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Preside

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Be in charge of something

- The president presided over the country

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Preternatural

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Beyond what is normal or natural

- autumn had arrived with preternatural speed

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Pretext

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a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.
“the rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move”

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Prevaricate

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speak or act in an evasive way.

“he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions”

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Probity

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the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.

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Proclivity

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a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.
“a proclivity for hard work”

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prodigious

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remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

“the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel”

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profligate

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recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources. think prodigal
“profligate consumers of energy”

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prodigal

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spending money or resources freely and recklessly. wastefully extravagant
“prodigal habits die hard”

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profusion

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an abundance or large quantity

“a rich profusion of wildflowers”

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prolix

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using too many words. verbose, long-winded

“he found the narrative too prolix and discursive”

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conspicuous

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standing out, attracting attention

“he was very thin, with a conspicuous Adam’s apple”

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salient

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most noticeable or important

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propitious

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giving or indicating a good chance of success. favorable. think auspicious
“the timing for such a meeting seemed propitious”

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auspicious

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conducive to success; favorable

“it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election”

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prosaic

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dull or ordinary. commonplace

“the masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day-to-day concerns”

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protean

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  1. tending or able to change frequently or easily.
    “it is difficult to comprehend the whole of this protean subject”

2.able to do many different things; versatile.
“Shostakovich was a remarkably protean composer, one at home in a wide range of styles”

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provenance

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the place of origin or earliest known history of something.

“an orange rug of Iranian provenance”

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provincial

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not knowing or caring about other people/events. think insular

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insular

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ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience.
“a stubbornly insular farming people”

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pugnacious

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eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight. think truculent, belligerent
“his public statements became increasingly pugnacious”

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truculent

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eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant. think pugnacious, belligerent
“his days of truculent defiance were over”

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purport

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appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely; profess.
“she is not the person she purports to be”

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purvey. purveyor

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provide or supply (food, drink, or other goods) as one’s business. purveyor = someone who purveys
“shops purveying cooked food”

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purview

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the scope of the influence or concerns of something.

“such a case might be within the purview of the legislation”

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quaff

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drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily. think imbibe
“he quaffed pint after pint of good Berkshire ale”

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qualify

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be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition.
“they do not qualify for compensation payments”

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qualm

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an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one’s own conduct; a misgiving.
“military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press”

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quiescent

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in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy. think abeyant, calm
“strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been quiescent”

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quixotic

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exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.

“a vast and perhaps quixotic project”

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raillery

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good-humored teasing. think banter

“she was greeted with raillery from her fellow workers”

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rapacious

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aggressively greedy or grasping.

“rapacious landlords”

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rapprochement

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(especially in international relations) an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations. think reconcilliation
“there were signs of a growing rapprochement between the two countries”

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recalcitrant

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having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.
"a class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds"
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repudiate

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  1. refuse to accept or be associated with.
    “she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders”
  2. deny the truth or validity of.
    “the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses”
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recapitulate

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summarize and state again the main points of.

“he began to recapitulate his argument with care”

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recrudescent

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resurgent, breaking out again

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redouble

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make or become much greater, more intense, or more numerous.

“we will redouble our efforts to reform agricultural policy”

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rehash

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put (old ideas or material) into a new form without significant change or improvement.
“he contented himself with occasional articles in journals, rehashing his own work”

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vestige

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a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists. think a relic
“the last vestiges of colonialism”

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remiss

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lacking care or attention to duty; negligent.

“it would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information”

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reprehensible

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deserving censure or condemnation, deplorable

“his complacency and reprehensible laxity”

43
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restive

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(of a person) unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, especially because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom.
“the crowd had been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive”

44
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reticent

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not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily.

“she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs”

45
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risible

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such as to provoke laughter. think derision

“a risible scene of lovemaking in a tent”

46
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derision

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contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

“my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief”

47
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sacrosanct

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(especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.
“the individual’s right to work has been upheld as sacrosanct”

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salubrious

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health-giving; healthy.

“salubrious weather”

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salutary

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(especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial.
“a salutary reminder of where we came from”

50
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sanguine

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optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
“he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy”

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sartorial

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relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress. think the suitsupply ad
“sartorial elegance”

52
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scaremonger

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a person who spreads frightening or ominous reports or rumors.
“scaremongers forecast that 8 m–9 m people could soon flood in”

53
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scorn

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the feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable; contempt.
“I do not wish to become the object of scorn”

54
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self-aggrandizement

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the action or process of promoting oneself as being powerful or important.
“critics accused him of self-aggrandizement”

55
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senescence

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the condition or process of deterioration with age. think decrepitude

56
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sequester

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isolate or hide away.

“Tiberius was sequestered on an island”

57
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shirk

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avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).

“their sole motive is to shirk responsibility and rip off the company”

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caterwaul

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make a shrill howling or wailing noise like that of a cat.

“he seems to think that singing soulfully is to whine and caterwaul tunelessly”

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eschew

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deliberately avoid using; abstain from.

“he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence”

60
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skullduggery

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underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; trickery.

“a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery”

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slapdash

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done too hurriedly and carelessly.

“he gave a slapdash performance”

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sordid

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involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
“the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams”

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dilatory

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slow to act.

“he had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor”

64
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staid

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sedate, respectable, and unadventurous.

“staid law firms”

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somnolent

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lethargic

66
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sophist

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  1. a philosopher

2. a person who reasons with clever but fallacious arguments

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sordid

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very bad or dishonest

“the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams”

68
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unassailable

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unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated.

“an unassailable lead”

69
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specious

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misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive.
“the music trade gives Golden Oldies a specious appearance of novelty”

70
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fitful

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active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady.
“a few hours’ fitful sleep”

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