Test Word Part 3

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prescient

Back 1

having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight: The prescient economist was one of the few to see the financial collapse coming.

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Draconian

Back 2

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Draco or his code of laws.
2.
( often lowercase ) rigorous; unusually severe or cruel: Draconian forms of punishment.

Front 3

resonant

Back 3

resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
2.
deep and full of resonance: a resonant voice.
3.
pertaining to resonance.
4.
producing resonance; causing amplification or sustention of sound.

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dubious

Back 4

doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
2.
of doubtful quality or propriety; questionable: a dubious compliment; a dubious transaction.
3.
of uncertain outcome: in dubious battle.
4.
wavering or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt.

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acquiesce

Back 5

to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan.

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subjugate

Back 6

to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
2.
to make submissive or subservient; enslave.

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motley

Back 7

exhibiting great diversity of elements; heterogeneous: a motley crowd.
2.
being of different colors combined; parti-colored: a motley flower border.
3.
wearing a parti-colored garment: a motley fool.
noun
4.
a combination of different colors.
5.
a parti-colored effect.
6.
the parti-colored garment of a jester.
7.
a heterogeneous assemblage.
8.
a medley.

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debauch

Back 8

to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce.
2.
to corrupt or pervert; sully: His honesty was debauched by the prospect of easy money.
3.
Archaic . to lead away, as from allegiance or duty.

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belligerent

Back 9

warlike; given to waging war.
2.
of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose: a belligerent tone.
3.
waging war; engaged in war: a peace treaty between belligerent powers.
4.
pertaining to war or to those engaged in war: belligerent rights.

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maudlin

Back 10

tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.
2.
foolishly or mawkishly sentimental because of drunkenness.

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ingenuous

Back 11

free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
2.
artless; innocent; naive.
3.
Obsolete . honorable or noble.

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temerity

Back 12

reckless boldness; rashness.

Front 13

mesmerize

Back 13

to hypnotize.
2.
to spellbind; fascinate.
3.
to compel by fascination.

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sanguine

Back 14

cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
2.
reddish; ruddy: a sanguine complexion.
3.
(in old physiology) having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful, etc.
4.
bloody; sanguinary.
5.
blood-red; red.

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paroxysm

Back 15

any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
2.
Pathology . a severe attack or a sudden increase in intensity of a disease, usually recurring periodically.

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gregarious

Back 16

fond of the company of others; sociable.
2.
living in flocks or herds, as animals.
3.
Botany . growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together.
4.
pertaining to a flock or crowd.

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platitude

Back 17

a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
2.
the quality or state of being flat, dull, or trite: the platitude of most political oratory.

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insidious

Back 18

intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
2.
stealthily treacherous or deceitful: an insidious enemy.
3.
operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect: an insidious disease.

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evocative

Back 19

tending to evoke: The perfume was evocative of spring.

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corroborate

Back 20

to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.

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ebullient

Back 21

overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.
2.
bubbling up like a boiling liquid.

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ephemeral

Back 22

lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.
2.
lasting but one day: an ephemeral flower.

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redolent

Back 23

having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
2.
odorous or smelling (usually followed by of ): redolent of garlic.
3.
suggestive; reminiscent (usually followed by of ): verse redolent of Shakespeare.

Front 24

doddering

Back 24

shaky or trembling, as from old age; tottering: a doddering old man.

Front 25

iniquity

Back 25

iniquity