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Peccadilloes

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Slight offense

“The movie star’s peccadilloes made tabloid headlines.”

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Mores

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Customs/traditions
Habits/manners

the essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community.
“an offense against social mores”

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Poultices

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Soft material applied to body

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Paean

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  1. a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
    “unite their voices in a great paean to liberty”
  2. a work that praises or honors its subject : ENCOMIUM, TRIBUTE
    “wrote a paean to the queen on her 50th birthday”
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Faculties

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Ability/power

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Officious

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assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters

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Equivocal

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Uncertain, mixed, unclear

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Stolid

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Unemotional

(of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.
“a stolid bourgeois gent”

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Amenable

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  1. Liable

2. Suited, yielding, willing

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Baneful

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harmful or destructive.

“the baneful effects of envy and jealousy”

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Painstaking

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Meticulous, thorough

- Painstakingly thorough

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Urbane

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Polite, polished manner

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Facile

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Easily accomplished

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Dulcet

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Pleasing/agreeable

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Incendiary

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  1. Tending to excite or inflame

2. Extremely hot

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Hoi-polloi

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Common people

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Literati

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  1. Educated class

2. People interested in literature or the arts

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Cabal

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A secret political group or faction

- A cabal of dissidents

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Baser

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  1. Without moral principles
    - His baser instincts of greed
  2. Befitting those of low social class
    - Baser enjoyments
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Shabby

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Inferior in quality

- Not too shabby

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Disclaim

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To make a disclaimer

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Ape

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Mimic

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Ran the gamut

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Extend over the entire range

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Undue

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  1. Not yet due
  2. Exceeding/violating
    - Undue force
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Arresting

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Attention catching, striking

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Quixotic

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  1. Impractical, too idealistic
  2. capricious, unpredictable

“a vast and perhaps quixotic project”

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Sophomoric

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  1. Overconfident, but poorly informed/immature
    - A sophomoric argument
  2. Lacking in maturity/taste/judgement
    - Sophomoric humor
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Solipsistic

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Very ego-centric

“The new punks can only rant about solipsistic concerns: themselves, their friends and girlfriends, and us, the people they think look at them funny.”

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Erstatz

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Fake

- Vegetarian, or ersatz meat products

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Nugatory

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Inconsequential, no downside

- Nugatory risks

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Mendacious

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Deception

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Munificient

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Liberal in giving/bestowing. Lavish, generous

- A munificent gift

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Indignant

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Anger from something unjust/unworthy

- Became indignant at the accusation

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Promulgate

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Proclaim, to make something known by open declaration

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Insipid

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Dull, tasteless

- Insipid food

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Banal

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Lacking originality

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Commensurate

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  1. Corresponding in size/extent/amount
    - A job commensurate with her abilities
  2. Equal in measure or extent
    - A life commensurate with the early years of the replublic
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Imperative

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Not to be avoided or evaded

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Pretensions

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Allegation of doubtful value

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Prescient

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Foreknowledge of events / foresight

“He predicted their response with amazing prescience.”

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Serendipity

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Luck, finding agreeable things not sought after

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Scanty

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Not enough

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Heterodox

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Contrary / different from acknowledged standard or notm

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Dogmatic

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Something held as an established opinion

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Doctrinaire

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Stubbornly devoted to a doctrine / theory without regard to practical considerations
- Tended to stress doctrinaire acceptance of interpretations of law

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Integrative

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Favoring integration

- An integrative approach

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Incense

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To arouse extreme anger

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Prolix

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Excess of words. Drawn out / too long

“he found the narrative too prolix and discursive”

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Quotidian

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Occurring everyday. Ordinary, commonplace

- Think le pain de quotiden or something

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Outmoded or out-moded

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Not in style. No longer acceptable/current/usuable

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Herald

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Messenger, convey news, precede/foreshadow

- Heralds of a coming storm

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Perfunctory

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  1. Characterized by routine or superficiality

2. Lacking interest or enthusiasm

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Cursory

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Rapidly, superficially performed or produced

- A cursory glance. A cursory inspection

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Canny

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Clever, shrewd, prudent

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Extant

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  1. Currently or actually existing
    - The most charming writer extant
  2. Still existing, not destroyed/lost
    - Extant ancient books
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Trifiling

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Lacking in significance

unimportant or trivial.
“a trifling sum”

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Abstruse

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Difficult to comprehend

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Transgression

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Infringement of law or duty

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Dissemble

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Hide under a false apeparance

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Impecunious

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Have very little or no money

think PECUNIary (having to do with money)

“a typical, impecunious college student”

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Assiduous

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Showing great care, attention, effort

- An assiduous planner

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Precocious

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Exceptionally early in development or occurrence. Exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age.

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Excise

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  1. Tax on something

2. Remove

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Clangor

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A responding clang or medley of clangs

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Veracious

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Truthful, honest

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Incendiary

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Inflammatory, exciting

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Scintillating

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Lively, stimulating, witty

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Punctilious

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Overly concerned by details

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Feckless

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Weak, ineffective, worthless

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Canonize

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  1. To make a saint

2. To treat as illustrious, preeminent, sacred

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Recondite

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  1. Little known/obscure

2. Concealed

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Contrite

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Feeling/showing of sorrow and remorse

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Cow

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  1. To destroy the resolve/courage

2. To bring action by intimidation

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Concomitant

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Naturally accompanying/associated

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Supplant

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To supercede, substitute, replace

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Imperceptibly

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Not perceptible

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Precarious

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Dependent on uncertain circumstances

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Providential

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Opportune, occurring at the right time

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Superficiality

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Lacking depth, thoroughness, knowledge

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Arbiter

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Having to do with authority

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Orater

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Having to do with speaking

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Incite

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Encourage or stir up (in a violent or unlawful way)

- He incited people to rebel

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Conciliate

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To mediate or make compatible. To stop someone from being angry
- All complaints will be conciliated if possible

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Lurid

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Very vivid in color, in a bad, harsh, unnatural way

- Lurid fodo colorings

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Tenebrous

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Dark, shadowy, obscure

- The tenebrous bookshelf in the attic

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Elucidate

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To make something clear, explain

- His research will elucidate this

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Guise

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An external form, appearance, that conceals the true nature of something
- Jake likes to wear guises

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Humdrum

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Lacking excitement or variety, dull

- The humdrum of daily work

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Facile

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Too superficial or simplistic or easy.

- A facile victory. A facile and shallow intellect

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Pundit

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Expert

- Political pundit

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Fecund

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Children producing

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Sycophant

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Insincere flatterer

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Imperious

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Assuming power/authority without justification

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Precept

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A general rule or principle

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Credence

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Truthfulness, believability

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Morose

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Unhappy, gloom

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Propriety

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Behaving in an appropriate way

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Retinue

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A group of advisors/assistances accompanying an important person
- Entourage

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Plenary

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  1. A plenary meeting is attended by every member

2. A plenary power is unlimited power

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Travail

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Tiring, unpleasant, very difficult

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Diatribe

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A forceful and bitter attack against someone

- A diatribe against Trump

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Poignant

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Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

- A poignant reminder of sadness

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Nettle

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To irritate or annoy

- I was nettled by Sabrina’s loud speaking

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Conflate

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Think coalesce, to combine to produce one

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Countenance

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  1. Someone’s face / facial expression

2. Support

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Mollify

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Appease the anger/anxiety of someone

- Mollify kate’s anger

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Pithy

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Concise, forcefully expressive

- Arpit’s tweets are pithy

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Cogent

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Clear, logical, convincing (argument)

- Rob make cogent arguments

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Reductive

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Crudely simple solution, not helpful

- His argument was too reductive and didn’t solve everything

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Primordial

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  1. Existing at the beginning of time
    - Dinosaurs were primordial creatures
  2. Basic and fundamental
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Iconoclast

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A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

- Chandler is an iconoclast when it comes to holidays

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Appellation

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A name or title

- No one can remember Chandler’s appellation at work

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Indigent

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Poor, needy

- PhD students are indigent

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Inordinate

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A lot in amount

- Rob has an inordinate number of computers

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Decrepitude

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Old, worn out

- My phone is in a state in decrepitude

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Ingress

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Right to enter space, act of entering

He ingressed into the office

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Subterfuge

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Plan or artifice to cover up something or hid

- The shell company was their subterfuge for tax fraud

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Acquiesce

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Agree/allow something without struggle/doubt/putting up a fight
- the RA acquiesced to the professor’s demands

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Saunter

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Walk in a slow manner

- Tony tends to saunter

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Jaunt

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A short excursion for pleasure

- Lets take a jaunt to Mohonk

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Deleterious

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Harmful

- Teaching is deleterious to research time

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Tacit

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Implied; understood without openly expressed

- It was tacitly understood we would get a letter

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Corporeal

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Relating to the physical world, not spiritual

- Korra was good at the corporeal side of bending

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Providential

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Fortunate/lucky, just in time

Josh applied at a providential time

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Effusive

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Pouring out, overly expressive

- That one prof by the coffee is effusive

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Petulant

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Selfish, childish behavior

- She threw tantrums and acted in a petulant manner

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127
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Opulent

A

Rich, wealthy

- Opal was opulent, as shown by her Soul cycle purchase

How well did you know this?
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Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
128
Q

Jettison

A

To throw off something, discard

- “Jet out” he said, as he jettisoned the excess weight from the ship

129
Q

Impertinent

A

Rude, disrespectful

- Yakov sometimes asks impertinent questions sometimes

130
Q

Craven

A

Cowardly

- Yakov is not craven when it comes to asking tough questions

131
Q

Discursive

A

Winding, digressing from subject to subject

- My conversations with Tom are discursive, rarely about one subject

132
Q

Abject

A
  1. A really bad something
    - After the breakup, she was plunged into abject misery
  2. Completely without pride or dignity, self abasing
    - Vlad acted in an abject manner with his two-faced behavior
133
Q

Self-abasing

A

Belittling or degrading oneself

- Charles actings in a hilarious but self-abasing way

134
Q

Confluence

A

An act or process of merging

- With globalization, there was a major confluence of the world’s financial markets

135
Q

Unbridled

A

Uncontrolled, unconstrained

- After the victory, he celebrated in an unbridled manner

136
Q

Sequester

A
  1. Isolate or hide away
    - The prisoners were sequestered in solitary
  2. Take legal possession of assets or confiscate
    - The house was sequestered due to unpaid mortgage payments
137
Q

Interdict

A

An authoritative prohibition
- We were interdicted from insider trading

think interdiction
the action of prohibiting or forbidding something.
“the interdiction of the slave trade”

138
Q

Foible

A

Minor weakness, or eccentricity in someone’s character

- Nick has notable foibles

139
Q

Opus

A

An artistic work, especially on a large scale

- Tom’s JMP was the opus of his grad school experience

140
Q

Uncouth

A

Lacking good manners/grace. Lacking sophistication

- Nick is quite uncouth, given his rude behavior

141
Q

Indignant vs indigent

A

Indignant
Showing anger or annoyance at something unfair or unjust

Indigent
Poor, needy

142
Q

Churlish

A

rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.

“it seems churlish to complain”

143
Q

surly

A

bad-tempered and unfriendly.

“he left with a surly expression”

144
Q

inhibited

A

unable to act in a relaxed and natural way because of self-consciousness or mental restraint. think shy
“I could never appear nude, I’m far too inhibited”

145
Q

veritable

A

used as an intensifier, often to qualify a metaphor.
“the early 1970s witnessed a veritable price explosion”
“a veritable graveyard of empty houses”

146
Q

polyglot

A

knowing or using several languages.

“a polyglot career woman”

147
Q

cosmopolitan

A

including or containing people from many different countries. think global, international
“immigration transformed the city into a cosmopolitan metropolis”

148
Q

aplomb

A

self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.
“Diana passed the test with aplomb”

149
Q

mince words

A

To restrain oneself in a conversation by withholding some comments or using euphemisms.

To not mince words is to be straightforward, blunt

150
Q

idler

A

a lazy person. think idling around

151
Q

dissembler

A

one who dissembles, conceal one’s true motives/feelings/beliefs

disguise or conceal (a feeling or intention).
“she smiled, dissembling her true emotion”

152
Q

dissimilitude

A

dissimilarity or diversity.

153
Q

histrionics

A

exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention. melodramatic

“Cut out the histrionics—we know you’re not really “
mad.”

154
Q

prevarication

A

the act of prevaricating, or lying, not being direct

“Seeing the expression on his mother’s face, Nathan realized this was no time for prevarication.”

155
Q

argumentation

A

reasoning, process of developing an argument

“The lengthy argumentation tired many listeners”

156
Q

melodramatic

A

exaggerated, emotional, overdramatic

157
Q

labyrintine

A

like a labyrinth, irregular and twisting. intricate and confusing
“labyrinthine streets and alleys”

158
Q

aphorism

A

a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”.
“the old aphorism “the child is father to the man””

159
Q

pithy

A

(of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive.

160
Q

ignominy

A

public shame or disgrace.

“the ignominy of being imprisoned”

161
Q

cogent

A

(of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.

“they put forward cogent arguments for British membership”

162
Q

abject

A

(of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree.
“abject horror” or “abject misery”

163
Q

galvanize

A

shock or excite (someone) into taking action.

“the urgency of his voice galvanized them into action”

164
Q

placate

A

make (someone) less angry or hostile. think mollify, appease

“they attempted to placate the students with promises”

165
Q

bane

A

a cause of great distress or annoyance.

“mosquitoes are the bane of many a traveler”

166
Q

inoculate

A
  1. treat (a person or animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.
    “he inoculated his tenants against smallpox”
  2. to imbue (a person) with ideas
167
Q

disservice

A

a harmful action.

“you have done a disservice to the African people by ignoring this fact”

168
Q

idyllic

A

(especially of a time or place) like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.
“an attractive hotel in an idyllic setting”

“idyllic charm”

169
Q

messianic

A

fervent or passionate.

“an admirable messianic zeal”

170
Q

reverential

A

of the nature of, due to, or characterized by reverence.
“their names are always mentioned in reverential tones”

reverence = deep respect for something/someone

171
Q

lionize

A

give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity.
“modern athletes are lionized”

172
Q

heresy

A

opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted.

“cutting capital gains taxes is heresy”

173
Q

deride

A

express contempt for; ridicule.

“critics derided the proposals as clumsy attempts to find a solution”

174
Q

contempt

A

the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.
“he showed his contempt for his job by doing it very badly”

175
Q

pauper

A

a very poor person.

“he died a pauper”

176
Q

miser

A

a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible.
“a typical miser, he hid his money in the house in various places”

177
Q

curmudgeon

A

a bad-tempered person, especially an old one. grumpy

178
Q

steadfast

A

resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering.

“steadfast loyalty”

179
Q

perfunctory

A

(of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.
“he gave a perfunctory effort”

180
Q

unseemly

A

(of behavior or actions) not proper or appropriate.

“an unseemly squabble”

181
Q

brusque

A

abrupt or offhand in speech or manner. rude

“she could be brusque and impatient”

182
Q

ineptitude

A

shortcomings. lack of skill/ability

“the officials displayed remarkable ineptitude”

183
Q

polemical

A

relating to or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech.

think critical, controversial

“a polemical referee report”

184
Q

rollicking

A

exuberantly lively and amusing.
“good rollicking fun”
“a rollicking action film”

185
Q

posterity

A

all future generations of people.

“the victims’ names are recorded for posterity”

186
Q

coterminous

A

having the same boundaries or extent in space, time, or meaning.
“the southern frontier was coterminous with the French Congo colony”

187
Q

bonanza

A

a situation or event that creates a sudden increase in wealth, good fortune, or profits.
“a bonanza year for the computer industry”

188
Q

necropolis

A

a cemetery, especially a large one belonging to an ancient city.

189
Q

haven

A

a place of safety or refuge.

“a haven for wildlife”

190
Q

forlorn

A
  1. pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.
    “forlorn figures at bus stops”
  2. (of an aim or endeavor) unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled; hopeless.
    “a forlorn attempt to escape”
191
Q

desultory

A
  1. lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.
    “a few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion”
  2. occurring randomly or occasionally.
    “desultory passengers were appearing”
192
Q

prosody

A

the patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry.

“the translator is not obliged to reproduce the prosody of the original”

193
Q

refrain

A

a comment or statement that is often repeated

“A common refrain amongst music listeners today is that so few viable new genres have sprouted up in the past decade”

194
Q

repudiation

A

rejection of a proposal or idea.

“the repudiation of reformist policies”

195
Q

superfluity

A

an unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something. superfluous
“a superfluity of unoccupied time”

196
Q

paucity

A

the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.
“a paucity of information”

197
Q

remission

A

a diminution of the seriousness or intensity of disease or pain; a temporary recovery. abatement
“ten out of twenty patients remained in remission”

198
Q

denigrate

A

1 to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame:
“to denigrate someone’s character.”

  1. to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance; belittle; disparage:
    “to denigrate someone’s contributions to a project.”
199
Q

lauded

A

praise, extol, applaud

“lauded for his achievements”

200
Q

repudiate

A
  1. to reject as having no authority or binding force:
    “to repudiate a claim”
  2. to reject with disapproval
201
Q

profligate

A

recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

“profligate consumers of energy”

202
Q

inhibit

A

hinder, restrain, prevent

“cold inhibits plant growth”

203
Q

fecund

A
  1. in abundance, prolific
  2. very productive or creative intellectually
    “fecund imagination”
204
Q

jingoism

A

extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy. think chauvinism
“the popular jingoism that swept the Trump supporters”

205
Q

chauvinism

A

exaggerated or aggressive patriotism. think jingoism

“public opinion was easily moved to chauvinism and nationalism”

206
Q

restiveness

A

restiveness connotes a sense of restlessness/difficulty to control.
“A restive population is one likely to rebel and have a revolution”

207
Q

cupidity

A

greed

“new wealth, however tainted by cupidity and egoism, tends to be favorable for the arts”

208
Q

stolid

A

not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.

209
Q

intransigent

A

refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.

210
Q

debonair

A

courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm:

a debonair gentleman.

211
Q

jaunty

A

easy and sprightly in manner or bearing:

“to walk with a jaunty step.”

212
Q

unscruptulous

A

without scruples or principles
“In the courtroom, the lawyer was unscrupulous, using every manner of deceit and manipulation to secure a victory for himself.’

213
Q

aboveboard

A

open and honest

214
Q

astute

A

able to see the most important information to make a decision

215
Q

inscrutable

A

not easily understood

“His speech was so dense and confusing that many in the audience found it inscrutable.”

216
Q

bucolic

A

relating to the pleasant aspects of the country

“He owned vast expanses of beautiful, bucolic land”

217
Q

precarious

A

fraught with danger

“rain made the trail precarious than planned”

218
Q

intrepid

A

fearless

“the intrepid adventurer was not afraid of anything”

219
Q

verisimilitude

A

reality

the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability:
“The play lacked verisimilitude.”

220
Q

subvert

A

to overthrow (something established or existing).

to cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of.

to undermine the principles of; corrupt.

221
Q

ill behooves

A

not suitable

222
Q

forthwith

A

immediately; at once; without delay:

“Any official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith.”

223
Q

abrogate

A

verb: revoke or relinquish formally; do away with

As part of the agreement between the labor union and the company, the workers abrogated their right to strike for four years in exchange for better health insurance.

224
Q

timorous

A

full of fear, fearful

“The noise made them timorous”

225
Q

vigorous

A

strong, active, robust

“a vigorous youngster”

226
Q

insatiable

A

not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased

“insatiable hunger for knowledge”

227
Q

agog

A

highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation

“residents were agog by plans to build a rooftop pool”

228
Q

tempered with

A

moderated in effect

The wide-eyed optimism of her youth was now tempered after she had worked many years in the criminal justice system

229
Q

mawkish

A

adjective: overly sentimental to the point that it is disgusting

The film was incredibly mawkish, introducing highly likeable characters only to have them succumb to a devastating illness by the end of the movie.

230
Q

papacy

A

the office, jurisdiction of the pope

231
Q

ascetic

A

adjective: practicing self-denial

His ascetic life is the main reason he inspired so many followers, especially since he gave up wealth and power to live in poverty.

232
Q

libertine

A
  1. a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters.
  2. a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion
233
Q

delineate

A

describe/portray something precisely

“the law should delineate and prohibit behavior that is socially abhorrent”

234
Q

diconsolate

A

without consolation or comfort. unhappy

“the bad news left her disconsolate”

235
Q

inveterate

A

having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change.
“he was an inveterate gambler”

think proclivity + unlikely to change

236
Q

factuous

A

complacently foolish

“a fatuous comment”

237
Q

halcyon

A

prosperous, calm, peaceful

238
Q

scotch / scotched

A

decisively put an end to.

“a spokesman has scotched the rumors”

239
Q

gallantry

A

dashing courage, heroic bravery. think gallant

240
Q

apserity

A

severity, harshness. think austerity

241
Q

coddled

A

treated with excessive care, pampered

242
Q

palatable

A
  1. (of food/drink) pleasant to taste. think palate

2. (of action) acceptable

243
Q

peruse

A

read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.
“he has spent countless hours in libraries perusing art history books and catalogues”

examine carefully or at length.
“Laura perused a Caravaggio”

244
Q

misanthropic

A

showing hatred toward human kind

think mis + anthropology

245
Q

hedonistic

A

devoted to the pursuit of pleasure (think hedons/utility)

246
Q

feckless

A

incompetent, lazy

247
Q

nugatory

A

trifling, ineffective

248
Q

irreverent

A

showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.
“she is irreverent about the whole business of politics”

249
Q

runic

A

mysterious or secret in meaning

250
Q

reticent

A

reserved, restrained

251
Q

vicissitude

A

a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
“her husband’s sharp vicissitudes of fortune - unemployment”

252
Q

equanimity

A

mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
“she accepted both the good and the bad with equanimity”

253
Q

digress

A

leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.

“I have digressed a little from my original plan”

254
Q

eulogistically

A

in a praising or laudatory way

255
Q

extempore

A

spoken or done without preparation/notes

“extempore public speaking”

256
Q

reticent

A

quiet, reserved

257
Q

attenuated

A

having been reduced in force, effect, or value.

“it appears likely that the courts will be given an attenuated role in the enforcement of these decisions”

258
Q

abridged

A

shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.

“the introduction is abridged from the author’s afterword to the novel”

259
Q

portent

A

a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.
“they believed that wild birds in the house were portents of death”

260
Q

politic

A

(of an action) seeming sensible and judicious under the circumstances. practical, diplomatic
“I did not think it politic to express my reservations”

261
Q

noisome

A

having an extremely offensive smell.
“noisome vapors from the smoldering waste”

disagreeable; unpleasant.
“noisome scandals”

262
Q

inveighing

A

speak or write about (something) with great hostility.

“nationalists inveighed against those who worked with the British”

263
Q

theistic

A

relating to or characterized by belief in the existence of a god or gods.
“theistic religions”

264
Q

ecumenical

A

friendly relations between different religions

265
Q

salvational

A

relating to salvation

266
Q

discerning

A

having or showing good judgment.

“the restaurant attracts discerning customers”

267
Q

pique

A

arouse, provoke

“pique one’s interest”

268
Q

levity

A

lightness of manner, to the point of being inappropriate

269
Q

bonhomie

A

friendly, geniality. goodnatured. think good homie

“he exuded good humor and bonhomie”

270
Q

magnanimity

A

the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity.
“both sides will have to show magnanimity”

magnanimous = generous and forgiving

271
Q

loquacious

A

talkative

“never loquacious, Sarah was now totally lost for words”

272
Q

boon

A

a thing that is helpful or beneficial

“free wifi will be a boon to the residents”

273
Q

debacle

A

a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.

“the economic debacle that became known as the Great Depression”

274
Q

hidebound

A

unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention. conservative, conventional
“you are hidebound by your petty laws”

275
Q

repudiate

A

refuse to accept or be associated with.
“she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders”

deny the truth or validity of.
“the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses”

276
Q

facetious

A

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.
“a facetious remark”

277
Q

patent

A

easily recognizable; obvious.

“she was smiling with patent insincerity”

278
Q

construe

A

interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.

“his words could hardly be construed as an apology”

279
Q

vexation

A

the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried.

“Jenny bit her lip in vexation”

280
Q

garrulous

A

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

“Polonius is portrayed as a foolish, garrulous old man”

281
Q

laconic

A

(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.
“his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic”

282
Q

fastidious

A

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

“he chooses his words with fastidious care”

283
Q

baseness

A

lack of moral principles; bad character.

“the baseness of human nature”

284
Q

prevaricate, prevarication

A

speak or act in an evasive way.

“he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions”

285
Q

debased

A

reduced in quality or value.
“the debased traditions of sportsmanship”

“ghost story is hardly a debased kind of haunted story”

286
Q

modish

A

conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable.
“it seems sad that such a scholar should feel compelled to use this modish jargon”

287
Q

pernicious

A

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
“the pernicious effects of poor posture on the body”

288
Q

discomfit

A

make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed.

“he was not noticeably discomfited by her tone”

289
Q

injudicious

A

showing very poor judgment; unwise.

“I took a few injudicious swigs of potent cider”

290
Q

baying

A

(of a group of people) shout loudly, typically to demand something.
“as a mob bayed below, the king was dead”

291
Q

florid

A

elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated.

“florid operatic-style music was out”

292
Q

calumnious, calumny

A

(of a statement) false and defamatory; slanderous.

“all of these charges are false and calumnious”

293
Q

inveigle

A

persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.
“we cannot inveigle him into putting pen to paper”

\cajole

294
Q

cajole

A

persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
“he hoped to cajole her into selling the house”

inveigle

295
Q

diffident

A

modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

“a diffident youth”

296
Q

innocuous

A

not harmful or offensive.

“it was an innocuous question”

297
Q

inimical

A

tending to obstruct or harm.

“actions inimical to our interests”

298
Q

recrudesce, recrudescent

A

break out again; recur.
“diseases such as polio, which had been limited to a handful of countries, can recrudesce when conditions favor the virus”

299
Q

unexpurgated

A

(of a text) complete and containing all the original material; uncensored.

300
Q

premonitory

A

giving warning

“a premonitory symptom”

301
Q

obstinate

A

stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
“obstinate resistance to change”

302
Q

assiduous

A

showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
assiduous planning

303
Q

devolve

A

: to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
“devolving to western Europe full responsibility for its own defense”

304
Q

appropriate

A
  1. especially suitable or compatible : FITTING
    “an appropriate response”
  2. to set apart for or assign to a particular purpose or use
    appropriate money for a research program
305
Q

quandary

A

a state of perplexity or doubt

306
Q

braggart

A

a loud arrogant boaster, bragger

“thinks he’s a loudmouth braggart”

307
Q

mercurial

A

: characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood. think capricious
a mercurial temper

308
Q

blithe

A

lacking due to thought/consideration. casual, heedless

“blithe unconcern”

309
Q

phlegmatic

A

(of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.
“the phlegmatic British character”

310
Q

vituperation

A

bitter and abusive language. think virulent language. (virulent = bitterly hostile, harmful)
“no one else attracted such vituperation from him”

311
Q

obduracy, obdurate

A

stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action. intransigent
“I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate”

312
Q

perspicacity

A

the quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness.
“the perspicacity of her remarks”

313
Q

fickle

A

changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties, interests, or affection.
“Web patrons are a notoriously fickle lot, bouncing from one site to another on a whim”

314
Q

honorific

A

given as a mark of respect, but having few or no duties

“science is used in an honorific manner”`

315
Q

brook

A

tolerate or allow

“he would brook no compromise”

316
Q

conviviality

A

the quality of being friendly and lively; friendliness.

“the conviviality of the evening”

317
Q

honorific

A

given as a mark of respect, but having few or no duties

“science is used in an honorific manner”`

318
Q

brook

A

tolerate or allow

“he would brook no compromise”

319
Q

conviviality

A

the quality of being friendly and lively; friendliness.

“the conviviality of the evening”

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