RGRE 0710 Flashcards

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HETERODOX

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unorthodox; heretical; iconoclastic

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HIRSUTE

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hairy; shaggy

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HOMILY

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a sermon or morally instructive lecture; a platitude

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HOMOGENOUS

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same throughout

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HUBRIS

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arrogant presumption or pride

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HYPERBOLE

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an exaggerated statement; often used as a figure of speech

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ICONOCLAST

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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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IDOLATROUS

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given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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IDYLL

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a carefree; light-hearted pastoral or romantic episode or experience; a literary or musical piece describing such

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IGNOMINIOUS

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shameful; dishonorable; ignoble; undignified; disgraceful

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IMBROGLIO

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difficult or embarrassing situation

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IMMINENT

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about to happen; impending

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IMMUTABLE

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not capable of change

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IMPASSIVE

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revealing no emotion or sensibility

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IMPECUNIOUS

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lacking funds; without money

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IMPERIOUS

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commanding; masterful; arrogant; domineering; haughty

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IMPERTURBABLE

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marked by extreme calm; impassivity and steadiness

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IMPETUOUS

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hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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IMPLACABLE

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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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IMPORTUNE

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to ask incessantly; beg; nag

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IMPUDENT

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shamelessly bold; insolent; impertinent

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IMPUGN

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attack or assail verbally; censure; execrate; deny

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IMPUNITY

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immunity from punishment; penalty or harm

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IMPUTE

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to attribute to a cause or source; ascribe; assign as a characteristic

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INALIENABLE

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cannot be transferred

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INCHOATE

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in an initial stage; not fully formed

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INCIPIENT

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beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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INDEFATIGABLE

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not easily exhaustible; tireless; dogged

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INDIFFERENT

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having no interest or concern; apathetic; showing no bias or prejudice

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INDOLENT

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lazy; listless; torpid

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INELUCTABLE

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certain; inevitable

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INERT

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unmoving; lethargic; sluggish; not reactive chemically

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INGENUOUS

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artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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INHERENT

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ingrained within one’s nature; intrinsic; firmly established; essential

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INIMICAL

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damaging; harmful; injurious; hostile; unfriendly

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INIMITABLE

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one of a kind; peerless

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INIQUITY

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wickedness; gross injustice

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INNERVATE

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to supply with nerves; energize

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INNOCUOUS

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harmless; causing no damage

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INSCRUTABLE

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incapable of being discovered or understood; mysterious

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INSENSIBLE

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unconscious; unresponsive; unaware; unaffected; numb

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INSIPID

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without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; dull

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INSOUCIANT

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unconcerned; carefree; nonchalant

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INSULAR

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parochial; narrow-minded; like an island

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INTERDICT

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prohibit; forbid; ban; halt

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INTIMATE

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to imply; suggest or insinuate

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INTRACTABLE

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not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate

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INTRANSIGENT

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refusing to compromise

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INTREPID

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steadfast; courageous

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INUNDATE

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to cover or overwhelm; to flood

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INURED

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accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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INVEIGH

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to attack verbally; denounce; deprecate

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INVEIGLE

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to obtain by deception or flattery

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INVETERATE

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deep rooted; ingrained; habitual

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INVIDIOUS

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tending to arouse envy or ill will in others

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IRASCIBLE

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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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ITINERATE

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to travel from place to place

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JEJUNE

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vapid; uninteresting; childish; immature; lacking nutrition

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JIBE

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to agree; to be in accord

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JOCOSE

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given to joking; humorous

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KINETIC

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having to do with motion; lively; active

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LABILE

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readily open to change; unstable

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LACHRYMOSE

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causing tears; tearful; showing sorrow

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LACONIC

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using few words; terse

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LASSITUDE

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listlessness; languor; weariness

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LAUD

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to praise highly

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LAVISH

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extravagant

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LETHARGIC

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characterized by sluggishness

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LIBERTINE

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someone unrestrained by morality or convention or leading a dissolute life

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LIMN

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to draw; outline in detail

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LIMPID

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transparent; serene; clear and simple in style; untroubled

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LIST

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to tilt or lean to one side

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LOQUACIOUS

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extremely talkative

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LUCID

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intelligible; sound; clear

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LUMBER

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to move heavily and clumsily or with a rumbling sound

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LUMINOUS

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characterized by brightness and the emission of light; enlightened; clear

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MAGNANIMITY

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

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MALEVOLENT

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having or showing often vicious ill will; spite; or hatred

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MALINGER

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to feign illness so as to avoid work

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MALLEABLE

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capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced

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MARTIAL

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associated with war and the armed forces

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MARTINET

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a rigid disciplinarian

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MAUNDER

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to talk or move aimlessly; mutter

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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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MELANCHOLY

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tending toward sadness

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MELLIFLUOUS

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sweetly flowing; usually used to describe words or sounds

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MENDACITY

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the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty

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MENDICANT

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a beggar; supplicant

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MERCURIAL

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characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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MERETRICIOUS

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tawdry; pretentious; attractive but false; showy; having to do with prostitution

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METICULOUS

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characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail

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METTLESOME

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courageous; high-spirited

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MILITATE

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to have weight or bearing on; to argue (against)

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MILK

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to exploit; to squeeze every last ounce of

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MINATORY

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menacing; threatening

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MINCE

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pronounce or speak affectedly or too carefully; euphemize; take tiny steps; tiptoe

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MISANTHROPE

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one who hates humankind

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MISOGYNIST

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one who hates women

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MITIGATE

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to make or become less severe or intense; moderate

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MOLLIFY

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to calm or soothe; reduce in emotional intensity

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MONOTONY

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tedious lack of variety or change

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MOROSE

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sad; sullen; melancholy

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MULTIFACETED

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having many aspects

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MULTIFARIOUS

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varied; motley; greatly diversified

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MUNDANE

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of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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NADIR

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low point; perigee

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NASCENT

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coming into being; in early developmental stages

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NATTY

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trimly neat and tidy; dapper

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NEBULOUS

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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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NEOLOGISM

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a new word; expression; or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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NEOPHYTE

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a recent convert; a beginner; novice; tyro

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NEXUS

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a connection; tie; or link; center or focus

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NICE

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exacting; extremely or even excessively precise; done with delicacy or skill

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NOISOME

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offensive; especially to one’s sense of smell; fetid

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NONPLUSSED

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baffled; in a quandary; at a loss for what to say; do or think

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NOSTRUM

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cure-all; placebo; questionable remedy

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NOXIOUS

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harmful; injurious

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OBDURATE

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unyielding; hardhearted; inflexible

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OBEISANCE

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gesture that expresses deference; such as a bow or curtsy

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OBFUSCATE

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to deliberately obscure; to make confusing

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OBSEQUIOUS

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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness; subservient

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OBSTINATE

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stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising

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OBSTREPEROUS

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noisy; loudly stubborn; boisterous

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OBTAIN

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to be established; accepted; or customary; prevail

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OBTUSE

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lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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OBVIATE

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to anticipate and make unnecessary

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OCCLUDE

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to obstruct or block

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OCCULT

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hidden; concealed; beyond comprehension

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ODIOUS

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hateful; arousing strong feelings of dislike

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OFFICIOUS

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meddlesome; pushy in offering one’s services where they are unwanted

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ONEROUS

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troubling; burdensome

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OPAQUE

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impermeable by light; dense in mind

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OPPROBRIUM

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disgrace; contempt; scorn

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OSCILLATION

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the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady; uninterrupted rhythm

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OSSIFIED

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changed into bone; made rigidly conventional and unreceptive to change

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OSTENSIBLE

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seeming; appearing as such; professed

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OSTENTATIOUS

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characterized by or given to pretentiousness

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OVERWEENING

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presumptuously arrogant; overbearing; immoderate

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PAEAN

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a song or expression of praise and thanksgiving

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PALLIATE

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to make something appear less serious; gloss over; mitigate

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PANDEMIC

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widespread; occurring over a large area or affecting an unusually large percentage of the population

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PANEGYRIC

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formal expression of praise

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PARADIGM

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something that serves as a model; example; or pattern; the framework of assumptions and understandings shared by a group or discipline that shapes its worldview

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PARADOX

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a contradiction; a seemingly self-contradictory statement that seems true nonetheless

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PARAGON

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something regarded as a model of excellence or perfection in some way

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PARIAH

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an outcast; a rejected and despised person

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PARODY

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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect; especially in literature and art; also something so bad as to be potentially mistaken for an intentional mockery

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PARRY

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to block; evade or ward off; as a blow

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PARSIMONIOUS

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cheap; miserly

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PARTISAN

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one-sided; committed to a party; biased or prejudiced

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PAUCITY

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scarcity; a lacking of

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PECCADILLO

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a slight offense; literally; a minor sin

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PEDAGOGY

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the art or profession of training; teaching; or instructing

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PEDANTIC

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ostentatious display of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules; unimaginative

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PEDESTRIAN

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commonplace; trite; unremarkable

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PENCHANT

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strong inclination; a liking

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PENURIOUS

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penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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PEREMPTORY

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admitting of no contradiction; putting an end to further debate; haughty; imperious

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PERENNIAL

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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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PERFIDY

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intentional breach of faith; treachery

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PERFUNCTORY

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cursory; done without care or interest

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PERIPATETIC

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itinerant; traveling; nomadic

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PERNICIOUS

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extremely harmful; potentially causing death

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PERSONABLE

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pleasing in appearance; attractive

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PERSPICACIOUS

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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

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PERUSE

A

to examine with great care

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PERVADE

A

to permeate throughout

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PETROUS

A

like a rock; hard; stony

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PETULANT

A

impatient; irritable

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PHILANTHROPIC

A

humanitarian; benevolent

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PHILISTINE

A

a crass individual guided by material rather than intellectual or artistic values

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PHLEGMATIC

A

calm; sluggish; unemotional; stoic

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PICARESQUE

A

involving clever rogues or adventurers

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PIED

A

multi-colored; usually in botches

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PILLORY

A

to punish; hold up to public scorn

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PINE

A

to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor

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PIOUS

A

extremely reverent or devout

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PIQUANT

A

agreeably pungent; spicy; stimulating

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PIQUE

A

resentment; feeling of irritation due to hurt pride

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PIRATE

A

to use or reproduce illegally

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PITH

A

the essential or central part

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PLACATE

A

to appease; to calm by making concessions

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PLAINTIVE

A

mournful; melancholy; sorrowful

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PLANGENT

A

pounding; thundering; resounding

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PLASTIC

A

moldable; pliable; not rigid

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PLATITUDE

A

a superficial or trite remark; especially one offered as meaningful

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PLETHORA

A

an overabundance; a surplus

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PLUCK

A

courage; spunk; fortitude

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PLUMB

A

to measure the depth; to examine critically

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PLUMMET

A

to plunge or drop straight down

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POIGNANT

A

distressing; pertinent; touching; stimulating; emotional

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POLEMICAL

A

controversial; argumentative

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PRAGMATIC

A

practical rather than idealistic

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PRATE

A

chatter; babble

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PRATTLE

A

to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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PRECARIOUS

A

uncertain; risky; dangerous

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PRECEPT

A

rule establishing standards of conduct; a doctrine that is taught

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PRECIPITATE

A

acting with excessive haste or impulse

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PRECURSOR

A

something that precedes and indicates or announces another

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PREDILECTION

A

a disposition in favor of something; preference