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abjure

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to reject, renounce

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abet

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to aid, help, encourage

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abrogate

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to abolish, usually by authority

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absolution

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freedom from blame, guilt, sin

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accost

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to confront verbally

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accretion

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slow growth in size or amount

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adamant

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impervious, immovable, unyielding

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adumbrate

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to sketch out in a vague way

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affront

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an insult

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agnostic

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believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven

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alias

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a false name or identity

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allay

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to soothe, ease

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allege

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to assert, usually without proof

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altercation

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a dispute, fight

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amenity

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an item that increases comfort

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analgesic

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something that reduces pain

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anathema

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a cursed, detested person

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antecedent

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something that came before

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apocryphal

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fictitious, false, wrong

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approbation

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praise

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arbitrary

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based on factors that appear random

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arcane

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obscure, secret, known only by a few

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arrogate

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to take without justification

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aspersion

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a curse, expression of ill-will

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atone

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to repent, make amends

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avarice

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excessive greed

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balk

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to stop, block abruptly

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bane

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a burden

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bard

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a poet, often a singer as well

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bereft

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devoid of, without

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beseech

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to beg, plead, implore

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bilk

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cheat, defraud

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blandish

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to coax by using flattery

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boon

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a gift or blessing

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brazen

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excessively bold, brash

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buffet

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to strike with force

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calibrate

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to set, standardize

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callous

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harsh, cold, unfeeling

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calumny

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an attempt to spoil someone else’s reputation by spreading lies

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canny

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shrewd, careful

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capacious

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very spacious

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capitulate

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to surrender

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carp

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to annoy, pester

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caucus

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a meeting usually held by people working toward the same goal

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circumspect

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cautious

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cleave

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to divide into parts; to stick together firmly

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coalesce

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to fuse into a whole

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cobbler

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a person who makes or repairs shoes

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cogent

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intellectually convincing

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collateral

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secondary

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collusion

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secret agreement, conspiracy

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commensurate

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corresponding in size or amount

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commodious

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roomy

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complacency

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self-satisfied ignorance of danger

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complicit

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being an accomplicr in a wrongful act

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compunction

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distress caused by feeling guilty

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conciliatory

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friendly, agreeably

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concomitant

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accompanying in a subordinate fashion

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confection

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a sweet, fancy food

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confidant

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a person entrusted with secrets

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construe

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to interpret

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contrite

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penitent, eager to be forgiven

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contusion

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bruise, injury

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counteract

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to neutralize, make ineffective

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coup

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a brilliant, unexpected act

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cupidity

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greed, strong desire

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debauch

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to corrupt by means of sensual pleasure

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decorous

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socially proper, appropriate

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deface

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to ruin or injure something’s appearance

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deferential

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showing respect for another’s authority

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demarcation

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the marking of boundaries or categories

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deplore

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to feel or express sorrow, disapproval

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derelict

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abandoned, run-down

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desiccated

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dried up, dehydrated

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diffident

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shy, quiet, modest

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dirge

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a mournful song, especially for a funeral

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disaffected

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rebellious, resentful of authority

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discomfit

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to thwart, baffle

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discursive

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rambling, lacking order

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distend

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to swell out

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dither

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to be indecisive

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duress

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hardship, threat

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effrontery

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impudence, nerve, insolence

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effulgent

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radiant, splendorous

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elegy

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a speech given in honour of a dead person

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emollient

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soothing

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emote

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to express emotion

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enamor

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to fill with love, fascinate, usually used in passive form followed by “of” or “with”

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entail

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to include as a necessary step

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epistolary

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relating to or contained in letters

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equanimity

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composure

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equivocal

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ambiguous, uncertain, undecided

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ethereal

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heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined

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etymology

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the history of words, their origin and development

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evince

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to show, reveal

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exculpate

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to free from guilt or blame, exonerate

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execrable

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loathsome, detestable

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exigent

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urgent, critical

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expunge

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to obliterate, eradicate

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expurgate

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to remove offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book

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extant

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existing, not destroyed or lost

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exult

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to rejoice

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fatuous

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silly, foolish

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fecund

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fruitful, fertile

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fetid

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having a foul odor

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fetter

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to chain, restrain

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flaccid

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limp, not firm or strong

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flout

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to disregard or disobey openly

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foil

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to thwart, frustrate, defeat

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forbearance

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patience, restraint, toleration

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fortuitous

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happening by chance, often lucky or fortunate

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fractious

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troublesome or irritable

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gratuitous

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uncalled for, unwarranted

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hallowed

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revered, consecrated

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hapless

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unlucky

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hardy

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robust, capable of surviving through adverse conditions

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hiatus

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a break or gap in duration or continuity

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idolatrous

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excessively worshipping one object or person

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ignominious

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humiliating, disgracing

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impecunious

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poor

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imperious

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commanding, domineering

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impervious

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impenetrable, incapable of being affected

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impetuous

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rash; hastily done

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impudent

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casually rude, insolent, impertinent

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impute

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to ascribe, blame

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inane

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silly and meaningless

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incarnate

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existing in the flesh, embodied

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incendiary

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a person who agitates

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inchoate

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unformed or formless, in a beginning stage

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incumbent

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one who holds an office

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indefatigable

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incapable of defeat, failure, decay

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indigent

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very poor, impoverished

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inexorable

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incapable of being persuaded or placated

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ingenuous

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not devious; innocent and candid

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inimical

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hostile, enemylike

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iniquity

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wickedness or sin

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injunction

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an order of official warning

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innocuous

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harmless, inoffensive

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innuendo

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an insinuation

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insolent

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rude, arrogant, overbearing

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instigate

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to urge, goad

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insular

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separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off

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insurgent

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one who rebels

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intimation

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an indirect suggestion

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intransigent

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refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion

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intrepid

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brave in the face of danger

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inure

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to cause someone ir something to become accustomed to a situation

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invective

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an angry verbal attack

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inveterate

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stubbornly established by habit

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irrevocable

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incapable of being taken back

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knell

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the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death

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laconic

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terse in speech or writing

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laceration

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to cut, tear

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larceny

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obtaining another’s property by theft or trickery

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liability

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something for which one is legally responsible, usually involving a disadvantage or risk

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licentious

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displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints

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limpid

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clear, transparent

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malevolent

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wanting harm to befall others

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maudlin

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weakly sentimental

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maverick

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an independent, nonconformist person

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mawkish

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characterized by sick sentimentality

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modulate

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to pass from one state to another, especially in music

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mores

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the moral attitudes and fixed customs of a group of people

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nadir

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the lowest point of something

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neophyte

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someone who is young or inexperienced

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nominal

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trifling, insignificant

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noxious

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harmful, unwholesome

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oblique

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diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward

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obstreperous

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noisy, unruly

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officious

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offering one’s services when they are neither wanted nor needed

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onerous

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burdensome

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oscillate

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to sway from one side to the other

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paragon

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a model of excellent or perfection

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patent

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readily seen or understood, clear

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pathology

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a deviation from the normal

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pejorative

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derogatory, uncomplimentary

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penitent

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remorseful, regretful

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penultimate

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next to last

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pernicious

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extremely destructive or harmful

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pert

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flippant, bold

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perusal

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a careful examination, review

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petulance

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rudeness, irritablity

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pithy

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concisely meaningful

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pittance

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a very small amount, especially relating to money

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plaudits

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enthusiastic approval, applause

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plenitude

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an abundance

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potable

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suitable for drinking

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precipice

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the face of a cliff, a steep or overhanging place

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preclude

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to prevent

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precocious

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advanced, developing ahead of time

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preponderance

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superiority in importance or quantity

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presage

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an omen

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presumptuous

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disrespectfully bold

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pretense

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an appearance or action intended to deceive

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profane

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lewd, indecent

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profligate

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dissolute, extravagant

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promulgate

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to proclaim, make known

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propagate

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to multiply, spread out

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propitious

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favourable

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protean

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able to change shape; displaying great variety

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prurient

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eliciting or possessing an extraordinary interest in sex

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puerile

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juvenile, immature

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pulchritude

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physical beauty

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quaint

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charmingly old-fashioned

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rail

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to scold, protest

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rapport

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mutual understanding and harmony

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raze

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to demolish, level

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recalcitrant

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defiant, unapologetic

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rectitude

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uprightness, extreme morality

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redoubtable

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formidable, commanding respect

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relegate

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to assign to the proper place

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remiss

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negligent, failing to take care

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repentant

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penitent, sorry

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reprobate

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evil, unprincipled

214
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reprove

A

to scold, rebuke

215
Q

respite

A

a break, rest

216
Q

resplendent

A

shiny, glowing

217
Q

restitution

A

restoration to the rightful owner

218
Q

restive

A

resistant, stubborn, impatient

219
Q

rhapsodize

A

to engage in excessive enthusiasm

220
Q

ribald

A

coarsely, crudely humourous

221
Q

saccharine

A

sickeningly sweet

222
Q

sacrosanct

A

holy, something that should not be criticized

223
Q

salient

A

significant, conspicuous

224
Q

salve

A

a soothing balm

225
Q

scathing

A

sharp, critical, hurtful

226
Q

scurrilous

A

vulgar, coarse

227
Q

semaphore

A

a visual sign

228
Q

sensual

A

involving sensory gratification, usually related to sex

229
Q

sinuous

A

lithe, serpentine

230
Q

sobriety

A

sedate, calm

231
Q

solipsistic

A

believing that oneself is all that exists

232
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stalid

A

sedate, serious, self-restrained

233
Q

stolid

A

expressing little sensibility, unemotional

234
Q

surmise

A

to infer with little evidence

235
Q

surreptitious

A

stealthy

236
Q

swarthy

A

of dark colour or complexion

237
Q

tantamount

A

equivalent in value or significance

238
Q

temerity

A

audacity, recklessness

239
Q

tenuous

A

having little substance or strength

240
Q

tome

A

a large book

241
Q

torrid

A

giving off intense heat, passionate

242
Q

transgress

A

to violate, go over a limit

243
Q

transmute

A

to changr or alter in form

244
Q

travesty

A

a grossly inferior imitation

245
Q

trenchant

A

effective, articulate, clear-cutt

246
Q

truculent

A

ready to fight, cruel

247
Q

turgid

A

swollen, excessively embellished in style or language

248
Q

ubiquitous

A

existing eberywhere, widespread

249
Q

umbrage

A

resentment, offense

250
Q

uncanny

A

of supernatural character or origin

251
Q

undulate

A

to move in waves

252
Q

veneer

A

a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, facade

253
Q

vicissitude

A

event that occurs by chance

254
Q

villify

A

to lower in importance, defame

255
Q

vitriolic

A

having a caustic quality

256
Q

vituperate

A

to berate

257
Q

wanton

A

undisciplined, lewd, lustful

258
Q

wily

A

crafty, sly

259
Q

wizened

A

dry, shrunken, wrinkled

260
Q

wrath

A

vengeful anger, punishment

261
Q

yoke

A

to join, link

262
Q

zenith

A

the highest point, culminating point

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