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Adulterate |
V, to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients |
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Amalgamate |
V, to combine several elements into a whole (N amalgamation) |
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Aver |
V, to state as a fact; to declare or assert |
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Diatribe |
N, harsh denunciation |
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Dissemble |
V, to disguise or conceal; to mislead |
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Endemic |
characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people |
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Fortuitous |
A, happening by accident or chance |
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Germane |
A, relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter |
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Grandiloquence |
N, pompous speech or expression |
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Hackneyed |
A, rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage |
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Halcyon |
A, calm and peaceful |
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Hegemony |
N, consistent dominance of one state or group over others |
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Iconoclast |
N, one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or instructions |
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Idolatrous |
A, given to intense or excessive devotion to something (N idolatry) |
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Impassive |
A, revealing no emotion |
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Impunity |
N, immunity from punishment or penalty |
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Inchoate |
A, in an initial stage, not fully formed |
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Infelicitous |
A, unfortunate, inappropriate |
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Insipid |
A, lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate or challenge |
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Loquacious |
A, extremely talkative (N loquacity) |
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Mendacity |
N, condition of being untruthful; dishonesty (A mendacious) |
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Misanthrope |
N, one who hates all other humans (N misanthropic) |
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Obdurate |
A, unyielding, hardhearted, intractable |
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Obsequious |
A, exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
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Opprobrium |
N, disgrace, contempt, scorn |
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Pedagogy |
N, the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing |
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Pedantic |
A, overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education, ahow-offish about one's knowledge |
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Penury |
N, poverty, destitution |
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Pith |
N, the essential or central part |
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Pithy |
A, precise and brief |
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Platitude |
N, superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful |
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Polemical |
A, controversial, argumentative |
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Prodigal |
Recklessly wasteful, extravagant, lavish, profuse |
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Querulous |
A, prone to complaining or grumbling, peevish |
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Recalcitrant |
A, obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage |
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Repudiate |
V, to refuse to have anything to do with, disown |
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Salubrious |
A, promoting healthiness |
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Solvent |
A, able to fulfill financial obligations |
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Specious |
A, seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleading attractive; plausible but false |
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Spurious |
A, lacking authenticity or validity, false, counterfeit |
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Surfeit |
V, over abundant suplly, excess (N a surfeit of supplies) |
Like surplus |
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Acerbic |
A, sour or bitter tasting, biting |
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Aggrandize |
V, to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige |
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Amenable |
A, agreeable and responsive to suggestion |
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Anachronism |
N, thing or person out of historical/chronological context |
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Credulous |
A, gullible, believing to readily |
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Desiccate |
V, to dry out, make dull |
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Dilettante |
N, one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or branch of knowledge |
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Flout |
V, to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention |
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Garrulous |
A, pointlessly talkative, talking too much |
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Glib |
A, nonchalant, lacking in depth, superficial |
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Immutable |
A, not capable of change |
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Impetuous |
A, hatily or rashly energetic , impulsive and vehement |
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Inimical |
A, damaging, harmful, injurious |
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Intractable |
A, not easily managed or directed, stubborn, obstinate |
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Intrepid |
A, steadfast and courageous |
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Laconic |
A, using few words, terse |
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Neophyte |
N, a recent convert, beginner or novice to anything |
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Ostentatious |
A, characterized by pretentious display, showy, gaudy |
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Phlegmatic |
A, calm, sluggish, unemotional |
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Probity |
N, uprightness, adherence to highest principles, complete and confirmed integrity |
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Profligate |
A, excessively wasteful, recklessly extravagant |
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Prosaic |
A, dull, lacking in spirit or imagination |
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Quixotic |
A, foolishly impractical, marked by lofty romantic ideals |
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Quotidian |
A, occurring or recurring daily, commonplace |
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Rarefy |
V, to refine, make or become thin, less dense |
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Recondite |
A, hidden, concealed, difficult to understand, concealed |
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Reflugent |
A, radiant, shiny, brilliant |
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Renege |
V, to fail to honor a commitment, to go back on a promise |
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Sedulous |
A, diligent, persistent, hard-working |
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Soporific |
A, causing drowsiness, tending to induce sleep |
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Spendthrift |
N, one who spends money wastefully |
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Tacit |
A, implies, not explicitly stated |
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Trenchant |
A, sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating |
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Untenable |
A, indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable |
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Variegated |
A, multicolored, patches of many colors |
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Vituperate |
V, to berate, use harsh condemnation language, to abuse or censure severely or abusively |
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