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1
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Ardor

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Enthusiasm or passion; avidity; fervor; zeal vehemence

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Enthusiasm or passion; avidity; fervor; zeal; vehemence

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Ardor

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Feckless

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Irresponsible; incompetent; worthless

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Irresponsible; incompetent; worthless

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Feckless

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5
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Denizen

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An inhabitant or resident of a particular place

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An inhabitant or resident of a particular place

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Denizen

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Prolix

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Speech/writing that is tediously lengthy; laborious; verbose

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Speech/writing with too many words; tedious; lengthy

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Prolix

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Skirmish

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A fight, conflict, or confrontation

Eg; “Reports of skirmishing along the border”

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A fight, conflict, or confrontation

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Skirmish

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Meager

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Inadequate; scanty; paltry

Eg; “They were forced to work around their meager earnings”

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Inadequate; scanty; paltry

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Meager

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Arduous

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Exhausting; exacting; strenuous; weary; grueling

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Exhausting; exacting; strenuous; weary; grueling

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Arduous

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15
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Imperturbable

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Calm; composed; placid; poised; nonchalant

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Unable to upset/excited; calm; composed; placid; poised; nonchalant

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Imperturbable

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Prescient

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Predictive; prophetic; psychic; intuitive

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Predictive; prophetic; psychic; intuitive

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Prescient

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19
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Lucrative

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Profitable; remunerative; fruitful

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Profitable; remunerative; fruitful

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Lucrative

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21
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Blithe

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Casual and cheerful indifference, considered callous; uncaring

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Casual and cheerful indifference, considered callous; uncaring

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Blithe

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Serendipity

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Fortuity; happenstance; chance; good luck

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Fortuity; happenstance; chance; good luck

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Serendipity

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25
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Augment

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Increase; amplify; heighten

Eg; “He augmented his summer income by painting houses”

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Increase; amplify; heighten

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Augment

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27
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Cosmopolitan

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Including or containing people from different countries; international; multiracial

Eg; “Immigration transformed the city into a cosmopolitan metropolis”

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Including or containing people from different countries; international; multiracial

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Cosmopolitan

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29
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Recrudesce

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Break out; reactivate; recur; resurge

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Break out; reactivate; recur; resurge

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Recrudesce

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31
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Dubious

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  1. Doubtful; hesitant; uncertain
  2. Unreliable or suspicious

Eg1; “With a dubious look, he agreed”
Eg2; “Those are dubious assumption”

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32
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Excise

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Tax or charge levied on goods

Eg; “They excised taxes on cigarettes”

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  1. Doubtful; hesitant; uncertain

2. Unreliable or suspicious

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Dubious

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34
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Tax or charge levied on goods

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Excise

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35
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Unadorned

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Not adorned; plain; undecorated

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36
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Not adorned; plain; undecorated

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Unadorned

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37
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Clangorous

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Making a continuous loud banging or ringing sound

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38
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Tepid

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  1. Apathetic; unenthusiastic; indifferent

2. Describes lukewarm liquid

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39
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Efflorescence

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Chalky powder caused by mineral salt deposits on brick walls

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40
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Making a continuous loud banging or ringing sound

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Clangorous

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41
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  1. Showing little enthusiasm; apathetic

2. Describes lukewarm liquid

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Tepid

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42
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Chalky powder caused by mineral salt deposits on brick walls

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Efflorescence

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43
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Dissemble

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Conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs

Eg; “She smiled, dissembling her anger”

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44
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Luminary

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Person of prominence or brilliant achievement in a particular field

Eg; “She’s one of the luminaries of child psychiatry”

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45
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Serf

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An agricultural laborer; slave; servant

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46
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Luminary

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Prominent figure who inspires/influences others; celebrity; expert; panjandrum

Eg; “She’s one of the luminaries of child psychiatry”

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47
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An agricultural laborer; slave; servant

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Serf

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48
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Conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs

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Dissemble

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49
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Utopian

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Modeled on or aiming for a state of impossible perfection; idealistic

Eg; “That is utopian ideology”

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50
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Vestigial

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A residual trace of something that was once larger; remaining

Eg; “He felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night”

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51
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Nascent

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Something new and displaying future potential; emergent; burgeoning; incipient

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52
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New and displaying future potential; emergent; burgeoning

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Nascent

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53
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A residual trace of something that was once larger; remaining

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Vestigial

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54
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Modeled on or aiming for a state of impossible perfection; idealistic

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Utopian

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55
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Inveigle

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Deception/flattery to persuade someone to do something; seduce; beguile

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56
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Timorous

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(adj.) Timid; reticent; fearful or lacking confidence

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57
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Draconian

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Laws/punishments that are harsh and severe

Eg; “They implemented a series of draconian laws to destroy democracy”

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58
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Deception/flattery to persuade someone to do something; seduce; beguile

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Inveigle

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(adj.) Timid; reticent; fearful or lacking confidence

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Timorous

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60
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Laws/punishments that are harsh and severe

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Draconian

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61
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Accretion

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Growth/increase; accumulation; augmentation; addition; supplementation

Eg; “The accretion of all his wrongdoings came back to haunt him”
Eg; “The city has a historic core surrounded by recent accretions”

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Cadge

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Scrounge or beg for

Eg; “He eats whenever he can cadge a meal”

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63
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Aver

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Assert; attest; affirm; state; claim; maintain

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64
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Scurvy

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Worthless or contemptible

Eg; “That was a scurvy trick”

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Effrontery

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Insolent/impertinent behaviour; audacity; imprudence; temerity; pertness

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66
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Growth/increase; accumulation; augmentation; addition; supplementation

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Accretion

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67
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Scrounge or beg for

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Cadge

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68
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Assert; attest; affirm; state; claim; maintain

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Aver

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69
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Worthless or contemptible

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Scurvy

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70
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Insolent/impertinent behaviour; audacity; imprudence; temerity; pertness

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Effrontery

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Adherent

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(N.) A follower, supporter, or advocate

(Adj.) Adhesive; sticky

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(N.) A follower, supporter, or advocate

(Adj.) Adhesive; sticky

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Adherent

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73
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Epigram

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Pithy and witty remark; a pun

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74
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Languor

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Lethargy; lassitude; torpor

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75
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Lassitude

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Lack of energy; lethargy

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76
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Pithy and witty remark; a pun

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Epigram

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77
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  1. Pleasant feeling of relaxation; lethargy/lassitude

2. Oppressive silence/stillness; tranquility

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Languor

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78
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Lack of energy; lethargy

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Lassitude

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79
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Precipitous (2 defs)

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  1. Dangerously high/steep

2. Hasty; impulsive; impetuous; imprudent; injudicious

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80
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Gambol

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Jump or run playfully; frolic; cavort

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Plod

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A slow, heavy walk

Eg; “We plodded back up the hill”

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A slow, heavy walk

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Plod

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83
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Jump or run playfully; frolic; cavort

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Gambol

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84
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Requite

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  1. Avenge; revenge
  2. Return; repay; reciprocate

Eg; “She did not requite his love”

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85
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Ire

86
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Err

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Make a mistake

Eg; “The judge had erred in his ruling”

87
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  1. Avenge; revenge

2. Return; repay; reciprocate

88
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Anger

89
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Make a mistake

90
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Neologism

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Newly coined word/expression

91
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Archaism

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Something that is old or old-fashioned

92
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Solvent

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  1. Financially sound; debt-free

2. Substance w/ ability to dissolve other substances

93
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Newly coined word/expression

94
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Something that is old or old-fashioned

95
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  1. Financially sound; debt-free

2. Substance w/ ability to dissolve other substances

96
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Idiosyncratic

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A distinctive or individual feature

97
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Slight

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Disregard; insult; ignore; rebuff

Eg; “He was careful not to slight the guests”

98
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Erstwhile

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Former; previous

Eg; “Obama, the erstwhile president”

99
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A distinctive or individual feature

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Idiosyncratic

100
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Disregard; insult; ignore; rebuff

101
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Former; previous

102
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Indefatigable

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Persistent; tireless; unwearying; unfaltering

Eg; “Her indefatigable efforts did not go unnoticed”

103
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Persistent; tireless; unwearying; unfaltering

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Indefatigable

104
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Buttress

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Increase support or reinforcement

Eg; “They were buttressed by religious belief”

105
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Repugnant

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  1. Revolting; abhorrent; offensive
  2. In conflict/incompatible with

Eg; “Their approach was repugnant to ours”

106
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Increase support or reinforcement

107
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  1. Revolting; abhorrent; offensive

2. In conflict/incompatible with

108
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Fatuous (fatuity)

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Puerile; asinine; farcical; vacuous

109
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Puerile; asinine; farcical; vacuous

110
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Pastoral

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(n.) Literature portraying ideal country life

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Rhetoric

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Insincere, persuasive speech; oratory; bombast

112
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(n.) Literature portraying ideal country life

113
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Insincere, persuasive speech; oratory; bombast

114
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Aghast

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Filled with horror/shock

115
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Anathema

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Repugnant; abhorrent; odious; offensive

Eg; “Racial hatred was anathema to her”

116
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Indolent

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Lazy; loaf

117
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Filled with horror/shock

118
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Repugnant; abhorrent; odious; offensive

119
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Lazy; loaf

NOT: Insolent

120
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Redouble

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Make or become more greater/intense/numerous

121
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Make or become more greater/intense/numerous

122
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Exorbitant

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Unreasonably high; extortionate

123
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Collude/Collusion

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Secret or unlawful operations to deceive or gain; conspire; intrigue

124
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Aloof

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Unfriendly and distant; detached; indifferent

Eg; “They were courteous but faintly aloof”

125
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Unreasonably high; extortionate

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Exorbitant

126
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Secret or unlawful operations to deceive or gain; conspire; intrigue

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Collude/Collusion

127
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Unfriendly and distant; detached; impersonal

128
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Bequeath

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To pass on or leave to someone else

129
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Stanch

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Stop or restrict flow of blood from a wound

Eg; “They saved my life by stanching the flow”

130
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Equitable

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Fair and impartial; scrupulous (honest)

131
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To pass on or leave to someone else

132
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Stop or restrict flow of blood from a wound

133
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Fair and impartial; scrupulous

134
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Overhaul

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  1. Take apart to examine and repair

2. To overtake/pass

135
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Prescient/Prescience

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Knowing something before it occurs; foresight; perceptive

Eg; “With extraordinary prescience, he predicted the storm”

136
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  1. Take apart to examine and repair

2. To overtake/pass

137
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Knowing something before it occurs; foresight

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Prescience

138
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Rhapsody

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Effusively enthusiastic/ecstatic expression of feeling

139
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Effusive

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Unrestrained expression of gratitude, pleasure, or approval

140
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Well-to-do

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Wealthy; affluent; prosperous

141
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Effusively enthusiastic/ecstatic expression of feeling

142
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Unrestrained expression; gushy; fulsome

143
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Wealthy; affluent; prosperous

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Well-to-do

144
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Pastoral

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Portrayal of idealized countryside lifestyle (life of shepherds)

145
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Spurious

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Specious; fake; factitious; fictitious; fallacious

146
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Specious

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Superficially plausible, but actually wrong; misleading

147
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Vituperate

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Censure; chastise; denounce; revile; rebuke

148
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Indelible

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Unforgettable; ineradicable; ineffaceable; indestructible

149
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Portrayal of idealized countryside lifestyle (life of shepherds)

150
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Specious; fake; factitious; fictitious; fallacious

151
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Deceiving; misleading; fallacious

152
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Censure; chastise; denounce; revile; rebuke

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Vituperate

153
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Unforgettable; ineradicable; ineffaceable; indestructible

154
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Fringe

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Unorthodox; unconventional; peripheral

Eg; The flat-earthers expressed their fringe ideas

155
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Unorthodox; unconventional; peripheral

156
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Magnanimous

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Munificent; benevolent; altruistic; clement; philanthropic

157
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Munificent; benevolent; altruistic; clement; philanthropic

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Magnanimous

158
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Eloquence

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Fluent and persuasive; oratory; rhetoric; magniloquence; facility (natural aptitude)

Eg; “The marketer spoke with eloquence”

159
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Fluent and persuasive; oratory; rhetoric; magniloquence; facility

160
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Ill at ease

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Shy (diffident; retiring) and uneasy (restive; discomfit)

161
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Shy (diffident; retiring) and uneasy (restive; discomfit)

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Ill at ease

162
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Laureate

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Person who is awarded for creative/intellectual achievement

163
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Person who is awarded for creative/intellectual achievement

164
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Edify

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To instruct or improve; enlighten; cultivate; inculcate; indoctrinate

Eg; “He edified me on political matters”

165
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Higgledy-piggledy

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Disordered; haphazard; muddled; random

Eg; “Bits of paper hanging hiddledy-piggledy on the furniture and walls”

166
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Infirm

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Weak; frail; feeble; enfeebled; decrepit; doddering (trembling)

Eg; “He was infirm of purpose”

167
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To instruct or improve; enlighten; cultivate; inculcate; indoctrinate

168
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Disordered; haphazard; muddled; random

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Higgledy-piggledy

169
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Weak; frail; feeble; enfeebled; decrepit; doddering (trembling)

170
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Disquiet

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Anxiety; consternation; dismay; perturbed; malaise; foreboding

Eg; “Without disquiet, he open the closet”

171
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Anxious; consternation; dismay; perturbed; malaise; foreboding

172
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Facetious

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Inappropriately humorous; glib; flippant; frivolous; jocular

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Inviolate

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Untouched; unscathed; pristine; pure

174
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Heady

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Potent; exhilarating; invigorating; intoxicating

175
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Lucrative

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Profitable; remunerative; fruitful

176
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Using inappropriate humor during serious situations

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Facetious; glib; flippant; frivolous; jocular

177
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Untouched; unscathed; pristine; pure

178
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Potent; exhilarating; invigorating; intoxicating

179
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Profitable; remunerative; fruitful

180
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Undergird

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Support; secure; strengthen; buttress; reinforce; underpin

Eg; “There are 5 principles that undergird this doctrine”

181
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Support; secure; strengthen; buttress; reinforce; underpin

182
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Untoward

A

Unexpected; inappropriate; inconvenient; inopportune

Eg; “He acted as if nothing untoward had happened”

183
Q

Unexpected; inappropriate; inconvenient; inopportune

184
Q

Veritable

A

Accurate; authentic; real; genuine (often used to qualify a metaphor)

Eg; “The trees and lights turned the campus into a veritable wonderland”

185
Q

Accurate; authentic; real; genuine (often used to qualify a metaphor)

186
Q

Pernicious

A

Inimical; detrimental; baneful; baleful; maleficent

Eg; “The pernicious influences of the mass media”

187
Q

Inimical; detrimental; baneful; baleful; maleficent

A

Pernicious

188
Q

Impetuous

A
  1. Impulsive; rash; hasty; imprudent; injudicious

2. Moving forcefully and rapidly; vigorous; torrential

189
Q
  1. Impulsive; rash; hasty; imprudent; injudicious

2. Moving forcefully and rapidly; vigorous; torrential

190
Q

Trenchant

A

Incisive; acute; acerbic; caustic; keen; sarcastic

Eg; “She heard angry voices, not loud, yet certainly trenchant”

191
Q

Vigorous/incisive language; acute; acerbic; caustic; keen; sarcastic

192
Q

Incisive

A

Intelligently analytical and clear-thinking; acute; succinct; trenchant; astute; canny; keen; shrewd; perspicacious

193
Q

Acute; astute; canny; keen; shrewd; succinct; trenchant; perspicacious

194
Q

Keen

A
  1. Shrewd; astute; perceptive; sharp

2. Enthusiastic; assiduous; avid; ardent; conscientious; fervent

195
Q
  1. Shrewd; astute; perceptive; sharp

2. Enthusiastic; assiduous; avid; ardent; conscientious; fervent

196
Q

Levity

A

Light-heartedness; frivolity; irreverence; vivacity

197
Q

Frivolity; irreverence; vivacity

198
Q

Extempore

A

Unplanned; improvised; spontaneous

Eg; “She gave an extempore speech”

199
Q

Unplanned; improvised; spontaneous

200
Q

Aboveboard

A

Honest; unequivocal; candid; square

201
Q

Honest; unequivocal; candid; square

A

Aboveboard

202
Q

Chicanery

A

Deception; duplicity; sophistry; guile; intrigue

203
Q

Deception; duplicity; sophistry; guile; intrigue

204
Q

Precipitate

A
  1. Cause; provoke; expedite

2. Hasty; impulsive; impetuous; imprudent; injudicious

205
Q
  1. Cause; provoke; expedite

2. Hasty; impulsive; impetuous; imprudent; injudicious

A

Precipitate

206
Q

Nadir

A

Lowest point

207
Q

Venal

A

Corrupt; dishonest; fraudulent; unscrupulous

208
Q

Corrupt; dishonest; fraudulent; unscrupulous

209
Q

Peripatetic

A

Roaming; migratory; nomadic; ambulatory; vagabond

210
Q

Roaming; migratory; nomadic; ambulatory; vagabond

A

Peripatetic

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