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Inconspicuous

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not easily seen

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Incorrigible

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cannot be corrected (of behavior)

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Indecipherable

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cannot be decoded; cannot be worked out

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Indecorous

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not well-behaved; lacking in dignity

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Indictment

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charge; legal accusation

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Indigence

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extreme poverty

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Indigenous

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native to a particular place

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Indiscernible

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not easy to see

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Indiscriminate

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without thought; random; careless

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Indomitable

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unshakeable; fearless

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Ineffable

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cannot be expressed in words

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Inept

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clumsy

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Ineptitude

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lack of ability

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Infelicity

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unsuitability; inappropriateness

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Infusion

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influx

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Ingenuous

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naïve

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Inherent

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inbuilt; genetic

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Innocuous

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harmless

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Insightful

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perceptive

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Insipid

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flavorless; bland

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Insolence

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lack of respect; rudeness

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Insolvent

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bankrupt

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Insurrectionists

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rebels

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Integrity

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honor; honesty

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Intemperance

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lack of moderation

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Intermittent

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on and off; not continuous

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Intricate

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complicated

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Intrigued

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interested and curious

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Intuition

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sixth sense; ‘gut feeling’

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Intuitions

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gut feelings

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Invocation

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prayer

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Irascible

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easily angered

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Ironic

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unexpected

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Irony

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something unexpected; use of words to convey opposite meaning

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Irrefutable

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cannot be proved wrong

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Irreproachable

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cannot be criticized. (Reproach = criticize)

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Irresolute

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lacking firmness; inability to decide or commit

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Irreverence

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lack of respect

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Irreverent

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lacking respect

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Jaded

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tired; bored

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Jeopardize

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put at risk

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Jingoism

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using words to stir up exaggerated patriotism

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Jubilant

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joyful

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Judicious

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fair and equal

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Juxtaposition

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placing two thing nest to each other

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Knack

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trick; skill

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Lackadaisical

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lazy; careless; lax

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Lament

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express regret over something

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Lamentable

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regrettable

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Languid

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having no energy or interest

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Lassitude

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lack of energy

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Legitimate

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to make legal; give approval to

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Levity

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lack of seriousness; humor

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Libelous

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open to prosecution for libel (Libel = written slander)

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Lithe

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flexible

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Lobby

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  1. to try to persuade, 2. entrance hall
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Loquacious

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talkative; using too many words

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Lucid

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clear

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Lugubrious

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mournful; very sad

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Magnanimity

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generosity (of spirit)

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Mandate

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permission

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Manifesto

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statement of values

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Manipulative

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deceptive; skilful at handling people

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Marred

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spoiled; ruined

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Meager

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small; scanty

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Mediocre

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average

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Mellifluous

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pleasant-sounding

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Mendicancy

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begging

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Mercenary

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seeking money above all else

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Mercurial

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rapidly changing

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Metaphor

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figurative speech; using implied comparisons

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Metaphorical

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not literal; figurative

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Meticulous

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thorough; taking care of details

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Miffed

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annoyed

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Milieu

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environment; surroundings

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Miscreants

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wrong-doers

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Misnomer

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wrong name for something

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Mitigated

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made less severe

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Mitigator

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moderator

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Modicum

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tiny amount

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Mollified

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calmed; pacified

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Monotonous

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dull; repetitive

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Morbidity

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concern with death and disease

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Motley

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varied; miscellaneous

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Multifaceted

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having many aspects

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Multifarious

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having many aspects

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Mundane

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dull; ordinary

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Myopic

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short-sighted (literal or metaphoric)

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Naive

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unsophisticated; simple and inexperienced

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Naiveté

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innocence; lack of worldliness

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Nascent

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just begun; in an early stage of development

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Nefarious

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infamous

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Negate

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wipe out

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Nihilism

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belief in nothing; anarchy

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Nonchalant

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assuming an appearance of not caring; indifferent

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Nondescript

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having no special qualities; ordinary

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Nostalgia

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longing for the past

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Nostalgic

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longing for the past

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Notoriety

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infamy

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Obliterated

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wiped out

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Obsequious

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groveling

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Obtrusive

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easily seen

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Occlusion

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shutting out

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Officious

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interfering

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Omnipotent

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all powerful

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Onerous

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burdensome

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Opportunism

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grabbing opportunities; seeking unprincipled advantage

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Opting

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choosing

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Opulence

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lavish display of wealth

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Ornate

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highly decorated

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Orthographical

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concerned with writing and spelling

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Ossified

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become fixed and rigid

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Ostentatious

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showy

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Ousted

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pushed out of a position

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Overhaul

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renovate

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Pacifists

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people who oppose war

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Palpable

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can be felt

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Panacea

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remedy for all ills

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Paradoxically

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counter to what one would think; contradictory

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Pastoral

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  1. concerned with the countryside, 2. concerned with the care a pastor gives to someone
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Pathos

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sadness; stirring the emotions

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Paucity

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shortage

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Pedagogy

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science of teaching

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Pedestrian

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  1. boring (adj), 2. person who walks (n)
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Peevishness

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childish sullenness; irritability

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Penchant

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tendency; leaning toward

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Penurious

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Perfidy

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treachery; betrayal

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Perquisites

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‘perks’

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Personification

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  1. attributing human qualities to something non-human, 2. acting as an example of
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Perusal

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careful reading

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Petulant

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Phlegmatic

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Phobic

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Pilfer

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Placid

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calm and peaceful

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Plaudits

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Plausible

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believable

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Pliant

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Polarized

A

divided into two extremes

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Pragmatism

A

practicality

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Preclude

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Precursor

A

fore-runner; earlier version

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Precursors

A

forerunners

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Predilection

A

liking for; penchant

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Preeminence

A

fame; top position

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Presumption

A

assuming too much

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Presumptive

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Presumptuous

A

assuming too much; arrogant

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Pretentious

A

putting on an act

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Profiteer

A

someone who seeks to make unjustified profits

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Profligacy

A

wasteful and immoral behavior

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Profundity

A

depth (of ideas)

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Prognosis

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Prohibitive

A

very expensive

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Prolific

A

producing a lot

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Propagandist

A

someone who spreads ideas

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Propensity

A

tendency; leaning’ predilection

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Proponents

A

supporters

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Prosaic

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Prospectus

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Provocative

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Proximity

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Prudence

A

wisdom; caution

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Prudent

A

wise; cautious

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Pugnacious

A

aggressive

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Punctilious

A

meticulous

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Purportedly

A

apparently claiming

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Purveyor

A

one who sells something or causes something to spread

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Qualification

A

something added to modify an opinion

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Quelled

A

suppressed

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Quixotic

A

idealistic; impractical

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Raiment

A

clothes; garments

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Rambunctious

A

boisterous

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Rancor

A

bitterness and bad feeling

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Ratify

A

give official approval to

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Raze

A

knock down

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Razing

A

cutting down

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Reciprocate

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Reclusive

A

avoiding other people; solitary

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Reconcile

A

bring disputing side together again

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Recrimination

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Rectitude

A

uprightness

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Regressive

A

moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)

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Rehash

A

revamp hurriedly/carelessly

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Remiss

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Remonstrance

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Repertoire

A

range; set of skills

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Repertory

A

story; stock; repertoire

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Reprehensible

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Reprieve

A

let off (at least temporarily)

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Reprimanded

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Resilience

A

strength; ability to withstand

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Resilient

A

able to spring back; strong

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Resolute

A

firm of purpose

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Resonance

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Respite

A

break (from work etc.)

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Resurgence

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Reticent

A

shy; unwilling to reveal information

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Retraction

A

removal; ‘taking back’

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Retrenchment

A

reducing staff or forces; conserving resources

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Reverential

A

showing respect

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Revisionists

A

people who revise; anti-revolutionaries

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Rhetoric

A

persuasive language

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Robust

A

firm and strong

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Rousing

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Rudimentary

A

elementary; basic

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Salvageable

A

can be saved

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Sanctimonious

A

hypocritically holy; making a pretense of religious feeling

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Sanctity

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Sarcasm

A

sneering, bitter remarks; ironic or taunting

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Scouring

A

cleaning thoroughly; thorough searching

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Scrutinize

A

examine carefully

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Scuttled

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Secluded

A

lonely; isolated

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Sedate

A

calm; placid

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Seditious

A

causing division or rebellion

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Sedulous

A

thorough; eager

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Serene

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Sermonized

A

gave moral lecture

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Shroud

A
  1. a cover for dead body, 2. to cover
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Skeptical

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Skewed

A

distorted; bent

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Slipshod

A

careless; untidy

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Solace

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Solicitousness

A

expressing care/concern

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Sophistry

A

devious logic

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Soporific

A

sleep-inducing

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Sparse

A

thin; not thick

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Sporadic

A

intermittent; on and off

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Spurned

A

shunned; rejected

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Squander

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Squelch

A

suppress; crush

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Steadfastness

A

loyalty; firmness of purpose

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Stifling

A

suppressing

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Stipulated

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Stoic

A

brave; able to tolerate whatever life throws at you

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Stringent

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Substantiate

A

give supporting evidence

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Substantiated

A

backed up; given supporting evidence

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Subtle

A

not obvious

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Subversive

A

intending to overthrow

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Succinct

A

clear, short and well-expressed

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Succumbing

A

giving in to; falling under the influence of

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Sundry

A

miscellaneous

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Supercilious

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Supplant

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Supple

A

flexible; pliant; lithe

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Surfeit

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Sustain

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Sustenance

A

support; food

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Symbiotic

A

mutually advantageous; close relationship

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Syncopated

A

with strongly accented rhythm

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Tacit

A

unspoken; understood even thought not expressed in words

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Tactile

A

through the sense of touch

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Tangential

A

off the point; irrelevant

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Taunted

A

teased; mocked

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Temper

259
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Temperamental

A

volatile; changeable

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Temperate

A

mild; moderate

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Temporize

A

put off; procrastinate

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Tenable

A

can be held (of an opinion, for example)

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Tenacious

A

holding firmly to idea or purpose

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Tenacity

A

firmness of purpose

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Tenuous

A

shaky; not firm

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Torrid

A

hot and steamy

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Transcend

A

go beyond a limit

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Transitory

A

shot-lived

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Treacly

A

too sweet; over sentimental

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Tremulous

271
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Tribulations

272
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Truculence

A

stubbornness

273
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Undermine

A

attempt to overthrow; weaken

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Underscore

275
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Understatement

A

making something seem less important than it is

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Unequivocal

A

clear; cannot be misunderstood

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Unqualified

A

without hesitation; complete and total

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Unrelenting

A

never giving up; non-stop

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Unwarranted

A

unjustified

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Unwitting

A

not deliberate

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Unyielding

A

not giving up

282
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Vacillated

A

wavered; hesitated

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Validated

A

proved right

284
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Valor

285
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Variegated

A

multicolored

286
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Vector

A

carrier (of disease, for example)

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Venality

A

corruption

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Venerable

A

worthy of respect

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Verbose

290
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Versatility

A

ability to do many things

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Viable

A

workable; able to live or grow

292
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Vicarious

A

experienced indirectly; at secondhand

293
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Vigilant

A

wary; watchful

294
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Vindication

A

proving right

295
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Vindictive

A

seeking revenge

296
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Visceral

A

concerned with the ‘guts’; physical rather than mental

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Volatile

A
  1. evaporates easily, 2. easily angered; emotional
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Voluminous

A

large; bulky; extensive

299
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Vulnerable

A

open to attack; susceptible

300
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Waning

301
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Warped

A

twisted; distorted

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Wary

303
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Watershed

A
  1. area between two river basins, 2. turning point
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Whimsical

A

fickle; changeable

305
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Winnow

A

sift; separate good from bad

306
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Wistful

A

full of sadness and longing

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