Gre Prep Vocab Words

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Venerate

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hold sacred; respect; honor

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Fastidious

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Meticulous; very attentive; scrupulous

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Hail/extol

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rave about; cheer; applaud

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Bravado

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bragging; boldness

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chicanery

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trickery; fraud; deceitfulness

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candor

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openness; honesty; straightforward

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ingenuousness

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innocent; simple; trusting

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artifice

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trickery; deceit

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paradoxical

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self-contradictory

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admonitory

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serving to warn

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prodigal

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giving to given in abundance; profuse; spends lavishly

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fluent

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expressive; communicative

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garrulous

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chatty; talkative

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imprudent

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incautious; unwise; thoughtless

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brevity

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concise; shortness

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pertinacity

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persistence

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judiciousness

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using or showing judgement

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deviousness

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indirect; not straightforward

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deferential

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respect

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abstain

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to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy

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apathy

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absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement; lack of interest in

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capricious

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often changing suddenly in mood or behavior

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engender

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to be the source or cause of (something)

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asperse

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to attack with evil reports

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equivocal

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not easily understood or explained; having two or more possible meanings

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gullible

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easily duped or cheated

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laudable

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deserving praise

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mitigate

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to make (something) less severe, harmful, or painful

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sojourning

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temporary stay

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placate

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to cause someone to feel less angry about something

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adulterate

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to make (something, such as a food or drink) impure or weaker by adding something of poor quality

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assuage

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to make (something, such as an unpleasant feeling) less painful, severe, etc

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corroborate

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to support or help prove (a statement, theory, etc.) by providing information or evidence

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enigma

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someone or something that is difficult to understand or explain

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erudite

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having or showing knowledge that is learned by studying

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homogeneous

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made up of the same kind of people or things

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loquacious

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liking to talk and talking smoothly and easily

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opaque

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not letting light through; not transparent; difficult to understand or explain

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pragmatic

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dealing with the problems that exist in a specific situation in a reasonable and logical way instead of depending on ideas and theories

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propriety

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behavior that is accepted as socially or morally correct and proper

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anomaly

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something that is unusual or unexpected; something anomalous

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audacious

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very confident and daring; very bold and surprising or shocking

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desiccate

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to dry up

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ephemeral

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lasting a very short time

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fervid

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having or showing feelings that are very strong or too strong

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laconic

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using few words in speech or writing

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lucid

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very clear and easy to understand

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pedant

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a person who annoys other people by correcting small errors and giving too much attention to minor details

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precipitate

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to cause (something) to happen quickly or suddenly

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affable

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friendly

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apprehend/apprehension

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to learn; the act or power of perceiving or comprehending; seizure by legal process

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indubitable

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undoubted

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salutary

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healthful

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loathing

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very strong feeling of hatred or disgust

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antagonism

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a strong feeling of dislike or hatred: a desire to oppose something you dislike or disagree with

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dismay

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to cause someone to feel very worried, disappointed, or upset

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euphoria

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a feeling of happiness and excitement

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economized

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to use money, resources, etc., carefully

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confiscatory

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deprived of property

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consummate

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very good or skillful

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whim

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a sudden wish, desire, decision, etc

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dogma

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a belief or set of beliefs that is accepted by the members of a group without being questioned or doubted

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tenet

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a belief or idea that is very important to a group

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polity

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something(such as a country or state) that has a government: a politically organized unit

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spurious

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not genuine, sincere, or authentic

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terse

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brief and direct in a way that may seem rude or unfriendly

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fallacious

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containing a mistake: not true or accurate

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succinct

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using few words to state or express an idea

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bellicose

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having or showing a tendency to argue or fight

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blithe

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happy and without worry

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extol

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to praise someone/something highly

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deprecate

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to criticize or express disapproval of

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renounce

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to say in a formal or definite way that you refuse to follow, obey, or support (someone or something) any longer

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spurn

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to refuse to accept (someone or something that you do not think deserves your respect, attention, affection, etc.)

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discountenance

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to look with disfavor on

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eulogize

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to say or write good things about someone or something that has died

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sagacious

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of keen and farsighted penetration and judgement

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petulant

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insolent or rude speech or behavior

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tempestuous

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full of strong emotions (such as anger or excitement)

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placid

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not easily upset or excited; not moving much

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mercurial

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changing moods quickly and often

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pliant

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able to bend without breaking; able to move freely

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frenetic

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filled with excitement, activity, or confusion: wild or frantic

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instigates

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to cause (something) to happen or begin

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arrogates

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to take or claim (something, such as a right or a privilege) in a way that is not fair or legal

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eschew

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to avoid (something) especially because you do not think it is right, proper, etc.

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imbue

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to cause (someone or something) to be deeply affected by a feeling or to have a certain quality

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bewildering

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to confuse (someone) very much

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exorbitant

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going far beyond what is fair, reasonable, or expected: too high, expensive, etc.

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fathom

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to understand the reason for (something)

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interpolate

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to put (something) between other things or parts; especially to put (words) into a piece of writing or a conversation

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floundering

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to move in an awkward way with a lot of difficulty and effort; unsure of what to say or do

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apogee

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the highest point of something

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epiphany

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a moment in which you suddenly see or understand something in a new or very clear way

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impasse

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a situation in which no progress seems possible

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capitulate

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to stop fighting an enemy or opponent: to admit that an enemy or opponent has won

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regress

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an act or the privilege of going or coming back

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impugn

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to assail by words or arguments: oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity

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acrimony

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angry and bitter feelings

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cacophony

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unpleasant loud sounds

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sinecure

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a job or position in which someone is paid to do little or no work

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dilapidated

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in very bad condition because of age or lack of care

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diminutive

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a word or suffix that indicates that something is small

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ostentatious

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displaying wealth, knowledge, etc., in a way that is meant to attract attention, admiration, or envy

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miscreant

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a person who does something that is illegal or morally wrong

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interloper

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a person who is not wanted or welcome by the other people in a situation or place

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duress

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force of threats meant to make someone do something

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ebullience

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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings

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virtuous

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morally good: having or showing virtue

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ignoble

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humble; inferior; low

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precarious

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not safe, strong, or steady

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facetious

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used to describe speech that is meant to be funny but that is usually regarded as annoying, silly, or not proper

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altruistic

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feelings and behavior that show a desire to help other people and a lack of selfishness

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baneful

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causing destruction or serious damage: bad or evil

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candid

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expressing opinions and feelings in an honest and sincere way

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benevolent

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kind and generous

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articulate

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able to express ideas clearly and effectively in speech or writing

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melancholy

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a sad mood or feeling

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ambiguous

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able to be understood in more than one way: having more than one possible meaning

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eloquent

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clearly showing feeling or meaning

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vociferous

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expressing feelings or opinions in a very loud or forceful way: expressed in a very loud or forceful way