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Abscond

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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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Adversity

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hardship or difficulty; opposition

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Aggravate

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to worsen or intensify

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Arduous

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strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort

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Belie

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to give a false impression of; to misrepresent

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Bombast

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self-important or pompous writing or speech

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Cacophony

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harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

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Castigation

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severe criticism or punishment

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Censure

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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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Chicanery

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trickery or subterfuge

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Coercive

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serving or intended to compel by force or authority

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Condemn

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to blame or denounce

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Conspire

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to secretly work together with the intent to commit a wrong

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Covert

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hidden; clandestine

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Cower

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to shrink in fear; to cringe

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Craven

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contemptibly fainthearted; lacking any courage

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Denigrate

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to blacken; to belittle; to sully; to defame; to disparage

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Denounce

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to publicly condemn or criticize

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Derision

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scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment

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Diatribe

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a harsh denunciation

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Discomfort

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to defeat; to put down

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Disingenuous

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insincere; lacking honesty or frankness

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Dissemble

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to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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Exacerbate

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to make worse or more severe; to increase in violence

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Fraud

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deliberate deceit with the goal of gaining an unlawful advantage

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Furtive

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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

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Garrulous

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pointlessly talkative; talking too much

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Harangue

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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade

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Impudent

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saucy; impertinent; bold and disrespectful

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Inopportune

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ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate

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Irascible

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easily agreed; prone to temperamental outbursts

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Malevolent

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having or showing often vicious ill-will, spite or hatred

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Martial

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associated with war and the armed forces

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Misanthrope

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one who hates all other humans

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Morose

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sad; sullen; melancholy

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Obdurate

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unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

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Obsequious

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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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Obstinate

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stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising

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Onerous

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troubling; burdensome

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Opprobrium

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disgrace; contempt; scorn

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Pedantic

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the parading of learning; excessive attention minutiae and formal rules

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Perjury

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the purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath

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Provoke

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to incite anger, resentment, or exasperation

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Recalcitrant

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obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

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Secrete

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to ensconce, conceal or stow

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Specious

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seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive

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Spurious

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lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit

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Squander

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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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Tirade

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a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation

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Vexation

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annoyance or irritation

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Amalgamate

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to combine several elements into a whole

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Assuage

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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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Bolster

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to provide support or reinforcement

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Burgeon

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to grow rapidly or flourish

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Buttress

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a support or prop, often an external prop used to bolster a wall

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Capricious

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inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable

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Catalyst

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a person or thing that causes change

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Caustic

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burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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Centrifuge

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a machine that spins very swiftly about a central axis, and, using centrifugal force, separates disparate substances

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Converge

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to tend toward the same spot or outcome; to incline to join at an intersecting point

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Conversion

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the act or process of transforming to another form, state, or product

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Corrosion

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act or process of causing deterioration; a wearing away, especially of metals

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Decibel

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unit used in measuring the intensity of a sound, usually in related to another sound

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Desiccate

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to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

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Distill

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to purify or concentrate through a process of vaporization and concentration

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Divest

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to remove or strip, especially of clothing

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Enervate

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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Ephemeral

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brief; fleeting

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Eradicate

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to remove completely; to annihilate; to pull out by the roots

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Expel

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to force out;to discharge

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Extend

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to lengthen or stretch out

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Facilitate

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to aid by making easier

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Implode

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to abrupt and violently collapse inward

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Inchoate

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in an initial stage; not fully formed

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Incubation

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the act of sitting on or otherwise warming eggs in order to keep them at a temperature favorable for hatching

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Infuse

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to imbue; to pour in; to introduce; to instill

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Intransigent

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refusing to compromise

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Inundate

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to flood or overwhelm

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Invigoration

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the quality of being energized or filed with liveliness

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Lackluster

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dull; lacking vitality or luminosity

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Lethargic

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lacking energy; sluggish or sleepy

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Luminous

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characterized by brightness and the emission of light

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Obviate

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to anticipate and make unnecessary

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Pervasive

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having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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Placate

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to appease; to calm by making concessions

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Plod

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to trudge; to move slowly and heavily

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Plummet

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to plunge or drop straight down

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Precipitate

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to act with excessive haste or impulse

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Precursor

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one that precedes and indicates or announces another

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Proliferate

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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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Propagate

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to cause to spread, multiply, or reproduce

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Prune

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to cut back or clip branches or other parts of a plant; especially parts that are unnecessary

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Rarefy

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to make or become thin, less dense; to refine

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Rectify

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to make right or fix; to correct

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Retard

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to slow, delay, or hamper

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Saturate

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to fill until there is no further capacity for absorbance; to soak

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Sever

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to remove or separate by cutting off

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Stimulant

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an invigorating substance that excites mental or physical activity

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Synthesis

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the combination of parts to make a whole

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Tentative

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not definite; uncertain; experimental

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Vigor

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active bodily or mental strength or energy; force

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Viscous

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thick; sticky

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Vital

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essential for or relating to life; necessary

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Vitality

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vigor; ability to live or grow; energy

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Volatile

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readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive

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Waver

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to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in decision

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Aberrant

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deviating from the norm

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Ambiguous

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unclear; open to more than one potential meaning

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Anachronistic

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belonging to another time; removed form natural chronological context

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Anomalous

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abnormal; deviating from the common or general type

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Anomaly

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deviation form the normal order, form or rule; abnormality

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Archaic

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outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time

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Ascetic

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one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion

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Banal

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lacking originality; commonplace

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Brilliance

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extreme brightness; possessing luminosity or genius

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Camouflage

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a means of disguising people or things to make them blend din with their surroundings

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Commensurate

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matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree, size or amount

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Conspicuous

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easily visible; obvious

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Derivative

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unoriginal; obtained from another source

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Deviance

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departure or wandering away from the accepted standard

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Deviation

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departure or wandering away from the accepted standard

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Discrete

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distinct; individual

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Diffuse

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dispersed or scattered; not centralized

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Digress

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to stay away from the point; to go off on a tangent

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Discordant

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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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Disinterest

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lack of bias or involvement; impartiality

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Disinterested

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uninvolved; free from self-interest

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Dispersed

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spread out or scattered

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Distention

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the state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape

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Eccentric

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departing from norms or conventions

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Eclectic

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culled from many sources

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Emulate

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to imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing

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Enigmatic

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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

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Esoteric

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intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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Flamboyant

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Ostentatious or showy; flashy

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Florid

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Flowery; ruddy; ornate

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Heretical

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unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma

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Hierarchy

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a system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order

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Homogeneous

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made up of elements that are similar in nature or kind; uniform

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Iconoclastic

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attacking cherished beliefs; heretical; heterodox

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Idiosyncrasy

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a quirk particular to a group or individual

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Imperturbable

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marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness

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Innocuous

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harmless; causing no damage

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Marginal

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related to or at an edge or boundary; minimal

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Maverick

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an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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Mitigate

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to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate

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Monotonous

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dull and without variety; tedious

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Mundane

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of the world; typically of or concerned with the ordinary

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Ostracism

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the act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment

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Perennial

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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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Recluse

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one who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion

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Scarce

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rare and insufficient

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Sporadic

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occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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Superfluous

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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

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Symmetry

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the quality of being evenly balanced; the possession of perfect correspondence between sides or parts

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Tangential

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touching only briefly upon the topic at hand; irrelevant

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Temper

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to moderate or soothe

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Temperate

A

moderate; marked by restraint and a lack pf extremes

159
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Admonish

A

to reprove; to express warning or disapproval

160
Q

Advocate

A

to champion or support; to argue in favor of

161
Q

anthology

A

a collection of literary works by various authors

162
Q

Apprise

A

to give notice to; to inform

163
Q

Approbation

A

an expression of approval or praise

164
Q

Articulate

A

well-spoken; coherent

165
Q

Aver

A

to state as a fact; to confirm or support

166
Q

Brevity

A

shortness of briefness, especially in time

167
Q

Candor

A

honesty; frankness; sincerity

168
Q

Circumspect

A

discreet; prudent; careful

169
Q

Cogent

A

appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

170
Q

Corroborate

A

to confirm; to provide additional support; to verify

171
Q

Diffident

A

reserved, shy, or unassuming; lacking in self confidence

172
Q

Disabuse

A

to undeceive; to set right

173
Q

Discourse

A

lecture or discussion; conversation

174
Q

Discretion

A

cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

175
Q

Dissertation

A

a long and formal written thesis or treatise, usually written by a doctoral candidate to meet a degree requirement

176
Q

Elegy

A

a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead

177
Q

Eloquent

A

well-spoken; expressive; articulate

178
Q

Enumerate

A

to list or count off individually

179
Q

Equivocate

A

to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

180
Q

Eulogy

A

a speech honoring the dead

181
Q

Euphemism

A

a mild replacement for a harsher or more offensive term

182
Q

Exculpate

A

to exonerate; to clear of blame

183
Q

Extemporaneous

A

improvised; done without preparation

184
Q

Fawn

A

to flatter or praise excessively

185
Q

Glib

A

marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

186
Q

Goad

A

to prod or drive forward; to urge on; to incite

187
Q

Implicit

A

implied but not directly stated; tacit

188
Q

Impose

A

to compel or require; to push one’s views or authority upon others

189
Q

Inquisitive

A

questioning; curious

190
Q

Laconic

A

using few words; terse

191
Q

Laud

A

to praise highly

192
Q

Loquacious

A

extremely talkative

193
Q

Lucid

A

clear; easily understood

194
Q

Mollify

A

to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

195
Q

Parody

A

a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art

196
Q

Pertinent

A

relevant; germane

197
Q

Platitude

A

a superficial remark, especially one offered as meaningful

198
Q

Propitiate

A

to appease; to conciliate

199
Q

Rescind

A

to invalidate; to repeal; to restrict

200
Q

Rhetoric

A

the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

201
Q

Sanction

A

authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance

202
Q

Shrill

A

loud and high-pitched; screeching

203
Q

Soliloquy

A

a speech made to oneself; a monologue

204
Q

Stanza

A

a group of two or more verses or lines that make up a division in a poem and correspond in rhyme, meter, and length

205
Q

Subpoena

A

a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony

206
Q

Subtle

A

to obvious; elusive; difficult to discern

207
Q

Succinct

A

brief and concise

208
Q

Tacit

A

Implied; not explicitly stated

209
Q

Taciturn

A

not talkative; reserved; uncommunicative

210
Q

Tact

A

discerning and sensitive use of speech; diplomacy

211
Q

Tout

A

to publicly praise or promote

212
Q

Validity

A

soundness or truthfulness

213
Q

Veracity

A

truthfulness; honesty

214
Q

Wheedle

A

to coax; to persuade, often through the use of flattery or smooth talk

215
Q

anesthetic

A

a substances that causes insensibility and removes pain

216
Q

Antipathy

A

Aversion; dislike

217
Q

Arbitrary

A

subject to chance or individual whim; without definite reason

218
Q

Astrologer

A

a person who believes that stars and planets influence human activity and attempts to predict the future by studying their positions

219
Q

Aversion

A

an intense feeling of dislike or disgust

220
Q

Banal

A

lacking originality; commonplace

221
Q

Bent

A

an inclination or tendency

222
Q

Compensation

A

payment given for services rendered or for loss

223
Q

Compliant

A

yielding or submissive; amenable

224
Q

Condone

A

to approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow or forgive

225
Q

Convention

A

a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

226
Q

Correspond

A

to exist in agreement or conformity; to harmonize

227
Q

Defer

A

to yield; to submit; to bow

228
Q

Dogma

A

doctrine or set of religious principles

229
Q

Ensure

A

to guarantee to make certain

230
Q

Equivocal

A

ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain

231
Q

Extraneous

A

not vital or pertinent; irrelevant

232
Q

Fortuitous

A

happening by fortunate accident or chance

233
Q

Frugality

A

thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters

234
Q

Illusory

A

deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression

235
Q

Indifferent

A

having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice

236
Q

Insipid

A

accustomed to accepting something undesirable

237
Q

Miser

A

an individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy

238
Q

Nonplused

A

Baffled; in quandary; at a loss of what to say or do

239
Q

Penchant

A

strong inclination; liking

240
Q

Penury

A

poverty; destitution

241
Q

Plethora

A

an overabundance; a surplus

242
Q

Preempt

A

to replace; to supersede; to appropriate

243
Q

Presumption

A

the act of making an assumption or taking something for granted

244
Q

Prodigal

A

recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

245
Q

Prone

A

naturally inclined; tending; likely

246
Q

Propensity

A

a natural inclination or tendency; penchant

247
Q

Qualms

A

misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

248
Q

Quiescence

A

stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest

249
Q

Reconciliation

A

the act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions

250
Q

Repudiate

A

to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown

251
Q

Restitution

A

the act of returning something to its proper owner, or of compensating the owner for the loss of such an item; reparation

252
Q

Savor

A

to enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish; to fully appreciate

253
Q

Serenity

A

tranquility; peacefulness

254
Q

Solvent

A

able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

255
Q

Stint

A

to restrain; to be sparing or frugal

256
Q

Subjective

A

not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact

257
Q

Superfluous

A

exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

258
Q

Tranquil

A

peaceful; calm

259
Q

Tranquility

A

calmness; serenity; peacefulness

260
Q

Trivial

A

unimportant; lacking value

261
Q

Veneration

A

extreme respect and reverence; worship

262
Q

Audacious

A

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

263
Q

Authoritarian

A

characterized by a preference for complete obedience to authority

264
Q

Beneficent

A

charitable and kind in action

265
Q

Blithe

A

carefree; merry

266
Q

Brittle

A

apt to break or crack due to a lack of elasticity; fragile

267
Q

Burnish

A

to polish; rub to a shine

268
Q

Calibrate

A

to inspect, determine, or correct the graduations of an instrument by comparing it to a standard

269
Q

Connoisseur

A

an informed an astute judge in matters of taste; expert

270
Q

Consternation

A

dismay; startling; distressing fear or shock that results in complete confusion

271
Q

Convoluted

A

complex or complicated

272
Q

Cultivation

A

the act or preparing or working land in order to grow crops

273
Q

Cultured

A

possessing education, refinement and taste; polished

274
Q

Cynicism

A

an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

275
Q

Deference

A

a courteous and respectful yielding to the will of another

276
Q

Dogmatic

A

stubbornly opinionated

277
Q

Effrontery

A

boldness; impudence; arrogance

278
Q

Endemic

A

restricted or peculiar to a particular region; indigenous

279
Q

Epitome

A

embodiment; quintessence

280
Q

Erudite

A

very learned; scholarly

281
Q

Extravagance

A

lavishness; an unnecessary or unrestrained spending, especially of funds

282
Q

Facetious

A

playful; humorous

283
Q

Fatuous

A

silly; inanely foolish

284
Q

Fidelity

A

faithfulness; loyalty

285
Q

Implacable

A

not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

286
Q

Ingenuity

A

cleverness or inventiveness

287
Q

Intemperance

A

excessive indulgence of appetite or passion; especially in regard to alcohol; constraint

288
Q

Intrepid

A

steadfast and courageous

289
Q

Magnanimity

A

the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving

290
Q

Membrane

A

a thin, flexible film of tissue of that covers or lines an organ

291
Q

Meticulous

A

characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail

292
Q

Perfunctory

A

cursory; done without care or interest

293
Q

Plasticity

A

pliability; malleability; flexibility

294
Q

Porous

A

full of tiny openings able to absorb fluid or gas; permeable

295
Q

Pragmatic

A

practical rather than idealistic

296
Q

Presumptuous

A

assuming an unauthorized right or or responsibility; overly forward and arrogant

297
Q

Pristine

A

pure; uncorrupted; clean

298
Q

Probity

A

adherence to the highest principles; up-tightness

299
Q

Prodigious

A

abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

300
Q

Prudent

A

wise and careful; showing good judgement

301
Q

Rigidity

A

the quality or state of being unyielding or stiff

302
Q

Slight

A

small; lacking substance in degree, amount or size

303
Q

Solicitous

A

concerned and attentive; eager

304
Q

Somber

A

dark and depressing; mournful

305
Q

Superficial

A

lacking depth; existing on or near the surface

306
Q

Synthetic

A

man-made; artificial; relating to or involving the combination of parts to make a whole

307
Q

Tortuous

A

winding; twisting; excessively complicated

308
Q

Tractable

A

docile; obedient; easily led

309
Q

Treacherous

A

lacking faithfulness or loyalty; traitorous; unstable

310
Q

Unfeigned

A

genuine; not false or hypocritical

311
Q

Unfettered

A

not tied down; unrestrained

312
Q

Warranted

A

called for; authorized; justified

GRE Vocabulary (3 decks)

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