Grecommon Vocab

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abstain

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to choose not to do something

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abyss

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an extremly deep hole

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advocate

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to speak in favor of

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analogous

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somethingsimilar or alike in some way; equivalent to

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apathy

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lack of intrest or emotion

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arbitrate

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to jude a dispute between two opposing parties

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ardor

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intense and passionate feeling

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attentuate

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to reduce in force or degree; to weaken

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banal

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predictable, cliche, boring

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cacophony

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harsh jarring noise

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candid

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impartial and honest in speech

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castigate

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to punish or criticize harshly

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caustic

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biting in wit

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chauvanist

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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs

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condone

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to overlook, pardon, or disregard

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corroborate

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to provide supporting evidence

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crescendo

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steadily increasing volume or force

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decorum

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appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

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deference

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respect, courtesy

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deride

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to speak of or treat with contempt;to mock

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desultory

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jumping from one thing to another

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diatribe

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an abusive; condemnatory speech

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diffident

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lacking self confidence

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dilatory

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intended to delay

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dissemble

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to present a false appearance; to disguise ones real intentions or character

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eratic

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wandering and unpredictable

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esoteric

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known or understood by only a few

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euphenism

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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distatsteful one.

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exacerbate

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to make worse

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exculpate

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to free from blame, prove innocent

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foment

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to arouse or intice

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guile

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deciet or trickery

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iconoclast

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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions

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imperturbable

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not capable of being disturbed

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impervious

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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

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ipetuous

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quick to act without thinking

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inplacable

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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

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inchoate

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not fully formed; disorganized

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ingenuous

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showing innocence or childlike simplicity

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intrasigent

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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled

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indundate

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to overwhelm; to cover with water

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irascible

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easily made angry

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laconic

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using few words,terse

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malinger

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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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mitigate

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to soften; to lessen

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obdurate

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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion

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monotony

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lack of variation

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obsequious

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overly submissive and eager to please

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obstinate

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stubborn; unyielding

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obviate

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to prevent,to make unecessary

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occlude

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to stop up; to prevent the pasage of

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onerous

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troublesome and opressive; burdensome

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opaque

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impossible to see through, preventing the passage of light

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opprobrium

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public disgrace

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paragon

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model of excellence or perfection

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pedant

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somone who shows off learning

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philanthropy

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charity, a desiere or effort to promote goodness

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placate

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to soothe or pacify

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precipitate

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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

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prevaricate

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to lie or deviate from the truth

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prodigal

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lavish; wasteful

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proliferate

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to increase in number quickly

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propiate

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to concilate; to appease

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prudence

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wisdom, caution, or restraint

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quiescent

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motionless

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repudiate

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to reject the validity of

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reticent

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silent observed

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rehtoric

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effective writting or speaking

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satiate

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to satisfy fully or overindulge

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soporific

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causing sleep or lethargy

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specious

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deceptivley attractive; seemingly plausible but fallicious

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stigma

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a mark of shame or discredit

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stolid

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unemotional; lacking sensitivity

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sublime

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lofty or grand

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tacit

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done without using words

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taciturn

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silent, not talkative

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torpor

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extrmeme mental or physical slugishness

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vacillate

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to sway physically;to be indesiceve

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venerate

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to respect deeply

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volatile

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easily aroused or chagable; lively or explosive

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whimsical

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acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable

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zeal

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passion, excitment