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abjure v.
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to renounce or reject solemnly
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adumbrate v.
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to foreshadow vaguely or intimate
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anathema n.
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a solemn or religious curse
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anodyne adj./n.
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soothing, comfort
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apogee n.
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farthest or highest point
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apostate n.
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one who abandons long held religious or political convictions
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apotheosis n.
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a model of excellence or perfection
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asperity n.
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severity, rigor.
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asseverate v.
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to aver, allege
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assiduous v.
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diligent, hard-working
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augury n.
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omen, portent
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bellicose adj.
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warlike
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calumniate v.
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to slander, make a false accusation
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captious adj.
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disposed to point out trivial faults, calculated to confuse or entrap in argument
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cavil v.
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to find fault without good reason
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celerity n.
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speed, alacrity
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chimera n.
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an illusion
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contumacious adj.
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insubordinate, rebellious, scorn
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debacle n.
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compete failure
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descry v.
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to discriminate
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desuetude n.
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disuse
After years of desuetude, my French skills wree finally put to use. |
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desultory adj.
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random, aimless
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different adj.
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reserved, lacking self confident
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dirge n.
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a song of grief
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encomium n.
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glowing nad enthusiastic praise
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eschew v.
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to shun or avoid.
She chose to eschew the movie theater, preferring to watch DVDs at home. |
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excoriate v.
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declare to be evil
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exegesis n.
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critical examination, explication.
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expiate v.
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to atone or make amends for
Pia Zadora has expiated her movie career by good works and charity. |
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extirpate v.
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to destroy, cut out
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fatuous adj.
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silly
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fractious adj.
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rebellious, irritable
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gainsay v.
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to deny, dispute
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heterodox adj.
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iconoclastic
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imbroglio n.
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difficult or embarrassing situation.
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indefatigable adj.
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not easily exhaustible, tireless
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ineluctable adj.
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certain, inevitable
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inimitable adj.
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peerless
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insouciant adj.
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carefree, unconcerned
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inveterate adj.
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deep rooted, babitual
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jejune adj.
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vapid, childish, immature
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lubricious adj.
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slippery, wanton
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mendicant n.
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a beggar
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meretricious adj.
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cheap, showy
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minatory adj.
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threatening
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nadir n.
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low point, perigee
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nonplussed adj.
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bewildered, at a loss for what to do or think
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obstreperous adj.
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noisily and stubbornly defiant, aggressively boisterous
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ossified adj.
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tending to become more rigid, conventional, turned into bone
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palliate v.
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to make s.th seem less serious
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panegyric n.
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formal praise, eulogy
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parsimonious adj.
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cheap, miserly
A parsimonious person parses out his money with great difficulty. |
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pellucid adj.
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transparent, easy to understand, limpid
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peroration n.
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the concluding part of a speech.
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plangent adj.
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pounding, resounding
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prolix adj.
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verbose
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propitiate
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appease
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puerile adj.
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childish, immature
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puissance n.
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power, strength
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pusillanimous adj.
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cowardly
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remonstrate v.
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protest, object
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sagacious adj.
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having sound judgement, perceptive
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salacious adj.
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lustful
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salutary adj.
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remedial, causing improvement
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sanguine adj.
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cheerful, confident, optimistic
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saturnine adj.
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gloomy, dark, sullen
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sententious adj.
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moralistic, tending to moralize excessively
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stentorian adj.
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extremely loud and powerful
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stygian adj.
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gloomy, dark.
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sycophant n.
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self seeking flattered
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tendentious adj.
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biased, showing marked tendency
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timorous adj.
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timid, fearful
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tyro n
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novice
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vitiate v.
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corrupt, spoil
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voluble adj.
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fluent, verbal, having easy use of spoken language
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