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Besiege

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(v) Attack, overwhelm, crowd in on or surround
related: harry (harass or annoy), hound (harass or pursue relentlessly), beleaguer (surround, as with with difficulty or attackers)

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Effrontery

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(n) Insolence, boldness, or presumptuous

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Rarefy

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(v) To make or become thin, less compact, or less dense
(v) To purify, refine, or make more spiritual
(adj) lofty, very high up or elevated, exclusive; select

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Diatribe

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(n) Bitter, abusive criticism or denunciation

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Precipitate

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(v) To throw or fall down headlong
(v) To bring about or cause to happen, especially abruptly or prematurely
(v) To cause (a substance) to separate from a solution;
To condense or cause to condense and fall from the sky as snow, rain, etc.
(adj.) Speeding headlong, rapidly, or dangerously;
Proceeding with undue haste and without necessary forethought

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Aver (Uh-Ver)

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(v) To assert or affirm positively

(v) To formally assert or prove in pleading a case or cause

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Lucid

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(adj. ) Intelligible or readily understandable
(adj. ) Sane or rational
(adj. ) Translucent or clear; bright or luminous

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Intrepid

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(adj.) Resolutely fearless or undaunted

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Anomalous

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(adj. ) Deviating from the norm or expectations; irregular

(adj. ) Uncertain or incongruous in nature

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Burgeon

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(v) To produce or send out new growth; to sprout or bloom

(v) To grow, expand, or develop quickly and often profusely

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Sap

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(n) 1. The circulatory fluid of a plant; an essential bodily fluid
2. Health, vitality, or energy (metaphor related to “essential body fluid”)
3. A gullible person, fool, or dupe
(v) 1. To deplete, drain, or weaken, especially of energy or vitality
2. To diminish the intensity or supply of
3. To undermine the foundations of

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Occult

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(adj. ) Secret or withheld from the uninitiated
(adj. ) Mysterious, inscrutable, difficult or impossible to comprehend
(adj. ) Of, related to, or concerned with magic or the supernatural

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Gainsay

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(v) To deny or prove false

(v) To oppose or speak out against

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Pith

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(n) The core, essence, or substance of a matter
(n) Mettle (courage and fortitude) or vigor
(n) Importance or significance

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Gist

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(n) The central point or essence; the heart of the matter

(n) The grounds of a legal action

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Plasticisity

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(n) Capacity to be molded or made to assume or hold a shape

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Ebullience

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(n) Liveliness or exuberance, especially in manner or expression

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Artless

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(adj. ) Uncultured or ignorant, lacking in knowledge
(adj. ) Poorly or crudely made
(adj. ) Without artificiality; natural, sincere

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Tortuous

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(adj. ) Winding; containing numerous twists, turns, or bends
(adj. ) Crooked, tricky, or devious
(adj. ) Highly involved, circuitous, or complex

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Tenuous

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(adj. ) Not dense; thin or diluted inconsistency
(adj. ) Slender
(adj. ) Lacking substance or strength; flimsy; shaky

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Propitiate

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(v) To gain or regain the favor of; appease or conciliate

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Malediction

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(n) A curse

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Sanction

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  1. (POSITIVE meaning) Official or authoritative permission or authorization;
    support or encouragement
    (v) To approve or authorize officially;
    to support or tolerate by showing approval
  2. (NEGATIVE meaning) A penalty meant to force compliance;
    a military or economic measure adopted by several nations and meant to coerce
    another nation violating international law
    (v) To penalize, especially for a violation of international law
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Complaisant

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(adj.) Agreeable, eager to please, obliging

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Ubiquitous

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(adj.) Existing or present everywhere; constantly encountered or widespread

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Perfidy

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(n) 1. The quality or state of being disloyal; treachery; faithlessness
2. An act of disloyalty

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Derivative

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(adj. ) Not original; secondary or copied

(adj. ) Derived

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Fracas

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(n) A noisy, loud quarrel, brawl, or disturbance

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Presumptuous

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(adj.) Overstepping the bounds of what’s right or proper; inappropriately forward or
taking liberties

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Slight

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(v) 1. To treat as unimportant or make light of
2. To treat with disdain or discourteous inattention

  1. To do inattentively or negligently
    (n) An instance of being slighted
    (adj. ) 1. Slim or delicate of body
  2. Small in size, extent, or quantity
  3. Trifling, trivial, or unimportant
  4. Lacking strength or substance; flimsy
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Pristine

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(adj. ) Belonging or related to the original, earliest condition; primitive
(adj. ) Remaining in a pure, unspoiled state; untouched by civilization
(adj. ) Clean as if new

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Confound

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(v) To confuse, perplex, or stump; to throw into disorder
(v) To mix up; to fail to notice differences
(v) To refute, prove wrong, or put to shame

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Console

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(v) To comfort; to alleviate someone’s grief, suffering, or sense of loss

(n) 1. a cabinet (such as for a television) designed to stand on the floor
2. the control unit of a computer, electrical system, vehicle, etc.

related: succor (comfort, provide relief)

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Discrete

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(n) Separate or distinct; an individual thing

(n) Consisting of unconnected individual parts; not continuous

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Approbation

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(n) Official approval

(n) Commendation; praise; a warm expression of approval

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Concur

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(v) To agree, cooperate, or coincide

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Denunciation

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  1. Public condemnation or censure

2. An accusation of a crime

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Foment

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(v) To foster or promote the development of; to incite or rouse

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Diffuse

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(adj. ) Dispersed; spread out

(adj. ) Wordy and poorly organized

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Exculpate

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(v) To clear from a charge or guilt

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Obstinate

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(adj.) Stubbornly sticking to an attitude, opinion, purpose, or course against
argument or persuasion; difficult to control, subdue, or remedy

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Prodigious

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(adj. ) Impressive or extraordinary in bulk, amount, or degree; enormous
(adj. ) Marvelous; eliciting amazement

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Levy

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(v) 1. To impose and collect (such as a tax)
2. To draft troops into military service
3. To declare and wage war

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Covert

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(adj. ) Not openly done, acknowledged, or avowed; veiled

(adj. ) Sheltered or covered

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Avow

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verb (used with object)
to declare frankly or openly; own; acknowledge; confess; admit:
He avowed himself an opponent of all alliances.

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Apprise

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(v) To inform, tell, or give notice to

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Recalcitrant

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(adj.) Stubbornly resisting or defying authority or guidance

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Convoke

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(v) To call (as a group of people) to a meeting

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Catholic

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(adj.) Universal, broad-minded

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Martinet

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(n) Person who adheres to rules extremely closely; a disciplinarian

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Ponderous

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(adj. ) Of great weight; unwieldy due to heaviness and bulk

(adj. ) Labored, dull, or lifeless

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Somatic

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(adj.) 1. Pertaining to the body (as opposed to the mind, a body part, or the
environment)
2. Relating to the wall of the body cavity

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Fluke

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(n) A stroke of good luck; a chance occurrence or accident

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Doff

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(v) 1. To take off or remove (as clothes); to tip or remove (one’s hat) in greeting
2. To put aside or discard

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Scurvy

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(n) A wasting disease caused by vitamin C deficiency

(adj. ) Contemptible, despicable, or mean

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Aposite

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(adj.) Appropriate, relevant, or apt

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Garrulous

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(adj.) Wordy; overly talkative and given to long, rambling, often trivial speech

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Gambol

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(v) To frolic; to skip or leap about playfully

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Fulminate

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(v) To send out or issue with denunciation, invective, or condemnation
(v) To explode

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Abscission

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(n) The act of cutting of

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Truculent

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(adj. ) Ferocious, cruel, or savage
(adj. ) Deadly or destructive
(adj. ) Scathing or harsh
(adj. ) Belligerent or aggressive; disposed to fighting

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Rigor

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strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.

the full or extreme severity of laws, rules, etc.

severity of living conditions; hardship; austerity:
the rigor of wartime existence.

a severe or harsh act, circumstance, etc.
scrupulous or inflexible accuracy or adherence:
the logical rigor of mathematics.

severity of weather or climate or an instance of this:
the rigors of winter.

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Germane

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(adj.) Relevant or closely related

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Viscid

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(adj.) Having a sticky, adhesive, or viscous quality or consistency

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Glib

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(adj. ) Fluent in speaking or writing to the point of insincerity or thoughtlessness
(adj. ) Done with natural ease or off hand nonchalance

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Requite

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v) To repay or make return for; to reciprocate
(v) To avenge
(v) To recompense for a service, benefit, or injury

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Grouse

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(v) To complain, grumble
(n) A grievance; a persistent complaint
(n) Any of various types of plump, chicken-like gamebirds

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Appreciable

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(adj) Possible to see, measure, or estimate

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Dilate

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(v) 1. To cause to expand; to widen or enlarge

2. To speak or write at length on a subject

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Sangfroid

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(n) Self-possession or composure, especially under stress

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Intemperance

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(n) Indulgence of passions or appetites

(n) Excessive drinking of alcohol

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Stalwart

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(adj.) Strong or vigorous in mind, body, or spirit

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Abridge

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(v) To cut short or condense (especially of a written work)

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Squelch

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(v) To crush or squash as if by trampling
(v) To quell or suppress completely
(v) To silence, as by a crushing remark
(v) To emit a splashing, sucking sound

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Extempore

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(adj.) Done, said, or composed with little or no preparation; unpremeditated

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Forestall

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(v) To hinder or prevent in advance
(v) To anticipate or deal with in advance
(v) To buy up goods so as to drive up prices for resale

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Quiescence

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(n) The state of being quiescent; tranquil restfulness or repose

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Nabob

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(n) A person who is wealthy, prominent, or important

n) A provincial governor of India’s Mogul empire (historical

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Noisome

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(adj.) Having an extremely offensive smell

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Puissance

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(n) Power; might

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Rue

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(n) regret, sorrow
(v) to regret; to feel remorse
(n) a bitter herb used medicinally

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Dilatory

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(adj.) Slow, late; procrastinating or stalling for time

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Verisimilar

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(adj.) Probably, likely, or appearing to be true

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Teetotaler

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(n) One who abstains totally from alcohol

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Indelible

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(adj. ) Permanent; impossible to remove, erase, or wash away

(adj. ) Memorable; unforgettable; making a lasting impression

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Scotch

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(v) To put an end to (the storm scotched our plans)

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Fatuous

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(adj.) Complacently foolish or silly

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Inveterate

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(adj. ) Established through long practice or precedent

(adj. ) Habitual or ingrained

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Propagate

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(v) To multiply or breed; to pass (traits) to offspring
(v) To extend or spread to a greater area or number
(v) To foster wider knowledge or spread word of; to publicize

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Ingenuous

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(adj. ) Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; straightforward, candid, or frank
related: guileless, artless, ingenue

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Affable

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(adj.) Pleasant and easy to talk to; approachable

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Adhere

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(v) To stay attached; to stick to
(v) To be devoted in support or allegiance
(v) To remain committed to

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Slack

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(adj.) Negligent, careless, or lax; slow, sluggish, or lacking energy; lacking
tautness or tightness; weak; inactive, not busy
(v) 1. To become slack; to loosen or make slower
2. To shirk or evade work; to be careless or inattentive in doing

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Egress

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(n) The act of going out or exiting

(n) An exit or way out

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Ascend

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(v) To move or slope upward; to rise from a lower level or station
(v) To go back in time or genealogical progression
(v) To become king or queen

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Rent

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(adj. ) Having been torn, violently lacerated, or wrested from
(n) 1. A tear or opening created by rending
2. A rift or breach in relations

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Asceptic

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(adj. ) Free from or protecting against infection by pathogenic microorganisms
(adj. ) Without animation or emotion

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Skullduggery

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(n) Deceitful, underhanded, unscrupulous behavior

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Grate

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(v) To shred (such as cheese) by rubbing against anabrasive surface;
to cause to make a harsh sound through grinding (as teeth);
to persistently annoy

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Gratuitous

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(adj. ) Done, given, or obtained without payment; unearned

(adj. ) Unwarranted, unjustified, or uncalled-for

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Aspersion

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(n) A false, derogatory claim meant to injure someone’s reputation
(n) The act of making such a claim
(n) A sprinkling with water, especially as part of a religious ceremony

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Halcyon

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(adj. ) Calm, peaceful, or tranquil

(adj. ) Prosperous or wealthy

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Encomium

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a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:

An encomium by the president greeted the returning hero.

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Savant

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(n) A learned person, scholar, or sage; an idiot savant

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Sedulous

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(adj. ) Diligent or persevering in effort or application
(adj. ) Done or achieved through perseverance

related: assiduous

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Sinecure

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(n) A paid position or office requiring little or no work

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Harrow

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(v) To disturb or torment
(v) To prepare ground for planting with a harrow (a tool designed to break up and
even out plowed land)

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Clinch

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(v) grab or hold; secure a goal (to “clinch the win”), make final or settle conclusively; to fasten or hold together

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Stymie

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(v) To block, thwart, or stand in the way of

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Welter

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(n) A confused jumble or mass
(v) To become deeply involved or embroiled in something
(v) To roll, writhe, or heave

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Supplicate

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(v) To ask humbly of (someone); to beseech

(v) To ask for something humbly; to pray for

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Torrid

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(adj. ) Parched; burning or intensely hot
(adj. ) Passionate or ardent
(adj. ) Fast or hurried

related: arid (dry, barren)

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Idyll

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(n) A poem, either a short description of an idealized rural scene or a narrative
dealing with romantic or heroic themes
(n) A carefree, lighthearted experience or period;
a romantic interlude

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Travesty

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(n) A distorted, debased, grotesque, or inferior imitation or likeness
(n) An exaggerated burlesque or imitation of a serious literary work, which is usually
grotesquely incongruous

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Turpitude

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(n) Depravity, baseness, or vileness

(n) A corrupt act

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Fledge

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(v) To care for (as a young bird) until it is ready to fly
(v) To cover with or as with feathers
(v) To grow plumage needed for flight

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Impecunious

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(adj.) Penniless; without money

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Warmonger

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(n) One who advocates or attempts to incite war

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Prevaricate

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(v) To equivocate, lie, or stray from the truth

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Improbity

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(n) Dishonesty; lack of probity (probity = honesty)

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Conversance

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(n) Familiarity; the state of being able to speak about something (“converse”)
knowledgeably

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Quandary

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(n) State of perplexity, especially regarding how to proceed

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Propriety

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(n) The quality of being proper or appropriate

(n) Plural: The customs and rules of polite society

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Impudent

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(adj.) Insolent; boldly disrespectful

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Impugn

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(v) To challenge or attack as false or questionable

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Inadvertent

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(adj. ) Accidental or unintentional

(adj. ) Inattentive; not fully focused or taking heed

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Recumbent

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(adj. ) Lying down or reclining, especially in repose

(adj. ) Resting or idle

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Abjure

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(v) To renounce, recant, or repudiate, often solemnly or under oath
related: forswear (reject or renounce under oath; swear falsely in court, eschew

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Pallid

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(adj.) Abnormally pale; lacking color or vitality

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Refulgent rih-FULL-jent

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(adj.) Radiant or resplendent; shining brilliantly

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Aggregate

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(v) To gather together

(n) Formed by the collection of smaller parts

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Incursion

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(n) An invasion, raid, or hostile entrance of another’s territory
(n) The act of entering

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Equanimity

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(n) Calmness; mental or emotional stability under stress; balance or equilibrium

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Indeterminate

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(adj. ) Vague or uncertain; not precisely fixed or established
(adj. ) Having an infinite number of solutions

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Corrugated

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(adj. ) Drawn or bent into folds or furrows (as in corrugated cardboard)
(adj. ) Wrinkled, as in the skin or face

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Indigence

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(n) Utter poverty, without comfort

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Indigenous

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(adj. ) Native to or naturally occurring in a region or environment
(adj. ) Innate or natural

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Esoteric

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(adj.) Understood by or intended for only a select group, often of people with
specialized knowledge
(adj.) Confidential

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Abberant

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(adj. ) Deviating from the usual or proper course, especially in behavior
(adj. ) Deviating from the normal or expected type; atypical

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Crass

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(adj. ) Crude, gross, and unrefined; lacking indiscrimination
(adj. ) Excessively materialistic or bas

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Avid

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(adj. ) Urgently, keenly desirous to the point of greed

(adj. ) Marked by enthusiasm or voracious interest

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Summarily

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(adv) immediately; in a prompt or direct manner; without prior notice

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Extenuating

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(adj.) Lessening or mitigating the seriousness or extent of something

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Cryptic

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(adj. ) Having or seeming to have hidden meaning; mysterious or mystifying
(adj. ) Secret or occult; employing or using code or a cipher

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Damp

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(v) To deaden; to hold back or retard the energy of; to stifle, suffocate, or restrain

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Tout

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(v) To solicit business, votes, etc., in a persistent or annoying way
(v) To describe or advertise boastfully; promote or praise excessively

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Fallacious

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(adj. ) Built on unsound logic; containing a fallacy (fallacy = logical mistake)
(adj. ) Misleading or delusive

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Tribute

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(n) A gift, service, or other demonstration of gratitude, admiration, or affection
(n) Evidence or something indicating a praiseworthy quality or characteristic
(n) Payment given or extracted as a sign of submission or in exchange for protection

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Inveigle

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(v) To lure, induce, or win over by using flattery

(v) To obtain by flattery or coaxing

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Ferment

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(v) 1. To undergo or cause fermentation (such as yogurt or other such foods)
2. To excite or agitate; to foment
(n) A state of agitation, unrest, or tumult (“the political ferment may lead to revolt”)

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Alacrity

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(n) Cheerful willingness or promptness

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Jabber

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(v) To talk rapidly, incoherently, or nonsensically

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Jibe

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(v) To be in harmony; agree

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Fecund

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(adj.) Fruitful, fertile

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Refractory

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(adj.) Stubbornly disobedient; hard to manage

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Base

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(adj. ) Mean-spirited, contemptible, or selfish
(adj. ) Showing a lack of values or ethics
(adj. ) Of inferior value or quality

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Pettifogger

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n) A shifty or unethical lawyer

(n) A person who bickers or quibbles over trivial matters

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Confabulate

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(v) Chat; talk casually
(v) To make things up; in psychology, to fill in gaps in one’s memory with
“fabulous” stories

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Fetter

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(v) Shackle, put in chains, or restrict the freedom of

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Vaunt

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(v) Brag about

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Sophomoric

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(adj. ) Immature; showing lack of judgment

(adj. ) Pretentious and immature at the same time

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Dissonance

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(n) Harsh, unpleasantly conflicting, or cacophonous sounds

(n) Inconsistency or lack of agreement

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Preternatural

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(adj. ) Exceeding the natural, normal, or regular; extraordinary
(adj. ) Existing outside of or beyond the normal course of nature
(adj. ) Supernatural

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Preen

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(v) (Of animals) To smooth and clean one’s fur or feathers
(v) To dress with great care or primp
(v) To gloat, congratulate oneself, or swell with pride

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Lassitude

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(n) Weariness or fatigue

(n) Listlessness or indolence

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Levity

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(n) Lightness or unseriousness of manner, mind, or character, to the point of being
inappropriate; frivolity
(n) Fickleness or inconstancy

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Laggard

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(adj.) Slow, sluggish, or lagging behind

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Exigent

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(adj. ) Urgent, pressing, or demanding immediate action

(adj. ) Demanding a good deal or too much

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Profundity

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(n) Something profound; intellectual, mental, or emotional depth

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Ford

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(n) A shallow place in a body of water where one can cross on foot, by horse, etc.
(v) To cross over a body of water, such as a river, in this way

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Limpid

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(adj. ) Clear or transparent
(adj. ) Simple, transparent, or easily understood (as in style or speech)
(adj. ) Untroubled or serene

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Proscribe

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(v) To prohibit or forbid
(v) To condemn as dangerous or harmful
(v) To banish; to publish the name of a convicted outlaw

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List

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(v) To lean to one side, as a ship

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Pungency

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(n) The state or quality of being acrid in smell; biting, caustic, sharp, or incisive

175
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Loll

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(v) To move or rest in a reclined, indolent manner; to droop or hang

176
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Impute

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(n) Attribute; give blame or responsibility for (sometimes falsely)

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Pique

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(n) A feeling of offense or wounded pride; resentment

178
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Lull

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(v) To soothe or put to sleep
(v) To deceive or cause to feel a false sense of safety or security

related: slack (calm, period of quiet)

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Canon

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(n) That which is standard, approved, or sanctioned, especially in regards to
scripture or literature
(n) A rule, principal, or law

180
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Quack

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(n) One who fraudulently claims to have medical skills; a charlatan

181
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Macerate

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(v) To make soft or dissolve by soaking; to emaciate

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Desultory

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(adj. ) Lacking in consistency or order; unplanned or fitful

(adj. ) Random or disconnected from the main subject

183
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Epicure

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(n) Someone with refined, discriminating taste, especially in food or wine; a connoisseur

184
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Rebuff

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(v) To reject or criticize bluntly or abruptly; to snub

(v) To check, repel, or drive of

185
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Recondite

A

(adj.) Challenging to those of average understanding or knowledge; abstruse or
deep
(adj.) Concealed or hidden

186
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Soporific

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(adj. ) Tending to cause sleep or dull alertness

(adj. ) Sleepy, lethargic, or drowsy

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Redoubtable

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E (adj.) Causing fear; alarming or formidable

(adj.) Illustrious; worthy of respect

188
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Mercurial

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(adj.) Changeable, volatile, or given to rapid shifts in mood
(adj.) Having qualities associated w/Greek god Mercury, including cleverness,
eloquence, and thievishness

189
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Metaphysical

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(adj) concerned with abstract thought; related to metaphysics (branch of
philosophy concerned with explaining the nature of being and of the world);
very subtle or abstruse

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Salient

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(adj.) Standing out; most noticeable or important

191
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Normative

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(adj.) Prescribing a norm or standard; expressing value judgments (how things
should be) instead of just stating the facts

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Shyster

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(n) A person who uses petty or unethical practices, esp. a lawyer who does this

193
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Mimetic

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(adj.) Imitative; copying; relating to mimicry

194
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Crepuscular

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(adj.) Like twilight; dim

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Syncretism

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(n) Reconciliation or fusion (esp. only partial) of different philosophies, religions,
belief systems, etc.

196
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Ecumenical

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(adj.) Universal; worldwide in scope

197
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Castigation

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(n) Severe criticism, reproach, or punishment

related: admonish, reprove, upbraid, reprimand, rebuke, excoriate, castigate

198
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Repine

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(v) To be discontent, complain, or fret

(v) To yearn or long deeply for something

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Meteoric

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(adj.) Like a meteor in speed or sudden (often temporary) brilliance

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Minatory

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(adj.) Menacing or threatening in nature or aspect

201
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Endemic

A

(adj. ) Native to or characteristic of a certain place or people
(adj. ) Restricted or confined to a specific area or place

202
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Abrogate

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(v) To abolish, annul, or put aside, usually officially

203
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Broach

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(v) To mention, suggest, or bring up

(v) To tap, pierce, or open up

204
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Deposition

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(n) The act of removing from power
(n) Testimony under oath
(n) The process of depositing, or the state of being deposited

205
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Accretion

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(n) Growth by gradual addition or build up

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Opprobrium

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(n) Disgrace or infamy due to shameful, despicable behavior
(n) Harsh contempt or condemnation
(n) A cause for shame or disgrace

207
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Sate

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(v) To satisfy or appease (an appetite) fully

(v) To indulge (an appetite) to excess; to glut

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Equitable

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(adj.) Fair and impartial; characterized by or showing equity (equity = fairness)
(Note: do not confuse with equivocal, meaning ambivalent, undecided)

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Natty

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(adj.) Smart and trim in dress or appearance (usually of a man: “nattily dressed”

210
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Seamy

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(adj.) Sordid; unpleasant; showing the low side of life

211
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Sedulous

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(adj. ) Diligent or persevering in effort or application

(adj. ) Done or achieved through perseverance

212
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Efface

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(v.) To erase; to rub or wipe out
(v.) To conduct oneself inconspicuously, to make oneself “invisible” (often used in the
expression “self-effacing”)

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Neologism

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(n) A new word, phrase, or usage

(n) A psychotic symptom involving the creation of new words

214
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Seminal

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(adj. ) Pertaining to seed; having possibility of future development
(adj. ) Very original and influencing later works (as a seminal artist or artwork)

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Nexus

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(n) A link or connection
(n) A connected group or series
(n) The core, focus, or central point of connection

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Supine

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(adj.) Lying on the back or face up
(adj.) Showing or characterized by lethargy, passivity, or apathetic inactivity;
mentally or morally indifferent or lax

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Caustic

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(adj. ) Capable of burning, corroding, or eating away at

(adj. ) Cutting, harsh, sarcastic, or severely critical

218
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Nugatory

A

(adj. ) Of little value, worth, or importance; trifling or inconsequential
(adj. ) Without force or effectiveness

219
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Maelstrom

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(n) A chaotic, turbulent situation

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Obstinacy

A

(adj.) Stubbornly sticking to an attitude, opinion, purpose, or course, against
argument or persuasion
(adj.) Difficult to control, subdue, or remedy

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Sinewy

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(adj. ) Full of sinews (tendons); tough and stringy or strong
(adj. ) Lean and muscular; strong, forceful, or vigorous

222
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Occluded

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(v) To obstruct, close up, or block off

(v) To prevent the passage of

223
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Slew

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(n) A large number or quantity (“a whole slew of problems”)

224
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Continent

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(adj.) Exercising or marked by self-restraint, especially of the desires

225
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Odium

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(n) The state or quality of being odious (arousing contempt or strong displeasure)
(n) Contempt, dislike, or repugnance
(n) Disgrace or infamy due to reprehensible or hateful acts

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Sodden

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(adj. ) Weighted down with or as if with water; soaked thoroughly
(adj. ) Dull or expressionless, as from drink
(adj. ) Sluggish or torpid

227
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Surfeit

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(n) 1. An excessive amount or oversupply
2. Overindulgence (such as in food or drink); disgust from overindulgence
(v) To feed or supply to surfeit (i.e., satiety, excess, or disgust)

228
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Solvent

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(adj.) Able to pay debts; not bankrupt

229
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Onerous

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(adj. ) Burdensome or troublesome (“onus”=burden)

(adj. ) Entailing legal obligations that exceed the benefits

230
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Machination

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(n) Crafty schemes or plots

231
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Chary

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(adj. ) Cautious or wary

(adj. ) Sparing; hesitant to give, accept, or expend

232
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Sardonic

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(adj.) Scornfully mocking; derisive

233
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Tendentious

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(adj.) Partisan; marked by a strong point of view

234
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Bedizen

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(v) Dress or decorate in a gaudy, ostentatious way

235
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Internecine

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(adj. ) Pertaining to conflict within a group

(adj. ) Mutually destructive

236
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Sere

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(adj.) Dry or withered

237
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Semiotic

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(n) The theory or study of signs and symbols used as elements of communication;
the study of languages, gestures, or even clothing used as communication

238
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Resplendent

A

shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid:

troops resplendent in white uniforms; resplendent virtues.

239
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Quietus

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death or something that causes death, regarded as a release from life.

• archaic something that has a calming or soothing effect.

240
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Potlatch

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A wild party

241
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Rota

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Period of work done in rotation with others

242
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Interregnum

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An interval or pause

243
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Solicitude

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Care of concern for someone or something

244
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Multifarious

A

Made up of many different parts

245
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Prosaic

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Factual or straightforward

246
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Malfeasance

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Wrongdoing

247
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Substantiation

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Proof w evidence

248
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Innuendo

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Indirect information

249
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Creed

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A set of principles or beliefs

250
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Fraudulent

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Refers to something that is intended to deceive

251
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Reprobate

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One who is morally unprincipled

252
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Rogue

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An unprincipled or dishonest person

253
Q

Bromide

A

Commonplace or boring person

254
Q

Inerrant

A

Without error

255
Q

Fickle

A

Contradictory

256
Q

Tenebrous

A

Obscure; difficult to understand

257
Q

Supercilious

A

Arrogant

258
Q

Protracted

A

Drawn out/lengthen

259
Q

Declaim

A

utter or deliver words or a speech in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience: [ with obj. ] : she declaimed her views | [ no obj. ] : a preacher declaiming from the pulpit.

• [ no obj. ] (declaim against) forcefully protest against or criticize (something).

260
Q

Deign

A

To do something that one considers beneath their dignity

261
Q

Contracted

A

Become smaller; used in relation to having made contracts

262
Q

Jejune

A

dull; uninteresting; without significance

263
Q

Tumid

A

Swollen or affected with swelling

264
Q

Turbid

A

Thick or dense or obscure, confused, muddled (not clear, coherent or arranged in order)

265
Q

Notional

A

Foolish or speculative

266
Q

Rhapsodize

A

Talk with extravagant enthusiasm

267
Q

Palter

A

To equivocate; to be deliberately unclear

268
Q

Countenance

A

Composure, self-control; facial expression; admit as acceptable or possible; support

269
Q

Adulated

A

Praised excessively or obsequiously

270
Q

Attenuated

A

Weakened in force or effect

271
Q

Diachronic

A

Occurring across time

272
Q

Madcap

A

reckless, crazy, eccentric

273
Q

Dionysian

A

Wildly uninhibited, frenzied, orgiastic

274
Q

Saturnine

A

gloomy, sluggish,sullen, taciturn in temperament

275
Q

Saturnalian

A

unrestrained in revelry; orgiastic

276
Q

Plutonian

A

pertaining to the underworld; infernal

277
Q

Hermetic

A

Sealed airtight, isolated, impervious to outside influence

278
Q

Spendthrift

A

reckless about spending

279
Q

Cataclysm

A

Any violent upheaval, esp one of a social or political nature

280
Q

Assiduous

A

constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive; unremitting (not slacking or abating; incessant)

281
Q

Peregrinate

A

(V) travel from place to place, esp. on foot

related: Itinerant, peripatetic, wayfaring

282
Q

Semantic

A

(ADJ) relating to the different meanings of words or other symbols

283
Q

Hedge

A

(V) Avoid commitment by leaving provisions for withdrawal or changing one’s mind; protect a bet by also betting on the other side

related: equivocate, waffle, Tergiversate (waver, use unclear language to deceive or avoid committing), Palter (talk insincerely; bargain or haggle)

A hedge fund is an investment fund that hedges risk with a variety of methods, such as short selling and derivatives

284
Q

Recrudescent

A

(ADJ)

Recrudescence (N)
Recrudesce (V)

Revival, breaking out into renewed activity

generally used for the reappearance of a disease

related: renascent (reviving, becoming active again), resurgent (having a revival, rising or surging again)

285
Q

Clamber

A

(V) climb away awkwardly or with difficulty, scramble

286
Q

Redound

A

(V) to have a good or bad effect, esp as a result of a person’s efforts or actions (usually used with to, on or upon)

related: reap (harvest, get as a result of one’s effort)

287
Q

Penumbra

A

(N) outer part of a shadow from an eclipse; any surrounding region, fringe, periphery; any area where something sort of exists

related: hinterland (remote or undeveloped area)

288
Q

Winnow

A

sift, analyze critically, separate the useful part from the worthless part

related: rarefy (make more pure, exclusive, or thinner and less dense)

289
Q

Supposition

A

(N) assumption, hypothesis, something that has been supposed

related: conjecture

290
Q

Droll

A

funny in an odd way

related: waggish (merry), risible (laughable), jocular, jocund, jocose (jesting, jolly)

291
Q

Hand-wringing

A

(N) grasping, squeezing, etc. of the hands as an expression of nervousness, guilt, etc. extended debate over what to do about an issue

292
Q

Milieu (mill-YUH)

A

(N) environment, atmosphere; the environmental setting in which something happens or develops

related: zeitgeist (the cultural, intellectual mood of a time period), ethos (the character or moral values specific to a person, group or time period, etc)

293
Q

Bent

A

personal inclination or tendency

related: predilection, propensity

294
Q

Pastiche

A

(N) mix of incongruous parts; artistic work imitating the work of other artists, often satirically; a thrown together mess

related: hodgepodge, medley, farrago, potpourri, olio (mixtures of diverse things) eclectic is more positive and means selecting the best from a diverse selection

295
Q

Imprecation

A

curse, prayer for harm to come to someone

related: malediction

296
Q

Doctrinaire

A

person who applies doctrine in an impractical or rigid and close-minded way (noun); merely theoretical, impractical, or fanatical about other people accepting once’s ideas (adj)

related: dogmatic

297
Q

Precis (PRAY-see)

A

concise summary, abstract

related: digest, recapitulation, compendium

298
Q

Parry (PAIR-ee)

A

deflect or avoid esp a blow or attack; skillfully evade a question

299
Q

Hew (HYOO)

A

(V) strike, chop, or hack (with a axe, sword, etc.) make or shape something (such as a statue) with a cutting tool

300
Q

Flout

A

treat with disdain, contempt or scorn (usually of rules)

301
Q

Whitewash

A

a substance used to whiten walls, wood, etc. (noun); deception, covering up wrongs, errors, misdeeds, etc. (verb)

related: gloss over, paper over

302
Q

Lurid

A

gruesome or excessively vivid; sensational, shocking, unrestrained

303
Q

Platitude

A

a shallow, overused statement; cliche

related: banal, hackneyed, inane, insipid, trite

304
Q

Inter

A

bury (a dead body) or place in a tomb

305
Q

Discomfiting

A

disconcerting, confusing, frustrating

related: abash (destroy the confidence of, make ashamed), disquiet

306
Q

Rend

A

(V) tear violently esp to tear one’s clothing or hair out of grief; pull apart, split or tear away

307
Q

Fluke

A

stroke of luck, something accidentally successful

308
Q

Spate

A

sudden outpouring or rush; flood

related: inundated, deluge

309
Q

Searchingly

A

In a searching or penetrating manner; while examining closely or probing for answers

310
Q

Infallible (in-FAL-ih-bull)

A

Incapable of error; certain

related: unerring

311
Q

Bilk

A

cheat or defraud

related: hoodwink, swindle, con, fleece

312
Q

Glacial

A

pertaining to glaciers; cold, icy, slow, unsympathetic

related: frigid (very cold, without human warmth or emotion), gelid (icy)

313
Q

Impious

A

not religious, lacking reverence, ungodly

related: irreverent, sacrilegious, blasphemous

314
Q

Meretricious (mair-uh-TRISH-uss)

A

attractive un a vulgar or flashy way; tawdry; deceptive

related: gaudy, showy, garish (much too bright, vivid, fancy)

315
Q

Declaim

A

speak in an impassioned, pompous, or oratorical manner; give a formal speech

related: grandstand (perform showily as if to impress an audience)

316
Q

Disclaim

A

deny, repudiate

317
Q

Ostensible, Ostensive

A

professed, evident, or pretended; outwardly appearing in a certain way

related: putative (supposed or reputed), nominal (trivial; in name only, so-called)

318
Q

Irascible

A

irritable, easily angered

related: dyspeptic, curmudgeon, crotchety, cantankerous

319
Q

Ire

A

anger

320
Q

Diaphanous

A

very sheer, fine, translucent

related: gossamer

321
Q

Fallow

A

left unplanted (of land); not in use

related: arable (able to be farmed; fertile)

322
Q

Hotly

A

in an intense, fiery or heated way

related: heatedly

323
Q

Stint

A

period of time spent doing something or a specific, limited amount of work (noun); to be frugal, to get by on little

related: mister, cheapskate, skinflint (stingy person), frugal, thrifty

324
Q

Mendicant

A

beggar, or religious follower who lives by begging]]

related: pauper, Alms (money or other donation given as charity)

325
Q

Irresolute

A

wavering, not sure how to proceed; not firm in one’s decision making

related: ambivalent, equivocal

326
Q

Arbiter, Arbitrate

A

(N) judge, umpire, person empowered to decide on matters at hand

related: Adjudicator (judge or arbitrator, esp. judge of a competition)

327
Q

Recapitulate

A

summarize, repeat in a concise way … this is where recap comes from!

related: precis, digest (periodical containing shortened versions of works published elsewhere), compendium

328
Q

Molt

A

shed or cast off, esp to regularly shed skin, feathers, etc. (as a snake)

related: to slough or shed

329
Q

Wanton

A

Reckless, vicious, without regard for what is right; unjustifiable, deliberately done for no reason at all; sexually unrestrained, or excessively luxurious

330
Q

Dissolution

A

breaking bonds or breaking up a group of people; death; disintegration; extreme hedonism

331
Q

Cupidity

A

greed, excessive desire

related: avarice, covetousness, rapacity, rapaciousness

332
Q

Forage

A

wander in search of; rummage, hunt, make a raid

related: plunder, pillage, ransack, depredate and despoil all mean raiding or looting)

333
Q

Verisimilar (ver-uh-SIM-ill-er)

A

the appearance of being true, real

related: feasible (possible, logical, likely or suitable), plausible

334
Q

Sybarite (SIB-uh-rite)

A

person devoted to pleasure and luxury

related: voluptuary, hedonist (pleasure-seeker)

335
Q

Vanguard

A

leading units at the front of an army; leaders in a trend or movement, people on the cutting edge; the forefront of a trend or movement

336
Q

Incarnadine

A

blood red or flesh colored

related: vermilion (bright red)

337
Q

Erstwhile

A

former, previous (adj); in the past, formerly (adv)

related: bygone (past, former), quondam (former, sometime)

338
Q

Apostate (n, adj) Apostasy (n)

A

person who deserts a party, cause, religion, etc.

related:
recreant (coward or deserter)
perfidy (faithlessness, treachery)
heretic (believer who disagrees with religious authorities; any nonconformist thinker)
quisling (traitor)
infidel (unbeliever, person who does not accept a particular faith)

339
Q

Munificent

A

generous, giving liberally

related: magnanimous, philanthropic

340
Q

Graft

A

join living tissue (skin) to the part of the body where it will continue to live and grow; to attach as if by grafting; the act of acquiring money or other benefits through illegal means esp. by abusing one’s power (noun)

341
Q

Syntax

A

the rules governing grammar and how words join to make sentences, the study of these rules

342
Q

Dovetail

A

join or fit together

related: converge (move towards one another or towards a point; unite)

343
Q

Bevy

A

any large group that stays together

related: covey (group of birds, or any group), brood (group of offspring born at the same time)

344
Q

Malinger

A

pretend to be sick, esp. to get out of work, duties, etc.

related: shirk, skulk (to hide for a bad reason, such as avoiding work, or waiting to attack someone)

345
Q

Demur

A

show reluctance or object; esp for moral reasons

related: balk (refuse to proceed or to do something)

346
Q

Asperity

A

Rigor, severity; harshness or sharpness of tone; roughness of surface

347
Q

Synoptic

A

relating to a synopsis or summary; giving in a general view

related: digest, recapitulation, precis, compendium

348
Q

Apostle

A

pioneer of a reform movement (originally, an early follower of jesus)

Apostles usually refer to the original 12 disciples of Jesus. apostle could be any major Christian missionary or a spreader or non-religious doctrine.

349
Q

Gouge

A

scooping or digging tool; force out a person’s eye with one’s thumb; swindle, extort money from

related: rout (dig around as with a snout; rummage; scoop out or gouge)

350
Q

Bilk

A

cheat or defraud

related: hoodwink, swindle, con, fleece (the most severe , has the connotation of taking everything from the victim)

351
Q

Aloof

A

distant physically or emotionally, reserved; indifferent

related: detached (impartial or aloof) standoffish (cold, unfriendly)

352
Q

Polemic

A

controversial argument, esp. one attacking a specific idea

353
Q

Mannered

A

having a particular manner; esp. an artificial one

related: affectation (fake behavior, such as in speech or dress, adopted to give a certain impression)

354
Q

Insensible

A

incapable of feeling; unconscious, unaware

related: insensate (inanimate, as an object; without sense or human feeling; cruel)

355
Q

Virulent

A

Extremely infectious, poisonous, etc. hateful, bitterly hostile

related: pathogenic, pervasive

356
Q

Baying

A

howling in a deep way, like a dog or wolf

357
Q

Expurgate

A

censor; remove objectionable or offensive parts

related: bowdlerize (expurgate, abridge, or distort), expunge (strike, eliminate, mark for deletion)

358
Q

Disparage

A

belittle, put down

related: denigrate

359
Q

Expedient

A

suitable; proper; effective, often at the expense of ethics or other considerations

360
Q

Diaphanous

A

very sheer, fine, translucent

related: gossamer

361
Q

Delimit

A

fix, mark, or define the boundaries of

related: demarcate

362
Q

Fractious

A

unruly, troublemaking; irritable

related: obstreperous, refractory, captious (faultfinding, making a big deal of trivial faults)

363
Q

Quixotic

A

extremely impractical but very romantic, chivalrous, or idealistic; impulsive

related: rash (too hasty, acting without considering the consequences)

364
Q

Brook

A

suffer or tolerate

related: condone, countenance

365
Q

Investiture

A

investing; formally giving someone a right or title

366
Q

Unsparing

A

unmerciful, harsh (as in not sparing any criticism); generous, lavish (as in not sparing any help or gifts to others)

related: acerbic, acrid, astringent, caustic

367
Q

Militate

A

have a great effect, weigh heavily (often militate against)

related: inimical (hostile, adverse or harmful)

368
Q

Axiom

A

self-evident truth requiring no proof; universally or generally accepted principle

related: maxim, postulate (self-evident proposition, such as in math)

369
Q

Strut

A

a structural support or brace

related: bolster or fortify, buttress

370
Q

Iniquity

A

injustice, wickedness, sin

371
Q

Contumacious

A

rebellious; stubbornly disobedient

related: obstreperous, recalcitrant, refactory

372
Q

Dither

A

act indecisively; a state of fear or trembling excitement

related: vacillate and equivocate

373
Q

Plucky

A

brave, spirited

374
Q

Lissome

A

flexible, supple, agile

related: nimble (moving quickly and lightly; alert)

375
Q

Orotund

A

full, rich and clear (of the voice or speaking); pompous, bombastic

related: 
sonorous (giving out a deep, rich, loud sound)
dulcet (melodious, agreeable to the ear)
mellifluous
stentorian (loud)
376
Q

Circumscribe

A

strictly limit a role, range of activity, or area; in math, to be constructed around so as to touch as many points as possible

377
Q

Dyspeptic

A

grumpy, pessimistic, irritable; suffering from dyspepsia (indigestion)

related: crank (an unbalanced person who is fanatical about a private, generally petty cause), cantankerous

378
Q

Impassive

A

not having or not showing physical feeling or emotion

related: stoic, inscrutable (not able to be scrutinized, mysterious)

379
Q

Vociferous

A

nosily crying out, as in protest

related: stentorian, clamor

380
Q

Prolix

A

excessively long and wordy (of a person, piece or writing, etc)

381
Q

Assiduous

A

persevering, diligent, constant

382
Q

Dispatch

A

send off or deal with in a speedy way; speed, promptness

related: expediency

383
Q

Hearken, Hark

A

listen, pay attention to

384
Q

Static

A

fixed, not moving or changing

related: status quo, stasis, standing (existing indefinitely), stationary (not moving)

385
Q

illiberality

A

narrow-mindedness, bigotry; strictness or lack of generosity

related: insular, jingoism

386
Q

Qualified

A

modified, limited, conditional on something else

related: tentative, temper

387
Q

Resolution

A

the quality of being firmly determined; resolving to do something; a formal judgement, esp. decided by vote

related: resolve

388
Q

Augere

A

to increase

related: augment, aggrandize

389
Q

Exponent

A

person who expounds or explains; champion, advocate, or representative

related: proponent

390
Q

Sound

A

measure the depth of, penetrate and discover the meaning of, understand

related: fathom, plumb

391
Q

Credulous

A

gullible; prone to believing or trusting too easily

392
Q

Outstrip

A

surpass, exceed, be larger or better than; leave behind

related: supersede

393
Q

Gawky

A

physically awkward esp. a tall, skinny person

related: coltish (playful, wild, resembling a young horse; esp having disproportionately long legs, ungainly (awkward, ungraceful)

394
Q

Document

A

support with evidence, cite sources in a detailed way, create documentary evidence of

related: corroborate, substantiate, verify

395
Q

Futile

A

useless, ineffective

related: bootless, otiose

396
Q

Obviate

A

prevent, eliminate, make unnecessary

related: circumvent (bypass, avoid)

397
Q

Synchronous

A

happening at the same time; occurring at the same time, rate, and thus happening together repeatedly

related: simultaneous, contemporaneous

syn/sym means the together

398
Q

Succeeding

A

coming after or following

related: subsequent

399
Q

Lampoon

A

A harsh satire; ridicule or satirize

400
Q

Potentate

A

ruler, person of great power

401
Q

Imminent

A

ready to occur, impending

402
Q

Eminent

A

highly respected

403
Q

Daunt

A

Discourage, dishearten, lessen the courage of

related: cow (intimidate, destroy the courage of)

404
Q

Ascetic

A

abstinent or austere in lifestyle

related: hermit, anchorite (person who lives away from society), recluse (person who lives in solitude)

405
Q

Hardy

A

bold, brave, capable of withstanding hardship, fatigue, cold, etc.

related: robust, hale

406
Q

Restive

A

restless; impatient or uneasy under the control of another

407
Q

Notoriety

A

notorious, ill fame; the state of being well-known for a disgraceful reason

related: infamous

408
Q

Presumptive

A

based on inference or assumption; providing reasonable grounds for belief

related: ostensive, ostensible
* don’t confuse with presumptuous*

409
Q

Impair

A

make worse, weaken

related: exacerbate, aggravate, mar, vitiate

410
Q

Conversely

A

in an opposite way; on the other hand

related: the expression “on the contrary”

411
Q

Layperson

A

a person who is not a member of the clergy

related: laity (the church’s membership)

412
Q

Delineate

A

mark the outline of; sketch ; describe in detail

related: adumbrate (give a rough outline of)

413
Q

Secular

A

not religious or holy; pertaining to worldly things

414
Q

Craven

A

very cowardly, lacking courage

related: timorous, pusillanimous, dastardly

415
Q

Skirt

A

border, lie along the edge of, go around; evade

related: circumvent

416
Q

Inasmuch

A

to the extent that; insofar as: these provisions apply only inasmuch as trade between Member States is affected.

• considering that; since (used to specify the respect in which a statement is true): it was not really a still life inasmuch as all the objects were in motion.

related: whereas (while on the contrary, considering that)

417
Q

Sportive

A

playful, merry, done in sport rather than intended seriously

related: jocular, jocose, jocund, waggish, risible

418
Q

Scant

A

not enough or barely enough

related: modicum, scintilla, iota, mote, tad (small amount)
paucity, dearth (scarcity, lack)

419
Q

Assimilate

A

to take in and incorporate as one’s own; absorb

to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc. of a group, nation; adapt or adjust

420
Q

Prim

A

(adj) formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat
(v) to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way

421
Q

Pontificate

A

(n) the office or term of office of a pontiff

v) to perform the office or duties of a pontiff (a high or chief priest

422
Q

Acquisitive

A

tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies

423
Q

Sophistry

A

the use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving.
• a fallacious argument.

424
Q

Depredate

A

steal from, typically using force; plunder: many types of predators depredate bird nests | wandering flocks of pigeons depredating barley crops.

425
Q

Heterodox

A

not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs: heterodox views.

426
Q

Somniferous

A

tending to induce sleep; soporific.

427
Q

Hypnagogic

A

of or relating to the state immediately before falling asleep; tending to induce sleep.

428
Q

Bathetic

A

characterized by a sudden, often ludicrous, switch from elevated to the everyday or banal

429
Q

Eviscerate

A

to disembowel (cut open and remove the internal organs of) or to remove something of central significance

430
Q

Vitiate

A

spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of: development programs have been vitiated by the rise in population.
• destroy or impair the legal validity of.

431
Q

Derogate

A

1 [ with obj. ] disparage (someone or something): it is typical of Pirandello to derogate the powers of reason.

2 [ no obj. ] (derogate from) detract from: this does not derogate from his duty to act honestly and faithfully.

3 [ no obj. ] (derogate from) deviate from (a set of rules or agreed form of behavior): one country has derogated from the Rome Convention.

MP GRE Vocab (2 decks)

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