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Opaque

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Impossible to see through/preventing the passage of light

“The heavy build up of dirt and grime on the windows almost made them opaque”

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Opprobrium

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Public disgrace

“After the scheme to embezzle the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter opprobrium”

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Ostentation

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Excessive showiness

“The ostentation of the sun king’s court is evident in the lavish decoration and luxurious ness of his palace at Versailles”

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Paradox

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A contradiction or dilemma

“It is a paradox that those most in need of medical attention are the least able to afford it”

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Paragon

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Model of excellence or perfection

“She is the paragon of what a judge should be: honest, intelligent hardworking and just”

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Pedant

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Someone who shows off learning

“The graduate instructors tedious and excessive commentary on the subject soon gained her a reputation as a pedant”

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Perfidious

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Willing to betray one’s trust

“The actress’s perfidious companion revealed all of her intimate secrets to the gossip columnist”

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Perfunctory

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Done in a routine way; indifferent

“The machinelike bank teller processed the transaction and gave the waiting customer a perfunctory smile”

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Placate

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To soothe or pacify

“The burglar tried to placate the snarling dog by offering a treat”

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Plastic

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Able to be molded, altered or bent

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Plethora

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Excess

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Pragmatic

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Practical as opposed to idealistic

“Pragmatic gamblers realize that the odds are heavily stacked against them”

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Precipitate

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To throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

“After finding out they got married after dating for only 2 months, friends expected such a precipitate marriage to end in divorce”

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Inane

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Stupid/foolish

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Ineffable

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Too great or extreme to be expressed in words

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Canonical

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Included in a list of sacred/authoritative/established works

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Specious

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Superficially possible, but actually wrong

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Axiom

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An established or accepted statement

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Languishing

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Getting weaker or more feeble

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Flagging

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getting weaker

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Heuristic

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Enabling someone to learn something for themselves

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Repository

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A place where things are stored

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Cache

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A collection of the same type located in a hidden place

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Abiding

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Lasting a long time

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Perennial

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Lasting a long time

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Boorish

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Rough/bad mannered/coarse

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Arcane

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Understood by few/mystery

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Fawning

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Displaying exaggerated affection and flattery (obsequious)

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Contrite

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Remorseful/affected by guilt

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Bengal

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Of a pardonable offense

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Calumny

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Slander, derision, making false claims to ruin someone’s reputation

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Facetious

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Treating a serious issue with deliberately inappropriate humor (aka flippant)

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Onerous

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Troublesome and oppressive; burdensome

“The assignment was so extensive and difficult to manage that it proved onerous to the team in charge of it”

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Nomenclature

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Devising/choosing names for things or a system of names

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Etiology

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Cause/origin or the science of dealing with causes of diseases

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Teleology

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  • Account of a thing’s purpose
  • the study of design in nature
  • philosophical interpretation of natural phenomena as exhibiting a purpose or a design
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Epistemology

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The study of the nature, origin, methods and limits of human knowledge

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Concomitant

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Happening at the same time

“Poverty and it’s concomitant social problems”

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Enigmatic

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Difficult to understand/mysterious

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Solecism

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Grammatical mistake in speech or writing

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Malapropism

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Mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one

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Modicum

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Small quantity of something

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Extemporaneous

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Done or spoken without preparation; impromptu

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Hackneyed

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Unoriginal/trite

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Quotidian

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Of or occurring daily

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Vagary

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Unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or someone’s behavior

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Laudable

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(Of an action, idea or goal) deserving praise and commendation

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Histrionic

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Exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention

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Conciliatory

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Intended to placate or pacify

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Mirth

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Amusement - especially expressed in laughter

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Hapless

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Unlucky; unfortunate

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Gregarious

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Very sociable

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Implacable

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Unable to pacify

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Erudition

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Quality of having or showing great knowledge or leaning; scholarship

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Bipedal

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(Of an animal) using two legs for walking

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Stringent

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(Of regulations, requirements or conditions) strict, precise

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Dilatory

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Causing a delay

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Munificent

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(Of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than usual or than is necessary

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Synchronously

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Occurring at the same time

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Adroit

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Clever or skillful in using hands or mind

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Haughty

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Arrogantly superior and disdainful

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Deferential

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Showing respect; showing deference

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Bungle

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To carry out a task clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure/unsatisfactory outcome

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Flounder

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Struggle of stagger helplessly or clumsily

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Plucky

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Showing courage in the face of difficulty

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Soporific

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Causing drowsiness or sleep

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Anodyne

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Not likely to provoke dissent: deliberately inoffensive

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Vertiginous

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Causing vertigo

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Garrulous

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Excessively talkative esp. about trivial matters

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Laconic

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Using very few words

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Indolent

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Lazy

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Taciturn

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Saying very little

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Desultory

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Lacking a plan, propose or enthusiasm

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Nomenclature

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Devising/choosing names for things or a system of names

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Etiology

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Cause/origin or the science of dealing with causes of diseases

76
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Teleology

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  • Account of a thing’s purpose
  • the study of design in nature
  • philosophical interpretation of natural phenomena as exhibiting a purpose or a design
77
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Epistemology

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The study of the nature, origin, methods and limits of human knowledge

78
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Concomitant

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Happening at the same time

“Poverty and it’s concomitant social problems”

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Enigmatic

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Difficult to understand/mysterious

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Solecism

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Grammatical mistake in speech or writing

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Malapropism

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Mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one

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Modicum

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Small quantity of something

83
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Extemporaneous

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Done or spoken without preparation; impromptu

84
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Hackneyed

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Unoriginal/trite

85
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Quotidian

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Of or occurring daily

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Vagary

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Unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or someone’s behavior

87
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Laudable

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(Of an action, idea or goal) deserving praise and commendation

88
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Histrionic

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Exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention

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Conciliatory

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Intended to placate or pacify

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Mirth

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Amusement - especially expressed in laughter

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Hapless

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Unlucky; unfortunate

92
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Gregarious

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Very sociable

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Implacable

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Unable to pacify

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Erudition

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Quality of having or showing great knowledge or leaning; scholarship

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Bipedal

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(Of an animal) using two legs for walking

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Stringent

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(Of regulations, requirements or conditions) strict, precise

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Dilatory

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Causing a delay

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Munificent

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(Of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than usual or than is necessary

99
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Synchronously

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Occurring at the same time

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Adroit

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Clever or skillful in using hands or mind

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Haughty

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Arrogantly superior and disdainful

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Deferential

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Showing respect; showing deference

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Bungle

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To carry out a task clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure/unsatisfactory outcome

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Flounder

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Struggle of stagger helplessly or clumsily

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Plucky

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Showing courage in the face of difficulty

106
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Soporific

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Causing drowsiness or sleep

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Anodyne

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Not likely to provoke dissent: deliberately inoffensive

108
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Vertiginous

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Causing vertigo

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Garrulous

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Excessively talkative esp. about trivial matters

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Laconic

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Using very few words

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Indolent

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Lazy

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Taciturn

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Saying very little

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Desultory

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Lacking a plan, propose or enthusiasm

114
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Nomenclature

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Devising/choosing names for things or a system of names

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Etiology

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Cause/origin or the science of dealing with causes of diseases

116
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Teleology

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  • Account of a thing’s purpose
  • the study of design in nature
  • philosophical interpretation of natural phenomena as exhibiting a purpose or a design
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Epistemology

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The study of the nature, origin, methods and limits of human knowledge

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Concomitant

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Happening at the same time

“Poverty and it’s concomitant social problems”

119
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Enigmatic

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Difficult to understand/mysterious

120
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Solecism

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Grammatical mistake in speech or writing

121
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Malapropism

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Mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one

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Modicum

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Small quantity of something

123
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Extemporaneous

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Done or spoken without preparation; impromptu

124
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Hackneyed

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Unoriginal/trite

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Quotidian

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Of or occurring daily

126
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Vagary

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Unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or someone’s behavior

127
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Laudable

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(Of an action, idea or goal) deserving praise and commendation

128
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Histrionic

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Exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention

129
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Conciliatory

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Intended to placate or pacify

130
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Mirth

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Amusement - especially expressed in laughter

131
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Hapless

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Unlucky; unfortunate

132
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Gregarious

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Very sociable

133
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Implacable

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Unable to pacify

134
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Erudition

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Quality of having or showing great knowledge or leaning; scholarship

135
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Bipedal

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(Of an animal) using two legs for walking

136
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Stringent

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(Of regulations, requirements or conditions) strict, precise

137
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Dilatory

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Causing a delay

138
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Munificent

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(Of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than usual or than is necessary

139
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Synchronously

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Occurring at the same time

140
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Adroit

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Clever or skillful in using hands or mind

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Haughty

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Arrogantly superior and disdainful

142
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Deferential

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Showing respect; showing deference

143
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Bungle

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To carry out a task clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure/unsatisfactory outcome

144
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Flounder

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Struggle of stagger helplessly or clumsily

145
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Plucky

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Showing courage in the face of difficulty

146
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Soporific

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Causing drowsiness or sleep

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Anodyne

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Not likely to provoke dissent: deliberately inoffensive

148
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Vertiginous

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Causing vertigo

149
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Garrulous

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Excessively talkative esp. about trivial matters

150
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Laconic

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Using very few words

151
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Indolent

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Lazy

152
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Taciturn

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Saying very little

153
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Desultory

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Lacking a plan, propose or enthusiasm

154
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Parsimonious

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Stingy/frugal

155
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Austerity

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Sternness or severity

156
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Edifying

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Morally instructing

157
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Delineate

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Portray

158
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Inured

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Accustomed

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Coset

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Pamper

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Maverick

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Non conformist

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Expurgating

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Censoring

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Provincially

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Locally

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Indelibly

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Permanently/strongly

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