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SAT WORDS FINAL Flashcards

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affable

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easy going / friendly

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Alacrity

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Eagerness/ Cheerful Readiness

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Benign

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Kind and Gentle

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Sanguine

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Cheerfully confident and optimistic

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Belligerent

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Eager to fight/ Hostile

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Cantankerous

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Cranky

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Fastidious

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Carefully attentive to detail

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Intransigence

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Refusal to compromise

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Deleterious

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Having a harmful effect

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Exacerbate

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To increase in severity

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Flippant

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casual

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Insolent

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Insulting in manner or speech

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Pernicious

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Deadly

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Rancorous

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Deep seated ill will

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Supercilious

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Arrogant

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Invocation

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Call to a higher power

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Variegated

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Having marks of different colors

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Verdant

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Green with vegetation

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Demure

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Modest

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Diffidence

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Shyness/Modestness

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Placid

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Calm

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Quiescent

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Quiet/still

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Burgeon

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Flourish

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Distend

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Expand when overly full

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Prodigous

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Enormous

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Redouble

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Make twice as great

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Vapid

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Lacking liveliness

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Brevity

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Briefness

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Expedient

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Appropriate

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Onerous

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Troublesome/Oppresive

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Portent

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Omen

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Prescience

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Knowledge of actions before they occur/ Foresight

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Austere

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Strict

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Banal

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Commonplace

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Hackneyed

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Trite/ Worn out through overuse

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Insipid

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Uninteresting

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Prosaic

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Unimaginative

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Abase

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Lower in rank

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Deride

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Mock

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Disparage

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To speak of negatively

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Effrontery

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Brazen boldness/ Presumptuousness

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Ignominy

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Great personal dishonour

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Impugn

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Attack ones beliefs

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Pejorative

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Belittling/Insulting

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Defunct

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No longer existing or functioning

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Squelch

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Squash

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Supplant

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To usurp the place of by underhanded tactics

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Stymie

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Thwart

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Dirge

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Funeral hymn or lament

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Strident

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Loud harsh or shrill

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Archaic

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Old

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Ephemeral

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Lasting for a brief time

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Redolent

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Fragrant/Suggestive/Evocative

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Temporal

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Limited by time

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Impetuous

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Suddenly Energetic

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Impetus

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Stimulus

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Clandenstine

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Done secretively

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Subterfuge

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Deceptive strategy

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Surreptitious

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secretive

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Modicum

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Small amount

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Solicitous

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Concerned

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Veracity

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Truthfulness

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Chicanery

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Trickery

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Extol

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Praise highly

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Mendacious

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Lying

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Specious

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Having the ring of truth but actually false

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Equivocal

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Ambigous

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Belie

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Misrepresent or disguise

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Gratuitous

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Given freely

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Lugubrious

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Mournful/Dismal

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Penchant

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Inclination

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Vex

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Annoy

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Bombastic

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Given to pompous speech or writing

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Ebullience

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Intense Enthusiasm

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Embellish

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Exaggerate/Decorate

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Flagrant

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Extremely shocking or noticeable

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Vicarious

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Felt as if feeling the experience of another

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Vignette

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Short scene or story

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Multifarious

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Diverse

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Cathartic

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Relaxing after an initial outburst

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Palliative

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Relieving symptoms of a disease without affecting the cure

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Extraneous

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Irrelevant

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Juxtapose

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Compare side by side

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Synergy

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Combined action

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Tangential

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Merely touching/Superficially relevant

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Tenuous

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Shaky

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Maverick

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Independent from a group

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Mercenary

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Motivated solely by the desire for material gain

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Vituperative

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Harshly abusive condemnation

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Circumscribe

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Restrict

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Indict

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charge with wrongdoing

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Recitude

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Moral uprightness

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Remiss

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Lax in attnding to a duty

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Repudiate

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Reject the validity of

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Sanctimonious

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Feigning Piety

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Scrupulous

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Principled/Strong sense of right or wrong

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Arcane

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Understood by only a few

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Gaffe

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Clumsy social error/ Faux pas

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Idiosyncrasy

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Characteristic of only a particular group

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Insular

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Isolated

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Potentate

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One with the power and position to rule over others

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Castigate

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Scold

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Censure

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Issue official blame

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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Disaffected

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having lost faith or loyalty

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Inscrutable

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Difficult to understand

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Staid

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Unemotional

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Circumspect

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Show prudence

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Petulant

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Unreasonably ill tempered

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Sedulous

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Constantly in effort

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treacly

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Overly sweet or sentimental

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Consecrated

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declared sacred

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Consummate

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Complete / Perfect

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Ineffable

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Indescribable

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Sardonic

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Mocking

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Wry

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Dry humour

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Evocation

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Imaginative recreation

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Recalcittrant

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Very stubborn

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Obdurate

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Very stubborn

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Confounded

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Confused

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Supposition

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Conjecture

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Impasse

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Failure to reach an agreement

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belie

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Give a false impression

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Mollify

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To ease

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Covet

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Strongly desire

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Platitudinous

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Commonplace

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Banal

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Commonplace

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Antecedent

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Preceding event

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Acquiesce

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Comply

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Endemic

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Native to an area

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Foritude

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Strength of mind

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Exhort

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Strongly encourage

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Tenacious

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Showing great determination

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Digress

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Depart from a certain subject

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Indulgent

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Overly Tolerant

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Nebulous

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vague/Lacking a totally developed form

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Fleeting

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Ephemeral/Short lived

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Boorish

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Vulgar/Crude

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Innuendo

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Veiled reference

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Ravenous

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Voracious/ Huge appetite

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Intrepid

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Fearless

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Itenerant

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Mobile/Not sedentary

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Poignant

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Heartrending/ Touching

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Bucolic

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Rustic/Pastoral in a charming way

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Equanimity

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Calmness

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Verve

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Panache/Flamboyance

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Dispel

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Drive away/Scatter

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Intemperate

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Lacking restraint

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Disparage

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Belittle

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Diatribe

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Bitter Denunciation/Forceful verbal attack

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Tirade

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Forceful verbal attack/Diatribe

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Charlatan

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Cheat/Conman

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hedonist

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Seeker of pleasure

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Raconteur

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A person who excels in telling anecdotes

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Iconoclast

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Someone who attacks cherished ideas

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Dilettante

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Amateur

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Demagogue

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Speaker who appeals to emotions

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Automaton

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Mindless follower

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Bungler

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Clumsy or inept person

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Clairvoyant

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Person with intuition to see into the future

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Seer

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Clairvoyant

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Prognosticator

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Person who makes predictions on the basis of data

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Zealot

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Enthusiastic partisan

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Neophyte

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Novice

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Greenhorn

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Novice

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Dissembler

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Liar

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Prevaricator

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Liar

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Oracle

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Source of wise counsel or prophetic advice

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Stoic

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Impassive or emotionless

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Reprobate

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Morally unprincipled person

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Renegade

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Disloyal

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Draconian

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Strict laws and rules

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Laconic

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very concise/Brief

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Terse

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Brief

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Spartan

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Austere/Plain

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Halcyon

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Idyllically calm and tranquil

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Sophistry

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Deliberately misleading argument

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Chimerical

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Fantastic scheme/ Unchecked imagination

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Ostracize

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Deliberately exclude from the group

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Impecunious

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Poor

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Maudlin

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Excessively sentimental

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Quixotic

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Foolishly impractical

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Pandemonium

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Tumult

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Martinet

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Strict disciplinarian

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Bowdlerize

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Remove objective parts of a book

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Picayune

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Something of small value/Petty trifling

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Gerrymander

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To divide a district so as to give one side an advantage

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Juggernaut

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Irresistable force

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Nadir

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Lowest Point

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Expurgate

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Delete

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Eccentric

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Odd/Unconventional

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Extricate

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Get out of a difficult situation

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Enumerate

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to list/to tick off

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Recant

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Take back

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Rebuff

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Repel or drive back

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Forlorn

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Feeling downcast

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Deride

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Put down with contemptuous jeering

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Implacable

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Not capable of being appeased

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Inexorable

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Unstoppable

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Irreverent

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Lacking proper respect

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Circuitous

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Indirect

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Circumvent

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To avoid by artful maneuvering

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Acrimonious

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Great bitterness

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Abstemious

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Moderate in eating and drinking

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Satire

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Ridiculing human vices and foibles

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Caricature

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Deliberately exaggerated potrait

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Euphony

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Soothing pleasant sound

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Foreshadow

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Suggest or indicate future action

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Allusion

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Indirect or brief reference to anything

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Caustic

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Stinging or bitter remark

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Osmosis

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Gradual process of assimilation

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Sedentary

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Settled

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Virulent

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Very toxic

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Emperical

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Practical not theoretical

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Entomology

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Study of insects

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Gestate

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Conceive and develop in the mind

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Paradigm

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Framework or model of thought

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Glut

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Surplus

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Surfeit

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Surplus

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Munificent

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Very generous

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Parsimonious

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Excessively cheap

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Indigent

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Very poor

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Remunerate

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Compensate/A salary

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Accord

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Formal agreement

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Appeasement

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Grant concessions to maintain pease

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Triumvirate

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Group of three leaders

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Pretext

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Excuse/Alleged cause

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Watershed

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Critical turning point

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Manifesto

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Public declaration of beliefs

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Egalitarian

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Belief in society based upon equality

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Inquisition

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Severe interrogation

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Exacerbate

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Make worse

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Desiccate

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Thoroughly dry out

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Complicity

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Association or participation in a wrongful act

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Precedent

A

Action or decision that serves as an example

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Malfeasance

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Misconduct/ Wrong doing by a public official

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Precipitate

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Result of an action

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Relief

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Elevation of a land surface

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Stock

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Stereotypical or formulaic character

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Bent

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Strong tendency

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Court

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Attempt to gain favour

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Temper

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Soften/Moderatae

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Cavalier

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Arrogant

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Scathing

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Harshly critical

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Quiscent

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Inactive

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Lurid

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Shocking/Sensational

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Truculent

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Pugnacious/Defiantly aggresive

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Propitiate

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Appease

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Elan

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Great enthusiasm

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Perfunctory

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Performed in a spiritless manner

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Aplomb

A

Admirable poise under pressure

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Craven

A

Cowardly

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Venal

A

Corrupt

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Licentious

A

Immoral

255
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Debauched

A

Immoral

256
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Duplicitous

A

Deliberately deceptive

257
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Profligate

A

Wasteful of time and money

258
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Insidious

A

Causing harm in a subtle or stealthy manner

259
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Harbringer

A

Omen

260
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Presage

A

Omen

261
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Beleaguer

A

Beset with problems

262
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Complaisant

A

Agreeable

263
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Intractable

A

Very stubborn

264
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Conundrum

A

Difficult problem

265
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Slight

A

Disrespectful remark

266
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Capitulate

A

Surrender

267
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Apocryphal

A

Questionable authenticity

268
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Magestirial

A

Learned and authoritative

269
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Pliable

A

Can be molded

270
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Plasticity

A

Can be molded

271
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Chagrin

A

Feeling of distress cause by humiliation

272
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Obstreperous

A

Nosily and Stubbornly defiant

273
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Idyllic

A

Charmingly simple and carefree

274
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Myriad

A

Many/numerous

275
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Ungainly

A

Awkward

276
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Discordant

A

Note of disharmony

277
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Perfidious

A

Treacherous

278
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Indomitable

A

Resolute

279
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Moribund

A

Approaching death

280
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Florid

A

Excessively flowery

281
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Excoriate

A

Express strong disapproval/Lambaste

282
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Interloper

A

Intruder

283
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Cerebral

A

Intellectual rather than emotional

284
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Visceral

A

Instinctive rather than intellectual

285
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Nonplussed

A

Completely puzzled

286
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Censorious

A

Highly critical

287
Q

Consternation

A

State of great dismay or confusion

288
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Edify

A

Intended to educate or provide instruction

289
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Furor

A

General commotion or uproar

290
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Marginal

A

Secondary importance

291
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Obfuscate

A

Deliberately confuse

292
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Flummox

A

Confuse

293
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Spate

A

Large amount

294
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Histrionic

A

Excessively dramatic

295
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Placate

A

Soothe

296
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Eschew

A

Avoid

297
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Stopgap

A

Temporary solution

298
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Floatsam

A

Floating wreckage

299
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Restitution

A

Compensation for a loss

300
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Churlish

A

Ill tempered or rude

301
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Sullen

A

Ill tempered or rude

302
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Surly

A

Ill tempered or rude

303
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Disquieting

A

Disturbing

304
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Execrable

A

Detestable

305
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Odious

A

Detestable

306
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Prescient

A

Very insightful

307
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Vertiginous

A

Dizziness

308
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Cupidity

A

Excessive greed

309
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Underwrite

A

Assume financial responsibility

310
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Discomfited

A

Embarrassment or to make uneasy

311
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Lugubrious

A

Sad and mournful music

312
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Provincial

A

Isolated from the mainstream

313
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Parochial

A

Insular

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easy going / friendly

A

affable

315
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Eagerness/ Cheerful Readiness

A

Alacrity

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Kind and Gentle

A

Benign

317
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REVERSE!

Cheerfully confident and optimistic

A

Sanguine

318
Q

REVERSE!

Eager to fight/ Hostile

A

Belligerent

319
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REVERSE!

Cranky

A

Cantankerous

320
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REVERSE!

Carefully attentive to detail

A

Fastidious

321
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REVERSE!

Refusal to compromise

A

Intransigence

322
Q

REVERSE!

Having a harmful effect

A

Deleterious

323
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REVERSE!

To increase in severity

A

Exacerbate

324
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casual

A

Flippant

325
Q

REVERSE!

Insulting in manner or speech

A

Insolent

326
Q

REVERSE!

Deadly

A

Pernicious

327
Q

REVERSE!

Deep seated ill will

A

Rancorous

328
Q

REVERSE!

Arrogant

A

Supercilious

329
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REVERSE!

Call to a higher power

A

Invocation

330
Q

REVERSE!

Having marks of different colors

A

Variegated

331
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REVERSE!

Green with vegetation

A

Verdant

332
Q

REVERSE!

Modest

A

Demure

333
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REVERSE!

Shyness/Modestness

A

Diffidence

334
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REVERSE!

Calm

A

Placid

335
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REVERSE!

Quiet/still

A

Quiescent

336
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REVERSE!

Flourish

A

Burgeon

337
Q

REVERSE!

Expand when overly full

A

Distend

338
Q

REVERSE!

Enormous

A

Prodigous

339
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REVERSE!

Make twice as great

A

Redouble

340
Q

REVERSE!

Lacking liveliness

A

Vapid

341
Q

REVERSE!

Briefness

A

Brevity

342
Q

REVERSE!

Appropriate

A

Expedient

343
Q

REVERSE!

Troublesome/Oppresive

A

Onerous

344
Q

REVERSE!

Omen

A

Portent

345
Q

REVERSE!

Knowledge of actions before they occur/ Foresight

A

Prescience

346
Q

REVERSE!

Strict

A

Austere

347
Q

REVERSE!

Commonplace

A

Banal

348
Q

REVERSE!

Trite/ Worn out through overuse

A

Hackneyed

349
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REVERSE!

Uninteresting

A

Insipid

350
Q

REVERSE!

Unimaginative

A

Prosaic

351
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REVERSE!

Lower in rank

A

Abase

352
Q

REVERSE!

Mock

A

Deride

353
Q

REVERSE!

To speak of negatively

A

Disparage

354
Q

REVERSE!

Brazen boldness/ Presumptuousness

A

Effrontery

355
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REVERSE!

Great personal dishonour

A

Ignominy

356
Q

REVERSE!

Attack ones beliefs

A

Impugn

357
Q

REVERSE!

Belittling/Insulting

A

Pejorative

358
Q

REVERSE!

No longer existing or functioning

A

Defunct

359
Q

REVERSE!

Squash

A

Squelch

360
Q

REVERSE!

To usurp the place of by underhanded tactics

A

Supplant

361
Q

REVERSE!

Thwart

A

Stymie

362
Q

REVERSE!

Funeral hymn or lament

A

Dirge

363
Q

REVERSE!

Loud harsh or shrill

A

Strident

364
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REVERSE!

Old

A

Archaic

365
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Lasting for a brief time

A

Ephemeral

366
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REVERSE!

Fragrant/Suggestive/Evocative

A

Redolent

367
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REVERSE!

Limited by time

A

Temporal

368
Q

REVERSE!

Suddenly Energetic

A

Impetuous

369
Q

REVERSE!

Stimulus

A

Impetus

370
Q

REVERSE!

Done secretively

A

Clandenstine

371
Q

REVERSE!

Deceptive strategy

A

Subterfuge

372
Q

REVERSE!

secretive

A

Surreptitious

373
Q

REVERSE!

Small amount

A

Modicum

374
Q

REVERSE!

Concerned

A

Solicitous

375
Q

REVERSE!

Truthfulness

A

Veracity

376
Q

REVERSE!

Trickery

A

Chicanery

377
Q

REVERSE!

Praise highly

A

Extol

378
Q

REVERSE!

Lying

A

Mendacious

379
Q

REVERSE!

Having the ring of truth but actually false

A

Specious

380
Q

REVERSE!

Ambigous

A

Equivocal

381
Q

REVERSE!

Misrepresent or disguise

A

Belie

382
Q

REVERSE!

Given freely

A

Gratuitous

383
Q

REVERSE!

Mournful/Dismal

A

Lugubrious

384
Q

REVERSE!

Inclination

A

Penchant

385
Q

REVERSE!

Annoy

A

Vex

386
Q

REVERSE!

Given to pompous speech or writing

A

Bombastic

387
Q

REVERSE!

Intense Enthusiasm

A

Ebullience

388
Q

REVERSE!

Exaggerate/Decorate

A

Embellish

389
Q

REVERSE!

Extremely shocking or noticeable

A

Flagrant

390
Q

REVERSE!

Felt as if feeling the experience of another

A

Vicarious

391
Q

REVERSE!

Short scene or story

A

Vignette

392
Q

REVERSE!

Diverse

A

Multifarious

393
Q

REVERSE!

Relaxing after an initial outburst

A

Cathartic

394
Q

REVERSE!

Relieving symptoms of a disease without affecting the cure

A

Palliative

395
Q

REVERSE!

Irrelevant

A

Extraneous

396
Q

REVERSE!

Compare side by side

A

Juxtapose

397
Q

REVERSE!

Combined action

A

Synergy

398
Q

REVERSE!

Merely touching/Superficially relevant

A

Tangential

399
Q

REVERSE!

Shaky

A

Tenuous

400
Q

REVERSE!

Independent from a group

A

Maverick

401
Q

REVERSE!

Motivated solely by the desire for material gain

A

Mercenary

402
Q

REVERSE!

Harshly abusive condemnation

A

Vituperative

403
Q

REVERSE!

Restrict

A

Circumscribe

404
Q

REVERSE!

charge with wrongdoing

A

Indict

405
Q

REVERSE!

Moral uprightness

A

Recitude

406
Q

REVERSE!

Lax in attnding to a duty

A

Remiss

407
Q

REVERSE!

Reject the validity of

A

Repudiate

408
Q

REVERSE!

Feigning Piety

A

Sanctimonious

409
Q

REVERSE!

Principled/Strong sense of right or wrong

A

Scrupulous

410
Q

REVERSE!

Understood by only a few

A

Arcane

411
Q

REVERSE!

Clumsy social error/ Faux pas

A

Gaffe

412
Q

REVERSE!

Characteristic of only a particular group

A

Idiosyncrasy

413
Q

REVERSE!

Isolated

A

Insular

414
Q

REVERSE!

One with the power and position to rule over others

A

Potentate

415
Q

REVERSE!

Scold

A

Castigate

416
Q

REVERSE!

Issue official blame

A

Censure

417
Q

REVERSE!

Difficult to understand

A

Abstruse

418
Q

REVERSE!

having lost faith or loyalty

A

Disaffected

419
Q

REVERSE!

Difficult to understand

A

Inscrutable

420
Q

REVERSE!

Unemotional

A

Staid

421
Q

REVERSE!

Show prudence

A

Circumspect

422
Q

REVERSE!

Unreasonably ill tempered

A

Petulant

423
Q

REVERSE!

Constantly in effort

A

Sedulous

424
Q

REVERSE!

Overly sweet or sentimental

A

treacly

425
Q

REVERSE!

declared sacred

A

Consecrated

426
Q

REVERSE!

Complete / Perfect

A

Consummate

427
Q

REVERSE!

Indescribable

A

Ineffable

428
Q

REVERSE!

Mocking

A

Sardonic

429
Q

REVERSE!

Dry humour

A

Wry

430
Q

REVERSE!

Imaginative recreation

A

Evocation

431
Q

REVERSE!

Very stubborn

A

Recalcittrant

432
Q

REVERSE!

Very stubborn

A

Obdurate

433
Q

REVERSE!

Confused

A

Confounded

434
Q

REVERSE!

Conjecture

A

Supposition

435
Q

REVERSE!

Failure to reach an agreement

A

Impasse

436
Q

REVERSE!

Give a false impression

A

belie

437
Q

REVERSE!

To ease

A

Mollify

438
Q

REVERSE!

Strongly desire

A

Covet

439
Q

REVERSE!

Commonplace

A

Platitudinous

440
Q

REVERSE!

Commonplace

A

Banal

441
Q

REVERSE!

Preceding event

A

Antecedent

442
Q

REVERSE!

Comply

A

Acquiesce

443
Q

REVERSE!

Native to an area

A

Endemic

444
Q

REVERSE!

Strength of mind

A

Foritude

445
Q

REVERSE!

Strongly encourage

A

Exhort

446
Q

REVERSE!

Showing great determination

A

Tenacious

447
Q

REVERSE!

Depart from a certain subject

A

Digress

448
Q

REVERSE!

Overly Tolerant

A

Indulgent

449
Q

REVERSE!

vague/Lacking a totally developed form

A

Nebulous

450
Q

REVERSE!

Ephemeral/Short lived

A

Fleeting

451
Q

REVERSE!

Vulgar/Crude

A

Boorish

452
Q

REVERSE!

Veiled reference

A

Innuendo

453
Q

REVERSE!

Voracious/ Huge appetite

A

Ravenous

454
Q

REVERSE!

Fearless

A

Intrepid

455
Q

REVERSE!

Mobile/Not sedentary

A

Itenerant

456
Q

REVERSE!

Heartrending/ Touching

A

Poignant

457
Q

REVERSE!

Rustic/Pastoral in a charming way

A

Bucolic

458
Q

REVERSE!

Calmness

A

Equanimity

459
Q

REVERSE!

Panache/Flamboyance

A

Verve

460
Q

REVERSE!

Drive away/Scatter

A

Dispel

461
Q

REVERSE!

Lacking restraint

A

Intemperate

462
Q

REVERSE!

Belittle

A

Disparage

463
Q

REVERSE!

Bitter Denunciation/Forceful verbal attack

A

Diatribe

464
Q

REVERSE!

Forceful verbal attack/Diatribe

A

Tirade

465
Q

REVERSE!

Cheat/Conman

A

Charlatan

466
Q

REVERSE!

Seeker of pleasure

A

hedonist

467
Q

REVERSE!

A person who excels in telling anecdotes

A

Raconteur

468
Q

REVERSE!

Someone who attacks cherished ideas

A

Iconoclast

469
Q

REVERSE!

Amateur

A

Dilettante

470
Q

REVERSE!

Speaker who appeals to emotions

A

Demagogue

471
Q

REVERSE!

Mindless follower

A

Automaton

472
Q

REVERSE!

Clumsy or inept person

A

Bungler

473
Q

REVERSE!

Person with intuition to see into the future

A

Clairvoyant

474
Q

REVERSE!

Clairvoyant

A

Seer

475
Q

REVERSE!

Person who makes predictions on the basis of data

A

Prognosticator

476
Q

REVERSE!

Enthusiastic partisan

A

Zealot

477
Q

REVERSE!

Novice

A

Neophyte

478
Q

REVERSE!

Novice

A

Greenhorn

479
Q

REVERSE!

Liar

A

Dissembler

480
Q

REVERSE!

Liar

A

Prevaricator

481
Q

REVERSE!

Source of wise counsel or prophetic advice

A

Oracle

482
Q

REVERSE!

Impassive or emotionless

A

Stoic

483
Q

REVERSE!

Morally unprincipled person

A

Reprobate

484
Q

REVERSE!

Disloyal

A

Renegade

485
Q

REVERSE!

Strict laws and rules

A

Draconian

486
Q

REVERSE!

very concise/Brief

A

Laconic

487
Q

REVERSE!

Brief

A

Terse

488
Q

REVERSE!

Austere/Plain

A

Spartan

489
Q

REVERSE!

Idyllically calm and tranquil

A

Halcyon

490
Q

REVERSE!

Deliberately misleading argument

A

Sophistry

491
Q

REVERSE!

Fantastic scheme/ Unchecked imagination

A

Chimerical

492
Q

REVERSE!

Deliberately exclude from the group

A

Ostracize

493
Q

REVERSE!

Poor

A

Impecunious

494
Q

REVERSE!

Excessively sentimental

A

Maudlin

495
Q

REVERSE!

Foolishly impractical

A

Quixotic

496
Q

REVERSE!

Tumult

A

Pandemonium

497
Q

REVERSE!

Strict disciplinarian

A

Martinet

498
Q

REVERSE!

Remove objective parts of a book

A

Bowdlerize

499
Q

REVERSE!

Something of small value/Petty trifling

A

Picayune

500
Q

REVERSE!

To divide a district so as to give one side an advantage

A

Gerrymander

501
Q

REVERSE!

Irresistable force

A

Juggernaut

502
Q

REVERSE!

Lowest Point

A

Nadir

503
Q

REVERSE!

Delete

A

Expurgate

504
Q

REVERSE!

Odd/Unconventional

A

Eccentric

505
Q

REVERSE!

Get out of a difficult situation

A

Extricate

506
Q

REVERSE!

to list/to tick off

A

Enumerate

507
Q

REVERSE!

Take back

A

Recant

508
Q

REVERSE!

Repel or drive back

A

Rebuff

509
Q

REVERSE!

Feeling downcast

A

Forlorn

510
Q

REVERSE!

Put down with contemptuous jeering

A

Deride

511
Q

REVERSE!

Not capable of being appeased

A

Implacable

512
Q

REVERSE!

Unstoppable

A

Inexorable

513
Q

REVERSE!

Lacking proper respect

A

Irreverent

514
Q

REVERSE!

Indirect

A

Circuitous

515
Q

REVERSE!

To avoid by artful maneuvering

A

Circumvent

516
Q

REVERSE!

Great bitterness

A

Acrimonious

517
Q

REVERSE!

Moderate in eating and drinking

A

Abstemious

518
Q

REVERSE!

Ridiculing human vices and foibles

A

Satire

519
Q

REVERSE!

Deliberately exaggerated potrait

A

Caricature

520
Q

REVERSE!

Soothing pleasant sound

A

Euphony

521
Q

REVERSE!

Suggest or indicate future action

A

Foreshadow

522
Q

REVERSE!

Indirect or brief reference to anything

A

Allusion

523
Q

REVERSE!

Stinging or bitter remark

A

Caustic

524
Q

REVERSE!

Gradual process of assimilation

A

Osmosis

525
Q

REVERSE!

Settled

A

Sedentary

526
Q

REVERSE!

Very toxic

A

Virulent

527
Q

REVERSE!

Practical not theoretical

A

Emperical

528
Q

REVERSE!

Study of insects

A

Entomology

529
Q

REVERSE!

Conceive and develop in the mind

A

Gestate

530
Q

REVERSE!

Framework or model of thought

A

Paradigm

531
Q

REVERSE!

Surplus

A

Glut

532
Q

REVERSE!

Surplus

A

Surfeit

533
Q

REVERSE!

Very generous

A

Munificent

534
Q

REVERSE!

Excessively cheap

A

Parsimonious

535
Q

REVERSE!

Very poor

A

Indigent

536
Q

REVERSE!

Compensate/A salary

A

Remunerate

537
Q

REVERSE!

Formal agreement

A

Accord

538
Q

REVERSE!

Grant concessions to maintain pease

A

Appeasement

539
Q

REVERSE!

Group of three leaders

A

Triumvirate

540
Q

REVERSE!

Excuse/Alleged cause

A

Pretext

541
Q

REVERSE!

Critical turning point

A

Watershed

542
Q

REVERSE!

Public declaration of beliefs

A

Manifesto

543
Q

REVERSE!

Belief in society based upon equality

A

Egalitarian

544
Q

REVERSE!

Severe interrogation

A

Inquisition

545
Q

REVERSE!

Make worse

A

Exacerbate

546
Q

REVERSE!

Thoroughly dry out

A

Desiccate

547
Q

REVERSE!

Association or participation in a wrongful act

A

Complicity

548
Q

REVERSE!

Action or decision that serves as an example

A

Precedent

549
Q

REVERSE!

Misconduct/ Wrong doing by a public official

A

Malfeasance

550
Q

REVERSE!

Result of an action

A

Precipitate

551
Q

REVERSE!

Elevation of a land surface

A

Relief

552
Q

REVERSE!

Stereotypical or formulaic character

A

Stock

553
Q

REVERSE!

Strong tendency

A

Bent

554
Q

REVERSE!

Attempt to gain favour

A

Court

555
Q

REVERSE!

Soften/Moderatae

A

Temper

556
Q

REVERSE!

Arrogant

A

Cavalier

557
Q

REVERSE!

Harshly critical

A

Scathing

558
Q

REVERSE!

Inactive

A

Quiscent

559
Q

REVERSE!

Shocking/Sensational

A

Lurid

560
Q

REVERSE!

Pugnacious/Defiantly aggresive

A

Truculent

561
Q

REVERSE!

Appease

A

Propitiate

562
Q

REVERSE!

Great enthusiasm

A

Elan

563
Q

REVERSE!

Performed in a spiritless manner

A

Perfunctory

564
Q

REVERSE!

Admirable poise under pressure

A

Aplomb

565
Q

REVERSE!

Cowardly

A

Craven

566
Q

REVERSE!

Corrupt

A

Venal

567
Q

REVERSE!

Immoral

A

Licentious

568
Q

REVERSE!

Immoral

A

Debauched

569
Q

REVERSE!

Deliberately deceptive

A

Duplicitous

570
Q

REVERSE!

Wasteful of time and money

A

Profligate

571
Q

REVERSE!

Causing harm in a subtle or stealthy manner

A

Insidious

572
Q

REVERSE!

Omen

A

Harbringer

573
Q

REVERSE!

Omen

A

Presage

574
Q

REVERSE!

Beset with problems

A

Beleaguer

575
Q

REVERSE!

Agreeable

A

Complaisant

576
Q

REVERSE!

Very stubborn

A

Intractable

577
Q

REVERSE!

Difficult problem

A

Conundrum

578
Q

REVERSE!

Disrespectful remark

A

Slight

579
Q

REVERSE!

Surrender

A

Capitulate

580
Q

REVERSE!

Questionable authenticity

A

Apocryphal

581
Q

REVERSE!

Learned and authoritative

A

Magestirial

582
Q

REVERSE!

Can be molded

A

Pliable

583
Q

REVERSE!

Can be molded

A

Plasticity

584
Q

REVERSE!

Feeling of distress cause by humiliation

A

Chagrin

585
Q

REVERSE!

Nosily and Stubbornly defiant

A

Obstreperous

586
Q

REVERSE!

Charmingly simple and carefree

A

Idyllic

587
Q

REVERSE!

Many/numerous

A

Myriad

588
Q

REVERSE!

Awkward

A

Ungainly

589
Q

REVERSE!

Note of disharmony

A

Discordant

590
Q

REVERSE!

Treacherous

A

Perfidious

591
Q

REVERSE!

Resolute

A

Indomitable

592
Q

REVERSE!

Approaching death

A

Moribund

593
Q

REVERSE!

Excessively flowery

A

Florid

594
Q

REVERSE!

Express strong disapproval/Lambaste

A

Excoriate

595
Q

REVERSE!

Intruder

A

Interloper

596
Q

REVERSE!

Intellectual rather than emotional

A

Cerebral

597
Q

REVERSE!

Instinctive rather than intellectual

A

Visceral

598
Q

REVERSE!

Completely puzzled

A

Nonplussed

599
Q

REVERSE!

Highly critical

A

Censorious

600
Q

REVERSE!

State of great dismay or confusion

A

Consternation

601
Q

REVERSE!

Intended to educate or provide instruction

A

Edify

602
Q

REVERSE!

General commotion or uproar

A

Furor

603
Q

REVERSE!

Secondary importance

A

Marginal

604
Q

REVERSE!

Deliberately confuse

A

Obfuscate

605
Q

REVERSE!

Confuse

A

Flummox

606
Q

REVERSE!

Large amount

A

Spate

607
Q

REVERSE!

Excessively dramatic

A

Histrionic

608
Q

REVERSE!

Soothe

A

Placate

609
Q

REVERSE!

Avoid

A

Eschew

610
Q

REVERSE!

Temporary solution

A

Stopgap

611
Q

REVERSE!

Floating wreckage

A

Floatsam

612
Q

REVERSE!

Compensation for a loss

A

Restitution

613
Q

REVERSE!

Ill tempered or rude

A

Churlish

614
Q

REVERSE!

Ill tempered or rude

A

Sullen

615
Q

REVERSE!

Ill tempered or rude

A

Surly

616
Q

REVERSE!

Disturbing

A

Disquieting

617
Q

REVERSE!

Detestable

A

Execrable

618
Q

REVERSE!

Detestable

A

Odious

619
Q

REVERSE!

Very insightful

A

Prescient

620
Q

REVERSE!

Dizziness

A

Vertiginous

621
Q

REVERSE!

Excessive greed

A

Cupidity

622
Q

REVERSE!

Assume financial responsibility

A

Underwrite

623
Q

REVERSE!

Embarrassment or to make uneasy

A

Discomfited

624
Q

REVERSE!

Sad and mournful music

A

Lugubrious

625
Q

REVERSE!

Isolated from the mainstream

A

Provincial

626
Q

REVERSE!

Insular

A

Parochial

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