Daisy Huang Sat List 4

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Discard

But the most significant detail the managers discard, because it doesn't fit, is the president's testimony.

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You have to discard any thoughts of disbanding ,transitive verb
to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted <a pile ofdiscarded tires>
— dis·card·able adjective
— dis·card·er noun
jettison, junk, lay by;

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Neutral

Asked his opinion at the same business gathering, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev struck a neutral stance

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n.
one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
neutrality neuter
fence-sitter, mugwump;

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Cacophonous

Times Square and East Midtown were also among the most cacophonous corners.

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adj.
having an unpleasant sound
Cacophony
dissonance;

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Obliterate

Thus, no heavy lifting was required to obliterate rights not explicitly enumerated elsewhere in the Constitution.

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v.
1. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
2. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
obliterator obliteration
destroy, kill off;

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Liberating

And I think we should not underestimate how liberating economic growth can be for a country

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transitive verb
to set at liberty : free; specifically : to free (as a country) from domination by a foreign power
— lib·er·a·tor noun
— lib·er·a·to·ry adjective
discharge, disenthrall;

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Syncopated

And suddenly, there you are, cheek to cheek with Ginger, on the one syncopated line

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adj.
stressing a normally weak beat
syncopated syncopating;

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Funerary

They have not yet found any gold or funerary objects, nor have they found Maya's coffin.

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adj.
of or for or relating to a funeral
funereal funeral
buried, obsequial;

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Repressive

We fight for self-government replacing the authoritarian, repressive and pseudo-democratic system existing in Latin America nowadays.

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adj.
restrictive of action
repression repressor
depressing, suppressive;

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Harmonic

The lineup change also gave him a chance to explore new harmonic textures on the piano.

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n.
1. a tone that is a component of a complex sound
2. any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies
harmonical harmonious
symphony, fourier component;

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Recollect

In his evidence, Greig said he could only recollect babysitting the girls on two occasions.

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v.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
recollection
think of, live over;

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Totalitarian

But, in principle, simply the existence of totalitarian states is an affront to democratic values

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adj.
1. characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control
2. of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life
totalitarianism

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Collaborative

It is collaborative work where creative ideas and unusual insights are encouraged and exchanged.

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adj.
accomplished by collaboration
collaboration collaborator
cooperative, coefficient, synergic;

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Conceal

That handbook directs jihadists to conceal their religion, mask their beliefs and blend in.

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v.
1. prevent from being seen or discovered
2. hold back; keep from being perceived by others
concealment concealer
pocket, to hide;

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Absolutist

McConnell objected to the president's characterization of his side's positions as absolutist or maximalist.

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n.
one who advocates absolutism
Absolutism;

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Mellifluous

She wanted to dance again at carnival, listen to Celine Dion's mellifluous voice and play tennis on her Wii

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adj.
pleasing to the ear
fluid, fluent;

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Scrutinize

The council controls the police budget and has the authority to scrutinize police programs

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v.
1. to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
2. examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
scrutinized scrutinizing
scan;

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Scandalous

The book, titled "The Insider: The Private Diaries of a Scandalous Decade, " was published in 2005.

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adj.
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
scandalously scandal
shameful, yellow-dog;

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Erratic

In some cases, your heart's rhythm may be so erratic that it can cause sudden death

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adj.
1. having no fixed course
2. liable to sudden unpredictable change
erratically
volatile, curiousl;

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Decipher

Despite numerous attempts to decipher the symbols, a full translation has long eluded scientists

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v.
1. convert code into ordinary language
2. read with difficulty
Decipherable
explicable definable;
Compromise We lose ourselves when

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Compromise

We lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend

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n.
1. a middle way between two extremes
2. an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
compromising
accommodation, reconciliation;

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Informal

Schools and informal clubs are scattered across the country (see sidebar for a few suggestions).

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adj.
not officially recognized or controlled
informing informed
popular, casual;

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Deterrent

And they say such warnings can also act as a deterrent to possible plotters

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n.
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
determinative deterrence
restraining, suppressing;

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Imagine

It is hard to imagine him going back to his "day job" as a lawyer.

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v.
1. form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
2. expect, believe, or suppose
imaginary imaginative
picture, think of;

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Idiosyncratic

Nevertheless, everyone associated with Zhang's idiosyncratic production is acting as if Turandot is coming home.

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adj.
peculiar to the individual
idiosyncrasies
foreign, specific;

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Launch

The app has been downloaded a quarter of million times since its January launch

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n.
1. a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
2. the act of propelling with force
launching launcher
proceed, start in;

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Worthless

Mr Quinn fell into financial trouble by purchasing bank shares which then became worthless

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adj.
1. lacking in usefulness or value
2. morally reprehensible
worthy worthful
cheap, valueless;

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Preventative

But "they are not allowed to get pregnant and there is no preventative measures, " she says.

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n.
1. remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
2. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
preventable
prophylaxis, preservative;

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Panacea

"Monetary policy can do a lot, but monetary policy is not a panacea, " Bernanke said.

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n.
1. hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
2. (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia
catholicon, elixir;

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Superiority

It comes from the restoration of American military superiority. as much as any man.

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n.
1. the quality of being superior
2. the quality of being a competitive advantage
3. displaying a sense of being better than others
superior superiorly
advantage, edge;

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Regress

They also commonly occur during the early stages of pregnancy and can regress after pregnancy

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n.
1. the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
2. returning to a former state
regression regressive
returning, bsbackspacing;

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Overcome

Architects had to build some 1, 650 bridges and 76 tunnels to overcome the numerous topographical challenges.

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v.
1. win a victory over
2. get on top of; deal with successfully
overcame overcome overcoming
exceed, cap, surmount;

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Embrace

Furthermore, the Malay film audience became smaller as viewers began to embrace English-language films.

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n.
1. the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
2. the state of taking in or encircling
embracement embracing
involve, contain;

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Catastrophic

That's the threshold beyond which some scientists have said catastrophic changes could be triggered.

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adj.
extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
catastrophe
miserable, calamitous;

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Barrier

Because nicotine is a small molecule, it easily crosses the blood-brain barrier into the brain.

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n.
1. a structure or object that impedes free movement
2. any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
limit, block, bottleneck;

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Insecurity

And a sense of insecurity has been installed with a definite purpose of a political party.

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n.
1. the state of being subject to danger or injury
2. the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure
insecurely
unsafety, precariousness;

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Unforeseen

Until more pets are claimed, his rescue mission has another unforeseen problem—a large dog-food bill.

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adj.
not anticipated
happening or coming quickly and without warning
unforeseeable
unexpectable;

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Awaken

Satyagraha might awaken in them an awareness of the profound evil of industrial civilization.

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v.
1. cause to become awake or conscious
2. stop sleeping
3. make aware
awakening awake
waken up, be awake to;

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Dispel

Still, this was not enough to dispel the heavy clouds hanging over European stock indexes.

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v.
1. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
2. to cause to separate and go in different directions
dispelled dispelling
eliminate, avoid;

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Moderate

One moderate GOP senator, George Voinovich of Ohio, announced Thursday he supports the proposal.

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v.
1. preside over
2. make less fast or intense
moderately moderateness
secondary, soft, middle;

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Catalyst

But what is the cause, the catalyst, that turns British Muslim men into terrorists?

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n.
1. (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
2. something that causes an important event to happen
catalytically catalysis
fuel, activator;

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Inferiority

Unfortunately, it also made me realize the inferiority of much of the swill people normally drink.

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n.
1. the state of being inferior
2. an inferior quality
3. the quality of being a competitive disadvantage
inferior
self-contempt, subordinate;

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Arrangement

Who decided on this arrangement of the letters?

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n.
1. the thing arranged or agreed to
2. an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
arranged arrange
preliminary, setting, provision;

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Stirred

She also dismissed claims the global health body had stirred unnecessary public fear over the pandemic.

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adj.
1. being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
2. emotionally aroused
3. set into a usually circular motion in order to mix or blend
stirred stirring
rally . rouse . waken .;

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Fathom

They do better on empathy, too—learning through observation and imagination how to fathom different views.

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n.
1. a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
2. (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
fathomable
see through, look through;

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Devoid

W.A put up its own brand of hardcore rap — devoid of both politics and apologetics.

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adj.
1. completely lacking
2. completely wanting or lacking
lacking, scarce;

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Provocation

And so this is probably not the last such provocation we're going to see.

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n.
1. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
2. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
provocative provoking
wrath, irritation;

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Levity

When he finished with a final birdie, any seriousness of the incident gave way to levity

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n.
1. feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness
2. a manner lacking seriousness
levitate
instability, flux;

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Disparage

It's one thing to slam a girl's shower, but it's quite another to disparage her shoes

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v.
express a negative opinion of
disparaged disparaging
decry . belittle . minimise . ;

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Mitigate

That may mitigate some of the loss in value from noise, particularly in traffic-clogged northern Virginia.

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v.
1. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
2. make less severe or harsh
mitigative mitigatory
comfort, obtund;

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Haughty

And for that reason his attitude toward the rest of the Golden Hearts was somewhat haughty.

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adj.
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
haughtier haughtiest
arrogant, assuming;

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Attitude

And throughout all stages of recruitment, candidates will have their "attitude towards diversity" scrutinised constantly.

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n.
1. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
2. the arrangement of the body and its limbs
attitudinal
comment, mind;

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Invaluable

They say it will take four years to build, and will be invaluable for Turkish Cypriots.

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adj.
having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
invalidity invalidate
inestimable, impayable;

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Impudent

Elders in Africa are supposed to be shown respect, not asked impudent questions.

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adj.
1. marked by casual disrespect
2. Improperly forward or bold
impudently impudence
shameless, cheeky;

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Consist

Often nebulae near clusters of stars consist of the gas and debris that produced the stars.

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v.
1. originate (in)
2. have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied
consistent
make up, be composed of;

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Imperative

"It is imperative that America remains at the forefront of space exploration and discovery, " said Sen.

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n.
1. a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
2. some duty that is essential and urgent
imperatively imperativeness
emergency, instant;

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Irresolute

His Will Francis, a fashionable London landscape architect, is an irresolute young man—kindly, generous, and fair-minded, but also egotistical and careless.

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adj.
uncertain how to act or proceed
irresolutely irresolution
weak-minded, chinless;

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Bargain

The conservatives have said Greece needs to bargain harder with Europe on any deal.

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n.
1. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
2. an advantageous purchase
bargaining bargainer
truck, compact;

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Indistinguishable

In other words, the app makes Skype service feel indistinguishable from your regular phone service.

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adj.
1. exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
2. not capable of being distinguished or differentiated
Indistinguishableness
indistinctive;

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Insolent

"We need a fine balance, not an insolent civil society or a tyrannical state, " he concludes

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adj.
1. marked by casual disrespect
2. unrestrained by convention or propriety
insolently insolence
country, bush;

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Worthy

Men have to be careful what they cry at, because some subjects are more worthy of tears than others.

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n.
word is often used humorously
worthier worthiest
out-and-outer, dilly;

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Bereft

Scottish Conservative communities and housing spokesman Alex Johnstone accused the government of being "bereft of ideas"

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adj.
1. unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
2. sorrowful through loss or deprivation
bereaved bereavement
lost;

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Presumptuous

It may be too presumptuous when I have not even gone through the primary.

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adj.
excessively forward
presumptuously presumption
imperious, masterful;

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Misfortune

They are as premeditated, callous and as heartless as it has been my misfortune to encounter.

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n.
1. unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
2. an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
tragedy, grief;

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Miscreant

"There is always a subset of humanity that goes toward miscreant behavior, " Toulouse said.

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n.
a person without moral scruples
miscreated
tough, deviationism;

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Arrogant

"Anything short of that appears to be arrogant, unlawful or evasive, " added Mr Davies.

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adj.
having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
arrogantly arrogance arrogation
haughty, cocky;

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Trusting

On another swap, I learned I had to be better about trusting my intuition.

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adj.
inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust
trustworthy trustful
naive, credulous;

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Revisionist

Bidding for re-election in tough economic times, Obama says there is some "revisionist history" going on about how great that first race was.

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n.
a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position
Revisionism;

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Articulate

You're an amazingly thoughtful, opinionated, funny, articulate, out-of-the-box bunch, and for the most part admirably civil.

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v.
1. provide with a joint
2. put into words or an expression
articulated articulating
pronounce;

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Meddle

The administration has consistently said that you have not wanted to meddle in the Iranian elections.

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v.
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
meddled meddling
poke and pry, intermeddle;

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Anomaly

Still, I reasoned that she was just a rogue coach, an anomaly at the school.

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n.
1. deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
2. a person who is unusual
anomalies
abnormality, deviance;

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Reverential

It all helps "Bullets in the Sky" fit neatly into Stax's legacy of message songs, while sounding more reverential than referential

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adj.
feeling or manifesting veneration
reverent reverend
religious, good, worthy

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Scoff

Scoff apple strudel and pretzels and taste test your way through the 14, 000 schnapps distilleries.

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v.
1. laugh at with contempt and derision
2. treat with contemptuous disregard
scoffer
guy, deride;

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Pacifist

In the nineteen-twenties, Mahatma Gandhi, a devout Hindu and pacifist, vigorously campaigned for the restoration of the caliphate.

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n.
someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
Pacifism;

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Contemptuous

Indeed, toward the end, Suharto was publicly contemptuous of the possibility that Habibie might succeed him.

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adj.
expressing extreme contempt
contemptuously
scornful, sniffish;

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Temporize

The steep correction in housing markets, while painful, lays the foundation for recovery, far better than the countless programs that have sought to subsidize and temporize the inevitable repricing.

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v.
draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
temporized temporizing
compound, drag on;

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Extremist

"Our leading theory was that it was done by some extremist organizations, " Gribakin said.

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n.
a person who holds extreme views
extreme extremely
ultra;

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Satellite

Fortunately the trio of satellite phones we came with pays no never-mind to canvas.

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n.
1. man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
2. a person who follows or serves another
3. any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
moon, suite;

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Prolong

I'm afraid the decision made today by President Obama will unnecessarily prolong this debate.

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v.
1. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
2. lengthen or extend in duration or space
prolonged
drag on, drag out;

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Tacit

What was tacit becomes articulate, what was fluid becomes formal, what was practice becomes polemic.

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adj.
indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly
taciturnity
reserved, self-evident;

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Reversal

The weekly candle formation further identifies the reversal that occurred the week of the lows.

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n.
1. a change from one state to the opposite state
2. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
reversible reversely
counterturn, changeover;

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Misbehave

The captain is THE LAW, and if you misbehave, he can have you arrested.

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v.
behave badly
misbehavior
misdemean;

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Fervent

But it’s a strategy that has worked for other countries, such as Bangladesh, and Haitians in the slums would tell you that their most fervent wish is for jobs.

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adj.
1. characterized by intense emotion
2. extremely hot
fervently fervency
impassioned . passionate . ;

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Bifurcation

Starting from the waist decorated with a large bifurcation veil skirt body, a powerful gas field.

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n.
1. a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)
2. the place where something divides into two branches
3. the act of splitting into two branches
bifurcated bifurcate
variance, gulf;

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Disrupt

Each political party has accused the other of trying to disrupt the democratic process.

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v.
1. make a break in
2. throw into disorder
3. interfere in someone else's activity
disruptive disruption
undermine, founder;

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Unqualified

We know the principles of war and have used them with unqualified success in the past.

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adj.
1. not limited or restricted
2. not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training
3. having no right or entitlement
rejected, off-specification;

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Dichotomous

He starts with the stating dichotomous views on the use of media types

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adj.
divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications
Dichotomic;

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Sneer

But Bob Dylan's sneer on "Like a Rolling Stone" turns the wine to vinegar.

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n.
1. a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
2. a contemptuous or scornful remark
sneeringly
laugh at, make a mockery of;

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Impetuous

Chan is an impetuous, trendy hairdresser who brings the problems of a cross-generational relationship into sharp focus.

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adj.
1. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
2. marked by violent force
impetuously
hard, impulsive

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Filial

Long-distance families run contrary to notions of togetherness and filial responsibility in Asia.

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adj.
1. designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation
2. relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring
filicide
obedient;

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Terminate

In this example, we want it to terminate.

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v.
1. bring to an end or halt
2. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
terminated
over, past, concluding;

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Regal

Enter: this regal weeknight escape to Belhurst Castle in picturesque Geneva, New York.

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adj.
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
regally
purple, sacred;

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Symbiotic

But researchers have been investigating symbiotic skin bacteria that appear to protect some amphibians from the disease.

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adj.
used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each
symbiosis
paragenetic

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Withdraw

It asked member states to withdraw their ambassadors, and urged Damascus to end violence against protesters.

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v.
1. pull back or move away or backward
2. withdraw from active participation
3. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
withdrawable withdrawer
beat a retreat, bug out；

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Imperial

Culinary-wise, not much more happened in imperial Beijing until the 1911 overthrow of the Ching Dynasty.

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n.
1. a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III
2. a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach
imperialist imperially
august, sovereign；

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Avuncular

He is an avuncular man in his fifties with a hairless pate and a perfect trapezoidal moustache that fans out to the corners of his mouth.

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adj.
1. being or relating to an uncle
2. like an uncle in kindness or indulgence
grandmotherly；

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Intrude

We are creating clothing with sensors that does not intrude on the comfort of the patient with wires.

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v.
1. enter uninvited
2. enter unlawfully on someone's property
3. search or inquire in a meddlesome way
intruded intruding
horn in, darken the door

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Simplistic

That is far too simplistic a view.

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adj
a explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity
Simplification;

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Convivial

When the final tally of risks and benefits is in, let us hope there is room for women to have a convivial drink with friends or a romantic dinner with wine.

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adj.
occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
convivially conviviality
festive, rollicking;

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Conduct

Romanov had referred to referees' conduct during Hearts' successful Scottish Cup run last season.

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n.
1. manner of acting or controlling yourself
2. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
conductive conductor
direct . manage . control .