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GRE VOCABULARY SECTION:
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PREFIXES
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What does "Eponym" means?
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Eponym is a word derived from name of a person.
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1. Bowdlerize
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To omit indecent words or phrases in a book or a piece of writing.
Ex. You bowdlerize a love letter before you let your roomate read it. Dr. Thomas Bowdler |
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2. Boycott
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When you refuse to have anything to do with someone, you are boycotting him or her.
Charles Boycott |
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3. Draconian
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Extremely harsh and severe.
Fr. Draco- wrote an extremely harsh code of law. Used to refer to any laws that are too cruel or strict. |
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4. Maverick
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An individualist; an unconventional person.
Fr. Samuel Maverick- referring to anything without a brand, unusual or unqiue. |
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5. Quisling
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A traitor.
Fr. Vidkun Quisling. |
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6. Simony
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The buying or selling of religious or sacred objects or privileges- pardons, preferments, indulgences..
Fr. Simon Magus. |
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7. Diesel
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A type of engine
Fr. Rudolf Diesel |
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8. Mausoleum
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A large tomb or memorial
Fr. King Mausolus |
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9. Nicotine
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A addictive stuff in tobacco
Fr. Jean Nicot |
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10. Saxophone
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A musical instrument- invented by Adolphe Sax
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11. Shrapnel
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Fragments thrown out by a shell or a bomb
Fr. General Henry Shrapnel |
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12. Silhouette
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Profile or shadow of a face.
Fr. Etienne de Silhouette |
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GRE PREFIXES
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PREFIXES (12)
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Are prefixes at the beginning or end of the word?
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Beginning
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"a-"
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not or without.
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amoral
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without morals or conscience
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atypical
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not typical or normal
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apathetic
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uncaring or without feeling
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"an-"
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not or without
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anaerobic
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without oxygen
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anarchy
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without rule or government
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"eu-"
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good
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eulogy
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a good speech, usually given for the dearly departed at a funeral.
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euphenism
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a good way of saying something or a polite expression.
Ex: Someone pass away rather than say she is worm meat. |
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"ben-/bon-"
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good
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benefit
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something that has good result, an advantage
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benevolent
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good and kind person
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Bon voyage
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have a good voyage
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Bon vivant
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a person who lives the good life
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"caco-"
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bad
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cacophonous
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bad sounding- like fingernails on chalkboard
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"de-"
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down from, away from (to put down)
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descend/ depart
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to go down from or away from
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denounce
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put down or speak badly of- as in: denouncing those hogs who chow down all the pizza before you get to the party.
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demean
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to lower in dignity, honor, or standing; debase
ex.He demeaned himself by accepting the bribe. |
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denigrate
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to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derotagory manner; sully; defame-
ex. To denigrate someone's character, someone's contribution. To blacken- ex. The rain clouds is denigrating the sky |
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derogate
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-to detract, as from authority, estimation, etc.
-to stray in character or conduct; degenerate |
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detract
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to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation
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degenerate
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to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorates
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deprecate
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-to express ernest disapproval of.
-to urge reasons against; protest against -to depreciate; belittle |
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decry
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to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless
ex. She decried the lack of support for the arts in this country. |
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depreciate
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to reduce the purchasing value, to lessen the value or price of; belittle.
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"ex-"
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out of or away from.
example: Exit |
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extricate
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to get out of something.
Ex. You can extricate yourself from an argument by pretending to faint. |
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exculpate
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to get off the hook.
"culp" = guilt "culpable" = blameworthy |
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"ne-/mal-"
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bad.
Ex. Negative = bad |
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nefarious
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someone nefarious is full of bad, or wicked and evil
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malicious
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something malicious also is full of bad, or wicked and harmful.
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"im-"
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not.
ex. Impossible -But can also means inside- immerse. |
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Immortal
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isn't going to die but will live forever.
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Implacable
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Isn't able to calm down.
"Placate"- to ease one's anger |
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"in-"
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not.
Ex. inappropriate, indept, insolvent |
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"ante-"
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before.
a.m. = ante meridiem antebellum = before war antediluvian = before the great flood (meaning-very old) |
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"post-"
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after.
p.m. = post meridiem postmortem = after death |
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GRE-SUFFIXES
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SUFFIXES (8)
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What does suffixes do to a word?
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- Suffixes are letters added to the end of the words to changed its type- such as study to studious -changed from an action to tendency, verb to adjective.
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"-ette"
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little.
ex: cigarette: little cigar dinette: little dining table coquette: a little flirt |
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"-illo"
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little
armadillo: little armored animal peccadillo: a little sin |
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"-ous"
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full of (very).
joyous: full of joy amorous: full of amour (love) pulchritudinous: full of beauty- beautiful |
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"-ist"
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a person.
typist: a person who type pugilist: a person who fights, a boxer pacifist: a person who believes in peace |
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"-ify" ("-efy"
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to make.
Beautify: to make beautiful ossify: to make bone deify: to make into a deity or god Liquefy: turn solid into liquid |
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"-ize"
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to make.
alphabetize: to make alphabetical immunize: to make immune ostracize: make separate from the group; shun |
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"-ate"
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to make.
duplicate: to make double renovate: to make new again placate: to make peace |
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"-ity"
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turns a word into a noun.
Jollity: noun form of jolly serenity: noun form of serene timidity: noun form of timid |
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GRE- ROOTS
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ROOTS (23)
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ambu-
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walk/move.
ambulatory: walking about somnambulist: sleepwalker |
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andro
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man
android: robot shaped like man androgynous: exhibit both male (andro) and female (gyn) characteristics |
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anthro
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human / mankind
Anthropology: study of humans a misanthrope: person that hates human |
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bellu, belli
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war, fight
belligerent: ready to fight, hostile person antebellum: before war |
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cred
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trust or belief
incredible: unbelievable credulous: trusting/ naive- "full of trust" credible: something trustable / believable Incredulous: doubful |
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gnos
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knowledge
diagnosis : analysis of the situation prognosis: prediction about the future of the illness agnostic: person who doesnt know if god exist or not. |
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greg
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group, herd
Congregation: group/herd of people a gregarious person: sociable person, likes to be in grp segregate: make away from group Se- apart, away: separate, sever, sequester, seclusion |
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gyn
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woman
gynecologist: physician specialize in treating women misogynist: a person who hates women |
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loq,log,loc,lix
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speech / talk
someone loquacious: talks a lot dialogue: conversation elocution: proper speech prolix person: someone very talkative |
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luc, lum, lus
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light / clear
luminous: shiny, full of light elucidate: to make clear lustrous: sleek, glossy, shiny |
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meta
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beyond, after
metamorphosis: change of shape beyond present shape |
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morph
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shape
amorphous: without shape morphology: study of shape |
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mut
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change
mutated: derived from normal immutable: unchangeable * don't confuse mut (change) with mute (silent) |
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pac
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peace, calm
pacifier: use to calm babies down |
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path
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feeling / disease
pathetic: arouse pity sympathize: share feelings-make same feeling antipathy: dislike, feeling against |
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phon
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sound
Phonics: help you sound out words cacophony: bad sound euphony: good sound homophone: words that sound the same- red / read |
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plac
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peace / calm
to placate: to calm him down by making peace implacable: cant be calm down |
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pro
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big, much
Profuse apologies: big or much- alot of apologies prolific write: produces a lot of written materials. other meaning: before - prologue, prognosticate |
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pug
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war, fight
pugnacious: someone ready to fight pugilist: likes to fight |
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scien
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knowledge
scientist: person w/ knowledge prescient: forethought or knowledge ahead of time - prognosticator- fortune teller omniscient: all knowing |
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som
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sleep
insomnia- cant sleep |
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son
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sound
sonic boom dissonance: clashing sounds sonorous voice: good sound |
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sop
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sleep
soporific: induce sleep |
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GRE MOST COMMON VOCAB
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aberrant
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abnormal; different from the accepted norm
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abeyance
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state of suspension; temporary inaction
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abstemious
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characterized by a state of self-denial, particularly in the area of the food or drink
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acquiescent
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agreeing without protest
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acrid
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bitter; harsh
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acrimonious
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bitter in temper, manner and speech
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acumen
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keenness; quickness of intellectual insight
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admonition
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a gentle reproof
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affront
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to offend, as with a gesture
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aggrandize
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to widen in scope or make bigger
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aggregate
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amounting to a whole
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allay
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to reduce the intensity of
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amalgamate
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to mix / blend together in a homogenous body
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ameliorate
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to make better or improve
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anecdote
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a short account of an interesting incident
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archipelago
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a large group of islands
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artifice
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cleverness or skill
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ascetic
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given to severe self-denial; practicing excessive abstinence
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assiduous
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persistent, unceasing
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astute
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keen; wise
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audacious
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fearless
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austere
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unadorned; severely simple
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aver
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to avouch, justify, or prove
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banal
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trite; commonplace
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base
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the underlying concept of a system or theory
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beset
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to surround, as in an attack
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blatant
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offensively loud
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bolster
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to support; to reinforce
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bombastic
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using inflated language; pompous
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boon
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a timely benefit
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brevity
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briefness or conciseness
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browbeat
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to intimidate in an overbearing manner
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bumptious
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offensively self-assertive, pushy
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bungle
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to perform clumsily or inadequately; botch
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burgeon
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to grow forth; to send out buds
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cacophony
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a disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or tone
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callous
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insensitive; indifferent
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calumniate
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to make false and malicious statements about
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candor
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to be open and sincere
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chicanery
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use of trickery to deceive
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churl
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a rude, boorish, or surly person
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coda
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concluding section of a musical or literary piece; something that summarizes
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cognizant
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aware; taking notice
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colloquial
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pertaining to common speech
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complacency
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a feeling of quiet security
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confidante
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one to whom secrets are confided.
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congruous
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appropriate or fitting
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consternation
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panice
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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contrite
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penitent
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contumacious
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rebellious
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corroborate
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to make more certain; confirm
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countenance
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appearance, especially the look or expression of the face
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counterpart
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a person or thing resembling or complementing another
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craven
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cowardly
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credulity
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willingness to behave or trust too readily
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cronyism
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the practice of favoring one's friends, especially in political appointments
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cursory
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hasty, superficial, as of a review of something
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dearth
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an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack
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decorum
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orderliness and good taste in manners
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deleterious
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hurtful, morally or physically
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delineate
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to represent by sketch or diagram
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depravity
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the state of being morally bad or evil
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deride
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to ridicule; to make fun of
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derision
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ridicule
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derivative
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something obtained from a source
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desultory
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aimless; haphazard
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diatribe
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bitter or malicious criticism
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didactic
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pertaining to teaching
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dilatory
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causing delay
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disconcert
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to disturb the composure of
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discretion
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the power to act according to one's own judgement; the quality of being discreet
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disquiet
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lack of calm, peace or ease
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dissemble
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to disguise or pretend
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dissolution
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breaking up of a union or person
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divest
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to strip; to deprive
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divulge
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to tell or make known, generally of something secret or private
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doldrums
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a state of inactivity or low spirits
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dubious
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doubtful
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dupe
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someone easily fooled
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ebullient
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showing great enthusiasm or exhilaration
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efficacy
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power to produce an intended effect
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effrontery
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shameless boldness; impudence
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egress
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Exit
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elegy
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a poem lamenting the dead
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elicit
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to extract without violence; to learn through discussion
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elitism
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consciousness or pride in belonging to a select group
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embellish
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to add attractive and ornamental features
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emulate
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imitation
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enervate
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to weaken
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engender
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to produce
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ennui
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boredom
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting
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equable
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free from many changes or variations
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equanimity
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evenness of mind or temper
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equivocal
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ambiguous
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or to mislead
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eradicate
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to destroy completely
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erudite
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very learned
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eschew
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to keep clear of
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esoteric
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hard to understand; known only by a few
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exacerbate
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to make more sharp or severe ; to make worse
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exculpate
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to free from blame
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exigency
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urgent situation
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expatiate
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to speak or write at some length
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expiation
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the means by which atonement or reparation is made
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extirpate
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to root out; to eradicate
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extrapolation
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to infer an unknown from something that is known
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facetious
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amusing
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fallacious
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illogical
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fatuous
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idiotic
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fervor
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ardor or intensity of feeling
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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foment
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to nurse to life; to encourage
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forestall
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to prevent by taking action in advance
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fortification
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the act of strengthening or protecting
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extirpate
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to root out; to eradicate
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extrapolation
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to infer an unknown from something that is known
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facetious
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amusing
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fallacious
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illogical
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fatuous
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idiotic
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fervor
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ardor or intensity of feeling
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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foment
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to nurse to life; to encourage
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forestall
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to prevent by taking action in advance
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fortification
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the act of strengthening or protecting
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frugal
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economical
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fulminate
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to cause to explode
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fumble
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to feel or grope about clumsily
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gaffe
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a social blunder; faux pas
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gainsay
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to contradict; to deny
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garrulous
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prone to trivial talking
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germane
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relevant
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goad
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to urge on
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grandiloquent
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pompous; bombastic
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grandstand
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to conduct oneself or perform showily in an attempt to impress onlookers
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gregarious
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sociable; outgoing
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guileless
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without deceit
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gullible
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easily deceived
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halcyon
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calm
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haphazard
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characterized by a lack of order or planning
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harangue
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a tirade
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harbinger
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one who foreruns and announces the coming of a person of thing
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hedge
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a barrier or boundary; an act of preventing complete loss of a bet or investment
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heresy
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opinion or doctrine subversive of settled or accepted beliefs
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homogenous
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of the same kind
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hyperbole
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exaggeration or overstatement
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iconoclast
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an image-breaker
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ignominious
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shameful
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impecunious
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having no money; broke
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impede
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to hinder; to block
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impenitent
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not feeling regret about one's sins
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imperious
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insisting on obedience
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imperturbable
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calm
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impervious
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impenetrable
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impetuous
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impulsive
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implicit
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implied
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importune
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to harass with persistent demands
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impugn
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to assail with arguments or accusations
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inadvertently
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unintentionally
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inane
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silly
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inchoate
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recently begun
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inconstant
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changeable; fickle; variable
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indolence
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laziness
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ineffable
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unutterable
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inert
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inactive; lacking power to move
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inexorable
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unrelenting
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ingratiating
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charming, agreeable
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innocuous
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harmless
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insinuate
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to suggest or hint slyly
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insipid
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bland
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insouciant
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nonchalant
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intimation
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something indicated or made known indirectly
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intrepid
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fearless and bold
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inure
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to harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure
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invidious
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showing or feeling envy
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irascible
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easily angered
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itinerant
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wandering
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jingoism
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professing one's patriotism loudly and excessively
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killjoy
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a person who spoils the joy or pleasure of others
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laconic
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brief and to the point
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latent
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dormant
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laudable
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praiseworthy
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licentious
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wanton
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liken
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to represent as similar to someone or something
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucid
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easily understood; clear
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magnanimity
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generosity
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malingerer
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one who feigns illness to escape duty
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malleable
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pliant
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masticate
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to chew or reduce to a pulp
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maverick
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rebel; nonconformist
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mediocrity
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the state or quality of being mediocre
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mendacious
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untrue
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metamorphosis
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change of form
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meticulous
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overcautious
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misanthrope
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one who hates mankind
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mitigate
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to lessen in intensity; to appease
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modicum
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a small amount
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mollify
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to soothe
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mordant
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biting
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moribund
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near death or extinction
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morose
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ill-humored; sullen
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mundane
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ordinary; dull
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myopic
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shortsighted or narrow-minded
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narcissism
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excessive fascination with oneself
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nefarious
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extremely wicked
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negate
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to cancel out; to nullify
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neophyte
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beginner
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nepotism
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favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obfuscate
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to darken
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obsequious
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servile; ready to serve
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obviate
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to make unnecessary
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odious
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Hateful
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Officious
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meddlesome
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onus
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burden
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opprobium
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infamy; villification
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oscillate
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to waver
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ostentation
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a display of vanity; showiness
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palpable
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perceptible by feeling or touch
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panache
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a grand or flamboyant manner or style
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parable
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a short story designed to illustrate a lesson
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paragon
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model of perfection
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parsimonious
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sparing in spending of money
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partisan
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one-sided; committed to one party
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pathos
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having a quality that rouses emotion or sympathy
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paucity
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fewness
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pejorative
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having a disparaging or derogatory effect
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penchant
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strong inclination
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penurious
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excessively sparing in the use of money; frugal
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perennial
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something long-lasting
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perfidy
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treachery
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permeable
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penetrable; porous
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pernicious
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tending to kill or hurt
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pervasive
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spread throughout
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phlegmatic
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not easily roused to feeling or emotion
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pious
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religious
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placate
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to soothe; to bring from a hostile state to a calm one
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platitude
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trite or commonplace statement
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plethora
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excess; superabundance
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plumb
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to make vertical
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polarize
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to divide into sharply opposing factions
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pompous
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ostentatiously lofty or high flown
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ponderous
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massive, awkward, unwieldy
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porous
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full of pores
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portend
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foretell
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poseur
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a person who attempts to impress others by assuming a manner other than his true one
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pragmatic
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practical
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precarious
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perilous
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precipitate
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rash; premature
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precocious
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mature at a young age
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preeminent
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eminent above or before others
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prescience
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knowledge of events before they happen
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presentiment
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a feeling or impression that something is about to happen
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prevaricate
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to use ambiguous language for the purpose of deceiving
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proclivity
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natural inclination
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prodigal
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wasteful or lavish
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prodigious
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immense
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prodigy
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a person, usually a child, having extraordinary talent
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profound
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deep; not superficial
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proliferate
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to grow rapidly
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propensity
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natural inclination
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prophetic
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of the nature or containing a prophecy
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propitious
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indicative of favor
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prosaic
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commonplace or dull
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protean
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changeable in shape or form
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prudence
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caution
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puerile
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childish
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome
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pungent
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stinging; sharp in taste or smell
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pusillanimous
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cowardly; fainthearted
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qualms
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misgiving; uneasy fears
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quibble
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minor objection or complaint
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quiescence
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being quiet or still; inactivity
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quixotic
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idealistic; romantic to a ridiculous degree
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recant
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to formally withdraw one's belief
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recidivism
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the tendency toward repeated or habitual relapse
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recondite
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incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding; profound
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redress
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to set right by compensation or punishment
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refutation
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an act of disproving a statement or charge
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repose
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the state of being at rest
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reprobate
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a sinful and depraved person
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repudiate
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to refuse to have anything to do with
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rescind
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to void by enacting authority
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respite
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interval of rest
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restive
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impatient or refusing to go forward
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reticent
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reserved; inclined to silence
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reverent
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respectful
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rhetoric
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the art of effective communication
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rout
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to drive out; to stampede
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rueful
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causing sorrow or pity
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ruminate
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to chew over again; to think over
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sagacious
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wise
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salacious
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having strong sexual desires
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salubrious
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healthful
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sanction
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to approve
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sanguine
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cheerfully confident; optimistic
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satiate
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to satisfy or fulfill the appetite or desire of
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savor
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to satisfy fully
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secrete
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to hide away
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sedulous
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persevering in effort or endeavor
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seethe
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to be disturbed
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seminal
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influencing future developments
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shard
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fragment
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shirk
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to avoid
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shoddy
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not genuine; inferior
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sinuous
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curving in and out
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skeptic
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doubter
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skepticism
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doubt or disbelief
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skittish
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lively; frisky
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slander
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defamation
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slothful
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slow-moving, lazy
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solicitous
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worried; concerned
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sonorous
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resonant
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soporific
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causing sleep
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spate
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a sudden, almost overwhelming outpouring
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specious
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect
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spendthrift
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someone who wastes money
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spurious
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not genuine
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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stigma
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a token of disgrace
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stint
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to be thrifty
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stipulate
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to make express conditions
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stolid
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dull; impassive
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stratify
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to form or place in layers
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striated
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marked with parallel bands
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strut
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a pompous walk
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sublime
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supreme or outstanding; elevated
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subterfuge
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evasion
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supercilious
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showing careless contempt
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superfluous
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more than what is needed
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supersede
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to cause to be set back
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supine
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lying on the back
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sybarite
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a person devoted to luxury and pleasure
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sycophant
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a self-seeking, servile flatterer
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tacit
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understood
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taciturn
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stern; silent
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tangential
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digressing
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tantamount
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equivalent in effect or value
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tawdry
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cheap
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temerity
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a foolish disregard of danger
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tempestuous
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stormy; impassioned
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tenacious
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holding fast
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tendentious
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having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose
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tenuous
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thin; slim
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tepid
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lukewarm
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thrall
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slave; bondage
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thwart
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to frustrate
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timidity
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lacking in self-assurance or courage
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titillate
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to tickle
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titular
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pertaining to the nature of a title
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torpid
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dull; sluggish; inactive
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tortuous
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abounding in irregular bends or turns
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tractable
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docile
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transgression
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violation; sin
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transience
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being in a state of transition
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transmute
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to change
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transparent
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easily detected
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transpire
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to happen, to be revealed
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trepidation
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nervous feeling; fear
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truculence
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ferocity
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turgid
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inflated, overblown, or pompous
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tutelage
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the act of training or being under instruction
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tyro
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beginner
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ubiquitous
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being present everywhere
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umbrage
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sense of injury
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unassuaged
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unsatisfied; not soothed
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uncouth
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clumsy; rude
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undermine
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to weaken; to sap
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unerringly
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without fail
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ungainly
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awkward; clumsy
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unison
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complete accord
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unruly
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disobedient
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untenable
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indefensible
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upbraid
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to reproach as deserving blame
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urbanity
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refined courtesy or politeness
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vacillate
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to waver; to fluctuate
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vagabond
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wanderer
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vainglorious
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excessive; pretentious
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valorous
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courageous
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vantage
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position giving advantage
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vapid
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having lost quality and flavor; dull; lifeless
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variegated
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many colored
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vehement
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forceful
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venerate
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to look upon with deep respect
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veracious
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truthful
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verbiage
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use of many words
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verbose
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wordy
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vestigial
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occurring or persisting as a rudimentary or degenerate structure
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vicissitude
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change of condition or circumstances, generally of fortune
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virtuosity
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having the character or ability of an expert
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virulence
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intense sharpness of anger; intensity
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viscous
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sticky; gluey
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vituperate
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overwhelm with wordy abuse
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vociferous
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making a loud outcry
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volatile
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changeable
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volition
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a choice or decision made by the will
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voluble
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fluent; talkative
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warranted
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justified
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wary
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very cautious
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welter
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turmoil
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whet
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to sharpen or stimulate
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whimsical
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fanciful
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whorl
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ring
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winsome
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atractive
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wreak
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inflict
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writhe
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twist
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yore
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time past
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zealot
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fanatic
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zeitgeist
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intellectual and moral tendencies of any age
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