Gre Hard Words Before Js

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v.

ABASH

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make somebody ashamed: to make somebody feel ashamed, embarrassed, or uncomfortable

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abase, demean, humiliate

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N.
APOSTATE
Adj.

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noun is a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
adjective: not faithful to religion or party or cause
king charles did this.. renounce his religion.

Syn: DEFECTOR, TRAITOR

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N.

APOGEE

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highest point
Syn: zenith, peak

Ant: nadir

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At their apogee, the novels of Spillane claimed worldwide sales of over 180 million.

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V.

ASSEVERATE

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assert earnestly.
a solemn or emphatic declaration or statement.
state categorically

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Syn.
avow; state; declare; attest; swear

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T.V.
BROOK

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tolerate something: to put up with something ( literary ) ( used in negative statements )
i.e.,I will brook no interference in this matter.
i.e., She won't brook any criticism of her work.
( used in negative statements )

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Syn.
take, stand, allow; put up with; endure

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N.

AUSPICES

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backing/ sponsorship/endorsement.
especially an organization
i.e.,:Financial aid is being provided to the country under the auspices of the International Monetary Fund.
i.e., "The tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"

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Syn:
aegis, auspice, protection, egis

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ARBITRATE

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moderate/judge
EG: An outside adviser has been brought in to arbitrate the dispute between the management and the union.

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AVARICE

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greed
EG:Her business empire brought her wealth beyond the dreams of avarice

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N. or V.

ARREST

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N. apprehension, capture; stopping, halt, stoppage; slowing, inhabiting(attested development)
V.also detain, take into prison. also hold back, slow, delay
2. fix, hold, absorb, engross
to attract or catch someone's attention
EG:: A photo of a small boy arrested my attention.

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N.

AEGIS

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under the aegis of sb/sth with the protection or support of someone or something, especially an organization
EG:The project was set up under the aegis of the university.

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Syn:
auspices, protection, breastplate, egis, patronage, shield, sponsorship

Phrases that include AEGIS: aegis cruiser, aegis tracen, aegis awards, aegis defence services, aegis school of business

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N.

DEBACLE

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a complete FAILURE, especially because of bad planning and organization
EG:The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in US history.

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Syn.
disaster; breakdown; wreck; catastrophe

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N.
DENOUEMENT

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the end of a story, in which everything is explained, or the end result of a situation
Syn. outcome; upshot; solution; conclusion

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Phrases that includeDENOUEMENT: ernest denouement, frank and ernest denouement, frank denouement

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DERISIVE,DERIDE,DERISION

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RIDICULE

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DISCURSIVE

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RAMBLING
talking about or dealing with subjects which are only slightly connected with the main subject for longer than necessary:
EG:a discursive writer/essay/speech

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DIVISIVE

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CREATES DISUNITY describes something that causes great and sometimes unfriendly disagreement within a group of people:
EG:The Vietnam war was an extremely divisive issue in the US.

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DESUETUDE

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DISUSE

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V.
DEPRECATE

Words similar to DEPRECATE: deprecated, deprecating, deprecatingly, deprecation, depreciate,

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▸ verb: belittle ("The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts")
▸ verb: express strong disapproval of; deplore
EG:We deprecate this use of company funds for political purposes.

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1. protest, condemn, decry; object to, express strong disapproval of
2. belittle, play down, depreciate

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DITHYRAMBIC

díthə ràm

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fervent speech: a passionately emotional speech or piece of writing

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Adj.
DISPARATE
Words similar to DISPARATE: disparately, disparateness, disparity,

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different in every way:
EG: The two cultures were so utterly disparate that she found it hard to adapt from one to the other.

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Phrases that include DISPARATE: disparate treatment

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N. or V.
DEMUR

Words similar to DEMUR: demurral, demurred, [demurrer N.], [demurring Adj.], except, object,

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noun: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
demurrer N. Syn: objection; challenge;dissent;protest; misgivings; compunction;rebuttal

verb: take exception to ("He demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday")
also, object/disagree
EG: The lawyer requested a break in the court case, but the judge demurred.
Adj. Syn: shy; modest; prim;prudish; reserved

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v.
DISSEMBLE
n. -ance

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to hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts:
EG: He accused the government of dissembling.

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disguise,
-ance=deceit

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V.
DISABUSE
Words similar to DISABUSE: disabused, disabusing,

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to cause someone no longer to have a wrong idea:SET IT RIGHT
EG: He thought that all women liked children, but she soon disabused him of that (idea/notion).

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Syn.
enlightened about; free from error; clear mind of; rid of deception; open the eyes of; free of a mistaken belief

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n.

DEPREDATION,DEPREDATE

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plundering attack: an attack involving plunder and pillage
ie.,The entire area has suffered the depredations of war.
Depredation of (= Damage done to) the environment is destroying hundreds of species each year.

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syn. ravage

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N.

DEFERENCE

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a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
respect and politeness:
EG:He treats her with such deference.
EG:She covered her head out of/in deference to (= because of a polite respect for) Muslim custom.

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Syn.
complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness, respect, respectfulness,

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N.

DOTAGE

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old age, especially with some loss of mental ability

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Words similar to DOTAGE: senility, second childhood,

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Adj.

DISCONCERTED

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to make someone feel suddenly uncertain and worried:
EG: The whole experience had disconcerted him.

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Words similar to DISCONCERTING: disconcert, upsetting, agitated, unsettling;
upset, annoyed, rattled

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N.

COMPUNCTION

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SHAME: feelings of shame and regret about doing something wrong

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compunctious, remorse, self-reproach

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N. or V.
COUNTENANCE

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1. face or expression: somebody's face, or the expression on it
"A pleasant countenance"

to find acceptable; to approve of or give support to:
noun: formal and explicit approval
EG:The school will not countenance bad behaviour.
EG:We will not give/lend countenance (= approval) to any kind of terrorism.

verb: consent to, give permission

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expression, look, appearance,visage

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Adj.
CULPABLE

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deserving to be BLAME or considered responsible for something bad:
EG: He was held culpable (= blamed) for all that had happened.

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guilty, at fault, liable, blame worthy

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COLLUSION,COLLUDE

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LIKE COMPLICITY to act together secretly or illegally in order to deceive or cheat someone:
IEG: It was suspected that the police had colluded with the witnesses.

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COROLLARY

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OUTCOME something that results from something else:
EG: Unfortunately, violence is the inevitable corollary of such a revolutionary change in society.

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CONTUMACIOUS

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REBELLIOUS

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CHAGRIN

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CRUSHED disappointment or annoyance, especially when caused by a failure or mistake:
EG: My children have never shown an interest in music, much to my chagrin.

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CONTENTIOUS

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CONTEST/ARGUMENTATION
EG: There's a lot of contention about that issue - for every person firmly in favour, there's someone fiercely against it.

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v.

EXPATIATE
n. -ation

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to talk or write at length:
EG: She expatiated on/upon her work for the duration of the meal.

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ramble, speech

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N.

ENMITY

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a feeling of hate:
EG: She denied any personal enmity towards him.
EG: Bitter historical enmities underlie the present violence.

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Words similar to ENMITY: antagonism, enmities, hostility, hate, hatred, illwill, ill will,

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ENTREAT

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to try very hard to persuade someone to do something:
[+ to infinitive]
EG: We would spend every meal time entreating the child to eat her vegetables.

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EGREGIOUS

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CONSPICUOUSLY BAD OR OBJECTIONABLE
often of mistakes, extremely and noticeably bad:
EG: It was an egregious error for a statesman to show such ignorance.

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EMINENT,EMINENCE

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CELEBRATED famous, respected or important:
EG: an eminent historian

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EXPIATE

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ATONE to show regret for bad behaviour by doing something to express that you are sorry and by accepting punishment:
EG: to expiate a crime/sin

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EXHORT,EXTORTION

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URGE
EG: The governor exhorted the prisoners not to riot.
EG: The book is essentially an exhortation to religious tolerance.

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N.

ENNUI

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BOREDUM
EG: The whole country seems to be affected by the ennui of winter.

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Words similar to ENNUI: boredom, tedium, languor, lassitude, lethargy,

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CONSANGUINEOUS

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RELATED

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ENDOGAMOUS

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MARRY INTO

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EXACT

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COERCE, LEVY, DEMAND
to demand and obtain something, sometimes using force, threats or persuasion, or to make something necessary:
EG: to exact revenge on someone

demanding a lot of effort, care or attention:
EG: an exacting training schedule

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EFFUSIVE

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expressing welcome, approval or pleasure in a way that shows very strong feeling:
EG: They gave us such an effusive welcome it was quite embarrassing.

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V.

EXCORIATE

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verb: tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
verb: express strong disapproval of

to state the opinion that a play, a book, a political action, etc. is very bad:
EG: His latest novel received excoriating reviews.
EG: The President excoriated the Western press for their biased views.

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Syn. chafe, abrade, rub

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N.

EQUANIMITY

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calmness and self-control, especially after a shock or disappointment or in a difficult situation:
EG:He received the news of his mother's death with remarkable equanimity.

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calmness, composure, steadiness,poise, cool

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V.

EXCULPATE

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to remove blame from someone:
EG: ;pThe pilot of the aircraft will surely be exculpated when all the facts are known.

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Words similar to EXCULPATE: acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpated, exculpating, exculpation, exonerate

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Adj.
FECKLESS

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describes people or behavior with no energy and enthusiasm:
EG:He was portrayed as a feckless drunk.
▸ adjective: generally incompetent and ineffectual ("Feckless attempts to repair the plumbing")

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1. fecklessly
2. fecklessness
3. inept
4. incompetent
5. nerd
6. feeble

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FICKLE

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CAPRICIOUS likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly and without a good reason:
EG:She's so fickle - she's never been interested in the same man for more than a week!

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FASTIDIOUS

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PERSNICKETYgiving too much attention to small details and wanting everything to be correct and perfect:
EG:He is very fastidious about how a suitcase should be packed.

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FIAT

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SANCTION

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FLOUT

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to intentionally disobey a rule, law, or custom:
EG: Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets.

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FITFUL, FIT

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DESULTORY often stopping and starting and not happening in a regular or continuous way:
EG:fitful breathing

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FINAGLE

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MANIPULATE to use tricks and dishonest methods to get what you want:
EG:He somehow finagled his way into the army as a lieutenant.

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Adj.
FLIPPANT

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not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be amusing or to appear clever:
EG: a flippant remark/attitude
EG: It's easy to be flippant, but we have a serious problem to deal with here.

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Words similar to FLIPPANT: flippantly, light-minded, airy, levity

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FOREBODING

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PRESAGE a feeling that something very bad is going to happen soon:
EG: There's a sense of foreboding in the capital, as if fighting might at any minute break out.

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GAINSAY

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DENY to refuse to accept something as the truth:
EG: Certainly there's no gainsaying (= It is not possible to doubt) the technical brilliance of his performance.

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GAME

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COURAGEOUS willing to do things that are new, risky or difficult:
EG: It was a difficult challenge, but Roberta was game.

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GOUGE

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EXHORT

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GROUSE

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COMPLAINto complain angrily:
EG: She's always grousing about how she's been treated by the management.

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Adj.

GAUCHE

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AWKWARD awkward and uncomfortable with other people, especially because young and lacking in experience:
EG: She had grown from a gauche teenager to a self-assured young woman.

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Words similar to GAUCHE: gauchely, gaucheness, gaucher, gauchest, graceless, unpolished,

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GUY

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ROPE (GUIDE)

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GALL

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verb [T]
IRRITATEto make someone feel annoyed:
EG: I think it galls him to take orders from a younger and less
experienced colleague.

adjective
annoying:
[+ to infinitive] It was very galling to have a younger brother who did everything better than me.

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N. or V.

GOAD

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▸ noun: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
Syn. incentive, motivation, driving motive
▸ noun: a pointed instrument used to prod into motion Syn. cattle prod, prick stick
Verb: prod, urge, incite, push, egg on, impel

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Phrases that include GOAD:goad stick, goad with spurs,

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GARNER

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GATHER N STOREto collect something, usually after much work or with difficulty:
EG: Coppola garnered several Oscar awards for 'The Godfather'.

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GIBE

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JIBEan insulting remark that is intended to make someone look stupid:
EG: Unlike many other politicians, he refuses to indulge in cheap jibes at other people's expense

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GAMBOL

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to run and jump in a happy and playful way:
EG: Lambs were gambolling (about/around) in the spring sunshine.

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Adj.
GLIB
glibber, glibbest, glibly, glibness, glib-tongued, pat, slick, smooth-tongued, fluent, voluble,

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▸ adjective: artfully persuasive in speech ("A glib tongue")
▸ adjective: having only superficial plausibility ("Glib promises")
▸ adjective: marked by lack of intellectual depth ("Glib generalizations")

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EG: He's a glib, self-centred man.
EG: No one was convinced by his glib answers/explanations.

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N. or Adj.
FIDUCIARY

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noun: a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary ("It is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain")
Adj: relating to the responsiblility to look after someone else's money in a correct way:
EG: a breach of fiduciary duty
or " A fiduciary contract"

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Phrases that include FIDUCIARY: fiduciary duty, fiduciary obligation, breach of fiduciary responsibility, fiduciary out, fiduciary money

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BOWDLERIZE

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to remove words or parts from a book, play or film that are considered to be unsuitable or offensive:
EG: The version of the play that I saw had been dreadfully bowdlerized.

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DISINGENUOUS

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(of a person or their behaviour) slightly dishonest; not speaking the complete truth:
EG: It was disingenuous of her to claim she had no financial interest in the case.

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N. or V.

INCENDIARY
like INCENSE --> V.

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Adj. likely to cause violence or strong feelings of anger:
EG: incendiary remarks
ALSO--> FIRESTARTER n.

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JURISPRUDENCE

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the study of law and the principles on which law is basedH

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V.
EQUIVOCATE

Words similar to EQUIVOCATE: equivocated, equivocating, equivocation, equivocator, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate,

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adjective FORMAL
unclear and seeming to have two opposing meanings, or confusing and able to be understood in two different ways:
EG: His words to the press were deliberately equivocal - he didn't deny the reports but neither did he confirm them.
ANT: unequivocal.

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LUGUBRIOUS

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sad, especially in a slow or serious way:
EG: a lugubrious face

EXCESSIVELY MOURNFUL

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Adj.
EXIGUOUS

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LIMITED: scanty or meager ( formal )
EG: barely surviving on their exiguous supplies
Words similar to EXIGUOUS: exiguously, exiguousness