Vocab Flashcards
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abject
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miserable, pitiful, pathetic, lamentable, sorry
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abstemious
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marked by restraint; moderate, temperate, sparing
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accede
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to express approval; assent, consent, concur
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accretion
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growth in size, buildup, accumulation
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accrue
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augment, enlarge, expand
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acerbic
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bitter, tart, biting, caustic
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acme
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highest point, summit, apex, peak
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acrid
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harsh, bitter, sharp, pungent
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acrimony
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bitterness, choler, spleen, rancor, asperity
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acumen
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sagacity, discernment, shrewdness
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adroit
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skillful, deft, dexterous, proficient
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness, celerity, promptness, enthusiasm
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ambulatory
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itinerant, nomadic, peripatetic, roving
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amulet
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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits, talisman
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anachronistic
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outdated
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ancillary
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adjust, additional, auxiliary
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antediluvian
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prehistoric, old, archaic
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arable
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suitable for cultivation, farmable, fertile
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arcane
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secret, obscure, esoteric, mysterious
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arch
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mischievous, roguish, impish
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arrogate
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to demand, appropriate, usurp
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ascetic
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self-denying, abstinent, temperate
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aspersion
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false rumor, allegation
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assiduous
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diligent, persistent, hardworking, industrious
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asylum
refuge, sanctuary, haven, shelter
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attenuate
to make thin, weaken, reduce, diminish
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augury
prophecy, omen, harbigner
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august
dignified, awe inspiring, grand, admirable
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aver
to declare to be true, affirm
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baleful
harmful, dark, sinister
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bellicose
warlike, aggressive
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benighted
unenlightened, ignroant
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bevy
group
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bilk
to cheat, defraud, swindle
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bipedal
two-footed
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blandish
to coax with flattery, cajole, charm, seduce
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blithe
carefree, happy, joyful, insouciant
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bucolic
pastoral, rural
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burnish
to polish, make smooth, shine
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callow
immature, lacking sophistication, naive
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calumny
libel, defamation
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castigate
to punish, discipline, lambast
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celerity
speed, swiftness, alacrity
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chary
watchful, cautious, wary
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chicanery
trickery, fraud, deceit
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chimerical
fanciful, visionary, illusory
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choleric
easily angered, irritable, surly
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churlish
boorish, rude
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cogent
persuasive
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contumacious
stubbornly disobedient
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contumelious
insolently abusive and humiliating
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countenance
condone, approve, support
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cupidity
greed
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deleterious
harmful in a subtle way
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demur
protest, remonstrate, dissent
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diaphonous
sheer, transparent, gauzy
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diffidence
shyness, lack of confidence
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dilatory
slow, tending to delay
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dirge
funeral hymn
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discursive
digressive, rambling
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disinterested
unbiased, impartial
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dissemble
feign, conceal, cloak, pretend
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diurnal
daily
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doleful
sad, mournful
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dour
sullen, gloomy, strict, grave
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droll
witty, comic, funny
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dulcet
melodious, aggreeable
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dyspeptic
morose, solemn, melancholy
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effrontery
audacity
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encomium
enthusiastic praise
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enervate
deplete, drain, exhaust
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enjoin
to urge, order, direct, instruct
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ennui
boredom, tedium, listlessness
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epicure
person with refined taste
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epigram
short witty saying, adage
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erudite
learned, scholarly
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etiolate
blanch, bleach
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evanescent
momentary, transitory
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exculpate
exonerate
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exigent
urgent
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expiate
to atone for
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expurgate
to censor
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fatuous
stupid, absurd
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feckless
careless, irresponsible, aimless
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fecund
fertile, fruitful, productive
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fervid
passionate, intense, zealous
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fetid
foul-smelling, putrid
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florid
gaudy, ornate
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fluvial
of or relating to a river, flowing
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foment
to arouse or incite
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glib
superficial
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grandiloquence
pompous talk, bombast
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grotto
small cave
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hapless
unfortunate
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hegemony
leadership, influence, power
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hermetic
tightly sealed
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hoary
very old
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iconoclast
one who attacks traditional beliefs, rebel
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ignominious
disgraceful and dishonorable
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impassive
showing no emotion
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impecunious
poor, needy, penniless
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imperious
dictatorial, authoritarian
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impertinent
rude
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impious
not devout in religion
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implacable
inflexible
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importune
to beg
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imprecation
curse
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impregnable
unassailable, invincible
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impudent
arrogant, audacious
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impugn
to call into question, challenge, dispute
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incipient
beginning to exist, nascent, dawning
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inculcate
instill, instruct, educate
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inculpate
to incriminate
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indigent
very poor
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indolent
habitually lazy
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inexorable
inflexible, adamant
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ingenuous
straightforward, naive
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inimical
hostile, unfriendly
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insensate
inanimate, unfeeling, unconscious
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insipid
bland, lackluster, dull
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insolent
insulting and arrogant
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insuperable
insurmountable, unbeatable
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inter
to bury
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intractable
not easily managed, unruly
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intransigent
uncompromising, obstinate
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inundate
to cover with water
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inure
to harden, habituate
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invective
verbal abuse
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inveterate
confirmed, habitual, chronic
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invidious
causing envy, obnoxious
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jingoism
belligerent support of one's country
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knell
toll, chime
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lachrymose
tearful
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laconic
using few words, terse
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lassitude
lethargy, sluggishness
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leviathan
sea monster
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limpid
clear, transparent
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lugubrious
sorrowful, mournful
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lumber
to move slowly and awkwardly
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maculate
impure, marked with spots
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magnate
powerful or influential person
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maladroit
clumsy, tactless, awkward
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malediction
curse
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malinger
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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martial
warlike, combative
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martinet
tyrant, stickler, dictator
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maudlin
overly sentimental
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mawkish
sickeningly sentimental, maudlin, insipid
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mendacious
deceitful, false
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mendicant
pauper, panhandler
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meretricious
gaudy, flashy, loud
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mettle
courageousness, enduracne
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militate
to work against, influence, affect
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moot
debatable, arguable, inconclusive
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munificent
generous, liberal, bountiful
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myopic
nearsighted
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nadir
lowest point
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nascent
emerging, incipient
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neophyte
novice, beginner, apprentice
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nettle
to irritate
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noisome
stinking, putrid
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nostrum
panacea, cure-all
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nugatory
unimportant, impotent, null
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obdurate
stubborn
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obeisance
bow, curtsy, homage
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obviate
to make unnecessary, preclude
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occlude
to close, obstruct
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officious
overly helpful, eager, intrusive
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ossify
to turn to bone, harden, become rigid
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ostensible
apparent
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panegyric
elaborate praise, eulogy, formal hymn of praise
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paradigm
ideal example, model
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parochial
of limited scope, narrow, restricted
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parry
to ward off, evade, avoid
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parsimony
stinginess
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patrician
aristocrat
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peccadillo
minor sin, fault, failing, misstep
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pedant
uninspired, boring, academic scholar
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penury
extreme poverty
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perfidious
faithless, disloyal, treacherous
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perfunctory
half hearted, tepid
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peripatetic
itinerant, nomadic
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perspicacious
shrewd, astute, sagacious, insightful
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phalanx
body, infantry, massed group of soldiers
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phlegmatic
unemotional, placid, calm in temperament
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pique
fleeting feeling of hurt pride, resentment, indignation
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plaintive
sad, lamenting, mournful
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plebeian
crude, vulgar, unrefined
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polemic
controversy, argument, refutation
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politic
discreet, prudent, tactful
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polymath
savant, litterateur
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portent
omen
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potentate
ruler with great power
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precipitate (adj)
sudden and unexpected
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presage
to foretell
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prescient
having foresight, premonitory, augural
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prevaricate
to lie, equivocate, fib
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primeval
ancient, primitive
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privation
lack of usual necessities, loss, deprivation, poverty
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prodigal
wasteful, extravagant, lavish
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progenitor
originator, forefather
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prolix
verbose
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propitious
favorable, advantageous
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prosaic
dull, matter-of-fact, straightforward
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proscribe
to condemn, denounce, prohibit
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prurient
lustful, lecherous, wanton
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puerile
childish, immature, juvenile
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pulchritude
beauty
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querelous
peevish, whiny, inclined to complain
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quixotic
overly idealistic, impractical
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raconteur
witty, skilled storyteller
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rarefy
to make thinner, attenuate, prune
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recalcitrant
stubborn, defiant, unruly
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redolent
exuding fragrance, evocative, ambrosial
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refractory
headstrong, mulish, obdurate
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remuneration
reimbursement, recompense
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reprobate
sinner, knave
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restive
anxious, impatient, uneasy
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ribald
lewd, coarse, obscene
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sagacious
shrewd, astute
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salubrious
healthful, curative, medicinal
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sanguine
ruddy, rosy, confident, hopeful, positive
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sardonic
cynical, sarcastic
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scabbard
sheath
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scimitar
a type of sword, saber, rapier
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sedition
insurrection, conspiracy
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seminal
original, creative
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sententious
terse, pithy, aphoristic
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seraphic
angelic, heavenly
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sinecure
well paying job that requires little or no work
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sinuous
winding, supple, lithe, intricate
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smelt
to melt metal to refine it, purify
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sobriquet
nickname, alias
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soporific
sleepy, narcotic
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spurious
fraudulent, fake, phony
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stint
to be sparing or frugal; conserve, scrimp
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stolid
impassive, showing little emotion
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strident
grating, shrill
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subjugate
to conquer, subdue, defeat
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subterfuge
stratagem, ruse
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supercilious
arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending
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sybarite
hedonist, libertine
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taciturn
reticent, reserved, uncommunicative
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tawdry
gawdy, cheap
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toady
flatterer, sycophant
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torpid
lethargic, dormant
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torrid
burning hot, passionate
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tortuous
winding, circuitous, devious
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tractable
obedient, yielding
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trenchant
acute, sharp, biting, cutting
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truncheon
a shattered spear pr lance
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turgid
swollen, bloated
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turpitude
foulness, depravity
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tyro
beginner, novice
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umbrage
offense, resentment
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unctuous
greasy, oily, smarmy
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upbraid
berate, reproach
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uxorial
wifely, spousal
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vaunted
acclaimed, celebrated
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vim
energy, enthusiasm
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wag
a humorous or droll person
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wanton
undisciplined, unrestrained
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welter
a chaotic mass or jumble
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whet
hone, to sharpen
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wizened
withered, shriveled, wrinkled
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zenith
highest point, summit
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zephyr
gentle breeze
