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Diffident |
lacking self-confidence
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Chicanery
(shih-KAYN-ree)(shi-KAY-nuh-ree) |
trickery; deception by means of craft or guile
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Fetid
(FEH-tihd) |
foul-smelling; putrid
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Inure
(ih-NYOOR) |
to harden; accustom; become used to
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Largess
(laar-JEHS) |
generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior
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Meretricious
(mehr-ih-TRIHSH-uhs) |
guady; falsely attractive
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Encomium
(ehn-KOH-me-uhm) |
warm praise
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Penury
(PEHN-yuh-ree) |
an oppressive lack of resources (as money); severe poverty
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Malinger
(muh-LING-guhr) |
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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Ingratiate
(ihn-GRAY-shee-ayt) |
to gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage
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Intractable
(ihn-TRAAK-tuh-buhl) |
not easily managed or manipulated
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Lugubrious
(loo-GOO-bree-uhs) |
sorrowful; mournful; dismal
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Obdurate
(AHB-duhr-uht) |
hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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Surfeit
(SUHR-fiht) |
excessive amount
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Torpor
(TOHR-puhr) |
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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Sybarite
(SIH-buh-riet) |
a person devoted to pleasure and luxury
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Dither
(DIHTH-uhr) |
to act confusedly or without clear purpose
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Obsequious
(uhb-SEE-kwee-uhs) |
overly submissive and eager to please
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Maudlin
(MAWD-lihn) |
overly sentimental
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Orotund
(OR-uh-tuhnd)(AH-ruh-tuhnd) |
pompous
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Impecunious
(ihm-pih-KYOO-nyuhs) (ihm-pih-KYOO-nee-uhs) |
poor; having no money
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Inimical
(ih-NIHM-ih-kuhl) |
hostile; unfriendly
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Dissemble
(dihs-SEHM-buhl) |
to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
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Peccadillo
(pehk-uh-DIH-loh) |
minor sin or offense
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Effrontery
(ih-FRUHNT-uhr-ee) (eh-FRUHNT-uhr-ee) |
impudent boldness; audacity
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Invective
(ihn-VEK-tihv) |
abusive language
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Opprobrium
(uh-PRO-bree-uhm) |
public disgrace
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Pusillanimous
(pyoo-suh-LAA-nih-muhs) |
cowardly; without courage
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Foment
(foh-MEHNT) |
to arouse or incite
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Pedant
(PEH-daant) |
someone who shows off learning
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Exigent
(EHK-suh-juhnt) |
urgent; requiring immediate action
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Dilettante
(DIH-luh-tahnt) |
someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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Précis
(PRAY-see)(pray-SEE) |
short summary of facts
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Martinet
(mahr-tihn-EHT) |
strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules
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Enervate
(ehn-UHR-vayt) |
to reduce in strength
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Doctrinaire
(dahk-truh-NAYR) |
rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic
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Solecism
(SAH-lih-sishz-uhm) |
grammatical mistake; blunder in speech
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Pariah
(puh-RIE-uh) |
an outcast
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Gregarious
(greh-GAYR-ee-uhs) |
outgoing; sociable
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Sinecure
(SIEN-ih-kyoor) |
a well-paying job that requires little or no work
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Panoply
(PAA-nuh-plee) |
impressive array
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Pugilism
(PYOO-juhl-ih-suhm) |
boxing
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Disabuse
(dih-suh-BYUZE) |
to set right; free from error
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Mannered
(MAAN-uhrd) |
artificial or stilted in character
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Cloying
(KLOY-ing) |
sickly sweet; excessive
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Abase
(uh-BAYS) |
to humble; disgrace
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Analgesia
(aah-nuhl-JEE-zhuh) |
a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness
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Interregnum
(in-tuh-REG-nuhm) |
period between reigns
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Imprecation
(ihm-prih-KAY-shuhn) |
a curse
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Lissome
(LIHS-uhm) |
easily flexed; limber; agile
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Potentate
(POH-tehn-tayt) |
a monarch or ruler with great power
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Vernal
(VUHR-nuhl) |
related to spring; fresh
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Missive
(MIHS-ihv) |
a written note or letter
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Officious
(uh-FIHSH-uhs) |
too helpful; meddlesome
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Spartan
(SPAHR-tihn) |
highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere
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Zealot
(ZEH-luht) |
someone passionately devoted to a cause
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Languid
(LAANG-gwihd) |
lacking energy; indifferent; slow
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Exonerate
(ihg-ZAHN-uh-rayt) |
to clear of blame
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Fractious
(FRAAK-shuhs) |
unruly; rebellious
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Kudos
(KOO-dohz) |
fame, glory, or honor
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Hoary
(HOHR-ee)(HAW-ree) |
very old; whitish or gray from age
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Lampoon
(laam-POON) |
to ridicule with satire
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Oblique
(oh-BLEEK) |
indirect or evasive; misleading or devious
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Disparate
(DIH-spuh-ruht)(di-SPAR-uht) |
fundamentally different; entirely unlike
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Propitiate
(proh-PIH-shee-ayt) |
to conciliate; to appease
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Surly
(SUHR-lee) |
rude and bad-tempered
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Mendicant
(MEHN-dih-kuhnt) |
beggar
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Peregrinate
(PEH-ruh-gruh-nayt) |
to wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot
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Phlegmatic
(flehg-MAA-tihk) |
calm and unemotional in temperament
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Credulous
(KREH-juh-luhs) |
too trusting; gullible
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Propriety
(pruh-PRIE-uh-tee) |
the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs
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Tangential
(taan-JEHN-shuhl) |
digressing; diverting
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Bombastic
(bahm-BAAST-ihk) |
pompous in speech and manner
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Multifarious
(muhl-tuh-FAAR-ee-uhs) |
diverse
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Insurrection
(ihn-suh-REHK-shuhn) |
rebellion
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Inter
(ihn-TUHR) |
to bury
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Wily
(WIE-lee) |
clever; deceptive
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Vicissitude
(vih-SIH-sih-tood) |
a change or variation; ups and downs
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Capricious
(kuh-PREE-shuhs)(kuh-PRIH-shuhs) |
changing one's mind quickly and often
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Neologism
(nee-AH-luh-ji-zuhm) |
new word or expression
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Aesthetic
(ehs-THEH-tihk) |
concerning the appreciation of beauty
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Unconscionable
(uhn-KAHN-shuhn-uh-buhl) |
unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
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Nettle
(NEH-tuhl) |
to irritate
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Amalgamate
(uh-MAAL-guh-mayt) |
to combine; to mix together
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Sportive
(SPOHR-tihv) |
frolicsome; playful
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Wan
(wahn) |
sickly pale
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Dyspeptic
(dihs-PEHP-tihk) |
suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
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Wizened
(WIH-zuhnd) |
shriveled; withered; wrinkled
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Pallid
(PAA-lihd) |
lacking color or liveliness
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Gradation
(gray-DAY-shuhn) |
process occurring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color
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Bifurcate
(BI-fuhr-kayt)(bi-FUHR-kayt) |
to divide into two parts
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Abate
(uh-BAYT) |
to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
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Wraith
(rayth) |
a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death
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Sardonic
(sahr-DAH-nihk) |
cynical; scornfully mocking
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Latent
(LAY-tehnt) |
potential that is not readily apparent
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Endemic
(ehn-DEH-mihk) |
belonging to a particular area; inherent
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Blight
(bliet) |
to afflict; destroy
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Ardor
(AHR-duhr) |
intense and passionate feeling
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Glower
(GLOW-uhr) |
to glare or stare angrily and intensely
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Antipathy
(aan-TIH-puh-thee) |
extreme dislike
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Rarefy
(RAYR-uh-fie) |
to make thinner or sparser
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Monastic
(muh-NAAS-tihk) |
extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastery
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Ethos
(EE-thohs) |
beliefs or character of a group
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Wanton
(WAHN-tuhn) |
undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless
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Assail
(uh-SAYL) |
to attack; assault
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Decorous
(DEH-kuhr-uhs)(deh-KOHR-uhs) |
proper; tasteful; socially correct
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Libertine
(LIHB-uhr-teen) |
a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
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Precipitate
(preh-SIH-puh-tayt) |
to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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Lumber
(LUHM-buhr) |
to move slowly and awkwardly
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Calumny
(KAA-luhm-nee) |
a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation
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Vestige
(VEH-stihj) |
a trace; remnant
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Syncopation
(sihn-cuh-PAY-shun) |
temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
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