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1
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Amoral

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neither good nor bad,without moral
feelings

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AMORPHOUS

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shapeless; without a regular
or stable shape

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CIRCUMNAVIGATE

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travel all the way around

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CIRCUMSCRIBE

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to
set the limits;

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CIRCUMSPECT

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to look around carefully before doing something

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CIRCUMVENT

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to get around something in a
clever, occasionally dishonest way

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DISTINGUISH

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to tell apart; to separate into kinds, classes, or categories

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MAGNATE

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rich, powerful, or very successful businessperson

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METAMORPHOSIS

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change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means

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OMNISCIENT

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all-knowing; possessed of universal or complete knowledge

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PERIPHERY

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The outside edge of something, the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve

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ADVOCATE

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a person who argues in favor of a
position

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AMBIGUOUS

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unclear in meaning;
confusing; capable of being interpreted/understood in different ways

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AMBIVALENT

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undecided; having
opposing feelings simultaneously

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BENEDICTION

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blessing; well-wishing;
something that promotes goodness or well-being

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BENEFACTOR

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one who provides help,
especially in the form of a gift or donation

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BENEVOLENT

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generous; kind; doing
good deeds

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BENIGN

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gentle; not harmful; kind; mild, showing kindness and gentleness

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BURGEON

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To flourish;to grow and expand rapidly

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COMPLACENT

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self-satisfied; overly
pleased with oneself

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CONGREGATE

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to come together, to collect into a group or crowd

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DEXTROUS

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skillful; done with mental or physical skill

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ELUSIVE

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hard to pin down; hard to isolate or identify;

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ENCROACH

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to trespass; to enter by gradual steps

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EQUANIMITY

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composure; calm, evenness of mind especially under stress

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EQUITABLE

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fair, dealing fairly and equally with all concerned

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EQUIVOCAL

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ambiguous; intentionally
confusing; capable of being interpreted in more than one way

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EVOKE

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to awaken;
to produce or suggest; to bring to mind or recollection

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IMPEDE

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to obstruct or interfere with; to delay

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INVOKE

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to entreat or pray for; to call on as in prayer; to petition for help or support

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IRREVOCABLE

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irreversible(Something irrevocable
cannot be taken back); not possible to revoke

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32
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MALAISE

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a feeling of depression, uneasiness, moral ill-being

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33
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MALFEASANCE

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an illegal act, especially by
a public official

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34
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PLACATE

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to pacify; to appease; to soothe

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PLACEBO

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a fake medication

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36
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REDUNDANT

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unnecessarily; characterized by similarity or repetition;

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37
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THWART

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to prevent from being accomplished; to
frustrate

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VOCIFEROUS

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loud; noisy; expressed in a
forceful or loud way

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VOLITION

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the power of choosing or determining; an act of making a choice or decision

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ANACHRONISM

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something out of
place in time or history; an incongruity, an error in chronology

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41
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ANALOGY

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a comparison of one thing to
another; similarity

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42
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ANTHROPOMORPHIC

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ascribing
human characteristics to nonhuman things

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43
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ANTIPATHY

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a strong feeling of dislike, opposition in feeling

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44
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APATHY

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lack of interest; lack of feeling or emotion

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45
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CHRONIC

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occurring often and repeatedly over
a period of time; lasting a long time

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CHRONICLE

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a record of events in order of
time; a history

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47
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EMPATHY

A

identification with the feelings or
thoughts of another, the action of understanding

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EULOGY

A

a spoken or written tribute to a
person, especially a person who has just died

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49
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MISANTHROPIC

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hating mankind

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50
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NEOLOGISM

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a new word or phrase; a new usage of a word

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51
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PATHOLOGY

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the science of diseases, deviation giving rise to social ills

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52
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PATHOS

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that which makes people feel pity or
sorrow

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53
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PHILANTHROPY

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love of mankind,
especially by doing good deeds

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54
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SOPHOMORIC

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juvenile; childishly
goofy, lacking in maturity, taste, or judgment

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AMENABLE

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obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of another; agreeable

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AMIABLE

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friendly; agreeable

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57
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AMOROUS

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feeling loving, especially in a
romantic sense

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CREDULOUS

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eager to believe; gullible, ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence

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CULPABLE

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deserving blame; guilty

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60
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DEIGN

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to condescend; to think it in accordance with
one’s dignity (to do something)

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DENOMINATION

A

a classification; a
category name,
the value of a particular coin or bill

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DICTUM

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an authoritative saying; an adage; a noteworthy statement

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ELOCUTION

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the art of public speaking

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IGNOMINY

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deep disgrace

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65
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IMPUGN

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to attack, especially to attack the truth of something

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66
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IMPUNITY

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freedom from punishment or
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67
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INDICT

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to charge with a crime; to accuse of
wrongdoing

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68
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INDIGNANT

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angry, especially as a result of
something unworthy; insulted

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INTRACTABLE

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not easily manipulated or shaped; uncontrollable;
stubborn; disobedient

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LUCID

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clear; easy to understand

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71
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LUMINOUS

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giving off light; glowing; bright

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72
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NOMENCLATURE

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a set or system of
names; a terminology, the act or process of naming

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NOMINAL

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bearing the name of a person; being something in name or form only

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74
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NOVEL

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new and not resembling something formerly known or used, not previously identified

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75
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PSEUDONYM

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a false/ fictitious name

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76
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REPUGNANT

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exciting distaste or aversion

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TEMPORAL

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pertaining to time; pertaining to
life or earthly existence

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TEMPORIZE

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to stall; to cause delay through
indecision, to act to suit the time or occasion

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VERACITY

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truthfulness, power of conveying truth

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VERISIMILITUDE

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similarity to reality; looking like the real thing

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81
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VERITY

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the quality of being true; something
true

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ACUTE

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sharp; shrewd; discerning

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ANECDOTE

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a short account of a humorous or
revealing incident; a story

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ANOMALY

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an unusual occurrence; an
irregularity; a deviation

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APPREHENSIVE

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worried; anxious, viewing the future with anxiety or alarm

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BREVITY

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shortness of duration

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87
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CANDOR

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truthfulness; sincere honesty

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CONSPICUOUS

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easily seen; impossible to miss

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DEFERENCE

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submission to another’s will;
respect; courtesy

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90
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DENOUNCE

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to condemn openly (especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil)

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DESPONDENT

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extremely depressed; full
of despair

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DISPARAGE

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speak slightingly about, to lower in rank or reputation, to belittle

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DUBIOUS

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full of doubt; uncertain

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EMPIRICAL

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relying on experience or
observation; not merely theoretical

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EXPLICIT

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clearly and directly expressed

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INDIFFERENT

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not caring one way or the other;
apathetic; mediocre

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INEPT

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clumsy; incompetent

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LAMENT

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to mourn, to express sorrow, to regret strongly

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MALLEABLE

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easy to shape or bend

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MEDIATE

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occupying a middle position, to help settle differences

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MERCURIAL

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emotionally unpredictable;
rapidly changing in mood

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NOSTALGIA

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sentimental longing for the past;
homesickness

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OBJECTIVE

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dealing with facts without letting one’s feelings interfere with them, unbiased; unprejudiced

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OBSCURE

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unknown; hard to understand;
dark

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OMINOUS

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being or showing a sign of evil or misfortune to come, foreshadowing evil

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PERVADE

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to spread throughout

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PRUDENT

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careful; having foresight, marked by circumspection, wisdom

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RECIPROCAL

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shared, shown by both sides, inversely related, felt equally by both sides

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RESIGNATION

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passive submission;
acquiescence, formal notification of resigning

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SUBSTANTIATE

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to prove; to verify; to
confirm

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SUPERFICIAL

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shallow;
not thorough, relating to a surface only

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UNDERMINE

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to weaken or ruin by degrees, to impair; to subvert

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UNDERSCORE

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to underline; to emphasize

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114
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ASCERTAIN

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to determine/ learn with certainty; to find
out definitely

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ASSIMILATE

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to take in; to absorb; to learn thoroughly,

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ASTUTE

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shrewd; keen in judgment

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117
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ASYLUM

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refuge; a place of safety

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118
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CALLOUS

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insensitive; emotionally hardened; feeling no emotion

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119
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ERUDITION

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impressive or extensive
knowledge, usually achieved by studying and schooling

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GAFFE

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a social blunder; an embarrassing/ a noticeable mistake

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INDOLENT

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lazy

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INSOLENT

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arrogant; insulting

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INSULAR

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like an island; isolated, characteristic of an isolated people

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124
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MALINGER

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to pretend to be sick to avoid
doing work

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PEDANTIC

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boringly scholarly or academic; narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned

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PENCHANT

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a strong taste or liking for something;
a predilection; a strong and continued inclination

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PENITENT

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sorry; feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow

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PRAGMATIC

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based
on experience rather than theory

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129
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PROLIFERATE

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to spread or grow rapidly

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PROLIFIC

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abundantly productive; producing young or fruit especially freely

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RETICENT

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quiet; restrained; reluctant to speak,
especially about oneself, uncommunicative in speech

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RUDIMENTARY

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basic; unformed or undeveloped

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SAGACIOUS

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discerning; shrewd; keen in
judgment; wise

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SPECIOUS

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deceptively plausible or attractive

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TENTATIVE

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experimental; temporary; uncertain

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TENUOUS

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extremely thin

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ABSTRUSE

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hard to understand

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AFFRONT

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insult; a deliberate act of disrespect

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ALLEVIATE

A

to relieve, to lessen, usually temporarily
or incompletely

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ALLOCATE

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to distribute; to assign; to allot

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BLUSTER

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to roar; to be loud; to be tumultuous

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BOMBAST

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pompous or pretentious speech or
writing

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BRAWN

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big muscles; great strength

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CASTIGATE

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to criticize severely; to chastise

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CEREBRAL

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brainy; intellectually refined

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CONTIGUOUS

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side by side; adjoining

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CORRUGATED

A

shaped with folds or
waves, made of corrugated material (such as cardboard)

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COSMOPOLITAN

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at home in
many places or situations; internationally sophisticated

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EPITOME

A

a brief summary that captures the
meaning of the whole; the perfect example of something

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EXORBITANT

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excessively costly

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EXPATRIATE

A

to throw (someone) out of
his or her native land; to move away from one’s native land; to
emigrate

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EXPEDIENT

A

providing an immediate
advantage; serving one’s immediate self-interest; practical

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EXPEDITE

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to speed up or ease the progress of

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FALLACY

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a false notion or belief; a
misconception, a false or mistaken idea

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FISCAL

A

pertaining to financial matters; monetary

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FLAGRANT

A

glaringly bad; notorious;
scandalous, conspicuously offensive

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FLAUNT

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to show off; to display ostentatiously

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FLEDGLING

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inexperienced or immature

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FLIPPANT

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frivolously disrespectful, lacking proper respect or seriousness

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LAUD

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to praise; to applaud; to extol; to celebrate

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LAVISH

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to spend freely or bestow generously; to
squander

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MERCENARY

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a hired soldier; someone
who will do anything for money

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ORTHODOX

A

conventional; conforming to established doctrine especially in religion

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OSCILLATE

A

to move or travel back and forth between two points, to vary between opposing beliefs, feelings, or theories

165
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PALLIATE

A

to relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem

166
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PARTISAN

A

one who supports a particular
person, cause, or idea

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RHETORIC

A

the art of formal speaking or writing;
inflated discourse

168
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SQUANDER

A

to waste
Synonyms: lavish, dissipate

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TANGENTIAL

A

only superficially related to
the matter at hand; not especially relevant; peripheral

170
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VESTIGE

A

a remaining bit of something; a last trace

171
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VEX

A

to annoy; to pester; to confuse

172
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VIE

A

to compete; to contest; to struggle

173
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VIGILANT

A

constantly alert; watchful; wary

174
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ANTHOLOGY

A

a collection, especially of
literary works

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ANTIPODAL

A

situated on opposite sides of
the Earth; exactly opposite

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ANTITHESIS

A

the direct opposite

177
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AUTOCRATIC

A

ruling with absolute
authority; extremely bossy

178
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AUTONOMOUS

A

acting independently

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CONTRABAND

A

smuggled goods

180
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CONTRETEMPS

A

an embarrassing
occurrence; a mishap

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DEBASE

A

to lower in quality or value; to degrade

182
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DEBILITATE

A

to weaken; to cripple

183
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DEBUNK

A

to expose the nonsense of

184
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DECRY

A

to put down; to denounce

185
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DEFAME

A

to libel or slander; to ruin the good
name of

186
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DEFILE

A

to make filthy or foul; to desecrate, to make unclean or impure

187
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DEFUNCT

A

no longer in effect; no longer in
existence

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DEGENERATE

A

to break down; to
deteriorate

189
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DEGRADE

A

to lower in dignity or status; to
corrupt; to deteriorate

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DEJECTED

A

depressed; disheartened

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DEPLETE

A

to decrease the supply of; to exhaust;
to use up

192
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DEPLORE

A

to regret; to condemn; to lament

193
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DERIDE

A

to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously

194
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DISPARATE

A

different; incompatible; unequal

195
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EXONERATE

A

to free completely from
blame; to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship

196
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MAGNANIMOUS

A

forgiving; not
resentful; noble in spirit; generous

197
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MALAPROPISM

A

humorous misuse of
a word that sounds similar to the word intended but has a
ludicrously different meaning

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MALIGNANT

A

causing harm

199
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PERIPATETIC

A

wandering; traveling
continually; itinerant

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POSTERITY

A

future generations;
descendants; heirs

201
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POSTHUMOUS

A

occurring after one’s
death; published after the death of the author

202
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REPLETE

A

completely filled; abounding

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VOCATION

A

an occupation; a job

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deprecate

A

to express disapproval of

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NIHILISM

A

the belief that there are no values
or morals in the universe

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OPAQUE

A

impossible to see through;
impossible to understand

207
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PROPRIETY

A

properness; good manners

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ACQUISITIVE

A

seeking or tending to
acquire; greedy

209
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ANNEX

A

to add or attach

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CAPITALISM

A

an economic system in
which businesses are owned by private citizens (not by the
government) and in which the resulting products and services
are sold with relatively little government control

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DOGMATIC

A

arrogantly assertive of
unproven ideas; stubbornly claiming that something (often a system of beliefs) is beyond dispute

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ELITE

A

the best or most select group

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EPHEMERAL

A

lasting a very short time

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IMPERATIVE

A

completely necessary; vitally
important

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IMPLICATION

A

something implied or
suggested; ramification

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INSINUATE

A

to hint; to creep in

217
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MYRIAD

A

a huge number

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PREDILECTION

A

a natural preference
for something

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PROVISIONAL

A

conditional; temporary;
tentative

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RAPTURE

A

ecstasy; bliss; unequaled joy

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SECT

A

a small religious subgroup or religion; any
group with a uniting theme or purpose

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SECULAR

A

having nothing to do with religion
or spiritual concerns

223
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STAGNATION

A

motionlessness; inactivity

224
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UTILITARIAN

A

stressing usefulness
or utility above all other qualities; pragmatic

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ECLIPSE

A

the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another

226
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HIBERNATION

A

to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state, to be or become inactive

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MODERATION

A

avoiding extremes of behavior or expression : observing reasonable limits; not violent, severe, or intense

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DISCERNIBLE

A

able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned

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FORETELL

A

to tell beforehand

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RECANT

A

to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly; to make an open confession of error

231
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REPUDIATE

A

to refuse to accept
especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force; to refuse to acknowledge or pay

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INVOLUNTARILY

A

done contrary to or without choice; not subject to control of the will

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STRENUOUS

A

vigorously active, marked by or calling for energy or stamina

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SUCCUMB

A

to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire

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PREVAIL

A

to be or become effective or effectual, to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority

236
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DIVERGE

A

to move or extend in different directions from a common point

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PRESCRIBE

A

to lay down a rule; to become by prescription invalid or unenforceable

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INTERJECT

A

to throw in between or among other things

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INNOCUOUS

A

producing no injury; not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings

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CONCEALED

A

kept out of sight or hidden from view

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UNOBTRUSIVE

A

not blatant, arresting, or aggressive

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UNANIMOUS

A

being of one mind; having the agreement and consent of all

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ABSCOND

A

to depart secretly and hide oneself, to run away and hide

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ABSTAIN

A

to choose not to vote; to choose not to do or have something; to hold back(from)

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ACCOMPLISH

A

to bring to completion; to succeed in reaching (a stage in a progression); to perfect

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ADHERE

A

to give support or maintain loyalty; to stick to something

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ADVERSARIAL

A

involving two people or two sides who oppose each other

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ADVERSARY

A

a person who fights against another: an enemy or opponent

249
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ADVERSITY

A

a state (or instance) of serious (or continued) difficulty (or misfortune); a state of poverty and trouble

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TO ALLY

A

to unite or form a connection between

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ALLY

A

a country, group or individual joined with others for a common end; plants or animal closely related by some characteristic

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APPARENT

A

easily seen, visible; seeming true(but not necessarily); readily understood or perceived

253
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ASCRIBE

A

to say or think that (something) is associated with a particular person or thing; to credit to or blame smth on a specific cause

254
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ASSERT

A

to declare, affirm, to state positively; to defend or maintain; to insist

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AVERSION

A

a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it; a settled dislike

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BETRAY

A

to aid the enemy; to not act up to expectations; to give away secret information

257
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BEWILDER

A

to confuse especially by a complexity, variety of objects

258
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BEWILDERED

A

deeply confused or perplexed

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BIAS

A

an inclination of temperament or outlook; an instance of such prejudice; a line diagonal to the grain of a fabric

260
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CALAMITY

A

a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering, deep trouble, disaster

261
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CAMPAIGN

A

a connected series of military operations forming a distinct phase of a war; a connected series of operations designed to bring about a particular result, to enter in competition

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CAUTIOUS

A

careful about avoiding danger or risk

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COHERENCE

A

systematic or logical connection or consistency, integration of diverse elements, relationships, or values

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COMPASSION

A

sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it

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COMPETITIVE

A

relating to, or based on competition; depending for effectiveness on the relative concentration of two or more substances

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CONDESCEND

A

to lower oneself to the level of the person one is dealing with; to deal with others in a proud way

267
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CONTEMPORARY

A

marked by characteristics of the present period; one of the same or nearly the same age as another

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CORROBORATE

A

to support with evidence or authority : make more certain corroboration

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CRUCIAL

A

important or essential as resolving a crisis; marked by final determination of a doubtful issue; in the form of a cross

270
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DEBUNK

A

to expose the false or exaggerated claims, pretentious etc. of charlatans

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DECEIVE

A

to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid; lie, to use deceit

272
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DECEPTION

A

the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid

273
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DEPICT

A

to represent by or as if by a picture

274
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DIGRESSION

A

an act of straying from the main idea when talking or writing; going aside

275
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DISCERN

A

to clearly distinguish one thing from another or others; to recognize as distinct or separate; to clearly make out

276
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DISCRIMINATE

A

to recognize a difference between; to make a distinction

277
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DISCRIMINATORY

A

involving making distinctions

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DIVULGE

A

to make known; disclose

279
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EFFICIENT

A

using a minimum of effort, waste to cause a desired result with

280
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EGREGIOUS

A

terrible; amazingly bad

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ELOQUENT

A

vividly or movingly expressive; having forceful, fluent quality of speech or writing

282
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EMPHASIZE

A

to give special force and importance to; to stress

283
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EMPHASIS

A

intensity of expression that gives impressiveness

284
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ENDURE

A

to continue in the same state; to remain firm under suffering or misfortune without yielding; to undergo especially without giving in

285
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ERADICATE

A

to tear out by the roots; get rid of

286
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EXACERBATE

A

to make more violent, bitter, or severe

287
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EXPLICIT

A

distinctly and clearly stated; fully developed or formulated; unambiguous in expression

288
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EXTINCT

A

no longer active, dead, no longer existing

289
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FALLIBLE

A

liable to be erroneous, capable of making a mistake

290
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FALSIFY

A

to prove or declare false; to prove unsound by experience

291
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FATHOM

A

a unit of length equal to six feet used especially for measuring the depth of water; to penetrate and come to understand

292
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FORGERY

A

the act of imitating artworks, money, etc with the intent to deceive

293
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FORSAKE

A

to renounce or turn away from entirely; to give up; to leave

294
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GARGANTUAN

A

huge, gigantic

295
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GREGARIOUS

A

tending to associate with others of one’s kind; of or relating to a social group; growing in a cluster or a colony

296
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HARASS

A

to create an unpleasant situation for especially by unwelcome verbal or physical conduct; to worry and impede by repeated raids

297
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HERITAGE

A

the rights, status, or duties attached to having been born of a certain status or at a specific time or place, birthright; property that descends to an heir

298
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HINDER

A

to make slow or difficult the progress of; to hold back; to delay, impede, or prevent action

299
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HOSTILITY

A

ill will, unfriendliness; conflict, opposition, or resistance in thought or principle

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HYPOCRITE

A

a person who puts on a false appearance of religion; a person who acts in

301
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IMPETUOUS

A

acting or done suddenly, marked by force and violence of movement or action, with little thought

302
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IMPLEMENT

A

to put into effect, to fulfill; to provide instruments or means of expression for

303
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IMPLY

A

to express indirectly; to involve or indicate by inference, association, or necessary consequence rather than by direct statement

304
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IMPLICATION

A

something implied such as
a possible significance; a logical relation between two propositions that fails to hold only if the first is true and the second is false

305
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INCOMPATIBLE

A

not able to exist in harmony; contradictory positions; 2 or more jobs that cannot be held at the same time by the same person

306
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INCORPORATE

A

to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole; to form into a legal corporation

307
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INFER

A

to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises; to involve as a normal outcome of thought

308
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INHIBIT

A

to prohibit from doing something

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INNOCUOUS

A

producing no injury; not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility

310
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INTIMIDATE

A

to make afraid or fearful; especially : to compel or deter by or as if by threats

311
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JUSTIFY

A

to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable; to judge, regard, or treat as righteous and worthy of salvation

312
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LAME

A

dated, now usually offensive; not strong, good, or effective : lacking necessary or desirable substance

313
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LITERAL

A

having to do with letters of the alphabet; expressed in letters; reproduced word for word

314
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LONGEVITY

A

a long duration of individual life; long continuance

315
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MANUAL

A

having to do with the hands; requiring or using physical skill and energy;
a book of facts or instructions, any of several organ keyboards

316
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MAVERICK

A

an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party;

317
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MEDIOCRE

A

Not too good, not too bad; not good enough

318
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METICULOUS

A

extremely careful about detail

319
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MISLEADING

A

leading in the wrong direction; leading to error; influencing badly

320
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MITIGATE

A

to lessen; to moderate; to make less painful

321
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MODERATE

A

avoiding extremes of behavior or expression; not violent, not expensive, characterized by political or social beliefs that are not extreme

322
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MODERATION

A

calmness, absence of violence; bringing within bounds

323
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MUNDANE

A

characteristic of the world; ordinary

324
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NEGLIGENCE

A

failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances; an act or instance of being negligent

325
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NONDESCRIPT

A

belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described; lacking distinctive or interesting qualities

326
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OBSCURE

A

hidden by darkness; not readily understood

327
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OBSCURITY

A

ambiguous, hard to see

328
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OBSTACLE

A

something that impedes progress or achievement

329
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OFFENSIVE

A

making attack, giving painful or unpleasant sensations

330
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OSTENSIBLE

A

apparent, seeming

331
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OSTENTATIOUS

A

attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration

332
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PARAMOUNT

A

superior to all others, ranking above all others

333
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PARIAH

A

someone or something that is despised or rejected

334
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PERCEIVE

A

to become aware, understand

335
Q

PERCEPTIVE

A

capable of or exhibiting keen perception

336
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PERFUNCTORY

A

done without care, interest or enthusiasm

337
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PERPETRATOR

A

one who does something evil; one who commits a blunder

338
Q

PERSEVERE

A

to continue to make an effort despite opposition

339
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PRECARIOUS

A

uncertain; insecure

340
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PRECIPITATE

A

to cause to happen before expected or desired

341
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ACIDIC

A

acid-forming

342
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ALKALINE

A

containing, or having the properties of an alkali or alkali metal

343
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RAUCOUS

A

very loud

344
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TO REBUFF

A

to reject or criticize sharply

345
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TO RECONCILE

A

become friendly again, to settle

346
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REDUNDANCY

A

the quality of being excessive

347
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REDUNDANT

A

excessive

348
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TO REFUTE

A

to prove wrong by argument or evidence

349
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RELUCTANT

A

unwilling or opposed to participating in

350
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REPREHENSIBLE

A

deserving blame

351
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RESENTMENT

RESENTFUL

A

feelings of displeasure from having been
ignored, snubbed, offended, or injured

352
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TO REVERE

A

to show devoted honor to

353
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REVERENCE

A

honor or respect felt

354
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SCAPEGOAT

A

a person blamed for the deeds of others

355
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TO SCRUTINIZE

A

to look at very carefully; examine closely

356
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TO SEDATE

A

keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace

357
Q

SEDATIVE

A

tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize nervousness or excitement

358
Q

SERENDIPITY

A

luck or good fortune in accidentally finding something good

359
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SMUG

A

highly self-satisfied

360
Q

SMUGNESS

A

self-satisfaction to an annoying degree; complacency

361
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SOMBER

A

dark and gloomy

362
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SPECIOUS

A

seemingly correct

363
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SUBTLE

A

difficult to understand or perceive, well hidden

364
Q

SUBTLETY

A

the quality or condition of being delicately skillful or clever

365
Q

SUPERFICIAL

A

located near a surface, shallow

366
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SUSCEPTIBLE

A

easily affected, influenced

367
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TENACIOUS

A

stubborn

368
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TENACITY

A

the quality or state of being tenacious

369
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TENTATIVE

A

not fully worked out or developed, uncertain; hesitant

370
Q

TRANQUIL

A

free from agitation of mind or spirit

371
Q

TRANQUILITY

A

the quality or state of peacefulness; calmness;
serenity

372
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TREACHERY

(TRAITOR)

A

a betrayal of trust or faith; treason

373
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TO UNDERMINE

A

to weaken or ruin

374
Q

TO URGE

A

strongly recommend

375
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TO VANQUISH

A

to overcome in battle, to force into submission

376
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TO VENERATE

A

to respect & honor

377
Q

VENERABLE

A

deserving of reverence or respect

378
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TO VEX

A

to disturb, annoy, irritate

379
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VIGOR

VIGOROUS

VIGOROUSLY

A

active force or strength

380
Q

VIRTUE

A

moral excellence and goodness of heart

381
Q

WHIMSICAL

A

extraordinary, changing, unstable

382
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UNSULLIED

A

not soiled or tarnished, clean

383
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PERIL

A

exposure to the risk of being injured, destroyed, or lost

384
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CONFLAGRATION

A

large disastrous fire, conflict, war

385
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UNSAVORY

A

unpleasant to taste or smell, disagreeable

386
Q

GRUBSTAKE

A

money

387
Q

HUBRIS

A

self-confidence

388
Q

INCORRIGIBLE

A

incapable of being corrected or amended

389
Q

BEREAVEMENT

A

sorrow, misery, loss, funeral

390
Q

FATUOUS

A

silly, complacently or inanely foolish

391
Q

FECUND

A

intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree

392
Q

RAPTURE

A

an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion, a state or experience of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

393
Q

CONGENIAL

A

agreeable or attractive, amicable

394
Q

TO DISSUADE

A

intimidate, change people’s minds

395
Q

TO FORSAKE

A

renounce, abandon, leave

396
Q

RENUNCIATION

A

rejection, selfdeny, failure

397
Q

TO PREVAIL

A

persuade, dominate

398
Q

HEEDLESS

A

careless

399
Q

VAGRANT

A

homeless person, rover

400
Q

EXTEMPORANEOUS

A

something that happened by sudden/chance, unexpectedly, unplanned

401
Q

MONOMANIA

A

mental illness, obsession, insanity with one thing, idea, theory

402
Q

TO ENTHRALL

A

charm, impress, intrigue

403
Q

MUNIFICENT

A

lavish, generous, magnanimous, when a person is ready to share something, give something of his own accord

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