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SAT Vocab Semester 1 Flashcards

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honesty, frankness

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candor

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to humiliate, degrade

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abase

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straying from the proper course

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errant

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very hairy

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hirsute

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lacking enthusiasm and determination; lazy

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lackadaisical

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to confront verbally

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accost

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to agree without protesting

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acquiesce

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keen insight

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acumen

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freedom from blame, guilt, sin

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absolution

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reserved, distant

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aloof

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to give up a position, usually one of leadership

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abdicate

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hard to comprehend

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abstruse

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being out of correct chronological order

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anachronistic

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a short humorous account

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anecdote

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a strong dislike, repugnance

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antipathy

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marked by goodness or doing good

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benevolent

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something of tremendous power or size

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behemoth

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to pass on, give

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bequeath

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to trick or deceive

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beguile

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excessively confident, pompous

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bombastic

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a meeting usually held by people working to achieve the same goal

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caucus

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to urge, coax

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cajole

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a steady increase in intensity or volume

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crescendo

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to party, celebrate

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carouse

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an event with disastrous consequences

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calamity

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a disastrous failure, disruption

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debacle

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aggressively and arrogantly certain about unapproved principles.

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dogmatic

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upset, not content

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disgruntled

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sleeping, temporarily inactive

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dormant

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intimidating, causing one to lose courage

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daunting

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to annoy, pester

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carp

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marked off, bounded

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circumscribed

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to criticize severely

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chastise

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related to the intellect

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cerebral

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to charge, inspire

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catalyze

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to confuse or annoy

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vex

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experiencing through another

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vicarious

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wordy, impaired by wordiness

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verbose

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to avenge, set free from allegation

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vindicate

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watchful, alert

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vigilant

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lofty, grand, exalted

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sublime

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sickeningly sweet

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saccharine

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immature, uninformed

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sophomoric

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painstaking, careful

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scrupulous

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giving a hypocritical appearance of piety

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sanctimonious

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a notice of approval or recognition

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commendation

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characteristic of informal conversation

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colloquial

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to get around

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circumvent

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logically consistent, intelligible

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coherent

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mercy

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clemency

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excessive

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exorbitant

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ambiguous, uncertain, undecided

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equivocal

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to charm, hold spellbound

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enthrall

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very thin, enfeebled looking

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emaciated

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bubbly, lively

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effervescent

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forbidden, not permitted

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illicit

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1) one who holds an office 2) obligatory

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incumbent

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harmless, inoffensive

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Innocuous

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rude, arrogant, overbearing

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insolent

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peculiar to one person, highly individualized

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idiosyncratic

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to scold, criticize

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rebuke

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negligent, failing to take care of

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remiss

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deserving rebuke

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reprehensible

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to take back, repeal

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rescind

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1) to vomit 2) to throw back exactly

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regurgitate

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loyalty, devotion

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fidelity

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strength, guts

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fortitude

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astounded

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flabbergasted

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incorrect, misleading

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fallacious

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to understand, comprehend

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fathom

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drawn to the company of others, sociable

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gregarious

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varied, diverse in character

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heterogeneous

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the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison

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juxtaposition

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the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death

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knell

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one who attacks common beliefs or institutions

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iconoclast

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abase

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to humiliate, degrade

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candor

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honesty, frankness

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errant

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straying from the proper course

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hirsute

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very hairy

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lackadaisical

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lacking enthusiasm and determination; lazy

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accost

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to confront verbally

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acquiesce

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to agree without protesting

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acumen

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keen insight

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absolution

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freedom from blame, guilt, sin

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aloof

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reserved, distant

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abdicate

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to give up a position, usually one of leadership

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abstruse

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hard to comprehend

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anachronistic

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being out of correct chronological order

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anecdote

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a short humorous account

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antipathy

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a strong dislike, repugnance

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benevolent

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marked by goodness or doing good

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behemoth

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something of tremendous power or size

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bequeath

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to pass on, give

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beguile

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to trick or deceive

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bombastic

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excessively confident, pompous

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caucus

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a meeting usually held by people working to achieve the same goal

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cajole

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to urge, coax

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crescendo

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a steady increase in intensity or volume

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carouse

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to party, celebrate

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calamity

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an event with disastrous consequences

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debacle

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a disastrous failure, disruption

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dogmatic

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aggressively and arrogantly certain about unapproved principles.

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disgruntled

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upset, not content

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dormant

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sleeping, temporarily inactive

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daunting

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intimidating, causing one to lose courage

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carp

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to annoy, pester

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circumscribed

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marked off, bounded

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chastise

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to criticize severely

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cerebral

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related to the intellect

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catalyze

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to charge, inspire

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vex

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to confuse or annoy

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vicarious

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experiencing through another

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verbose

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wordy, impaired by wordiness

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vindicate

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to avenge, set free from allegation

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vigilant

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watchful, alert

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sublime

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lofty, grand, exalted

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saccharine

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sickeningly sweet

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sophomoric

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immature, uninformed

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scrupulous

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painstaking, careful

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sanctimonious

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giving a hypocritical appearance of piety

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commendation

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a notice of approval or recognition

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colloquial

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characteristic of informal conversation

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circumvent

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to get around

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coherent

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logically consistent, intelligible

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clemency

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mercy

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exorbitant

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excessive

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equivocal

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ambiguous, uncertain, undecided

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enthrall

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to charm, hold spellbound

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emaciated

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very thin, enfeebled looking

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effervescent

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bubbly, lively

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illicit

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forbidden, not permitted

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incumbent

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1) one who holds an office 2) obligatory

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Innocuous

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harmless, inoffensive

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insolent

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rude, arrogant, overbearing

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idiosyncratic

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peculiar to one person, highly individualized

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rebuke

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to scold, criticize

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remiss

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negligent, failing to take care of

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reprehensible

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deserving rebuke

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rescind

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to take back, repeal

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regurgitate

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1) to vomit 2) to throw back exactly

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fidelity

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loyalty, devotion

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fortitude

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strength, guts

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flabbergasted

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astounded

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fallacious

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incorrect, misleading

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fathom

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to understand, comprehend

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gregarious

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drawn to the company of others, sociable

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heterogeneous

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varied, diverse in character

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juxtaposition

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the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison

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knell

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the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death

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iconoclast

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one who attacks common beliefs or institutions

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