Sat Vocab

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Commodious

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spacious and convenient; roomy

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Debunk

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to expose a sham

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engender

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to bring to into existence

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Spartan

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suggestive of the ancient Spartans; sternly disciplined, frugal, or austere

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Gregarious

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sociable

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Ascetic

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exceedingly strict or severe in religious exercises or selfmortification

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Treatise

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A systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject

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Exacerbate

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to increase the severity

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Tenuous

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lacking a sound basis; thin or weak

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Ignominy

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disgrace; dishonor; public contempt

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Agitate

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to move or force into violent, irregular action; to call attention; to disturb or excite emotionally

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Demographic

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statistics of a human population

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Tempestuous

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relating to a storm; violent, turbulent, tumultuous

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Mendacious

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habitually dishonest

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Farcical

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resembling farce; ludicrous; absurd

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Beleaguer -

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to surround with military forces; to besiege

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Belied -

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to show to be false; contradict; to misrepresent

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Canonical -

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authorized; accepted; pertaining to canons or standards and laws; literary characteristic

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Abrogated -

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to abolish by formal or official means

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Retrench -

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to reduce or omit; economize

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Raucous -

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harsh, strident, grating; rowdy, disorderly

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Viscous -

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of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive

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Holism -

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theory that whole entities have an existence other than as the mere sum of their parts

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Adamant -

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utterly unyielding

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Discord -

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disagreement; lack of harmony; war; confusion

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vicarious -

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done in the place of another; experienced through another person

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cavalier -

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a gentleman; a soldier; haughty or arrogant; careless

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vagabond -

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wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic

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transient -

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not lasting or enduring; transitory;

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innocuous -

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harmless, inoffensive, bland, unlikely to provoke

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peripatetic -

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(verb or noun) walking or traveling about

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audacity -

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boldness or daring

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altercations -

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A vehement quarrel

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harbingers -

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One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner

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imperious -

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domineering in a haughty manner; urgent; imperative

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espy -

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to see at a distance; catch sight of

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inherent -

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existing as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute

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poisonous –

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toxic

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dilettante –

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one with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge

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conception –

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the ability to form or understand an idea

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prudent –

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exercising good judgment or common sense

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archaic –

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characteristic of an earlier period: old fashioned

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modest –

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quiet or humble in manner or appearance

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serene –

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calm

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discredit –

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to cause to be doubted

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brusque –

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rudely abrupt

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feral –

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savage, untamed

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integrity –

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trustworthiness; completeness

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torpor –

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laziness; inactivity; dullness

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spontaneous –

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unplanned; naturally occurring

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conviction –

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a fixed or strong belief

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misconception -

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an incorrect understanding or interpretation

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melancholy –

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sadness; depression

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camaraderie –

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goodwill between friends

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obdurate –

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stubborn; inflexible

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assimilation –

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to absorb; to make similar

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diligent –

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marked by painstaking effort; hard-working

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obscure –

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(adj.) relatively unknown, (v) to conceal or make indistinct

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impartial –

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not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased

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suppressed –

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subdued; kept from being circulated

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servile –

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submissive; like a servant

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disparity –

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inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference

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indolent –

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lazy; lethargic

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dictatorial –

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domineering; oppressively overbearing; imperious

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substantiated –

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supported with proof or evidence; verified

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convoluted –

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intricate; complex

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patronizing –

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treating in a condescending manner

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elusive –

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difficult to capture

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alliance –

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a union of two or more groups

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listless-

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lacking energy

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incumbent –

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imposed as a duty; obligatory

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ebullience –

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intense enthusiasm

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effusive –

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emotionally unrestrained; gushy

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superficial –

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concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow

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ruse –

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a crafty trick

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ambivalent –

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simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain

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ambiguous –

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open to more than one interpretation, vague

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stratagem –

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a clever trick used to deceive or outwit

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enlightening –

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informative; contributing to one’s awareness

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jurisprudence –

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the philosophy or science of law

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spurious –

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not genuine; false; counterfeit

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poignant –

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profoundly moving; touching

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plausible –

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seeming valid or acceptable; credible

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rhetoric –

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the art of using language effectively and persuasively

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pundit –

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an authority who expresses his/her opinions

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quandary –

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a state of uncertainty or perplexity

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impede –

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to slow the progress of

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dilatory –

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habitually late

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lucid -

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easily understood; clear

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cohesive -

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condition of sticking together

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futile -

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having no useful purpose; pointless

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fractious -

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quarrelsome; unruly

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hypocrisy -

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the practice of pretending to something one is not; insincerity

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gratuitous -

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given freely; unearned; unwarranted

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assiduous -

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hard working

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propriety -

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appropriateness of behavior

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anthology -

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a collection of literary pieces

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genre -

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describing a category of artistic endeavor

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obsolete -

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no longer in use; old fashioned

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virtuoso -

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a tremendously skilled artist

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decorous -

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proper; marked by good taste

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enmity -

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mutual hatred or ill will

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excerpt -

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a selected part of a passage or scene

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implication -

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the act of suggesting or hinting

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equanimity -

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the quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure

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coherent -

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logically connected

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caustic -

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bitingly sarcastic or witty; corrosive, burning

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fatuous -

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insane, stupid

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ubiquitous -

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pervasive, widespread, common, omnipresent

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incendiary -

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sets fires, arsonist, stirs up trouble

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libertine -

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amoral, rake, lecher, one who is morally or ually unrestrained

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choler -

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anger, wrath, irritability, ire

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iniquitous -

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evil, base, corrupt, nefarious

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odium -

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contempt, aversion, abhorrence

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excoriate -

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scrape, chafe, flay or berate, denounce, chastise, rebuke

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inert -

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motionless, inactive, no ability to react.

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stolidity -

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showing no emotion

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juxtaposition -

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an act of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast

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pedantic -

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too concerned with what are thought to be correct rules and details

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punctiliousness -

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very careful about the conventions of correct behavior and etiquette

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erudite -

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learned, scholarly, bookish,

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didactic -

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tending to give instruction or advice, even when it is not welcome or not needed

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spry -

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agile, robust

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stupefy -

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stun, shock

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precept -

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rule or principle of conduct

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chaste -

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unsullied, blameless, clean, pure

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piquant -

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appealing, spicy, savory

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insipid -

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dull, boring

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ephemeral -

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lasting for only a short period of time

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premonition -

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auspice, boding, portent, augury, prophecy, omen, clairvoyant

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stopgap -

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an improvised solution that serves until a better solution can be found.

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moratorium -

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a suspension of some ongoing activity, often brought about by an official order

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admonition -

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a friendly criticism or warning

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invocation -

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an appeal to higher authority for support

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supplication-

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appeal, prayer, plea, request

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disenfranchise -

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deprive of a basic right of citizenship

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diatribe -

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a harshly critical verbal attack

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repartee -

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a clever and amusing sparring with words

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itinerant -

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one who travels from place to place

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mercenary -

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an individual who works only for monetary gain

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charlatans -

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people who pretend to have knowledge or abilities that they don't actually have

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recidivists -

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repeat criminals

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provincials -

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people who are narrow-minded and have a limited perspective

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garrulous -

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excessively talkative

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sanguine -

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to be confident and optimistic

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histrionic -

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overdramatic in reaction or behavior; theatrical

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censure -

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severe criticism; castigate, condemn

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bounder -

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rogue, louse, knave, scoundrel

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cede -

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relinquish, surrender, capitulate

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consternation -

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a sudden a feeling of bewilderment and dismay, alarm

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perspicacity -

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keenness of mental perception and understanding

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rancor -

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ill-will or resentment

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raconteur -

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someone who excels at storytelling

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prevaricate -

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to avoid giving a direct and honest answer or opinion, especially by quibbling or being deliberately ambiguous or misleading

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pilfer -

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to steal small items of little value, especially habitually

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winnow -

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to examine something to separate useful and wasteful parts

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finagle -

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manipulate somebody in order to obtain something

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despoil -

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plunder, steal, fleece

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pugilist -

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boxer, combatant, warrior, rebel

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Aplomb -

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poise, confidence, composure,

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Dissemble(r) -

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to give a false appearanc; (liar)

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Salutary -

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useful or helpful

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Conciliatory -

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done to appease somebody

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Supplant -

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to displace somebody or something much used or inferior; supersede

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Overt -

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unconcealed or intentional; blatant, explicit

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Pugnacious -

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inclined to fight or be aggressive; truculent; contentious

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Fastidious -

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concerned with small details; fussy, persnickety, precise; meticulous

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Abstruse -

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obscure and not easily understood; perplexing

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Irreverence -

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lack of respect or veneration; disdain

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Buttress -

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gives support; bolster; structure, reinforce

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Mercurial -

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lively, witty, and unpredictable

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Corporeal -

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material or physical rather than spiritual

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Subsidize -

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to contribute money; sponsor

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Exhume -

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to reintroduce or reveal; to dig up a body; disinter; unearth

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Quash -

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to forcibly stop, null, or void something that is invalid; suppress, annul

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Cognitive -

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concerned with acquisition of knowledge

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Volatile -

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changing suddenly; unstable or potentially dangerous

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Capricious -

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impulsive; whimsical

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Maverick -

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somebody who holds independent views and refuses the accepted or traditional outlook; non-conformist

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Aggregate -

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to come together to make a whole; to add up; amass; accumulate

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Prosaic -

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lacking imagination, straightforward; banal; mundane; dull

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Linchpin -

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a pin used to stop a wheel from coming off; an essential element

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Burgeoning -

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growing rapidly; escalating

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Inanity -

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lacking meaning, understanding, or quality; silly

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Xenophobic -

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fear or dislike of the foreign

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Acumen -

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strong insight; ability to make quick accurate judgments

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Laud -

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to glorify or praise a person; acclaim; extol