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Precocious-

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advanced at an early age

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Tortuous -

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repeated turns and bends, circuitous

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Indignant-

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feel anger over a perceived injustice

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Hound -

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to pursue relentlessly, to dog

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moot

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undecidable, meaningless or irrelevant way

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Fallacy -

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belief based on faulty reason

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Mollify -

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to ease; placate

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patronize

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treat condescendingly

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Demure (adj)-

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modest and shy

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Screed -

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an abusive rant

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Placate -

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gain good will of, make less angry, cause to be favorably inclined

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Inveterate -

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habitual

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Calumny -

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false attack/misrepresentation

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Travesty-

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mockery, absurd presentation

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Arcane -

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requiring secret knowledge

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Pernicious-

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very harmful, working in a hidden way

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Profligate -

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corrupt, degenerate

Spending resources recklessly/wasteful

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Trite-

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overused

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Parochial -

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narrow in scope/outlook

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Demur-

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to express doubts/objections

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Impute -

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to attribute (something undesirable)

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Impudent-

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rude, brazen

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apprehension

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fearful expectation

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Askance -

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suspiciously or disapprovingly

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Dither -

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act confusedly w/o clear

Purpose

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Fetid -

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foul smelling, putrid

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Husband -

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use sparingly, manage economically

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Austere-

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unadorned in style, harsh in manner

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dearth

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lack or shortage

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Fatuous -

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stupid, foolishly self satisified

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Gall -

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rudeness, bitter anger

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Mendacious -

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dishonest

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Belie -

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to hide, misrepresent

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Espouse -

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adopt/support an idea

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Amok-

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frenzied or uncontrolled state

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Panoply -

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impressive array

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Virago-

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ill tempered or violent woman

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Banal -

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repeated too often, overused, hackneyed

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scintillating

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describes someone who is brilliant and lively

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Provincial-

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relating to countryside; unsophisticated, narrow minded

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Platitude -

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trite/obvious remark

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Intransigent-

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refusing to be reconciled, unwilling to change, adamant

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Myopic -

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lacking foresight, nearsighted; lacking imagination

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Slake-

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calm down, moderate

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to fleece

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to decieve

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Repudiate -

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reject as untrue, unfounded

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Spurious-

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specious, plausible but false

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Capricious-

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decisions by chance not reason; unpredictable changes in mood

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consummate (adj)

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having supreme mastery

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Treacherous -

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inclined to betrayal, unstable/unpredictable

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fledgling(adj)

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young and inexperienced

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Turgid –

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swollen, bloated; pompous in language

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Quiescent-

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motionless

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Scrupulous -

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extreme care/effort; principled

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ascendancy

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power over another

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Banality(n) -

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trite remark

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ferret

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to search for something persistently

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consummate(v)

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make perfect and complete

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Refractory -

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resistant to authority/control

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fledgling(n)

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new participant

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To Reproach -

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To express criticism towards

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Wanting -

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lacking

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Disaffected-

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discontented toward authority

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Prevaricate -

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speak evasively

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respite

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pause from doing something

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Deride -

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to mock, jeer w/ contempt

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denigrate -

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charge falsely, attack good name/reputation maliciously

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cadaverous

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emaciated; gaunt

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raffish

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marked by carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

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Prodigious -

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great in size/force

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Bucolic -

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relating to pleasant aspects of the countryside,

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Exigent-

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urgent, demanding

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Pittance -

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Small amount of money

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Ingratiate -

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gain favor by deliberate effort

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Predilection-

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a strong liking/affinity

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flounder

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behave awkwardly, have difficulties

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Expound -

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add details, clarify, expand

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Petulant -

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easily irritated, childishly sulky

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Mawkish-

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overly sentimental, maudlin

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Timorous -

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timid by nature

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Gauche -

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lacking social polish

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Reconcile -

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to make compatible with

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Effrontery-

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rude boldness, audacity

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Duress -

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under force/threat

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Raft-

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large number of something

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Florid -

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excessively decorated

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Rebuke -

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censure, castigate, criticize harshly

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Obdurate -

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hardened in feeling, unable to persuade, stubborn

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Unconscionable -

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unreasonable, excessive, shockingly unfair or unjust

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Inimical-

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hostile, unfriendly

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Didactic -

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excessively instructive

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Auspicious -

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conducive to success, favorable

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Propitious -

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favorable, likely to result in success

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Circumscribe-

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restrict or confine

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Gossamer -

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light, delicate

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Contumacious-

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rebellious

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Ambivalent -

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mixed/conflicting emotions

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Credulous -

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naïve, too trusting

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Impetuous-

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quick to act without thinking

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boon

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a desireable state

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Pallid-

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pale, lacking color

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Immutable -

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unable to be changed

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Admonitory -

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warning/reprimanding

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Ignominious-

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deserving or bringing disgrace/shame

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Indigent-

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poor, needy

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Reprobate-

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person w/o morals who is disapproved of

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beatific

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blissfully happy

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Volubility -

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verbosity (spoken/written)

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Admonish -

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to warn/reprimand

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Aboveboard-

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open and honest

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Nonplussed -

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unsure how to respond/act

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Euphemism -

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inoffensive word in place of

vulgar one

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Abstruse –

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difficult to understand

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Venality -

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corruption (bribes)

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Bombastic -

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pompous in speech/manner

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Tender-

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to offer up formally

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Exhort -

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strongly urge on, encourage

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Bilk -

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defraud, cheat

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Fawn -

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grovel, pander

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Juxtapose -

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place side by side for contrast

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Cogent -

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clear and persuasive

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Mannered -

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artificial, phony in character

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Inscrutable-

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unfathomable, not understood

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Querulous -

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always complaining

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Inexorable -

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inflexible, unyielding/ impossible to stop or prevent

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Subsume-

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contain, include

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Thoroughgoing -

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very thorough

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Grovel-

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humble oneself demeaningly

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Vilify -

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spread negative information about

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Implacable -

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unable to placate, make less angry

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Fastidious -

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overly concerned with details, fussy

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Incorrigible-

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impervious to correction by punishment

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Errant-

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wandering, not sticking to circumscribed path

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Stem -

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to hold back, limit

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Delineate-

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describe in detail

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Munificent -

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very generous

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Recondite (adj)-

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difficult to understand, esoteric

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Gainsay -

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deny/contradict/oppose

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Wanton -

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reckless

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Sullen -

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gloomy

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Yoke -

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to join together

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Efficacious -

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producing intended result

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tumult

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chaos, noise, confusion

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irresolute

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unsure how to act or proceed

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perennial

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everlasting

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whimsical

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determined by impulse or whim, not be necessity or reason

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egotist

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conceited, self centered person

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rankle

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make resentful or angry

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genteel

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marked by refinement in taste and manners

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urbane

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high refinement and assurance from wide social experience

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vacuous

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devoid of intelligence, matter, or significance

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facetious

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cleverly amusing

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to exemplify

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to be characteristic of

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peevish

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easily irritated or annoyed

155
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smug

A

excessive self satisfaction

156
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rash

A

imprudently incurring risk

157
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exasperate

A

to irritate intensely

158
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presumption(n)

A

an assumption taken for granted; audacious behavior you have no right to

159
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goad

A

urge on with unpleasant comments

160
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foible(n)

A

idiosynchrasie in someone’s behavior

161
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reservation (n)

A

unstated doubt

162
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eke

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to live off meager resources, scrape by

163
Q

embellish

A

make more beautiful

164
Q

quip

A

witty remark

165
Q

unseemly

A

not keeping with accepted propriety standards

166
Q

credulity

A

naivite, tendency to believe

167
Q

incense(v)

A

make furious

168
Q

uncanny

A

suggesting supernatural, surpassing ordinary

169
Q

ascribe

A

attribute or credit to

170
Q

to preempt

A

to take the place of, have precedence over

171
Q

cavalier

A

haughty disregard of others

172
Q

deride

A

treat or speak with contempt

173
Q

wanton

A

unrestrained, nor moral restraint

174
Q

behoove

A

to be one’s duty

175
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clemency

A

leniency toward offenders of law

176
Q

buttress

A

make stronger or defensible

177
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rakish (“raykish”)

A

carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

178
Q

besmirch

A

damage the good name of

179
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begrudge

A

to envy, to give reluctantly

180
Q

docile

A

willing to be taught or led, easily managed

181
Q

emulate

A

strive to equal or match

182
Q

finagle

A

achieve by trickery

183
Q

staid(adj)

A

dignified, propriety

184
Q

resign

A

to accept something that cant be avoided

185
Q

convivial

A

describing a lively atmosphere

186
Q

malodorous

A

foul smelling

187
Q

aphorism

A

short saying about a truth, maxim

188
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cosmopolitan

A

global in reach and outlook

189
Q

snub

A

refuse to acknowledge, reject

190
Q

creditable

A

deserving of praise but not that amazing

191
Q

relegate

A

assign a lower position

192
Q

dispatch(v)

A

dispose of rapidly, efficiently

193
Q

to carp

A

criticize pettily, unjustified

194
Q

obliging

A

cheerful willingness, complaisant

195
Q

perquisite

A

perk, exclusive right

196
Q

sordid

A

foul and repulsive (morally)

197
Q

abnegate

A

renounce or reject

198
Q

sedulous

A

dedicated and diligent

199
Q

paradoxical

A

contradictory but possibly true

200
Q

balk

A

refuse to comply

201
Q

miscreant

A

law breaker

202
Q

arrant

A

utter (negative connotation)

203
Q

factious

A

characterized by internal dissension

204
Q

churlish

A

lacking manners, refinement

205
Q

chary

A

cautious, suspiciously reluctant to do something

206
Q

vicissitude

A

change in circumstance, for the worse

207
Q

lascivious

A

sexually perverted

208
Q

zeitgeist

A

spirit of the times

209
Q

fractious

A

likely to cause disruption

210
Q

turpitude

A

depravity

211
Q

overweening(adj)

A

arrogant, presumptuous

212
Q

expansive

A

communicative, social

213
Q

cow(v)

A

to intimidate

214
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feckless

A

lazy, irresponsible

215
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ponderous

A

weighed down, moving slowly

216
Q

prosaic

A

boring, prose like

217
Q

contentious

A

likely to argue

218
Q

alacrity

A

eager willingness

219
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saturnine

A

morose, gloomy

220
Q

exegesis

A

explanation or analysis that’s critical

221
Q

attenuate

A

to weaken

222
Q

untoward

A

unfavorable, inconvenient

223
Q

byzantine

A

intricate and complex

224
Q

anathema

A

the source of someones hate

225
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kowtow

A

bow or act subservient

226
Q

supercilious

A

haughty and disdainful looking down others

227
Q

choleric

A

easily angered

228
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to hector

A

bully or intimidate

229
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quisling

A

traitor

230
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remonstrate

A

make objections while pleading

231
Q

picayune

A

trifling or petty

232
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disabuse

A

persuade a belief is not valid

233
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pollyannaish

A

extremely optimistic

234
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execrate

A

to curse and hiss at

235
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tendentious

A

leaning towards a controversial view

236
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protean

A

versatile

237
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mellifluous

A

smooth, sweet sounding

238
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expurgate

A

to censor

239
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arriviste(n)

A

social climber, person recently reached power

240
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to mulct

A

defraud or swindle

241
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phantasmagorical

A

illusionarily fantistic, unreal

242
Q

palimpsest

A

something changed numerously but traces of before can be seen

243
Q

jaundiced

A

prejudiced, biased

244
Q

histrionic

A

overly theatrical

245
Q

venial

A

easily forgiven, pardonable

246
Q

benight

A

fall into a state of ignorance

247
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blinkered(adj)

A

limited outlook or understanding

248
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malapropism

A

word confused with another that sounds the same

249
Q

arch (adj)

A

deliberately teasing

250
Q

parvenu

A

person suddenly wealthy but not accepted by higher class

251
Q

jejune

A

immature, childish, dull

252
Q

bilious

A

always angry

253
Q

fell(adj)

A

terribly evil

254
Q

peremptory

A

bossy and domineering

255
Q

to hedge

A

to limit or qualify

256
Q

sententious

A

moralizing in a pompous sense

257
Q

mettlesome

A

filled with courage and valor

258
Q

imbroglio

A

confusing, embarrassing situation

259
Q

provident

A

prudently providing for you interests/future

260
Q

hagiographic

A

excessively flattering toward someone’s life or work

261
Q

to prognosticate

A

predict/prophesize the future

262
Q

to quail

A

draw back with fear or pain

263
Q

pecuniary

A

relating to money

264
Q

to maunder

A

wander aimlessly; speak rapidly non-stop about unimportant things (to palaver)

265
Q

grandiloquent

A

puffed up with vanity

266
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to importune

A

beg persistently urgently

267
Q

recapitulation

A

recap

268
Q

to enjoin

A

give instructions to, to direct, with authority

269
Q

prolixity

A

boring verbosity

270
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mordant

A

acerbic

271
Q

charlatan

A

flamboyant deceiver

272
Q

duplicity

A

deceitfulness

273
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temerity

A

fearless daring

274
Q

insouciance

A

lack of concern

275
Q

semblance

A

appearance that is deliberately misleading

276
Q

impute

A

to blame, attribute responsibility or fault to something

277
Q

solecism

A

gramatical mistake, socially awkward or tactless act

278
Q

redoubtable

A

inspiring fear or awe

279
Q

punctilious

A

precise, detail oriented

280
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flippant

A

showing in appropriate levity

281
Q

corollary

A

practical consequence of

282
Q

patent

A

glaringly obvious

283
Q

inimitable

A

matchless, defying imitation

284
Q

firebrand(n)

A

one who deliberately creates trouble

285
Q

tempestuous

A

turbulent

286
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asperity

A

harshness of manner

287
Q

unpropitious

A

little chance of success

288
Q

recrimination

A

mutual accusation

289
Q

immure

A

to enclose in walls

290
Q

inviolate

A

must be kept sacred

291
Q

to dovetail

A

fit together tightly

292
Q

obstreperous

A

stubbornly defiant, difficult to control

293
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imperious

A

arrogant superiority, disdain towards “unworthy”

294
Q

apposite

A

appropriate

295
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presentiment

A

feeling of evil to come

296
Q

celerity

A

speed, rapidity

297
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invidious

A

likely to cause resentment

298
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magisterial

A

offensively self-assured, exercising unwarranted power

299
Q

dispensation

A

exemption from a rule/obligation

300
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rarefied

A

made more subtle, refined

301
Q

stalwart

A

dependable

302
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to hobble

A

hold back progress of

303
Q

unviable/inviable

A

not able to work, survive, succeed

304
Q

chagrine(n)

A

feeling embarrased

305
Q

chagrine(v)

A

cause to feel shame

306
Q

artifice

A

cunning tricks

307
Q

to recrudesce

A

happen again

308
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atavism

A

throwback

309
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epigram

A

witty saying

310
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apothegm

A

maxim, aphorism

311
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to objurgate

A

express strong disapproval

312
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to brook

A

put up with

313
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inanity(n)

A

a total lack of meaning or ideas

314
Q

rapprochement

A

reestablishing good relations

315
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debonair

A

sophisticated charm

316
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baleful

A

threatening or foreshadowing evil/tragedy

317
Q

untrammeled

A

not confined or limited

318
Q

to deign

A

do something below one’s considered dignity

319
Q

arrogate

A

seize without authority

320
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chimera(n)

A

desired or wished for but impossible

321
Q

languish

A

become feeble

322
Q

gambit(n)

A

maneuver/risk designed to secure advantage

323
Q

besotted

A

very drunk, strongly affectionate

324
Q

effervescence

A

high spirits/excitement

325
Q

exemplar(n)

A

something to be imitated

326
Q

unstinting

A

very generous

327
Q

percipient

A

perceptive

328
Q

to browbeat

A

be bossy towards, discourage/domineer

329
Q

disingenuous

A

falsely frank

330
Q

solicitude

A

feeling of concern

331
Q

unprepossessing

A

unfavorable or neutral first impression

332
Q

appurtenant

A

supplying added support

333
Q

ineffable

A

to sacred to be uttered, defying description

334
Q

pith(n)

A

most essential part of something

335
Q

pontificate

A

talk dogmatically/pompously

336
Q

panegyric(n)

A

formal praise

337
Q

facile

A

lacking depth

338
Q

conflate

A

mix together

339
Q

proscribe

A

command against

340
Q

to proselytize

A

convert to another belief

341
Q

to transmute

A

change in form

342
Q

internecine

A

within a group (conflict)

343
Q

abjure

A

to reject (belief)

344
Q

solicitous

A

hovering attentiveness

345
Q

dessicated

A

uninteresting, dry

346
Q

desideratum (n)

A

something desired as a necessity

347
Q

inequity

A

injustice

348
Q

enormity (n)

A

an extreme act of wrong

349
Q

ethereal

A

lightness. insubstantiality

350
Q

hauteur (n)

A

superior pride in manner toward inferiors

351
Q

conflagration

A

intense, uncontrolled fire

352
Q

to stultify

A

to lose enthusiasm through routine

353
Q

coterminous

A

equal extent or duration

354
Q

complicit

A

associated with (negative activity)

355
Q

fecund

A

fertile, intellectually productive

356
Q

doughty

A

brave bold courageous

357
Q

inviolable

A

never to be broke, infringed, dishonored

358
Q

bromide(n)

A

trite/obvious remark

359
Q

assiduously

A

with care and persistence

360
Q

self-effacing

A

reluctant to draw attention to yourself

361
Q

callow

A

young and inexperienced

362
Q

discursive

A

departing from main point

363
Q

aplomb

A

coolness and composure

364
Q

halcyon (adj)

A

(past era) calm and peaceful, prosperity

365
Q

bereft

A

sorrowful through loss, unhappy in love

366
Q

demonstratively

A

open with emotion or expression

367
Q

ineluctable

A

inescapable

368
Q

to obtain

A

be valid, applicable, true

369
Q

eponym

A

namesake

370
Q

dissemble

A

conceal one’s true motives

371
Q

graft(n)

A

corruption thru bribery

372
Q

infelicitous

A

inappropriate

373
Q

exiguity (n)

A

meagerness

374
Q

trenchant

A

keenness, forcefulnes

375
Q

to pillory

A

ridicule, expose to public scorn

376
Q

simulacrum

A

sculpture likeness of a person, bad imitation

377
Q

loath to (adj)

A

unwilling to do something (contrary to your custom)

378
Q

dissolution(n)

A

debauchery and indulgence

379
Q

raillery

A

light teasing

380
Q

verisimilitude

A

appearance of truth

381
Q

splenetic

A

very irritable

382
Q

abrogate

A

to do away with formally

383
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evanescent

A

vanishing like vapor

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