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1
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What does obfuscation mean?

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Action of making something obscure, unclear or unintelligble

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What does malapropism mean?

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the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect

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What does kismet mean?

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destiny, fate

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What does imbroglio mean?

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an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.

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What does excoriate mean?

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to criticize of censure severely damage or remove

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What does extol mean?

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praise enthusiastically

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What does aplomb mean?

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self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation

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What does taciturnity mean?

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reluctance too peak

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What does stentorian mean?

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very loud or powerful in sound

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What does felicitous mean?

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appropriately and pleasingly expressed

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What does poignant mean?

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causing strong feelings

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What does garrulous mean?

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wordy

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What does vociferous mean?

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loudly or vehemently expressive

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What does imperturbation mean?

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calmness

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What does moribund mean?

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near death

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What does vocation mean?

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a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupatio

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What does sinecure mean?

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a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.

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What does arcane mean?

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obscure

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What does vernacular mean?

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everyday language

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What does didactic mean?

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excessively instructive

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What does incorrigible mean?

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(of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.

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What does reviling mean?

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denouncing

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What does indelible mean?

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permnanet

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What does florid mean?

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flushed w/ rosy color

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What does diffident mean?

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shy and reserved

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What does iniquitous mean?

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unjust or unfair

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What does burgeoning mean?

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growing or developing

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What does dogmatic mean?

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stubbornly opinionated

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What does languid mean?

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lazy

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What does fetid mean

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have an offensive odor

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What does mellifluous mean?

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sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding

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What does arbitrary mean?

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left up to chance. subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one’s discretion

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What does estimable mean?

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worthy of esteem, deserving respect or admiration

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What does equivocal mean?

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allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous:

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What does piquant mean?

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provocative

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What does recreant mean?

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cowardly or unfaithful

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What does fastidiously mean?

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meticulously

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38
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What does dilatorily mean/

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delayed

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39
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What does cache mean?

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store away

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What does economize mean?

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save money

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What does obstreperous mean?

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boisterous and defiant

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What does cogitation mean?

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thoughtful consideration

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43
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What does filial mean

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have a relationship to parent could be son OR daughter

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44
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What does approbation mean?

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praise

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45
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What does astringent mean?

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harshly biting caustic

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46
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What does enervate mean?

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weaken

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47
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What does venerate mean?

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regard w/ deepest respect

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What does lackadaisical mean?

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lazy

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What does punctilious mean?

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finicky

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What does decorous mean?

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displaying proper manners

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51
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What does circuitous mean?

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indirect

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52
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What are portents?

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forewarnings

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53
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What are auguries?

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omens

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54
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What are hyperboles?

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intentional exaggerations

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What are anachronisms?

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out of chronological order

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What does prosaic mean?

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commonplace or dull, matter-of-fact or unimaginative

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57
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What does aggrandize mean?

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to increase in size or intensity. polictics

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58
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What does vituperate mean?

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speaking abusively

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What does credulous mean?

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naive, trust to easily

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60
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What does contrite means?

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remorseful

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What does abiding mean?

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enduring

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What does impecunious mean?

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penniless

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What does erudite mean?

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learned or scholarly

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What does ephemeral mean?

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short-lived

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65
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What does innocuous mean?

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harmless

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66
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What does capitulate mean?

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accept defeat

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What does castigate mean?

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criticize severely

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What does indomitable mean?

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difficult to beat or subdue

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What does noisome mean?

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putrid of rotten

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What does astute mean?

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clever, perceptive`

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71
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What does trite mean?

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cliche, or worn out

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72
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What does antithetical mean?

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opposite

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What does anachronistic mean?

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belonging to another time

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74
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What does abatement mean?

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cutting down

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75
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What does precipitous mean?

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fast and unexpected

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76
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What does apostate mean?

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traitorous

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What does liminal mean?

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on the edges or at the point where one thing crosses into the other

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What does magnanimity mean?

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generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness:

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What does magnetism mean?

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appeal

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80
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What does duplicity mean?

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deceit

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81
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What does fracas mean?

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fight

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What is a panacea?

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remedy for all disease or ills

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What is an abberation?

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something that departs from the normal

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What does a peregrination mean?

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journey

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What does cavalcade mean?

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ceremonial procession

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What does mendacoious mean?

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dishonest

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What does destitute mean?

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extremely poor

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What does abjured mean?

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renounced

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What does castigation mean?

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punishment

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What does surreptitiously mean?

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secretly

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What does affable mean?

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friendly

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92
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What does capricious mean?

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erratic

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93
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What does umbrage at?

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offense at

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What does lugubrious mean?

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depressive

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What does ersatz mean?

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substitute

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What does foible mean?

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quirk

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What does deference mean?

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respectful submission or yielding

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What does penchant mean?

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inclination

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What does obviate mean?

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prevent

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What does presage mean?

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predict

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What does specious and fallacious mean?

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false

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What does pellucid mean?

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easy to understand

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What does portentous mean?

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ominous

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What does frangible mean?

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fragile, brittle

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What does austere mean?

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severe or strict in manner, attitude or appearance

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What does castigated mean?

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reprimand someone severely

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What does apocryphal?

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(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.

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What does esoteric mean?

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intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

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What does modish mean?

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conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable.

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What does refractory mean?

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stubborn or unmanageable

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What does philistine mean?

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a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them.

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What does specious mean?

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misleading in appearance, superficially plausible, but actually wrong

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What does abstruse mean?

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difficult to understand, obscure

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What does panacea mean?

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solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

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What does forbearance mean?

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patient self-control, restraint and toelrance

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What does acrimony mean?

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bitterness or ill feeling

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What does ennui mean?

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a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.

118
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What does amorphous mean?

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vague or unorganized

119
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What does esoteric mean?

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difficult to understand

120
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What doe actuate mean?

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put into action

121
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What does disparage mean?

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to mock

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What does inculcate mean?

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instill

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What does capitulation mean?

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surrendering or yielding to

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What does quintessence mean?

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perfect embodiment of

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What does zenith mean?

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highest point of

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What does ineluctable mean?

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inevitable or inescapable

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What does ingenuous mean?

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honest or straightforward

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What does inveigh mean?

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speak or write about something with great hostility

129
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What does soporific mean?

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tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

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What does assiduity mean?

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constant effort

131
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What does impugning mean?

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claiming that something isn’t true or valid

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What does redounding mean?

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making someone look good or giving someone credit for something

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What does amortizing mean?

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reducing debt

134
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What does macerating mean?

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soften something by soaking it

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What does peripatetic mean?

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traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods

136
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What does cacophony mean?

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unpleasant noise

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What does postliminary mean?

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following on happening after

138
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What does supervening mean?

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ensuing or occurring after

139
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What does ineffable mean?

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indescribable unutterable?

140
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What does maladroit mean?

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ineffective or bungling; clumsy

141
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What does portentous mean?

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ominous

142
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What does impute mean?

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to assign or attribute something to someone

143
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What does adamantine mean?

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very hard

144
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What does frangible mean?

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easy to break

145
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What does attenuated mean?

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reduced in strength

146
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What does facilitate mean?

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to make easy

147
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What does austere mean?

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rough or convuluted

148
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What does castigate mean?

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criticize

149
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What does denouement mean?

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final reception

150
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What does esoteric mean?

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arcane

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What does ape mean?

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imitate the behavior or manner of (someone or something), especially in an absurd or unthinking way.

152
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What does compunction mean?

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a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad

153
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What does sedulity mean?

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the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive

154
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What does a fetid mean?

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smelling unpleasant

155
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What does tacit mean?

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understood or implied without being stated

156
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What does vitriolic mean?

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filled with bitter criticism or malice.

157
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What does apocryphal?

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(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.

158
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What does calumnious?

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defamatory

159
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What does consign mean?

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deliver (something) to a person’s custody, typically in order for it to be sold

160
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What does petulant?

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(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered

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What does tetchy mean?

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bad tempered irritable

162
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What does deferential

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of, showing, or depending on a difference; differing or varying according to circumstances or relevant factors.

163
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What does sanguine?

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optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation

164
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What does enigmatic mean?

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difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious

165
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What does acrimony mean?

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bitterness or ill feeling

166
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What does oviparous mean?

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(of a bird, etc.) producing young by means of eggs that are hatched after they have been laid by the parent.

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What does untoward mean?

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unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient

168
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What does iconoclast mean?

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a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

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What does opprobrium mean?

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the public disgrace arising from someone’s shameful conduct

170
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What does approbation mean?

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praise

171
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What are vestments?

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clothing or garb

172
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What are bijoux

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trinket

173
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What does dudgon mean?

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a feeling of offense or deep resentment.

174
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What is a scion?

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a descendant of a notable family

175
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What is tenable?

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able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.

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What does venerable mean?

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accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character

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What does recalcitrant mean?

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having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline

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What does prudent mean

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acting with or showing care and thought for the future

179
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What does paragon mean?

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a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.

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what does aberration mean?

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a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome

181
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What does curio mean?

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a rare, unusual, or intriguing object.

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What does anomaly mean?

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something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected

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What does vituperative mean?

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bitter and abusive

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What does avaricious mean?

A

having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain

185
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What does ascertain mean?

A

find (something) out for certain; make sure of

186
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What does expiate?

A

atone for (guilt or sin)

187
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What does eschew mean?

A

deliberately avoid using; abstain from

188
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What does enervated mean?

A

cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken

189
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What does travail mean?

A

painful or laborious effor

190
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What does mellee mean?

A

a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle

191
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What does perfunctory mean?

A

(of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection

192
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What does omnipotent mean?

A

having ultimate power and influence

193
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What does partisan mean?

A

prejudiced in favor of a particular cause.

194
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What does captious mean?

A

(of a person) tending to find fault or raise petty objections

195
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What does insular mean?

A

ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience.

196
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What does penchant mean?

A

a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something

197
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What does redress mean?

A

remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation)

198
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What does coalesce mean?

A

come together and form one mass or whole

199
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What does engender mean?

A

cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition)

200
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What does amenable mean?

A

(of a person) open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled

201
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What does vacillating mean?

A

alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive

202
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What does pluralistic mean?

A

relating to or advocating a system in which two or more states, groups, principles, sources of authority, etc., coexist.

203
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What does antediluvian mean?

A

out-dated

204
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What does bucolic mean?

A

relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.

205
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What does laconic mean?

A

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

206
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What does lugubrious mean?

A

looking or sounding sad and dismal

207
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What does otiosity mean?

A

ineffective or futile

208
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What does obduracy mean?

A

stubborn

209
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What does puerility mean?

A

immaturity

210
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What does indolence mean?

A

avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness.

211
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What does efficacy mean?

A

the ability to produce a desired or intended result.

212
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What does callow mean?

A

immature,

213
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What does laconic mean?

A

revealing little

214
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What does nascent mean?

A

birth

215
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What does circumspection?

A

look around and read everything

216
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What does fecundity mean?

A

the ability to produce an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertility.

217
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What does poignant?

A

emotionally sitrring or movin g

218
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What does appellation mean

A

name or moniker

219
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What does aphorism mean?

A

a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author.

220
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What does benediction

A

blessing, good saying

221
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What does bucolic?

A

rural or pastoral

222
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What does calorific?

A

energy change

223
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What does ineluctable mean?

A

inescapable

224
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What does incommensurate?

A

not corresponding to something

225
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What does saprophytic mean?

A

plants grows on dead material

226
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What does gregarious mean?

A

talkative

227
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What does paltry meaN?

A

weak, poor

228
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What are words that mean difficult to understand?

A

abstruse, ambiguous, arcane, bemusing, cryptic, enigmatic, esoteric, inscrutable, obscure, opaque, paradoxical, perplexing, recondite, turbid

229
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What does noc/nox mean?

A

harm

230
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What does -ous mean?

A

ful

231
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What are obsequoius and deferential meaning?

A

putting others above yourself (1 is negative) (2 is positive)

232
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What do words recent and taciturn mean?

A

root word quiet or silent,

233
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What does deprecate mean?

A

express disapproval of

234
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What does laud mean?

A

praise

235
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What does diluvial?

A

history such as flood

236
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What does impecunious mean?

A

w/out money or poor

237
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What do profligate and wastrel mean?

A

etravagant to spend

238
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What does sanctimonious mean?

A

excessively preachy

239
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What does patsie mean?

A

victim of a con game

240
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What does licentiously mean?

A

sexually unrestrained or immoral way

241
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What does elegiac mean

A

sorrowful

242
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What does enjoin mean?

A

direct or order

243
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What do the words abstruse, ambiguous, arcane, bemusing, cryptic, enigmatic, esoteric, inscrutable, obscure, opaque, paradoxical, perplexing, recondite, turbid mean?

A

difficult to understand

244
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What dies quixotic mean?

A

romantically idealistic without regard for practicality

245
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What does vacuous mean?

A

inane or empty

246
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What does puerile mean?

A

juevenile or childish

247
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What does inculcate mean?

A

instill

248
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What does catechize mean?

A

teach by questioning

GRE-Math&Vocab (2 decks)

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