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1
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temperament

A

the casual mood, attitude, character of a person or animal
eg. the temperament of dog
somber temperament

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somber 2

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omber-darkness

1) of dark color
eg. somber sky
somber suit

2) unhappy or serious
eg. somber expression

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labyrinth 2

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1) a complex or twisted path

2) fig. m- complexity (ie. difficult to understand)
eg. the labyrinth of the legal system

[syn] maze

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domineering

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wanting others to obey what is ordered / not giving freedom

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arrogant 3

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1) thinking that others are useless
2) thinking that you know everything and there is nothin to learn
3) thinking that you are better, smarter, more intelligent than others
eg. the teacher is arrogant

[syn] haughty, hubristic, supercilious

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hubris

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arrogance

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imperial

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(of the empire/emperor)
eg. the british imperial power
the imperial family
the imperial palace

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peremptory

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that must be obeyed with out dispute

eg. peremptory order

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grim 2

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1) sad and serious
eg. grim expression

2) dull (not decorated , not artistic)
eg. grim appearance of the building

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regale

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to entertain

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gale

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forceful wind

eg. gale of laughter/tears

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prodigious 2

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1) extraordinary
eg. prodigious musical talent

2)huge
eg. prodigious effort
prodigious use of pesticides

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prodigy

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a child with early talent

eg. child prodigy

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precocious 2

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1) having early talent
eg. a precocious child

2) earlier than normal time
eg. precocious fruits / flowers

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precocity 2

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1) early talent
eg. a child with precocity

2) the state of being earlier than normal time
eg. the precocity of fruits / flowers

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patois

A

informal language

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philology

A

the study of languages and their derivatives

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entitlement 2

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1) activity of providing title

2) right
eg. personal entitlement

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facile 3

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1) easy, requiring little time and effort
eg. a facile job

2) performing something easily (without burden)
eg. a facile teacher/orator

3) effortless
eg. a facile victory

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docile

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easily manageable or tractable

eg. a docile child/pets

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froward

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unmanageable or intractable

[syn] unruly, recalcitrant
eg. recalcitrant child / elements

22
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probe 2

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1) to investigate
eg. probing mind

2) to touch so as to practice medical treatment

23
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pecuniary

A

pecu-money

relating to money

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impecunious

A

having little or no money

eg. impecunious farmer

25
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lucre

A

money earned in a dishonest way

26
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checkered 2

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1) having the mark of cross
eg. checkered flag / t-shirt

2)fluctuating
eg, checkered career of a politician

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Checks and Balances

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prevent or brake

28
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uncheck

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without stopping (uncontrollable)
eg. uncheck spread of the disease
29
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mendicate

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to beg by religious bagger

30
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philatelist

A

one who collects stamps as a hobby

31
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penurious 2

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1) very poor
eg. penurious family

2) extremely unwilling to spend money
eg. penurious classmates

32
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penury 2

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1) poverty

2) extreme unwillingness to spend money

33
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opulent 2

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1) very wealthy

2) luxurious
eg. opulent furniture

34
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opulence 2

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1) great wealth

2) luxury

35
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affluent

A

wealthy

36
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affluence

A

wealth

37
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denigrate 2

A

de-down, nigra-black

1) unfairly criticize
eg. he was denigrated in the classroom

2) to criticize or insult

38
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miser

A

parsimonious person

39
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numismatist

A

a person who collects and studies coins as a hobby

40
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tightwad

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excessively frugal person; a miser

41
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obtuse

A

slow-witted (understanding something only partially)

42
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probity 4

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1) great honesty
2) religious honesty
3) fig. m - equity
4) benevolence

43
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mendacity

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mend - banaunu

great dishonesty or lie

44
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mendacious

A

greatly dishonest or lying

eg. a mendacious report/person

45
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shrew 2

A

1) (-ve) rat-like animal

2) fig. m - a woman who scolds others

46
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shrewd

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(+ve) having mental ability to understand the situation quickly and make a good judgment (turning situation into advantage)

47
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perspicuous

A

lucid

eg. perspicuous translation

48
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perspicuity /n/

A

lucidity

49
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recondite

A

known by few (hard to understand by many)
eg. the recondite method of meditation
recondite vocabulary

[syn] rarefied [+1], arcane, esoteric [+1]
eg. esoteric vocabulary

50
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esoteric

A

the minority

eg. esoteric religious group

51
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rarefied

A

thin or rare
eg. rarefied oxygen
the rarefied atmosphere of Mars

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