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Nuance
noun
(noo ahns)

A

A subtle expression of meaning or quality

The scholars argued for hours over tiny NUANCES in the interpretation of the last line of the poem.

Synonyms: gradation; subtlety; tone

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Mar
verb
(mahr)

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To damage or deface; to spoil

Telephone poles MAR the natural beauty of the countryside.

Synonyms: blemish; disfigure; impair; injure; scar

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Garrulous
adj
(gaar uh luhs)

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Tending to talk a lot

The GARRULOUS parakeet distracted its owner with its continuous talking.

Synonyms: effusive; loquacious

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Transitory
adj
(trahn sih tohr ee)

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Temporary; lasting a brief time

The reporter’s homes were TRANSITORY; she stayed in one place only
long enough to cover the current story.

Synonyms: ephemeral; evanescent; fleeting; impermanent; momentary

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Surfeit
noun
(suhr fiht)

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Excessive amount

Because of the SURFEIT of pigs, pork prices have never been lower.

Synonyms: glut; plethora; repletion; superfluity; surplus

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Pervade
verb
(puhr vayd)

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To be present throughout; to permeate

Four spices- cumin, turmeric, coriander, and cayenne- PERVADE almost every Indian dish, and give the cuisine its distinctive flavor.

Synonyms: imbue; infuse; penetrate; permeate; suffuse

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Sully
verb
(suh lee)

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To tarnish; to taint

With the help of a public relations firms, he was able to restore his SULLIED reputation.

Synonyms: besmirch; defile

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Cartography
noun
(kahr tahg ruh fee)

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The science or art of making maps

Gail’s interest in CARTOGRAPHY may stem from the extensive traveling she did as a child.

Synonyms: charting; surveying; topography

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Impugn
verb
(ihm pyoon)

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To call into question; to attack verbally

“How dare you IMPUGN my motives?” Protested the lawyer, on vein accused of ambulance chasing.

Synonyms: challenge; dispute

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Florid
adj
(flohr ihd)

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Excessively decorated or embellished

The palace had been decorated in an excessively FLORID style; every surface had been carved and gilded.

Synonyms: baroque; elaborate; flamboyant; ornate; ostentatious; rococo

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Declivity
noun
(dih klih vih tee)

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A downward slope

Because the violet was situated on the DECLIVITY of a hill, it never flooded.

Synonyms: decline; descent; grade; slant; tilt

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Bevy
noun
(beh vee)

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A group

As predicted, a BEVY of teenagers surrounded the rock star’s limousine.

Synonyms: band; bunch; gang; pack; troop

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Tawdry
adj
(taw dree)

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Gaudy, cheap, or showy

The performer changed into her TAWDRY, spangled costume and stepped out onto the stage to do her show.

Synonyms: flashy; loud; meretricious

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Pathogenic
adj
(paa thoh jehn ihk)

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Causing disease

Bina’s research on the origins of PATHOGENIC microorganisms should help stop the spread of disease.

Synonyms: infecting; noxious

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Apathy
noun
(aa pah thee)

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Lack of interest or emotion

The APATHY of voters is so great that less than half the people who are eligible to vote actually bother to do so.

Synonyms: coolness; disinterest; disregard; impassivity; indifference; insensibility; lassitude; lethargy; listlessness; phlegm; stolidity; unconcern; unresponsiveness

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Mirth
noun
(muhrth)

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Frivolity; gaiety; laughter

Vera’s hilarious jokes contributed to the general MIRTH at the dinner party.

Synonyms: glee; hilarity; jollity; merriment

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Nadir
noun
(nay dihr)

A

Lowest point

As Joey waited in line to audition for the diaper commercial, he realized he had reached the NADIR of his acting career.

Synonyms: bottom; depth; pit

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Sentient
adj
(sehn shuhnt)

A

Aware; consciousness; able to perceive

The anesthetic didn’t work, and I was still SENTIENT when the dentist started drilling!

Synonyms: feeling; intelligent; thinking

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Tirade
noun
(tie rayd)

A

A long, harsh speech or verbal attack

Observers were shocked at the manager’s TIRADE over such a minor mistake.

Synonyms: diatribe; fulmination; harangue; obloquy; revilement; vilification

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Perfidious
adj
(puhr fih dee uhs)

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Willing to betray someone’s trust

The actress’s PERFIDIOUS companion revealed all of her intimate secrets to the gossip columnist.

Synonyms: disloyal; faithless; traitorous; treacherous

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Sublime
adj
(suh bliem)

A

Lofty or grand

The music was so SUBLIME that it transformed he rude surroundings into a special place.

Synonyms: august; exalted; glorious; grand; magnificent; majestic; noble; resplendent; superb

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Cogent
adj
(koh juhnt)

A

Convincing and well-reasoned

Swayed by the COGENT argument of the defense, the jury had no choice but to acquit the defendant.

Synonyms: convincing; persuasive; solid; sound; telling; valid

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Livid
adj
(lih vihd)

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Discolored from a bruise; pale; reddened with anger

Andre was LIVID when he discovered that someone had spilled grape juice all over his cashmere coat.

Synonyms: ashen; black-and-blue; furious; pallid

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Inchoate
adj
(ihn koh uht)

A

Not fully formed; disorganized

The ideas expressed in Nietzsche’s mature work also appear in an INCHOATE from in his earliest writing.

Synonyms: amorphous; incoherent; incomplete; unorganized

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Distaff
noun
(dis taf)

A

The female branch of a family

The lazy husband refused to cook dinner for his wife, joking that the duty belongs to the DISTAFF’S side.

Synonyms: maternal

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Audacious
adj
(aw day shuhs)

A

Fearless and daring

The AUDACIOUS peasant dared to insult he king’s mother.

Synonyms: adventuresome; aggressive; assertive; bold; brave; courageous; daring; dauntless; doughty; fearless; gallant; game; heroic; intrepid; mettlesome; plucky; stout; stouthearted; unafraid; undaunted; valiant; valorous; venturesome; venturous

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Terrestrial
adj
(tuh reh stree uhl)

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Earthly; down-to-earth; commonplace

Many “extraterrestrial” objects turn out to be TERRESTRIAL in origin, as when flying saucers turn out to be normal airplanes.

Synonyms: earthbound; mundane; sublunary; tellurium; terrene

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Endemic
adj
(ehn deh mihk)

A

Belonging to a particular area; inherent

The health department determined that the outbreak was ENDEMIC to the small village, so they quarantined the inhabitants before the virus could spread.

Synonyms: indigenous; local; native

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Attenuate
verb
(uh tehn yoo ayt)

A

To reduce in force or degree; to weaken

The Bill of Rights ATTENUATED the traditional power of government to change laws at will.

Synonyms: debilitate; devitalize; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; rarely; sap; thin; undermine; undo; unnerve; weaken

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Iniquity
noun
(ih nihk wih tee)

A

A sin; an evil act

“I promise to close every den of INIQUITY in this town!” Thundered the conservative new mayor.

Synonyms: enormity; immortality; injustice; vice; wickedness

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