Gre Vocabulary Words

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assiduous

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marked by careful attention or persistant application

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ambivalence

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simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion)

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amalgamate

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to merge into a single body, to unite

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alacrity

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promptness in response; cheerful readiness

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admonish

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to indicate duties/obligations; to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement

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abstemious

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marked by restraint (especially in consumption of food or alcohol

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abscond

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to depart secretly and hide oneself

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abeyance

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temporary suppression or suspension

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approbation

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an act of approving, praise

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apprise

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to give notice; to tell

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antipathy

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opposition in feeling

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anachronism

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error in chronology (being chronologically out of place)

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ameliorate

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to make better or more tolerable

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aver

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to prove or verify to be true in pleading a cause; to declare positively

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autonomous

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capable of existing independently; having the right or power of self-government

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attenuate

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reduced especially in thickness, density or force; a gradual decline

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banal

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lacking originality, freshness, or novelty

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belie

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to give a false impression of; to show something to be false or wrong

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boorish

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crude insensitivity

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burgeon

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to send forth new growth (as in buds or branches)

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burnish

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to make shiny by rubbing; polishing

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coda

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a concluding part of a literary, dramatic, or musical work

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commensurate

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equal in measure or extent; corresponding in size or amount

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compendium

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a brief summary of a larger work; a list or number of items

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conciliatory

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to gain by pleasing acts; to make compatible (consolation prize)

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confound

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to throw into confusion; to bring to ruin

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contentious

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likely to cause disagreement or argument

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craven

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defeated, vanquished, lacking the least bit of courage

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deference

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respect and esteem due to a superior or elders

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denigrate

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to attack the reputation; to belittle

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desultory

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not connected with the main subject; lack of a definite plan or purpose

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diatribe

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a prolonged discourse; a bitter and abusive speech

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diffident

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hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence

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dirge

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a song or hymn of grief or lamentation; a slow, solemn, and mournful piece of music

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discordant

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being in disagreement; quarrleson

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disparage

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to lower in rank or reputation

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dissemble

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to hide under a false apperance

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distend

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to enlarge from internal pressure; to swell

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ebullient

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lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings

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efficacy

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the power to produce an effect

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elegy

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a poem or song expressing sorrow or lamentation

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emulate

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to strive to excel or equal

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enervate

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lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor

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engender

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procreate; to cause to exist or develop

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ephemeral

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lasting a very short time (as in a day)

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equanimity

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evenness of mind, especially under stress

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equivocate

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to avoid committing oneself in what one says (beating around the bush)

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esoteric

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limited to a small circle; private; confidential

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exacerbate

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to make more violent, bitter or severe

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exculpate

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to clear from alleged fault or guilt

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fatuous

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silly; foolish

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fledgling

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an immature or inexperienced person; one that is new

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flout

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to treat with disregard

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foment

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to promote the growth or development of

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gainsay

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to declare to be untrue or invalide

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garrulous

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given to rambling or tedious loquacity; pointlessly or annoyingly talking

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goad

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something that pains as if by pricking or poking

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grandiloquent

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a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous style, manner, and language

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gregarious

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tending to associate with one's kind; sociable

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guileless

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innocent, naive

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harangue

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a lengthy and aggressive speech

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iconoclasm

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the deliberate destruction of religious icons and other symbols or monuments

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immutable

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not capable of or susceptible to change

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impassive

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unsusceptible to pain; destitute of emotion

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imperturbable

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marked by extreme calm, steadiness

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impervious

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not allowing entrance or passage; not capable of being damaged or harmed

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implacable

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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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inchoate

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being only partly in existence or operation

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indigence

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a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking

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indolent

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slow to develop or heal; habitually lazy

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inert

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lacking the power to move

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ingenuous

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innocent, unsuspecting like a child

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innocuous

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not likely to give offense or arouse strong feelings; harmless

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insipid

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lacking taste or savor; dull, flat

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insular

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of, relating to, or constituting an island

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intractable

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not easily governed, managed or directed; not easily manipulated or wrought

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intransigent

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refusal to compromise or abandon an extreme position or attitude

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inundate

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to cover with a flood; to overwhelm

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inure

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to accustom to accept something undesirable

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invective

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characterized by insult or abuse (especially in language)

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irascible

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marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger

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irresolute

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uncertain how to act or proceed

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laconic

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involving the minimum use of words to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

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lassitude

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a condition of weariness or fatigue

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laud

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praise or acclaim

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levee

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a reception usually in honor of a particular person

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levity

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lack of steadiness; excessive or unseemly frivolity`

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magnanimity

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loftiness of spirit that enables one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display noble generosity

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malingerer

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someone who pretends or exaggerates incapacity or illness (to avoid duty or work)

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maverick

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

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mendacious

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characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from the absolute truth

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misanthrope

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a person who hates or distrusts humankind

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mitigate

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to make less severe or painful

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mollify

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to soothe in temper or disposition; to reduce the intensity

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neophyte

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a new convert; novice; beginner

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obdurate

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stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing; resistant to persuasion

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obsequious

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marked by or exhibiting a fawning attractiveness

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obviate

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to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary

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occlude

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to close up or block off (to obstruct)

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officious

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kind; dutiful; volunteering one's services even if not asked or needed

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onerous

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troublesome; legal obligations that outweigh advantages

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opprobrium

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something that brings disgrace

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paragon

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a model of excellence or perfection

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paucity

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smallness of number; dearth

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pedantic

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making a show of knowledge;

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penchant

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a strong and continuous inclination; a liking

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penury

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an oppressive lack of resources; severe poverty

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perfidy

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faithless or disloyal

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perfunctory

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characterized by routine; lacking in interest or enthusiasm

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pervasive

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existing in or spreading through every part of something

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phlegmatic

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having or showing a slow and stolid temperament

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placate

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to appease; to soothe or mollify (especially by concessions)

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platitude

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being dull or insipid

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pragmatic

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very practical as opposed to idealistic

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precarious

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dependent upon uncertain premises

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precipitate

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to throw violently; to bring about abruptly

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prevaricate

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to deviate from the truth

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probity

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adherence to the highest principles and ideals

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propensity

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an often intense natural inclination or preference

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propitiate

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to gain or regain the favor; appease

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proscribe

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to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful.

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quiescent

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causing no trouble or symptoms; tranquilly at rest

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rarefied

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being less dense; very high

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recalcitrant

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difficult to manage or operate; defiant of authority or restraint

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recondite

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hidden from sight

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refractory

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resisting authority or control; stubbor

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reprobate

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to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil

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repudiate

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to refuse to have anything to do with; to refuse to accept

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reticent

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restrained in expression; silent or uncommunicative in speech

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sage

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wise through reflection and experience

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salubrious

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favorable to or promoting health or well-being

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soporific

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causing or tending to cause sleep; lethargy

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specious

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having deceptive attention or allure

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stigma

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a small scar, spot, or identifying mark (especially of a disease)

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stolid

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expressing little or no sensibility; unemotional

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tacid

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expressed or carried on without words or speech (implied or indicated)

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tenuous

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not dense; having little substance

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torpor

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a state of mental and motor inactivity with insensibility

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tortuous

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repeated twists, bends, or turns (winding)

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tractable

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easily handled, led, or managed

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truculent

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cruel, savage

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vacillate

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oscillate; sway; to waver in mind, will or feeling

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venerate

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to regard with respect or admiring deference (to honor)

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veracious

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honest, truthful

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viscous

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having a sticky quality

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vituperative

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verbal abuse; given to censure

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volatile

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difficult to capture

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welter

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to rise and fall or toss about in or with waves; to be in termoil