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Part 3 Flashcards

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Juxtapose (v.)

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To place side by side

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Judicious (a.)

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Exercising sound judgment

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Kinetic (a.)

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Having to do with motion ; lively ; active

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Labyrinth (n.)

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A maze ; something like a maze

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Laconic (a.)

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Using few words, especially to the points of seeming rude

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Lament (v.)

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To mourn

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Lampoon (v.)

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To satirize ; to mock ; to parody

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Languish (v.)

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To become weak, listless, or depressed

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Largess (n.)

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Generous giving of gifts ; generosity ; philanthropy

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Latent (a.)

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Present but not visible or apparent ; potential

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Laud (v.)

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To praise ; to applaud ; to extol

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Legacy (n.)

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Something handed down from the past ; a bequest

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Lethargy (n.)

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Sluggishness ; laziness ; drowsiness

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Levity (n.)

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Lightness ; frivolity ; unseriousness

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Libel (n.)

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A written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of, defames, someone

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Litigate (v.)

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To try in court ; to engage in legal proceedings

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Loquacious (a.)

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Talking a lot or too much

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Lucid (a.)

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Clear ; easy to understand

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Lugubrious (a.)

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Exaggeratedly mournful

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Luminious (a.)

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Giving off light ; glowing ; bright

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Machination (n.)

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Scheming activity for an evil purpose

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Magnanimous (a.)

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Unresentful ; generous ; noble in spirit

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Magnate (n.)

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A rich, powerful, or very successful business-person

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Malaise (n.)

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A feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness

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Malfeasance (n.)

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An illegal act, especially by a public official

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Malinger (v.)

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To pretend to be sick to avoid doing work

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Malleable (a.)

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Easy to shape or bend

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Mandate (n.)

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A command or authorization to do something

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Manifest (a.)

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Visible ; evident

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Manifesto (n.)

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A public declaration of beliefs or principles, usually political ones

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Marshal (v.)

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To arrange in order ; to gather together for the purpose of doing something

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Martial (a.)

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Warlike ; having to do with combat

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Martyr (n.)

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Someone who gives up his or her life in pursuit of a cause, especially a religious one

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Matriculate (v.)

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To enroll, eapecially at a college

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Maudlin (a.)

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Silly and overly sentimental

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Maverick (n.)

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A nonconformist ; a rebel

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Maxim (n.)

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A fundamental principle ; an old saying

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Mediate (v.)

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To help settle differences

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Mellifluous (a.)

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Sweetly flowing

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Mendacious (a.)

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Lying, untrue

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Mendicant (n.)

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A beggar

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Mentor (n.)

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A teacher, tutor, or coacher

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Mercenary (n.)

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A hired soldier ; someone who will do anything for money

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Mercurial (a.)

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Emotionally unpredictable ; rapidly changing in mood

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Metamorphosis (n.)

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A magical change in form ; a striking or sudden change

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Microcosm (n.)

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The world in miniature

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Milieu (n.)

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Environment ; surroundings

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Minuscule (a.)

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Very tiny

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Misanthropic (a.)

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Hating mankind

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Mitigate (v.)

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To moderate the effect of something

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Mollify (v.)

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To soften ; to soothe ; to pacify

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Monolithic (a.)

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Massive whole

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Moribund (a.)

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Dying

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Morose (a.)

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Gloomy ; sullen

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Mortify (v.)

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To humiliate

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Mundane (a.)

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Ordinary ; pretty boring

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Munificent (a.)

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Very generous

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Myopia (n.)

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Nearsightedness ; lack of foresight

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Myriad (n.)

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A huge number

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Narcissism (n.)

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Excessive love of one’s body or oneself

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Nebulous (a.)

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Vague ; hazy ; indistinct

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Nefarious (a.)

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Evil ; flagrantly wicked

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Neologism (n.)

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A new word or phrase ; a new usage of a word

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Nepotism (n.)

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Showing favoritism to friends or family in business or politics

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Nihilism (n.)

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The belief that there are no values or morals in the universe

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Nominal (a.)

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In name only ; insignificant ; A-OK (during rocket launches)

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Nostalgia (n.)

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Sentimental longing for the past

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Notorious (a.)

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Famous for something bad

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Novel (a.)

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New ; original

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Noxious (a.)

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Harmful ; offensive

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Nuance (n.)

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A subtle difference or distinction

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Obdurate (a.)

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Stubborn and insensitive

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Obfuscate (v.)

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To darken ; to confuse ; to make confusing

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Oblique (a.)

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Indirect : at an angle

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Oblivion (n.)

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Total forgetfulness ; the state of being forgotten

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Obscure (a.)

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Dark ; hard to understand

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Obsequious (a.)

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Fawning ; sucking up to

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Obtuse (a.)

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Insensitive ; blockheaded

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Officious (a.)

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Annoyingly eager to help or advise

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Onerous (a.)

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Burdensome ; oppressive

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Opaque (a.)

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Impossible to see through ; impossible to understand

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Opulent (a.)

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Luxurious

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Orthodox (a.)

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Conventional, adhering to established principles or doctrines, especially in religion ; by the book

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Ostensible (a.)

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Professed ; apparent but misleading

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Ostentatious (a.)

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Excessively conspicuous ; showing off

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Pacify (v.)

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To calm someone down ; to placate

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Painstaking (a.)

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Extremely careful ; taking pains

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Palliate (v.)

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To relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem ; to assuage ; to mitigate

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Palpable (a.)

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Capable of being touched ; obvious ; tangible

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Paltry (a.)

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Insignificant ; worthless

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Panacea (n.)

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Something that cures everything

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Paradigm (n.)

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A model or example

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Paradox (n.)

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A true statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself

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Parochial (a.)

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Narrow or confined in point of view ; provincial

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Parody (n.)

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A satirical imitation

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Parsimonious (a.)

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Stingy

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Partisan (n.)

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One who supports a particular person, cause, or idea

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Patent (a.)

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Obvious

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Paternal (a.)

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Fatherly ; father like

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Pathology (n.)

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The science of diseases

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Patriarch (n.)

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The male head of a family or tribe

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Patrician (n.)

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A person of noble birth ; an aristocrat

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Patronize (v.)

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To treat as an inferior ; to condescend to

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Paucity (n.)

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Scarcity

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Peccadillo (n.)

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A minor offense

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Pedantic (a.)

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Boringly scholarly or academic

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Pedestrian (a.)

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Unimaginative ; banal

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Pejorative (a.)

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Negative ; disparaging

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Penchant (n.)

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A strong taste or liking for something ; a predilection

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Penitent (a.)

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Sorry ; repentant ; contrite

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Pensive (a.)

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Thoughtful and sad

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Peremptory (a.)

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Final ; categorical ; dictatorial

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Perennial (a.)

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Continual ; happening again and again or year after year

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Perdify (v.)

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Treachery

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Perfunctory (a.)

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Unenthusiastic ; careless

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Peripatetic (a.)

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Wandering ; itinerant

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Periphery (n.)

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The outside edge of something

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Perjury (n.)

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Lying under oath

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Permeate (v.)

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To spread or seep through ; to penetrate

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Pernicious (a.)

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Deadly ; extremely evil

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Perquisite (v.)

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A previlege that goes along with a job ; a “perk”

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Pertinent (a.)

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Relevant ; dealing with the matter at hand

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Perturb (v.)

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To disturb greatly

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Peruse (v.)

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To read carefully

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Pervade (v.)

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To spread throughout

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Petulant (a.)

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Rude ; cranky ; ill-tempered

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Philanhropy (n.)

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Love of mankind, especially by doing good deeds

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Philistine (n.)

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A smugly ignorant person with no appreciation of intellectualot artistic matters

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Pious (a.)

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Reverent or devout ; hypocritical

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Pivotal (a.)

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Crucial

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Placate (v.)

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To pacify ; to appease ; to soothe

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Plaintive (a.)

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Expressing sadness or sorrow

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Platitude (n.)

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A dull or trite remark ; a cliché

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Plebeian (a.)

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Common ; vulgar ; low class ; bourgeois

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Plethora (n.)

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An excess

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Poignant (a.)

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Painfully emotional ; extremely moving ; sharp or astute

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Polarize (v.)

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To break up into opposing factions or groupings

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Polemic (n.)

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A powerful argument often made to attack or refute a controversial issue

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Ponderous (a.)

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So large as to be clumsy ; massive ; dull

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Portent (n.)

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An omen ; a sign of something coming in the future

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Postulate (n.)

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Something accepted as true without proof ; an axiom

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Pragmatic (a.)

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Practical ; down to earth ; based on experience rather than theory

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Precedent (n.)

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An earlier example or model of something

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Precept (n.)

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A rule to live by ; a maxim

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Precipitate (v.)

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To cause to happen abruptly

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Precipitous (a.)

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Steep

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Preclude (v.)

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To prevent something from ever happening

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Precursor (n.)

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Forerunner ; something that goes before and anticipates or paves the way from whatever it is that follows

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Predilection (n.)

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A natural preference for something

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Preeminent (a.)

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Better than anyone else ; outstanding ; supreme

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Preempt (v.)

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To seize something by prior right

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Premise (n.)

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An assumption ; the basis for a conclusion

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Prepossess (v.)

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To preoccupy ; to influence beforehand or prejudice ; to make a good impression on beforehand

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Prerogative (n.)

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A right or previlege connected exclusively with a position, a person, a class, a nation, or some other group or classification

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Prevail (v.)

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To triumph ; to persuade

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Pristine (a.)

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Original ; unspoiled ; pure

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Prodigal (a.)

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Wastefully extravagant

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Prodigious (a.)

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Extraordinary ; enormous

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Prodigy (n.)

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An extremely talented child ; an extraordinary accomplishment or occurrence

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Profane (a.)

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Not having to do with religion ; irrelevant ; blasphemous

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Profess (v.)

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To declare ; to declare falsely or pretend

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Proficient (a.)

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Thoroughly conpetent ; skillfull

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Profligate (a.)

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Extravagant wasteful and, usually, wildly immoral

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Profound (a.)

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Deep (in several senses)

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Profuse (a.)

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Flowing ; extravagant

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Proletariat (n.)

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The industrial working class

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Proliferate (v.)

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To spread or grow rapidly

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Prolific (a.)

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Abundantly productive ; fruitful or fertile

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Promulgate (v.)

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To proclaim ; to publicly or formally declare something

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Propensity (n.)

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A natural inclination or tendency ; a predilection

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Propitious (a.)

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Marked by favorable signs or conditions

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Proponent (n.)

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An advocate ; a supporter of a position

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Proprietary (a.)

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Characteristic of an owner of property ; constituting property

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Propriety (n.)

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Properness ; good manners

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Prosaic (a.)

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Dull ; unimaginative

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Proscribe (v.)

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To outlaw ; to prohibit

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Proselytize (v.)

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To covert (someone) from one religion or doctrine to another

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Protagonist (n.)

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The leader character in a novel, play, or other work ; a leader

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Protract (v.)

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To prolong

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Provident (a.)

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Preparing for the future ; frugal

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Provincial (a.)

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Limited in outlook to one’s own small corner of the world ; narrow

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Provisional (a.)

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Conditional ; temporary ; tentative

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Proximity (n.)

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Nearness

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Prudent (a.)

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Careful ; having forsight

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Purported (a.)

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Rumored ; claimed

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Putative (a.)

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Commonly accepted ; supposed ; reputed

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Qualify (v.)

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To modify or restrict

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Qualitative (a.)

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Having to do with the quality of something

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Querulous (a.)

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Complaining ; grumbling ; whining

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Quixotic (a.)

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Romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree

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Ramification (n.)

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A consequence ; a branching out

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Rancor (n.)

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Bitter, long-lasting ill will or resentment

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Rapacious (a.)

A

Greedy ; plundering ; avaricious

193
Q

Rebuke (v.)

A

To criticize sharply

194
Q

Rebut (v.)

A

To contradict ; to argue in opposition to ; to prove to be false

195
Q

Reculcitrant (a.)

A

Stubbornly defaint of authority or control ; disobedient

196
Q

Recant (v.)

A

To publicly take back and deny (something previously said or believed) ; to openly confess error

197
Q

Reciprocal (a.)

A

Mutual, shared ; interchangeable

198
Q

Reclusive (a.)

A

Hermitlike ; withdrawn from society

199
Q

Recondite (a.)

A

Hard to understand ; over one’s head

200
Q

Recrimination (n.)

A

A bitter counteraccusion, or the act of making a bitter counteraccusion

201
Q

Redolent (a.)

A

Fragrant

202
Q

Redundant (a.)

A

Unnecessarily repetitive ; excessive ; excessively wordy

203
Q

Refute (v.)

A

To prove to be false ; to disprove

204
Q

Reiterate (v.)

A

To say again ; to repeat

205
Q

Relegate (v.)

A

To banish ; to send away

206
Q

Relentless (a.)

A

Continuous ; unstoppable

207
Q

Relinquish (v.)

A

To release or let go of ; to stop doing

208
Q

Remonstrate (v.)

A

To argue against ; to protest ; to raise objections

209
Q

Renaissance (n.)

A

A rebirth or revival

210
Q

Renounce (v.)

A

To give up formally or resign ; to disown ; to have nothing to do

211
Q

Reparation (n.)

A

Paying back ; making amends ; conpensation

212
Q

Repercussion (n.)

A

A consequence ; an indirect effect

213
Q

Replenish (v.)

A

To fill again ; to resupply ; to restore

214
Q

Replete (a.)

A

Completely filled ; abounding

215
Q

Reprehensible (a.)

A

Worthy of blame or censure

216
Q

Reprisal (n.)

A

A military action undertaken in revenge for another ; an act of taking “an eye for an eye”

217
Q

Reproach (v.)

A

To scold, usually in disappointment ; to blame ; to disgrace

218
Q

Reprove (v.)

A

To criticize mildly

219
Q

Repudiate (v.)

A

To reject ; to renounce ; to disown ; to have nothing to do with

220
Q

Requisite (a.)

A

Required ; necessary

221
Q

Resolute (a.)

A

Determined ; firm ; unwavering

222
Q

Respite (n.)

A

A period of rest or relief

223
Q

Reticent (a.)

A

Quiet ; restrained ; reluctant to speak, especially about oneself

224
Q

Reverse (v.)

A

To respect highly ; to honor

225
Q

Rhetoric (n.)

A

The art of formal speaking or writing ; inflated discourse

226
Q

Rigorous (a.)

A

Strict ; harsh ; severe

227
Q

Robust (a.)

A

Strong and healthy ; vigorous

228
Q

Rogue (n.)

A

A criminally dishonest person ; a scoundrel

229
Q

Rudimentary (a.)

A

Basic ; crude

230
Q

Ruminate (v.)

A

To contemplate ; to ponder ; to mull over

231
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Rustic (a.)

A

Rural ; lacking urban comforts or sophistication ; primitive

TOEFL Smart Words (8 decks)

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