Vocabulary Words

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Apathy

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Lack of emotion or interest

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Ambiguous

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Unclear in meaning

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Impartial

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Unbiased; Neutral

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Discern

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To distinguish one thing from another

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Disdain

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Contempt; Intense dislike

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Enigma

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Mystery

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Eccentric

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Odd, Unusual , Quirky

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Provincial

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Narrow-minded; Unsophisticated

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Articulate

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Speaking clearly and well

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Reproach

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to scold

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Orthodox

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Standard; Commonly accepted , conventional

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Preclude

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To prevent; to make impossible, to shut out

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Elusive (elude)

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Tough to catch; hard to pin down

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Taciturn

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quiet; saying little

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Acquiesce

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To give in to; to agree

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Dubious

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Doubtful; unclear

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Credulous

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Believing; gullible

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Levity

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Flippancy; Humor

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Ambivalent

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Undecided; blowing hot and cold

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Sycophant

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An apple polisher

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Esoteric

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understood only by a select few

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Caustic

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Burning; uncomplimentary

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Incongruous

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Not fitting in; out of place

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Belittle

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To put down; to disparage

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Appease

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To make peace with; to satisfy

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Benevolent

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Kind; Generous

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Conciliate

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To soothe; to end a dispute; to reconcile

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Reticent

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Restrained; uncommunicative

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Repudiate

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To reject; to deny

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Contempt

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reproachable disdain

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Lucid (Elucidate)

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Clear, easy to understand

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Prodigal

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Extravagant; wasteful

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Laud

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To praise

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Depravity

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Moral corruption

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Banal

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Common; dull; ordinary

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Insipid

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Bland; boring; stupid

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Austere

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Severe; without frills

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Vacillate

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To waver between choices

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Fervor

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Passion

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Pragmatic

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Practical

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Conspicuous

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Easily seen; out in the open

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Ascetic

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Without luxuries; Austere

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Dogmatic

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Stubbornly Opinionated

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Didactic

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Instructive; intended to instruct

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Disparage

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To speak badly of

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Ephemeral

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Short lived- fleeting; not lasting

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Prosaic

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Uninspired; dull; banal

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Fastidious

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Finicky; Overly critical

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Mitigate

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To lessen the severity of something

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Scanty

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Inadequate; minimal