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Sanction

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  1. (POSITIVE meaning) Official or authoritative permissino or authorization; support or encouragement; (v) To approve or authorize officially; to support or tolerate by showing approval.
  2. (NEGATIVE meaning) A penalty meant to force compliance; a military or economic measure adopted by several nations and meant to coerce another nation violating international law; (v) To penalize, especially for a violation of international law

An expression now sanctioned by educated usage.

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Complaisant

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(adj) Agreeable, eager to please, obliging

The most complaisant child I’ve ever met.

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Ubiquitous

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(adj) Existing or present everywhere; constantly encountered or widespread.

Ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.

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Distend

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(v) To extend; to swell form internal pressure

Habitual overating had distended his stomach; The sea distended about them.

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Vacillate

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(v) To hesitate or waver in forming an opinion or make a decision
(v) To fluctuate or oscillate

His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader.

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Perfidy

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(n) 1. The quality or state of being disloyal; treachery; faithlessness
2. An act of disloyalty

Perfidy that goes unpunished

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Derivative

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(adj) Not original, secondary, or copied
(adj) derived

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Fracas

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(n) A noisy, loudy quarrel, brawl, or disturbance

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Explicit

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(adj) Fully and clearly expressed, without leaving anything to implication
(adj) Fully developed or defined
(adj) Forthright and unambiguous in expression

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Presumptuous

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(adj) Overstepping the bounds of what’s right or proper; inappropriately forward or taking liberties
syn: impertinent, audacious, arrogant, bold

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Extraneous

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(adj) Irrelevant, unrelated, not pertinent
(adj) Nonessential, not vital
(adj) Coming from outside

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Slight

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(v) 1. To treat as unimportant or make light of
2. To treat with disdain or discourteous inattention
3. To do inattentively or negligently
(n) An instance of being slighted
(adj) 1. Slim or delicate of body
2. Small in size, extent, or quantity
3. Trifling, trivial, or unimportant
4. Lack strength of substance; flimsy

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Vigor

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(n) Active strength or energy; vitality

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Transparent

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(adj) Permitting the passage of light, sheer enough to see through
(adj) Frank, candid, and free of deceit or pretense
(adj) Obvious; readily seen or understood
(adj) Open with regards to methods of practices, especially in business

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Pristine

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(adj) Belonging or related to the original, earliest condition; primitive
(adj) Remainging in pure, unspoiled state, untouched by civilization
(adj) clean as if new

His pristine new car

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Confound

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(v) To confuse, perplex, or stump; To throw into disorder
(v) To mix up, fail to notice differences
(v) To refute, prove wrong, or put to shame

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Console

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(v) To comfort, alleviate someone’s grief, suffering, or sense of loss
(n) 1. A cabinet (such as for a television) designed to stand on the floor
2. The control unit of a computer, electrical system, vehicle, etc.

A PS game console

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Discrete

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(adj) Separate or distinct; an individual thing
(adj) Consisting of unconnected individual parts; not continuous

discrete parts; a discrete variable

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Specious

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(adj) Deceptive in attractions or allure
(adj) Falsely appearing true, genuine, or plausible
syn: plausible, misleading

Specious arguments

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Approbation

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(n) Official approval
(n) Commendation, praise; a warm expression of approval; conclusive proof

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Concur

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(v) To agree, cooperate, or coincide

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Nadir

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(adj) The lowest point
(adj) A point on the celestial sphere, opposite the zenith and below the observer
(n) lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair

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Tractability

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(n) Capacity for being led, controlled, or taught; docility
(n) Malleability; Ease of being handled or worked with

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Impermeable

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(adj) Impassable; preventing passage through or into itself (such as by a liquid - e.g., an impermeable raincoat)

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Denunciation

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(n) 1. public condemnation or censure
2. an accusation of a crime

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Lackluster

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(adj) Without luster or brilliance; dull

lackluster eyes; a lackluster performance

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Foment

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(v) To foster or promote the development of; to incite or rouse

To foment troubl; to foment discontent

syn: encourage, stimluate, stir up, provoke, arouse, inflame, excite

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Deference

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(n) Submission to or due respect for superiors or elders

In deference to his wishes

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Veracity

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(n) Conformity or adherence to the truth or accuracy

He was not noted for his veracity; To questions the veracity of his account

syn: honesty, integrity, credibility

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Diffuse

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(adj) Dispersed, spread out
(adj) wordy and poorly organized

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Innocuous

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(adj) Harmless or without negative effect
(adj) Unlikely to offend or inspire a strong reaction; insipid or bland

an innocuous home remedy; an innocuous remark

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Audacious

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(adj) Recklessly bold; Insolent or contemptuous of rules
(adj) Original and spirited

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Exculpate

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(v) To clear from a charge or guilt

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Abate

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(v) To reduce in degree, amount, or intensity

To abate a tax; to abate all mentions of names

syn: omit

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Obstinate

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(adj) Stubbornly sticking to an attitude, opinion, purpose, or course against argument or persuasion; difficult to control, subdue, or remedy

The obstinate growth of weeds; obstinate advocacy of high tariffs

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Prodigious

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(adj) Impressive or extraordinary in bulk, amount, or degree; enormous
(adj) Marvelous, eliciting amazement

A prodigious research grant; a prodigious feat

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Stolid

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(adj) Unemotional or impassive

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Alleviate

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(v) To mitigate, lessen, or make bearable

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Levy

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(v) 1. To impose and collect (such as a tax)
2. To draft troops into military service
3. To declare and wage war

To levy a duty on imports

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Exacerbate

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(v) To make more severe, violent, or bitter; to aggravate, intensify, or inflame

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Covert

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(adj) Not openly done, acknowledged, or avowed; veiled
(adj) Sheltered or covered
syn: concealed, disguised, sheltered, covered

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Apprise

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(v) To inform, tell, or give notice to

To be apprised of the death of an old friend

NOTE: often followed by of

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Recalcitrant

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(adj) Stubbornly resisting or defying authority or guidance

I can often be a recalcitrant person to useful and hard advice

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Derision

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(n) Ridicule, mockery, or scorn

The inept performance elicited derision from the audience

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Taciturn

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(adj) Disinclined to speak to temperament

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Blithe

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(adj) Lighthearted, carefree, joyous, or gaily cheerful
(adj) Thoughtless, heedless, or without regard or consideration

Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit; a blithe indifference to anyone’s feelings

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Convoke

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(v) To call (as a group of people) to a meeting
syn: assemble

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Impetuous

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(adj) Impulsive, characterized by sudden, passionate action
(adj) Violent or forceful

An impetuous person; The impetuous winds

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Ponderous

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(adj) Of great weight; unwieldy due to heaviness and bulk
(adj) Labored, dull, or lifeless

A ponderous dissertation; He carried ponderous burden on his back

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