Vocab GRE Flashcards
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reclusive
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avoiding company of other people
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laconic
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using very few words
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lambast
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criticize
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ardor
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great enthusiasm or passion
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vigilant
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cautious/avoid danger
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sycophantic
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praising people in authority in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get some advantage from them
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stinging
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harsh/cruel
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exalt
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speak very highly of
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lax
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lacking attention
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impertinent
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rude, disrespectful
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proliferate
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be present in large quantities
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biting
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severe and unpleasant
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misnomer
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misleading or inaccurate name
nomen: name
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venerate
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regard with respect
venerārī: to hold in awe
related to Venus: goddess of love and beauty
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remiss
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lacking care/attention
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caustic
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burn, bitter, sarcastic
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obscure
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uncertain
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voluble
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talkative/wordy
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analogous
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similar, or something that can be compared
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copious
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a lot
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adulterate
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damage the quality of; corrupt
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equivocal
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uncertain/ambiguous
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contempt
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someone is beneath u
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cortical
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related to brain
outer covering ex. bark of. atree
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mitigate
make something bad better
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perfunctory
lacking effort, hasty
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ambivalent
having conflicting emotions/unsure
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chide
scold/disapproval
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avaricious
greedy, always wanting more
30
champion
support the cause of/defend
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cordial
warm and friendly
cor: heart
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condemnation
disapproval
com: to harm/damage
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expedient
something done or used to achieve a particular end usually quickly or temporarily
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intrepid
bold, unfraid of risks
in: not
trepidious: alarmed
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amenable
open and responsive to suggestion
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flout
break rule without guilt
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ascetic
lacking luxury
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propensity
a natural tendency to behave in a certain way
39
didactic
meant for teaching, educational
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mordant
biting
modere: to bite/sting
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tortuous
difficult to understand: full of twists and turns
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tractable
easy to control or influence
tractare: to handle/treat
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unforthcoming
reserved
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inane
silly/stupid
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scathing
bitter
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austere
strict and stern
lacking luxury
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retiring
reserved
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abstemious
restraint in terms of food and alc
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vapid
lacking flavor/energy
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remorseful
feeling regretful or guilty
re: again
mordere to bite
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deify
look up to someone as god
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brazen
bold and without shame
brass: made of brass
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conspicuous
easily noticed, obvious
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desultory
lacking effort, hasty
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susceptible
easy to influence
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grasping
greedy, always wanting more
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rebuke
sharp disapproval/criticism of someone
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appease
relieve/satisfy (of a demanding feeling)
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dawdle
waste time, be slow
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neglectful
lacking attention
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brash
bold, rude
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servile
showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.
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disperse
distribute over wide area
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receptive
open and responsive to suggestion
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chastened
feeling regretful or guilty
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negligient
lacking care/attention
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unbashed
not embarrassed or ashamed
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mercenary
greedy, always wanting more
69
degrade
treat someone with disrespect
to lower in rank/status
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antiquated
old-fashioned or outdated
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endorse
support/be in favor of
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spartan
lacking luxury
spart: simple
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derisive
mocking
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obloquy
slander/defamation
ob: against
loqui: to speak
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insipid
lacking flavor/energy
in: not
sapidus: savory
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reprimand
disapproval
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idealist
someone who envisions an ideal world rather than the real one.
78
denigration
slander/defamation
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berate
scold/criticize
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taciturn
of few words, speaking little
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disdain
consider unworthy of one's consideration
82
cursory
lacking effort, without care, hasty
currere: to run; speed and lack of attention to detail
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banal
boring
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wary
careful
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misanthropic
having a distate for humans and society
86
aspersions
slander/defamation
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byzantine
complicated
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spendthrift
someone who spends money recklessly
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augment
make something greater
90
unnerving
losing courage
un: opposite
nerve: to give strength
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mollify
decreasing anger/negative emotions
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rational
focused on learning than emotion
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castigate
scold harshly
castus: pure
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genial
friendly
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ameliorate
make something bad better
melior: better
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fervor
intense and passionate feeling
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crusader
a person who campaigns vigorously for political, social, or religious change
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penitent
feeling regretful or guilty
paenitere: repent
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capricious
having varying moods
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defy
openly disobey
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abound
be present in large quantities
abundare: overflow
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embellish
to make beautiful with decorations
belle: beautiful
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nonviable
not practical
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contrite
feeling regretful or guilty
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zeal
great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective
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chary
cautious, unwilling to take risk
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platitudinous
overused
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anemic
lacking energy
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verbose
more words than necessary
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erratic
unpredictable
err: wandering/ mistake
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belie
give a false impression, lying
be + lie
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scorn
someone is beneath u
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disseminate
distrubute broadly
dis: in all directions
semino: plant/sow
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benign
harmless, having little effect
kindhearted, nice
bene: well
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sloppy
careless
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proponent
one who argues in favor of something.
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rapacious
greedy
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acquiescent
ready to accept something without protest
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placate
decrease someone's anger or other negative emotion
placate: appease someone
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patent
obvious
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congenial
friendly and likeable
con: together
genial: friendly
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calumny
slander and defamation
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profligate
shameless/wastes resources
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impenetrable
difficult to understand
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wastrel
a wasteful or good-for-nothing person.
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construe
interpret in a particular way
construe: construct
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trite
dull, unoriginal
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dour
strict and stern
durus: hard
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debase
damage the quality of
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aggrandize
enhance one's power or standing
agrandir: make larger
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insolent
rude, disrepectful
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heedful
careful attention
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rueful
feeling regretful or guilty
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libel
written defamation
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cynical
believe people are only interested in themselves
having a distate for humans and society
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mercurial
having varying moods
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garrulous
talkative/wordy
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proclivity
fondess/liking for something
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squanderer
someone who spends money recklessly
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viable
possible
vita: life
able: to be able to do
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feasible
practical
facere: to make or do
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acrid
unpleasantly bitter
acer: sharp
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irresolute
uncertain
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valiant
bold, brave
valer: to have strength
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hackneyed
overused, unoriginal
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acquisitive
greedy, always wanting more
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vacillating
uncertain/wavering
vacillare: sway to and fro
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homogeneous
composed of same parts, alike
hom-, meaning "same," and genos, meaning "kind.
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revere
deep admiration for someone/smth
vereri: stand in fear of awe, respect
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lionize
give a lot of attention to
lion: person much sought after
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promulgate
make widely known for
pro: forward
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formidable
scary/fear
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acerbing
bitter
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unctuous
excessively please someone
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utopian
aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic.
utopia: place of ideal perfection
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convevial
enjoyable, likeable
con: together
vive: to live
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caustic
burn
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defile
damage the quality of; corrupt
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wavering
uncertain
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token
lacking effort, without care, hasty
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involved
difficult to understand
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innocuous
not harmful or offensive
nocēre: to harm
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presumptuous
excessively bold, disrespectful
praesumere: taken for granted
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nebulous
hazy, unclear
nebula - fog
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prosaic
dull
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edifying
instructive
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conciliatory
willingness to end disagreement
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advocate
support/be in favor of1c
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contravene
violate the law
contra: against
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prodigal
spending money or resources freely and recklessly
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prolix
wordy
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audacious
bold, unfraid of risks
rude, disrespectful
audac: bold
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controvert
say something that is not true, oppose
contro: against
vertere: to turn
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impudent
disrespectful
im: without
pudens: shame
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kindred
similar in kind
family
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forthright
direct and outspoken
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anachronistic
of the wrong time/era, outdated
ana: against
chron: time
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obsequious
excessively submissive to authority
excessive eagerness to please
sequi: to follow
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taint
damage the quality of; corrupt
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puerile
immature and childish
puer: boy
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restrained
quiet
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reticent
quiet or restrained
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meticulous
great attention to detail
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repentant
feeling regretful or guilty
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propagate
spread over wide area
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archaic
old fashioned
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outmoded
outdated
out: off
mode: fashion
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alacrity
willingness/eagerness to do something
alacer: lively/eager
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mundane
boring
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cranial
related to skull
kranion: skull
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pedagogic
related to teaching
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exacting
demanding
exigere: demanding
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convoluted
difficult to understand
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loquacious
talkative/wordy
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conciliate
decrease someone's anger/negative emotion
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circumspect
unwilling to take risks, cautious
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quixotic
excessively visionary, unfeasible
