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1
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propriety

A

appropriate or fitting

they questioned the propriety of decisions made by people in the court as they wanted to make sure they were appropriate

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auspicious

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favorable or propitious

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propitious

A

synonym for “fortune”, auspicious

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rancor

A

ill will

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stymied

A

hindered

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supplanted

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to take the place of

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prodigious

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a large amount, to grow in size

gigi can eat a prodigious amount of kibble

think bro did you just see how much kibble gigi ate

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prodigious

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a large amount, to grow in size

gigi can eat a prodigious amount of kibble

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attrition

A

to reduce in numbers

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diaphanous

A

sheer or see through

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sidereal

A

related to the stars

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halcyon

A

happy and carefree

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mirth

A

feeling joyful

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13
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licentiousness

A

lacking morality

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mingcing

A

dainty behavior

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sundry

A

varied

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turbid

A

opaque

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interment

A

imprisonment

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remittance

A

sending money

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19
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incorrigible

A

incapable of change

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peripatetic

A

moving around a great deal

think paraplegic can’t move around a lot, peripatetic can move around a lot

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lassitude

A

weary indifference

think you are lassoing someone and you can’t decide who to get

22
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celerity

A

swiftness

celery makes you fast

23
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redressed

A

to correct a wrong

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puissance

A

power or might

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ennui

A

boredom

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salient

A

significant

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seminal

A

influential or innovative

28
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exegesis

A

careful study of texts

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apogee

A

high point

30
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felicitous

A

well suited to an occasion

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harbingers

A

something that serves are a preview

April showers are harbingers to may flowers

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encomiums

A

praise

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pellucid

A

clear and easily understood

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pedagogical

A

educational

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polemical

A

refers to a controversial argument

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tendentious

A

biased

a judge cannot be tendentious when evaluating a verdict fairly

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sententious

A

preachy or moralistic

think senator so and so is pretentious

38
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prodigal

A

free spending, wasteful

39
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desultory

A

lacking in consistency

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misappropriated

A

put funds to the wrong use

41
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burnished

A

to polish

42
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tendentious

A

showing a bias

43
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insouciant

A

unconcerned

sue was not concerned that peter lived at home forever

44
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vituperation

A

verbal abuse

pit viper with verbal abuse

45
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lassitude

A

lack of energy

gigi was so sleepy i had to lasso her

46
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ineluctable

A

inescapable

47
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impassioned

A

passionate

48
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refulgent

A

shining brightly

starts in the sky are really full of brightness

49
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relegated

A

demoted to an inferior position

often women are relegated to an inferior position in the work place

50
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ramified

A

divide

think ram = coming together then thing the opposite which is to divide

51
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rendered

A

to become

52
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intrepid

A

fearless, adventures

an intrepid, fearless, explorer

53
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audacious

A

willingness to take bold risks

audacious and intrepid = bold adventurous explorers

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