Vocabulary Expansion

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Philippic

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Any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation

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Desuetude

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The state of being no longer used or practiced

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Caucus

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US Politics, a local meeting of party members to select candidates, elect convention delegates, etc.

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Gree

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the prize for victory, degree, step

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Fictile

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Of or relating to pottery

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Sagacious

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Having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; Shrewd

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Mizzle

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To rain in fine drops; drizzle

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Definiendum

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Something that is or is to be defined; the term at the head of a dictionary entry

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Canting

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Affectedly or hypocritically pious or righteous

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Fettle

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State or condition

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Egot

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The honor of winning at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony in competitive rather than honorary categories

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Murine

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Belonging to the rodent subfamily Murinae, which includes more than 500 species of mice and rats

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Hobnob

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To associate on very friendly terms (Old English habben, nabben)

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Autodidact

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A person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher; self taught

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Caprice

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A sudden, unpredictable change, as of one’s mind or the weather

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Abate

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To diminish in intensity or cause to diminish in intensity

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Aberrant

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Diverging from the standard type

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Abjure

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To reject or renounce

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Abscond

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To leave secretly, evading detection

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Acumen

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Keen judgement and perception

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Affectation

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Fake or artificial behavior, often meant to impress or conceal the truth

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Alacrity

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Promptness and eagerness

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Amalgamate

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To combine to or mix together

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed or contradictory feelings about someone or something

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Ameliorate

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To improve or mitigate a situation

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Amenable

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Easily convinced or persuaded

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Anachronism

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Something old-fashioned or something appearing in a time period where it does not belong

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Analogous

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Comparable

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Antipathy

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Strong dislike or hatred

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Antithetical

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Contrary to the very nature of

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Solipsism

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The view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist

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Arcane

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Secret

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Ascetic

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Austere or self-denying

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Austere

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Severe or unadorned

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Avarice

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Greed

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Aver

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To assert or allege

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Banal

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Boring or cliche

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Bucolic

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Pastoral, rustic, countryfied

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Burgeon

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Flourish, bloom, expand, or increase quickly

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Calumny

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Lie or slander

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Castigate

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To scold or berate strongly

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Caustic

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Corrosive

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Chauvinist

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Someone who believes prejudicially that their own group is the superior one

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Chicanery

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Trickery

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Cogent

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Clearly laid out and persuasive

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Contentious

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Controversial

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Contrite

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Remorseful

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Craven

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Cowardly to the point of being shameful

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Credence

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Belief or Trust

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Credulous

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Gullible or naive

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Deference

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Respect or polite submission

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Delineate

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To describe very accurately

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Demur

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To object

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Denigrate

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Say negative things about

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Desultory

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Halfhearted

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Didactic

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Educational or with an instructive purpose

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Diffident

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Shy, timid

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Dilettante

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Someone with an amateur, non-serious interest in something

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Dirge

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Funeral or mourning lament. Any sad, slow song.

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Disabuse

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To dispel someone's illusions or false impressions about something

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Disparage

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To belittle

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Disparate

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Dissimilar to such a degree that comparison is not possible

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Dissemble

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To mislead or conceal the truth, esp. about one's motives

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Disseminate

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To spread wisely

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Dogma

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The official beliefs or tenets of a particular sect or group

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Ebullient

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Cheerful, enthusiastic

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Elegy

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Sad poem or song, often in remembrance of someone deceased

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Eloquence

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Persuasive and articulate speech

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Eminent

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Well-known, respected, distinguished

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Empirical

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Based on evidence

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Emulate

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To imitate

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Enervate

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To exhaust or drain of energy

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Engender

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To cause or give rise to

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Arduous

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Difficult and tiring

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Despondent

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In low spirits from loss of hope or courage

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Erroneous

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Incorrect

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Eschew

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Avoid or abstain from

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Esoteric

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Obscure, arcane

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Estimable

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Deserving respect, esteem, and admiration

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Exculpate

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To exonerate or vindicate

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Exigent

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Urgent or pressing

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Expatiate

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To elaborate on something in great detail

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Facilitate

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To make something easier

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Fallacious

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Relying on a fallacy and thus incorrect

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Fastidious

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Meticulous

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Foment

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To foster unrest or discontent

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Forestall

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To hold off or try to prevent

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Fortuitous

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Fortunate and lucky

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Gainsay

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Deny or oppose

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Galvanize

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To prod someone into action

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Garrulous

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Talkative

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Gauche

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Socially inept, inappropriate

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Germane

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Relevant to the matter at hand

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Glib

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Talking volubly, but carelessly or insincerely

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Renege

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Go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract