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VOLITION

Synonyms:

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The act of making a choice

Examples: “Without conscious volition she backed into her office.”

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APOCRYPHAL

Synonyms: fictitious, made-up, untrue, fabricated, false, spurious

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Of doubtful authencity

Examples: “an apocryphal story about a former president”

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EXTOLS

Synonyms: acclaim, exalt, eulogize, adulate, overpraise

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praise enthusiastically

Examples: He extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples.

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REGALES

Synonyms: entertain, amuse, divert, delight, fascinate, captivate

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entertain or amuse (someone) with talk.

Examples: He regaled her with a colorful account of that afternoon’s meeting.

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SUBVERTS

Synonyms:* destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn*

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undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

Examples: An attempt to subvert democratic government.

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INCULCATED

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instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction.

Examples: He has inculcated bad habits over the time.

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ELUCIDATED

Synonyms: explain, illuminate, unravel, clarify

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make (something) clear; explain.

Examples: Work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter.

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IMBUED

Synonyms: **permeate, saturate, diffuse, suffuse, pervade **

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inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality.

Examples: The entire performance was imbued with sparkle and elan.

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GRATUITOUS

Synonyms: unjustified, uncalled for, unwarranted, unprovoked, undue

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uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted.

Examples: Gratuitous violence.

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MALICIOUS

Synonyms: * spiteful, malevolent, evil-intentioned, vindictive, vengeful, malign*

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characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.

Examples: Malicious destruction of property,

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TRANSIENT

Synonyms:* temporary, short-lived, short-term, impermanent, brief, short*

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lasting only for a short time; impermanent.

Examples: a transient cold spell

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INDELIBLE

Synonyms: * ineradicable, permanent, lasting, ingrained, persisting, enduring*

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not able to be forgotten or removed.

Examples: His story made an indelible impression on me.

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FASTIDIOUSLY

Synonyms: Particular

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particular; hard to please.

Examples: He checked the product very fastidiously.

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ULULATE

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howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief.

Examples: Women were ululating as the body was laid out.

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CONSTRUE

Synonyms: * interpret, understand, read, see, take*

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interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.

Examples: His words could hardly be construed as an apology.

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PATHOS

Synonyms: poignancy, tragedy, sadness, pitifulness, piteousness

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a quality that evokes pity or sadness.

Examples: The actor injects his pathos into the role.

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PREPONDERANCE

Synonyms: * prevalence, predominance, dominance*

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the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.

Examples: The preponderance of women among older people.

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ARTIFICE

Synonyms: * trickery, deceit, deception, duplicity, guile, cunning*

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clever or cunning devices or expedients, esp. as used to trick or deceive others.

Examples: Artifice and outright fakery.

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DESPONDENCY

Synonyms: * hopelessness, despair, discouragement, low spirits*

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a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage.

Examples: He hinted at his own deep despondency

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PORTENTOUS

Synonyms: ominous, warning, premonitory, threatening, menacing

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of or like a portent.(Portent: a sign or warning that something)

Examples: The envelope and its portentous contents.

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INIMICAL

Synonyms: * harmful, injurious, detrimental, deleterious, prejudicial*

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tending to obstruct or harm.

Examples: Actions inimical to our interests.

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ABROGATED

Synonyms: repeal, revoke, rescind, repudiate, overturn, annul

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repeal or do away with

Examples: A proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike.

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ESPOUSED

Synonyms: adopt, embrace, take up, accept, welcome

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adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).

Examples: Western culture is being espoused all around the world.

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MONOLITH

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a very large and characterless building.

Examples: The 72-story monolith overlooking the waterfront

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FIASCO

Synonyms: ** failure, disaster, catastrophe**

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a thing that is a complete failure, esp. in a ludicrous or humiliating way.

Examples: His plans turned into a fiasco.

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CONDESCENDING

Synonyms: * patronizing, supercilious, superior, snobbish, snobby, disdainful, lofty*

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having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority

Examples: She thought the teachers were arrogant and condescending.

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REPUDIATE

Synonyms: reject, renounce, abandon, give up, turn one’s back on

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refuse to accept or be associated with

Examples: She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders.

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PREVARICATE

Synonyms: ** beat around the bush, hedge, fence, shilly-shally, dodge **

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speak or act in an evasive way

Examples: He seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions.

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ARBITRATE

Synonyms: adjudicate, judge, referee, umpire

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reach an authoritative judgment or settlement

Examples: The board has the power to arbitrate in disputes.

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REGNANT

Synonyms:

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reigning; ruling

Examples: A queen regnant.

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IMPLACABLE

Synonyms: * unappeasable, unforgiving, unsparing*

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unable to be placated.

Examples: He was an implacable enemy of Ted’s

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ANNEXED

Synonyms: appropriate, seize, conquer, occupy

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append or add as an extra or subordinate part

Examples: The first ten amendments were annexed to the Constitution.

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DILETTANTE

Synonyms: dabbler, amateur, nonprofessional, nonspecialist, layman, layperson

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a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.

Examples: A dilettante approach to science.

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