Vocab Book Edition Flashcards
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Hamper
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a basket, or to hinder or impede the movement or progress of; delay
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Relinquish
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give up, withdraw, renounce, abandon
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Rebuff
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reject or refuse abruptly and rudely; spurn
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Sparse
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thinly dispersed/scattered and spread apart; or not enough/adequate, meager, and lacking
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Haughty
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arrogant and disdainful
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Wanton
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(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked
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Tirade
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a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation; denunciation
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Venerable
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respected, especially because of age, status, or character
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Impudent
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not showing due respect; disrespectful and impertinent
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Usurp
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take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force; seize
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Erudition
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great knowledge, often obtained from books, studying, or research; scholarship
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Reputable
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having a good reputation
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Discredit
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harm good reputation; malign
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Squander
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waste foolishly
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Provincial
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of restricted outlook; simple
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Disparage
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deprecate of being of little worth; vilify
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Palatial
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grand and magnificent like a palace
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Bedlam
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a scene of uproar and confusion; chaos
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Heedless
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recklessly careless; impetuous
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Trepidation
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worry, fear, or concern, especially about something that might happen
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Consternation
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anxiety or dismay, especially at something unexpected
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Precocious
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mature in development
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Apprentice
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novice, beginner, trainee, or learner
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Lavish
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opulent, ornate, expensive, luxurious, extravagant
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Sublime
of excellence or beauty that inspires admiration and awe
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Volatile
likely to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse, or to have rapid mood swings; unstable
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Servile
docile, obedient, submissive
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Pervade
spread through and be perceived in every part of; saturate
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Immutable
not changing; enduring
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Disparity
not equal; imbalance
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Goad
to provoke or annoy
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Protracted
"draw forward"; prolonged, indefinite
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Lucid
clear, articulate
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Innocuous
harmless
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Demagogue
a political leader that gains favor by appealing to people's desires and prejudices rather than logical and rational arguments; populist
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Saccharine
sweet
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Anachronistic
out of or against time; antiquated
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Tenacious
clinging/keeping firm hold, not easily giving up/determined, or persisting in existence; resolute
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Desultory
disconnected; without a plan; intermittent
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Intermittent
continuously disappearing and reappearing; desultory
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Prodigal
spending a great amount; lavish
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Espouse
to adopt or support a cause, belief, or way of life; endorse
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Parsimony
extreme unwillingness to spend money or resources; miserliness
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Risible
funny
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Aspersion
false/misleading claim meant to cause harm; slander
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Torpor
state of physical or mental inactivity; weariness
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Dolorous
feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress; miserable
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Implacable
unappeasable; merciless
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Concede
to give up or surrender something; compromise
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Ennui
boredom
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Holistic
complete, whole
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Industrious
hard-working, diligent
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Digression
detour, temporary departure from main topic
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Deference
obedience, humble obedience, respect
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Cavalier
showing a lack of proper concern; nonchalant and disdainful
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Resolute
admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering; tenacious
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Absolution
setting someone free of blame; forgive or pardon
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Incorrigible
unable to be changed or fixed; hopeless
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Camaraderie
spirit of friendship, goodwill, or trust
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Potable
clean and drinkable
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Ascetic
self-denial, abstinence, humble
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Bastion
(literal) army fort; or (figurative) having firm opinions; stronghold
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Expedient
useful for reaching a goal; practical
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Grapple
struggle
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Rapacious
aggressively greedy; covetous
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Extricate
free someone from a difficult situation or position; remove
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Redolent
reminiscent of; evocative
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Indolence
laziness, idleness
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Hackneyed
lacking originality; common
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Rancorous
characterized by bitterness or resentment
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Prescience
knowing something before it happens; foresight, intuition
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Evince
reveal, show, or express a quality or feeling
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Umbrage
offense or resentment, often due to an imagined reason
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Caprice
a sudden, impulsive change or action; instability
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Intercede
intervene
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Obsolescent
becoming out-of-date, going out of use; useless
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Capacious
having lots of room inside, able to hold much; ample
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Fastidious
showing or demanding excessive accuracy or detail; exacting
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Obstreperous
noisy and difficult to control; rowdy
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Corruption
dishonesty
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Paltry
inferior, trivial, inconsequential
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Tentative
temporary
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Cadence
rhythm of music or speech
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Sedate
calm, quiet, unhurried, composed
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Endear
cause to be loved or liked; recommend
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Discord
lack of agreement or harmony; pandemonium
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Motley
varied, diverse
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Immaterial
unimportant, irrelevant
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Jostle
bump against or push, especially in a crowd
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Prolific
plentiful/abundant, or producing large amounts
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Substantiate
provide evidence to support or prove
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Paramount
most important, supreme
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Coddle
treat in an overprotective, indulgent way
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Asylum
place of refuge or protection
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Lobbyist
someone who attempts to influence the decisions of lawmakers; advocate
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Dissent
to differ in opinion; oppose
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Coerce
to persuade or pressure someone into doing something; force
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Contrite
feeling remorse and guilt for behavior; repentant
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Extenuating
causing an offense to seem less serious; mitigating
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Discern
distinguish, detect, recognize
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Heretic
someone who disagrees with the established religious beliefs; dissenter
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Tangent
a departure or divergence from main path
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Constituent
a part or component
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Scintillating
shining or sparkling brightly
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Recalcitrant
defiant of authority
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Fallacious
false or misleading
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Inscrutable
unable to be understood or interpreted
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Abberant
atypical, unusual
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Obfuscate
make confusing or unclear
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Perfidious
deceitful and untrustworthy
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Affinity
a natural liking for something
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Vacuous
lack of intelligence or significance
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Vacillate
go back and forth
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Insidious
gradual and subtle, but harmful
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Abating
decrease in degree or intensity
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Fanatical
obsessive or extremely passionate about something
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Uncouth
lacking good manners, refinement, or grace; awkward and rude
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Contentious
causing or involving an argument
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Vapid
lacking spirit, liveliness; dull, tedious
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Apathetic
showing no interest or enthusiasm
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Effusive
expressing strong feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval
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Arcane
only understood by few; mysterious and secret
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Mercurial
likely to have sudden, unpredictable changes of mood
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Myopic
nearsighted (can't see far away), or lacking foresight
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Precariously
not in a stable position; likely to fall or collapse
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Ubiquitous
present or found everywhere
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Docent
guide or teacher
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Permissive
allowing excessive freedom
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Tempestuous
having strong and turbulent emotions; like a storm
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Acquiesce
accepting without protest, often reluctantly
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Memento
a souvenir kept as a reminder
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Vestige
a trace of something, or a tiny amount
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Insipid
lacking flavor; uninteresting
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Cogent
logical and convincing
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Capitulate
surrender
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Wager
bet or gamble
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Incredulously
in disbelief
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Ambivalent
having mixed or uncertain feelings
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Ardent
enthusiastic or passionate
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Arduous
requiring great effort; onerous
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Audacious
willing to take bold risks
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Cavernous
hollow, vast, and dark like a cavern
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Esoteric
only understood by small number of people with specialized knowledge or interest
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Evanescent
quickly fading; fleeting
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Abhorrent
inspiring disgust
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Affable
friendly
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Parlance
jargon
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Abrasive
used for polishing or cleaning
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Contention
argument/disagreement
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Duress
threats or other action to make someone do something against their will
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Fiat
an official order
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Incendiary
designed to cause fires; or causing conflict
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Arboreal
relating to trees
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Fervent
showing great intensity of feeling or passion
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Idyllic
extremely peaceful and pleasant
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Indemnify
secure someone against legal liability; or compensate
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Alacrity
brisk and cheerful eagerness
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Concessions
compromises
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Demure
modest, shy
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Jovial
cheerful
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Adamant
refusing to change mind
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Forbearance
patient self-control
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Incipient
beginning to develop
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Tortuous
full of twists and turns; or excessively lengthy
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Vociferous
speaking up very loudly
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Acrimony
anger and bitterness
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Propensity
a tendency to behave a certain way
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Arbitrated
make a judgment in an argument
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Prevaricated
speak evasively
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Disbursed
pay out
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Stymie
prevent or hinder progress
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Farce
ridiculous comedy, play, or satire
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Abstruse
difficult to understand
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Intangible
unable to be touched
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Succinct
brief and clear
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Paucity
scarcity
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Pithy
concise and forceful in expression
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Antipathy
deep dislike
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Penchant
a liking or tendency to do something
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Ignominy
public shame
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Sequestering
isolate or hide away
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Quandary
dilemma
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Copiousness
largeness in quantity
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Sophistry
use of deceptively clever (but not) arguments
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Eschew
purposely avoid
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Prudence
cautiousness
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Incensed
very angry
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Irate
very angry
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Scrupulous
thorough, or morally conscious
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Bureaucracy
government where non-elected officials make decisions
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Avant-garde
new and unusual
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Inert
lacking the power to move
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Punitive
related to punishment
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Tantamount
equivalent
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Refutation
proving something wrong
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Decrepit
old, worn-out, ruined
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Derelict
in poor condition, especially due to neglect
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Dismal
depressing, dreary
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Exorbitant
unreasonably high
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Trifling
unimportant
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Inordinate
unusually large
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Commensurate
proportional
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Negligible
insignificant
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Facilitate
make easier
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Supplant
replace
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Efficacious
effective
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Blithe
happy or careless
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Affluent
wealthy
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Scruples
doubt regarding morality
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Glib
thoughtless and shallow
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Disingenous
insincere
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Genial
friendly, cheerful
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Inauspicious
unpromising
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Portentous
ominous, or self-important
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Reverberate
echo
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Augment
increase
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Quagmire
swamp, or complex unpleasant situation; morass
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Brusque
brief or rude in speech
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Echelon
level or rank
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Milieu
environment
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Analog
something considered to be comparable to something else
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Callous
insensitive and cruel
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Tipple
drink alcohol
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Prospect
possibility
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Bemoan
express grief or sorrow
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Spendthrift
spending money foolishly
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Conjecture
conclusion from incomplete information
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Corollary
statement following one already proved
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Afflicted
troubled, affected, or pained by
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Didactic
instructive, teaching
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Ostensible
seeming so but not necessarily
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Specious
superficially plausible, but actually wrong
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Peccadillo
a small and relatively unimportant offense or sin
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Fodder
someone or something regarded as only material for a specific use
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Yokel
uneducated and unsophisticated person from the countryside; rube
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Chattel
personal posession
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Pernicious
harmful, especially gradually or subtly
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Ancillary
providing support for the main part; additional
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Incite
provoke, agitate
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Anthology
a published collection of artistic work (music, poems, etc)
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Impropriety
improper and inappropriate act, language, or behavior; peccadillo
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Exhaustive
complete and thorough; including or considering all aspects or elements
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Temperance
abstinence, especially from drinking alcohol
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Dyspepsia
indigestion
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Tactlessness
a lack of sensitivity when dealing with other people or difficult matters
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Delegate
a person sent to represent others; or to entrust a task to someone else
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Conciliatory
intended to gain favor, pacify, or reduce hostility
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Exigency
an urgent need or demand
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Contingency
a future event that may or may not happen, often one that causes problems or requires further arrangements
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Whet
sharpen the blade of
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Pulverize
reduce to fine particles
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Contiguously
sharing a border
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Opaque
hard to understand
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Succor
assistance/support, especially during difficult times
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Inebriated
drunk
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Finagle
obtain something dishonestly or deviously
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Purloin
steal
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Palpable
able to be touched/felt, or a feeling or atmosphere so intense as to seem tangible
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Diminish
make or become less
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Admonish
warn or reprimand firmly
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Contrite
feeling or showing remorse or guilt
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Bequest
a legacy; giving someone something by will
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Solemn
formal, serious, or deeply sincere
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Assiduous
showing great care, attentiveness, and perseverance
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Salubrious
healthy or pleasant
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Disconcerted
unsettled or confused
