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Abhor
hate
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Bigot
narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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Counterfeit
fake; false
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Enfranchise
give voting rights
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Hamper
hinder; obstruct
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Kindle
to start a fire
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Noxious
harmful; poisonous; lethal
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Placid
calm; peaceful
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Remuneration
payment for work done
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Talisman
lucky charm
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Abrasive
rough; coarse; harsh
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Bilk
cheat; defraud
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Covert
hidden; undercover
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Engender
cause
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Hangar
storage area (like garage) for a plane
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Knotty
complex; difficult to solve
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Nuance
something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
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Plagiarism
taking credit for someone else’s writing or ideas
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Renown
fame
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Tangent
going off the main subject
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Abasement
humiliation; degradation
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Billowing
swelling; fluttering; waving
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Cower
recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from
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Enhance
improve; make better or clearer
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Harangue
noisy, attacking speech
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Labyrinth
a maze
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Nullify
to counter; make unimportant
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Plaintiff
petitioner (in court of law)
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Replete
full
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Tangible
can be touched
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Abrogate
cancel; deny; repeal
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Blasphemy
speech which offends religious sentiments
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Credible
believable
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Enigma
puzzle; mystery
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Harbingers
indicators; bringers of warnings
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Labyrinthine
complicated; highly convoluted
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Nuzzle
cuddle; snuggle
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Plaudit
statement giving strong praise
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Reprehensible
shameful; very bad
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Tardy
slow; late; overdue; delayed
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Absolution
forgiveness; pardon; release
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Blatant
obvious
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Creditable
praiseworthy
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Ensconce
establish firmly in a position
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Hasten
hurry; accelerate; rush
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Laceration
a cut
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Obdurate
stubborn
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Plausible
can be believed; reasonable
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Reprieve
a respite; postponement of a sentence
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Tawdry
of little value; gaudy
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Abstain
desist; go without; withdraw
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Blighted
damaged; destroyed; ruined
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Credulous
gullible; ready to believe anything
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Enshroud
cover
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Haughtiness
arrogance; pride
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Lachrymose
tearful; sad
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Obfuscate
deliberately make something difficult to understand
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Plethora
an excess
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Repudiate
shun; eschew
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Tedium
boredom
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Abstemious
self denying; refraining from indulging
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Blithe
free-spirited; carefree
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Crepuscular
active at dawn and dusk
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Enunciation
clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
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Headstrong
stubborn; willful
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Lackluster
dull; monotonous; bland
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Objective
unbiased; not subjective
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Pliable
flexible; not stubborn
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Rescind
retract; repeal
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Temper
to moderate; soften
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Abstruse
difficult to understand; obscure
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Blunderbuss
- ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person
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Cringe
recoil; flinch; shy away
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Envenom
to cause bitterness and bad feeling
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Hedonism
self indulgence; pleasure-seeking
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Laconic
using few words; brief; to the point
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Oblique
indirect; slanting
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Plumage
feathers of a bird
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Resignation
acceptance of fate
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Tenacious
stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
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Accolade
tribute; honor; praise
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Bolster
support; prop up
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Cryptic
puzzling; enigmatic
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Ephemeral
short-lived
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Hedonist
a pleasure seeker
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Lamentation
expression of regret or sorrow
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Obliterate
destroy; demolish; eradicate
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Plummet
fall suddenly and steeply
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Resolution
determination
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Tentative
not certain
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Acquiesce
to agree to; give in to
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Bombast
arrogant, pompous language
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Curtail
cut short
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Epicure
someone who appreciates good food and drink
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Heed
listen to
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Lampoon
ridicule; spoof
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Oblivious
totally unaware
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Podium
raised platform
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Resonant
echoing
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Tenuous
flimsy; not solid
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Acrid
sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)
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Boorish
ill-mannered
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Cynical
believing that people act only out of selfish motives
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Epistle
a letter (form of communication)
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Heresy
against orthodox opinion
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Lance
spear; spike; javelin
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Obscure
difficult to understand; partially hidden
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Poignant
deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions
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Respite
a break; intermission
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Terse
concise; to the point
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Acrophobia
fear of heights
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Bourgeois
middle class
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Debility
weakness; incapacity
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Epistolary
concerned with letters; through correspondence
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Hiatus
interruption; pause
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Languid
tired; slow
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Obscured
hidden; covered; buried
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Poised
calm; collected; self-possessed
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Resplendent
shining; glowing
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Therapeutic
medicinal; curative
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Acuity
sharpness (mental or visual)
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Braggart
someone who boasts
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Debunking
exposing false claims or myths
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Epitomized
typified; characterized; personified
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Hidebound
rigid in opinions
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Languish
decay; fade away; get weaker
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Obsequious
servile; submissive
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Polemical
causing debate or argument
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Restorative
a tonic
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Thwart
prevent; frustrate
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Adamant
forceful; inflexible
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Brawny
muscular
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Decathlon
an athletic competition with ten events
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Equivocate
speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
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Hieroglyphics
- picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic
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Larceny
theft; robbery; stealing
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Obsession
a dominating concern
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Ponderous
weighty; slow and heavy
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Retention
preservation; withholding
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Timorous
cowardly; fearful
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Adroit
skilful / skillful
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Brevity
being brief
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Decorum
dignified, correct behavior [decorous (a)]
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Err
make a mistake
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Hinder
obstruct
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Largess
generosity
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Obsolete
no longer valid
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Pontificate
speak pompously or dogmatically
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Reticent
restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative
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Tirade
stream of verbal abuse
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Adulation
strong admiration; worship
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Bristle
to show irritation
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Decoy
lure; trap; trick
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Erratic
wandering; irregular
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Histrionic
theatrical; exaggerated
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Laud
praise
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Obstreperous
noisy and boisterous
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Portend
foretell
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Retraction
withdrawal; cancellation of a statement
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Titter
giggle quietly
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Adversity
hardship
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Broach
start to discuss; approach
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Deference
respect
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Esoteric
obscure and difficult to understand
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Hoary
old
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Lavish
on a grand scale; wasteful
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Obtuse
mentally dull
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Portent
a warning sign; omen
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Revere
worship
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Tome
large book
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Advocate
support
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Brusque
blunt; abrupt
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Defoliate
cause leaves to fall off
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Espouse
promote; take up; support
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Hone
sharpen; increase; whet
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Lax
careless; not strict
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Obviate
avoid; make unnecessary
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Poseur
someone who puts on an act
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Riddled
full of (usually full of holes)
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Torpid
inactive; lazy; stagnant
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Aesthetic
concerning art or beauty
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Bulwark
fortification; barricade; wall
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Defunct
no longer in existence
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Etymology
the study of word origins
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Hyperbole
grossly exaggerated speech
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Legend
- key to map; 2. myth or story
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Odious
hateful
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Posterity
future generations
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Rife
common
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Torpor
dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity
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Affable
friendly; social; easygoing
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Bureaucracy
officialdom
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Degradation
deprivation; poverty; debasement
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Eulogy
praise
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Hypochondriac
a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses
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Legion
in large numbers
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Officious
domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
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Posthumous
after death
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Rigor
thoroughness
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Totter
walk unsteadily
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Alacrity
eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness
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Burgeon
grow; flourish; put forth new shoots
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Deleterious
harmful
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Euphemism
a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant
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Hypocritical
insincere
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Lethargic
tired; without energy
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Ogle
stare at; observe in an obvious manner
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Postulate
hypothesize; propose
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Robust
strong; healthy; tough
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Tractable
obedient; dutiful; polite
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Alchemy
medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold
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Burnish
polish
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Deliberate
to think over deeply
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Euphony
pleasant sounds
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Iconoclast
person who opposes orthodoxy
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Levity
flippancy; joking about serious matters
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Olfactory
concerned with the sense of smell
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Potable
suitable for drinking
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Rotund
round
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Tranquil
peaceful
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Alibi
an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene
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Buttress
strengthen; support
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Delineation
demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining
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Evacuate
vacate; empty; abandon
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Idiosyncrasy
a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual
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Libertarian
someone who opposes tyranny
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Ominous
threatening
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Potent
powerful; compelling; strong
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Ruminate
think over something; ponder
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Transcribe
copy
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Allay
to lessen
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Byline
the line that tells you who wrote an article
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Demur
hesitate; refuse
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Exacerbate
make worse
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Ignominious
shameful
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Liniment
soothing lotion
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Omnipotent
all-powerful
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Pragmatic
practical
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Ruse
trick; stratagem
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Transgress
go astray; disobey; commit a sin
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Alleviate
make less severe
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Cacophony
discordant loud noises
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Denounce
condemn; speak out against
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Exasperated
frustrated; annoyed
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Ignominy
shame [ignominious (a) = shameful]
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Lithe
flexible; supple
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Omniscient
all-knowing
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Pragmatist
practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness
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Saccharin
falsely sweet
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Transient
short-lived; ephemeral
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Aloof
distant; detached; cold
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Cajole
coax
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Deplete
use up; lessen
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Exceptionable
very bad (something which we should object to)
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Illuminate
to light up or make clear
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Livid
very angry
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Onerous
burdensome; hard to undertake
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Preamble
introductory material
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Sacrosanct
very holy; inviolable
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Traverse
to move across
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Altruism
putting others first; being self-sacrificing
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Caldron
huge cooking pot
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Deplore
regret
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Exculpate
free someone from blame; pardon; acquit
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Illusory
deceptive; false; misleading
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Lobbyist
person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause
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Onus
burden
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Precarious
unstable; risky
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Sagacious
wise
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Trepidation
fear
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Amass
accumulate
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Callow
immature
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Depravity
moral corruption
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Execrable
very, very bad
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Immoderate
excessive; extreme
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Lofty
snooty; arrogant; haughty
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Opaque
does not let light through
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Precedent
a previous occurrence used as a guide
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Sage
a wise person
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Trinket
something of little value; knick-knack
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Ambiguity
uncertainty; vagueness
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Candid
frank; honest
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Deprecate
criticize; denounce
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Exegesis
scholarly explanation or interpretation
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Immutable
unchanging; permanent
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Longevity
long life
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Opulent
wealthy; rich; magnificent
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Precept
guiding principle
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Salacious
lecherous; erotic
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Trite
unoriginal; dull
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Ambiguous
unclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different ways
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Candor
frankness; openness
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Deride
ridicule; make fun of; mock
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Exemplary
outstandingly good; setting a fine example
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Impartial
unbiased; neutral
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Loquacious
talkative
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Ordain
- destine; 2. confer holy orders on a priest
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Precinct
district of a city
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Sallow
yellowish
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Trivial
unimportant
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Ambivalence
lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided
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Cantankerous
bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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Derogatory
uncomplimentary
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Exemplify
to serve as a good example
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Impecunious
having no money
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Lucid
clear
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Ornate
highly decorated
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Precipice
steep slope
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Salubrious
health-giving
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Truant
shirker; someone absent without permission
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Ambulatory
able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
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Capacious
spacious
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Desecrate
to damage or pollute a holy place
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Exhaustive
complete and thorough
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Impious
wicked; profane
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Ludicrous
ridiculous; silly
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Orthodox
conventional
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Precipitous
done in a hurry
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Salutary
something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
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Truncate
cut short
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Ameliorate
make better
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Capitulate
surrender; give in to
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Desecration
spoiling something holy
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Exonerates
acquits; absolves; removes blame
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Impoverished
destitute; poor
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Lukewarm
- unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold
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Ossify
- turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid
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Preclude
prevent or make impossible
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Sanctimonious
hypocritically holy
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Tumult
uproar; noise
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Amelioration
improvement
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Carping
constant criticism
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Desist
stop; discontinue; cease
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Exorcism
getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)
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Impromptu
unrehearsed; spontaneous
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Lummox
clumsy person
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Ostentatious
showy
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Precocious
developing early
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Sanction
give approval to
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Turpitude
depravity
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Amiable
friendly
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Cartographer
person who makes maps
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Despondent
having no hope; miserable
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Expatriate
refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country
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Inadvertent
not intentional
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Luscious
juicy; moist; succulent
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Oust
push out of a position
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Predecessor
one who came before
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Sanguinary
bloodthirsty; bloody
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Tyro
novice; beginner
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Amity
friendship
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Castigate
scold strongly
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Destitution
hardship; poverty; misery
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Expedient
convenient; practical
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Incantation
chant; invocation; prayer
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Lynch
assassinate; kill; illegal hanging
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Overt
obvious; not hidden
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Predicament
dilemma; difficult situation
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Sanguine
optimistic; cheerful
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Ubiquitous
found everywhere; omnipresent
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Amorphous
lacking in shape
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Catharsis
purging of pent-up emotions
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Deter
put off; prevent
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Expedite
make faster
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Incarceration
putting in prison
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Machinations
plots and plans
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Overwrought
worked up; in an emotional state
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Preeminent
famous; outstanding
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Sardonic
mocking
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Unalloyed
undiluted; total
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Analgesic
medicine to combat pain
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Caucus
type of private political meeting
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Deteriorate
worsen; decline
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Exposition
clear explanation
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Incessant
without stopping
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Maelstrom
whirlpool; storm in the ocean
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Palatable
good to eat; agreeable
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Prerogative
right or privilege
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Savant
person with knowledge
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Unctuous
oily; using excessive flattery
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Analogous
comparable
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Caustic
burning
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Detrimental
harmful
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Extol
praise
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Incipient
just beginning
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Magnanimous
generous; big-hearted
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Palisade
fence made of posts
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Prescient
having fore-knowledge
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Scale
to climb
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Undermined
damaged; attacked
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Anarchy
chaos; lack of government
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Cavalcade
procession of vehicles
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Devoured
greedily eaten/consumed
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Extradite
deport from one country back to the home country
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Inclination
tendency; a leaning toward
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Magnate
powerful businessman
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Palliative
a remedy that improves but doesn’t cure
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Presentiment
a feeling that something might happen
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Scapegoat
person on whom blame is placed for faults of others
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Underscore
emphasize
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Anecdote
a brief amusing story
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Celerity
speed
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Dexterous
skilful with hands
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Extraneous
irrelevant
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Incoherent
not clear
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Maladroit
clumsy; unskillful
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Pallid
pale
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Presumptuous
assuming too much; arrogant
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Scrupulous
careful; diligent; painstaking
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Unequivocal
clear; obvious
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Animosity
hatred; antagonism
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Censorious
disapproving; critical
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Dichotomy
a division into two parts
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Extrapolate
extend; predict on the basis of known data
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Incongruous
not fitting in; out of place
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Malady
illness
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Palpable
easily felt; easily perceived
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Pretentious
pompous; self-important
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Scrutinize
examine carefully
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Unfetter
set free
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Annex (n)
a building which is an addition to an existing building
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Censure
blame
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Didactic
intended to teach; instructive
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Extrinsic
irrelevant; on the outside
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Inconsequential
unimportant; insignificant; negligible
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Malediction
a curse
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Panacea
remedy for all ills
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Prevaricate
speak misleadingly and evasively
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Scuttle
sink
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Unfrock
to remove a priest from his position
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Annex (v)
take possession of; seize; capture
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Cerebral
intellectual
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Diffident
lacking confidence
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Fallacious
false
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Inconspicuous
not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable
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Malefactor
a wrong-doer
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Paradigm
- example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things
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Pristine
unspoiled
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Seminary
an institution in which priests are trained
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Unprecedented
never having happened before
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Anomaly
something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity
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Certitude
certainty
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Digress
wander off the subject
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Falter
hesitate; waver
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Indelible
cannot be wiped out
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Malinger
deliberately avoid work; shirk
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Paradox
apparently contradictory statement
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Proclivity
tendency towards
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Sensuous
appealing to the senses
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Unscathed
unharmed; intact; without a scratch
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Antagonism
hostility; strong opposition
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Charlatan
trickster who claims knowledge he doesn’t have
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Dike
dam; embankment
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Fanatical
obsessive; fixated
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Indifferent
- neutral; 2. not outstanding
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Malingerer
person who deliberately tries to avoid work
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Paragon
a perfect example
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Procrastinate
delay; put off
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Sentinel
guard; sentry
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Unwitting
not deliberate; unconscious
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Antagonistic
opposed; hostile; aggressive
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Chary
wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give
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Dilatory
slow; falling behind with one’s work
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Fanaticism
passion; excessive devotion
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Indigenous
native to a particular area
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Malleable
flexible; can be shaped
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Paramount
of supreme importance
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Prodigal
wasteful; extravagant
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Sequester
isolate
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Upbraid
scold; tell off; reprimand
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Antediluvian
outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned
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Chastises
punishes
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Dilemma
puzzling situation
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Fastidious
overly particular; finicky
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Indolence
laziness
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Mallet
- wooden hammer; 2. stick used for polo
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Parasite
- scrounger; 2. animal which takes digested food from another
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Prodigious
very large
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Serendipity
fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery
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Uproarious
hilarious; hysterical; very funny
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Anthology
a book which is a collection of poems or stories
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Chicanery
trickery
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Dilettante
person who dabbles in a subject without serious study
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Fatuous
silly; foolish
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Inductee
novice; beginner
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Manipulatable
influencable; controllable
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Parched
dried up
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Profane
unholy
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Serene
calm; peaceful
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Upshot
outcome
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Anthropocentrism
putting man at the center of one’s philosophy
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Chimerical
changeable; unstable
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Diligent
hard-working
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Feasible
possible and practicable
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Indulgent
pampering; satisfying desires
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Marred
damaged; spoiled
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Pariah
an outcast from society
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Profanity
swearing; cursing
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Serrated
jagged; saw-like
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Urbane
sophisticated; suave
