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RGRE 05/10

parable

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a moralistic story

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whimsical

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witty; humorous

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lampoon

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ridicule

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countenance

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approve; tolerate

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sanctimonious

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hypocritically religious

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equanimity

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Calmness; composure

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effontery

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boldness

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nonentity

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one of no importance

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flabbergasted

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Astounded

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debacle

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collapse; ruin

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vivacious

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lively; animated; gay

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gaunt

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haggard; thin

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mien

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bearing; appearance

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hirsute

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hairy

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refute

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to prove wrong or false

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pensive

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thoughtful; reflective

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whet

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stir up; stimulate

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stupor

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insensible condition; daze

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wince

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flinch; draw back

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cliche

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a commonplace phrase

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lethargic

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lazy; indifferent

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prevalent

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prevailing; common; general

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paramount

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supreme; foremost

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remiss

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negligent; careless

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# RGRE 05/10 hostile
antagonistic; angry
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# RGRE 05/10 rebuke
reprimand; reproach; criticize
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# RGRE 05/10 aversion
strong dislike; opposition
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# RGRE 05/10 evince
show plainly; exhibit
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# RGRE 05/10 vogue
fashion
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# RGRE 05/10 superficial
on the surface; slight
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# RGRE 05/10 jettison
to throw overboard; to discard
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# RGRE 05/10 inevitable
unavoidable; certain to happen
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# RGRE 05/10 lucrative
profitable
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# RGRE 05/10 tussle
a rough struggle
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# RGRE 05/10 intrinsic
essential; natural; inborn
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# RGRE 05/10 acute
sharp; keen; severe
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# RGRE 05/10 gist
essence; main point; substance
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# RGRE 05/10 transient
passing; short-lived; fleeting
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# RGRE 05/10 terse
concise; brief; compact
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# RGRE 05/10 cogent
forceful; convincing; persuasive
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# RGRE 05/10 pinnacle
peak; summit
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# RGRE 05/10 array
arrangement; system
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# RGRE 05/10 obscure
unknown; lowly; unclear
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# RGRE 05/10 ardent
passionate; eager
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# RGRE 05/10 culminate
to reach the highest point
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# RGRE 05/10 constrict
Limit; bind; squeeze
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# RGRE 05/10 prodigy
marvel; phenomenon
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# RGRE 05/10 bereft
Deprived of
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# RGRE 05/10 falter
stumble; hesitate; waver
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# RGRE 05/10 exultation
triumphant joy
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# RGRE 05/10 vitriolic
biting; burning
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# RGRE 05/10 invective
insulting or abusive speech
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# RGRE 05/10 besmirch
soil; stain; dim the reputation
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# RGRE 05/10 voluminous
bulky; large
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# RGRE 05/10 retrospect
looking backward
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# RGRE 05/10 egotist
a vain; conceited person
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# RGRE 05/10 humility
humbleness; modesty; meekness
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# RGRE 05/10 pungent
sharply stimulating; biting
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# RGRE 05/10 inveterate
habitual; firmly established
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# RGRE 05/10 adamant
unyielding; inflexible; definite
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# RGRE 05/10 vulnerable
open to attack; susceptible
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# RGRE 05/10 bedlam
Uproar; confusion
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# RGRE 05/10 cacophony
discord; harsh sound
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# RGRE 05/10 exploit
utilize; profit by
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# RGRE 05/10 propinquity
nearness in place or time
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# RGRE 05/10 disgruntled
unhappy; displeased
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# RGRE 05/10 infallible
exempt from error; right
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# RGRE 05/10 panacea
cure-all
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# RGRE 05/10 eradicate
to wipe out
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# RGRE 05/10 impede
interfere; block; hinder
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# RGRE 05/10 sedate
quiet; still; undisturbed; sober
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# RGRE 05/10 equanimity
evenness of mind; composure
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# RGRE 05/10 compatible
harmonious; well-matched
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# RGRE 05/10 serenity
peaceful repose
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# RGRE 05/10 revere
honor; respect; admire
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# RGRE 05/10 irrational
unreasonable; absurd
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# RGRE 05/10 avarice
greed; passion for riches
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# RGRE 05/10 insatible
cannot be satisfied
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# RGRE 05/10 nadir
lowest point
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# RGRE 05/10 moribund
(adj) dying; on the way out
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# RGRE 05/10 lithe
graceful; flexible; supple
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# RGRE 05/10 obese
very fat
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# RGRE 05/10 adherent
a follower; supporter
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# RGRE 05/10 bliss
happiness; pleasure
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# RGRE 05/10 pathetic
sad; pitiful; distressing
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# RGRE 05/10 exhort
to urge strongly; advise earnestly
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# RGRE 05/10 apathy
Lack of interest or concern
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# RGRE 05/10 fracas
noisy fight; brawl
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# RGRE 05/10 inebriated
drunk; intoxicated
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# RGRE 05/10 adversary
opponent; enemy; foe
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# RGRE 05/10 indolent
lazy
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# RGRE 05/10 gusto
enthusiasm; enjoyment; zest
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# RGRE 05/10 garrulous
loquacious; wordy; talkative
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# RGRE 05/10 banal
trivial
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# RGRE 05/10 platitude
commonplace or trite saying
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# RGRE 05/10 pique
fit of resentment
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# RGRE 05/10 dilettante
one who has great interest; but little knowledge
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# RGRE 05/10 atypical
nonconforming
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# RGRE 05/10 nondescript
Hard to describe because of a lack of distinctive qualities or features.
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# RGRE 05/10 wane
decrease; decline
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# RGRE 05/10 extinct
no longer existing
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# RGRE 05/10 idyllic
simple and pleasant
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# RGRE 05/10 galvanize
Excite or arouse to activity
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# RGRE 05/10 encumbrance
Burden; handicap; load
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# RGRE 05/10 gaudy
flashy; showy
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# RGRE 05/10 condescend
Stoop; lower oneself
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# RGRE 05/10 candor
frankness; open honesty
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# RGRE 05/10 mortify
embarrass; shame; humiliate
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# RGRE 05/10 jocose
Humorous; merry
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# RGRE 05/10 malign
abuse; slander
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# RGRE 05/10 omnipotent
almighty; having unlimited power or authority
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# RGRE 05/10 zenith
top; highest point; peak
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# RGRE 05/10 fledgling
Little known; newly developed
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# RGRE 05/10 peremptory
Absolute; compulsory; binding
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# RGRE 05/10 precedent
custom; model
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# RGRE 05/10 wheedle
cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
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# RGRE 05/10 rustic
countrified; unpolished
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# RGRE 05/10 jubilant
joyful and triumphant
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# RGRE 05/10 decorum
proper behavior; good taste; orderliness
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# RGRE 05/10 charlatan
an imposter; a fraud or pretender
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# RGRE 05/10 ABATE
to lessen in intensity or degree
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# RGRE 05/10 ABERRANT
deviating from the norm
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# RGRE 05/10 ABJURE
to renounce or reject solemnly; to recant; to avoid
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# RGRE 05/10 ABROGATE
to abolish or annul by authority; put down
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# RGRE 05/10 ABCISSION
act of cutting off or removing
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# RGRE 05/10 ABSCOND
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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# RGRE 05/10 ABSTAIN
to refrain from an activity
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# RGRE 05/10 ACCOLADE
an expression of praise; an award
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# RGRE 05/10 ACCRETION
growth; increase by successive addition; building up
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# RGRE 05/10 ACERBIC
having a sour or bitter taste or character
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# RGRE 05/10 ACUMEN
quick; keen; or accurate knowledge or insight
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# RGRE 05/10 ADMONISH
to reprove; to express warning or disapproval
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# RGRE 05/10 ADROIT
adept; dexterous
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# RGRE 05/10 ADULATION
excessive praise; intense adoration
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# RGRE 05/10 ADULTERATE
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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# RGRE 05/10 ADUMBRATE
to foreshadow vaguely; intimate; suggest; or outline sketchily
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# RGRE 05/10 ADVOCATE
to argue for or support a cause
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# RGRE 05/10 AESTHETIC
dealing with; appreciative of; or responsive to art or the beautiful
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# RGRE 05/10 AGGRANDIZE
to increase in intensity; power; or prestige; to make appear greater
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# RGRE 05/10 ALACRITY
cheerful readiness; promptness; or willingness
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# RGRE 05/10 ALCHEMY
a magical or wonderful transformation
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# RGRE 05/10 ALLOY
to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior
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# RGRE 05/10 AMALGAMATE
to combine several elements into a whole
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# RGRE 05/10 AMBIGUITY
uncertainty in meaning
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# RGRE 05/10 AMBIVALENCE
the quality of having opposing ideas or feelings
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# RGRE 05/10 AMELIORATE
to make better or more tolerable
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# RGRE 05/10 AMENABLE
agreeable; responsive to suggestion
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# RGRE 05/10 ANACHRONISM
something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
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# RGRE 05/10 ANATHEMA
a solemn or ecclesiastical (religious) curse; accursed or thoroughly loathed person or thing
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# RGRE 05/10 ANODYNE
soothing
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# RGRE 05/10 ANOMALY
deviation from the normal order; form; or rule; abnormality
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# RGRE 05/10 ANTAGONIZE
to irritate or cause hostility
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# RGRE 05/10 ANTIPATHY
aversion; dislike
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# RGRE 05/10 ANTITHETICAL
diametrically opposed; as in antithesis
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# RGRE 05/10 APATHY
lack of interest or feeling
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# RGRE 05/10 APOCRYPHAL
of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious
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# RGRE 05/10 APOGEE
farthest or highest point; culmination; zenith
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# RGRE 05/10 APOSTATE
one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions; a betrayer of a cause
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# RGRE 05/10 APOTHEOSIS
deification; glorification to godliness; the perfect example
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# RGRE 05/10 APPOSITE
appropriate; pertinent; relevant; apropos
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# RGRE 05/10 APPRISE
give notice to; inform
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# RGRE 05/10 APPROBATION
an expression of approval or praise
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# RGRE 05/10 APPROPRIATE
to take for one's own use; confiscate
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# RGRE 05/10 ARABESQUE
complex; ornate design
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# RGRE 05/10 ARCANE
mysterious; abstruse; esoteric; knowable only to initiates
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# RGRE 05/10 ARCHAIC
outdated; associated with an earlier; perhaps more primitive time
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# RGRE 05/10 ARDUOUS
strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort
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# RGRE 05/10 ARRANT
impudent; in every way; being completely such; bare-faced; utter
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# RGRE 05/10 ARREST
to suspend; to engage
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# RGRE 05/10 ARTICULATE
to enunciate or pronounce clearly; to express oneself clearly
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# RGRE 05/10 ARTLESS
completely without guile; natural; without artificiality
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# RGRE 05/10 ASCETIC
one who practices rigid self-denial; especially as an act of religious devotion
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# RGRE 05/10 ASPERITY
severity; rigor; roughness; harshness; acrimony; irritability
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# RGRE 05/10 ASPERSION
an act of defamation or maligning
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# RGRE 05/10 ASSIDUOUS
diligent; hard-working
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# RGRE 05/10 ASSUAGE
to ease or lesson; to appease or pacify
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# RGRE 05/10 ASTRINGENT
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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# RGRE 05/10 ATTENUATE
to rarefy; weaken or make thinner; lessen
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# RGRE 05/10 AUDACIOUS
daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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# RGRE 05/10 AUGURY
omen; portent; the reading of omens
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# RGRE 05/10 AUGUST
majestic; venerable
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# RGRE 05/10 AUSPICE
protection or support; patronage
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# RGRE 05/10 AUSPICIOUS
favorable; propitious; successful; prosperous
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# RGRE 05/10 AUSTERE
without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
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# RGRE 05/10 AVARICE
greed; especially for wealth
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# RGRE 05/10 AVER
to state as fact; to confirm or support
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# RGRE 05/10 AXIOM
a universally recognized principle; a generally accepted or common saying
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# RGRE 05/10 BALEFUL
sinister; pernicious; ominous
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# RGRE 05/10 BANE
cause of injury; source of harm; source of persistent frustration
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# RGRE 05/10 BEATIFY
to bless; make happy; or ascribe a virtue to; to regard as saintly
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# RGRE 05/10 BEDIZEN
to adorn; especially in a cheap; showy manner; festoon; caparison
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# RGRE 05/10 BELIE
to give a false impression of; to misrepresent
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# RGRE 05/10 BELLICOSE
belligerent; pugnacious; warlike
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# RGRE 05/10 BENIGN
favorable; harmless
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# RGRE 05/10 BENT
leaning; inclination; proclivity; tendency
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# RGRE 05/10 BLANDISH
to coax with flattery; toady or fawn
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# RGRE 05/10 BLITHE
carefree; merry
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# RGRE 05/10 BOISTEROUS
loud; noisy; rough; lacking restraint
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# RGRE 05/10 BOLSTER
to provide support or reinforcement
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# RGRE 05/10 BOMBASTIC
pompous; grandiloquent

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