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CANDOR

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the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

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INCIPIENT

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beginning; in an early stage

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PERCIPIENT

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characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving

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CAPITULATE

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surrender under agreed conditions

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CONCORD

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harmony; accord

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CEDE

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relinquish possession or control over

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CERTITUDE

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total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant

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RECRIMINATION

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the act of accusing in return; opposing another charge

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CIRCUMVENT

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outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around

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CIRCUMLOCUTION

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an indirect way of expressing something

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CIRCUMSCRIBE

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limit; confine; draw a line around

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INCISIVE

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having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

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DECLAIM

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speak against in an impassioned manner

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CONVIVIAL

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festive; sociable; having fun together; genial

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CONCLAVE

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a confidential or secret meeting

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COMMENSURATE

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corresponding in size or degree or extent

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PLUTOCRACY

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a political system governed by the wealthy people

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RECUMBENT

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in a reclining position; lying down; in the posture of one sleeping or resting

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RECOURSE

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a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection

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INCURSION

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an attack or raid; the act of entering another’s territory

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DEFERENTIAL

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showing deference

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PANDEMIC

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an epidemic that is geographically widespread

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DIALECTIC

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any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments

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DICTUM

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an authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb

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INDICT

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accuse formally of a crime

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INDITE

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produce a literary work

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INTERDICT

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an official prohibition or restraint

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DEIGN

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do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity

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CONDIGN

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fitting or appropriate and deserved

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DISSEMINATE

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cause to become widely known

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INDOLENCE

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inactivity resulting from a dislike of work; laziness

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INDUBITABLE

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too obvious to be doubted

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DUCTILE

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capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

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DURESS

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compulsion by threat or force

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DOUR

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stern; unyielding; gloomy; ill-humored

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OBSOLESCENT

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becoming obsolete

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IRIDESCENT

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varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; having rainbow-like colors

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INCANDESCENT

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brilliant; giving off heat or light

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EFFACE

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remove completely from recognition or memory

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EFFUSION

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a pouring out; an uncontrolled display of emotion

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EGREGIOUS

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conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

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AFFABLE

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diffusing warmth and friendliness

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INEFFABLE

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defying expression or description

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FACILE

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acting; working; or proceeding with ease; fluent

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MUNIFICENT

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extremely generous; lavish

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CONFER

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to consult; talk over; exchange opinions; to present as a gift; favor; or honor

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REFERENDUM

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a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

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PROFFER

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present for acceptance or rejection

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VOCIFEROUS

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conspicuously and offensively loud

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AFFIDAVIT

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written declaration made under oath

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FIDUCIARY

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a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary

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CONFLAGRATION

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a very intense and uncontrolled fire

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GENUFLECT

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bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

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EFFLUENCE

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the process of flowing out

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MELLIFLUOUS

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sweetly or smoothly flowing

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REFRACTORY

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stubbornly resistant to authority or control

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FOUNDER

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to fail ; to collapse ; to sink

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SUFFUSE

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cause to spread or flush or flood through; over; or across

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INGENUE

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an artless girl; an actress who plays such parts

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CONGENITAL

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present at birth but not necessarily hereditary

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PROGNOSIS

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a prediction of the course of a disease

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COGNOSCENTI

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an expert able to appreciate a field

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GRATUITOUS

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freely given; not called for by circumstances; unwarranted

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REGRESS

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returning to a former state

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EGRESS

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the act of coming (or going) out

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HETERODOX

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characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards

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INDIGENT

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poor enough to need help from others

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MONOLITHIC

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characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity

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INTERLOPER

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someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

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ABJECT

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miserable; hopeless; horrible

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ADJURE

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to command solemnly; as under oath

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PREDILECTION

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a predisposition in favor of something

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ELOCUTION

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an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

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INTERLOCUTOR

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a person who takes part in a conversation

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PHILOLOGY

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the humanistic study of language and literature

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MAGNILOQUENT

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lofty in expression; pompous

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OROTUND

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having a round; resonant quality; inflated speech

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MALCONTENT

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a person who is discontented or disgusted

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MALAISE

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physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

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MALAPROPISM

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the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

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MALFEASANCE

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wrongful conduct by a public official

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MATRICULATE

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someone who has been admitted to a college or university

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REMISSION

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an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

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PERMUTATION

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act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group

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GASTRONOMY

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the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food

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INTERNECINE

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characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides

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OBTRUDE

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thrust oneself in as if by force

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OBLIQUE

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slanting; indirect; evasive; devious; misleading

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OBSTREPEROUS

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boisterously and noisily aggressive

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PARITY

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equality; as in amount; status; or value

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PARAMILITARY

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noting or pertaining to an organization operating as; in place of; or as a supplement to a regular military force

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PARAPSYCHOLOGY

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phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes

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PARALEGAL

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a person with specialized training who assists lawyers

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DISPASSIONATE

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unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

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SOCIOPATH

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one who is psychopathic and antisocial

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PATERNALISM

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the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good

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PATRICIAN

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belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

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PUNITIVE

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inflicting punishment

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IMPUNITY

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exemption from punishment or loss

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PEREMPTORY

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not allowing contradiction or refusal

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PERTINACIOUS

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resolute; stubbornly unyielding

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PHILATELIST

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a collector and student of postage stamps

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PETULANT

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peevish; annoyed by trifles; easily irritated and upset

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PROPITIOUS

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presenting favorable circumstances

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EXPOSITION

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a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

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REPOSITORY

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a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

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DEPORTMENT

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(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

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DISPORT

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to divert or amuse oneself

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PRESAGE

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a sign of something about to happen

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PRESENTIMENT

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a feeling of evil to come

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PROPENSITY

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a natural inclination

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REPROBATE

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a depraved; vicious; or unprincipled person; scoundrel; wicked; corrupt; or unprincipled; to disapprove of; condemn

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COMPUNCTION

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a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

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EXPUNGE

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remove by erasing or crossing out

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PUNCTILIOUS

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very careful and exact; attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety

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ACQUISITIVE

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eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas

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PERQUISITE

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a privilege that goes along with a job ; a perk

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ARROGATE

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seize and take control without authority and possibly with force

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UNCONSCIONABLE

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unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust

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NESCIENT

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lacking general education or knowledge

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DISSIDENT

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a person who dissents from some established policy

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SUBSIDIARY

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a company that is completely controlled by another company

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INSIDIOUS

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intended to deceive or entrap; sly; treacherous

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ASSIDUOUS

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persistent; attentive; diligent

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ASSENT

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agreement with a statement or proposal to do something

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INSENSATE

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without compunction or human feeling

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SUBTERFUGE

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something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

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SUPPOSITION

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something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

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SUPERCILIOUS

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having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

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TENACIOUS

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holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent

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ABSTENTION

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the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

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TENABLE

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based on sound reasoning or evidence

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TENDENTIOUS

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having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one

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CONTENTION

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assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition

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EXTENUATING

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partially excusing or justifying; to represent as less serious

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MICROTOME

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scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination

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TORT

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in law; a civil misdeed requiring compensation

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CONTRAVENE

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to contradict; oppose; violate

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INADVERTENT

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unintentional

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ADVERT

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make a more or less disguised reference to

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AVOCATION

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a hobby

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CONVOKE

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call together

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RETRENCHMENT

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the act of cutting down; especially expenses

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TANTAMOUNT

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equal to

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FURLOUGH

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to lay off from work; usually temporarily

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PAROCHIAL

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narrow-minded

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WAGGISH

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roguish; jocular; witty

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LUGUBRIOUS

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overly mournful

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EXTEMPORANEOUS

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with little or no preparation or forethought

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CIRCUMSPECT

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cautious; prudent

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FOOLHARDY

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recklessly or thoughtlessly bold

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FUGACIOUS

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fleeting; transitory

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CONCOMITANT

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following as a consequence

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TEMERITY

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reckless boldness

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PROMULGATE

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to declare; make known publicly

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GALVANIZE

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to stimulate; to startle into sudden action

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ENSCONCED

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settled in

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CONTUMELY

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insult; scorn; aspersion

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NEFARIOUS

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wicked

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IMPROVIDENT

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lacking foresight; not cautious

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BURLESQUE

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ludicrous parody or grotesque caricature; humorous and provocative stage show

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CHAGRIN

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embarrassment

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ESPOUSE

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to make one’s own; adopt or embrace; as in a cause

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EMEND

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to edit or change a text; correct

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TUTELARY

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being a guardian; adviser or protector

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COMPENDIOUS

A

comprehensive and succinct

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DEFRAY

A

to bear or pay all or part of

168
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APHORISM

A

a terse saying embodying a general truth; or astute observation

169
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PERORATE

A

to conclude a long discourse

170
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PRIVATION

A

lack of usual comforts or necessaries of life

171
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MAUDLIN

A

overly sentimental

172
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BODACIOUS

A

thorough; blatant; unmistakable; remarkable

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SURREPTITIOUS

A

by stealth

174
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ABEYANCE

A

temporary inactivity; cessation

175
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MIASMA

A

a noxious atmosphere or influence

176
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SCURRILOUS

A

vulgar; low; indecent

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LACKIDAISICAL

A

without interest; vigor; or determination; lazy

178
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SOLOPSISM

A

the theory that one’s self exists

179
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DERELICT

A

abandoned

180
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EFFLUVIUM

A

slight or invisible vapor; esp. one that is noxious

181
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BADINAGE

A

light; playful banter

182
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FLOTSAM

A

wreckage of a ship floating in water

183
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JETSAM

A

goods thrown overboard deliberately to lighten the load

184
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ESCARPMENT

A

steep cliff

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PUTATIVE

A

reputed; supposed

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FINAGLE

A

to trick; swindle or cheat

187
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CADRE

A

a group of professionals capable of training and leading others

188
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ETIOLOGY

A

the study of causation

189
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MILIEU

A

the social; cultural surroundings

190
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HINTERLAND

A

the wilderness

191
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UNCTUOUS

A

excessive piousness or moralistic fervor; esp. in an affected manner; oily

192
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SAVANT

A

genius

193
Q

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PRECIPITOUS

A

very steep

194
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SOPHISTIC

A

apparently sound but really fallacious

195
Q

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FELICITOUS

A

apt; suitable for the occasion

196
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COSSET

A

to coddle; pamper

197
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CALLOW

A

immature or inexperienced

198
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ELEEMOSYNARY

A

charitable

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ATTRITION

A

a reduction of strength in numbers; a wearing down

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ANIMUS

A

strong dislike or enmity; animosity

Revised GRE (10 decks)

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