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alacrity
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Alacrity is a great quality for employees; they should work eagerly.
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effrontery
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Rhett Bomar possesses effrontery which can be good or bad.
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exigent
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Repairing the water leak that is flooding the bathroom is exigent. It can't wait until tomorrow.
very urgent |
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fulminate
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The radical feminists like to fulminate rather than speak calmly.
to talk loudly and wildly |
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inured
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The immigrant workers didn't ask for the usual benefits. They were inured due to their previous working conditions.
able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure |
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nascent
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The Hereford campus is presently nascent but will soon develop into an efficient full-service institution.
coming or having recently come into existence |
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obviate
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Regular tooth-brushing should obviate the need for frequent trips to the dentist.
to anticipate and make unnecessary |
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onerous
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Because she was onerous, the elderly lady was sent to a nursing home by her busy daughter.
involving, imposing, or constituting a burden |
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parody
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Shakespeare used a parody to make fun of the peon in his story.
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perfidy
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The evil man committed a perfidious act to swindle the money from his "friend".
an act or an instance of disloyalty |
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perfunctory
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Her response was neither positive nor negative. It was perfunctory.
characterized by routine or superficiality; indifferent |
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ascetic
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A monk could also be called an ascetic.
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avarice
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His excessive avarice led to his downfall.
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bucolic
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The bucolic setting reminded me of my childhood in Oklahoma.
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chary
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The abused dog was very chary when it approached a stranger.
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cogent
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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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demur
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to question or oppose
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didactic
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intended to teach or instruct
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furtive
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marked by stealth; covert
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harangue
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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech
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heretical
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violating accepted dogma or convention
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impecunious
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lacking funds; without money
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incipient
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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inert
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unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
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innocuous
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harmless; causing no damage
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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inveigle
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to obtain by deception or flattery
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penurious
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penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
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pernicious
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extremely harmful; potentially causing death
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prodigious
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abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
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quaff
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to drink deeply
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redoubtable
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awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
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satire
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a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision
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torpid
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lethargic; sluggish; dormant (noun form: torpor)
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread
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aver
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to state as a fact
The attorney tends to aver before the facts are known. |
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bombastic
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pompous; arrogant
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dissemble
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to mislead
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evanescent
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vanishing
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halcyon
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calm and peaceful
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hegemony
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the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
Hegemony exists in science classes with evolution. |
