Vocab: August 19

Question 1

Munificent

Answer 1

adj: (of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary. (of a person) very generous

Question 2

Mendacity

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Untruthfulness, deception

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Loquacious

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Tending to talk a great deal, talkative

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Stalwart

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Loyal, reliable, and hardworking

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Prescient

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Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place

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Engendered

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Cause or give rise to (a feeling or situation)

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Blunted

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Weakened, reduce force

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Debilitated

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A very weakened and infirm state

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Retiring

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Shy and fond of being on one’s own

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Tertiatry

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Third in order of level

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Unstinting

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Not restricting or holding back, unsparing, unrestrained

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Jaded

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Tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having too much of something

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Benevolent

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Well meaning and kindly; (of an organization) serving charitable rather than a profit making prupose

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Taciturn

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(Of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little

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Laconic

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(Of a person, speech, or writing style) using very few words

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Solicitous

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Characterized by showing interest or concern; eager or anxious to do something

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Impertinent

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Not showing proper respect; rude; also irrelevant / not pertinent to a particular matter

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Blithe

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Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper; happy or joyous

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Dogged

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Having or showing tenacity; grim persistence

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Pervasive

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Spreading widely through an area or a group of people

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Assuaged

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Make an unpleasant feeling less intense; satisfy an appetite or desire

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Connoisseur

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An expert judge in matters of taste

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Listless

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Lazy, lacking energy and enthusiasm

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Protracted

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Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual

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Seminal

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(of a work event, moment, or figure) strongly influencing later developments

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Touted

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Attempt to sell something, often in a bold or aggressive manner

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Insolent

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Showing rude or arrogant lack of respect

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Approbation

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Approval or praise

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Provincial

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Of or concerning a province of a country or an empire; concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when considered unsophisticated or narrow minded

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Ephemeral

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Lasting for a very short time

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Perennial

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Lasting or existing for a long or seemingly infinite amount of time; enduring continually or recurring

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Nascent

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Just coming into existence and beginning to show signs of future potential

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Hackneyed

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Lacking significance based on being overused, unoriginal and trite

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Iconoclast

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A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions; a destroyer of images used in religious worship

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Paucity

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Scarcity; the presence of something in only small or insufficient amounts

Question 36

Succor

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Assistance and support in times of hardship and distress