Vocab Flashcards
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Abduct
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To kidnap
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Absolve
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to pardon for an offense
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Beguile
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to cheat
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Categorically
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Unqualified
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Devolve
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to place another in charge
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Emissary
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an agent hired to further certain interests or gain info
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Laudable
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Worthy of praise
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Nebulous
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cloudy or hazy
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Ostentatious
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showy; pretentious
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Perverse
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Stubborn
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Accrue
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to add up over time by regular growth
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Amorphous
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having no definite form; shapeless
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carnage
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gross destruction; slaughter
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Collateral
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additional security when obtaining a loan; security
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digression
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turning aside from the main subject; deviation
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facsimile
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an exact copy
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imperturbable
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extremely calm and serene
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juxtaposition
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placed side by side
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lucrative
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very profitable
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meticulous
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unusually careful in every detail; careful
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Actuary
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Once who calculates insurance stats
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Amicable
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Characterized by friendly goodwill; neighborly; friendly
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Cadaverous
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Appearing like a corpse; pallid; gaunt; emaciated
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Delude
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To deceive
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Efface
to rub off as by wear; erase; to make oneself appear modest or shy
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Finesse
skill in intricate workmanship; skillful maneuvering; skill; cunning
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Gregarious
tending to associate with one's kind;sociable
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Imminent
impending; about to happen
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Ludicrous
ridiculous; laughable
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Orthodox
conforming to standardized doctrine; standardized doctrine; conventional
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Admissible
worthy of being admitted; permissible; relevant
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bigot
one intolerably devoted to his own church; party or belief; 1 who is stubbornly intolerant; fanatic
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degenerate
one degraded and not adhering to the normal moral standard; depraved person
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emanate
to issue forth; radiate
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ignoble
of lowly origin; unworthy
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obviate
to make unnecessary; remove
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precocious
developed ahead of time; advanced
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sumptuous
lavish; rich
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trepidation
fear
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wreak
to inflict
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Admonish
to reprove gently but seriously; warn
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Capitulate
to surrender
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Deference
courteous regard for the other's wish; respect
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Ignominious
disgraceful
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Lethargy
drowsiness; dull feeling
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Magnanimous
generous
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Nonentity
Nonexistent person; a nobody
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Prodigy
an unusual person; extraordinary person; genius
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Usurp
to seize and hold in possession by force; assume
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Voluminous
having great quantity or volume
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Aberrant
Deviating from the usual type; atypical; abnormal
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Cantankerous
ill-humored; contentious; argues easily
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Decadence
Moral decay; deterioration
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Indiscretion
action that is out of step with expected behavior; rashness unwise
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Longevity
long life
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nondescript
of no particular class or kind; unclassified
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proximity
nearness
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Stoic
being indifferent to pain or pleasure
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Vestige
trace; remains
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Wheedle
to cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
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Affinity
Kinship; relationship
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Conciliate
to win over; to gain the good will of; pacify
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Despicable
obnoxious; contemptible
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Extemporaneous
happening suddenly and without planning; impromptu; unrehearsed
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Hackneyed
commonplace; trite
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Imposition
act of imposing; intrusion
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Plagiarize
to commit literary theft; to use as one's own without crediting the source
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Quiescent
at rest; motionless; latent; inactive
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Salutary
producing a beneficial effect; curative; remedial; beneficial
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Vacillate
to waiver; hesitate
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Aesthetic
appreciating beauty; artistic
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Circumvent
To surround; to entrap; frustrate; evade
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Demeanor
behavior; manner; the way a person acts and looks
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Expound
to set forth; interpret; explain
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Habituate
to form a habit of; addict
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Illicit
not permitted improper; unlawful
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Pervade
to become a part of; permeate
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Recipient
a receiver
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Salient
Prominent; striking; obvious; important
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Utilitarian
of practical value; functional
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Acumen
Shrewdness; discernment`
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Caustic
Penetrating; Corrosive; Satirical; sarcastic
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Defray
To pay or to provide for the payment of; to bear the expense of
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Epigram
A bright, witty thought that is concisely and ingeniously expressed; witty poem
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Figuratively
Abounding in figures of speech; using analogies
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Heresy
Opinion contrary to popular belief or contrary to accepted religion; religious dissent
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Incorrigible
incapable of being corrected; unmanagable
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Languid
weak; sluggish; dull; listless
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Omnipotent
unlimited in power, ability, or authority; all powerful
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Poignant
painfully moving; touching
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Adherent
believers in; followers
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Characterize
To indicate or delineate the character of; to describe; distinguish; represent
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Deride
to mock; ridicule
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Flippant
lacking proper respect or seriousness
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Incessant
unceasing; continual
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Incumbent
currently in office; characterized by duty or obligation
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Nomenclature
the act or process of naming; terminology; phraseology
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Privation
a depriving of necessities; poverty; loss
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Subjugate
subduel conquer
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Tortuous
marked by repeated twists and turns; crooked; tricky; circuitous
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Acclimate
to become accustomed to a climate
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Bourgeois
Middle-class; capitalistic
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Derivative
Anything obtained or derived from another
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Extol
To elevate by praise
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Heterogeneous
Differing in kind; having unlike qualities; dissimilar; mixed
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Impeccable
Free from fault; blemish or error; faultless
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Moot
Open to discussion; debatable; disputed
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Prerogative
an exclusive or special right; authority; right
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Repugnant
Distasteful; repellent; obnoxious
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Sacrilege
The crime of stealing or desecrating something sacred; profaneness
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Abject
Existing in a low estate; lacking in self-respect; servile; spiritless; humble
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Candor
Frankness
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Delineation
a sketch or description in words; portrayal
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Ethereal
celestial; spiritual; airy
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Impasse
A predicament affording no obvious escape; deadlock
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Metamorphosis
change of form; change in character or appearance; transformation
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Modulate
to adjust to or regulate by; to temper; soften
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Obsequious
servile compliance; subservience; polite or obedient as a result of fear or as a hope for gain
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Procrastinate
to put off from a day to day; to defer; delay
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Quaff
to drink deeply or repeatedly
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Augur
To predict or foretell; serve as an omen
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Conducive
helpful; favorable
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Conversant
intimately acquainted; familiar; versed in
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Excruciating
causing intense physical or mental pain; agonizing
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Insidious
wily; subtle; treacherous
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Panacea
a remedy for all ills or difficulties; cure-all
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Prevaricate
to deviate from the truth; lie
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Relevant
pertinent; applicable
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Subsidy
any gift made by way of financial aid; grant
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Vulnerable
capable of being harmed; assailable
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Advent
Arrival; coming
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Affiliate
To unite in close relationship; associate
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Estrange
to alienate; separate
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Exorbitant
excessive
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Indomitable
invincible; unconquerable; unbeatable
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Meritorious
deserving of reward or honor; praiseworthy
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Prolific
Fertile
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Respite
delay or postpone; pause
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Subsidiary
that which furnishes aid or support; auxiliary; tributary
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Vindictive
characterized by revenge or retaliation; revengeful
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Allude
to refer indirectly to; refer
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Debase
to lower in status esteem or character; lower; corrupt; disgrace
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Expatriate
to renounce allegiance to one's native country; to voluntarily exile oneself
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Grueling
exercising beyond exhaustion; exhausting; punishing
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Infinitesimal
very minute; small tiny
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Notoriety
publicity; fame
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Pungent
sharp; biting; keenly; affecting the sense of smell or taste
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Solicitude
care
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telepathy
apparent communication from one mind to another without speaking; mind-reading
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Vernacular
dialect; native language of a locality; common everyday speech of the people
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Animosity
hostility
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Concentric
having a common center
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Dogmatic
positive manner or speaking
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Firmament
vault or arch of the sky; heavens
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Heretic
one who dissents from an accepted belief or doctrine; nonconformist
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Incognito
with one's identity concealed; disguised
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Prodigious
extraordinary in bulk and quantity; enormous; monstrous
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Recluse
person who lives delusion; as a hermit; retired form world or public notice
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Subterfuge
deception
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Tertiary
the third formation, order, or rank
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Austerity
sternness; severity; economy
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Colloquial
conversation not necessarily correct but accepted in a local area as correct; vernacular
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Dissipate
to scatter; to break up and drive off; disperse; disappear
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Euphoria
a feeling of well-being or elation; happiness
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Fixation
an obsessive preoccupation; obsession
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Hallowed
holy; sacred; revered; sanctified
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Incidence
frequency of occurrence
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Overt
open to view; public; manifest
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Repudiate
exclude; deny; recant; reject
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Subservient
useful in an inferior capacity; menial; submissive; servile
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Augment
adding; increase
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chastise
punish; rebuke
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dissent
disagreement; opinion
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ensconced
comfortable shelter
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haggard
gaunt; tired
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impervious
not letting pass through
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nurture
foster
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ostracized
exclude
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reiterate
repeat
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scintillating
shining brightly
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Aspiration
ambition
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Degradation
reduction in rank or condition; debasement; disgrace; abasement
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discernible
can be perceived or observed; perceived; observed; visible
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Infraction
violation of the law; a transgression
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Insurrection
rebellion
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Interaction
action upon each other; interplay
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Intercede
try plead in behalf of another person; go between
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Parody
a feeble, ridiculous imitation
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resonant
echoing; rich and full
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venerate
to hold in high esteem; revere
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Anarchist
a person who rebels against authority; gov; revolutionary
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Anathema
anything intensely disliked or loathed; loathsome; curse
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Confidant
one to whom secrets are confided; intimate friend
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credible
worthy or belief; plausible
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Defunct
no longer in use; nonexistent; dead
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Diffident
unusually timid or shy
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humanist
a person who substitutes faith in man for faith in god
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Indolent
idle
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Innate
not acquired from experience; inborn; inherent
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Premise
setting forth an explanation ahead of time; logic
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Agnostic
a person who believes you cannot know for sure if god exists; nonbeliever
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Conglomerate
that which is closely clustered; accumulated mater; a widely diversified corp.
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Invidious
hateful
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Invocation
solemn entreaty; blessing of a religious service
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Mediation
intervention between 2 conflicting parties to reconcile their differences; intercession
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novice
beginner
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Pedagogy
the science or profession of teaching; the theory of how to teach
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Reparation
the act of making amends; restitution; recompense
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scathing
assailing with condemning remarks; condemning
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Summarily
quickly executed or done without delay
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Affluent
abundant
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Contrive
to bring about by strategy; invent; plan
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Ingenious
shrewd; resourceful; inventive; clever
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Ingratiate
to do things to gain someone's favor; to creep into the good graces of
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Intelligentsia
the educated class of people
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Latent
dormant; potential
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Mercenary
hired soldier; hired for service in a foreign country; working only for money; greedy
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Petulant
characterized by whims of ill humor; peevish
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Recompense
to repay; requite
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sustenance
something tat gives support, endurance or strength; food; nourishment
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ABSCOND
TO Depart secretly and hide oneself
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injunction
an order from the court to do something specific;order
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Platitude
a remark that is trite and overused; cliche; commonplace saying
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Propitious
favorable; advantageous
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pseudonym
a pen name; a false name
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recrimination
a retaliation against an accuser; a bitter retort; countercharge
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Restitution
a restoration of something to the rightful owner
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sardonic
sarcastic
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sadistic
excessively cruel
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surveillance
a close watch over someone or something
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Arduous
difficult; strenuous; hard
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constraint
the state of being restricted; restraint; confinement; restriction
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Impetus
a driving force; impulse; incentive; stimulus
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iridescent
displaying a rainbow of colors, as in mother of pearl; brilliant; glittering
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marginal
close to the lower limit of acceptability
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postulate
premise; assumption; axiom
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propagate
to reproduce; extend; publicize; transmit
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reconcile
to restore friendship; settle; resolve; pacify
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regenerate
to reform; make anew; convert; redeem; reproduce
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transient
short-lived; fleeting; passing soon
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Abeyance
temporary inactivity; suspension
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Counterpart
having the same function or characteristics as another; parallel
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Diminutive
small in size
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Discrete
separat or distinct; unconnected
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Figment
something made up, fabricated or contrived; fancy; falsehood
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Harass
to worry or to exhaust by repeated attacks; persecute; torment; worry
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Inveterate
firmly established; habitual
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Maritime
relating to commerce on the sea; nautical
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Pacifist
one who is strongly opposed to war or fighting
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Zealous
characterized with zeal; eager
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Communal
collective ownership and use of property; cooperative; common
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Culinary
related to cooking
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defection
desertion
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garnish
to decorate; embellish
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Levity
Lightness
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Polygamy
having more than one husband or wife at the same time
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Magnate
a person of rank, power or influence in a specific area of life
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Precipitous
very steep
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Ribald
crude; offensive; coarse
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Squander
to use up foolishly; waste; dissipate
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aggregate
to bring or gather together; collect; total; to amount to
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Coherent
logically consistent
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Fiasco
a complete failure
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Impropriety
state of being improper; misbehavior; wrong; indecency
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Ineffectual
futile; ineffective
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Linguistic
relating to language
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Motley
a mix or collection of diverse or out of place elements; being made up for diverse elements
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populous
densely populated; crowded
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Resilient
tending to recover easily from misfortune and change; recoiling
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veritable
real; authentic
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amalgamate
to merge into one body; mix; combine
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criminology
the scientific study of crime
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Dissonant
not harmonious; discordant; out of place
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Homogeneous
similar; uniform
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Infamous
disgraceful; vicious; having a vile reputation
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insatiable
incapable of being satisfied
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Mundane
characterized by the practical and ordinary; earthly
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Pragmatic
down to earth; practical
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pretentious
showy; ambitious
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retraction
withdrawal
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activism
vigorous action in support of an issue; public demonstration
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catastrophic
disastrous; ruinous
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compatibility
the state of existing together in harmony
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inordinate
excessive
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interminable
seeming to have no end; endless
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piquant
pungent; savory; stimulating to the mind
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pretext
a purpose or motive given to disguise the real motive; mere excuse
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proletariat
the lowest social class within a country
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sedition
incitement against lawful authority; revolt
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superstitious
belief in magic or chance; pertaining to unfounded fear
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Amenable
readily brought to submission; obedient; open-minded
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Dissuade
to return from something by persuasion; talk out of
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indefatigable
untiring
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intrinsic
naturally a part of something; inner; within
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opulent
luxurious; wealthy
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penance
self-imposed punishment for sin; atonement
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protocol
a code of etiquette
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protract
to extend
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recapitulate
to summarize
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supercilious
haughty; proud
