Kaplan Gre Vocab Practice 1

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abase

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verb

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

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abnegating

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verb

renounce or reject (something desired or valuable)."he attempts to abnegate personal responsibility"

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abstemious

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adj. sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; marked by temperance in indulgence

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abstruse

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adj. difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

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abstruse

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adj. difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

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acerbic

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adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; sour or bitter in taste

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adulterated

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adj. mixed with impurities

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affable

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adj. diffusing warmth and friendliness

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alacrity

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noun

liveliness and eagerness

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amplitude

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noun

greatness of magnitude; the property of copious abundance; (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave

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aplomb

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noun

great coolness and composure under strain

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apprehension

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noun

the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); painful expectation; fearful expectation or anticipation; the cognitive condition of someone who understands

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aversion

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noun

the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; a feeling of intense dislike

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belied

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verb

1. (of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict.

"his lively alert manner belied his years"

2.fail to fulfill or justify (a claim or expectation); betray.

"the notebooks belie Darwin's later recollection"

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borne

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adj. carried or transported by

past participle of bear

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calamitous

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adj. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

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castigated

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verb

reprimand (someone) severely."he was castigated for not setting a good example"

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censure

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noun

harsh criticism or disapproval; the state of being excommunicated; verb rebuke formally

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circuitous

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adj. marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; deviating from a straight course

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consummate

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adj. having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; verb make perfect; bring to perfection; fulfill sexually

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cosseted

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verb

care for and protect in an overindulgent way.

"all her life she'd been cosseted by her family"

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craven

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adj. lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; noun an abject coward

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dandled

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verb

move (a baby or young child) up and down in a playful or affectionate way

move (something) lightly up and down

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deleterious

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adj. harmful to living things

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delineated

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adj. represented accurately or precisely

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destitution

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noun

a state without friends or money or prospects

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diaphanous

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adj. so thin as to transmit light

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diatribe

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noun

thunderous verbal attack

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diffident

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adj. lacking self-confidence; showing modest reserve

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divisive

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adj. tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.

"the highly divisive issue of abortion"

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dogma

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noun

a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

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effigy

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noun

1. a sculpture or model of a person

"coins bearing the effigy of Maria Theresa of Austria"

2. a roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger.

"the senator was burned in effigy"

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elucidation

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noun

an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on; an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding

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emaciated

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adj. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

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erudite

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adj. having or showing profound knowledge

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esoteric

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adj. confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

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excogitating

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verb

think out, plan, or devise."scholars straining to excogitate upon subjects of which they know little"

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excoriate

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verb

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

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exculpate

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verb

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

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exculpated

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adj. freed from any question of guilt

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exculpated

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adj. freed from any question of guilt

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expatiate

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verb

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

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felicitous

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adj. exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; marked by good fortune

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furtively

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adv. in a furtive manner

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garrulous

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adj. full of trivial conversation

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garrulous

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adj. full of trivial conversation

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hedonist

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noun

someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures

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iconoclastic

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adj. destructive of images used in religious worship; said of religions, such as Islam, in which the representation of living things is prohibited; characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions

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imbibe

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verb

receive into the mind and retain; take in liquids; take in, also metaphorically; take (gas, light or heat) into a solution

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imbroglio

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noun

a very embarrassing misunderstanding; an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation

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impecunious

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adj. not having enough money to pay for necessities

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imperturbable

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adj. not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure

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imperturbation

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noun

freedom from agitation : calmness, quietude

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impinging

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noun

the physical coming together of two or more things

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impunity

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noun

exemption from punishment or loss

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incipient

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adj. only partly in existence; imperfectly formed

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incongruous

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adj. lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

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incorrigible

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adj. impervious to correction by punishment

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inculpated

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verb

accuse or blame.incriminate.

"someone placed the pistol in your room in order to inculpate you"

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indelibly

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adv. in an indelible manner

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indigent

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adj. poor enough to need help from others

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indolent

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adj. (of tumors e.g) slow to heal or develop and usually painless; disinclined to work or exertion

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ineptitude

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noun

having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

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inexorable

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adj. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

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insolent

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adj. unrestrained by convention or propriety; marked by casual disrespect

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insolvent

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adj. unable to meet or discharge financial obligations; noun someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

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intemperate

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adj. given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; excessive in behavior; (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes

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intractable

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adj. not tractable; difficult to manage or mold

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intransigent

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adj. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason

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inundate

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verb

fill or cover completely, usually with water; fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

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invective

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noun

abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

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irascible

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adj. characterized by anger; quickly aroused to anger

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kismet

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noun

(Islam) the will of Allah

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lambasted

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verb

criticize (someone or something) harshly.

"they lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth"

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malign

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adj. evil or harmful in nature or influence; having or exerting a malignant influence; verb speak unfavorably about

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maverick

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adj. independent in behavior or thought; noun an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it; someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

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misanthrope

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noun

someone who dislikes people in general

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miser

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noun

a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)

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myopic

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adj. lacking foresight or scope; unable to see distant objects clearly

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ochlocracy

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noun

a political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses

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oligarchy

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noun

a political system governed by a few people

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ostentatious

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adj. intended to attract notice and impress others; of a display that is tawdry or vulgar

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pandering

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verb

gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.)."

newspapers are pandering to people's baser instincts"

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parochially

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adv. in a parochial manner

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pecuniary

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adj. relating to or involving money

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pellucid

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adj. (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity

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perfunctory

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adj. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; as a formality only

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pertinaciously

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adv. in a dogged and pertinacious manner

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pliant

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adj. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; able to adjust readily to different conditions; capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; capable of being influenced or formed

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plutocracy

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noun

a political system governed by the wealthy people

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potentiate

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verb increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)

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pragmatism

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noun

(philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value; the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

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preeminent

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adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement

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probity

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noun

complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles

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prodigious

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adj. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; of momentous or ominous significance

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prolific

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adj. bearing in abundance especially offspring; intellectually productive

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provincially

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adv. by the province; through the province

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pulverous

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adj. resembling or consisting of dust or powder

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putrefaction

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noun

a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor; moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

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quittance

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noun

a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt; payment of a debt or obligation

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quotidian

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adj. found in the ordinary course of events

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reticence

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noun

the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

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reviled

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verb

criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.

"he was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead"

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salacious

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adj. suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; characterized by lust

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scintillation

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noun

the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight; a brilliant display of wit; (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle; the quality of shining with a bright reflected light; a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

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sonorous

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adj. full and loud and deep

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spurious

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adj. intended to deceive; born out of wedlock; plausible but false

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stentorian

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adj. used of the voice

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subvert

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verb

undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

"an attempt to subvert democratic government"

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taciturnity

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noun

the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

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tepid

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adj. feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; moderately warm

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transient

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adj. of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind; lasting a very short time; noun (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load; one who stays for only a short time

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trepidation

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noun

a feeling of alarm or dread

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unctuous

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adj. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

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unhinged

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adj. affected with madness or insanity

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vaccillation

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noun

the inability to decide between different opinions or actions; indecision.

"his vacillation between conciliatory remarks and recriminations"

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vaunt

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noun

extravagant self-praise; verb show off

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venerate

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verb

regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

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vociferous

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adj. conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry