Princeton Review Hit Parade Flashcards
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concord (n.)
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agreement (antonym: discord)
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concur (v.)
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to agree
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dogmatic (adj.)
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stubbornly attached to insufficiently proven beliefs
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fastidious (adj.)
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carefully attentive to detail; difficult to please
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intransigence (n.)
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refusal to moderate a position or to compromise
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jocular (adj.)
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characterized by or given to joking
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meticulous (adj.)
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extremely careful and precise
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affable (adj.)
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easy-going; friendly
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alacrity (n.)
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promptness in response; cheerful readiness; eagerness
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amiable (adj.)
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friendly; agreeable; good-natured
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benign (adj.)
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kind and gentle
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sanguine (adj.)
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cheerfully confident; optimistic
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belligerent (adj.)
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eager to fight; hostile or aggressive
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cantankerous (adj.)
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ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable
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contentious (adj.)
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quarrelsome
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deleterious (adj.)
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having a harmful effect
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exacerbate (v.)
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to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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flippant (adj.)
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disrespecfully humorous or casual
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insolent (adj.)
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insulting in manner or speech
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nefarious (adj.)
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flagrantly wicked; vicious
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pernicious (adj.)
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extremely or irrevocably harmful; deadly
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rancorous (adj.)
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marked by bitter, deep-seated ill-will
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repugnant (adj.)
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arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive
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supercilious (adj.)
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disdainful; haughty; arrogant
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arboreal (adj.)
relating to or resembling a tree or trees
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invocation (n.)
a call (usually upon a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration
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stratify (v.)
to layer or separate into layers
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variegated (adj.)
having streaks, marks, or patches of a different color or colors; varicolored
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verdant (adj.)
green with vegetation
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averse (adj.)
strongly disinclined
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conspicuous (adj.)
easy to notice; obvious (antonym: inconspicuous)
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demure (adj.)
modest and reserved
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diffidence (n.)
timidity or shyness
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docile (adj.)
submissive to instruction; willing to be taught
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innocuous (adj.)
having no adverse effect; harmless
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placid (adj.)
calm or quiet; undisturbed
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quiescent (adj.)
quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
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augment (v.)
to make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity; to supplement
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bolster (v.)
to hearten, support, or prop up
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burgeon (v.)
to grow and flourish
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copious (adj.)
plentiful; having a large quantity
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distend (v.)
to swell out or expand from internal pressure, as when overly full
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grandiose (adj.)
great in scope or intent; grand
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prodigious (adj.)
enormous
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profundity (n.)
great depth of intellect, feeling, or meaning
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redouble (v.)
to make twice as great; to double
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scintillating (adj.)
brilliant
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brevity (n.)
the quality or state of being brief in duration
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expedient (adj.)
appropriate to a purpose; convenient; speedy
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transient (adj.)
passing quickly in time or space
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austere (adj.)
without decoration; strict
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banal (adj.)
drearily commonplace; predictable; trite
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hackneyed (adj.)
worn out through overuse; trite
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insipid (adj.)
uninteresting; unchallenging; lacking taste or savor
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prosaic (adj.)
unimaginative; dull (antonym: poetic)
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soporific (adj.)
inducing or tending to induce sleep
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vapid (adj.)
lacking livelines, animation, or interest; dull
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onerous (adj.)
troublesome or oppressive; burdensome
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portent (n.)
indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; omen
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prescience (n.)
knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foreknowledge; foresight
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anachronistic (adj.)
the representation of something as existing or happening in the wrong time period
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archaic (adj.)
characteristic of an earlier time; antiquated; old
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dilatory (adj.)
habitually late
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ephemeral (adj.)
lasting for only a brief time
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redolent (adj.)
fragrant; aromatic; suggestive
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temporal (adj.)
of, relating to, or limited by time
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debacle (adj.)
disastrous or ludicrous defeat or failure; fiasco
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debilitate (v.)
to impair the strength of; weaken
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tumultous (adj.)
noisy and disorderly
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aesthetic (adj.)
having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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aural (adj.)
of or related to the ear or the sense of hearing
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cacophony (n.)
discordant; unpleasant noise
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dirge (n.)
a funeral hymn or lament
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eclectic (adj.)
made up of a variety of sources or styles
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incongruous (adj.)
lacking in harmony; incompatible
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sonorous (adj.)
producing a deep or full sound
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strident (adj.)
loud, harsh, grating, or shrill
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extraneous (adj.)
irrelevant; inessential
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juxtapose (v.)
to place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
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novel (adj.)
fresh; original; new
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superfluous (adj.)
extra; unnecessary
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synergy (n.)
combined action or operation
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tangential (adj.)
merely touching or slightly connected; only superficially relevant
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diligent (adj.)
marked by painstakign effort; hardworking
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maverick (n.)
one who is independent and resists adherence to a group
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mercenary (adj.)
motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain
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obstinate (adj.)
stubbornly attached to an opinion or a course of action
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proliferate (v.)
to grow or increase rapidly
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tenacity (n.)
persistence
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vigilant (adj.)
on the alert; watchful
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dearth (n.)
scarce supply; lack
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modicum (n.)
a small, moderate, or token amount
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paucity (n.)
smallness in number; scarcity
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squander (v.)
to spend wastefully
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temperate (adj.)
moderate; restrained (antonym: intemperate)
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tenuous (adj.)
having little substance or strength; shaky
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clandestine (adj.)
done secretively, especially to deceive; surreptitious
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subterfuge (n.)
a deceptive stratagem or device
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surreptitious (adj.)
secretive; sneaky
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flag (v.)
to decline in vigor or strength; to tire; to droop
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jaded (adj.)
worn out; wearied
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ambiguous (adj.)
open to more than one interpretation
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ambivalent (adj.)
simultaneously feelign opposing feelings; uncertain
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apathetic (adj.)
feeling or showing little emotion
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capricious (adj.)
impulsive and unpredictable
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equivocal (adj.)
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous (antonym: unequivocal)
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erratic (adj.)
markedly inconsistent
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impetuous (adj.)
suddenly and forcefully energetic or emotional; impuslive and passionate
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impetus (n.)
an impelling force or stimulus
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sporadic (adj.)
occuring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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vacillate (v.)
to sway from one side to the other; oscillate
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whimsical (adj.)
characterized by whim; unpredictable
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belie (v.)
to misrepresent or disguise
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debunk (v.)
to expose untruths, shams, or exaggerated claims
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dubious (adj.)
doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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duplicitous (adj.)
deliberately deceptive
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fabricate (v.)
to make up in order to deceive
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fallacy (n.)
a false notion
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mendacious (adj.)
lying; untruthful
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specious (adj.)
having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually false
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complement (n.)
something that completes, goes with, or brings to perfection
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epitome (n.)
a representative or example of a type
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felicitous (adj.)
admirably suited; apt
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alleviate (v.)
to ease a pain or burden
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beneficial (adj.)
producing or promoting a favorable result; helpful
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cathartic (adj.)
relaxing after an emotional outburst
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curative (adj.)
able to heal or cure
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palliative (adj.)
relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure
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therapeutic (adj.)
having or exhibiting healing powers
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amalgam (n.)
a combination of diverse elements; a mixture
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inundate (v.)
to overwhelm as if with a flood; to swamp
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multifarious (adj.)
diverse; various
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multiplicity (n.)
state of being various or manifold; a great number
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vicarious (adj.)
felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another
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vignette (n.)
a short scene or story
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bombastic (adj.)
given to pompous speech or writing
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ebullience (n.)
intense enthusiasm
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exorbitant (adj.)
exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness
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exuberant (adj.)
full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy
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embellish (v.)
to ornament or decorate; to exaggerate
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flagrant (adj.)
extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
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gratuitous (adj.)
given freely; unearned; unnecessary
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lavish (adj.)
extravagant
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lugubrious (adj.)
mournful, dismal, or gloom, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
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opulent (adj.)
displaying great wealth
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ornate (adj.)
elaborately decorated
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penchant (n.)
a strong inclination or liking
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redundant (adj.)
needlessly repetitive
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ubiquitous (adj.)
being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
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abase (v.)
to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem
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deride (v.)
to mock contemptuously
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derogatory (adj.)
insulting or intended to insult
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disparage (v.)
to speak of negatively; to belittle
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effrontery (n.)
brazen boldness; presumptuousness
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ignominy (n.)
great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful conduct
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impugn (v.)
to attack as false or questionable
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mar (v.)
to damage, especially in a disfiguring way
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pejorative (adj.)
disparaging, belittling, insulting
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vex (v.)
to annoy or bother; to perplex
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vindictive (adj.)
disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful
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defunct (adj.)
no longer existing or functioning
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eradicate (v.)
to get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots; abolish
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quell (v.)
to put down forcibly; suppress
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raze (v.)
to level to the ground; demolish
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squelch (v.)
to crush as if by trampling; squash
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supplant (v.)
to usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics
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stymie (v.)
to thwart or stump
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altruism (n.)
unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
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eminent (adj.)
distinguished; prominent
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empathy (n.)
identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives
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extol (v.)
to praise highly
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laudatory (adj.)
full of praise
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magnanimous (adj.)
courageously or generously noble in mind and heart
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philanthropic (adj.)
humanitarian; benevolent; relating to monetary generosity
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reciprocate (v.)
to mutually take or give; to respond in kind
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cajole (v.)
to urge with repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery
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chicanery (n.)
trickery
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obsequious (adj.)
fawning and servile
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sycophant (adj.)
insincere, obsequious flatterer
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conciliatory (adj.)
appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile
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credible (adj.)
capable of being believed; plausible
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exonerate (v.)
to free from blame
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incontrovertible (adj.)
indisputable; not open to question
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indict (v.)
to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime
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litigious (adj.)
prone to engage in lawsuits
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partisan (adj.)
devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause
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parity (n.)
equality, as in amount, status, or value (antonym: disparity)
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rectitude (n.)
moral uprightness; righteousness
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remiss (adj.)
lax in attending to duty; negligent
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repudiate (v.)
to reject the validity or authority of
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sanctimonious (adj.)
feigning piety or righteousness
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scrupulous (adj.)
principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting
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solicitous (adj.)
concerned
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substantiate (v.)
to support with proof or evidence; verify
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veracity (n.)
adherence to the truth; truthfulness
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vindicate (v.)
to free from blame
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circumscribe (v.)
to draw a circle around; to restrict
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contiguous (adj.)
sharing an edge or boundary; touching
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castigate (v.)
to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize
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censure (v.)
to issue official blame
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denounce (v.)
to condemn openly
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reclusive (adj.)
seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation
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relinquish (v.)
to retire from; give up or abandon
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renounce (v.)
to give up (a title, for example), especially by formal announcement
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vituperative (adj.)
marked by harshly abusive condemnation
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arcane (adj.)
known or understood by only a few
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assimilate (v.)
to absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar
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autonomy (n.)
independence; self-determination
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cosmopolitan (adj.)
wordly; widely sophisticated
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derivative (n.)
something that comes from another source
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esoteric (adj.)
intended for or understood by only a small group
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gaffe (n.)
a clumsy social error; a faux pas
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idiosyncrasy (n.)
characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
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insular (adj.)
isolated; narrow or provincial
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orthodox (adj.)
adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion
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potentate (n.)
one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch
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abtruse (adj.)
difficult to understand
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callous (adj.)
emotionally hardened; unfeeling
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convoluted (adj.)
intricate; complex
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disaffected (adj.)
having lost faith or loyalty; discontent
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enigma (n.)
a puzzle, mystery, or riddle
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inscrutable (adj.)
difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable
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reticent (adj.)
inclined to keep silent; reserved
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staid (adj.)
unemotional; serious
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acumen (n.)
quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight
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adroit (adj.)
dexterous; deft
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ascertain (v.)
to find out, as through investigation or experimentation
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astute (adj.)
shrewd; clever
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cicumspect (adj.)
careful; prudent; discreet
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disseminate (v.)
to scatter widely, as in sowing seed
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erudition (n.)
deep, extensive learning
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pedantic (adj.)
excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
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perspicacious (adj.)
shrewd; clear-sighted
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pragmatic (adj.)
practical
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precocious (adj.)
exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity
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prolific (adj.)
very productive; producing great qualities
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prospectus (n.)
formal proposal
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rudimentary (adj.)
basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development
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candid (adj.)
completely honest, straightforward
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conjecture (n.)
inference; guesswork
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didactic (adj.)
instructive (especially excessively)
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effusive (adj.)
showing excessive emotion, overflowing
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euphemism (n.)
a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term
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extrapolate (v.)
to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
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incoherent (adj.)
lacking cohesion or connection
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insinuate (v.)
to imply or communicate stealthily
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loquacius (adj.)
very talkative
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lucid (adj.)
easily understood; clear
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rhetoric (n.)
the art of using language effectively and persuasively
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