Jimmy Zhang Sat List3

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prognosis
n.

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the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
the act or art of foretelling the course of a disease

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forecasting, foretelling, predicting
Right now, doctors say his prognosis is good.

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setback
n.

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a checking of progress

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knock, lapse, reversal

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altered
adj.
al·ter·abil·i·ty noun

— al·ter·able adjective

— al·ter·ably adverb

— al·ter·er noun

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to make different without changing into something else

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change, make over, modify

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revolution
n.
rotation, twirl, wheel

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rotation, twirl, wheel

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contradicted
adj.
con·tra·dict·able adjective

— con·tra·dic·tor noun

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to assert the contrary of : take issue with
to imply the opposite or a denial of

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disagree (with), gainsay
He contradicted the charges of his critics.

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truce
n.

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a suspension of fighting especially of considerable duration by agreement of opposing forces

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armistice, cease-fire
There's been an uneasy truce between her and her parents for the past several months.

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reinforce
v.

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back, bolster, buttress

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crisis
n.

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boiling point, breaking point, emergency

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halted
adj.

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to walk or proceed lamely : limp

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deadlock, gridlock, impasse
They put a halt to the rumors.

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breakthrough
v.

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advance, enhancement, improvement

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credence
n.

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mental acceptance as true or real

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confidence, trust, faith
The theory is gaining credence among scientists.

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irrefutable
adj.
ir·re·fut·abil·i·ty noun

— ir·re·fut·ably adverb

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impossible to refute : incontrovertible

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incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable
There is irrefutable evidence that he committed these crimes.

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disrepute
v.

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lack or decline of good reputation : a state of being held in low esteem

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disesteem, dishonor, disgrace
The theory has been in disrepute for years.

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dubious
adj.
du·bi·ous·ly adverb

— du·bi·ous·ness noun

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giving rise to uncertainty: as
questionable or suspect as to true nature or quality
unsettled in opinion : doubtful

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debatable, disputable, dodgy
He made the highly dubious claim that Elvis is still alive and living in Hawaii.

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acceptance
n.

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agreement, aproval

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convincing
adj.
con·vinc·ing·ly adverb

— con·vinc·ing·ness noun

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satisfying or assuring by argument or proof
having power to convince of the truth, rightness, or reality of something : plausible

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effective, forceful, persuasive
Your argument isn't very convincing.

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misinterpret
v.
mis·in·ter·pre·ta·tion noun

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to explain wrongly
to understand wrongly

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misrepresent, misstate, pervert
He claims that his statements have been misinterpreted by the media.

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misleading
adj.
mis·lead·er noun

— mis·lead·ing·ly adverb

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to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief often by deliberate deceit

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misguide, misinform, deceive
We believe that her comments were deliberately meant to mislead the public.

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anticipate
v.

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expect, await, hope (for), watch (for)

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predictable
adj.

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forecast, foretell, presage

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foresee
v.

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anticipate, divine, forefeel

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ironic
adj.

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apophasis, bathos, euphemism

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endorse
v.
en·dors·able adjective

— en·dors·ee noun

— en·dors·er noun

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to write on the back of; especially : to sign one's name as payee on the back of (a check) in order to obtain the cash or credit represented on the face

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champion, support (also indorse), patronize
That brand of sneaker is endorsed by several basketball stars.

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spellbinding
adj.

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holding the attention as if by a spell

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ignore
v.

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disregard, forget, neglect

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liquefy
v.
liq·ue·fi·er noun

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to reduce to a liquid state

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deliquesce, flux, fuse
The plastic liquefied in the intense heat.

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founder
v.

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bomb, collapse, crater

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contaminate
v.
con·tam·i·na·tive adjective

— con·tam·i·na·tor noun

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to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
to make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements

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befoul, defile, foul
Don't touch the microchip or the oil on your hands will contaminate it.

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backfire
n./v.

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boomerang

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purifying
adj.
pu·ri·fi·er noun

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to clear from material defilement or imperfection
to free from guilt or moral or ceremonial blemish
to free from undesirable elements

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cleanse, purge, sanctify
You can purify the air with a filtration system.

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boomerang
n.

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a bent or angular throwing club typically flat on one side and rounded on the other so that it soars or curves in flight; especially : one designed to return near the thrower

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saturate
v.
sat·u·ra·tor noun

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to satisfy fully : satiate
to treat, furnish, or charge with something to the point where no more can be absorbed, dissolved, or retained

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drench, drown, impregnate
Their new products are saturating the market.

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reciprocate
v.
re·cip·ro·ca·tor noun

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to give and take mutually
to return in kind or degree

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recompense, repay, requite
They appreciated her kindness but were not ready to reciprocate the gesture.

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pollute
v.

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befoul, defile, foul

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prevail
v.

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to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
to be or become effective or effectual

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conquer, win, triumph
Mutual respect prevails among students and teachers here.

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insubstantial
adj.
in·sub·stan·ti·al·i·ty noun

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lacking substance or material nature
lacking firmness or solidity : flimsy

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filmy, frothy, gauzy
Their contribution to the fund was insubstantial.

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esoteric
adj.
es·o·ter·i·cal·ly adverb

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designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone
requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group

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abstruse, arcane, deep
metaphysics is such an esoteric subject that most people are content to leave it to the philosophers

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indignant
adj.
in·dig·nant·ly adverb

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feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy : filled with or marked by indignation

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angered, apoplectic, ballistic
He was very indignant about the changes.

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conducive
adj.
con·du·cive·ness noun

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tending to promote or assist

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facilitative
the noisy environment of the dorms was not very conducive to studying

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reality
n.

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actuality, case, materiality, fact

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tenable
adj.

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defendable, defensible

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misconception
n.

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not the capacity, function, or process of forming or understanding ideas or abstractions or their symbols

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mythical
adj.

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fabled, fabulous, legendary

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possibility
n.

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capability, eventuality, potential, potentiality, prospect

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erroneous
adj.

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false, inaccurate, incorrect

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delusion
n.
de·lu·sion·al adjective

— de·lu·sion·ary adjective

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something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
the act of deluding : the state of being deluded

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conceit, daydream, fantasy
She is under the delusion that we will finish on time.

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hypothetical
adj.

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conjectural, theoretical, speculative, suppositional

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digression
n.
di·gres·sion·al adjective

— di·gres·sion·ary adjective

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the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work

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aside, tangent, divagation, excursion
the professor's frequent and extended digressions are the stuff of campus legend

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substantiate
v.
sub·stan·ti·a·tion noun

— sub·stan·ti·a·tive adjective

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to give substance or form to : embody
to establish by proof or competent evidence : verify

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demonstrate, prove, show, establish
substantiated his claim to local mountaineering fame with a photo of himself on the summit of Mount McKinley

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impugn
v.
im·pugn·able adjective

— im·pugn·er noun

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to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity

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He impugned his rival's character.

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protect
v.

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guard, keep, defend

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united
adj.

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agreeable, amicable, compatible

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mollify
v.
mol·li·fi·ca·tion noun

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to soothe in temper or disposition : appease
to reduce the rigidity of : soften

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disarm, gentle, pacify
All attempts to mollify the extremists have failed.

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flotsam
n.

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floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo; broadly : floating debris
a floating population

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debris, detritus, remains
flotsam washed up on the shore

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reconnaissance
n.

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a preliminary survey to gain information; especially : an exploratory military survey of enemy territory

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logistics, petard, salient
There are two helicopters available for reconnaissance.

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decimation
n.
dec·i·mate
transitive verb

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to cause great destruction or harm to
to exact a tax of 10 percent from

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destroy, demolishment, desolation
This kind of moth is responsible for decimating thousands of trees in our town.

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raiment
n.

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clothing, garments

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clothes, costumery, dress
the prince exchanged his silken raiment for the pauper's humble homespun

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sustenance
n.

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means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
the act of sustaining : the state of being sustained

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aliment, food, nourishment
Tree bark provides deer with sustenance in periods of drought.

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disposition
n.
dis·po·si·tion·al adjective

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the act or the power of disposing or the state of being disposed: as
prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination

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nature, temper, temperament
Her disposition was to always think negatively.

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cantankerous
adj.
can·tan·ker·ous·ly adverb

— can·tan·ker·ous·ness noun

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difficult or irritating to deal with

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disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored
a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change

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anatomy
n.
an·a·tom·i·cal or an·a·tom·ic adjective

— an·a·tom·i·cal·ly adverb

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a branch of morphology that deals with the structure of organisms
a treatise on anatomical science or art

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analysis, assay, breakdown
We had to take a class on anatomy.

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churlish
adj.
churl·ish·ly adverb

— churl·ish·ness noun

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of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar
marked by a lack of civility or graciousness : surly
difficult to work with or deal with : intractable

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boorish, clownish, classless
It would be churlish not to congratulate him.

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outlook
n.

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observatory, lookout, overlook

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benevolent
adj.
be·nev·o·lent·ly adverb

— be·nev·o·lent·ness noun

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marked by or disposed to doing good
organized for the purpose of doing good

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beneficent, humane, benignant
He belonged to several benevolent societies and charitable organizations.

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personality
n.

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luminary, megastar, name

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laconic
adj.
la·con·i·cal·ly adverb

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using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

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brief, capsule, compact
He had a reputation for being laconic.

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stature
n.

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altitude, elevation, inches, height

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robust
adj.

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able-bodied, bouncing

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mercurial
adj.
mer·cu·ri·al·ly adverb

— mer·cu·ri·al·ness noun

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of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
having qualities of eloquence, ingenuity, or thievishness attributed to the god Mercury or to the influence of the planet Mercury

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capricious, changeable, changeful
the boss's mood is so mercurial that we never know how he's going to react to anything

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corrosive
adj.
corrosive noun

— cor·ro·sive·ly adverb

— cor·ro·sive·ness noun

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tending or having the power to corrode
bitingly sarcastic

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acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulous
She argues that racism is dangerous and corrosive to society.

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disingenuous
adj.
dis·in·gen·u·ous·ly adverb

— dis·in·gen·u·ous·ness noun

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lacking in candor; also : giving a false appearance of simple frankness : calculating

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Her recent expressions of concern are self-serving and disingenuous.

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implacable
adj.
im·pla·ca·bil·i·ty noun

— im·pla·ca·bly adverb

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not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated

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bullheaded, dogged, hard
He has an implacable hatred for his political opponents.

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phlegmatic
adj.
phleg·mat·i·cal·ly adverb

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resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm(see phlegm)
having or showing a slow and stolid temperament

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passionless, impassive, stoic
a strangely phlegmatic response to what should have been happy news

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ensure
v.

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assure, cinch, guarantee

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belittle
adj.
be·lit·tle·ment noun

— be·lit·tler noun

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to speak slightingly of : disparage
to cause (a person or thing) to seem little or less

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bad-mouth, decry, cry down
Her detractors are in the habit of belittling her accomplishments.

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eliminate
v.

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ban, bar, close out

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defend
v.

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cover, fence, fend

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amateurish
v.

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layman, nonexpert, nonprofessional

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professional
adj.

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Do you have any professional experience?
I was impressed by the calm and professional way she handled the crisis.

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lax
adj.
lax·a·tion noun

— lax·ly adverb

— lax·ness noun

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of the bowels : loose, open
not tense, firm, or rigid : slack

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careless, derelict, disregardful
The university has been lax about enforcing these rules.

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harsh
adj.

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bitter, brutal, burdensome

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selective
adj.

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choosy (or choosey), particular, picky

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inclusive
adj.

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compendious, complete, comprehensive

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judgmental
adj.

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captious, carping, caviling (or cavilling), faultfinding, hypercritical, critical, overcritical, rejective

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discriminating
adj.

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differential, discriminatory, discriminational, discriminative

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sensitive
adj.

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delicate, fine, keen, perceptive

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insightful
adj.

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discerning, wise, perceptive

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verbose
adj.

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containing more words than necessary : wordy
given to wordiness

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circuitous, circumlocutory, diffuse
She has a verbose writing style.

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mundane
adj.
mun·dane·ly adverb

— mun·dane·ness noun

— mun·dan·i·ty noun

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of, relating to, or characteristic of the world
characterized by the practical, transitory, and ordinary : commonplace

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everyday, nitty-gritty, prosaic
They lead a pretty mundane life.

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concise
adj.
con·cise·ly adverb

— con·cise·ness noun

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marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail

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brief, capsule, compact
a concise article on violence in the media that manages to say more than most books on the subject

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elaborate
v.
elab·o·rate·ly adverb

— elab·o·rate·ness noun

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planned or carried out with great care
marked by complexity, fullness of detail, or ornateness

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complex, complicated, detailed
I see now that her behavior was all part of an elaborate plan.

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comprehensive
adj.

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compendious, complete, encyclopedic

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edifying
adj.

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to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift; also : enlighten, inform

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enlighten, educate, illume
These books will both entertain and edify readers.

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succinct
adj.
suc·cinct·ly adverb

— suc·cinct·ness noun

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marked by compact precise expression without wasted words

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elliptical (or elliptic), epigrammatic, laconic
He gave a succinct overview of the expansion project.

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enlightening
adj.

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to furnish knowledge to : instruct
to give spiritual insight to

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advertise, alert, notify
I don't understand what's going on; can someone please enlighten me?

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provocative
adj.

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exciting, inciting, instigating

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technical
adj.

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specialized

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aggregation
n.
ag·gre·ga·tion·al adjective

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a group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts or individuals
the collecting of units or parts into a mass or whole
the condition of being so collected

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inclination
n.
in·cli·na·tion·al adjective

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a particular disposition of mind or character : propensity; especially : liking
a deviation from the true vertical or horizontal : slant; also : the degree of such deviation

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affection, affinity, aptitude
I have neither the time nor the inclination to learn about such matters.