Vocabulary3

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Plummet

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: to fall suddenly straight down especially from a very high place: to fall or drop suddenly in amount, value, etc.

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Burgeon

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to grow or develop quickly

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Salubrious

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making good health possible or likely

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Disseminate

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to cause (something, such as information) to go to many people

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Relish

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: a seasoned sauce that is used to add flavor to other foods and that is made of chopped fruit or vegetables ; especially : such a sauce made from pickles: enjoyment of or delight in something: a feeling of liking something

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Reticent

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not willing to tell people about things

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Banal

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boring or ordinary : not interesting

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Insipid

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: not interesting or exciting : dull or boring: lacking strong flavor

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Prescient

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the ability to know what will or might happen in the future

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Pretensions

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: the unpleasant quality of people who think of themselves as more impressive, successful, or important than they really are: a desire to do something or a claim to be something that is impressive or important

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Kindred

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a person's relatives

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Imperative

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: very importantgrammar : having the form that expresses a command rather than a statement or a question: expressing a command in a forceful and confident way

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Coalesce

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to come together to form one group or mass

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Mortify

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to cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed and foolish

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Incense

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1 : to apply or offer incense to2 : to perfume with incense

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Doctrinaire

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one who attempts to put into effect an abstract doctrine or theory with little or no regard for practical difficulties

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Doctrine

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: a set of ideas or beliefs that are taught or believed to be true: a statement of government policy especially in international relations

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Ubiquitous

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seeming to be seen everywhere

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Sporadic

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occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances <sporadic protests> <a sporadic disease>

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Disparate

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different from each other

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Outmoded

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no longer useful or acceptable : not modern or current

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Quotidian

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: ordinary or very common: done each day

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Canny

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very clever and able to make intelligent decisions

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Shrewd

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having or showing an ability to understand things and to make good judgments : mentally sharp or clever

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Efficacy

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the power to produce a desired result or effect

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Perfunctory

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used to describe something that is done without energy or enthusiasm because of habit or because it is expected

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Panacea

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something that will make everything about a situation better

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Herald

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: a sign that something will happen: an official messenger in the past

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Prudent

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having or showing careful good judgment

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Deface

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to ruin the surface of (something) especially with writing or pictures

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Articulate

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: able to express ideas clearly and effectively in speech or writing: clearly expressed and easily understood

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Squirm

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to make a lot of twisting movements because you are nervous, uncomfortable, bored, etc.

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Disdain

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: a feeling of strong dislike or disapproval of someone or something you think does not deserve respect

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Abjure

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to reject (something) formally

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Proffer

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to offer or give (something) to someone

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Abnegate

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to give up (something) : to give (something, such as power, control, or possession) to another person or group

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Espouse

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to express support for (a cause, belief, etc.)

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Proclivity

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a strong natural liking for something that is usually bad : a tendency to do something that is usually bad

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Allegiance

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loyalty to a person, country, group, etc.

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Fidelity

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: the quality of being faithful to your husband, wife, or sexual partner: the quality of being faithful or loyal to a country, organization, etc.: the degree to which something matches or copies something else

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Pensive

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quietly sad or thoughtful

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Succinct

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using few words to state or express an idea

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Digress

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to speak or write about something that is different from the main subject being discussed

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Atrophy

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a wasting away or progressive decline

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Dubious

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: unsure or uncertain : feeling doubt about something: causing doubt, uncertainty, or suspicion : likely to be bad or wrong

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Flamboyance

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The state of having a very noticeable quality that attracts a lot of attention

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Delirium

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: a mental state in which you are confused and not able to think or speak clearly usually because of fever or some other illness: a state of wild excitement and great happiness

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Utopian

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1 : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a utopia; especially : having impossibly ideal conditions especially of social organization2 : proposing or advocating impractically ideal social and political schemes <utopian idealists>3 : impossibly ideal : visionary <recognised the utopian nature of his hopes — C. S. Kilby>

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Relic

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: something that is from a past time, place, culture, etc.: an object (such as a piece of clothing or the bone of a saint) that is considered holy

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Concomitant

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happening at the same time as something else

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Panacea

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something that will make everything about a situation better

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Arcane

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secret or mysterious : known or understood by only a few people

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Sanguine

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confident and hopeful

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Opulent

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: very comfortable and expensive: very wealthy

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Eclectic

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including things taken from many different sources

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Enigmatic

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full of mystery and difficult to understand

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Bucolic

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of or relating to the country or country life

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Unpretentious

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not having or showing the unpleasant quality of people who want to be regarded as more impressive, successful, or important than they really are : not pretentious

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Spurious

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: not genuine, sincere, or authentic: based on false ideas or bad reasoning

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Adroit

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very clever or skillful

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Vindicate

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: to show that (someone) should not be blamed for a crime, mistake, etc. : to show that (someone) is not guilty: to show that (someone or something that has been criticized or doubted) is correct, true, or reasonable

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Hidebound

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not willing to accept new or different ideas

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Concoct

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: to make (a food or drink) by mixing different things together: to invent or develop (a plan, story, etc.) especially in order to trick or deceive someone

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Outstrip

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: to be or become better, greater, or larger than (someone or something): to do better than (someone or something): to go faster than (someone or something)

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Cohort

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: a friend or companion: a group of people used in a study who have something (such as age or social class) in common

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Sullen

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used to describe an angry or unhappy person who does not want to talk, smile, etc.

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Surly

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rude and unfriendly

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Scuffle

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: to fight briefly and usually not very seriously: to move quickly and with short steps

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Virtuosos

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: a person who does something in a very skillful way ; especially : a very skillful musician

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Deftness

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: skillful and clever: able to do something quickly and accurately

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Sacrosanct

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too important and respected to be changed, criticized, etc.

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Pedantic

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Being a person who annoys other people by correcting small errors and giving too much attention to minor details