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Guile
noun
(gie uhl)

A

Deceit; trickery

Since he was not fast enough to catch the roadrunner on foot, the coyote resorted to GUILE in an effort to trap his enemy.

Synonyms: artifice; chicanery; connivery; duplicity

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Exponent
noun
(ehk spoh nuhnt)

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One who champions or advocates

The Vice President was an enthusiastic EXPONENT of computer technology.

Synonyms: representative; supporter

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Adulterate
verb
(uh duhl tuhr ayt)

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To make impure

The restauranteur made his ketchup last longer by ADULTERATING it with water.

Synonyms: debase; doctor; load

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Propitiate
verb
(proh pih shee ayt)

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To consolidate; to appease

Because their gods were angry and vengeful, the Vikings PROPITIATED them with many sacrifices.

Synonyms: appease; conciliate; mollify; pacify; placate

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Mendicant
noun
(mehn dih kuhnt)

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Beggar

“Please, sir, can you spare a dime?” begged the MENDICANT as the businessman walked past.

Synonyms: panhandler; pauper

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Hoary
adj
(hohr ee)

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Very old; whitish or gray from age

The old man’s HOARY beard contrasted starkly to the mew stubble of his teenage grandson.

Synonyms: ancient; antidiluvian; antique; venerable; vintage

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Explicit
adj
(ehk splih siht)

A

Clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression

The journalist wrote an EXPLICIT description of the gruesome murder.

Synonyms: candid; clear-cut; definite; definitive; express; frank; specific; straightforward; unambiguous; unequivocal

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Assail
verb
(uh sayl)

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To attack; to assault

The foreign army will try to ASSAIL our bases, but they will not be successful in their attack.

Synonyms: beset; storm; strike

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Dupe
verb
(doop)

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To deceive

Bugs Bunny was able to DUPE Elmer Fudd by dressing up as a lady rabbit.

Synonyms: beguile; betray; bluff; cozen; deceive; delude; fool; hoodwink; humbug; mislead; take in; trick

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Ossify
verb
(ah sih fie)

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To change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern

The forensics expert ascertained the body’s age based on the degree to which the facial structure had OSSIFIED.

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Propriety
noun
(pruh prie uh tee)

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The quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs

The aristocracy maintained a high level of PROPRIETY, adhering to even the most minor social rules.

Synonyms: appropriateness; decency; decorum; modesty

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Fallow
noun
(faa loh)

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Dormant; unused

This field should lie FALLOW for a year so the soil does not become completely depleted.

Synonyms: idle; inactive; unseeded

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Querulous
adj
(kwehr yoo luhs)

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Inclined to complain; irritable

Curtis’s complaint letter received prompt attention after the company labeled him a QUERULOUS potential troublemaker.

Synonyms: peevish; puling; sniveling; whiny

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Elegy
noun
(eh luh jee)

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A sorrowful poem or speech

Though the beautiful ELEGY is about death and loss, it urges its readers to endure this life, and to trust in spirituality.

Synonyms: dirge; lament

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Arbitrate
verb
(ahr bih trayt)

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To judge a dispute between two opposing parties

Since the couple could not come to an agreement, a judge was forced to ARBITRATE their divorce proceedings.

Synonyms: adjudge; adjudicate; determine; intermediate; intervene; judge; moderate; referee; rule

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Ethos
noun
(ee thohs)

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The beliefs or character of a group

It is the Boy Scout’s ETHOS that one should always be prepared.

Synonyms: culture; ethic; philosophy

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Ardor
noun
(ahr duhr)

A

Intense and passionate feeling

Bishop’s ARDOR for landscape was evident when he passionately described the beauty of the scenic Hudson Valley.

Synonyms: devotion; enthusiasm; fervency; fervid its; fire; passion; zeal

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Desiccate
verb
(deh sih kayt)

A

To dry out thoroughly

After a few weeks lying on the desert’s baking sands, the cow’s carcass become completely DESICCATED.

Synonyms: dehydrate; dry; parch

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Neophyte
noun
(nee oh fiet)

A

Novice; beginner

A relative NEOPHYTE at bowling, Rodolfo rolled all of his balls into the gutter.

Synonyms: apprentice; greenhorn; tyro

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Mores
noun
(mawr ayz)

A

Fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes

In keeping with the MORES of ancient Roman society, Nero held a celebration every weekend.

Synonyms: conventions; practices

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Philistine
noun
(fihl uh steen)

A

A person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values.

The PHILISTINE never even glanced at the rare violin in his collection but instead kept an eye on its value and sold it at a profit.

Synonyms: boor; bourgeois; capitalist; materialist; vulgarian

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Knell
noun
(nehl)

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Sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure

When the townspeople heard the KNELL from the church belfry, they knew that their mayor had died.

Synonyms: chime; peal; toll

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Vim
noun
(vihm)

A

Vitality and energy

The VIM with which she worked so early in the day explained why she was so productive.

Synonyms: force; power

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Ribald
adj
(rih buhld)

A

Humorous in a vulgar way

The court jester’s RIBALD brand of humor deligthed the rather uncouth king.

Synonyms: coarse; gross; indelicate; lewd; obscene

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Tome
noun
(tohm)

A

A book, usually a large and academic one

The Cher was forced to refer to various TOMES to find the answer to the advanced student’s question.

Synonyms: codex; volume

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Inure
verb
(ih nyoor)

A

To harden; accustom

Eventually, Hassad became INURED to the sirens that went off. Every night and could sleep through them.

Synonyms: condition; familiarize; habituate

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Bombastic
adj
(bahm baast ihk)

A

Pompous in speech and manner

Mussolini’s speeches were mostly BOMBASTIC; his boasting and outrageous claims had no basis in fact.

Synonyms: bloated; declamatory; fustian; grandiloquent; grandiose; mangniloquent; orotund; pretntious; rhetorical

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Liberal
adj
(lihb uh ruhl)

A

Tolerant or broad-minded; generous or lavish

Cali’s LIBERAL parents trusted her and allowed her to mange her own affairs to a large extent.

Synonyms: bounteous; latitudinarian; munificent; permissive; progressive

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Candid
adj
(kaan did)

A

Impartial and honest in speech

The observations of a child can be charming since they are CANDID and unpretentious.

Synonyms: direct; forthright; frank; honest; open; sincere; straight; straightforward; undisguised

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Paragon
noun
(par uh gohn)

A

Model of excellence or perfection

He is the PARAGON of what a judge should be: honest, intelligent, hardworking, and just.

Synonyms: apotheosis; ideal; quintessence; standard

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