1000 Words-Part 4 (Henderson)

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indigent

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lacking, suffering from being poor

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indolent

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not liking work or being active

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ineluctable

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not able to be avoided or changed

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ingenuous

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simple, lacking craft or subtlety

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innocuous

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harmless

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innuendo

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a statement that suggests someone has done something immoral

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inscrutable

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difficult to understand

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insouciant

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a relaxed and clam state

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interpolate

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to put something between other things,
to put words into a piece of writing or conversation

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intractable

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not easily managed, controlled or solved

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intransigent

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completely unwilling to change

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inure

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to cause someone to be less affected by something unpleasant

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invective

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insulting or abusive

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irascible

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becoming angry very easily

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jocular

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said or done as a joke
jokingly

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keen

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to make a loud and long cry of sorrow

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lachrymose

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tending to cry or cause tears

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laconic

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using few words in speech or writing

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lambent

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shining or glowing softly

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lassitude

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tired
lack of energy

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latent

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something that exists but is not active or cannot be seen

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lay

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not trained in a certain profession
not having experience

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leviathan

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something that is very large and powerful

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lexicon

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to words used in a language or by a group of people

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limpid

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perfectly clear

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lissome

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thin and graceful

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litany

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a long list of complaints, problems

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lithe

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moving in an easy and graceful

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litigious

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overly eager to sue

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loquacious

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liking to talk and talking smoothly and easily

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lugubrious

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full of sadness or sorrow

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maladroit

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very awkward

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malfeasance

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illegal or dishonest activity by a public official

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malign

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malevolent

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malleable

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capable of being easily changed or influenced

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martinet

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a person who is very strict

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melange

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a mixture

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mellifluous

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having a smooth flowing sound

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mendacity

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lack of honesty

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mendicant

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a begger

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mercurial

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lively or quick
changing moods often

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mereticious

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attractive in a cheap or false way

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messianic

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having the qualities of a messiah

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mete

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dispense or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment.

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miasma

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a heavy cloud of something unpleasent

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milieu

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the setting in which something happens

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mitigate

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to make less severe, harmfull

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misnomer

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a name that is wrong

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modicum

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a small amount

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mordant

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expressing harsh criticism in a way that is funny

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moribund

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very sick
no longer effective

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mountebank

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a dishonest person

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nadir

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the worst or lowest point of something

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nascent

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beginning to exist

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nebulous

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not clear

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nefarious

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evil or immoral

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nihilism

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the belief that traditional morals have no worth or value

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nomenclature

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a system of names for things especially in science

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nubile

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sexually attractive

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nugatory

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of little or no consequence

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obeisance

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a movement of your body that shows respect for someone or something

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obfuscate

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to make something more difficult to understand

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obloquy

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harsh or critical statements about someone

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obsequious

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too eager to help or obey someone importent

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obstreperous

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difficult to control and often nosiy

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obtrude

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to become involved with something or to become noticeable in an unpleasant or annoying way

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obviate

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to prevent or avoid

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occlude

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to close up or block off

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offal

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the organs of an animal that are used for food

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onerous

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difficult and unpleasant to do or deal with

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opprobrium

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very strong dissapproval or criticism by a large number of people

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ordure

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solid waste matter that is released from the body

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paean

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a song of joy or praise

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palliative

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something that is intended to make a bad situation seem better but that does not really improve the situation

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pallid

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very pale
dull

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palpable

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obvious and noticable
touchable

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panacea

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something that will make everthing about a situation better

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panache

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lots of energy and style

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panegyric

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something that praise someone or something

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panoply

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a group or collection that is impressive because it is so big

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pantheon

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the gods of a particular country
a group of people that are famous

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paragon

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a person or thing that is perfect and should be copied

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paroxysm

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a sudden strong feeling or expression of emotion that cannot be controlled

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parsimonious

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very unwilling to spend money

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parvenu

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a person who has gone from poverty to wealth but is not accepted in the upper class

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pastiche

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something that imitates the style of someone or something else

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paucity

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scarcity

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peccadillo

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a small mistake that is not regard as very bad

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pecuniary

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relating to or in the form of money

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pedagogical

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of or relating to teachers or education

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pejorative

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a word or phrase that has negative connotations or that is intended to disparage or belittle

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penurious

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very poor

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peregrination

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to travel on foot

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peripatetic

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going from place to place usually as part of your job

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perotation

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the last part of a speech

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persiflage

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frivolous bantering talk

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perspicacious

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having or showing an ability to notice and understand

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philistine

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a member of an ancient race that lived in the coastal regions of Palestine

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phlegmatic

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not easily upset, excited, or angered