Gre Vocabulary 4

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impetuous

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adj. hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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importune

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v. to ask incessantly, beg, nag

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indefatigable

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adj. not easily exhaustible, tireless, dogged

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indolent

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adj. lazy, listless, torpid

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ineluctable

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adj. certain, inevitable

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inert

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adj. unmoving, lethargic, sluggish, not reactive chemically

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infelicitous

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adj. unfortunate; inappropriate

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inimical

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adj. damaging, harmful, injurious, hostile, unfriendly

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inimitable

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adj. one of a kind, peerless

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iniquity

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n. wickedness, gross injustice

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innervate

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v. to suppy with nerves, energize

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innocuous

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adj. harmless; causing no damage

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inscrutable

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adj. incapable of being discovered or understood, mysterious

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insensible

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adj. unconscious, unresposive, unaware, unaffected, numb

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insouciant

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adj. unconcerned, carefree, nonchalant

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insular

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adj. parochial, narrow-minded, like an island

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interdict

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v. prohibit, forbid, ban, halt

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inured

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adj. accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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inveigh

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v. to attack verbally, denounce, deprecate

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inveigle

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v. to obtain by deception or flattery

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inveterate

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adj. deep rooted, ingrained, habitual

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jejune

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adj. vapid, uninteresting; childish, immature; lacking nutrition

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jibe

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v. to agree, to be in accord

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jocose

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adj. given to joking; humorous

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labile

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adj. readily open to change, unstable

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lachrymose

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adj. causing tears, tearful, showing sorrow`

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lassitude

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n. listlessness, languor, weariness

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laud

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v. to praise highly

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libertine

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n. someone unrestrained by morality or convention or leading a dissolute life

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limn

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v. to draw, outline in detail

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limpid

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adj. transparent, serene, clear and simple in style, untroubled

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list

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v. to tilt or lean to one side

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malinger

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v. to feign illness so as to avoid work

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martial

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adj. associated with war and the armed forces

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maunder

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v. to talk or move aimlessy, mutter

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maverick

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n. an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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mendacity

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n. the condition of being untruthful, dishonesty

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mendicant

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n. a beggar, supplicant

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mercurial

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adj. characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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meretricious

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adj. tawdry, pretentious, attractive but false, showy, having to so with prostitution

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mettlesome

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adj. courageous, high-spirited

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militate

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v. to have weight or bearing on, to argue (against)

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minatory

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adj. menacing, threatening

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mince

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v. pronounce or speak affectedly or too carefully, euphemise, take tiny steps, tiptoe

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misogynist

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n. one who hates women

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mitigate

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v. to make or become less severe or intense, moderate

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multifarious

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adj. varied, motley, greatly diversified

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nascent

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adj. coming into being; in early developmental stages

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natty

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adj. trimly neat and tidy, dapper

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nebulous

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adj. vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form

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nexus

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n. a connection, tie, or link; center or focus

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nice

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adj. exacting, extremely or even excessively precise; done with delicacy or skill

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noisome

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adj. offensive, especially to one's sense of smell, fetid

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nonplussed

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adj. baffled, in a quandry, at al los for what to say, do or think

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nostrum

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n. cure-all, placebo, questionable remedy

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obfuscate

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v. to deliberately obscure, to make confusing

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obstreperous

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adj. noisy, loudly stubborn, boisterous

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obtain

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v. to be established, accepted, or customary, prevail

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obtuse

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adj. lacking sharpness of intellect, not clear or precise in thought or expression

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occlude

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v. to obstruct of block

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occult

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adj. hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension

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officious

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adj. troubling, burdensome

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opprobrium

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n. disgrace, contempt, scorn

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ostensible

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adj. seeming, appearing as such, professed

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ostentatious

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adj. characterized by or given to pretentiousness

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overweening

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adj. presumptuously arrogant, overbearing, immoderate

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paean

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n. a song or expression of praise and thanksgiving

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palliate

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v. to make something appear less serious, gloss over, mitigate

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pariah

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n. an outcast, a rejected and despised person

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parry

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v. to block, evade or ward off, as a blow

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partisan

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adj. one-sided, committed to a party, biased or prejudiced

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paucity

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adj. scarcity, a lacking of

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peccadillo

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n. a slight offense, literally, a minor sin

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pedagogy

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n. the art or profession of training, teaching, or instructing

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pedestrian

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adj. commonplace, trite, unremarkable

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penchant

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n. strong inclination, a liking

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penurious

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adj. penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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peremptory

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adj. admitting of no contradiction, putting an end to further debate, haughty, imperious

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perennial

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adj. recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly

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perfidy

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n. intentional breach of faith, treachery

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peripatetic

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adj. itinerant, traveling, nomadic

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pernicious

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adj. extremely harmful, potentially causing death

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personable

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adj. pleasing in appearance, attractive

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perspicacious

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adj. acutely perceptive, having keen discernment

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peruse

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v. to examine with great care

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pervade

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v. to permeat throughout

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petrous

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adj. like a rock, hard, stony

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philistine

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n. a crass individual guided by material rather than itellectual or artistic values

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phlegmatic

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adj. calm, sluggish, unemotional, stoic

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picaresque

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adj. involving clever rogues or adventurers

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pied

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adj. multi-colored, usually in blotches

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pillory

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v. to punish, hold up to public scorn

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pine

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v. to yearn intensely, to languish, to lose vigor

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piquant

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adj. agreeably pungent, spicy, stimulating

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pique

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n. resentment, feeling of irritation due to hurt pride

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pith

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n. the essential or central part

(pithy means precise and brief)

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plaintive

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adj. mournful, melancholy, sorrowful

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plangent

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adj. pounding, thundering, resounding

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platitude

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n. a superficial or trite remark, especially one offered as meaningful

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pluck

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n. courage, spunk, fortitude

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plumb

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v. to measure the depth (as with a plumb line), to examine critically

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poignant

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adj. distressing, pertinent, touching, stimulating, emotional

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polemical

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adj. controversial, argumentative

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prate

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v. chatter, babble

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prattle

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v. to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner