Sat Outside Vocab

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pithy

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Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief

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obtuse

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Lacking quickness of perception or intellect.

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vapid

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Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull

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adversary

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An opponent; an enemy

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legitimate

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Being in compliance with the law; lawful

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futile

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Having no useful result

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formidable

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Arousing fear, dread, or alarm: the formidable prospect of major surgery.
Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder: “Though a true hero, he was also a thoroughgoing bureaucrat and politician, a formidable combination” (Mario Puzo).
Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat: a formidable challenge; a formidable opponent.

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constructive

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Serving to improve or advance; helpful

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reproach

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To express disapproval of, criticism of, or disappointment in

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monotony

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Uniformity or lack of variation in pitch, intonation, or inflection

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terse

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Brief and to the point

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strident

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Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill; discordant

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insipid

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Lacking qualities that excite, stimulate, or interest; dull.

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vociferous

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Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry

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obfuscate

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To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand

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obiquitous

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Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent

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urbane

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Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner

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vituperative

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Using, containing, or marked by harshly abusive censure

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censure

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An expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism.

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cachet

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A mark or quality, as of distinction, individuality, or authenticity

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faux pas

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A social blunder

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robust

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Full of health and strength; vigorous.
Powerfully built; sturdy. See Synonyms at healthy.
Requiring or suited to physical strength or endurance: robust labor.
Rough or crude; boisterous: a robust tale

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discreet

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Marked by, exercising, or showing prudence and wise self-restraint in speech and behavior; circumspect.
Free from ostentation or pretension; modest

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indiscreet

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Lacking discretion; injudicious: an indiscreet remark

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injudicious

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Lacking or showing a lack of judgment or discretion; unwise

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ungainly

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Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy

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vagaries

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vagary - An extravagant or erratic notion or action

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impiety

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unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god [syn: impiousness

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narcissism

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Excessive love or admiration of oneself.

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acrimony

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Bitter, sharp animosity, especially as exhibited in speech or behavior

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oblique

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Having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined

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enervate

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To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of

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placate

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To allay(relieve) the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease

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sonorous

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Having or producing sound.
Having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound.
2.Impressive in style of speech: a sonorous oration

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esoteric

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Intended for or understood by only a particular group: an esoteric cult