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Contrite

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Synonym: Penitential

Meaning: being remorseful

Sentence: Criminal defendants try and appear contrite before judges to get moral sympathy

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Pious

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Meaning: Devoutly religious

Sentence: My mom is quite pious but thankfully isn’t sanctimonious

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Phlegmatic

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Synonym: Unflappable

Meaning: calm, cool in the face of crisis

Sentence: After years of experience in the emergency room The doctor was phlegmatic in his methodology

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Apocryphal

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Meaning: Untrue

Sentence: If I were to say I’ll do well on this GRE it would be apocryphal

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Saccharine

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Meaning: Excessively sweet or sentimental

Sentence: I find myself to be too saccharine with girls I’m interested in

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Protean

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Synonym: Versatile

Meaning: Adaptable to a variety of different styles

Sentence: The Pianist was so protean he could mimic any artist of his time

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Abated

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Meaning: Diminished or fell

Sentence: it was surprising that investments in the company abated considering the company had attained high levels of profitability in the last few months

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Euphony

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Synonym: Tonality

Meaning: Pleasant sound

Sentence: Coldplay’s music is regarded as euphony to die hard fans like me

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Dissonance/ Stridency

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Meaning: Harshness

Sentence: Archana addressing our class with a tone of dissonance is never a good sign

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Dally/ Tarry

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Meaning: waste time

Sentence: sometimes I feel I dally/tarry a lot when I go to college which is why I prefer to stay at home and study

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Appellations/ Sobriquets

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Meaning: Nicknames

Sentence: I received a number of nasty appellations/sobriquets in high school but haven’t so far in college

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Vexing

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Meaning: annoying

Sentence: Sentence equivalence is the most vexing part of the GRE

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Genial

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Meaning: friendly

Sentence: the Shri ram people are the most genial people I have met

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Hyperbole

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Meaning: exaggeration

Sentence: I get my knack for hyperbole from my mother

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Innuendos

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Meaning: negative hints

Sentence: I keep giving SM innuendos that I hate her but she doesn’t get them

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Conundrums

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Meaning: difficult questions

Sentence: the simple questions my mom texts me at 3 am become conundrums when I’m drunk

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Buttress

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Meaning: to support

Sentence: we were shocked to find genuine people buttressing Trump in the US

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Albatross

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Meaning: On going problem

Sentence: France’s albatross of terrorism will definitely impact their tourism in the long run

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Candor

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Meaning: Honest

Sentence: V told me that he’s always candle with K which is an admirable quality

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Insolent

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Meaning: rude and arrogant

Sentence: Pranay will always be insolent no matter how much he fakes otherwise

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Assimilation

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Synonym: acculturation

Meaning: Adapting to a place

Sentence: SM finds it impossible to assimilate herself to any place except the US

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Stoic

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Meaning: unemotional

Sentence: Z told me people like me in her life are to be blamed for her stoic nature

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Stolid

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Meaning: unemotional

Sentence: Z told me that people like me in her life are to be blamed for her stolid nature

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Callow

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Meaning: Immature

Sentence: The gang of seniors in my college were amongst the most callow people I’ve ever known

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Shrewd
Meaning: complete Sentence: Thanks to my article I have a semi shrewd understanding of the 2008 financial crash
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Vituperations
Meaning: abusive language Sentence: V's drunken vituperation so are something to be admired
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Quips
Meaning: one liners Sentence: Moulik was known for his quips in the first few semesters of college
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Impasse
Meaning: stalemate Sentence: the two debaters kept on Arguing until the judges stopped them as they had reached an impasse
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Ebullient/ exuberant
Meaning: cheerful Sentence: my first impression of the shri ram people was that they were all ebullient/exuberant in nature
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Contemptible
Meaning: despicable Synonyms: my pot brownie trip was absolutely contemptible
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Fetid
Meaning: foul smelling Sentence: you can tell a rat has died by the fetid stench throughout the house
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Wizened
Meaning: old and weathered Sentence: R Thomas's mom was very nice and sensible for a wizened woman
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Hale
Meaning: strong and healthy Sentence: P is the most hale person I know
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Satirical
Meaning: making fun of a pre-existing situation Sentence: Parthiv's humour is largely satirical in nature
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Amiable/ Convivial
Meaning: warm and good humoured Sentence: Vidur is one of the most amiable people I know
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Farcical
Meaning: laughable Sentence: dad has many farcical experiences on our trips
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Inchoate
Meaning: partially in existence Sentence: Devyani is inchoate I'm the lives of her former classmates
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Incipient
Meaning: partially in existence Sentence: Devyani is incipient in the lives of her former classmates
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Benign
Meaning: not harmful Sentence: people who think alcohol is benign are stupid
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Explicate
Meaning: explain Sentence: it is difficult to explicate to SM that her life isn't that bad
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Denigrate
Synonym: disparage Meaning: criticise Sentence: my dad gets quite annoyed by us denigrating him constantly
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Genteel
Meaning: polite Sentence: customer service in the US is very genteel
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Disposed
Meaning: inclined Sentence: I'm quite disposed to drunk dialling someone when I reach a point of drunkeness
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Triage
Meaning: prioritise Sentence: whenever I am besotted by a female I triage her in my life
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Inadvertently
Meaning: accidentally Sentence: the time I inadvertently left my bag pack on the train in Milan was a horrible experience
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Priggish/ punctilious
Meaning: someone who demands conformity in a morally superior manner Sentence: Ahmed was a priggish/punctilious individual making him a tyrant for interns
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Impious
Synonym: lax Meaning: irreverent or not respectful of God Sentence: being impious is not good even if you're an aethist
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Puckish
Meaning: mischievous Sentence: Nikhil is quite a puckish child
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Prurient
Meaning: having lustful thoughts Sentence: Snehal is a very prurient person, but then again we all are
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Puritanical
Meaning: very strict in religious matters Sentence: the RSS is puritanical to the point that they are all radicals and hooligans

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