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Assuage v

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To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet; calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench.

+ mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay
- intensify, aggravate, exacerbate

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Coalition n

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A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose.

+ alliance, league, federation, combine
- splinter group

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Decadence n

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Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

+ degeneration, corruption
- rise, growth, development, maturation

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Elicit v

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To draw forth, bring out from some source ( such as another person ).

+ call forth, evoke, extract, educe
- repress, quash, squelch, stifle

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Expostulate v

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To attemp to dissuade someone from course or decision by earnest reasoning.

+ protest, remonstrate, complain

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Hackneyed adj

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Used so often as to lack freshness or origanality.

+ banal, trite, commonplace, corny
- new, fresh, novel, original

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Hiatus n

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A gap, opening, break ( in teh sense of having an element missing).

+ pause, lacuna
- continuity, continuation

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Innuendo n

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A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference ( often in a derogatory sense ).

+ insinuation, intimation
- direct statement

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Intercede v

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To poead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go- between in a disagreement

+ intervene, mediate

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Jaded adj

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Wearied, worn out, dulled ( in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence ).

+ sated, surfeited, cloyed
- unspoiled, uncloyed

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Lurid adj

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Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint.

+ gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly
- pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome

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Meritorious adj

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Worthy, deserving recognition and praise

+ praiseworthy, laudable, commendable
- blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable

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Pelutant adj

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Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

+ irritable, testy, waspish
- even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable

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Prerogative n

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A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

+ perquisite, perk

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Provincial adj

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Pertaining to an outlying area;
local;
narrow minded
( n ) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony.
+ ( adj. ) narrow minded, parochial, insular, naive
- ( adj. ) cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded

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Simulate v

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To make a pretense of, imitate; to show the other signs of

+ feign, pretend, affect

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Transcend v

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To rise above or beyond, exceed.

+ surpass, outstrip

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Umbrage n

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Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an over shadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion.

+ irritation, pique, annoyance
- pleasure, delight, satisfaction

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Unctuous adj

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Đất màu mỡ
Giọng ngọt xớt giả dối
Oily

+ mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy
- gruff, blunt

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Approbation n

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The expression of aproval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval.

+ commendation, sanction
- disapproval, condemnation, censure

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Ameliorate v

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To improve, make better, correct a flaw
+ amend, better
- aggravate, exarcerbate

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Aplomb n

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+ composure, self confidence, self posession

- embarrassment, abashment

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Bombastic adj

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Pompous in language
Full of high-sounding words to conceal lack of ideas
+ inflated, highfalutin, pretentious
- simple, plain, austere, unadorned

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Callow adj

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Without experienced, immature
Lacking sophistication and poise
+ unfledged, raw
- mature, polished, sophisticated

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Drivel n v

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Saliva and mucus flowing from mouth to noise 
Nonsense
Foolish, aimless talking 
\+ (n) balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot
\+ (v) slaver
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Epitome n

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A summary, condensed account
An instance that represents a larger reality
+ abstract, digest, model, archetype

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Exhort v

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To urge strongly, advise earnestly
+ entreat, implore, adjure
- deprecate, advise aginst

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Ex officio adj adv

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By virtue of holding a certain office

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Infringe v

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To violate, trespass
+ encroach, impinge, intrude, poach
- stay in bound

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Ingratiate v

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To make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (used in a critical or derogatory sense)
+ cozy up to, curry favor with
- alienate, mortify oneself

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Interioper n

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One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be
An intruder
+ trespasser, meddler, buttinsky

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Intrinsic adj

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+ immanent, organic

- extrinsic, external, outward

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Inveigh v

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To make to violent attack in words to express atrong disapproval
+ rail, harrangue, fulminate, remonstrate
- acclaim, glorify, extol

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Lassitude n

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Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
+ fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor
- vitality, animation, liveliness

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Millenium n

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100 0 years; a period of great joy
+ chiliad, golden age, properity
- doomsday, Day of judgement

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Occult adj v n

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Adj Mysterious, magical, supernatural
Secret, hidden from ordinary means 
V to hide, conceal, eclipse 
N matters involving supernaturals 
\+ adj supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane 
- adj mundane, common, public, exoteric
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Permeate v

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To spread through, penetrate, soak through.

38
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Precipitate v

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To fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct to; ( adj. ) characterized by excessive haste; ( n. ) moisture; the product of an action or progress.

+ ( v. ) provoke, produce; ( adj. ) reckless, impetuous
- ( adj. ) wary, cautious, circumspect

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Stringent

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Strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste.

+ stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative
- lenient, mild, lax, permissive

40
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Surmise v

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To think or belive without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; ( n. ) likely idea that lacks definite proof

+ ( v. ) infer, gather; ( n. ) inference, presumption

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Abominate v

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To have an intense dislike or hatred for
+loathe, abhor, despise, detest
- relish, savor, cherish, esteem

42
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Acculturation n

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The modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another
The resultant blend
+adaptation

43
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Adventitious adj

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Resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character
Accidental, not essential
(medicine) acquired, not congenital
+ extrinsic, incidental, fortuitous
- essential, intrinsic, inherent, congenital

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Ascribe v

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To assign or refer to (as a cause or source)
Attribute
+impute, credit, attribute

45
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Circuitous adj

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roundabout, not direct
+indirect, meandering, winding
- straight, direct, as the crow flies

46
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Commiserate v

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To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for
Share a feeling of distress
+ feel sorry for, empathize
- feel no sympathy for

47
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Enjoin v

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To direct or order 
To prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way 
To prohibit 
\+ bid, charge, command, adjure 
-allow, permit
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Expedite v

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To make easy, cause to progress faster
+ accelerate, facilitate, speed up
- hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct

49
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Expiate v

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To make amends, make up to
To avert
_ redeem, make amends for, atone, make reparation

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Ferment n

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A state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence
(v) To be in or work into such a state
To produce alcohol by chemical action
+ (n) commotion, turmoil, unrest
- (n) peace and quiet, tranquility, placidity

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Inadvertent adj

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Resulting from or marked by lack of attention
Unintentional, accidental
+ accidental, unconsidered
- deliberate, intentional, premeditated

52
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Nominal adj

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Existing in name only, not real
Too small to be considered or taken seriously
+ Tutular, token, trifling, inconsequential
- Real, actual, exorbitant, excessive

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Noncommittal adj

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Not decisive or definite
Unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no
+ Cagey, uninformative, playing it safe, playing it close to the vest
- positive, definite, committed

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Peculate v

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To steal something that has been given into one’s trust
To take improperly for one’s own use
+ embezzle, defraud, misappropriate

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Proclivity n

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A natural or habitual inclination or tendency (esp of human character or behavior )
+ natural bent, penchant, propensity
- inability or incapacity

56
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Sangfroid n

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Composure or coolness, esp in trying circumstances
+ poise, self-assurance, equanimity
- excitability, hysteria, flappability

57
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Seditious adj

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Resistant to lawful authority
Having the purpose of overthrowing an established government
+ mutinous, rebellious, subversive
- supportive, loyal, faithful, allegiant

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Tenuous adj

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Thin, slender, not dense 
Lacking clarity or sharpness 
Of slight importance or significance
lacking a sound basis, poorly supported 
\+ flimsy, insubstantial, vague, hazy 
- strong, solid, substantial, valid
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Vitriolic adj

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Bitter, sarcastic
Highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)
+ withering, acerbic, mordant
- bland, saccharine, honeyed, sugary

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Wheedle v

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To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end
+ cajole, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk
- coerce, browbeat, intimidate, strong-arm

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