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List 1: ABSTRACT |
Definition: not concrete, non figurative Example: But Einstein's work has been by no means confined to such abstract questions. |
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List 1: AESTHETIE |
Definition: having to do with the appreciation of beauty Example: Maybe it was time they started paying more attention to the aesthetic value of things. |
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List 1: ALLEVIATE |
Definition: to ease a pain or burden Example: She wasn't sure why she'd hoped he was gone, except that his absence would alleviate her guilty conscious. |
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List 1: AMBIVALENT |
Definition: simultaneously feeling opposing feelings: uncertain Example: Howie was ambivalent as usual while Quinn indicated the choice was Martha's to make. |
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List 1: AMBIGUOUS |
Definition: open to more than one interpretation: unclear Example: But the context alone can determine the question; and that is often so ambiguous that a sure inference is impossible. |
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List 1: APATHETIC |
Definition: feeling or showing little emotion Example: He had shown himself so incapable and apathetic that his followers were sick of fighting for such a despicable master. |
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List 1: AUSPICIOUS |
Definition: favorable; promising Example: It is especially auspicious to visit all eight in one pilgrimage. |
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List 1: BENEVOLENT |
Definition: welt meaning; generous Example: I have to sit back and look like I'm the grateful little kid getting help from the benevolent teacher. |
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List 1: CANDOR |
Definition: sincerity; openness Example: She was never quite sure how to respond to Martha's candor though the two continued to be best of friends. |
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List 1: COMPREHENSIVE |
Definition: broad or complete in scope or content Example: His face was a road map of emotion, traveling from puzzled, to comprehensive and then on to frustration. |
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List 2: CONTEMPORARY |
Definition: current, modern; from the same time Example:There was a reading of contemporary poetry. |
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List 2: MAVERICK |
Definition: one who resists adherence to a group Example: Possibly after Samuel Augustus Maverick, (1803–1870), American cattleman who left the calves in his herd unbranded . |
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List 2: STOIC |
Definition: known only to a select group Example:His features were stoic, his face hard. |
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List 2: ESOTERIC |
Definition: known only to a select group Example:He was avoiding the sense of making something too esoteric. |
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List 2: PLAUSIBLE |
Definition: seemingly valid or acceptable; credible Example: This fact suggests a plausible theory of the origin of the name. |
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List 2: TRANSITORY |
Definition: short-lived temporary Example: A " transitory convention " operates at once, leaving no duties to be subsequently performed, but with reference to conventions. |
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List 2: PROSAIC |
Definition: unimaginable; dull; ordinary Example: There is some poetry in this composition, but it alternates with very prosaic details. |
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List 2: INNOVATIVE |
Definition: introducing something new Example: Housing is a huge industry that will reward innovative products that are truly better. |
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List 2: DUBIOUS |
Definition: doubtful of unlikely authenticity Example:His answer was dubious to say the least. |
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List 2: OBJECTIVITY |
Definition: judgement uninfluenced by emotion Example:The article attempted objectivity, documenting several of the cases on which our tips proved fruitful. |
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List 3: PARAMOUNT |
Definition: of chief concern or importance Example: Islam is paramount in Turkey, Persia, Arabia and Afghanistan. |
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List 3: NOVEL |
Definition: strikingly new or unusual Example: A telephone transmitter and a receiver on a novel plan were patented in July 1877 by Edison, shortly after the introduction of Bell's instruments. |
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List 3: GRATUITOUS |
Definition: given freely; unearned; unwarranted Example: The sentence was executed with gratuitous harshness. |
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List 3: SUPERFLUOUS |
Definition: extra; unnecessary Example: It is probable that they serve to strain off the superfluous water which is introduced into the mouth during the process of feeding. |
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List 3: CONVICTION |
Definition: a fixed or strong belief Example: It was nice to hear the old conviction in that deep warm voice. |
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List 3: DILIGENT |
Definition: marked by painstaking effort; hard-working Example: From his youth he was diligent in his studies and a great reader, and during his college life showed a marked talent for extemporaneous speaking. |
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List 3: INHERENT |
Definition: inborn; built-in Example: While I was dumbfounded, inherent pragmatism caused me to further prompt. |
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List 3: ECLECTIC |
Definition: made up of a variety of sources or styles Example: He is not a systematic thinker, but is too much affected by the eclectic notion of reconciling all philosophies. |
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List 3: MOLLIFY |
Definition: to calm or soothe Example: There is nothing to show that this conversion was purely political; in any case it did little to mollify his enemies. |
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List 3: TENUOUS |
Definition: having little substance or strength; unsure; weak Example: Sarah broke the silence with a tenuous giggle that evoked a twisted smile from Jackson. |
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List 4: DISMAL |
Definition: depressing; dreary Example: The thought of war is very dismal. |
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List 4: COMMENCED |
Definition: to begin; start Example: As soon as the race commenced Leo was off. |
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List 4: VICTUALS |
Definition: food supplies; provisions Example: The victuals started running low after 3 months of hiding. |
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List 4: RANSOM |
Definition: the sum or price paid or demanded to redeem from captivity, bondage, detention, etc. by pay demanded price Example: The pirates wanted a ransom for the prince. |
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List 4: ENCHANTMENT |
Definition: the act, art, or an instance of magical influence. Example: It was almost as the student had an enchantment over the teacher. |
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List 4: RASPY |
Definition: harsh; grating Example: The man spoke with a raspy voice. |
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List 4: COUNTERFEIT |
Definition: made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; forged Example: The girl tried to use counterfeit money to buy the expensive TV. |
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List 4: TEMPERANCE |
Definition: moderation of self-restraint in action, statement, etc. self-control Example: The had to have temperance while on her diet. |
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List 4: ABOLISH |
Definition: to do away with Example: The king wanted to abolish the trader. |
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List 4: HAIL |
Definition: to call out in order to greet, stop attract attention Example: Hail to thee, Ra, the self-existent. |
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List 5: ABREAST |
Definition: side by side and facing the same way Example: The three of them walked abreast along a narrow road consisting of no more than two bare strips of dirt in the grass. |
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List 5: BRASH |
Definition: vulgarly self assertive, hasty; rash Example: The demon lord was brash, aggressive – and almost always honest, until it came time to deal. |
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List 5: LOLLED |
Definition: sit, lie or stand in a lazy, relaxed way Example: She lolled her head back and closed her eyes |
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List 5: ABOLITIONIST |
Definition: a person who favors the doing away with a practice or institution Example:He was always an anti-slavery man, but never technically an abolitionist, and he joined the Republican party soon after its organization. |
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List 5: SPECULATE |
Definition: to form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence. Example: Which irked her for reasons she didn't want to speculate about. |
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List 5: SOLEMN |
Definition: formal, serious; not cheerful Example: The solemn moment was broken with a snicker that went around the room. |
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List 5: BYGONES |
Definition: a thing dating from an earlier time Example: Of inverness by road or canal, and was, in bygone days, one of the keys of the Highlands. |
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List 5: LAMENT |
Definition: to mourn (a loss of death) Example: His amiable disposition acquired him a large circle of friends, who deeply lament his death. |
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List 5: PENSIVE |
Definition: reflecting; in series thought Example: She was pensive after the big lecture. |
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List 5: DISPOSITION |
Definition: a tendency to act in a specified way Example: His violent disposition now led him to quarrel with a country gentleman who had insulted his sister. |
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List 6: VULNERABLE |
Definition: susceptible to physical or emotional injury Example: The young girl felt vulnerable on her first day at public school. |
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List 6: RESERVED |
Definition: the keeping of ones feelings, thoughts, or affairs to oneself; self-restraint Example: You could tell by her facial expressions that she was very reserved. |
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List 6: FEIGNED |
Definition: to give a false appearance of: feign sleep Example: She tried to feign innocence but her eyes were full of mischief. |
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List 6: LEVITY |
Definition: lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate Example: After battles, some soldiers try and add levity to their days by telling jokes around the campfire. |
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List 6: PLAGIARISTIC |
Definition: copied and passes off as your own Example: The teacher accused Jonny of a plagiaristic paper because he could never write that extravagant. |
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List 6: MARRED |
Definition: something that has been damaged, disfigured, or blemished Example: There were at least three different footprints but they were marred and nearly indistinguishable. |
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List 6: PERPETUAL |
Definition: continuing without interruption; prolonged Example: She was an attractive girl with a quick smile and a perpetual twinkle in her eyes. |
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List 6: BIZARRE |
Definition: out of the ordinary: odd Example: The way he acted after the shots was very bizarre. |
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List 6: ACUTE |
Definition: keenly perceptive r discerning; extremely sharp or severe Example: The dog had an acute sense of smell. |
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List 6: REPROACH |
Definition: to bring shame upon; disagree Example: I continually reproach myself.... |
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List 6: TURBULENCE |
Definition: a state of violet disturbance and disorder; wild or disruptive activity Example: We were flying through the storm and had a lot of turbulence. |
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List 6: SUPERCILIOUS |
Definition: having or showing arrogant superiority haughty vain Example: The supercilious woman demands special treatment for being pretty. |
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List 6: FRACTIOUSNESS |
Definition: the trait of being disobedient and lacking discipline; unruly Example: The man's fractiousness made him unpopular with others. |
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List 6: WISTFULLY |
Definition: unfulfilled longing or yearning; pensively sad; melancholy Example: The kitten gazed wistfully at the forbidden fruit. |
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List 6: VISTA |
Definition: a distant view seen through an opening, as between rows of buildings/trees Example: As they came out on the top of the mountain, a vista of hills and valleys lay before them as far as the eye could see. |
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List 7: PUNGENT |
Definition: sharp or writing to taste or smell; acrid Example: When the pungent smell of rotten eggs filled the house, I held my nose. |
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List 7: DEFT |
Definition: quick and skillful; adroit Example: He was as deft at drawing wolves as a compass is at drawing circles. |
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List 7: RECIPROCAL |
Definition: performed experienced, or felt by both sides' mutual Example: they had a reciprocal relationship. |
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List 7: LANGUID |
Definition: lacking energy or vitality; sluggish' listless Example: I always get my rest when I take a languid cruise vacation. |
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List 7: FERVENT |
Definition: having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent Example: Jack’s fervent love for Kelly encouraged him to tattoo her name on his back. |
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List 7: CYNICAL |
Definition: expressing jaded or scornful skepticism or negativity; pessimistic. Example: These and other actions indicate that William could show on occasion a cold and cynical ruthlessness. |
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List 7: DESOLATE |
Definition: Devoid of inhabitants; deserted; barren Example: With the exception of the one man at the bar, the unpopular tavern was desolate. |
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List 7: TRANSCENDENT |
Definition: Surpassing others; preeminent or supreme Example: To many, a god is a transcendent being who has powers that exceed those of mere mortals. |
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List 7: IMPENETRABLE |
Definition: Impossible to penetrate or enter Example: The lagoons are surrounded by dense belts of reeds, and the coast-land is covered with low,impenetrable bush. |
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List 7: OCULIST |
Definition: A physician who treats diseases of the eyes; an optometrist Example: From 1738 to 1741 he was placed in the care of an oculist, as he suffered from inflammation of the eyes. |
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List 7: SUMPTUOUS |
Definition: Lavish; rich and superior in quality Example: His palace was more sumptuous than the temples of the gods, from which it was quite separate. |
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List 7: FACET |
Definition: One of numerous aspects, as of a subject
Example: Was his life here yet another facet of his rebellion? |
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List 7: INCESSANT |
Definition: Continuing without interruption; continual Example: Instead of singing like the birds, I silently smiled at my incessant good fortune. |
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List 7: INNUMERABLE |
Definition: Too numerous to be counted; numberless Example: I've eliminated innumerable enemies of yours the past few years. |
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List 7: DISDAIN |
Definition: A feeling or show of contempt and aloofness; scorn Example: She glared at them both with a cross between disdain and fury. |
