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Abhor

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Hate

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Bigot

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Narrow Minded or Prejudiced person

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Enfranchise

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Give Voting Rights

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Hamper

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Hinder;Obstruct

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Kindle

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to start a fire

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Noxious

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harmful; poisonous; lethat

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Placid

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calm; peaceful

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Remuneration

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payment for work done

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Abrasive

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rough; coarse; harsh

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Bilk

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cheat; defraud

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Covert

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hidden; undercover

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Engender

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Cause

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Hangar

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storage area for a plane

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Knotty

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complex; difficult to solve

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Nuance

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something subtle; a fine shade of meaning

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Renown

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Fame

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Tangent

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Going off the main subject

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Abasement

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humiliation; degradation

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Harangue

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noisy; attacking speech

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Replete

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full

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Abrogate

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cancel; deny; repeal

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Blasphemy

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speech which offends religious sentiments

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Enigma

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puzzle; mystery

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Harbingers

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indicators; bringers of warnings

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Labyrinthine

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complicated; highly convoluted

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Plaudit

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statement giving strong praise

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Reprehensible

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shameful; very bad

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Absolution

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forgiveness; pardon; release

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29
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Blatant

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Obvious

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Ensconce

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establish firmly in position

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31
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Laceration

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A cut

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Obdurate

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stubborn

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Plausible

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can be believed; reasonable

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Reprieve

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postponement of a sentence

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Tawdry

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of little value; gaudy

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Blighted

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damaged; destroyed; ruined

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Credulous

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gullible; ready to believe anything

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Enshroud

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cover

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Lachrymose

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Tearful; Sad

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Obfuscate

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Deliberately make something difficult to understand

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41
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Plethora

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An Excess

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42
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Repudiate

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Shun; Eschew

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43
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Tedium

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Boredom

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Abstemious

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self denying; refraining from indulging

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Blithe

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Free Spirited; Carefree

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Crepuscular

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active at dawn and dusk

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Lackluster

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Dull; Monotonous; Bland

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Pliable

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Flexible; Not Stubborn

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Rescind

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Retract; Repeal

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand; Obscure

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51
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Blunderbuss

A 
Ancient weapon (type of gun)
A clumsy person
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Envenom

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To cause bitterness and bad feeling

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53
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Hedonism

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Self-Indulgence; Pleasure seeking

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54
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Laconic

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Using few words; Brief; To the point

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Oblique

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Indirect; Slanting

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Plumage

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Feathers of a bird

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Resignation

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Acceptance of fate

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Tenacious

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Stubborn; Resolute; Holding Firm to a Purpose

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Accolade

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Tribute; Honor; Praise

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60
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Bolster

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Support; Pop Up

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Cryptic

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Puzzling; Enigmatic

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Ephemeral

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Short-Lived

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Hedonist

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A Pleasure Seeker

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Lamentation

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Expression of regret or sorrow

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Tentative

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Not Certain

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Acquiesce

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To agree to; To give in

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Bombast

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Arrogant, pompous Language

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Curtail

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Cut Short

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Epicure

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Someone who appreciates good food and drink

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Heed

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Listen To

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Lampoon

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Ridicucle; Spoof

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Tenuous

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Flimsy; Not Solid

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73
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Incommodious

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Uncomfortably or inconveniently small

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74
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Cogitate

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Consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one’s mind

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75
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Endue

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Give qualities or abilities to

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Immolate

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offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction

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Commiserate

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to feel or express sympathy or compassion

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Assertion

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a declaration or statement

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Cogent

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Convincing; Reasonable

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Coherent

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logically connected

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Cohesive

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condition of sticking together

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Didactic

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intended to instruct

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Eloquence

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the ability to speak vividly or persuasively

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Discourse

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verbal expression or exchange; conversation

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Lucid

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Easily understood; clear

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Arbiter

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a judge who decides a disputed issue

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Exculpate

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to free from guilt or blame

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Incontrovertible

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not able to be denied or disputed

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Penitent

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expressing remorse for one’s misdeeds

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Substantiated

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supported with proof or evidence; verified

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Vindicated

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freed from blame

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Contemptuous

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feeling hatred; scornful

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Despotic

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exercising absolute power; tyrannical

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Imperious

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arrogantly; vainly proud

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Convoluted

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intricate; complex

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Impede

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to slow the progress of

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Quandry

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a state of uncertainty or perplexity

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Indolent

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Lazy

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Insipid

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uninteresting; unchallenging

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Listless

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lacking energy

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Torpor

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laziness; inactivity; dullness

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Disparity

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inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference

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Servile

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submissive; like a servant

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Florid

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describing flowery or elaborate speech

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Opulent

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exhibiting a display of great wealth

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Ostentatious

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describing a showy or pretentious display

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Poignant

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profoundly moving; touching

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Ebullience

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Intense Enthusiasm

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Effusive

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Emotionally unrestrained; gushy

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Flagrant

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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable

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Frenetic

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wildly excited or active

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Superfluous

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Extra; unnecessary

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Alleviate

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to ease a pain or burden

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Auspicious

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Favorable; promising

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Benevolent

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well meaning; generous

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Benign

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kind and gentle

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Mollify

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to calm or soothe

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Reclamation

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the act of making something useful again

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Sanction

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to give official authorization or approval

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Hypocrisy

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the practice or pretending to be something one is not; insincerity

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Spurious

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not genuine

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Clandestine

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Secretive

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Coup

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Brilliantly executed plan

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Disingenuous

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not straightforward; crafty

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Stratagem

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a clever trick used to deceive or outwit

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Surreptitiously

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done by secretive means

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Wary

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on guard

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Wily

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cunning

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Ambiguous

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open to more than one interpretation

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Arbitrary

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determined by impulse rather than reason

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Capricious

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impulsive and unpredictable

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Equivocate

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to avoid making a definite statement

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Whimsical

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subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable

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Inconsequential

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unimportant

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Tenuous

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having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak

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Dogged

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stubbornly perserving

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Intrepid

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courageous; fearless

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Maverick

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one who is independent and resists adherence to a group

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Obdurate

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stubborn; inflexible

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Obstinate

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stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action

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Proliferate

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to grow or increase rapidly

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Tenacity

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Persistence

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Vitality

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energy; power to survive

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Assimilation

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to absorb; to make similar

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Incumbent

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imposed as a duty’ obligatory

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Dogmatic

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stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs

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Inherent

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inborn; built in

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Inveterate

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long established; deep rooted; habitual

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Elusive

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difficult to capture, as in something actually fleeting

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Affable

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easy going; friendly

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Amenable

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responsive; agreeable

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Facetious

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playfully humorous

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Impinge

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hinder; interfere with

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Truncated

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shortened; cut off

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Anthology

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a collection of literary pieces

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Contemporary

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Current; Modern: From the same time

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Dilettante

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One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge

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Eclectic

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made up of a variety of sources or styles

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Virtuoso

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a tremendously skilled artist

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Decorous

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Proper; Marked by good taste

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Equanimity

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the quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure

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Propriety

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appropriateness of behavior

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Prudent

A

exercising good judgement or common sense

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Q

Staid

A

unemotional; serious

165
Q

Stoic

A

indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive

166
Q

Condemn

A

to express strong disapproval of; denounce

167
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Disparage

A

to speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle

168
Q

Pejorative

A

describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone

169
Q

Vilify

A

to make vicious statements about

170
Q

Brusque

A

rudely abrupt

171
Q

Caustic

A

bitingly sarcastic or witty

172
Q

Fractious

A

quarrelsome; unruly

173
Q

Incorrigible

A

unable to be reformed

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Q

Ingrate

A

an ungrateful person

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Q

Insolent

A

Insulting in manner or speech

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Q

Pugnacious

A

combative; belligerent

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Q

Reprehensible

A

worthy of blame

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Q

Deleterious

A

having a harmful effect; injurious

179
Q

Enmity

A

Mutual hatred or ill-will

180
Q

Malfeasance

A

wrongdoing, misconduct

181
Q

Rancorous

A

hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will

182
Q

Hackneyed

A

worn out through overuse; trite

183
Q

Austere

A

without decoration; strict

184
Q

Ponderous

A

extremely dull

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Q

Prosaic

A

unimaginative; dull

186
Q

Sedentary

A

not migratory; settled

187
Q

Harbinger

A

something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner

188
Q

Timorous

A

timid; fearful about the future

189
Q

Trepidation

A

uncertainty; apprehension

190
Q

Nascent

A

coming into existence; emerging

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Q

Novel

A

strikingly new or unusual

192
Q

Conflagration

A

a widespread fire

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Sonorous

A

producing a deep or full sound

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Q

Ample

A

describing a large amount of something

195
Q

Copious

A

plentiful; having a large quantity

196
Q

Staccato

A

With each sound or note sharply separated from the others (used in music)

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Q

Disreputable

A

Not considered to be respectable in character or appearance; notorious; infamous

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Q

Revelatory

A

Revealing something unknown

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Q

Presumably

A

By assuming reasonably; Probably

200
Q

Metastasizing

A

To spread injuriously

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Q

Insidious

A

Treacherous or Crafty

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Q

Resonances

A

State of being resonant

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Q

Proverbial

A

well known especially so as to be stereotypical

204
Q

Stoically

A

Impassive; Calm

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Q

Perilously

A

Involving or full of grave risk or peril; Hazardous; Dangerous

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Q

Preemptive

A

Intended to prevent or forestall something

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Q

Lascivious

A

Indicating sexual interest

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Q

Steroidally

A

Related to steroids

209
Q

Postmortem

A

An examination of a dead body to determine cause of death

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Q

Compartmentalize

A

Divide into sections or categories

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Q

Finite

A

Having limits or bounds

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Q

Ensued

A

happen or occur afterward as a result of something

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Q

Intracranial

A

within the skull

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Q

Aqueous

A

like water; watery

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Q

Coterie

A

a small group of people with shared interests or tastes

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Q

Hamartia

A

a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine

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Q

Lidless

A

watchful; vigilant

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Q

Trod

A

walk in a specific way

219
Q

Inexorable

A

impossible to stop or prevent

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Q

Perennial

A

lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; constant

221
Q

Litany

A

prayer; a tedious recital

222
Q

Irreconcilable

A

any of two ideas, facts, or statements that cannot be made compatible

223
Q

Gore

A

blood that has been shed

224
Q

Sodomy

A

sexual intercourse

225
Q

Etherized

A

anesthetize a person or animal with ether

226
Q

Oblivion

A

the state of being unaware or unconsious of what is happening

227
Q

Ubiquitous

A

found everywhere; omnipresent

228
Q

Idyllic

A

extremely happy; picturesque

229
Q

Permissive

A

allowing by great or excessive freedom of behavior; allowed but not obligatory

230
Q

Disengagement

A

.withdrawing from involvement in a particular activity, situation, or group

231
Q

Trope

A

a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression

232
Q

Eviscerated

A

disembowel

233
Q

Visitants

A

a visitor or guest; apparition

234
Q

Metronomically

A

a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes a repeated clicking sounds that was used for music in Greek times

235
Q

Ontological

A

philosophical study of the nature of being, becoming, existence, or reality

236
Q

Authorial

A

The composer of a literary work

237
Q

Numinous

A

having a strong religious or spiritual quality

238
Q

Addled

A

confused; unable to think clearly

239
Q

Vigilante

A

a person who takes the law into their own hands

240
Q

Folly

A

lack of good sense; foolishness

241
Q

Defeatist

A

a person who expects failure

242
Q

Commiserate

A

express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize

243
Q

Unfathomable

A

incapable of being fully explored or understood

244
Q

Eponymous

A

giving their name to something; named after someone

245
Q

Sentry

A

a soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place

246
Q

Indomitable

A

impossible to defeat or subdue

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Conventions

A

a way in which something is usually done

248
Q

Irrevocably

A

unalterable

249
Q

Clarion

A

a shrill, narrow tubed war trumpet; loud and clear

250
Q

Extolling

A

praise enthusiastically

251
Q

Beget

A

bringing a child into existence by birth; give rise to or bring about

252
Q

Precocious

A

having developed certain abilities at an earlier age than usual; early development

253
Q

Sentient

A

able to perceive or feel things

254
Q

Beatified

A

bless

255
Q

Revile

A

criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner

256
Q

Unconscionable

A

not right or reasonable

257
Q

Monolith

A

block of stone shaped or serving as a pillar or monument

258
Q

Voracious

A

wanting or devouring great quantities of food; eager to approach to an activity

259
Q

Indefatigable

A

persisting tirelessly

260
Q

Conjecture

A

an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

261
Q

Bequeath

A

leave something to somebody by a will

262
Q

Minimal

A

a minimum amount, quantity or degree

263
Q

Lesion.

A

organ or tissue that has suffered damage through injury or disease

264
Q

Epitome

A

a person or thing that is a perfect example of something

265
Q

Penultimate

A

second to last

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Q

Paragon

A

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

267
Q

Vigil

A

a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent sleeping. Keep watch or pray

268
Q

Amalgams

A

a mixture or blend

269
Q

Maligning

A

speak about someone in a spitefully critical manner

270
Q

Tandem

A

having two things arranged one in front of the other; (bicycle with two seats or two or more horses)

271
Q

Abjure

A

solemnly renounce; reject

272
Q

Kitsch

A

art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way

273
Q

Bereft

A

lacking something

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Q

Jovial

A

cheerful and friendly

275
Q

Palatial

A

resembling a place in being spacious and splendid

276
Q

Nefarious

A

an action that is wicked or criminal

277
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Albeit

A

although

278
Q

Purportedly

A

Reputed; Alleged

279
Q

Myriad

A

a countless or extremely great number; a unit of ten thousand

280
Q

Millennial

A

relating to a period of a thousand years

281
Q

Lilt

A

a pleasant, gentle accent; a characteristic rising or falling of a voice when speaking

282
Q

Existential

A

relating to the existence of something

283
Q

Tenure

A

the conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied; the holding of an office

284
Q

Zeal

A

great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause

285
Q

Foist

A

impose an unwelcome person or thing on

286
Q

Indignant

A

feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

287
Q

Inexplicably

A

incapable of being explained

288
Q

Wisp

A

a small thin or twisted piece of something; thin

289
Q

Impertinent

A

not showing proper respect; rude; irrelevent

290
Q

Confabulated

A

1) a memory disturbance; production of fabricated memories with the intention of deceiving
2) engage in conversation; talk

291
Q

Visage

A

a persons face and facial expression

292
Q

Riddled

A

speak in riddles

293
Q

Desultory

A

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; Casual; Unfocused

294
Q

Palliative

A

a treatment or remedy that relieves pain or alleviates a problem by dealing with the underlying cause

295
Q

Escapism

A

the tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities; daydreaming

296
Q

Aspen

A

a poplar tree with rounded, long stalked, and coarsely toothed leaves that tremble in a slight breeze

297
Q

Avuncular

A

of or relating to an uncle

298
Q

Docile

A

ready to accept control or insturcion; submissive

299
Q

Adroit

A

Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind

300
Q

Haunch

A

a buttock or thigh considered together in a human or animal; the side of an arch

301
Q

Anvil

A

a heavy steel or iron block with a flat top and a pointed end where metal is beaten on it

302
Q

Obstinate

A

stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action; very difficult to change

303
Q

Perigee

A

the point in the orbit of the moon or satellite where its nearest to Earth

304
Q

Shanty

A

.a small, crudely built shack

305
Q

Crock

A

1) an earthenware pot or jar

2) a thing that is considered to be complete nonsense

306
Q

Prodigious

A

remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree; Unnatural or abnormal

307
Q

Gauzy

A

resembling gauze; thin and transculent

308
Q

Incredulous

A

unwilling or unable to believe something

309
Q

Scathing

A

witheringly scornful; severely critical

310
Q

Pernicious

A

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtal way; harmful

311
Q

Cadaver

A

a corpse

312
Q

Prerogative

A

a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class

313
Q

Incongruous

A

Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings; unsuited

314
Q

Pallor

A

an unhealthy pale appearance

315
Q

Languid

A

slow and relaxed; weak or faint

316
Q

Apex

A

the top or highest part of something

317
Q

Gossamer

A

a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders; refer to something light or thin

318
Q

Effulgence

A

brightness taken to an extreme; a brilliant radiance

319
Q

Distended

A

swollen due to pressure from inside; bloated

320
Q

Soporific

A

tending to induce drowisiness or sleep

321
Q

Gild

A

cover thinly with gold; give a spacious or false brilliance to; elaborate; embellish

322
Q

Sartorial

A

relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress

323
Q

Palpable

A

able to be touched or felt; clear to the mind or plain to see

324
Q

Brusquely

A

Abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

325
Q

Phlox

A

A plant that typically has dense clusters of colorful scented flowers

326
Q

Proliferate

A

Increase rapidly in numbers; Mulitply

327
Q

Infinitesimal

A

Extremely Small; Indefinitely small quantity

328
Q

Elusive

A

Difficult to find, catch, or achieve

329
Q

Sordid

A

Arousing moral distaste and contempt; dirty or squalid

330
Q

Stymied

A

Prevent or hinder the progress of

331
Q

Callous

A

Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others; Uncaring

332
Q

Terse

A

sparing in the use of words; abrupt

333
Q

Inlays

A

1) A design or pattern or piece of material inlaid in something; 2)A filling shaped to fit a tooth cavity;
3) Ornament an object by embedding pieces of a different material in it

334
Q

Solarium

A

A room with areas of glass to admit sunlight

335
Q

Sumptuous

A

Splendid or expensive looking

336
Q

Preternatural

A

Beyond what is normal or natural

337
Q

Fathom

A

Understand; A Measurement for water

338
Q

Flout

A

Openly disregard; to mock or scoff

339
Q

Muse

A

A Woman or face personified as a woman who is a source of inspiration for a creative artist

340
Q

Redolent

A

1) Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something

2) Fragrant or sweet smelling

341
Q

Insurmountable

A

To Great to be overcome; Unconquerable

342
Q

Insouciant

A

Showing a casual lack of concern; Indifference

343
Q

Autodidact

A

A Self Taught Person

344
Q

Vestige

A

1) A trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists; Legacy; Remainder
2) The smallest amount used to emphasize the absence of something; Shadow; Hint

345
Q

Prevaricated

A

Speak or act in an evasive way; Beat around the bush

346
Q

Copious

A

Abundant in supply or quanitiy

347
Q

Altruistic

A

Showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well being of others; Unselfish

348
Q

Mitigate

A

Make less severe, serious, or painful

358
Q

Evince

A

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SAT Vocabulary (4 decks)

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