Third Page Of List

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Brusque

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Talking or behaving in a very direct, brief and unfriendly way
Blunt, abrupt

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Headstrong

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Stubborn

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Defoliate

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Cause leaves to fall off

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Espouse

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To express support for (a cause, belief , etc)

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Hone

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Whetstone

Sharpen

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Lax

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Not careful enough
Not strict enough
Careless
Slack

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Obviate

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To Avoid or prevent something
Make unnecessary

Example: the new medical treatment obviates the need for a surgery

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Torpid

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Inactive

Lazy

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Aesthetic

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Concerning art or beauty
Artistic
Attractive

Example: there are practical as well as aesthetic reasons for planting trees

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Bulwark

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Something that provides protection for or against something
A wall that is built for protection
Fortification

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Defunct

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No longer in existence

No longer being used

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Odious

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Causing hatred or strong dislike
Hateful

Example: an odious crime/ an odious and unforgivable insult

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Rife

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Bery common and often bad and unpleasent

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Posterity

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Future generations
(The offspring of one progenitor to the future generation)

Example: posterity will remember her as a women of courage and integrity.

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Torpor

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A state of being inactive and having very little energy
Dormancy

Example: the news aroused him from his torpor

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Affable

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Friendly and easy to talk to
Social

Example: he was a lively, affable young fellow.

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Eulogy

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Praise

A speech that praises someone who has died

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Hypochondriac

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A person obsessed with health

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Legion

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A very large number
A large group of soldiers

Example: legions of people came to see him perform

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Officious

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An annoying person who tries to tell other people what to do in a way that is not wanted or needed.

Example: an officious little man who was always telling everyone else how to do their jobs

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Posthumous

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Happening, done, or published after someone’s death

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Rigor

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Difficult and unpleasent conditions associated with something.
The quality or state of being very exact, careful or strict.

Example:they conducted the experiments with scientific rigor.

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Totter

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To move or walk in a slow and unsteady way.
To become weak and likely to collapse.

Example: the child tottered across the room.
He tottered away to bed

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Alacrity

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Eagerness
Enthusiasm
Quick and cheerful readiness to do something.

Example: she accepted the invitation with an alacrity that surprised me.

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Burgeon

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Grow Flourish Blokm

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Deleterious

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Harmful Example: the chemical is deleterious to environment.

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Euphemism

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A polite phrase to cover something unpleasant Example: using 'eliminate' as a euphemism for 'kill'.

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Lethargic

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Feeling a lack in energy or interest in doing things

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Ogle

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Stare at To look at someone in a way that shows sexual attraction To look at something in a way that shows strong interest or desire Example: he sat at the bar, ogling several women. He ogled the new cars on the lot.

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Postulate

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Hypothesize | Propose

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Robust

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Strong Healthy Tough

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Tractable

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Obedient Polite Easily managed or controlled Example: a tractable horse Tractable child

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Burnish

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Polish

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Deliberate

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To think over deeply Discuss decisions carefully Example: the jury deliberated for two days before reaching a verdict.

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Euphony

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Pleasant sounds

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Iconoclast

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Persons who opposes beliefs and practices that are widely accepted Heretic

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Olfactory

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Concerned with the sense of smell

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Levity

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Joking about serious matters An amusing quality Example: they managed to find some levity in the situation.

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Potable

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Suitable for drinking | Example: around here, the only potable water comes from wells.

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Rotund | Example: a rotund little man who was asked to play Santa every year.

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Round and fat

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Tranquil | Example: the house was tranquil after the kids moved outside to play

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Peaceful and quiet

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Buttress Example: the mother had always been the buttress of our family in tiering times. After the wall collapsed, the construction company agreed to rebuild it with buttress

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A structure that is built against a wall to strengthen it and support it . Strengthen or aupport

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Delineation

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Explanation or definition.

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Idiosyncrasy Example: her habit of using 'like' in every sentence was just one of her idiosyncrasies. The current system has a few idiosyncrasies.

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unique to an individual. | An unusual way in which one behaves or thinks.

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Ominous

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Threatening

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Potent

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Powerful Compelling Effective

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Ruminate

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To think carefully and deeply about something.

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Allay | Example: allayed the fears of the worried citizens.

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1. To reduce the intensity of; relieve: allay back pains. See Synonyms at relieve. 2. To calm or pacify; set to rest.

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Demur | Example: demurred at the suggestion.

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1- hesitate. 2- refuse. 3- To voice opposition; object: Synonyms: object.

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Exacerbate | Example: a misconceived plan that only exacerbated the city's traffic problem.

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To make something worse.

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1- Ignominious Example: some of his friends considered the job of janitor to be an ignominious fate for the laid-off executive 2- Ignominy

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Causing disgrace or shame. Shameful 2- Shame.

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Liniment

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A liquid that is rubbed on your skin to relieve pain or stiffness in your muscles. Soothing lotion.

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Omnipotent

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Having complete or unlimited power. | Synonyms: almighty, all-powerful

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Pragmatic Example: pragmatic men of power have had no time or inclination to deal with…social morality. - Pragmatic man

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Practical

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Ruse | Example: His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him.

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A trick or act that is used to fool someone

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Transgress Example: don't even think about transgressing the drug laws of that Asian country, for punishments are severe and there's nothing that our government can do to intervene

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To do something that is not allowed. To disobey a command or law. Go astray

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Alleviate

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To make less severe

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Cacophony | Example: the cacophony of a pet store full of animals

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Unpleasant loud sounds

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Denounce Examples the church council denounced the bishop's teachings, officially declaring them to be heresy.

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``` Condemn. Criticize Accuse Proclaim To publicly state that someone or something is bad or wrong : to criticize (someone or something) harshly and publicly ```

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1- Exasperate | 2- Exasperated

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1- To make (someone) very angry or annoyed | 2- frustrated or annoyed

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Lithe Example lithe steel a lithe vine

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Flexible Supple easily bent or flexed

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Omniscient

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All-knowing

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Saccharin

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Falsely sweet

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transient

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Short lived | Ephemeral

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Aloof

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Cold Antisocial Detached Distant

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Cajole

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1 a : to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax b : to obtain from someone by gentle persuasion Coax

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Livid Examples the boss was livid when yet another deadline was missed her face was livid with fear

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Very angry

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Onerous Examples had the onerous and stressful job of notifying the families of soldiers killed in action.

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Hard to undertake Burdensome Involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome

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Preamble

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Introductory material

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Sacrosanct Examples The teacher's book of grades is sacrosanct, and someone could be expelled for changing anything in it. Believers eventually built a chapel on the sacrosanct spot where the miracle was thought to have taken place

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Very holy | Inviolable

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Traverse

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To move across.

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Altruism

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Putting others first. | Being self sacrificying

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Caldron

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Huge cooking pot