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Inter
verb
(ihn tuhr)

A

To bury

After giving the masses one last chance to pay their respects, the leader’s body was INTERRED.

Synonyms: entomb; inhume; sepulcher; sepulture; tomb

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Prodigal
adj
(prah dih guhl)

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Lavish; wasteful

The PRODIGAL son quickly wasted all of his inheritance on a lavish lifestyle devoted to pleasure.

Synonyms: extravagant; lavish; profligate; spendthrift; wasteful

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Seraphic
adj
(seh rah fihk)

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Angelic; sweet

Selena’s SERAPHIC appearance belied her nasty, bitter personality.

Synonyms: cherubic; heavenly

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Proclivity
noun
(pro clih vuh tee)

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A natural inclination or predisposition

Her childhood love of acting, singing, and adoration indicated a PROCLIVITY for the theater in later life.

Synonyms: bias; leaning; partiality; penchant; predilection; predisposition; prejudice; propensity

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Abscond
verb
(aab skahnd)

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To leave secretly

The patron ABSCONDED from the restaurant without paying his bill by sneaking out the back door.

Synonyms: decamp; escape; flee

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Glib
adj
(glihb)

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Fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual

The slimy politician managed to continue gaining supporters because he was a GLIB speaker.

Synonyms: easy; superficial

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Juncture
noun
(juhnk chuhr)

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A point of time, especially one where two things are joined

At this JUNCTURE, I think it would be a good idea for us to take a coffee break.

Synonyms: confluence; convergence; crisis; crossroads; moment

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Veracity
noun
(vuhr aa sih tee)

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Filled with truth and accuracy

She had a reputation for VERACITY, so everyone trusted her description of events.

Synonyms: candor; exactitude; fidelity; probity

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Judicious
adj
(joo dih shuhs)

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Sensible; showing good judgment

The wise and distinguished judge was well known for having a JUDICIOUS temperament.

Synonyms: circumspect; prudent; sagacious; sapient

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Engender
verb
(ehn gehn duhr)

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To produce, cause, or bring about

His fear and hatred of clowns was ENGENDERED when he witnessed a bank robbery carried out by five men wearing clown suits and make-up.

Synonyms: beget; generate; spawn

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Insurrection
noun
(ihn suh rehk shuhn)

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Rebellion

After the emperor’s troops crushed the INSURRECTION, its leaders fled the country.

Synonyms: mutiny; revolt; revolution; uprising

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Nascent
adj
(nay sehnt)

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Starting to develop; coming into existence

The advertising campaign was still in a NASCENT stage, and nothing had been finalized yet.

Synonyms: embryonic; emerging; inchoate; incipient

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Dissonance
noun
(dihs uh nuhns)

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A harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds

Cognitive DISSONANCE is the inner conflict produced when long-standing beliefs are contradicted by new evidence.

Synonyms: clash; contention; discord; dissension; dissent; dissidence; friction; strife; variance

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Anodyne
noun
(aah nuh dien)

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Something that calms or soothes pain

The massage was an ANODYNE that helped remove the knots from the lawyer’s tense shoulders.

Synonyms: narcotic; nepenthe; opiate

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Corroborate
verb
(kuh rahb uhr ayt)

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To support with evidence

All the DA needed were fingerprints to CORROBORATE the witness’s testimony that he saw the defendant in the victim’s apartment.

Synonyms: authenticate; back; buttress; confirm; substantiate; validate; verify

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Polemic
noun
(puh leh mihk)

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Controversy; argument; verbal attack

The candidate’s POLEMIC against his opponent was vicious and small-minded rather than convincing and well-reasoned.

Synonyms: denunciation; refutation

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Sanguine
adj
(saan gwuhn)

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Ruddy; cheerfully optimistic

A SANGUINE person thinks the glass is half full, whereas a depressed person thinks it’s half empty.

Synonyms: confident; hopeful; positive; rosy; rubicund

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Blithe
adj
(blieth)

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Joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought

Summer finally came, and the BLITHE students spent their days at the beach.

Synonyms: carefree; lighthearted; merry

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Dilettante
noun
(dih luh tahnt)

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Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic.

Jerry’s friends were such DILETTANTES they seemed to have new jobs and hobbies every week.

Synonyms: amateur; dabbler; superficial; tyro

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Missive
noun
(mihs ihv)

A

A written note or letter

Priscilla spent hours composing a romantic MISSIVE for Elvis.

Synonym: message

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Latent
adj
(lay tehnt)

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Potentially available, but not readily apparent

LATENT testing seeks to identify skills that the test takers may have but are not aware of.

Synonyms: concealed; dormant; inert; potential; quiescent

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Abase
verb
(uh bays)

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To humble; to disgrace

My intention was not to ABASE the comedian.

Synonyms: demean; humiliate

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Efficacy
noun
(eh fih kuh see)

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Effectiveness

The EFFICACY of penicillin was unsurpassed when it was first introduced; the drug completely eliminated almost all bacterial infections.

Synonyms: dynamism; effectiveness; efficiency; force; power; productiveness; proficiency; strength; vigor

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Homogeneous
adj
(huh mah juhn uhs)

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Of a similar kind

The class was fairly HOMOGENEOUS since almost all of the students were journalism majors.

Synonyms: consistent; standardized; uniform; unvarying

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Gregarious
adj
(greh gayr ee uhs)

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Outgoing; sociable

She was so GREGARIOUS that when she found herself alone she felt quite sad.

Synonyms: affable; communicative; congenial; sociable

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Upbraid
verb
(uhp brayd)

A

To scold sharply

The teacher UPBRAIDED the student for scrawling graffiti all over the walls of the school.

Synonyms: berate; chide; rebuke; reproach; tax

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Euphemism
noun
(too fum ih zuhm)

A

Use of an offensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

The funeral direction preferred to use the EUPHEMISM “sleeping” instead of the word “dead”.

Synonyms: circumlocution; delicacy

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Sacrosanct
adj
(saa kroh saankt)

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Extremely sacred; beyond criticism

Many people considered Mother Teresa to be SACROSANCT and would not tolerate any criticism of her.

Synonyms: holy; inviolable; off-limits

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Intractable
adj
(ihn traak tuh buhl)

A

Not easily managed or manipulated

INTRACTABLE for hours, the wild horse eventually allowed the rider to mount.

Synonyms: stubborn; unruly

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Dogmatic
adj
(dawg maat ihk)

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Dictatorial in one’s opinions

The dictator was DOGMATIC, claiming he, and only he, was right.

Synonyms: authoritarian; bossy; dictatorial; doctrinaire; domineering; imperious; magisterial; masterful; overbearing; peremptory

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