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eschew

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v. deliberately avoid using; abstain from

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collusion

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n. secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy “working in collusion with”

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pejorative

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adj. expressing contempt or disapproval

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trenchant

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adj. vigorous or incisive in expression/style, sharp, keen, insightful

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prosaic

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adj. ordinary, everyday, commonplace “prosaic language”

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benign

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adj. gentle, kindly

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florid

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adj. 1. having a red or flushed complexion 2. elaborate, excessively intricate or complicated

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protean

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adj. tending to change frequently or easily; versatile

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voluminous

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adj. occupying or containing much space; large in volume

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exculpate

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v. show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing

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fatuous

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adj. silly and pointless

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sagacious

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adj. having keen mental discernment and good judgement; shrewd, wise, clever

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meritorious

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adj. deserving reward or praise “meritorious conduct”

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ignoble

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adj. not honorable in character or purpose, dishonorable “ignoble feelings of jealousy”

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virile

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adj. having strength and energy “a virile performance”

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timorous

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adj. nervous, lacking confidence “a timorous voice”

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propriety

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n. the state/quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards “he behaved with the utmost propriety”

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nepotism

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n. the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends

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prefatory

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adj. serving as an introduction; introductory, preliminary

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proleptic

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adj. refers to something early “proleptic irony; @beginning man says he will not go out quietly; @end he is tortured to death while screaming”

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orthography

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n. 1. the art of writing words properly 2. the part of a language that deals with letters and spelling
“children should learn the distinctive orthography of the language”

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predilection

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n. a preference or special liking for something “predilection for Asian food”

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imperious

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adj. peremptory; arrogant; assuming power without justification “imperious demands”

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insouciance

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n. indifference

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salutary

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adj. producing good effects; beneficial “a salutary lesson”

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magnanimous

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adj. very generous/forgiving, charitable, benevolent, beneficent

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irascible

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adj. easily angered, petulant

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pinioned

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v. tied or restrained (=fettered)

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fettered

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v. retrained (= pinioned)

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hedonistic

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adj. engaged in the pursuit of pleasure “a hedonistic existence of drugs, alcohol, etc”

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sequestration

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n. banishment or exile; isolation

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parochial

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adj. having a limited or narrow outlook or scope “parochial worldview”

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denigration

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n. the sullying or defamation of someone’s reputation

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inimical

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adj. harmful; hostile “inimical to our interests”

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salacious

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adj. lustful; lecherous; licentious; lewd

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grandiloquent

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adj. pompous, bombastic, extravagant in language/style/manner

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annals

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n. a record of events year by year “annals of the town’s history”

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opprobrium

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n. harsh criticism or censure “the critical opprobrium they have generated”

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inclement

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adj. unpleasantly cold or wet

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insidious

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proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects “x diseases can be insidious and w/out symptoms”

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dissemble

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v. conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs

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aphorism

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n. saying, maxim, axiom, dictum, proverb, a pithy observation w/ a general truth

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domicile

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  1. n. someone’s home “a domicile of origin in Germany”

2. v. to reside in “he was domiciled in Australia”

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prerogative

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n. a right/privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class “owning a car was still the prerogative of the rich”

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approbation

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n. approval or praise “met with approbation”

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precipitate

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  1. v. to cause to happen 2. adj. hasty, rushed “their actions were precipitate”
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pique

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  1. n. irritation, resentment “a fit of pique” 2. v. stimulate 3. v. feel irritated “piqued by his curtness”
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belie

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v. to contradict or disguise “his lively manner belied his years”

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internecine

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adj. destructive to both sides in a conflict “internecine warfare”

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voluble

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adj. talkative, loquacious, effusive

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contrite

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adj. remorseful, affected by guilt “a contrite heart”

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prolific

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adj. 1. producing a lot of offspring 2. plentiful, abundant “mahogany was once prolific”

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mendacious

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adj. not telling the truth, lying, disingenuous “mendacious propaganda”

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didactic

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adj. intended to teach, educational “a didactic novel that set out to expose social injustice”

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halcyon

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adj. describing a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy “the halcyon days of the 1980s”

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libertine

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n. a freethinker especially in religious matters

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sardonic

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adj. grimly mocking or cynical

58
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profundity

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n. deep insight

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