Duffey Final: Vocab

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arrant

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adj: thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
syn: egregious, unmitigated

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echelon

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n: one of a series of grades in an organization of field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement
sym: level, rank

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exacerbate

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v: to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
sym: aggravate, intensify, worsen

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lackadaisical

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adj: lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted
sym: listless, indolent, indifferent, lax

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macabre

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adj: grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
sym: grotesque, grim, ghoulish

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portend

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v: to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
sym: bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest

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Saturnine

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adj: of a glommy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
sym: sullen, morose

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allay

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v: to calm or pacify, set to rest: to leassen or relieve
sym: reduce, alleviate, moderate

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convivial

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adj: festive, sociable, having fun together, genial
sym: fun-loving, jovial, merry

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effrontery

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n: shameless boldness, impudence
sym: gall, ctutzpah, nerve, impertinence, cheek

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ephemeral

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adj: lasting only a short time, short-lived
sym: fleeting, transient, evenescent, transitory

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furtive

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adj: done slyly or stealthly, sneaky, secret, shilfty; stolen
sym: clandestine, covert, surreptitious

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inordinate

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adj: far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
sym: exorbitant, extravagant

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pertinacious

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adj: very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs; hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied
sym: stubborn, dogged, determined

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complicity

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n: involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
sym: connivance, collusion

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inane

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adj: silly, empty of meaning or value
sym: vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous

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indubitable

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adj: certain, not to be doubted or denied
sym: unquestionable, indisputable

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perspicacity

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n: keenness in observing and understanding
sym: acuity, acumen, discernment

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plenary

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adj: complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members
sym: unlimited, unrestricted

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acuity

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n: sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)
sym: keenness, acuteness

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depraved

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adj: marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
aym: perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt

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delineate

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v: to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
sym: depict, picture, render

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esoteric

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adj: intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
sym: occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite

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idiosyncrasy

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n: a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
sym: eccentricity, quirk, mannerism

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ignominy

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n: shame and disgrace
sym: sym:dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium

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penchant

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n: a strong attraction or inclination
sym: proclivity, propensity, predilection

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sumptuous

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adj: costly, rich, magnificent
sym: lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid

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ubiquitous

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adj: present or existing everywhere
sym: omnipresent, pervasive, universal

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exigency

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n: urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
sym: requirement, crisis

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frenetic

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adj: frenzied, highly agitated
sym: frantic, overwrought

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glean

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v: to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers
sym: collect, cull, pick up

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mordant

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adj: biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh

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articulate

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v: to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints; adj: expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed
sym: ponounce, elucidate, eloquent

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evince

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v: to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
sym: exhibit, manifest, occasion

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feckless

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adj: lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak: irresponsible, unreliable
sym: feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual

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dissemble

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v: to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

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nefarious

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adj: wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
sym: iniquitous, reprehensible

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utopian

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adj: founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
sym: idealistic

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avid

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adj: desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
sym: keen, enthusiastic, grasping

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celerity

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n: swiftnedd, rapidity of motion or action
sym: promptness, alacrity, speed

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incendiary

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adj: deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; n: one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife
sym: inflammatory, provocative; firebrand

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overt

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adj: open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
sym: clear, obvious, manifest, patent

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propriety

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n: the state of being proper, appropriateness; standards of what is proper or socially acceptable
sym: fitness, correctness, decorum

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banal

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adj: hackneyed, trite, commonplace
sym: stale, insipid

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coherent

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adj: holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
sym: connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

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emulate

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v: to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
sym: copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to

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eschew

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v: to avoid, shun, keep away from
sym: abstain from, steer clear of, forgo

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invidious

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adj: offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
sym: malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative

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substantiate

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v: to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
sym: verify, confirm, validate, authenticate

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taciturn

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adj: habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
sym: tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic