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Undermine

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(v) To weaken by washing away the support or foundation underneath
(v) To weaken, injure, or ruin by degree or a little at the time; to sap
(v) To subvert secretly or insidiously
(adj) To dig a mine or tunnel underneath

Weather storms undermine the progress of construction building sites.

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Mundane

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(adj) Ordinary, practical, commonplace; banal or uninteresting
(adj) Of or related to this world, as opposed to the heavens

The mundane evening consisted of late night drinking and poor decisions.

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(n) Failure to meet an obligation, especially a financial obligation; failure to make a court appearance; failure to participate in a contest
(v) To fail to do any of the above

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Default

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(n) Capacity to be molded or made to assume or hold a shape

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Plasticity

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Disabuse

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(v) To free someone from misconception or deception or error

**The prisoner was disabused from his wrongful persecution. **

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Propitiate

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(v) To gain or regain the favor of; appease or conciliate(to become reconciled)

I propitiate my relationship with God through repentance and prayer

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Sap

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(n) 1. The circulatory fluid of a plant; an essential bodily fluid 2. Health, vitality, or energy (metaphor related to “essential body fluid”) 3. A gullible person, foold or dupe
(v) 1. To deplete, drain, or weaken, especially of energy or vitality 2. To diminish the intensity or supply of
3. To undermine the foundations of

A sapped relationship destroyed by constant fighting and lack of communication and love.

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(n) The highest point, culmination

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Zenith

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Inchoate

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(adj. ) Incipient, still developing or incomplete
(adj. ) Imperfectly formed, incoherent or lacking order

Every morning, I pass by inchoate construction buildings on my way to work.

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(n) Excess, profusion, or overabundance

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Plethora

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(v) to dry out completely
(v) To preserve (food) by drying

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Desiccate

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Skeptical

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(adj) Showing, expressing, or given to doubt or questioning

Skeptical reporters questioned the businessman’s family members during his trial for money laundering.

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(v) To gain or regain the favor of; appease or conciliate(to become reconciled)

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Propitiate

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(v) To assert or affirm positively
(v) To formally assert or prove in pleading a case or cause

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Aver

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(v) To weaken or sap the strength, vigor, or vitality of
(v) To deprive of force or strength

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Enervate

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(adj) Ordinary, practical, commonplace; banal or uninteresting
(adj) Of or related to this world, as opposed to the heavens

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Mundane

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Artless

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(adj) Uncultured or ignorant, lacking in knowledge
(adj) Poorly or crudely made
(adj) Without artificiality; natural, sincere

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(adj) Resolutely fearless or undaunted

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Intrepid

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(n) A crafty, cunning trick or stratagum
(n) Deception or false behavior
(n) Cleverness, skill, or ingenuity

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Artifice

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(adj) Present or available in great amount; plentiful, bountiful, or copious
(adj) Pouring forth freely or abundantly; extravagant

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Profuse

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(v) To think carefully or consider
(adj) 1. Carefully considered 2. Slowly, unhurriedly decided 3. Done intentionally or with awareness of the consequences

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Deliberate

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(adj) Sullen, gloomy, or melancholy

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Morose

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Quotidian

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(adj) Everyday, commonplace or ordinary

My quotidian needs involve physical, human interaction, worship and prayer, and food.

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(adj) Unoriginal, so commplace as to be stale
(adj) Trite, or banal

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Hackneyed

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Din
(n) A loud, clamorous, confused noise
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# Reverse (v) To produce or send out new growth; to sprout or bloom (v) To grow, expand, or develop quickly and often profusely
Burgeon
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# Reverse (v) To make or become thin, less compact, or less dence. (v) To purify, refine, or make more spiritual
Rarefy
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# Reverse (v) To deny or prove false (v) To oppose or speak out against
Gainsay
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Aver
(v) To assert or affirm positively (v) To formally assert or prove in pleading a case or cause **The lawyer _avered_ the judges about the defendant's innocence.**
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# Reverse (adj) Deviating from the norm or expectations; irregular (adj) Uncertain or incongruous in nature
Anomalous
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# Reverse (n) The act of regarding or treating with profound respect, awe, or admiration
Veneration
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# Reverse (v) To support with evidence, make more certain, or confirm
Corroborate
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Intrepid
(adj) Resolutely fearless or undaunted ## Footnote **The _intrepid_ lion tamer**
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Default
(n) Failure to meet an obligation, especially a financial obligation; failure to make a court appearance; failure to participate in a contest (v) To fail to do any of the above **An unmotivated and uninspired individual is most likely to _default_ in his obligations and responsibilities.**
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# Reverse (n) 1. The circulatory fluid of a plant; an essential bodily fluid 2. Health, vitality, or energy (metaphor related to "essential body fluid") 3. A gullible person, foold or dupe (v) 1. To deplete, drain, or weaken, especially of energy or vitality 2. To diminish the intensity or supply of 3. To undermine the foundations of
Sap
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# Reverse (adj) Liveliness or exuberance, especially in manner or expression
Ebullience
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Assuage
(v) To make less intense or severe; to ease (v) To satisfy, apease, or quench (v) To pacify, sooth, or quiet **Close friends and love ones often _assuage_ my concerns about the GRE exam.**
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Tortuous
(adj) Winding; containing numerous twists, turns, or bends (adj) Crooked, tricky, or devious (adj) Highly involved, circuitous, or complex **In the show Scandal, Cyrus often puts himself in _tortuous_ situations**
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# Reverse (n) Bitter, abusive criticism or denunciation
Diatribe
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# Reverse (v) To make less intense or severe; to ease (v) To satisfy, apease, or quench (v) To pacify, sooth, or quiet
Assuage
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# Reverse (adj) Intelligible or readily understandable; Sane or rational; easily understood (adj) Transluscent or clear; bright or luminous
Lucid
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# Reverse (adj. ) Unyielding to persuasion; Resistant to appeals or softening influences. (adj. ) Persistent in wrongdoing or impenitent; hardened against emotions.
Obdurate
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# Reverse (n) Hostility, opposition, or active resistance
Antagonism
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Placate
(v) To sooth the anger of, mollify (mitigate), or appease ## Footnote **Alcohol and hanging out with the ladies often _placate_ Allison's feelings toward a harsh work week.**
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Diatribe
(n) Bitter, abusive criticism or denunciation **Individuals in charge are usually recipients of _diatribes_ when issues arise. **
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Lucid
(adj) Intelligible or readily understandable; Sane or rational; easily understood (adj) Transluscent or clear; bright or luminous **Vinh's _lucid_ explanation of the variable creations made it easier and faster to complete the code checks.**
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Enervate
(v) To weaken or sap the strength, vigor, or vitality of (v) To deprive of force or strength **My oral surgery _enervated_ my ability to train at the gym this weekend.**
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Gainsay
(v) To deny or prove false (v) To oppose or speak out against **Researchers _gainsaid_ the myth that STDs are non-treatable.**
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# Reverse (adj) Lacking stability, dangerously uncertain, or subject to unkown circumstances (adj) Based on uncertain or dubious premises
Precarious
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# Reverse (adj) Not dense; thin or diluted in consistency (adj) Slender; Lacking subtance or strength; Flimsy; shaky
Tenuous
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# Reverse (n) The central point or essence; the heart of the matter (n) The grounds of a legal action
Gist
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Occult
(adj) Secret or withheld from the uninitiated (adj) Mysterious, inscrutable (incapable of being investigated), difficult or impossible to comprehend (adj) Of, related to, or concerned with magic or the supernatural **Faith is an _occult_ belief in a higher-being.**
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Gist
(n) The central point or essence; the heart of the matter (n) The grounds of a legal action
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# Reverse (adj) Winding; containing numerous twists, turns, or bends (adj) Crooked, tricky, or devious (adj) Highly involved, circuitous, or complex
Tortuous
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# Reverse (adj) Showing, expressing, or given to doubt or questioning
Skeptical
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Precarious
(adj) Lacking stability, dangerously uncertain, or subject to unkown circumstances (adj) Based on uncertain or dubious premises **The outcome of a successful business often comes with a _precarious_ journey. A _precarious_ business plan.**
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Veneration
(n) The act of regarding or treating with profound respect, awe, or admiration **A 9/11 memorial was built in _veneration_ for victims and their family.**
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# Reverse (v) To support, uphold, hearten, or boost
Bolster
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# Reverse (n) A praising speech or tribute, especially honoring someone how has died (n) High praise
Eulogy
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Artifice
(n) A crafty, cunning trick or stratagum (n) Deception or false behavior (n) Cleverness, skill, or ingenuity **An office with _artifice_ and advanced technology**
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# Reverse (v) To throw of fall down headlong (v) To bring about or cause to happen, especially abruptly or permaturely (v) To cause (a substance) to separate from a solution; To condense or cause to condense and fall from the sky as snow, rain, etc. (adj) Speeding headlong, rapidly, or dangerously; Proceeding with undue haste and without necessary forethought (adj) Occurring abruptly or unexpectedly (adj) Steep or rushing steeply downward
Precipitate
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Plasticity
(n) Capacity to be molded or made to assume or hold a shape ## Footnote **The _plasticity_ of social institutions**
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Zenith
(n) The highest point, culmination ## Footnote **A doctorate degree is often viewed as the _zenith_ of academia.**
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Rarefy
(v) To make or become thin, less compact, or less dence. (v) To purify, refine, or make more spiritual **My harsh feelings and guilt are _rarefied_ through prayer and worship.**
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Plethora
(n) Excess, profusion, or overabundance
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Eulogy
(n) A praising speech or tribute, especially honoring someone how has died (n) High praise
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Bolster
(v) To support, uphold, hearten, or boost ## Footnote **I often _bolster_ my energey and focus before training in the gym with motivational fitness videos and music.**
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# Reverse (adj) Uncultured or ignorant, lacking in knowledge (adj) Poorly or crudely made (adj) Without artificiality; natural, sincere
Artless
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Anomalous
(adj) Deviating from the norm or expectations; irregular (adj) Uncertain or incongruous in nature **My _anomolous_ decision to stay up all night studying with work in the early morning is not highly recommended.**
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# Reverse (n) A loud, clamorous, confused noise
Din
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Obdurate
(adj. ) Unyielding to persuasion; Resistant to appeals or softening influences. (adj. ) Persistent in wrongdoing or impenitent; hardened against emotions. **The _obdurate_ elected official listened to the needs of the citizens than to those of businessmen.**
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Tenuous
(adj) Not dense; thin or diluted in consistency (adj) Slender; Lacking subtance or strength; Flimsy; shaky **My enemies _tenuous_ apologies were not surprising.**
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Burgeon
(v) To produce or send out new growth; to sprout or bloom (v) To grow, expand, or develop quickly and often profusely **My romantic relationship _burgeoned_ into one with committment, communication and trust.**
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Antagonism
(n) Hostility, opposition, or active resistance ## Footnote **Democrats and Republicans exchange political _antagonism_ with each other.**
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# Reverse (n) shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity (n) Insolence, boldness, presumption
Effrontery
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Morose
(adj) Sullen, gloomy, or melancholy ## Footnote **Relationship break-ups are often followed by _morose_ emotions.**
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Precipitate
(v) To throw of fall down headlong (v) To bring about or cause to happen, especially abruptly or permaturely (v) To cause (a substance) to separate from a solution; To condense or cause to condense and fall from the sky as snow, rain, etc. (adj) Speeding headlong, rapidly, or dangerously; Proceeding with undue haste and without necessary forethought (adj) Occurring abruptly or unexpectedly (adj) Steep or rushing steeply downward **A very high GRE score _precipitated_ from dedicated hours of studying.**
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Mollify
(v) To soothe or calm the temper or feelings (v) To soften or make less rigid; to temper or lessen the intensity of **My counseling therapist always _mollifies_ my frustrations about life and family struggles**
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# Reverse (n) The core, essence, or substance of a matter (n) Mettle or vigor (n) Importance or significance
Pith
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Desiccate
(v) to dry out completely (v) To preserve (food) by drying **Raisins are the product of a _desiccated_ grape.**
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# Reverse (adj) Secret or withheld from the uninitiated (adj) Mysterious, inscrutable (incapable of being investigated), difficult or impossible to comprehend (adj) Of, related to, or concerned with magic or the supernatural
Occult
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Laconic
(adj) Concise, terse, or extremely sparing with words (adj) Expressing much in few words **The report authors' _laconic_ analyses only explain the findings in relation to the research questions.**
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Pith
(n) The core, essence, or substance of a matter (n) Mettle or vigor (n) Importance or significance **The talkative senator often takes hours before sharing the _pith_ of his campaign.**
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# Reverse (adj. ) Incipient, still developing or incomplete (adj. ) Imperfectly formed, incoherent or lacking order
Inchoate
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# Reverse (v) To mix, merge, or combine into a whole
Amalgamate
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# Reverse (adj) Concise, terse, or extremely sparing with words (adj) Expressing much in few words
Laconic
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Hackneyed
(adj) Unoriginal, so commplace as to be stale (adj) Trite, or banal **The _hackneyed_ proposal for grant funding was denied.**
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Profuse
(adj) Present or available in great amount; plentiful, bountiful, or copious (adj) Pouring forth freely or abundantly; extravagant **God's _profused_ love and grace is too grand to fully grasp.**
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# Reverse (v) To weaken by washing away the support or foundation underneath (v) To weaken, injure, or ruin by degree or a little at the time; to sap (v) To subvert secretly or insidiously (adj) To dig a mine or tunnel underneath
Undermine
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# Reverse (v) To soothe or calm the temper or feelings (v) To soften or make less rigid; to temper or lessen the intensity of
Mollify
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# Reverse (adj) Everyday, commonplace or ordinary
Quotidian
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Amalgamate
(v) To mix, merge, or combine into a whole **The wet ingredients are always **_amalgamate_**d with dry ingredients to make a successful baked dish.**
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Deliberate
(v) To think carefully or consider (adj) 1. Carefully considered 2. Slowly, unhurriedly decided 3. Done intentionally or with awareness of the consequences **I _deliberately_ signed up for the Manhattan GRE prep course to prepare for taking the exam in June.**
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Ebullience
(adj) Liveliness or exuberance, especially in manner or expression ## Footnote **Mindy is an _ebullient_ hostess**
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Corroborate
(v) To support with evidence, make more certain, or confirm
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# Reverse (v) To free someone from misconception or deception or error
Disabuse
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Effrontery
(n) shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity (n) Insolence, boldness, presumption **It takes _effrontery_ to speak against a group of people who are against you. **
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# Reverse (v) To sooth the anger of, mollify (mitigate), or appease
Placate

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