Word List Five, Majortest.com

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anecdote

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a brief amusing story

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celerity

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speed

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dexterous

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skillful with hands

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extraneous

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irrelevant

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incoherent

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not clear

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maladroit

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clumsy; unskillful

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pallid

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pale

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precumptuous

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assuming too much; arrogant

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scrupulous

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careful; diligent; painstaking

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unequivocal

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clear; obvious

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animosity

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hatred; antagonism

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censorious

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disapproving; critical

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dichotomy

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a division into two parts

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extrapolate

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extend; predict on the basis of known data

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incongrous

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not fitting in; out of place

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malady

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ilness

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palpable

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easily felt; easily percieved

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pretentious

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pompous; self- important

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scrutinize

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examine carefully

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unfetter

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set free

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annex (n)

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a building which is an addition to an existing building

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censure

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blame

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didactic

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intending to teach; instructive

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extrinsic

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irrelevant; on the outside

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inconsequential

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unimportant; insignificant; negligible

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malediction

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a curse

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panacea

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remedy for all ills

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prevaricate

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speak misleading and evasively

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scuttle

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sink

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unfrock

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to remove a priest from the positon

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annex (v)

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take possession of; seize; capture

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cerebral

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intellectual

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diffident

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lacking confidence

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fallacious

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false

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lnconspicuous

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not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable

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malefactor

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a wrong-doer

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paradigm

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1. example

2. model

3. way of looking at things

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pristine

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unspoiled

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seminary

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an institution in which priests are trained

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unprecedented

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never having happened before

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anomaly

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something which does not fit into a pattern; irregularity

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certitude

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certainty

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disgress

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wander off the subject

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falter

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hesitate; waver

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indelible

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cannot be wiped out

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malinger

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deliberately avoid work; shirk

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paradox

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apparently contradictory statement

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proclivity

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tendency towards

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sensuous

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appealing to the senses

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unscathed

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unharmed; intact; without a scratch

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antagonism

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hostility; strong opposition

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charlatan

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trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have

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dike

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dam; embankment

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fanatical

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obsessive; fixated

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indifferent

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1. neutral

2. not outsanding

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malingerer

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person who deliberately tries to avoid work

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paragon

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a perfect example

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procrastinate

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delay; put off

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sentinel

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guard; sentry

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unwitting

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not deliberate; unconscious

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antagonistic

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opposed; hostile; aggressive

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chary

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wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give

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dilatory

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slow; falling behind with one's work

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fanaticism

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passion; excessive devotion

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indigenous

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native to a particular area

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malleable

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flexible; can be shaped

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paramount

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of supreme importance

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prodigal

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wasteful; extravagant

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sequester

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isolate

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upbraid

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scold; tell off; reprimand

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antediluvian

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outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned

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chastises

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punishes

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dilemma

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puzzling situation

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fastidious

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overly particular; finicky

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indolence

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laziness

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mallet

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1. wooden hammer

2. stick used for polo

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parasite

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1. scrounger

2. animal which takes digested food from another

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prodigious

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very large

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serendipity

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fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery

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uproarious

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hilarious; hysterical; very funny

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anthology

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a book which is a collection of poems or stories

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chicanery

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trickery

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dilettante

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person who dabbles in a subject without serious study

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fatuous

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silly; foolish

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inductee

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novice; beginner

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manipulatable

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influencable; controllable

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parched

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dried up

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profane

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unholy

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serene

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calm; peaceful

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upshot

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outcome

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anthropocentrism

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putting man at the center of one's philosophy

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chimerical

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changeable; unstable

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diligent

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hard-working

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feasible

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possible and practicable

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indulgent

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pampering and practicable

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indulgent

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pampering; satisfying desires

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marred

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damaged; spoiled

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pariah

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an outcast from society

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profanity

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swearing; cursing

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serrated

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jagged; saw-like

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urbane

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sophisticated; swave