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1
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dither

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To be indecisive

“He was dithering about the election date”

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whimsical

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Playfully quaint or fanciful, esp. in an appealing and amusing way.
“a whimsical sense of humor”

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palatable

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pleasant to taste.

“a very palatable local red wine”

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improvident

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not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless.
“improvident and undisciplined behavior”

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ingratiate

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to ring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them.
“a social climber who had tried to ingratiate herself with the city gentry”

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inimitable

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so good or unusual as to be impossible to copy; unique.

“the inimitable ambience of Hawaii”

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innocuous

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not harmful or offensive.

“it was an innocuous question”

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itinerant

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traveling from place to place.

“itinerant traders”

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peripatetic

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traveling from place to place, esp.
working or based in various places for relatively short periods.
“the peripatetic nature of military life”

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lackadaisical

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lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.

“a lackadaisical defense left the Spurs adrift in the second half”

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magnanimity

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the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity.

“both sides will have to show magnanimity”

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munificent

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(of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary.
“a munificent gesture”

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pariah

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one that is despised or rejected.

“He’s a talented player but his angry outbursts have made him a pariah in the sport of baseball.”

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Puffery

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exaggerated commendation especially for promotional purposes.
“the newspaper’s local stories are often thinly disguised puffery for area businesses”

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Pundit

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a learned man.
“a moral question that has puzzled
the pundits throughout the ages”

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Pittance

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Very small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone as an allowance or wage.
“The slave was very happy with his pittance.”

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Virulent

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(of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects.
“The poison’s virulent effects killed the target in an instant.”

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Vex

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make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, esp. with trivial matters.
“the memory of the conversation still vexed him”

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vapid

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offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.

“tuneful but vapid musical comedies”

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slipshod

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(typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization
“he caused many problems with his slipshod management”

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Catawampus

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Askew, at an angle

“The old shed has its beams all lying catawampus”

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Bravura

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Musical passage requiring exceptional agility and technical skill in execution
“That girl’s excellent playing of the bravura deserved a standing ovation.”

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Zaftig

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(Of a woman) Curvy, slightly plumpish.
“The modern image of an ideal woman is slowly drifting away from the zaftig image to a more lithe population filled with thigh gaps and other dangerous habits”

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earmark

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a mark of identification on the ear of an animal. “The earmark given to the blind sheep was different from the rest of the herds’.

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Verve

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special ability or talent.

“She played the bravura with skill and verve.”

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Sartorial

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of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes

“The wedding party arrived in sartorial splendor.”

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Goad

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something that pains as if by pricking

“The threat of cancer should be sufficient goad for using sunscreen”

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Irascible

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marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger.

“Our math teacher last year was irascible; none of her students could bear her.”

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Aberrant

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different from the usual or natural type.

“Her style of painting was aberrant, but not necessarily bad.”

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Academia.

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The life, community, or world of teachers, schools, and education.
“She found the business world very different from academia.”

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Protracted

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to prolong in time or space.

“The highway project was protracted because of a cut in funding.”

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Supercilious

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Haugthy.

“Her supercilious nature made her believe that everything that disagreed with her views were wrong.”

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Contrive

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to form or think of (a plan, method, etc.)

“The prisoners contrived a way to escape.”

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Stentorian

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Very loud. “The explosion was stenotorian.”

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Amorphous

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Lacking organization or unity “an amorphous style of writing”

36
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Disingenuous

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lacking in sincerity

“Her recent expressions of concern are self-serving and disingenuous.”

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Colloquial

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Common speech.

“Generally, you do not use SAT words in colloqial conversations.”

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Arcane

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secret or mysterious.

“The cult practiced arcane rituals in ominous, foggy weather.”

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beleaguer

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To cause constant or repeated trouble for.

“a lack of funds beleaguers school’s music program”

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profusion

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Great quantity: lavish display or supply

“snow falling in profusion”

41
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bastion

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a projecting part of a fortification.

“The bastion of the castle still stands today, and has succeeded in protecting it since the Dark Ages.”

42
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Consternation

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Amazement or dismay that throws others into confusion.

“The candidate caused consternation among his supporters by changing positions on a key issue”

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Voluble

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talking a lot in an energetic and rapid way.

“Her voluble personality annoyed the tired teacher.”

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Expatriate

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to withdraw (oneself) from residence in or allegiance to one's native country. 
"Members of the deposed dictator's once-feared political party were expatriated as well."
45
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Feral

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Wild.

“The feral animal attacked the young child.”

46
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Bombastic

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Pompous.

“A bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district”

47
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Cantankerous

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Difficult or irritating to deal with. “The cantankerous mule refused to move.”

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Chagrin

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Disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure.
“She had gained five pounds over the winter, much to her chagrin.”

49
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Combative

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marked by eagerness to fight or contend.

“When the police tried to arrest him, he became combative.”

50
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Corpulent

A

having a large bulky body

“A corpulent dancer may be a rare sight, but there are many corpulent sumo wrestlers.”

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Cupidity

A

inordinate desire for wealth.

“The evidence revealed the cupidity of the company’s directors.”

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Predilection

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an established preference for something.

“a young lad with a predilection for telling tall tales”

53
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Recalibrate

A

calibrate (something) again or differently.

“the sensors had to be recalibrated”

54
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disgruntled

A

angry or dissatisfied.

“judges receive letters from disgruntled members of the public”

55
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dote

A

be extremely and uncritically fond of.

“she doted on her two young children”

56
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elucidate

A

make (something) clear; explain.

“further scientific will help to elucidate these findings”

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ameliorate

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To make better.

“the reform did much to ameliorate living standards”

58
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temerity

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excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.

“no one had the temerity to question his conclusions”

59
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ephemeral

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lasting for a very short time.

“fashions are ephemeral”

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exactitude

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The quality or an instance of being exact.

“after its opening weekend, a movie’s final box office gross can be estimated with considerable exactitude”

61
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extrapolate

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To infer (values of a variable in an unobserved interval) from values within an already observed interval. 
"We use models in math class to extrapolate future data values."
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Querulous

A

habitually complaining.

“car trips that were spoiled by a couple of querulous kids in the back”

63
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Privation

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The act or instance of depriving.

“the constant privation of sleep was starting to affect my work”

64
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Feign

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To pretend.

“He feigned deafness to get out of the war”

65
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Thwart

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to run counter to so as to effectively oppose or baffle.

“She did all she could to thwart his plans.”

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Flabbergasted

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to overwhelm with shock.

“She was flabbergasted by the amount of love her friends put into her surprise birthday party”

67
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Bamboozle

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to deceive by underhanded methods.

“bamboozled by con men into buying worthless land in the desert”

68
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Beguile

A

charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.

“every prominent American artist has been beguiled by Maine”

69
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Impervious

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not allowing entrance or passage.

“An impervious wall protected the city”

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