Vocab Review

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APPROBATION

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the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise

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ASSUAGE

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to make easier or milder,relieve; to quiet, calm; to pu an end to, appease satisfy, quench

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COALITION

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a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

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DECADENCE

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decline, decay, or deterioration

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ELICIT

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to draw forth, bring out from some source

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EXPOSTULATE

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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

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HACKNEYED

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used so often as to lack freshness or originality

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HIATUS

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a gap, opening, or break

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INNUENDO

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a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference

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INTERCEDE

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to plead on behalf of someone else

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JADED

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wearied, worn out, dulled

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LURID

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shock, horror, or revulsion

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MERITORIOUS

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worthy, deserving recognition and praise

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PETULANT

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peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

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PREROGATIVE

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a special right or privlege

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PROVINCIAL

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narrow mind or outlook

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SIMULATE

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to make pretense of, imitate;

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TRANSCEND

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to rise above or beyond; exceed

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UMBRAGE

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shade cast by trees, overshadowing influence or power

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UNCTUOUS

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smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness

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AMELIORATE

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to improve, make better

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APLOMB

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poise, assurance, great self-confidence

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BOMBASTIC

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pompous or overblown in language

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CALLOW

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immature, raw, inexperienced

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DRIVEL

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aimless talk or thinking

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EPITOME

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model, an instance that represents a larger reality

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EXHORT

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to urge strongly

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EX OFFICIO

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by virtue of holding a certain office

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INFRINGE

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to violate, trespass

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INGRATIATE

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to oneself agreeable and thus gain favor; cozy up

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INTERLOPER

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one who moves in where he/she is not wanted; intruder

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INTRINSIC

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belonging to someone or something by it's very nature, essential, inherent

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INVEIGH

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to make a violent attack in words

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LASSITUDE

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weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

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MILLENNIUM

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a period of one thousand years

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OCCULT

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mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret

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PERMEATE

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to spread through, penetrate

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PRECIPITATE

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to fall as moisture, to cause or bring about suddenly, to hurl down from great height

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STRINGENT

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strict,severe, sharp or bitter

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SURMISE

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to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to guess

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ABOMINATE

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to have intense dislike or hatred for

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ACCULTURATION

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the modifications of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or societyby contact with those of another.

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ADVENTITIOUS

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resulting from chance; accidental, not essential

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ASCRIBE

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to assign or refer to, attribute

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CIRCUITOUS

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roundabout, not direct

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COMMISERATE

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to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for

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ENJOIN

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to direct or order, command

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EXPEDITE

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to make easy, progress faster

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EXPIATE

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to make amends, redeem

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FERMENT

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excitement, turbulence; to produce alcohol

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INADVERTENT

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resultign from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental

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NOMINAL

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existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered

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NONCOMMITAL

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not decisive or definite

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PECULATE

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to steal something

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PROCLIVITY

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a natural inclination

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SANGFROID

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coolness, composure

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SEDITIOUS

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resistant to lawful authority

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TENUOUS

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then, slender, not dense
slight importance or significance

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VITRIOLIC

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bitter, sarcastic

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WHEEDLE

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to use coaxing or flattery to gain a desired end

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AGGRANDIZE

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to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

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AMORPHOUS

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shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without orginization, unity, or cohesion

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AURA

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that which surrounds(as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality

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CONTRABAND

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illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited.

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ERUDITE

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scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

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GOSSAMER

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thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth

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INFER

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to find out be reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply

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INSCRUTABLE

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incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

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INSULAR

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relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

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IRREVOCABLE

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incapable or being changed or called back

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PROPENSITY

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a natural inclination or predilection toward

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QUERULOUS

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peevish, complaining, fretful

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REMONSTRATE

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To argue or pleade with someone agaisnt something, protest against, object to

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REPUDIATE

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to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

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RESILIENT

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able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

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REVERBERATE

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to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

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SCURRILOUS

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coarsely abusive, vulgar or low(especially in language); foul-mouthed

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SEDULOUS

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persistant, showing undustry and determination

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SLEAZY

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then or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable

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AUTONOMY

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self-government, political control

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AXIOMATIC

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self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle of rule

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BLAZON

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to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely

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CAVEAT

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a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

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EQUITABLE

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fair, just, embodying principles of justice

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EXTRICATE

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to free from entanglements or difficulties

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FILCH

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to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

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FLOUT

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to mock, treat with contempt

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FRACTIOUS

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tending to be troublesome, unruly

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PRECEPT

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a rule of conduct or action

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SALUTARY

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beneficial, helpful

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SCATHING

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bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm.

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SCOURGE

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to whip, punish severely
a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

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SEPULCHRAL

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funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal

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SOPORIFIC

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tending to cause sleep; relating to sleepiness or lethargy
someone that induces sleep

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STRAITLACED

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extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct

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TRANSIENT

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lasting on a short time, fleeting
one who stays only a short time

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UNWEILDY

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not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity

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VAPID

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dull, uninteresting, tiresome

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ASPERSIONS

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A damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming

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BIZZARE

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Extremely strange, unusual, atypical

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BRUSQUE

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Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

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CAJOLE

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to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

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CASTIGATE

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to punish severely, to criticize severely.

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CONTRIVE

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to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result or a scheme or plan

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DEMAGOGUE

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a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

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DISABUSE

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to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

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ENNUI

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weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or intrest, boredom

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FETTER

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a chain or shackle placed on the feet, anything that confines or restrains,
to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent

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HEINOUS

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very wicked, offensive, hateful

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IMMUTABLE

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not subject to change, constant

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INSURGENT

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one who rebels or rises agaisnt authority
rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority

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MEGALOMANIA

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a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc.

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SINECURE

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a position requiring little or no work

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SURREPTITOUS

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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation

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TRANSGRESS

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to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law

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TRANSMUTE

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to change from one nature, substance, or form to another

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VICARIOUS

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performed, suffered, or therwise experienced by one person in place of another

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AMNESTY

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a general pardon for an offense against a government in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution

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ANOMALOUS

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abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

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AFFABLE.

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courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to