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Vocab Hit Parade Group 3 Flashcards

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Acumen Part of Speech

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Noun

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Adulterate Part of Speech

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Verb

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Amalgamate Part of Speech

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Verb

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Archaic Part of Speech

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Adj

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Aver Part of Speech

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Bolster Part of Speech

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Bombastic Part of Speech

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Diatribe Part of Speech

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Dissemble Part of Speech

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Eccentric Part of Speech

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Adj

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Endemic Part of Speech

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Adj

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Evanescent Part of Speech

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Adj

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Exacerbate Part of Speech

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Verbe

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Fervent Part of Speech

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Fortuitous Part of Speech

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Acumen

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Keen, accurate judgment or insight

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Adulterate

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To reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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Amalgamate

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To combine several elements into a whole

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Archaic

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Outdated

Associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time

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Aver

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To state as a fact

To declare or assert

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Bolster

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To provide support or reinforcement

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Bombastic

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Pompous

Grandiloquent

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Diatribe

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A harsh denunciation

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Dissemble

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To disguise or conceal

To mislead

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Eccentric

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Departing from norms or conventions

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Endemic

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Characteristic of or often found in particular locality, religion, or people

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Evanescent

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Tending to disappear like vapor

Vanishing

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Exacerbate

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To make worse or more severe

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Fervent

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Greatly emotional or zealous

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Fortuitous

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Happening by accident or chance

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Germane Part of Speech

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Adj

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Grandiloquence Part of Speech

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Noun

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Hackneyed Part of Speech

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Adj

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Halcyon Part of Speech

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Adj

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Hedonism Part of Speech

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Noun

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Hegemony Part of Speech

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Noun

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Iconoclast Part of Speech

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Noun

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Idolatrous Part of Speech

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Adj

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Impassive Part of Speech

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Adj

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Imperturbable Part of Speech

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Adj

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Implacable Part of Speech

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Adj

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Impunity Part of Speech

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Noun

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Inchoate Part of Speech

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Adj

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Infelicitous Part of Speech

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Adj

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Insipid Part of Speech

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Adj

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Loquacious Part of Speech

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Adj

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Luminous Part of Speech

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Adj

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Malevolent Part of Speech

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Adj

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Malleable Part of Speech

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Adj

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Mendacity Part of Speech

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Noun

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Meticulous Part of Speech

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Misanthrope Part of Speech

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Noun

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Mitigate Part of Speech

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Verb

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Obdurate Part of Speech

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Adj

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Obsequious Part of Speech

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Adj

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Occlude Part of Speech

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Verb

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Opprobrium Part of Speech

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Noun

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Pedagogy Part of Speech

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Noun

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Germane

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Televant to the subject at hand

Appropriate to subject matter

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Grandiloquence

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Pompous speech or expression

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Hackneyed

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Tendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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Halcyon

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Calm and peaceful

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Hedonism

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Devotion to pleasurable pursuits especially to the pleasures of the senses

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Hegemony

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The consistent dominance of one state or group over others

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Iconoclast

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One who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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Idolatrous

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Given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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Impassive

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Revealing no emotion

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Imperturbable

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Marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness

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Implacable

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Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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Impunity

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Immunity from punishment or penalty

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Inchoate

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In an initial stage

Not fully formed

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Infelicitous

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Unfortunate

Inappropriate

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Insipid

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Lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge

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Loquacious

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Extremely talkative

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Luminous

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Characterized by brightness and the emission of light

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Malevolent

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Having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

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Malleable

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Capable of being shaped or formed
Tractable
Pliable

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Mendacity

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The condition of being untruthful

Dishonesty

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Meticulous

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Characterized by extreme care and precision

Attentive to detail

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Misanthrope

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One who hates all other humans

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Mitigate

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To make or become less severe or intense

To moderate

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Obdurate

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Unyielding
Hardhearted
Intractable

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Obsequious

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Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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Occlude

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To obstruct or block

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Opprobrium

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Disgrace
Contempt
Scorn

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Pedagogy

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The profession or principles of teaching, or instructing

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Pedantic Part of Speech

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Penury Part of Speech

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Pervasive Part of Speech

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Pine Part of Speech

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Pirate Part of Speech

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Pith Part of Speech

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Pithy Part of Speech

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Placate Part of Speech

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Platitude Part of Speech

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Plummet Part of Speech

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Polemical Part of Speech

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Prodigal Part of Speech

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Profuse Part of Speech

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Proliferate Part of Speech

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Queries Part of Speech

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Querulous Part of Speech

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Rancorous Part of Speech

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Recalcitrant Part of Speech

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Repudiate Part of Speech

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Rescind Part of Speech

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Reverent Part of Speech

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Rhetoric Part of Speech

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Salubrious Part of Speech

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Solvent Part of Speech

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Specious Part of Speech

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Spurious Part of Speech

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Subpoena Part of Speech

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Succinct Part of Speech

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Superfluous Part of Speech

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Surfeit Part of Speech

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Tenacity Part of Speech

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Pedantic

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Overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education
Show-offish about one’s knowledge

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Penury

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Poverty

Destitution

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Pervasive

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Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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Pine

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To yearn intensely
To languish
To lose vigor

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Pirate

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To illegally use or reproduce

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Pith

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The essential or central part

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Pithy

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Precise and brief

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Placate

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To appease

To calm by making concessions

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Platitude

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A superficial remark especially one offered as meaningful

127
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Plummet

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To plunge or drop straight down

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Polemical

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Controversial

Argumentative

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Prodigal

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Recklessly wasteful
Extravagant
Profuse
Lavish

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Profuse

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Given or coming forth abundantly

Extravagant

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Proliferate

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To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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Queries

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Questions
Inquiries
Doubts in the mind
Reservations

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Querulous

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Prone to complaining or grumbling

Peevish

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Rancorous

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Characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

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Recalcitrant

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Obstinately defiant of authority

Difficult to manage

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Repudiate

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To refuse to have anything to do with

To disown

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Rescind

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To invalidate
To repeal
To retract

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Reverent

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Marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect

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Rhetoric

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The art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

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Salubrious

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Promoting health or well-being

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Solvent

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Able to meet financial obligations

Able to dissolve another substance

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Specious

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Seeming true, but actually being fallacious
Misleadingly attractive
Plausible but false

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Spurious

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Lacking authenticity or validity
False
Counterfeit

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Subpoena

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A court order requiring appearance and/or testimony

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Succinct

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Brief

Concise

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Superfluous

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Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

147
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Surfeit

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An overabundant supply
Excess
To feed or supply to excess

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Tenacity

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The quality of adherence or persistence to something valued

Persistent determination

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Tenuous Part of Speech

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Tirade Part of Speech

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Transient Part of Speech

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Zealous Part of Speech

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Tenuous

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Having little substance or strength
Flimsy
Weak

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Tirade

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A long and extremely critical speech

A harsh denunciation

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Transient

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Fleeting
Passing quickly
Brief

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Zealous

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Fervent
Ardent
Impassioned
Devoted to a cause

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