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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

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(n) A loud, clamorous, confused noise

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(v) To produce or send out new growth; to sprout or bloom
(v) To grow, expand, or develop quickly and often profusely

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Burgeon

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(v) To make or become thin, less compact, or less dence.
(v) To purify, refine, or make more spiritual

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Rarefy

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(v) To deny or prove false
(v) To oppose or speak out against

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Gainsay

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Aver

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(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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(adj) Deviating from the norm or expectations; irregular
(adj) Uncertain or incongruous in nature

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Anomalous

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(n) The act of regarding or treating with profound respect, awe, or admiration

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Veneration

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(v) To support with evidence, make more certain, or confirm

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Corroborate

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Intrepid

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(adj) Resolutely fearless or undaunted

The intrepid lion tamer

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Default

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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

An unmotivated and uninspired individual is most likely to default in his obligations and responsibilities.

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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

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Sap

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(adj) Liveliness or exuberance, especially in manner or expression

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Ebullience

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Assuage

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(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

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(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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(n) Bitter, abusive criticism or denunciation

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Diatribe

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(v) To make less intense or severe; to ease
(v) To satisfy, apease, or quench
(v) To pacify, sooth, or quiet

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Assuage

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(adj) Intelligible or readily understandable; Sane or rational; easily understood
(adj) Transluscent or clear; bright or luminous

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Lucid

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(adj. ) Unyielding to persuasion; Resistant to appeals or softening influences.
(adj. ) Persistent in wrongdoing or impenitent; hardened against emotions.

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Obdurate

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(n) Hostility, opposition, or active resistance

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Antagonism

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Placate

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(v) To sooth the anger of, mollify (mitigate), or appease

Alcohol and hanging out with the ladies often placate Allison’s feelings toward a harsh work week.

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Diatribe

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(n) Bitter, abusive criticism or denunciation

**Individuals in charge are usually recipients of diatribes when issues arise. **

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Lucid

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(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

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(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

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(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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(adj) Lacking stability, dangerously uncertain, or subject to unkown circumstances
(adj) Based on uncertain or dubious premises

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Precarious

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(adj) Not dense; thin or diluted in consistency
(adj) Slender; Lacking subtance or strength; Flimsy; shaky

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Tenuous

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(n) The central point or essence; the heart of the matter
(n) The grounds of a legal action

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Gist

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Occult

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(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

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(n) The central point or essence; the heart of the matter
(n) The grounds of a legal action

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(adj) Winding; containing numerous twists, turns, or bends
(adj) Crooked, tricky, or devious
(adj) Highly involved, circuitous, or complex

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Tortuous

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

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Skeptical

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Precarious

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(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

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(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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(v) To support, uphold, hearten, or boost

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Bolster

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(n) A praising speech or tribute, especially honoring someone how has died
(n) High praise

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Eulogy

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Artifice

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(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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(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

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Precipitate

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Plasticity

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

The plasticity of social institutions

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Zenith

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(n) The highest point, culmination

A doctorate degree is often viewed as the zenith of academia.

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Rarefy

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(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

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(n) Excess, profusion, or overabundance

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Eulogy

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(n) A praising speech or tribute, especially honoring someone how has died
(n) High praise

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Bolster

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(v) To support, uphold, hearten, or boost

I often bolster my energey and focus before training in the gym with motivational fitness videos and music.

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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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Artless

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Anomalous

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(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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(n) A loud, clamorous, confused noise

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Din

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Obdurate

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(n) Hostility, opposition, or active resistance

Democrats and Republicans exchange political antagonism with each other.

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(n) shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity
(n) Insolence, boldness, presumption

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Effrontery

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Morose

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(adj) Sullen, gloomy, or melancholy

Relationship break-ups are often followed by morose emotions.

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Precipitate

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(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

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(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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(n) The core, essence, or substance of a matter
(n) Mettle or vigor
(n) Importance or significance

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Pith

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Desiccate

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

Raisins are the product of a desiccated grape.

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(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

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Occult

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Laconic

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(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

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

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Inchoate

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(v) To mix, merge, or combine into a whole

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Amalgamate

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(adj) Concise, terse, or extremely sparing with words
(adj) Expressing much in few words

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Laconic

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Hackneyed

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(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

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(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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(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

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Undermine

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(v) To soothe or calm the temper or feelings
(v) To soften or make less rigid; to temper or lessen the intensity of

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Mollify

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(adj) Everyday, commonplace or ordinary

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Quotidian

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Amalgamate

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(v) To mix, merge, or combine into a whole

The wet ingredients are always amalgamated with dry ingredients to make a successful baked dish.

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Deliberate

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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

I deliberately signed up for the Manhattan GRE prep course to prepare for taking the exam in June.

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Ebullience

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(adj) Liveliness or exuberance, especially in manner or expression

Mindy is an ebullient hostess

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Corroborate

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(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

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Disabuse

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Effrontery

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(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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(v) To sooth the anger of, mollify (mitigate), or appease

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Placate

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