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inadvertent

Back 1

careless; unintentional

Front 2

volatile

Back 2

unstable, changeable

Front 3

traumatic

Back 3

causing a vilent injury

Front 4

concussion

Back 4

mild brain injury

Front 5

circumlocutory

Back 5

being too long, indirect way of expressing sth

Front 6

ungainly

Back 6

awkward, lacking grace

Front 7

progeny

Back 7

offspirngs

Front 8

digress

Back 8

to stray from the subject

Front 9

wanton

Back 9

unruly, excessive, unrestrained

Front 10

inert

Back 10

not chemically reactive; inactive

Front 11

feasible

Back 11

reasonable; practical

Front 12

incessant

Back 12

constant; continue; unceasing

Front 13

unceasing

Back 13

never stopping

Front 14

cease

Back 14

stop sth

Front 15

heresy

Back 15

opinion contrary to popular or religious belief

Front 16

realm

Back 16

an area

Front 17

sporadic

Back 17

rarely occurring, not epidemic, intermittent

Front 18

abstinence

Back 18

restraint from indulging a desire for sth; self-control

Front 19

obligatory

Back 19

mandatory; necessary; legally or morally binding

Front 20

allusion

Back 20

an indirect reference

Front 21

abstemious

Back 21

not indulging in excessive eating or drinking

Front 22

soliloquy

Back 22

talking when alone (usually on stage)

Front 23

indolent

Back 23

lazy

Front 24

heed

Back 24

paying serious attention to a warning or advice

Front 25

dogmatic

Back 25

expressing rigid opinions; related to religious beliefs

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contest

Back 26

1. competition. 2. to challenge

Front 27

muse

Back 27

to think or speak meditatively

Front 28

illuminate

Back 28

1. shine light on sb or sth. 2. to clarify sth

Front 29

rarefy

Back 29

to make less dense, refined

Front 30

recluse

Back 30

solitary person, or a solitary lifestyle

Front 31

relinquish

Back 31

cede sth; to abondon; to let go

Front 32

hedonism

Back 32

seeking of pleasure

Front 33

exonerate

Back 33

free sb from blame or obligation

Front 34

obligation

Back 34

duty b/c of legal or moral

Front 35

plaintive

Back 35

sad or mournful

Front 36

unequivocal

Back 36

clear, definite

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panegyric

Back 37

high praise

Front 38

prevaricate

Back 38

to speak equivocally or evasive

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diffuse

Back 39

spread out; verbose, wordy, not focused

Front 40

monologue

Back 40

long speech by one actor

Front 41

incisive

Back 41

to be acute or penetrating

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pallid

Back 42

pale, colorless; sallow

Front 43

tenacious

Back 43

persistently holding to sth

Front 44

ostentatious

Back 44

extravagantly showy

Front 45

grandiose

Back 45

magnificent; flamboyant (showy)

Front 46

frugality

Back 46

thirft

Front 47

erratic

Back 47

irregular; unpredictable

Front 48

disputatious

Back 48

argumentative; inclined to disputes

Front 49

copious

Back 49

full of information

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caustic

Back 50

sarcastic

Front 51

hindrance

Back 51

obstacle, sth in way