vocab Flashcards
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laconic
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brief; using few words
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insipid
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lacking taste or flavor
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pragmatic
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dealing with probs in a logical/reasonable way
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iconoclast
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someone who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
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arduous
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difficult to accomplish, hard to endure
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profligate
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recklessly extravagant or wasteful in use of resources
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hortatory
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strongly encourage
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pellucid
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clear
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Obsequious
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Obedient or attentive to an excessive degree
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Capricious
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Given to sudden behavior change
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Fortuitous
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Happening by accident or chance
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Orthodox
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Confirming to all the traditional beliefs and religious beliefs
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Alacrity
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Lively
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Corroborate
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confirm; make more certain
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Magnanimous
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Very generous
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Scrupulous
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thorough
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Prolific
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Fruitful, present in large number
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Dogmatic
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Dictatorial, opinionated
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Placate
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Make (someone) less angry or hostile
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Mercurial
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Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood, temperamental
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Hackneyed
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Unoriginal and trite
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Prudent
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Acting with or showing care and thought
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Belie
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Disguise or contradict
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Esoteric
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Mysterious
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Cacophony
Harsh sounds
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Impetuous
Acting or done quickly without thought or care
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Idiosyncrasy
A way of thought peculiar to an individual
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Extant
In existence
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Obscure
unknown, uncertain
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Didactic
teach
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Pithy
Brief and to the point
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Copious
Abundant in supply or quantity
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Ostentation
show off; excessive display of wealth
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Adulterate
Alter or debase, often for profit
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Vociferous
Loud
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Taciturn
Reserved in speech
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Obdurate
stubborn; refusing to change one's opinion
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Garrulous
talkative
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Misanthrope
Person who hates others
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Lionize
Treat someone as celebrity
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Imminent
About to happen
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Frivolous
Trivial, silly
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Benign
Gentle, kindly
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Dissonance
Lack of harmony, disagreement
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Inculpate
Accuse or blame
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Docile
submissive
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Sporadic
Occuring at irregular intervals
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Prevaricate
Deceive; avoid telling the truth
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Chicanery
Deception, trickery
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Gainsay
Deny
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Belligerent
Hostile and aggressive
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Diffidence
Hesitancy, lack of confidence
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Eulogy
speech to praise someone, esp someone who died
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Dispassionate
Unfeeling
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Fractious
Irritable
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Malign
Hurtful, injurious
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Disparate
different in kind, not comparable
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Plausible
Seeming reasonable ot probable
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Venerate
Regard with great respect
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Sanguine
Optimistic
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Trite
overused
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Succinct
Brief and to point
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Meticulous
Very careful and precise
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Ingenious
Clever
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Bolster
Support or strengthen
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Erudite
Well educated; showing great knowledge
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Anachronism
Error in time placement
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Trivial
Of little value or importance
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Innocuous
Harmless and inoffensive
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Conspicuous
obvious
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Tumultuous
Confused or disorderly
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Audacious
daring to take bold risks; to show lack of respect
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Reticent
Secretice, quiet
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Fervid
Intensely enthusiastic or passionate
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Enervate
Weaken, wear out
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Prodigal
Wastefully extravagant
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Auspicious
Conducive to success, favorable
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Soporific
Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
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Engender
Cause or give rise to
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Loquacious
Talkative
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Equivocate
To avoid giving a clear or direct answer to a question
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Inimical
Tending to obstruct or harm
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Superfluous
Extra, unnecessary
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Fastidious
Very careful and attentive
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Recalcitrant
Disobedient, uncontrollable
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Ephemeral
Momentary, passing
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Pusillanimot
Lacking courage, fearful
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Ambivalent
Having mixed feelings, conflicting
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Vacillate
indecisive
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Enigma
mysterious
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Euphoric
Intense excitement and happiness
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Profound
Very great or intense, thoughtful
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Pedant
A person who makes excessive display of learning, overemphasizes rules or minor details
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Inchoate
Undeveloped, beginning
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Deride
insult; ridicule
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Lethargic
Lazy
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immaculate
perfectly clean
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reproving
blame
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skittish
playful; unpredictable
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frivolous
carefree
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sartorial
relating to clothes, style of dress
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intuitively
instinctively
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feign
pretend to be affected by
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furtively
secretively
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mull
think deeply
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tantalizing
tormenting
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eminence
fame or recognized superiority (w/in a particular sphere or profession)
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notoriety
the state of being famous for bad reason
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imperceptibly
unnoticed
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cogent
(of an argument) clear, logical, and convincing
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enigmatic
mysterious
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pretentious
arrogant
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tutelary
protective
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fervently
passionately
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sadistic
joy from inflicting pain on others
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falter
hesitate
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oblige
to please
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incredulous
unbelieving
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placidly
calm
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serene
calm; peaceful
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aggrieved
resentment after unfairly treated
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chastened
refrain
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scaled
burned
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parsimonious
careful with money; frugal
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prolix
wordy
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dictatorial
ruler
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spendthrift
irresponsible with money
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obstreperous
uncontrollable
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anomaly
unusual; unexpected
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assuage
to make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense
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lucid
clear; easy to understand
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equivocal
not easily understood or explained
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precipitate
to cause something to happen
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opaque
not easily seen through or understood
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zeal
strong feeling/enthusiasm that causes someone to do something
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abstain
to refrain
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dessicate
remove moisture from something
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laudable
deserving praise
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volatile
likely to change rapidly and unpredictably
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apathy
lack of interest, enthusiasm
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mitigate
make less severe, painful
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propriety
state of being correct, proper
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advocate
publicly support
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ingenuous
innocent, unsuspecting
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antipathy
strong feeling of dislike
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contempt
state of being despised; feeling which a person thinks something is worthless
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malleable
easily influenced; pliable
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pliable
easily bent; flexible
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impartial
fair and just
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staunch
loyal, committed
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Insolence
Disrespectful
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Jejune
Childish, immature
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Inquisitive
Curious
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Somber
Dark in color, gloomy
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Austerity
Somberness
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Obsolescence
Outdated, old fashioned
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restive
restless
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thorough
detailed
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dormant
inactive
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nonchalant
calm, relaxed
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plaintive
mournful
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complacency
unaware/uninformed self-satisfaction
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supplicate
to beg
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gauche
socially awkward
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mawkish
overly sentimental
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supine
weak, failing to act
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fecund
fertile
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indolent
lazy
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Credulous
Trusting
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Pedantic
To describe a person who shows off what he knows and emphasizes detail when explaining
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Menacing
Threatening
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Tedious
Dull
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Impassive
Not feeling
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Erudite
Learned
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obscure
uncertain; unknown
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indefatiguable
not giving up
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alacrity
eagerness
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precipitate
act without thinking
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recondite
obscure, difficult to understand
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intransigent
stubborn
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infinitetisimal
extremely small
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exercrable
famous/respected
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boisterous
noisy
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etiolated
pale, weakened
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maladroit
clumsy
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adroit
clever; skillful
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extemporaneous
done without prep
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prognosticate
predict
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variegated
varied
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opprobrium
harsh criticm
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imbroglio
embarrasing situation
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supernumerary
present in excess number
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peruse
read carefully
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nonplussed
bewildered, surprised to point unsure how they react
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histrionic
melodramatic, overly dramatic
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preclude
prevent from happening
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ponderous
dull, laborious
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confound
confused
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munificence
extremely generous
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prevaricate
to lie
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salutatory
beneficial
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askance
distrust
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impertinent
rude
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illusory
imaginative
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elusive
difficult to find or catch
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sanctimonious
overly religious
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sancrosant
holy, scared
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circumspect
wary; cautious
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cirumscribe
restrict within limits
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senescent
old
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sententious
process of aging
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calumniate
slander; say false statements
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vituperate
blame others
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recriminate
to make counteraccusations
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dastardly
wicked; cruel
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asperity
harsh in tone or manner
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froward
difficult to deal with
