Top 50 Level 3

Question 0

Disillusion

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-to disenchant and free from false beliefs or illusions

Question 1

Adulation

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-great public admiration and over-the-top praise

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Elusive

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• hard to pin down
• skillful at ELUDING capture
• EVASIVE

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Futile

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• ineffectual
• producing no result
• vain

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Chaotic

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• disorganized and confused

- lacking visible order or organization

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Obsolete

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• no longer producing or used
• ANTIQUATED
• out of date
• ARCHAIC

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Disparity

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• the condition of being unequal

- a noticeable difference in age, income, or treatment

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Antecedent

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• an event or occurrence that precedes something similar in the time
• a forerunner

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Somber

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-characterized by being dark, gloomy, and depressed

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Augment

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• to make something greater

- to increase

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Stodgy

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-dull, uninspiring, and unimaginative

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Abstemious

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-characterized by moderation in eating and drinking

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Digress

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• to stray from a topic in writing, speaking, or thinking

- to go off on a TANGENT

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Misnomer

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-an incorrect or inappropriate name

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Lucrative

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-refers to an enterprise or investment that is profitable

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Solicitous

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• characterized by being overly attractive and caring
• excessively concerned
• INDULGENT

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Intrepid

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• fearless and daring
• bold
• DAUNTLESS

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Affable

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• friendly and pleasant
• gracious
• GENIAL

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Fundamental

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-a belief, skill, or component that is essential and basic

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Scenario

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-a sequence of possible events that may occur

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Empathy

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• great understanding of another person’s feelings

- great sympathy

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Plausible

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• believable

- having a reasonable chance of something happening

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Heyday

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-the peak of popularity and success of a movement, organization or person

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Ingenious

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-a clever mix of creativity and inventiveness

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Conspicuous

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-attracting attention by being unusual or very noticeable

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Hierarchy

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-any system of persons, animals, or things that are ranked one above another

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Exasperate

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- to irritate - annoy - frustrate - VEX

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Resolute

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- very determined and persistent | - strong-minded

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Mundane

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-ordinary and commonplace

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Slovenly

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- characterized by being untidy in dress or appearance | - messy and sloppy

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Dispel

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- to drive away or scatter | - to remove

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Adhere

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- to follow closely | - to stick with a policy or plan of action

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Trivialize

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- to make TRIVIAL and thus insignificant | - to minimize

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Negligent

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-characterized by neglect and a careless lack of concern

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Adept

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- demonstrating great skill in accomplishing a task or in achoeving a goal - ADROIT

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Embellish

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- to enhance | - to make more attractive with ornamentation

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Instill

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-to gradually impart new values, attitudes, or skills

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Exacerbate

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- to make worse | - to aggravate a situation

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Impassioned

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- filled with passion and zeal | - FERVENT

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Euphoric

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-a feeling of great joy and overwhelming ELATION

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Mock

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-to make fun of or mimic with contempt, ridicule, or DERISION

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Credible

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- apparently reasonable | - believable

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Divisive

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- creating disunity and dissension | - POLARIZING

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Herald

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-to praise or enthusiastically greet the arrival of someone or something

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Devour

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- to eat VORACIOUSLY | - consume greedily

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Shirk

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-to avoid or neglect one's assigned duties or responsibilities

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Tenacious

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- stubborn and unyielding - not easily letting go or giving up - RESOLUTE

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Feasible

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- possible - capable of being achieved - VIABLE

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Appall

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-to shock and outrage

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Periphery

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- the outer boundary or fringe area of something | - MARGINAL and thus not part of the inner core