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Semster 2 Flashcards

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Arrant

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Thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant

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Badinage

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To banter back and forth

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Conciliate

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To mend; to appease

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Countermand

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To veto; to cancel or reverse one order with another

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Echelon

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A formal ranking system

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Exacerbate

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To make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful

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Fatuous

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Stupid or foolish (in something that you say)

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Irrefutable

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Impossible to disprove

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Juggernaut

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A massive force that smashes everything in its path

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Lackadaisical

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Lacking in spirit or interest, half heartedly

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Litany

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A long repetitive list; a long repetitive prayer

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Macabre

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Having death as a theme

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Paucity

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Having a scarcity or lacking something

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Portend

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To indicate before hand that something is about to happen

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Raze

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To tear down; to cut or scrape off

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Recant

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To withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed

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Saturate

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To soak thoroughly

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Saturnine

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Of a gloomy or surly disposition

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Slough

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To cast off; discard; to get rid of something unnecessary

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Allege

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To assert without proof or confirmation

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Acclamation

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A shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval

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Bucolic

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Characteristics of the countryside, rural

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Calumniate

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To slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously

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Chary

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Extremely cautious, hesitant

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Collusion

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Secret agreement or cooperation

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Dilettante

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A dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way

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Imperturbable

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Not easily excited; emotionally steady

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Increment

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An enlargement, increase, addition

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Mandate

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An authors give command, formal order, authorization

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Paltry

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Trifling, insignificant; mean

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Paroxysm

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A sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion

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Pedantry

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A pretentious display of knowledge; overly ridged attention to rules or details

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Peregrination

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The act of traveling

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Redolent

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Fragrant, smelling strongly

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Refulgent

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Shining, radiant, resplendent

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Shibboleth

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A word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others

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Tyro

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A beginner, novice

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Unremitting

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Not stopping, never letting up, relentless

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Vacillate

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To swing from one idea or course of action to another

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Vituperative

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Harshly abusive, severely scolding

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Askance

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(To look) With suspicion, distrust, or disapproval

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Attenuate

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To make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force

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Benign

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Gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding

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Cavil

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To find fault in a petty way

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Charlatan

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A pretender, impostor, or quack

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Decimate

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To kill or destroy a large part

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Foible

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A weak point, failing, minor flaw

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Forgo

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To do without, give up

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Fraught

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Full or loaded with

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Inure

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To toughen, harden; to render used to something by kind subjection or exposure

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Luminous

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Emitting or reflecting light

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Obsequious

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Excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons

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Obtuse

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Blunt, not coming to a point

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Oscillate

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To swing back and forth with a steady rhythm

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Penitent

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Regretful in ones sins or mistakes

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Peremptory

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Having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate

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Rebuff

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To snub, drive away

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Reconnoiter

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To engage in reconnaissance

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Shambles

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A state of complete disorder and confusion

60
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Sporadic

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Occurring at irregular intervals

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Abrogate

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To repeal, cancel, declare null and avoid

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Ambient

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Completely surrounding, encompassing

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Asperity

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Roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness

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Burnish

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To make smooth or glossy by rubbing, Polish

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Cabal

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A small group working in secret

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Delectable

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Delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory

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Deprecate

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To express mild disapproval

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Detritus

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Loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away

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Ebullient

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Overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement

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Eclectic

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Drawn from different sources

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Flaccid

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Limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness

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Impecunious

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Having little or no money

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Inexorable

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Inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding

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Moribund

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Dying, on the way out

75
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Necromancer

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One who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead

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Onerous

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Burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty

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Rife

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Common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding, plentiful

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Rudiments

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The parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything

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Sequester

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To set apart, separate for a social purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody

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Winnow

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To get rid of something unwanted, delete; to shift through to obtain what is desirable

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Aesthetic

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Pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty

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Defunct

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No longer in existence or functioning, dead

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Discomfit

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To frustrate, thwart, or defend; to confuse, propped, or embarrass

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Espouse

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To take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry

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Fetish

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An object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence

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Gregarious

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Living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others

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Hapless

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Marked by a persistent absence of good luck

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Impeccable

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Faultless, beyond criticism or blame

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Importune

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To trouble with demands; to beg for insistently

90
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Interpolate

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To insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction

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Irreparable

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Incapable of being repaired

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Laconic

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Course, using few words

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Languish

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To become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited

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Mendacious

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Given to lying or deception; untrue

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Nadir

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The lowest point

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Omnipresent

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Present in all places at all times

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Perfunctory

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Done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm

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Plaintive

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Expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy

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Requite

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To make suitable repayment, as for kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for injury or wrong; to reciprocate

100
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Tantamount

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Equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect

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Abstruse

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Extremely difficult to understand

102
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Affront

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An open or intentional insult

103
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Canard

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A false rumor, fabricated story

104
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Captious

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Excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up

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Cognizant

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Aware, knowledgeable, informed

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Contrite

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Regretful for some misdeed or sin

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Cynosure

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The center of attraction, attention, or interest

108
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Decorous

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Well behaved, dignified, socially proper

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Deign

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To think it appropriate or suitable to ones dignity to do something

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Desiccated

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Thoroughly dried out; devised of spirit or vitality

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Efficacy

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To power to produce a desired result

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Engender

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To bring to existence, give rise to, produce

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Ethereal

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Light, airy, delicate; suggesting what is heavenly

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Facade

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A surface appearance

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Ghoulish

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Revolting I’m an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead

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Incongruous

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Not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible

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Machination

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A crafty, or scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end

118
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Mesmerize

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To hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch

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Opprobrium

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Disgrace arising from shameful conduct

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Putative

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Generally disregarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, inferred

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Beatific

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Blissful;rendering or making blessed

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Behemoth

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A creature of enormous size, power, or appearance

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Blandishment

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Anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet-talk

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Cacophonous

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Harsh sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant

125
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Chicanery

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Trickery, deceptive practices or tactics

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Consign

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To give over another’s care, charge, or control

127
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Coup

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A sudden takeover of power or leadership

128
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Euphemism

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A mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one

129
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Gainsay

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To deny, contradict, convert; to dispute, oppose

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Imminent

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About to happen

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Innate

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Natural, inborn, inherent; built-in

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Loath

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Unwilling, reluctant, disinclined

133
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Manifest

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Clear, evident to the eyes or mind

134
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Minutiae

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Small or trivial details

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Moratorium

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A suspension of activity; an official waiting period

136
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Nostrum

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An alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness

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Pariah

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One who is rejected by a social group or organization

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Visionary

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Not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream

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Wizened

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Dry, shrunken, and wrinkled

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Febrile

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Feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever

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