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Absolutes |
A choice in which something must be one way or the other- there is no middle ground |
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Abstarct |
Not applied to actual objects |
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Acquired |
Developed or learned ; not naturally occurring |
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Aesthetic |
Having to do with the appreciation of beauty |
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Affable |
Easy-going; friendly |
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Alienated |
Removed or disassociated from ( friends, family, or home land) |
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Alleviate |
To ease a pain or burden |
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Alliance |
A union of two or more groups |
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Ambiguous |
Open to more than one interpretation |
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Ambivalent |
Simultaneously having opposite feelings; uncertain |
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Amenable |
Responsive; agreeable |
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Ample |
Describing a large amount of something |
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Anachronism |
Something out of place in time or sequence |
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Anthology |
A collection of literary pieces |
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Apathetic |
Feeling or showing little emotion |
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Apparatus |
Equipment; a group of machines |
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Apprehension |
Anxiety or fear about the future |
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Abriter |
A judge who decides a disputed issue |
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Arbitrary |
Determined by the impulse rather than reason |
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Archaic |
Characteristics of an earlier period; old fashioned |
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Archetype |
A perfect example; a original pattern or model |
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Arid |
Describing a dry, rain less climate |
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Assertion |
A declaration or statement |
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Assiduous |
Hard working |
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Assimilation |
To absorb; to make similar |
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Astute |
Shrewd; clever |
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Aslyum |
A place of retreat or security |
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Auspicious |
Favorable; promising |
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Austere |
Without decoration; strict |
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Benevolent |
Well meaning; generous |
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Benign |
Kind and gentle |
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Biased |
Prejudiced |
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Brittle |
Easily broken when subjected to pressure |
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Brusque |
Rudely abrupt |
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Camaraderie |
Good will between friends |
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Candor |
Sincerity; openness |
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Capricious |
Impulsive and unpredictable |
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Catalog |
To make an itemized list of |
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Cause/Effect |
Two events where one event brings about or caused the other; the first event is the cause, the second is the effect; it explains why something or is likely to happen |
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Caustic |
Bitingly sarcastic or witty |
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Clandestine |
Secretive |
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Clarity |
Clearness in thought or expression |
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Cognent |
Convincing; reasonable |
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Coherent |
Logically connected |
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Cohesive |
Condition of sticking together |
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Compare/Contrast |
The process of identifying similarities and differences between things |
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Compelling |
Forceful; urgently demanding attention |
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Comprehensive |
Large in scope or content |
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Conception |
The ability to form or understand an idea |
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Condemn |
To express strong disapproval of; denounce |
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Condescending |
Treating people as weak or inferior |
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Conflagration |
A widespread fire |
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Connotation |
The moods/ associations/ implications of a word or phrase, as opposed to its exact meaning |
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Consensus |
General agreement |
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Contemporary |
Current, modern; from the same time |
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Contemptuous |
Feeling hatred; scornful |
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Context |
Circumstances of a situation; environment |
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Conviction |
A fixed or strong belief |
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Convoluted |
Intricate; complex |
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Copious |
Plentiful; having a large quantity |
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Cordial |
Friendly; sincere |
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Coup |
A brilliantly executed plan |
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Cryptic |
Difficult to comprehend |
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Decorous |
Proper; marked by good taste |
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Defintion |
The formal statement of the meaning of a word or phrase |
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Deleterious |
Having a harmful effect; injurious |
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Denotation |
The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary definition |
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Derived |
Copied or adapted from a source |
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Description |
Rhetorical strategy that uses sensory details o portray a person, place, or thing |
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Despotic |
Exercising absolute power; tyrannical |
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Dialect
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A regional speech pattern; the way people talk in different parts of the world
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Dictatorial
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domineering; oppressively overbearing
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Diction
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the particular words an author uses
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Didactic
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intended to insruct
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Dilettante
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one with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
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Diligent
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Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
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Discourse
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Verbal expression or exchange; conversation
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Discredit
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To cause to be doubted
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Disdain
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to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on
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Disingenous
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not straightforward; crafty
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Disparage
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to speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle
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Disparity
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Inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference
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Distractor
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a possible answer that seems to be correct, but is either wrong or is not as good as other answers
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Division/ classafication
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dividing a subject into categories and analyzing the characteristics
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Dogged
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stubbornly preserving
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Dogmatic
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stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs
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Double-blind
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a situation of conflict from which here is no escape; an irresolvable dilemma
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Dubious
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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Ebullience
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intense enthusiam
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Eclectic
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made up a variety of sources or styles
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Effusive
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emotionally unrestrained; gushy
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Egregious
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Conspicuously bad or offensive
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Eloquence
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the ability to speak vividly or persuasively
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Elusive
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difficult to capture, as in something actually fleeting
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Embellish
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To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
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emigrate
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to leave one country or region and settle in another
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Emphasize
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To give special attention to something, to stress
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Endure
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to put up with; to survive a hardship
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Enlightening
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Informative; contributing to one's awareness
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Enmity
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natural hatred or ill-will
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Equanimity |
the quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure |
BreAnna is working on how to keep her equanimity |
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Equivocate
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to avoid making a definite statement
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Etymology
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the study of the origin of words and their historical uses
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Euphemism
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To use a safer or nicer word for something others find inappropriate or unappealing
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Excerpt
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a selected part of a passage or scene
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Exculpate
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to free from guilt or blame
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Exemplary
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commendable; worthy or imitation
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Exemplification
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showing by example
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Fabricated
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made; concocted to device
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Facetious |
playfully humorous |
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Facile
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Done or achieved with little effort; easy
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Fallacy
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a failure of logical reasoning
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Fastidious
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processing careful attention to detail; difficult to please
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Figurative language
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imaginative language that compares one to one thing to another in ways that aren't necessarily logical but that are nevertheless striking, original, and true'; often departs from the literal meaning
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Flagrant
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Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
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Florid
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describing flowery or elaborate speech
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Fluid
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easily flowing
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Fractious
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quarrelsome; unruly
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Frank |
open and sincere in expression; straightforward |
My mother is very frank! |
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Frenetic
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Wildly excited or active
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Futile |
having no useful purpose; pointless |
Someone trying to continue answering questions after they get a zero is futile. |
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Genre
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describing a category or artistic endeavor
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Gesticulating
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making gestures while speaking
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Gratuitous
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given freely; unearned; unwarranted
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Hackneyed
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worn out through overuse; trite
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Harbinger
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something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
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Haughty
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arrogant; vainly proud
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Heinous
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hatefully evil; abominable
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Hierarchy
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a group organized by rank
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Humor
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a specific tone or attitude a writer may use in an essay by attempting to be comedic or amusing
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Hypocrisy
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The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
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Hypothetical
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existing only as a assumption or speculation
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Idealize
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to consider perfect
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Imagery
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any time one of the time of five senses is evoked by what you have read, you have encountered this
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Impartial
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not in favor of one side or the other, unbiased
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Impede
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to slow the process of
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Imperious
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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Impinge
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hinder; interfere with
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Implication
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the act of suggesting or hinting
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Impression
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a feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
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Inconsequential
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unimportant
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Incontrovertible
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not able to be denied or disputed
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Incorrigible
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unable to be reformed
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Incumbent
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imposed as a duty; obligatory
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Indifferent |
not caring one way or another |
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Indolent
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Lazy
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Inevitable
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certain to happen; unavoidable
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Ingrate
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an ungrateful person
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Inherent
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Inborn; built-in
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Innate |
possessed from birth; inborn |
I was innated with the sickle cell trait |
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Innovative
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introducing something new
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Insipid
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uninteresting; unchallenging
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Insolent
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insulting in manner or speech
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Integrity
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trustworthiness; completeness
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Interrogative sentence
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a question
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Interpid
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courageous; fearless
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Intuition
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the power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
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Inveterate
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long established; deep rooted; habitual
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Irony
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the use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning
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Jargon
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a pattern of speech and vocabulary associated with a particular group of people
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Juxtaposition
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making one idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite
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Lament
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express grief for; mourn
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Laudatory
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giving praise
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Lexicon
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a word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary
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Listless
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lacking energy
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Lucid
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easily understood ; clear
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Malfeasance
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wrongdoing; misconduct
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Malice
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extreme ill-will or spite
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Malleable
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easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
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Maverick
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one who is independent and resists adherence to a group
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Medieval |
referring to the Middle Ages; old fashioned |
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Mediocrity
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the state or equality of being average ; or moderate to low quality
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Medley
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an assortment or a mixture, especially of musical pieces
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Melancholy
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sadness; depression
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Meticulous
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extremely careful and precise
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Misconception
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an incorrect understanding or interpretation
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Modest
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quiet or humble in manner or appearance
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Mollify
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to calm or soothe
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Mundane
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commonplace; ordinary
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Mural
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a large painting applied directly to a wall r celling surface
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Naïve
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lacking sophistication
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Nascent
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coming into existence; emerging
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Nocturnal
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of or occurring in the night
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Notorious
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known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
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Novel
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strikingly new or unusual
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Novice
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a beginner
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Obdurate
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stubborn; inflexible
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Objectively
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treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudice
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Obsecure
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to conceal or make indistinct; relatively unknown
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Obselte
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no longer in use; old - fashioned
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Obstinate
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stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action
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Ominous |
menacing; threating
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Omnipotent
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all-powerful
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Opulent
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exhibiting a display of great wealth
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Ornate
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elaborately decorated
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Ostentatious
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describing a showy or pretentious display
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Panegyric
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statement of high praise
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Paradigm
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an example or model
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Paramount
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of chief concern or importance
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Parentheticals |
phrases, sentences, and words inside parentheses |
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An artistic word that imitates the style of another word for Comic effect |
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Archaic |
Characteristic of an earlier period; old fashioned |
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Archetype |
Anperfect example; an orginal pattern or model |
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Arid |
Describing a dry, rainless climate |
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Assertion |
A declaration or statement |
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Assiduous |
Hard-working |
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Assimilation |
To absorb; to make similar |
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Astute |
Shrewd;clever |
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Asylum |
A place of retreat or security |
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Parody |
An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for Comic effect |
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Patronizing |
Treating in a condescending manner |
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Patronizing |
Treating in a condescending manner |
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Pejorative |
Describing words or phrases that be little or speak negatively of someone |
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Penitent |
Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds |
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Perception |
Awareness; insight |
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Permeated |
Spread or flowing throughout |
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Pernicious |
Causing great harm |
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Personification |
Giving human attributes to non human things |
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Perspective |
Point of view |
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Pervasive |
Dispersed throughout |
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Phenomenon |
An unusual observable event |
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Plagiarism |
The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own |
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Plausible |
Seemingly valid or acceptable credible |
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Poignant |
profoundly touching moving |
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Ponderous |
Extremely dull |
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Pragmatic |
Practical |
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Premise |
Another word for a claim; a statement of truth, at least to the person making the argument |
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Premonition |
A feeling about the future |
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Process analysis |
A descriptive chronology of the stages in the development of a process |
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Prodigious |
Enormous |
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Profound |
Having great depth or seriousness |
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Proliferate |
To grow or increase rapidly |
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Propitious |
Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious |
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Propriety |
Appropriateness of behavior |
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Prosaic |
Unimaginative; dull |
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Proximity |
Closeness |
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Prudent |
Exercising good judgement or common sense |
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Pugnacious |
Combative; belligerent |
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Putrid |
Rotten |
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Quandary |
A state of uncertainty or perplexity |
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Rancorous |
Hatred; marked by deep-seated ill-will |
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Rapport |
A relationship that individuals build |
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Rational |
Logical; motivated by reason rather feeling |
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Realism |
Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy |
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Reclamation |
The act of making something useful again |
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Replete |
Abundantly supplied; filled to capacity |
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Reprehensible |
Worthy of blame |
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Ruse |
A crafty trick |
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Sanction |
An economic or military measure put in place to punish another country; to give official authorization or approval |
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Sardonic |
Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh, bitter, or caustic |
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Sedentary |
Not migratory; settled |
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Serene |
Calm |
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Servile |
Submissive; like a servant |
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Slander |
False charges and malicious oral statements about someone |
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Solvent |
Able to pay one's debts |
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Sonorous |
Producing a deep or full sound |
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Spontaneous |
Unplanned ; naturally occuring |
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Spurious |
Not genuine |
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sTAID |
Unemotional; serious |
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Stoic |
Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impressive |
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Stratagem |
A clever trick used to deceive or outwit |
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Subdue |
To restrain; to hold back |
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Substantiated |
Support with proof or evidence; verified |
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Superficial |
Concerned with only what is on the surface or obvious; shallow |
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Superflous |
Extra; unnecessary |
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Suppressed |
Subdued; kept from being circulated |
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Surreptitiously |
Done by secretive means |
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Synthesis |
To unite or synthesize a variety of sources to achieve a common end |
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Tenacity |
Persistence |
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Tenuous |
Having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure; weak |
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Theme |
The basic message or meaning conveyed through elements of character and conflict; appears often in literature and is paralleled in nonfiction prose by an argument's thesis |
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Theoretical |
Lacking application or practical application |
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Thesis` |
The writer's statement of purpose; the focal intent of the essay |
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Timorous |
Timid; fearful about the future |
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Torpor |
Laziness; inactivity; dullness |
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Toxic |
Poisonous |
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Transient |
Passing away with time; passing from one place to another |
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Transitory |
Short- lived or temporary |
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Trepidation |
Uncertainty; apprehension |
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Trivial |
Of little importance or significance |
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Truncated |
Shortened; CUT OFF |
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Venerated |
Highly respected |
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Vilify |
To make vicious statements about |
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Vindicated |
Freed from blame |
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Virtuoso` |
A tremendously skilled artist |
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Vitality |
Energy ; power to survive |
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Wary |
On guard |
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Whimsical |
Subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable |
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Wily |
Cunning |
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