Vocab

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1. Replete

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completely filled or supplied with

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2. Eminent

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of high reputation, outstanding

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3. Steeped

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soaked, drenched, saturated

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4. Voracious

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desiring or consuming great quantities

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5. Indiscriminate

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choosing at random without careful selection.

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1. Prognosticate

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to predict a future event

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2. Automatons

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a robot

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3. Matron

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an older married woman

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4. Abound

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to exist in great numbers

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5. Technology

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branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science

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1. Compound

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increase or add to

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2. Annals

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historical records

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3. Paradox

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a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true

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4. Tinge

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a trace, smattering, or slight degree

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5. Realm

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special field of something or someone; kingdom

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1. Drudgery

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unpleasant, dull, or hard work

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2. Badger

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to pester, nag, annoy persistently

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3. Perceive

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to understand, know, become aware of

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4. Implores

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to plead urgently for aid or mercy

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5. Interminable

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unending

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1. Laconic

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expressing much in few words

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2. Accost

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to approach and speak to

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3. Reticent

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silent

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4. Throng

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crowd

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5. Intrepid

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brave

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1. Hapless

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unfortunate

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2. Irate

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angry, incensed

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3. Furtive

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secret, stealthy

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4. Plethora

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excess

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5. Felon

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a person guilty of a major crime

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1. Vigilant

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watchful

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2. Adroit

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skillful

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3. Fabricate

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to lie, to construct

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4. Pretext

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an excuse

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5. Gesticulate

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move the arms energetically

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1. Rudimentary

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elementary

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2. Cajole

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coax

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3. Enhance

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intensify, heighten

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4. Nuance

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slight variation in meaning, tone

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5. Avid

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eager

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1. Wrest

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take by force

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2. Lackluster

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dull

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3. Caustic

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sarcastic, biting

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4. Loath

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to hate

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5. Reprimand

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to sharp disapproval

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1. Incipient

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just beginning to exist

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2. Infamous

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having a bad reputation

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3. Dupe

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a person easily tricked

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4. Jostle

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to shove hard

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5. Inadvertent

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heedless, not attentive

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1. Ominous

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threatening

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2. Repudiate

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to reject, decline

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3. Bristle

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stiffen with fear or anger

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4. Tremulous

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quivering

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5. Cessation

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a stopping

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1. Stipulate

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to specify a condition

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2. Euphemism

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a less offensive term

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3. Condolence

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pity

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4. Mundane

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worldly

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5. Incongruous

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inappropriate

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Brevity

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briefness or conciseness in speech or writing

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Concise

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using few words in speaking and writing

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Laconic

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using few words in speech

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Pithy

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brief and full of meaning and substance; concise

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Quiescent

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quiet; still; inactive

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Reticent

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not talking much; reserved

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Succinct

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clearly and briefly stated; concise

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Taciturn

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silent; sparing of words; close-mouthed

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Terse

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using only the words that are needed to make the point; very concise

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Circumlocution

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speaking in circles, roundabout speech

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Colloquial

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pertaining to common everyday speech, conversational

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Diffuse

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spread out, not concise, wordy

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Digress

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to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about

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Eloquence

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artful ease with speaking; speech that can impact people’s feelings

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Garrulous

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talkative; loquacious

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Grandiloquent

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using big fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others

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Loquacious

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very talkative, liking to talk, garrulous

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Prattle

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to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly

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Rant

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to talk very loudly, even wildly

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Rhetorical

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relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression

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Verbose

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using too many words, wordy, long winded

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Voluble

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talking a great deal with ease; glib

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1. Intimidate

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to overawe

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2. Feint

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a false attack

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3. Alacrity

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briskness, lively action

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4. Belligerent

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warlike

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5. Disdain

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contempt

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1. Promulgate

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to make known officially

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2. Brash

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impudent

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3. Scoff

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to sneer at

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4. Pugnacious

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quarrelsome

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5. Belittle

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to make seem less important

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1. Laceration

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jagged wound

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2. Tangible

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having actual form

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3. Castigate

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to correct by punishing

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4. Octogenarian

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person in his or eighties

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5. Sordid

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dirty, base

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Arrogant

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overbearing; proud; haughty

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Braggart

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one who boasts a great deal

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Complacent

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self-satisfied; smug

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Contemptuous

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lacking respect; scornful

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Disdainful

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full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof

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Egotistical

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excessively self-absorbed; very conceited

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Haughty

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having great pride in one self and dislike for others

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Insolent

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: boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude

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Narcissist

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having to do with extreme self-adoration; person who feels superior to everyone

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Ostentatious

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having to do with showing off; pretentious

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Presumptuous

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too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds

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Pretentious

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claiming or pretending increased importance; ostentatious; affectedly grand

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Supercilious

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looking down on others; proud and scornful

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Swagger

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to walk around in a proud, showy manner; to boast in a loud manner

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1. Rampant

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going unchecked, widespread

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2. Inane

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foolish

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3. Ethics

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code of principles

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4. Concur

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agree

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Clandestine

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secret undercover

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1. Flagrant

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outrageous, glaringly bad

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2. Admonish

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to warn, to reprove

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3. Duress

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compulsion, force

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4. Culprit

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the guilty person

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5. Inexorable

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inflexible, unrelenting

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1. Egregious

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remarkably bad

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2. Acrimonious

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bitter

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3. Duplicity

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cunning, trickery

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4. Paucity

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scarcity

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5. Distraught

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mentally confused, crazed

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1. Impunity

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freedom from punishment

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2. Elicit

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to draw forth

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3. Tolerate

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to put up with, to bear

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4. Construe

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to make a deduction, infer

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5. Pernicious

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harmful, causing injury

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Sally

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suddenly rush forth

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2. Affluent

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rich

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3. Consternation

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dismay

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4. Feasible

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possible

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5. Discern

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perceive

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1. Precocious

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reaching maturity early

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2. Perfunctory

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done without care, superficial

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3. Deride

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to ridicule, scoff at

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4. Perverse

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contrary, persisting in error

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5. Chagrin

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feeling of disappointment, humiliation

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1. Laudable

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praiseworthy

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2. Disparage

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to discredit, belittle

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3. Masticate

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to chew up

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4. Fiasco

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complete failure

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5. Eschew

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avoid

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1. Dubious

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doubtful

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2. Quell

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put an end to

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3. Confidante

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one to whom you confide your secrets

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4. Obsolescence

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process of wearing out

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5. Voluble

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talkative

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1. Reprehensible

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worthy of blame

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2. Jurisdiction

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power, range of authority

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3. Paroxysm

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a fit, sudden outburst

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4. Skirmish

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small fight small encounter

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5. Implacable

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cannot be pacified, inexorable

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1. Fray

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a fight

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2. Indigent

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poor, needy

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3. Arbitrary

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based on whim, dictatorial

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4. Monolithic

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massively solid

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5. Harass

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to trouble, torment

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1. Effigy

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a likeness (usually of a hated person)

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2. Stymie

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hinder, impede

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3. Cognizant

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aware

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4. Flout

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show contempt, scoff

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5. Turbulent

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unruly, agitated

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1. Terminate

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to stop

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2. Forthwith

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immediately

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3. Oust

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to drive out, eject

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4. Revert

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return

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5. Exacerbated

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to irritate, make worse

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Bana

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dull or stale because of overuse; trite; hackneyed

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Cliché

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an idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse

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Derivative

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unoriginal; taken from something already existing

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Hackneyed

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made commonplace by overuse: trite

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Insipid

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lacking flavor or taste; unexciting

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Lackluster

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lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boring

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Mundane

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commonplace; ordinary

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Platitude

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quality of being dull; an obvious remark uttered as if it were original

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Prosaic

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dull; commonplace

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Trite

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unoriginal and stale due to overuse

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Vapid

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lacking freshness and zest; flat; stale

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1. Emaciated

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abnormally thin, wasted away

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2. Tranquil

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quiet

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3. Sanctuary

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shelter

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4. Surge

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to rush suddenly

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5. Ascend

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to rise

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1. Sinister

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evil, ominous

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2. Besiege

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to surround, hem in

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3. Afflict

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to trouble greatly, to distress

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4. Malnutrition

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faulty or inadequate diet

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5. Privations

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lack of necessities

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1. Ubiquitous

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being everywhere at the same time

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2. Remote

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distant, hidden away

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3. Harbinger

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a forerunner, advance notice

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4. Thwart

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to hinder, defeat

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5. Malignant

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likely to cause death

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1. Excruciating

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agonizing, torturing

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2. Reverberating

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reechoing, resounding

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3. Fretful

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worrisome, irritable

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4. Respite

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reechoing, resounding

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5. Succumb

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to give away, yield