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Acronym (n.)/Acronymic (adj.)

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-A word formed from the first letter of each word in a series

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Affix (v.)

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-To attach something

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Coinage (n.)

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-The invention of new words

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Colloquial (adj.)/Colloquialism (n.)

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-Typical of informal language usage; conversational

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Diminutive (adj.)

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-Extremely small; tiny

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Metonymy (n.)/Metonymic (adj.)

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-A figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word

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Oxymoron (n.)/Oxymoronic (adj.)

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-An expression that contains contradictory terms

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Palindrome (n.)

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-A word or expression that is spelled the same backward and forward

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Portmanteau Word (n.)

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-A word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words

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Spoonerism (n.)

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-An often comical switching of the first sounds to two or more words

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Apprehensive (adj.)/Apprehension (n.)

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-Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy

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Categorical (adj.)/Categorically (adv.)

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-Without exception or qualification; absolute

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Conclusive (adj.)

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-Decisive; putting an end to doubt, question, or uncertainty

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Dubious (adj.)

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-Doubtful; uncertain; questionable as to quality or validity

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Indeterminate (adj.)

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-Lacking clarity of precision; vague

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Precarious (adj.)

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-Dangerous; risky; lacking in security or stability

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Qualm (n.)

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-A sense of doubt or uneasiness about a course of action

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Tentative (adj.)

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-Uncertain; not fully worked out or agreed upon; provisional

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Unequivocal (adj.)

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-Perfectly clear; leaving no room for doubt or misunderstanding

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Vacillate (v.)/Vacillation (n.)

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  • To swing indecisively from one opinion or action to another
  • To sway or hesitate in choice of actions or opinions
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Beguile (v.)/Beguiling (adj.)

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  • To charm; to delight

- To deceive skillfully

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Benevolent (adj.)/Benevolence (n.)

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  • Wishing to do good; kindly; characterized by helpful intentions
  • Concerned with, or for the benefit of charity
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Decorum (n.)/Decorous (adj.)

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-Appropriateness of behavior; propriety

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Demeanor (n.)

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-The way one behaves or presents oneself; one’s manner

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Feral (adj.)

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  • Wild and untamed; savage

- Having returned to an untamed state from domestication

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Ignoble (adj.)

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-Mean, unethical, or dishonorable; not noble in character

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Mores (n.)

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-Accepted standards and customs of a social group

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Provincial (adj.)/Province (n.)/Provincialism (n.)

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  • Relating to areas that are far from large cities or capitals
  • Not sophisticated, fashionable, or informed; culturally limited
  • Limited or narrow in perspective
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Unseemly (adj.)

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-Unfitting and inappropriate; grossly improper

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Wily (adj.)/Wiliness (n.)

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-Cunning; full of trickery or intentions to decieve

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Aggrandize (v.)/Aggrandizement (n.)

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  • To make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
  • To exaggerate, or make something seem greater than it is
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Exorbitance (n.)/Exorbitant (adj.)

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-Extreme, unreasonable expense or price; being beyond reasonable or proper limits

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Grandiose (adj.)/Grandiosity (n.)

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-Trying to seem important; characterized by pretended grandeur

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Gratuitous (adj.)

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-Unnecessary; unjustified

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Intemperate (adj.)/Intemperance (n.)

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-Excessive; lacking moderation

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Multifarious (adj.)

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-Having great variety; diverse

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Opulence (n.)/Opulent (adj.)

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  • Wealth; affluence

- Great abundance; often to excess; lavishness

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Profligate (adj.)/Profligacy (adj.)

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-Recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagent

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Satiate (v.)

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-To fully satisfy an appetite or a desire

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Surfeit (n.)

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-An excessive amount

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Assertive (adj.)/Assert (v.)

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-Acting with confidence and force; sure of one’s self

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Brazen (adj.)/Brazenness (n.)

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-Extremely bold; shamelessly rude or defiant

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Complaisant (adj.)/Complaisance (n.)

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-Wanting to please; willing to do what pleases others; cheerfully obliging

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Docile (adj.)

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-Gentle; easily manageable or teachable; tame

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Flamboyant (adj.)/Flamboyance (n.)

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-Showy, flashy, vivid or dramatic

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Intrepid (adj.)

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-Fearless; having unwavering courage

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Mellow (adj. & v.)

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  • Relaxed and unhurried; easygoing

- To become more relaxed or pleasant

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Pacific (adj.)/Pacify (v.)

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-Of a peaceful nature; calm

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Strident (adj.(/Stridency (n.)

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-Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill

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Unabashed (adj.)

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-Not embarrassed; composed

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Affect (v. & n.)

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  • To influence; to change
  • To put on a false show or display of
  • Feeling or emotion, especially as shown in facial expressions or body language
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Effect (n. & v.)/Effective (adj.)

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  • A result

- To bring about

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Depredation (n.)

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  • A predatory attack; a raid

- Damage, destruction, or loss

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Deprivation (n.)/Deprive (v.)

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-The state of lacking or doing without something; loss

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Disinterested (adj.)

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-Impartial; free of bias or self-interest in an outcome

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Uninterested (adj.)

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-Without interest; having no interest or concern in a matter

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Emigrate (v.)/Emigrant (n.)/Emigration (n.)

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-To leave one country or region and settle in another

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Immigrate (v.)/Immigrant (n.)/Immigration (n.)

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-To settle in a country or region where one is not a native

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Precede (v.)/Precedence (n.)

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-To come before

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Proceed (v.)/Procession (n.)

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-To go forward or onward

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Didactic (adj.)

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  • Intended to teach

- Overly moralistic; preachy

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Edify (v.)/Edification (n.)

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-To instruct for intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement

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Elucidate (v.)/Elucidation (n.)

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-To explain or make clear

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Erudite (adj.)/Erudition (n.)

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-Possessing great knowledge and scholarship

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Esoteric (adj.)/Esoterica (n.)

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-Understood only by an elite, scholarly, or exclusive group; obscure

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Imbue (v.)

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  • To inspire or influence thoroughly

- To stain or dye thoroughly

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Indoctrinate (v.)/Indoctrination (n.)

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-To instruct or impart certain principles or ideaology

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Pedagogy (n.)/Pedagogical (adj.)/Pedagogue (n.)

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-The art of profession of teaching

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Pedantic (adj.)/Pedantry (n.)

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-Overly concerned with or narrowly focused on book learning or formal rules

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Pundit (n.)

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  • A person of great learning about a particular topic; an expert
  • A source of opinion; a critic
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Aegis (n.)

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-Protection; sponsorship; guidance

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Amends (n.)

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-Something done to make up for a wrong, an injury, or a mistake; compensation

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Conciliatory (adj.)/Conciliate (v.)/Conciliator (n.)

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-Peacemaking; appeasing; intended to overcome distrust, animosity, or conflict

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Conducive (adj.)

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-Tending to cause or bring about; favorable to

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Extricate (v)/Extrication (n.)

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-To free from difficulty or entanglement

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Importune (v.)/Importunate (adj.)

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-To annoy with repeated and insistent requests; to ask for urgently or repeadedly

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Mediate (v.)/Mediator (n.)/Mediation (n.)

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-To help opposing sides reach an agreement; to intervene in a conflict in order to improve the situation

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Mitigate (v.)/Mitigation (n.)

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-To make less severe; to soften, lessen, or moderate

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Patronize (v.)/Patron (n.)/Patronage (n.)

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  • To support or sponsor
  • To go as a customer; to shop at regularly
  • To treat as inferior
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Renovate (v.)/Renovation (n.)

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-To restore something to an earlier condition, by repairing or remodeling

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Austerity (n.)/Austere (adj.)

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  • Severe and rigid restrictions, especially those brought about by difficult economic times
  • The quality of lacking luxury or ornamentation; bareness; simplicity
  • The quality of being severe or stern in appearance or manner
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Depreciate (v.)/Deprecation (n.)

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-To decrease or cause to decrease in value or price

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Equity (n.)/Equitable (adj.)

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  • Net value; the value of a business or property minus debt owed
  • Fairness; justice
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Frugal (adj.)/Frugality (n.)

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-Economical; thrifty; careful or strict in avoiding unnecessary spending

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Indigent (adj.)/Indigence (n.)

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-Extremely poor; impoverished; lacking basic necessities

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Munificent (adj.)/Munificence (n.)

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-Generous; liberal in giving

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Pecuniary (adj.)

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-Having to do with money

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Recession (n.)/Recessional (n.)/Recede (v.)

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  • A general decline in business activity

- The act of withdrawing or going back

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Remunerate (v.)/Remuneration (n.)

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-To pay for goods provided, services rendered, or losses incurred; to compensate for

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Solvent (adj.)/Insolvent (adj.)/Solvency (n.)

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  • Capable of meeting financial obligations; able to pay debts
  • (Antonym) Unable to pay debts
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Acrimonious (adj.)/Acrimony (n.)

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-Bitter or sharp in language or tone

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Chastise (v.)/Chastisement (n.)

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-To punish or criticize severely

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Debunk (v.)

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-To expose or make fun of a false claim or an exaggeration

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Derogatory (adj.)

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-Insulting; belittling

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Disparage (v.)/Disparaging (adj.)

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-To speak of in a disrespectful or slighting way; to belittle

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Harass (v.)/Harassment (n.)

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-To irritate or torment repeatedly

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Impugn (v.)

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-To attack or challenge as false or questionable

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Innuendo (n.)

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-An indirect or subtle expression of something, usually negative; a hint

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Invective (v.)

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-Abusive or strongly critical language

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Vilify (v.)/Vilification (n.)

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-To make vicious insulting comments about; to slander

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Banter (v. & n.)

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  • To converse in a playful or teasing way

- An exchange of good-humored, playful remarks

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Caricature (n. & v.)/Caricaturist (n.)

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  • A representation in which distinctive traits are exaggerated or distorted for comedic effect
  • To represent or imitate in an exaggerated or distorted manner
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Droll (adj.)

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-Amusingly odd

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Facetious (adj.)

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-Playfully joking; humorous; not meant to be taken seriously

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Flippant (adj.)

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-Humorous in a disrespectful, casual way; rudely witty

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Hilarity (n.)/Hilarious (adj.)

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-Great merriment; extreme amusement

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Ludicrous (adj.)/Ludicrousness (n.)

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-Ridiculously, laughably absurd

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Mirth (n.)/Mirthful (adj.)

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-Good spirits; happiness and merriment, especially as expressed by laughter

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Whimsical (adj.)/Whimsy (n.)

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-Playful or unpredictable

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Witticism (n.)/Witty (adj.)

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-A clever remark or saying

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Analogy (n.)/Analogous (adj.)

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-A comparison highlighting a similarity between otherwise dissimilar things

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Antithesis (n.)/Antithetical (adj.)

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  • The direct or exact opposite

- A figure of speech in which contrasting ideas are placed side by side in parallel phrases

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Commensurate (adj.)

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-Corresponding in size or degree; proportionate

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Congruence (n.)/Congruent (adj.)

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-Agreement, harmony, or correspondnece

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Deviate (v.)/Deviation (n.)

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-To depart or turn aside from a path, direction, or course of action

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Disparity (n.)/Disparate (adj.)

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-The condition or fact of being unequal or different; inequality

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-Consisting of many different elements or types; varied

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Homogeneous (adj.)/Homogenize (v.)/Homogeneity (n.)

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-Similar in kind or nature; uniform

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Nuance (n.)/Nuanced (adj.0

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-A subtle or slight degree of difference

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Tantamount (adj.)

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-Equivalent in significance, effect, or value

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Autocratic (adj.)/Autocrat (n.)/Autocracy (n.)

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-Ruling with unlimited power or authority

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Autonomy (n)/Autonomous (adj.)

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-Independence; self-determination or self-government

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Caste (n.)

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-A social class separated from others by profession, wealth, or hereditary rank

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Despot (n.)/Despotic (adj.)

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  • A ruler with absolute power

- A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant

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Feudal (adj.)/Feudalism (n.)

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-Relating to a system in which people (called “vassals”) were given protection and use of land, in return for loyalty, payments, and sericves to a lord

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Hegemony (n.)

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-Dominance, especially that of a country, region, or group over another

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Oligarchy (n.)/Oligarch (n.)

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  • Government by a few, especially by a small faction of people or families
  • A state governed by a few people or families
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Sovereign (adj. & n.)

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  • Self-governing; independent
  • Having supreme rank or power
  • A king, queen, or other noble person who serves as head of state; a ruler or monarch
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Totalitarian (adj.)

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-Relating to a form of government with absolute and centralized control over every aspect of people’s lives

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Usurp (v.)/Usurper (n.)

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-To take and hole power or rights by force and without legal authority

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Diligence (n.)/Diligent (adj.)

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  • Steady effort; persistent hard work

- Attentive care; carefulness

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Fastidious (adj.)/Fastidiousness (n.)

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  • Possessing or displaying careful attention to detail

- Picky; difficult to please

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Finicky (adj.)

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-Difficult to please; insisting on getting exactly what one wants

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Imprudent (adj.)/Imprudence (n.)

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-Unwise; doing things without careful thought or judgement

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Judicious (adj.)

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-Having or exhibiting good, sounds judgement

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Meticulous (adj.)/Meticulousness (n.)

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-Extremely careful and precise

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Minutia (n.)/Minute (adj.)

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  • A small, minor, or trivial detail

- (Synonym) Extremely small; tiny

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Slovenly (adj.)

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  • Untidy; sloppy in dress or appearance

- Marked by carelessness or negligence; shoddy

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Trepidation (n.)

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-Anxiety; a state of alarm, dread, or fear

140
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Unmindful (adj.)

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-Failing to give due care or attention; inattentive

141
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Condemn (v.)/Condemnation (n.)

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  • To express strong disapproval of
  • To give a judgement against; to sentence
  • To declare to be unfit for use, often by official order
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Culpable (adj.)/Culpability (n.)

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-Deserving of blame or punishment for being wrong, evil, or harmful

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Exonerate (v.)/Exoneration (n.)

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-To free from blame

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Extort (v.)/Extortion (n.)

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-To obtain by force or threat

145
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Incorrigible (adj.)/Incorrigibility (n.)

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-Incapable of being reformed

146
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Malfeasance (n.)

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-Wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official

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Misdemeanor (n.)

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-A minor offense; a misdeed

148
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Purloin (v.)

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-To steal, often in a violation of trust; to commit theft

149
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Ruffian (n.)

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  • A gangster or thug

- A tough or rowdy person; a troublemaker

150
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Unscrupulous (adj.)/Scruple (n.)

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  • Lacking moral restraint; scornful of what is right or honorable
  • (Antonym) An uneasy feeling about doing something that is wrong
151
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August (adj.)

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-Majestic; inspiring awe or admiration

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Condescend (v.)/Condescention (n.)

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  • To lower oneself to the level of one considered inferior

- To treat other as though they are inferior; to patronize

153
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Deference (n.)/Defer (v.)

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-Respectful yielding to the opinion or wishes of another; courteous respect

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Grovel (v.)

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  • To behave so humbly that it is demeaning

- To lie or creep face downward, as in humility

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Lackey (n.)

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-One who does lowly jobs for another; one who followed all orders without questioning them

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Predominate (v.)/Predominant (adj.)

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-To be greatest in number or importance

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Slavish (adj.)/Slavishness (n.)

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-Acting completely under the will of another; like a slave; servile

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Subjugation (n.)/Subjugate (v.)

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-The act of conquering or bringing under control; enslavement

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Supercilious (adj.)/Superciliousness (n.)

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-Proudly scornful; disdainful

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Sycophant (n.)/Sycophantic (adj.)

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-A person attempting to win favor by flattering important people

161
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Flagrant (adj.)/Flagrancy (n.)

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-Noticeably bad; conspicuously offensive; glaring

162
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Furtive (adj.)/Furtiveness (n.)

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-Sneaky and secretive; characterized by stealth; sly

163
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Latent (adj.)/Latency (n.)

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-Present or capable of coming into existence, but not visible, evident, or active

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Ostensible (adj.)

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-Apparent; represented as true; possibly or seemingly true on the surface

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Salient (adj.)

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-Strikingly conspicuous; prominent or significant

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Sequester (v.)/Sequestration (n.)

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-To isolate someone or something; to seclude

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Subterfuge (n.)

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-A decpetive strategem or trick

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Surreptitious (adj.)

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-Obtained, done, or made by secret or stealthy means

169
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Unobtrusively (adv.)/Unobtrusive (adj.(/Obtrusive (adj.)

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  • Acting in a manner that does not attract attention

- (Antonym) Undesireably noticeable

170
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Vaunt (v.)

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-To boast of; to brag about

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Adroit (adj.)/Adroitness (n.)

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-Skillful and quick in the use of the hands or the mind

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Blase (adj.)

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  • Bored or unimpressed because of overexposure; jaded

- Extremely sophisticated; wordly

173
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Cliche (n.)/Cliched (adj.)

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-A trite or an overused expression, idea, or practice

174
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Clientele (n.)

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-A group of customers or patrons

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Entrepreneur (n.)/Entrepreneurial (adj.)

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-A person who founds, organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business

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Forte (n.)

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-Something in which a person excels; a strong point

177
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Gauche (adj.)/Gaucheness (n.)

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-Tactless; socially awkward

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Naive (adj.)/Naivete (n.)

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-Trusting due to lack of experience or sophistication; innocently unaware or unrealistic

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Nonchalant (adj.)/Nonchalance (n.)

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-Seeming to be coolly unconcered or indifferent

180
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Rendezvous (n. &v.)

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  • An arranged meeting

- To meet at an agreed time and place

181
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Dilatory (adj.)/Dilatoriness (n.)

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-Intended to delay; tending to postpone or delay

182
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Languid (adj.)/Languish (v.)/Languor (n.)

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-Lacking energy, spirit, or force; slow

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Lethargy (n.)/Lethargic (adj.)

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-A severe lack of energy and enthusiasm; apathy and inactivity

184
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Melancholy (n. & adj.)

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  • Deep sadness or depression; gloom

- Sad and gloomy; pensive

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Quiescent (adj.)/Quiescence (n.)

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-Being still, quiet, or inactive

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Repose (n. & v.)

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  • Rest; relaxation; peacefulness

- To lie down; to rest

187
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Sloth (n.)/Slothful (adj.)

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-Laziness; avoiding work or effort

188
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Somnambulate (v.)/Somnambular (adj.)/Somnambulism (n.)

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-To sleepwalk

189
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Soporific (adj. & n.)

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  • Causing or tending to cause sleep

- A medicine that causes sleep

190
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Stupor (n.)/Stupefy (v.)

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-A confused condition of reduced consciousness, often brought on by shock or illness; a daze

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Abhor (v.)/Abhorrent (adj.)/Abhorrence (n.)

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-To hate insensely; to detest; to reguard with horror or loathing

192
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Affinity (n.)

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-A natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship

193
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Animosity (n.)

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-Bitter hosility; open hatred

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Ardent (adj.)/Ardor (n.)

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-Passionate; showing strong enthusiasm or devotion

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Disdain (v. & n.)/Disdainful (adj.)

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  • To regard or treat with contempt or scorn; to despise

- Scorn; contempt and aloofness

196
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Enamor (v.)

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-To inspire with love; to captivate

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Estrange (v.)/Estrangement (n.)

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-To destroy affection or friendliness; to alienate to make hostile

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Kudos (n.)

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-Praise for exceptional achievement

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Pejorative (adj.)

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-Disrespectful; insulting; belittling

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Repugnance (n.)/Repugnant (adj.)

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-Extreme dislike; disgust

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Assail (v.)/Assailant (n.)

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-To attack; to assault

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Asylum (n.)

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  • A place offering protection and safety, often from persecution; a shelter
  • An institution for the care of people who require organized supervision or assistance
203
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Bulwark (n.)

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  • A wall or an embankment used as protection

- A strong defense of any type

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Citadel (n.)

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-A fortress in a commanding position in or near a city

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Foritude (n.)

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-Strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage

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Invincible (adj.)/Invincibility (n.)

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-Incapale of being overcome or defeated

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Mettle (n.)

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  • Courage and strength of mind; spirit

- Innate or inherent quality of character and temperment

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Resilient (adj.)/Resilience (n.)

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-Able to recover or spring back quickly

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Stalwart (adj. & n.)

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  • Strong and dependable

- A person who is storng and dependable

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Stamina (n.)

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-Endurance; ability to withstand prolonged physical or mental effort

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Abject (adj.)

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  • Of the most miserable kind; brought to a low state; wretched
  • Of the most despicable kind; deserving of great scorn
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Conjecture (n. & v.)

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  • A judgement or statement based on little or no evidence; a guess
  • To infer from insufficient evidence; to guess
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Dejected (adj.)/Deject (v.)/Dejection (n.)

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-Depressed; in low spirits

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Interhect (v.)/Interjection (n.)

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  • To insert between other elements

- (Synonym) A sudden, sort utterance, usually expressing emotion

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Jettison (v.)

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-To cast overboard or off; to discard

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Jetty (n.)

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-A structure that projects into the water and protects the shore

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Jut (v. & n.)

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  • To project out; to extend outward beyond a main part

- Something that projects out

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Objectionable (adj.)/Object (v.)/Objection (n.)

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-Offensive; arousing disapproval

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Projectile (n.)/Project (v.)

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-An object that is fired, thrown, or self-propelled

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Trajectory (n.)

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  • The math of a moving object

- A chosen or taken course

221
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Accredit (v.)/Accredited (adj.)

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-To officially recognize or approve as having met certain standards

222
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Credence (n.)

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-Acceptance as true or valid; belief

223
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Credential (n.)

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-Something that gives one confidence or authority; evidence of one’s qualification

224
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Credibility (n.)/Credible (adj.)

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-Believeability; reliability; the power to inspire belief

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Creditable (adj.)

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  • Deserving o limited praise; sufficienty good

- Worthy of belief

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Credulous (adj.)/Credulity (n.)/Credulousness (n.)

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-Easily decieved; believeing too readilt; guillible

227
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Creed (n.)

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-A sytem of beliefs, principles, or opinons

228
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Discredit (v. & n.)

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  • To damage in reputation; to disgrace
  • To cause to be distrusted or doubted
  • Lack of trust or belief; doubt
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Incredulous (adj.)/Incredulity (n.)

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-Disbelieveing; showing disbelief; skeptical

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Miscreant (n.)

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-An evildoer; a villan

231
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Aversion (n.)/Averse (adj.)

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  • An intense dislike

- (Synonym) Having a strong dislike or opposition

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Avert (v.)

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-To turn away

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Diversify (v.)/Diversity (n.)/Diverse (adj.)

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-To give variety to; to vary

234
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Diversion (n.)/Divert (v.)/Diversionary (v.)

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  • An action or ploy that turns attention away
  • Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains
  • The act or instance of turning aside
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Inadvertently (adv.)/Inadvertent (adj.)

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-Accidentally; unintentionally

236
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Incontrovertible (adj.)/Incontrovertibly (n.)

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-Unquestionable; impossible to dispute

237
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Invert (v.)/Inversion (n.)

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-To turn upside down or inside out; to reverse the position or order of

238
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Irreversible (adj.)

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-Impossible to reverse

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Revert (v.)/Reversion (n.)

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-To return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief

240
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Vertigo (n.)

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-The sensation of dizziness

241
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Cede (v.)

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  • To yield; to give up control over

- To surrender possession of, especially by treaty

242
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Concede (v.)/Concession (n.)

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  • To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true or right
  • To acknowledge defeat
243
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Deceased (adj. & n.)

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  • Dead; no longer living

- A dead person

244
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Egress (n.)

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-A path or an opening for going out; an exit

245
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Gradation (n.)

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-A systmatic progression; a series of gradual changes

246
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Gradient (n.)

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-A rate of inclination; a slope

247
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Predecessor (n.)

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-Someone or something that comes before another

248
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Regress (v.)/Regression (n.)

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-To go back to a previous, often worse or less developed, state; to revert

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Transgress (v.)/Transgression (n.0

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-To go beyond a limit or boundary

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Unprecedented (adj.)

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-Not done or known before; without previous example

251
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Concurrent (adj.)

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-Happening at the same time; simultaneous

252
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Courier (n.)

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-A messenger carrying information

253
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Cursory (adj.)

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-Done quickly and not thoroughly; hasty

254
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Discursive (adj.)/Discursivness (n.)

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  • Moving from one topic to another without order; rambling

- Coming to a conclusion by reasoning; analytical

255
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Incur (v.)

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-To bring about something undesirable as a result of one’s own actions

256
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Incursion (n.)

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-An aggressive attack or invasion of territory

257
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Precursor (n.)

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-Something or someone that comes before another; a forerunner or predecessor

258
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Recourse (n.)

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  • The act of turning to someone or something for help or security
  • Someone or something that is turned to for help or security
259
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Recurrent (adj.)/Recur (v.)/Recurrence (n.)

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-Happening repeatedly; occuring over and over again

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Succor (n.)

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-Assistance in time of need; relief

261
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Apathy (n.)/Apathetic (adj.)

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-Lack of feeling; lack of concern or interest

262
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Assent (v.)

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-To agreeto something

263
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Empathy (n.)/Empathetic (adj.)/Empathize (v.)

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-An identification with and understanding of other people’s feelings and situations

264
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Pathetic (adj.)

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-Arosing compassion or pity

265
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Pathology (n.)/Pathologist (n.)

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  • The scientific study of disease

- An abnormal, usually negative, state

266
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Presentiment (n.)

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-A sense that something is about to occur

267
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Sensational (adj.)/Sensationalism (n.)

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-Causing strong feelings of curiosity or interest by giving exaggerated or shocking details

268
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Sensibility (n.)/Insensible

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  • Acute intellectual or emotional perception or feeling
  • Awareness and responsiveness toward something; sensitivity
  • The ability to feel or perceive
  • (Antony) Not aware or sensitive to
269
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Sententious (adj.)/Sententiousness (n.)

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  • Energetic and concise in expression; saying meaningful things precisely
  • Prone to pompous moralizing or giving advice in a self-righteous way
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Sentient (adj.)/Sentience (n.)

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-Capable of percieving and feeling; conscious

271
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Ensue (v.)/Ensuing (adj.)

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  • To occur as a consequence or result of something else

- To take place subsequently; to follow

272
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Ephemeral (adj.)

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-Lasting for a verybrief time; fleeting; transitory

273
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Harbinger (n. & v.)

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  • A person or thing that signals or foreshadows what is to come
  • To signal the approach of; to warn
274
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Imminent (adj.)/Imminence (n.)

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-About to occur; impending

275
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Interim (n. & adj.)

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  • A period of time between two events

- Temporary; not final

276
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Interminable (adj.)

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-Being or seeming to be without end; endless; tiresomely long

277
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Perennial (adj.)

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-Enduring; recurring or long-lasting

278
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Precipitate (v. & adj.)/Precipitation (n.)

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  • To cause to happen, epecially suddenly or prematurely
  • To throw forcefully downward
  • Sudden; unexpected
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Provisional (adj.)

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-Serving only for the time being; temporary

280
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Retrospective (adj. & n.)/Retrospect (n.)/Retropect (v.)

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  • Looking back on, contemplating, or directed to the past

- An exhibit or a performance of works produced by an artist over a considerable time period

281
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Alacrity (n.)

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  • Cheerful willingess; eagerness

- Speed or quickness

282
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Composure (n.)/Compose (v.)

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-Control over one’s emotions; calmness; self-control

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Ennui (n.)

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-Weary dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom

284
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Imperturbably (adj.)

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-Unshakably calm

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Impetuous (adj.)

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-Given to acting without thinking; impulsive; hasty

286
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Incite (v.)/Incitement (n.)

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-To provoke to action; stir up; urge on

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Indolent (adj.)/Indolence (n.)

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-Habitually lazy; lethargic

288
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Inertia (n.)/Inert (adj.)

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-Resistance to motion, action, or change

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Pandemonium (n.)

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-Wild, noisy uproar; chaos

290
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Serenity (n.)/Serene (adj.)

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-Peacefullness; calmness

291
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Attenuate (v.)

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  • To make slender, fine, or small

- To reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; to weaken

292
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Disphanous (adj.)

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  • Of such fine tecture as to be transparant

- Vague; lacking substance

293
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Effulgent (adj.)/Effulgence (n.)

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-Shining brilliantly; radiant; bright

294
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Encumber (v.)/Encumbrance (n.)

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  • To put a heavy load on; to burden or weigh down

- To hinder; to impede

295
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Evanescent (adj.)/Evanescence (n.)

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-Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor; fleeting

296
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Palpable (adj.)/palpability (n.)

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  • Capable of being handled, touched, or felt

- Obvious; easily percieved; noticeable

297
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Permeate (v.)/Permeability (n.)/Permeable (adj.)

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  • To spread or flow throughout

- To pass through the openings or spaces of

298
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Pliant (adj.)/Pliancy (n.)

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  • Easily bent or flexed
  • Easily altered or modified; adaptable
  • Yielding easily to influence or domination
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Ponderous (adj.

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  • Heavy; difficult to carry due to weight or bulk

- Lacking grace and fluency

300
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Viscous (adj.)/Viscosity (n.)

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-Sticky and thick; resistant to flow

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