Vocabulary - Sheet1 Flashcards
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Ineffable
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adj. too sacred to be uttered; defying expression or description
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Dispassionate
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adj. unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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Esoteric
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adj. confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
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Indignant
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adj. angered at something unjust or wrong
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Tenable
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adj defensible with evidence
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Impugn
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verb attack as false or wrong
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Mollify
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verb make less rigid or softer; make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
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Cantankerous
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adj. bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
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Churlish
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adj. rude in a mean-spirited and surly way
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Laconic
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adj. brief and to the point; effectively cut short; using few words
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Phlegmatic
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adj. showing little emotion
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Antiquated
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adj. old-fashioned or outdated
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Scenic
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adj. used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery; of or relating to the stage or stage scenery
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Deft
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adj. demonstrating skill and cleverness (neatly skillful and quick in movement)
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Languid
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adj. lacking spirit or liveliness
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Didactic
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adj. instructive (especially excessively)
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Remiss
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adj. negligent, irresponsible
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Tenuous
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adj. very slender or fine; insubstantial
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Effusive
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adj. enthusiastic, unrestrained speech
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Esoteric
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adj. confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
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Misnomer
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a wrong or inaccurate use of a name or term
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Chicanery
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noun the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
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Erudition
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noun profound scholarly knowledge
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Vanguard
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noun a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas
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Municipality
noun people living in a town or city having local self
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Contentious
adj. involving or likely to cause controversy; inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
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Impunity
noun exemption from punishment or loss
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Impetus
noun the act of applying force suddenly; a force that moves something along
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Precarious
adj. affording no ease or reassurance; not secure; beset with difficulties; dangerously insecure; fraught with danger
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Ignominious
adj. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; shameful ex an ignominious defeat
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Pervade
verb spread or diffuse through
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Malaise
noun physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
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Spurn
verb reject with contempt
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Caveat
noun (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing; a warning against certain acts
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Concordance
noun agreement of opinions; a harmonious state
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Falsifiable
adj. capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation
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Transient
Adj fleeting, inevitable dying
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Preclude
verb to prevent, make impossible, especially beforehand; keep from happening or arising; make impossible
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Afford
verb provide or supply something ex the terrace affords beautiful views
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Constituent
adj. an abstract part of something
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Salutary
adj. tending to promote physical well
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Stringent
adj. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
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Circumspect
Adj. Cautious; wary and unwilling to take risks
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Conspicuous
adj. clearly visible, attracting attention
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Resplendent
adj. having great beauty and splendor
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Sapid
adj. full of flavor
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Resolute
adj. firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; characterized by quickness and firmness
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Propriety
noun correct or appropriate behavior
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Culpable
adj. deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
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Dictum
noun an authoritative declaration; an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
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Disrepute
noun ("into disrepute") the state of disgrace, dishonor, the state of being held in low esteem
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Diaphanous
adj. so thin as to transmit light
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Variegated
adj. having a variety of colors
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Dowager
noun a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
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Dilettante
adj. showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish;noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
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Purveyor
noun someone who supplies provisions (especially food)
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Decry
verb express strong disapproval of
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Consternation
noun fear resulting from the awareness of danger
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Derelict
adj. failing in what duty requires; in deplorable condition;forsaken by owner or keeper; worn and broken down by hard use;noun a person unable to support himself; a ship abandoned on the high seas
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Demure
adj. affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
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Detract
verb take away a part from; diminish
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Depose
verb force to leave (an office); make a deposition; declare under oath
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Ignominious
adj. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
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Decorous
adj. characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; according with custom or propriety
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Bombastic
adj. ostentatiously lofty in style
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Unduly
adv. to an undue degree
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Dictum
noun an authoritative declaration; an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
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Inept
adj. revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse;generally incompetent and ineffectual; not elegant or graceful in expression
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Aspersion
a disparaging remark
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Perfidy
noun betrayal of a trust; an act of deliberate betrayal
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Tenacious
Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely: stubbornly unyeilding
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Uncanny
adj. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences;surpassing the ordinary or normal
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Filibuster
1An action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures:
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Contravene
verb deny the truth of; go against, as of rules and laws
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Reproach
noun a mild rebuke or criticism; disgrace or shame;verb express criticism towards
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Percolate
noun the product of percolation; verb pass through;cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent; prepare in a percolator; spread gradually; gain or regain energy; permeate or penetrate gradually
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Depose
verb force to leave (an office); make a deposition; declare under oath
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Complacent
adj. contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
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Abdicate
verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
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Jarring
adj. making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
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Incongruous
adj. lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
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Embroiled
adj. deeply involved especially in something complicated
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Constituency
noun the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
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Preclude
verb make impossible, especially beforehand; keep from happening or arising; make impossible
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Obsequious
adj. attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner;attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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Rebuke
noun an act or expression of criticism and censure; verbcensure severely or angrily
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Vocation
noun the particular occupation for which you are trained;a body of people doing the same kind of work
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Conspicuous
adj. obvious to the eye or mind; without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
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Indict
verb accuse formally of a crime
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Disarm
verb remove offensive capability from; take away the weapons from; render harmless; make less hostile; win over
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Betray
verb reveal unintentionally; deliver to an enemy by treachery; give away information about somebody; cause someone to believe an untruth; disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
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reveal
verb make clear and visible; disclose directly or through prophets; make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret;make visible
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Incessant
adj. occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted; uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
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Voluble
adj. marked by a ready flow of speech
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Truculent
adj. defiantly aggressive
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Sordid
adj. meanly avaricious and mercenary; foul and run
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Conspicuously
adv. in a manner tending to attract attention; in a prominent way
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Sanctimonious
adj. excessively or hypocritically pious
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Sublime
adj. lifted up or set high; inspiring awe; of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; worthy of adoration or reverence; verb vaporize and then condense right back again;change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
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Adroit
adj. quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends
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Abate
verb become less in amount or intensity; make less active or intense
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Aversive
adj. tending to repel or dissuade
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Treatise
noun a formal exposition
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Epic
adj. very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; noun a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
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Cursory
adj. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
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Dearth
noun an insufficient quantity or number; an acute insufficiency
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Rarefied
adj. reserved for an elite group; of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; having low density
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Acerbic
adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; sour or bitter in taste
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Multifarious
adj. having many aspects
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Maudlin
adj. effusively or insincerely emotional
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Beguile
verb attract; cause to be enamored; influence by slyness
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Incontestable
adj. incapable of being contested or disputed; not open to question; obviously true
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Incisive
adj. suitable for cutting or piercing; having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
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Rescind
verb annul by recalling or rescinding
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Laconic
adj. brief and to the point; effectively cut short
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Probity
noun complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles
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Sophistry
noun a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
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Mirth
noun great merriment
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Incumbent
adj. currently holding an office; necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding; lying or leaning on something else; noun the official who holds an office
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Vanquish
verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
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Truculent
adj. defiantly aggressive
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Iniquity
noun absence of moral or spiritual values; an unjust act;morally objectionable behavior
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Bemuse
verb cause to be confused emotionally
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Censure
noun harsh criticism or disapproval; the state of being excommunicated; verb rebuke formally
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Consternation
noun fear resulting from the awareness of danger
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Dismay
noun fear resulting from the awareness of danger; the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles; verb fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
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Revelry
noun unrestrained merrymaking
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Beguile
verb attract; cause to be enamored; influence by slyness
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Respite
noun a pause from doing something (as work); a pause for relaxation; the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment; an interruption in the intensity or amount of something;a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort; verb postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
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Effusive
adj. extravagantly demonstrative; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
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Vociferous
adj. conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
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Reticent
adj. reluctant to draw attention to yourself;temperamentally disinclined to talk; cool and formal in manner
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Munificent
adj. very generous
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Expedient
adj. serving to promote your interest; appropriate to a purpose; practical; noun a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
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Docile
adj. willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed;easily handled or managed; ready and willing to be taught
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Bolster
noun a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows; verb support and strengthen; prop up with a pillow or bolster; add padding to
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Clandestine
adj. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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Intransigent
adj. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
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Efface
verb make inconspicuous; remove completely from recognition or memory; remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
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Irrevocably
adv. in an irrevocable manner
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Tonality
noun any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
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Premonition
noun an early warning about a future event; a feeling of evil to come
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Capacious
adj. large in capacity
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Caricature
noun a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect; verb represent in or produce a caricature of
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Surmise
noun a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence; verb infer from incomplete evidence; imagine to be the case or true or probable
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Paradigm
noun the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word; a standard or typical example; the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)
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Depravity
noun a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice; moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
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DIety
noun a god or goddess
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Treatise
a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject
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Epic
a long poem narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation
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Diffident
Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
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Somber
Dark and gloomy, grave
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Heavy-handed
Clumsy and insensitive
