List One Vocabulary

Front 1

person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc.

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advocate

Front 2

to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe

Back 2

appease

Front 3

a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse

Back 3

cliché

Front 4

to perplex or amaze, esp. by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse

Back 4

confound

Front 5

speculative, theoretical, doubtful

Back 5

conjectural

Front 6

friendly; agreeable

Back 6

conviviality

Front 7

a depressed or sunken place or part; an area lower than the surrounding surface; sadness; gloom; dejection

Back 7

depression

Front 8

to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like; to examine minutely part by part; analyze

Back 8

dissect

Front 9

rule; control; authority; ascendancy

Back 9

dominance

Front 10

asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social life

Back 10

egalitarianism

Front 11

depending upon experience or observation alone, without using scientific method or theory

Back 11

empirical

Front 12

characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable

Back 12

equitable

Front 13

to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.)

Back 13

facilitate

Front 14

to search out, discover, or bring to light

Back 14

ferret

Front 15

any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs, customs, etc

Back 15

heresy

Front 16

Characterized by, revealing, or approaching departure from established beliefs or standards

Back 16

heretical

Front 17

a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness

Back 17

hostility

Front 18

to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.

Back 18

impose

Front 19

faultless; flawless; irreproachable

Back 19

impeccable

Front 20

the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability

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incompetence

Front 21

to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right

Back 21

justify

Front 22

lacking brilliance or radiance; dull

Back 22

lackluster

Front 23

lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness

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levity

Front 24

an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions

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panoramic

Front 25

seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true

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paradoxical

Front 26

smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness

Back 26

paucity

Front 27

to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, esp. because of religion, race, or beliefs; harass persistently

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persecute

Front 28

One that precedes and indicates, suggests, or announces someone or something to come

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precursors

Front 29

a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference

Back 29

predilections

Front 30

commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

Back 30

prosaic

Front 31

To affirm or assert again

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reaffirm

Front 32

to bring into agreement or harmony; make compatible or consistent

Back 32

reconcile

Front 33

showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve

Back 33

sullen

Front 34

being more than is sufficient or required; excessive

Back 34

superfluous

Front 35

to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure

Back 35

sustain

Front 36

An opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by a person or especially by an organization

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tenets