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Amity (n.)

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Friendship; accord

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Aberration (n.)

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Deviation from a prescribed course.

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Anachronism (n.)

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Not chronological ( error with date)
Something or someone not in the correct historical time.
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Antipathy (n.)

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> habitual dislike

>instinctive opposition

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Blithe (Adj.)

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> Cheerful

>Carefree

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Cache (n.)

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> Hiding place in the ground
to conceal/hide
A reserve

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Cajole (v.)

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> Coax

>Persuade with promises or flattery

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Catalyst (n.)

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something that causes activity between two or more persons or forces ((without itself being affected.))

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Chimerical (Adj.)

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> Imaginary

>Highly Unrealistic

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Conflagration (n.)

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A large, destructive fire

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Copious (Adj.)

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Abundance in number (supply/ words)

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Corroborate (v.)

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To confirm

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Debilitate (v.)

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> to weaken

>make feeble

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Decry (v.)

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to condemn (as faulty or worthless)

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Defile (v.)

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> to desegrate
to violate chastity
to pollute or dirty, to make foul

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Denigrate (v.)

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> to criticize in a derogatory manner
to blacken
to belittle

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Deride (v.)

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> to mock

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Discursive (adj.)

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> rambling /digressive

> reasoning/argument instead of intuition

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Disparity (n.)

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> not equal
different
ex) a disparity in math skill

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Dogmatic (adj.)

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> opinionated based on doctrine —-> which are rules believed to be true

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Effervescent (adj.)

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> bubbling
lively /vivacious
gay
sparkling

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Efface (v.)

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> to wipe out
erase/ obliterate
withdraw shyly

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Evanescent (adj.)

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> Disappearing /fleeting

> scarcely perceptible

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Evince (v.)

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> to manifest
to show clearly
to reveal the possession of a ( quality, trait )

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Expunge (v.)

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> to efface
to erase / blot out / strike
to obliterate

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Extol (v.)

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> to laud

> to praise highly / eulogize

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Fecund (adj.)

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> very productive /creative

> capable of producing (*) in abundance

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Facilitate (v.)

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> to make easier

> to assist the progress of ( a person )

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Furtive (adj.)

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> sly
taken/done/used in secret
surreptitiously
stealth

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Garrulous (adj.)

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> wordy or diffuse

> rambling about the trivial

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Idiosyncrasy (n.)

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> peculiarity to the individual

> an item/action/event that may seem weird to another person

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Incipient (adj.)

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> beginning to appear

> beginning to exist in an initial stage

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Innocuous (adj.)

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> not harmful
not offending
not interesting , stimulating, significant
insipid

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Inscrutable ( adj.)

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> mysterious

>impenetrable

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Insurgence ( n.)

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> revolt

> an act of rebellion

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Laconic (adj.)

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> concise ( as with words )

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Levity (n.)

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> fickleness
not serious
lightness of mind, character or behavior

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Officious (adj.)

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> obliging / ready to serve

> meddlesome or forward in that instance

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Pariah (n.)

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> an outcase
animal /person that is despised or avoided
in the low of caste system

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Placid (adj.)

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> peaceful

> undistrubed

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Preclude (v.)

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> to make something impossible ( presence, existence, occurrence)

> to exclude from something

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Predilection (n.)

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> Partiality

> Preference

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Profuse (adj.)

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> in abundance

> extravagant

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Raze (v.)

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> demolish / level to the ground

> shave/ scrape off

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Recluse (n.)

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> living in seclusion

> shut off from the world

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Residue ( n.)

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> remainder / remnant

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Superflous (adj.)

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> unnecessary

> more than required, excessive

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Sycophant (n.)

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> a person that flatters to please or serve another——- for their own interest

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Unscathed (adj.)

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> unharmed

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Meander

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> Narrow rift passage

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Dissociative

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> Separate

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Irrevocable

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Irreversible

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Peripheral

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> Outlying

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Acquiesce (v.)

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> Submit/comply without protest

> to agree

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Affinity (n.)

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> Attraction to a person, thing, idea

> relationship by marriage or similar

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Apocryphal (adj.)

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> Doubtful authorship
Doubtful authenticity
False/ spurious

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Authoritative (adj.)

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> pertaining to authority

> supported by doc evidence that is accepted by authoritities

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Cacophony (n.)

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> Dissonance

> Harsh sound

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Capricious (adj.)

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> led by or subject to unpredictable change

> fanciful or witty

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Clandestine (adj.)

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> done in secrecy or in hiding

> for deception

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Cogent (adj.)

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> Persuasive by making a clear, concise point
to the point / relevant
Pertinent

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Cynic (n.)

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> ( a person ) believe that selfishness is a human motivation
someone who expresses a cynical attitude

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Decadence (n.)

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> Moral degeneration / turpitude
unrestrained/excessive indulgence
falling into inferior state

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Didactic (adj.)

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> instructive
teach moral lesson
lecture too much

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Discern (v.)

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> recognize / apprehend
distinguish
discriminate

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Egregious (adj.)

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> Flagrant
Distinguised
extraordinary in a bad way

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Emulate ( v.)

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> imitate with intention to surpass

> rival with some sucess

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Enervate (v.)

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> to deprive of force/strength
to weaken
destroy the vigor

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Enigma

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> Something/ someone puzzling or inexplicable

> riddle

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Fastidious (adj.)

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> something/someone demanding
critical
requiring excessive care

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Formidable (adj.)

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> causing fear /dread

>arousing feelings of admiration b/c of strength/ grandeur

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Eminent (adj.)

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> high in rank
lofty
conspicuous
noteworthy

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Apprehend (v.)

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> to understand
to expect with anxiety, suspicion, or fear
Police: to take in custody of

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Fractious (adj.)

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> unruly
irritable
quarrelsome
readily angered

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Frugal (adj.)

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> not wasteful
saving or sparing
little expenses

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Galvanize (v.)

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> to stimulate into activity

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Guile (n.)

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> crafty deception

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Insidious (adj.)

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> Intended to entrap

> Seems innocuous but harmful in the end

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Hapless (adj.)

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> Unlucky

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Hegemony (n.)

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> leadership/ predominance

> smaller nations expansion/aggression to dominate world

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Iconoclast (n.)

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> A person who attacks beliefs, or tradition —-based on error / superstition
Destroyer of images

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Impertinent (adj.)

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> Intrusive
Irrelevant
Inappropriate

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Impinge (v.)

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> to impact
to make an impression
to strike, dash, collide

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Implacable (adj.)

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> not to appease (to bring to peace)

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Indefatigable (adj.)

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> incapable of being tired out

> Untiring

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Ineffable (adj.)

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> incapable of being expressed in words

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Infamous (adj.)

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> having bad reputation

>detestable

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Iniquity (n.)

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> Gross injustice
Wickedness
Violation of a right

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Inured (v.)

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> to accustom to hardship

> to come into use / beneficial

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Jargon (n.)

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> meaningless talk
language particular to a trade, proffession
language that many don’t understand

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Jubilation (n.)

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> exultation

> feeling of joy

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Lackluster (adj.)

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> lacking brilliance/ radiance / liveliness / spirit

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Lucid ( adj.)

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> easily understood

> shining or bright

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Morose (adj.)

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> expressing gloom

>gloomy person

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Nomenclature (n.)

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> names/term in a set or system

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Paucity (n.)

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> smallness in quantity

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Pragmatic (adj.)

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> pertaining to a practical point of view or

> practical considerations

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Prodigious (adj.)

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> extraordinary in size/amount/extent
marvelous
monstrous

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Querulous (adj.)

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> full of complaints

>complaining

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Raconteur (n.)

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> a person who is skilled in telling stories/anecdotes

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Recalcitrant (adj.)

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> resisting authority

> hard to manage

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Repudiate (v.)

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> to reject or disown

> reject with disapproval/condemnation

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Scrupulous (adj.)

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> having morals
Precise
Exact

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Saccharine (adj.)

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> sugary / sweet

> nature of resembling sugar

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Sumptuous (adj.)

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> lavish
entailing great expense
luxuriously fine / large
Splendid

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Peckish (adj.)

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> Somewhat hungry

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Adherent (adj.)

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> sticking / clinging / adhering

> a follower ( noun )

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Aesthetic (adj.)

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> pertaining to the sense of beauty
> in regards to the mind and emotions

> characterized by love or beauty

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Aggrandize (v.)

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> to enlarge
to increase in intensity
to make greater in power, wealth, rank, honor
make something appear greater

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Antithesis (n.)

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> opposition

> contrast

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Aversion (n.)

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> a strong feeling of dislike
antipathy
the cause of antipathy

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Capitulate (v.)

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> to give up resistance

> to acquiesce

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Censure (n.)

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> strong expression of disapproval

> to criticize/ reproach (v.)

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Clamor (n.)

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> a loud uproar
expression of desire / dissatisfaction
popular outcry

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Vehement

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> violent

>passionate

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Conciliate (v.)

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> to win over
to win / gain
to reconcile

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Dearth (n.)

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> scarcity of supply

> famine

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Deference (n.)

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> respectful submission

> respectful regard

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Diffuse (v.)

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> to pour and spread fluid
to scatter
to disseminate

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Dissipate (v.)

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> to scatter / disperse

> to spend or use wastefully / extravagantly

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Edifice (n.)

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> large building

> large , complex system or organization

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Elucidate (v.)

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> to make lucid / clear

> to clarify ; explain

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Enhance (v.)

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> to intensify
to raise to a higher degree
to raise the value/price of

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Equivocate (v.)

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> use unclear expressions to mislead
prevaricate
hedge

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Evoke (v.)

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> to produce
to summon
to call up

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Fallible (adj.)

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> not accurate

> of persons prone to mistake

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Fraudulent (adj.)

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> pertaining to fraud / cheat

> cheating / dishonest

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Forthright (adj.)

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> frank

> direct / strightforward

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Gullible (adj.)

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> Easily deceived / cheated

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Hedonist (n.)

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> a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
pertaining to hedonism
> doctrine that pleasure / happiness is best.

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Imminent (adj.)

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> likely to occur at any moment

> leaning forward

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Incongruous (adj.)

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> inappropriate / out of place
not in harmony / inconsonant
inconsistent

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Juxtapose (v.)

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> to place side by side for comparison / contrast

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Kindle (v.)

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> to start ( a fire )
to ignite / set fire
to excite / stir

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Languid (adj.)

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> lackluster
drooping / faint
indifferent

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Latent (adj.)

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> present but not visible

> dormant

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Lethargic (adj.)

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> pertaining to lethargy
state of being unenergetic
> indifferent
> overpowering laziness or drowsiness

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Magnanimous (adj.)

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> forgiving ( as in an insult / injury )
noble
free from resentfulness or vindictiveness

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Malevolent (adj.)

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> wishing to harm others
evil / malicious
malign in influence

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Maladroit ( adj.)

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> unskillful
awkward
lacking adroitness

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Adroit

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> nimble
resourceful
cleverly skillful

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Mercurial (adj.)

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> fickle / erratic
lively
quick- witted

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Myriad (adj.)

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> Innumerable

> a profusion of people / things / 10,000 —(noun)

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Oblique (adj.)

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> slanting / sloping

> not perpendicular or parallel

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Obliterate ( v.)

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> to blot out
to expunge or efface
to render undecipherable

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Odious (adj.)

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> hateful
highly offensive / disgusting
repugnant

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Ostensible (adj.)

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> apparent / evident

>conspicuous

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Parsimonious (adj.)

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> frugal or stingy

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Pathos (n.)

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> the quality of evoking pity

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Perfidious (adj.)

A

> deceitful
treacherous
faithless

150
Q

Provincial (adj.)

A 
> local
> belonging to a particular province
> pertaining to provinces
> having or showing manners . viewpoints
>illiberal
151
Q

Rebuff (v.)

A

> to repel, reject offer

152
Q

Refurbish (v.)

A

> to renovate

> to brighten

153
Q

Sagacious (adj.)

A

> having practical sense

154
Q

Succinct (adj.)

A

> concise

> compressed

155
Q

Thwart (v.)

A

> to oppose successfully
to cross
to prevent from accomplishing something

156
Q

Vacillate (v.)

A

> indecisive
irresolute
to oscillate / fluctuate

157
Q

Alleviate (v.)

A 
> to make easier to endure
> to lessen
> to mitigate
> allay
> assuage
>mollify
>pacify
158
Q

Animosity (n.)

A 
> a feeling of strong dislike
> Acrimony
> Animus
> Antagonism
> Virulence
>Enmity
>Antipathy
159
Q

Augment (v.)

A

> to enlarge in size, number , strength, extent

160
Q

Austere (adj.)

A 
> severe in manner or appearance
> ascetic
> Astringent
> Inexorable
> Obdurate
> Unrelenting
161
Q

Bombastic (adj.)

A 
> Inflated > High Sounding > Pretentious
> Pompous
> Grandiloquent
> Euphuistic
> Fustian
> Highfalutin
> Orotund
> Ostentatious
> Rhapsodic
> Sonorous
> Turgid
> Verbose
162
Q

Carp (v.)

A 
> to complain querulously
> Cavil
> Nitpick
> Objurgate  
> Quibble 
> Reproach
163
Q

Clemency (adj.)

A

> showing compassion or forgiveness
Caritas
Equitableness
Forbearance

164
Q

Criterion (n.)

A

> a standard of judgement / criticism
archetype
Paradigm
Prototype

165
Q

Desecrate ( v.)

A 
> to divert from a sacred to a profane use
> blaspheme
> Sacrilege
> Pillage
> Spoliate
166
Q

Embellish ( v. )

A

> to beautify
Emblaze
Garnish
Festoon

167
Q

Espouse ( v. )

A

> to adopt or embrace

> uphold

168
Q

Ephemeral (adj.)

A 
> short-lived
> episodic
> Fugacious
> Impermanent
> Transient
169
Q

Flagrant (adj.)

A 
> obvious  / notorious / flaunting
> Blatant
> Brazen
>  Egregious
> Flagitous
> Grody
> Heinous
170
Q

Fledgling (adj.)

A

> an inexperienced person
Neophyte
Novice

171
Q

Forensic (adj.)

A 
> Adapted to argumentation
> Rhetorical
> Judicial 
> Dialectic
> Polemical
> Moot
172
Q

Heresy (n.)

A 
> Unorthodox opinion
> Agnoticism
> Apostasy
> Atheism
> Blasphemy
> Dissidence
> Fallacy
173
Q

Irascible (adj.)

A 
> easily provoked to anger
> Cantankerous
> Choleric
> Feisty
> Fractious
> Queruolous
174
Q

Irrepressible (adj.)

A 
> Uncontrollable
> Effervescent / Vivacious
> Ebullient
>Tumultous
> Unconstrained
> Boisterious
175
Q

Intransigent (adj.)

A

> refusing to agree or compromise
Obstinate
Adamant
Tenacious

176
Q

Mitigate (v.)

A 
> to make less severe
> alleviate
> Abate
> Assuage
> Extenuate
> Pacify
> Palliate
177
Q

Opulent (adj.)

A 
> Wealthy / Affluent
> Exuberant
> Prentious
> Prodigal
> Sumptuous
178
Q

Pernicious (adj.)

A 
> Causing insidious harm
> Ruinous
> Fatal
> Baleful
> Detrimental
> Iniquitous
> Pestilential
179
Q

Peruse (v.)

A

> to read thoroughly
browse
pore over
Scrutinize

180
Q

Philistine (adj.)

A 
> a person who is hostile or indifferent to cultural values / intellectual pursuits / aesthetic refinement
> Barbarian
>Bawdy
> Churlish
> Loutish
> Raffish
> Raunchy
> Ribald
> Scatological
181
Q

Polemic (n.)

A 
> controversial argument against opinion or doctrine
> Belligerent
> Contentious
> Eristic
> Litigious
> Pugnacioous
182
Q

Precocious (adj.)

A

> unusually advanced or mature development
Brassy
Presumptuous

183
Q

Proclivity (n.)

A

> tendency / habitual inclination
druthers
predilection
predisposition

184
Q

Promulgate (v.)

A

> to make known by open declaration
annunciate
Disseminate

185
Q

Propensity (n.)

A

> Proclivity / tendency
aptness
susceptibility

186
Q

Prosaic (adj.)

A 
> unimaginative / commonplace / dull
> Banal
> lackluster
>platitudinous
>plebian
187
Q

Quagmire (n.)

A 
> soft / flabby --- anything whose surface yields under tread
> entanglement
> in a bog
> Morass
> impasse
>imbroglio
> Quandary
> Plight
188
Q

Quixotic (adj.)

A 
> extravagantly chivalrous or romantic
> impulsive and unpredictable
> chimerical
> utopian
> Impetuous
189
Q

Rancor (n.)

A 
> Bitter / rankling resentment or ill will
> Acerbity
> Antagonism
> Antipathy
> Enmity
> Vindictiveness
> Virulence
190
Q

Replete (adj.)

A 
> abundantly supplied or provided / complete
>  Abounding
> Awash
> Satiated 
> Gorged 
> Plenteous
> Teeming
191
Q

Rescind (v.)

A

> to abrogate
revoke
repeal

192
Q

Saturate (v.)

A

> to soak / impregnate

> to cause to unite with greatest possible amount of another substance through chemical combination

193
Q

Serendipity (n.)

A 
> good fortune
> luck
> an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident
> fluke
> happenstance
194
Q

Servile (adj.)

A 
> slavishly submissive or obsequious
> fawning
> Obeisant
> passive
> submissive 
> unctuous
195
Q

Squalid (adj.)

A

> wretched/ foul / repulsive from lack of cleanliness
disheveled
repellent

196
Q

Stoic (adj.)

A

> people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief and submit without complaint
Aloof
phlegmatic
Indifferent

197
Q

Surreptitious (adj.)

A

> clandestine - done in stealth
Fraudulent
Skulking
covert

198
Q

Taciturn (adj.)

A

> reserved in speech ; inclined to silence
Aloof
Reticent
Sententious

199
Q

Tawdry (adj.)

A 
> gaudy / showy 
> low or mean (motives )
> Blatant
> brazen
> meretricious
> Gimcrack
200
Q

Unassailable (adj.)

A 
> not subject to attack, dispute, denial
> Absolute
> Incontestable
> Infallible
>Unerring
> Unequivocal
> Undibitable
201
Q

Utilitarian (adj.)

A

> having usefulness rather than ornamentation
Pragmatical
commonsensical

202
Q

Venerate (v.)

A

> to revere or treat with respect
Apotheosize
Exalt

203
Q

Voluminous (adj.)

A 
> sufficient or of great volume
>Copious
> Cavernous
> Multifarious
> Convoluted
204
Q

Wanton (adj.)

A 
> done, shown, used maliciously or unjustifiably
> without motive or provocation
> no regard for humane
>Lax
> profligate
>Lewd
>Libertine
>Libidinous
>Licentious
205
Q

Wane (v.)

A 
> decrease in intensity/ strength
> to draw close to an end
> to abate
> Atrophy
>ebb
> Dwindle
> rlenet
206
Q

Zealot (n.)

A 
> fanatic
> Radical
>war-like
> enthusiast
>activist
>diehard
>fiend
> militant
207
Q

Relegate (v.)

A

> Commend
Confide
Delegate

208
Q

Cunning (adj.)

A

> Devious
Astute
Guile

209
Q

Galled (v.)

A

> to irritate

> provoke

210
Q

Sporadic (adj.)

A

> on and off
Semi-occasional
Spasmodic
Intermittent

211
Q

Ambivalence (n.)

A

> The state of having mixed feelings

>Having contrary ideas about something or someone

212
Q

Ameliorate (v.)

A

> Make something (bad/unsatisfactory) better

213
Q

Autonomy (n.)

A

> the right of self-government

> A country or region that rules itself

214
Q

Circumspect (adj.)

A

> Wary

> Unwilling to take risks

215
Q

Clairvoyant (adj.)

A

> Having ability to perceive events in the future

> Abnormally psychic

216
Q

Commiserate (v.)

A

> Express or feel sympathy or pity

217
Q

Coalesce (v.)

A

> Come together and form one mass or whole

218
Q

Cryptic (adj.)

A

> Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure

219
Q

Deprecate (v.)

A

> Expressing disapproval of

220
Q

Despot (n.)

A

> An absolute ruler who expresses power in an oppressive way

221
Q

Diatribe (n.)

A

> A forceful or bitter verbal attack against someone or something

222
Q

Daunt (v.)

A

> Make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive

223
Q

Dormant (adj.)

A

> Physical functions suspended or slowed down as if in a deep sleep ( or actually in a deep sleep )

224
Q

Esoteric (adj.)

A

> Intended or likely to be understood by a small group of people that share the same knowledge or interest

225
Q

Euphemism (n.)

A

> A mild/indirect word substituted for a hard word

226
Q

Homogeneous (adj.)

A

> Of the same kind

> Alike

227
Q

Incisive (adj.)

A

> Intelligently analytical and clear thinking

228
Q

Indigent (adj.)

A

> Poor; needy

229
Q

Immutable (adj.)

A

> Unchanging over time or unable to be changed

230
Q

Lassitude (n.)

A

> A state of physical or mental weariness

> Lacking energy

231
Q

Pique (v.)

A

> A feeling of irritation or resentment as a result of an insult to one’s pride.

232
Q

Premeditate (v.)

A

> Plan beforehand ( as in an action )

233
Q

Ponderous (adj.)

A

> Slow and clumsy because of great weight
Dull
Laborious
Excessively solemn

234
Q

Reticent (adj.)

A

> Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily

235
Q

Scrutinize (v.)

A

> Examine or inspect closely or thoroughly

236
Q

Sequester (v.)

A

> To isolate or hide away
To take legal possession until debt has been paid
Take forcible possession of

237
Q

Flagellant (n.)

A

> A person who subjects themselves or others to flogging for religious discipline or sexual gratification.

238
Q

Hale (adj.)

A

> of a person, an elder one that is strong and healthy

239
Q

Sinewy (adj.)

A

> Lean and muscular

240
Q

Peevish (adj.)

A

> Easily irritated by unimportant things

241
Q

Gaunt (adj.)

A

> Lean and haggard because of suffering

> Grim or desolate in appearance

242
Q

Surly (adj.)

A

> bad-tempered

> Unfriendly

243
Q

Sundry (adj.)

A

> Of various kinds

244
Q

vexatious (adj.)

A

> Causing or tending to cause annoyance

245
Q

genuflected (v.)

A

Lower one’s body to the ground, one knee down , briefly , to show respect

246
Q

Shrewd (adj.)

A

> Astute or sharp in practical numbers

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