Vocab day 1-4 Flashcards
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Abash
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To make ashamed
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Abjure
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to state publicly that you will give up a particular belief or way of behaving
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Aboriginal
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Native, dating back to beginning
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Acclaim
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Praise publicly, enthusiastically
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Abnegate
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To deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce
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Bristle
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To stiffen with anger
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Bestow
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To present as a gift; confer
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Cataclysm
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A violent upheaval; an earthquake; a horrible flood
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Cavalier
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Showing a lack of proper concern
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Chaff
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Worthless stuff
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Construe
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To interpret
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Corroborate
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To confirm; to back up with evidence
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Champion
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To defend; to support
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Daunt
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To make fearful; to intimidate
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Dearth
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Lack; scarcity
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Docile
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Easily taught; obedient; easy to handle
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Doctrinaire
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Inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practicality; dogmatic
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Dolt
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A stupid person; dunce
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Dotage
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Senility; foolish affection
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Draconian
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Harsh; severe; cruel
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Eccentric
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behaving or appearing in a way that is unusual and different from most people
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Eclectic
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Choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources
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Efface
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To erase; to rub away the features of
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Fabrication
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A lie; something made up
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Furtive
Secretive; sly
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Garrulous
Talkative; chatty
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Hackneyed
Overused; trite; stale
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Ideology
A system of social or political ideas
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Idiosyncrasy
A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual
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Illicit
Illegal; not permitted
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Imminent
Just about to happen
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Insuperable
Unable to be overcome; insurmountable; overwhelming
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Interloper
Intruder; trespasser; unwanted person
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Kinetic
Having to do with motion; lively; active
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Laconic
Using few words, especially to the points of seeming rude
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Magnanimous
Forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous
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Magnate
A rich, powerful, or very successful business-person
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Obdurate
Stubborn and insensitive
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Pacify
To calm someone down; to placate
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Palliate
To relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem; toe assuage; to mitigate
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Pejorative
Expressing contempt or disapproval
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Palpable
Capable of being touched; obvious, tangible
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Rebuke
To criticize sharply
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Relinquish
To release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing
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Reprehensible
Worthy of blame or censure
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Sacrosanct
Sacred; held to be inviolable
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Stigmatize
Describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval
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Stipulate
Demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement
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Tangential
Only superficially related to the matter at hand; not especially relevant; peripheral
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Volition
The faculty or power of using one's will
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Acquit
to find not guilty; to behave oneself
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Adduce
to bring forward as example; to cite
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advent
arrival; coming
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absolve
to forgive or to free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation
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advocate
person who argues in favor of a position
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bane
poison; torment; cause of harm
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bastion
stronghold; fortress; fortified place
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belittle
to make to seem little; to put someone down
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belabor
to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
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beleaguer
to surround; to besiege; to harass
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chaste
pure and unadorned; abstaining from sex
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clandestine
concealed or secret, usually for an evil or subversive purpose
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cavil
to quibble, to raise trivial objections
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covert
secret; hidden
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contiguous
side by side; adjourning
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dogmatic
arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas
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duplicity
the act of being two-faced; double-dealing; deception
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dubious
full of doubt; uncertain
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defame
to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of
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droll
humorous; amusing in and odd often understated way
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duress
coercion; compulsion by force
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effusion
a pouring forth
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egalitarian
believing in the social and economic equality of all people
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egocentric
selfish; believing that one is the center of everything
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facile
fluent; skillful in a superficial way; easy
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facetious
humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous
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glut
surplus; overabundance
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hapless
unlucky
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impartial
fair; not favoring one side or the other; unbiased
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impeccable
flawless; entirely without sin
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imperial
like an emperor or an empire
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impervious
not allowing anything to pass through; impenetrable
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karma
good or bad emanations from someone or something
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lament
to mourn
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malaise
a feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness
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malinger
to pretend to be sick to avoid doing work
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obtrusive
interfering; meddlesome; having a tendency to butt in
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portent
a sign of something coming in the future
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paradigm
a model or an example
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paradox
a true statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself
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pervade
to spread throughout
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reciprocal
mutual, shared; interchangeable
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recrimination
a bitter counteraccusation, or the act of making a bitter counteraccusation
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redolent
fragrant; smelling
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sagacious
discerning; shrewd; keen in judgment; wise
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squalor
filth; wretched, degraded, or repulsive living conditions
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staunch
firmly committed; firmly in favor of; steadfast
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temperate
mild; moderate; restrained
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trepidation
fear; apprehension; nervous trembling
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vehement
intense; forceful; violent
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Acerbic
bitter; sour; severe
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aftermath
consequence
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aghast
terrified; shocked
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accost
to approach and speak to someone
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acrid
harsh; like acid
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blasphemy
irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity
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brevity
briefness
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benefactor
one who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation
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balk
to abruptly refuse; to stop short
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bandy
to toss back and forth; to exchange
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cleave
to cling; to split
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cogitate
to ponder; to meditate; to think carefully about
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covet
a wish for enviously; Yearn to possess or have (something).
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canvass
to seek votes or opinions
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chronicle
a record of events in order of time; a history
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degenerate
to break down; to deteriorate
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debase
to lower in quality or value; to degrade
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decree
an official order; having the force of law
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delineate
to describe accurately; to draw in outline
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egregious
extremely bad; flagrant
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emigrate
to move to a new country; to move to a new place to live; to expatriate
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eminent
well-known and respected
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exodus
a mass departure or journey away
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expiate
to make amends for; to atone for
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exposition
explanation; a large public exhibition
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fastidious
meticulous; demanding finicky
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fatuous
foolish; silly; idiotic
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grandiloquent
pompous; using a lot of big, fancy words in an attempt to sound impressive
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harbinger
a forerunner; a signal of
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impetuous
impulsive; extremely impatient; Acting or done quickly and without thought or care
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impugn
to attack, especially to attack the truth or integrity of something
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inane
silly; senseless
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incandescent
brilliant; giving off heat or light
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lampoon
to satirize; to mock, to parody
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metamorphosis
a magical change in form; a striking or sudden change
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malleable
easy to shape or bend
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obfuscate
to darken; to confuse; to make confusing
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parochial
narrow or confide in point of view; provincial
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partisan
one who supports a particular person, cause, idea
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patent
obvious
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pathology
the science of disease
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redundant
unnecessarily repetitive; excessive
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ramification
a consequence; a branching out
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rancor
bitter, long lasting ill will or resentment
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steadfast
loyal; faithful
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stoic
indifferent (at least outwardly) to pleasure or pain, to joy or grief to fortune or misfortune; A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
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sanguine
cheerful; optimistic; hopeful
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tenet
a shared principle or belief
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tentative
experimental; temporary; uncertain
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verity
the quality of being true; something true
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Archipelago
A large group of islands
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Allege
To assert without proof
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Allocate
To distribute; to assign; to allot
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Alloy
A combination of two or more things, usually metals
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Armament
Implement of war
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Beget
To give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause
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Burlesque
A ludicrous, mocking, or exaggerated imitation
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Brandish
To wave or display threateningly
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Brawn
Big muscles; great strength
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Bliss
Perfect contentment; extreme joy
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Comply
To act or be in accordance (with)
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Connive
To conspire to aid or encourage a wrong by feigning ignorance of it
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Captivate
To fascinate; to enchant; to enrapture
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Cant
Insincere or hypothetical speech
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Classic
Top-notched; of the highest quality
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Callow
Immature
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Deficit
A shortage, especially of money
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Deft
Skillful
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Defunct
No linger in effect; no longer in existence
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Delinquent
Neglecting a duty or law; late in payment
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Enigma
A mystery
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Empirical
Relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical
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Enervate
To reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually
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Fauna
Animals
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Fervor
Great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal
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Grandiose
Absurdly exaggerated
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Hermetic
Impervious to external influence; airtight
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Incense
To make very angry
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Incessant
Unceasing
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Incisive
Cutting right to the heart of the matter
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Incongruous
Not harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate; not fitting in
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Languish
To become weak, listless, or depressed
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Mandate
A command or authorization to do something; the will of the voters as expressed by the results of an election
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Misanthropic
Hating mankind
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Oblique
Indirect; at an angle
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Patronize
To treat as an inferior; to condescend to
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Peruse
To read carefully
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Paucity
Scarcity
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Pedantic
Boringly scholarly or academic
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Reiterate
To say again; to repeat
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Reclusive
Hermitlike; withdrawn from society
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Refute
To prove to be false; to disprove
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Sardonic
Mocking; scornful
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Scrupulous
Strict; careful; hesitant for ethical reasons
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Scrutinize
To examine very carefully
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Salient
Sticking out; conspicuous; leaping
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Sporadic
Stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every once in a while
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Spurious
False; fake
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Vacillate
To be indecisive; to waver
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Vocation
An occupation; a job
