opposite
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arbitrary
based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
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arboreal
of relation to or formed by trees
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arcane
requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
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bane
something causing misery or death
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bereft
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
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bilk
cheat somebody out of what is due especially money
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camaraderie
the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
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candor
the quality of being honest and straightforward
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carp
any of various freshwater fish of the family cyprinidae
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circumvent
surround so as to force to giveup
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clamor
utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
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cognizant
having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
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academic
education form , scholarly
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aghast
struck by shock, terror or amazement
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agrarian
pertaining to land or its cultivation relating to agricultural or rural matters
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akin
of the same kin related by blood
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alkali
soda ash, caustic soda, one of a class of caustic bases such as potash and ammonia
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amalgamate
combine or unite in one body , mix or alloy a metal with mercury
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ambidextrous
capable of using either hand with equal ease
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amorous
moved by sexual love or loving
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augment
make greater as in size extent or quanity
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aver
declare to be true
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azure
sky blue or light purplesih blue
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austere
strict or severe in discipline
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anarchy
absence of governing body or political disorder and confusion
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annuity
periodical payment or amounting to a fixed sum in each year
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banal
obvious and dull, commonplace, lacking originality
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beget
produce or give rise to
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becalm
keep from motion or stop progress of
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bemoan
regret strongly or express disapproval of
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ballad
popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing
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benign
kindly or favourable not malignant
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desiccate
remove the moisture from (something)
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chasten
rid of excess , refine or purify, correct by punishment or reproof
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clemency
mildness as of the weather or merciful kind or lenient act
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cipher
secret code an arabic numeral or figure, a number
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toady
stuck up
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cogent
powerfully persuasive
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beguile
influence by slyness
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tangenital
digressive or irrelevant
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rescind
annul or retract
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reticent or reticence
emtionally reserved
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fastidious
careful
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desecration
violate the sacredness of
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bipartisanship
supported by two opposing groups (political parties)
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assuage
relieve or appease
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attenuate
weaken or reduce
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fledgling
young and inexperienced
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meander
to wander aimlessly
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malady
a disease or sickness
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pithy
concise and full of meaning
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incessant
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
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thwart
hinder or prevent
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guffaw
laugh boisterously
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raffish
unconventionality or disreputableness
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morose
gloomy
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impede
be a hindrance or obstacle
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transitory
lasting a very short time
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quandary
state of uncertainty
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snide
Expressive of contempt
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flounder
behave awkwardly
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consummate
having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
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inclement
unpleasant
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stolid
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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respite
a loss of doing something
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renege
fail to fulfil a promise or obligation
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ingenuity
power of creative imagination
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plodding
slow and laborious
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irresolute
uncertain how to act or proceed
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grovel
show submission or fear
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whimsical
determined by impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
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inadvertent
happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
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smattering
a slight or superficial understanding of a subject a small amount of something
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jargon
A characteristic language of a particular group
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spurn
reject with contempt
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rankle
make resentful
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pristine
unspoiled
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genteel
marked by refinement in taste and manner
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fickle
liable to sudden unpredictable change
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facetious
cleverly amusing in tone
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detrimental
causing harm or injury
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hamstrung
made ineffective or powerless
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perennial
lasting an indefinitely long time
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cornucopia
an abundant supply of something good
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derisive
abusing vocally
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presumpion
an assumption that is taken for granted
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credence
belief in somthing
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embezzle
use in a wrong way for one's own benefit
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aphoristic
something that is concise and instructive of a general truth or principle
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brusquely
in a blunt or direct manner
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travail
use of physical or mental energy
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maxim
a short saying expressing a general truth
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foible
a behavioural attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
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presumptuous
excessively forward
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exasperate
to irritate intensely
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analogous
similar in some respects but otherwise different
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leery
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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connive
talking part in immoral and unethical plots
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behoove
to be ones duty or obligation
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impend
close in time
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perturb
disturb in mind or cause to be worried or alarmed
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finagle
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
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redress
remedy or set right
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malevolent
wishing or appearing to wish evil others
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glean
collect information bit by bit
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lascivious
sexually perverted
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piquant
having an agreeably pungent taste
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incumbent
necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility
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choleric
easily angered
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consecrate
to make holy
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fawn
try to gain favor by extreme flattery
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wanton
without check or limitation
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rakish
marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
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besmirch
damage the good name and reputation of someone
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forthright
directness in manner or speech
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chary
cautious
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irascible
quickly aroused to anger
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antedate
percede in time
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hector
To bully or intimidate
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bergrudge
to envy someone
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cavalier
given to haughty disregard of others
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untoward
unfavourable
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repulsive
feeling of disgust
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incongruous
not in agreement
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skit
a piece of humorous writing
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lampoon
publicly mock
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dexterity
skill
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bogus
not geniue
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evasive
tending to evade
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edify
instruct
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garrulous
someone who talks to much
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frantic
anxiety
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valiant
brave
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pervade
spread through every part of
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tarnished
lost brightness
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irrevocable
final and unalterable
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imminent
likely to come or happen soon
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soggy
heavy with water
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savor
taste flavor something
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defiance
open disobedience or resistance
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pinch
be too tight take between the thumb and finger
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coalescing
coming together and uniting into one substance
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torment
severe pain or suffering
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exculpate
to clear from a charge of guilt
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abraded
worn away by friction
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compunction
feeling of regret for ones action
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deplete
use until none remains
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coerce
compel to force to make obedient
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recompense
make payment to reward punish
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personable
pleasing in apperrance attractive
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punitive
Punishing
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reciprocity
granting of privileges in return for similar
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antithetical
direct opposing
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hoister
Leather case for a pistol
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stifled
supressed and kept back
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aseptic
surgically clean
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propagation
extending
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hapless
unlucky
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implacable
unpleasable
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distraught
distracted violently upset in mind
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vigilance
watchfulness self-appointed group who maintain order
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condense
increase in density strength make laconic
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lustrous
polished
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lament
show feeling of great sorrow
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plummet
fall plunge streeply
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subpoena
written order requiring a person to appear in a low court
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accure
accumulate
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vitriolic
sarcastic
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idolatry
excessive admiration of
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valorous
brave
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floe
a sheet of floating ice
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complasiance
tending to comply obliging willingess to please
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supersede
take the place of
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apprehensive
grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about future
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topple
be unsteady and overturn
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deviance
Being different in moral standards
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concord
agreement or harmony
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enunciate
pronounce (words) or express a theory
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variegate
to mark with different shade or colors
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malevolence
wishing to do evil
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undermine
weaken gradually at the base make something under
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slack
not tigth
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calisthenics
excercises to develop strong bodies
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regicide
Crime of killing a king
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palate
sense of taste
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arduous
laborious
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prevalent
common
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pungency
sharpness stinging quality
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felon
person guilty of murder
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bigot
narrow-minded person
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aloof
indifferent
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imperative
essential
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smolder
burn slowly without flame
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muffler
silencer
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perilous
dangerous
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apprise
give notice to inform
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dismal
miserable
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trickle
flow in drops
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enthral
take the whole attention
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disencumber
free from encumbrance
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impending
about to happen
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lavish
giving or producing freely liberally or generously
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stickler
person who insists on importance of something
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vehemence
forcefulness
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benevolence
wish or activity in doing good
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connotation
suggestion in addition to
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flaunting
show off complacently
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empirical
relying one experiment
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immaculate
faultless
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engrave
impress deeply
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soar
rise fly high
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squat
crouch or settle without permission
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castigation
severe punishment
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mendacious
habitually dishonest
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hush
make or become silent
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iconoclast
person who attacks popular beliefs
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tamper
interfere with
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apropos
by the way
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stipulate
state or put forward as a necessary condition
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dawdler
person who is slow waste of time
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plunge
move quick suddenly and with force
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precursory
anticipating
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peccadillo
small sin small weakness in ones character
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gush
burst out suddenly/talk ardently
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swerve
change direction suddenly
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wince
show bodily or mental pain
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warmonger
person who stirs up war
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candid
straight-forward
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gust
outburst of feeling; sudden rain wild fire etc
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earthenware
dishes made of baked clay
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voluptuous
arousing sensual pleasures
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hoax
mischievous trick played to decieve
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decree
order given by authority
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turquoise
greenish blue
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concoct
preparE BY MIXING together
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cognizant
being fully aware of
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underbid
make a lower bid then somebody else
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euthanasia
easy and painless death
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convoluted
twisted
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indefatigability
tirelessness
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feud
bitter or quarrel over long period of time
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substantiation
giving facts to support (statement)
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feign
to pretend that u have a particular feeling or that you are ill , tired
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retaliate
to react to something unpleasant
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dissident
a person who strongly disagrees with and critizies his or her government
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expedite
make (an action or process) happen sooner
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stringent
very strict
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tumult
a state of confusion or disorder
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habituate
make or become accustomed or used to something
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quotidian
occuring every day
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hallowed
made holy
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guise
form or style of dress
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ignoble
not honourable in character or purpose
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droll
curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
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waft
to move or make something move gently through the air
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talisman
a person regarded as representing and inspiring a particular group
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redundant
not necessary or wanted
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cohesive
the act or state of sticking together tightly
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emulate
to try to do something as well as or better than somebody
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preposterous
silly; ridiculous not to be taken seriosuly
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brevity
the state of being short or quick
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daunting
to frighten or to worry somebody by being too big or difficult
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endow
to give a large sum of money to a school, a college or another institute
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oafish
rough or clumsy and unintelligent
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sacrosanct
too important or valuable
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divest
deprive someone of power
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debase
to reduce the quality or value of something
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ebb
to become weaker
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winsome
attractive or appealing in a fresh or innocent way
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acerbic
sharp or forthright
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balk
hesitate or to be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
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malign
to say or write bad things about somebody or something publicly
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gaiety
a feeling of happiness and fun
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abut
be next to or have a common boundary with
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milieu
a person's social envrionment
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paragon
a perfect person
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ennui
a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement
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prudish
to be extremely proper
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quibble
a slight objection or criticism about a trivial matter
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sordid
unpleasant
538
terse
said in few words and in a not very friendly way
539
miscreant
a person who has done something wrong
540
constraint
something that limits or restricts
541
sardonic
showing that you think you are better than other people and not taking others seriously
542
echelon
a level or rank in an organization
543
antiquated
old-fashioned
544
vie
complete for something
545
snub
to treat somebody rudley
546
discreet
careful to protect ones speech or actions in order to avoid offense or draw attention
547
travesty
something that does not have the qualities or values that it should have
548
staid
characterized by dignity or propriety
549
dilapidated
in terrible condition
550
anachronism
something that is out of place
551
anoint
smear or rub with oil
552
arcane
understood by few
553
descant
comment
554
gratuitous
done without good reasons
555
connote
suggest or imply in addition to the precise
556
abhor
to detest
557
upbraid
scold reproach
558
lugubrious
excessively sad
559
gouge
tool for cutting grooves in wood
560
halcyon
calm and peaceful
561
predilection
special liking mental preference
562
insouciant
carefree
563
ineluctable
inevitable
564
severance
severing
565
parsimonious
miserly
566
interdict
prohibit and forbid
567
rubicund
red and healthy
568
eddy
circular or spiral movement
569
poignant
deeply moving keen
570
aleck
one who considers himself smarter than others
571
flax
pale yellow (hair) or plant
572
cordon
line (of police acting as guard)
573
specious
illogical of questionable truth or merit
574
vacuity
idleness
575
fervid
showing earnest feeling
576
indigence
poverty
577
goad
something urging a person to action
578
restive
refusing to move reluctant to be
579
entreat
ask earnestly
580
mendacity
dishonesty
581
machination
scheme
582
seminal
originative
583
tortuous
devious or not straightforward
584
perspicacity
quick judging and understanding
585
benison
blessing
586
petrous
like a rock hard stony
587
dereliction
like a rock hard deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
588
contemn
to scorn or despise
589
scabbard
sheath for the blade
590
blithe
carefree
591
cloture
closing device to end a debate by voting (parliment)
592
ford
shallow place in a river (to cross)
593
blandness
polite manner
594
soporific
producing sleep
595
skiff
small boat
596
excoriation
severe criticism
597
rueful
dejected
598
slur
join sounds
599
supplicate
make a humble petition to
600
inimical
harmful or unfriendly
601
secular
material living outside monasteris (not spiritual)
602
onus
burden
603
admonitory
containing warning
604
coeval
coexisting
605
decry
disapprove of
606
sodden
saturated
607
crush
press lose shape subdue overwhelm
