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Presumptuous

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Would it be presumptuous of me to ask for seconds?

Bold to the point of rudeness

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Abhor

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I abhor lima beans; they taste awful to me

To loathe or detest

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Taint

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I think this rib roast is tainted; don’t eat it

To affect with something harmful; contaminate

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Abstemious

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No more for me I’m being abstemious

Sparing in the use of food or drink

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Satiated

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I’m totally satiated I could not eat another bite

To satisfy fully

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Replete

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I’m feeling replete no more mashed potatoes for me

Gorged with food, sated

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Superfluous

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No thanks more food would be superfluous

Unnecessary

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Surfeit

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I have already had a surfeit of dinner no more please

Excess, overindulgence

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Vacillation

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I’m vacillating between going to a movie or going to the mall
Wavering, going back-and-forth

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Apathy

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I’m completely apathetic I’ll do whatever you want to do

Lack of interest or caring

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Precarious

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No, my mental state is to precarious to just stay here

unstable, insecure

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Penchant

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I have a penchant for blue suede shoes

A strong taste or liking

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Paucity

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I have such a paucity of clothes that I am barely have anything to wear
Small amount or number

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Prodigal

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I know you may believe I am being Prodigal, but I really need this MP3 player
Wasteful

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Spendthrift

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Do you think I would be a spendthrift if I bought this $100 shirt
A person who spends money wastefully

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Novice

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A person who is new at something

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Revere

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To regard with awe

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Truncate

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Sadly, the newspaper could only print a few hundred words, so she had to truncate her story considerably
Shorten by cutting off

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Succumb

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Though he tried to resist, Larry succumbed to his desire for a triple-chocolate fudge sundae
To give way to superior force

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Slander

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After the politician was accused of slander, Alexandra decided to terminate her work for his campaign
Untruthful spoken attack someone’s reputation

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Sobriety

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Being quiet or serious

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Testimony

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Statement in support of something, often under oath

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Debunk

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To expose the falseness of something or someone

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Truant

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He is a known truant; last week, he showed up at school only twice
Someone who cuts school or neglects his or her duties

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Repeal
To take back a law or other decision
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Swindle
To cheat out of money or property
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Preclude
If I have steak for my last meal, would that preclude my having lobster as well? To make impossible
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Tract
Tracts of land | A piece of land
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Patent
It is patently obvious that I won't get a fair trial | Obvious, readily visible
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Tacit
Implied, not stated outright
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Objective
Not affected by personal feelings
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Void
To invalidate
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Innocuous
Causing or intending little or no harm
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Elusive
Cleverly avoiding or escaping
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Infallible
Unable to be proven wrong
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Trite
Overused, lacking freshness
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Quibble
N. To make a minor objection, v. a small objection
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Stylized
I found the book to be so stylized that I couldn't empathize with the characters In a particular style, often an unrealistic one
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Synopsis
Plot summary
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Phenomena
Occurrences, facts, or observable circumstances
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Esoteric
Known only by a select few
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Marred
Impaired the perfection of
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Obliterate
To wipe out, remove all traces
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Vanquish
Overpower an enemy completely
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Ominous
Signaling something evil is about to happen
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Nullified
The offsetting penalties nullified each other | To make invalid or worthless
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Negated
The personal foul negated the touchdown, and the play had to be done over To destroy the validity of something
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Premonition
I had a premonition about this game so I bet my life savings | A feeling that something is about to happen
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Unheralded
Unnoticed or unappreciated
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Unprecedented
Without parallel
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Mitigate
To make less severe
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Soporific
Causing sleep
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Pastiche
Piece of music, writing, or art combining several different sources or styles
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Provincial
An 11 o'clock curfew is so provincial | Having a narrow scope
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Tantamount
Equivalent in effect or meaning
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Renounce
To give up or put aside
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Indomitable
Unable to be subdued or overcome
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Innate
Existing in a person since birth; part of the character of something
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Omniscient
Having complete knowledge
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Temper
To moderate, to make less extreme
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Vitality
Energy, liveliness
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Methodical
Orderly, having a set system
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Mundane
Ordinary or commonplace
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Predecessor
Person who precedes another in a office or a position
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Subordinate
Placed in a lower order or rank
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Zeal
Enthusiasm, intensity
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Urbane
Highly sophisticated
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Wry
Dryly humorous
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Succinct
Brief, concise
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Serene
Calm, peaceful
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Resolute
Strongly determined
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Transcendent
Going beyond known limits
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Taciturn
Being of few words
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Reticent
Untalkative, shy, reluctant to speak
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Unwitting
Unaware
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Dupe
A person easily deceived
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Miser
One who saved greedily
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Recluse
Someone who lives in seclusion
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Stoic
Not affected by passion or feeling
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Strident
Harsh, grating
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Vociferous
Loud
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Tirade
A long, harsh, often abusive speech
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Verbosity
The use of too many words
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Sullen
Sad, sulky
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Torpid
Without energy, sluggish
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Tactful
Saying or doing the proper thing
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Antidote
Remedy for a poison
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Impudence
Bold disrespectful or rudeness
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Incorrigible
Not capable of being reformed
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Indelible
Incapable of being erased
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Stupefy
To make less alert
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Wily
Artful, cunning, deceitful, sly
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Parochial
Having a narrow scope
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Meager
Lacking in the amount or a quality; poor
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Morose
Gloomy; ill tempered
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Obsolete
Outdated
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Extraneous
Not pertinent or relevant
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Trite
Overused. Lacking freshness
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Unseemly
Unbecoming
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Tumultuous
Characterized by a noisy uproar
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Sanction
V. To give permission; n. A coercive measure designed to make a person or persons comply
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Levity
Lightness; lacking seriousness
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Usurp
To seize power by force
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Magnate
A person of great influence in a particular field
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Repudiate
To cast off or disown; to refuse to acknowledge
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Sentinel
A guard, a watchman
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Divergent
Moving in different directions from a common point
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Reconcile
To settle a problem
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Tenet
Idea or belief
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Pious
Having reverence for a god
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Conflagration
A widespread fire
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Stimulus
Something that causes a reaction
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Residual
Describing the part left over

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