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Altercation |
A heated argument |
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Lexicon |
A dictionary, a specialized vocabulary used in a particular field or place |
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Hue |
A particular shade of a given color |
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Galvanize |
To startle into sudden activity |
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Sanction |
Permission; Support |
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Hyperbole |
Extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally |
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Ominous |
Threatening; foreboding evil |
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Audacity |
Rude boldness, nerve |
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Evince |
To demonstrate clearly; to prove |
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Implacable |
Unable to be appeased or pacified |
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Exhort |
To urge on with stirring words |
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Incarcerate |
To put into prison; to confine |
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Incisive |
Sharp; keen; cutting straight to the hart of the matter |
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Expedient |
Practical; proving an immediate advantage |
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Pertinent |
Having to do with the subject at hand; relevant |
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Epistle |
A letter or literary composition in letter form |
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Avid |
Enthusiastic; extremely interested |
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Gadfly |
An irritating and persistent person |
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Humility |
Absence of vanity; humbleness |
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Dolorous |
Exhibiting sorrow or pain |
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Gargantuan |
Of huge or extraordinary size and power |
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Arduous |
Difficult; requiring much effort |
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Affable |
Friendly; agreeable; easy to talk to |
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Grandiloquent |
Pompous or high-flown in speech |
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Agrarian |
Concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land |
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Grimace |
A facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain |
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Harangue |
A long, strongly expressed speech or lecture |
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Formidable |
Arousing fear or awe |
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Sycophant |
A flatterer; one who fawns on others in order to gain favor |
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Explicit |
Clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination |
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Inert |
Unable to act or move; inactive; sluggish |
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Circumvent |
To get around; to bypass |
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Clandestine |
Secret |
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Acquit |
to find not guilty pf fault or crime |
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Deprecate |
To express strong disapproval of |
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Barrister |
Lawyer (British) |
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Adulation |
Excessive praise or admiration |
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Culinary |
Having to do with the kitchen or food |
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Bawdy |
Indecent; humorously obscene |
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Chastise |
To punish severely |
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Jocose |
Joking; humorous |
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Myriad |
A very large number |
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Latent |
Present, but not active; hidden |
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Pernicious |
Destructive, deadly |
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Frugal |
Thrifty; economical in money matters |
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Levity |
lightness of disposition; lack of seriousness |
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Hoax |
A practical joke; a trick |
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Amicable |
Friendly; peaceable |
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Obstreperous |
Aggressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant |
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Enraptured |
Delighted beyond measure |
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Marital |
Having to do with marriage |
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Bask |
To expose oneself to pleasant warmth |
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Genial |
Friendly; amicable |
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Charlatan |
One who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle people |
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Mundane |
Commonplace; earthly and not spiritual |
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Fickle |
Likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason |
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Juggernaut |
A terrible destructive or irresistible force |
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Naive |
A simple outlook; especially innocent |
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Nocturnal |
Having to do with the night; occurring at night |
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Novice |
A beginner; inexperienced |
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Noxious |
Harmful to health |
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Connive |
To cooperate secretly in wrongdoing |
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Chutzpah |
nerve; audacity |
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liege |
a lord, master, or sovereign |
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odium |
hatred |
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crass |
course, tasteless |
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hypercritical |
overcritical; too severe in judgement |
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fallacy |
a mistaken notion; a misconception
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complacent |
self-satisfied; smug |
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befuddle |
to confuse; perplex |
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pandemonium |
a wild disorder, noise, or confusion |
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parsimonious |
excessively thrifty; stingy |
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verbose |
using more words than are needed; wordy |
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laudable |
worthy of praise; commendable |
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indiscreet |
not wise or judicious; imprudent, as in speech or actions |
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pique |
to cause resentment; to provoke |
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linguistics |
the scientific study of the structure, sounds, and meaning of language |
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plebian |
a commoner, one from the lower class |
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precocious |
showing early development; especially mental; advanced |
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predatory |
inclined to prey on others |
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prowess |
superior skill or ability |
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pugnacious |
eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome |
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purloin |
to steal |
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pusillanimous |
cowardly; fearful |
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quell |
to put an end to; to allay or quiet |
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quixotic |
very idealistic; impractical; caught up in romantic notions |
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rabble |
a disorderly crowd; a mob |
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rabid |
raging; fanatical |
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raconteur |
a person skilled at telling stories |
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vindictive |
seeking revenge; bearing a grudge |
