Word Smart

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ABSOLVE

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v.
to forgive or free of blame
ex. The priest absovled the sinner.

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ABSTRACT

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adj.
theoratical, to like the idea of something
ex. He liked oysters until he tried them.

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ADAMANT

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adj.
stubborn; unyielding
ex. She was adamant; she would never go out with him again.

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ADROIT

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adj.
skillful

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ADVERSE

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adj.
unfavorable
ex. It was raining which was adverse conditions for a swimming party.

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AFFABLE

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adj.
easy to talk to
ex. Susan was affable; she could have a conversation with anyone.

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AFFINTIY

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n.
sympathy; attraction
ex. Ducks have an affinity for water.

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ALARCITY

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n.
cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond
ex. David couldnt wait till his parents left, he carried their luggage out with great alarcity.

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ALLUSION

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n.
an indirect reference; a hint
ex. When is dinner? is an allusion to someone being hungry.

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ALTRUISM

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n.
selflessness; generosity
ex. The private foundation depended on the altruism of the extremely rich old man.

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AMBIVALENT

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adj.
undecided; having opposite feelings at the same time
ex. I was ambivalent about what to watch, I loved both shows.

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AMOROUS

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adj.
feeling loving; in love
ex. The amorous couple made quite a scene at the movies.

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ANECDOTE

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n.
short account of a humorous incident
ex. Fred told me an anecdote about the time Sally broke her finger tripping down the stairs. FUNNY!

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ANOMALY

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n.
an irregularity
ex. A house without a roof is a anomaly

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ANTITHESIS

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n.
the direct opposite
ex. Up is the antithesis to down.

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APHORISM

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n.
a brief, witty syaing; a proverb
ex. Ben Frank was fone of aphorisms.

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APPRECIATE

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v.
to increase in value
ex. Baseball cards appreciate when they are kept for a long time.

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APPROPRIATE

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v.
to take without permission
ex. He appropriated my homework. He took it when i wasnt looking and got the answers.

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ARCHAIC

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adj.
extremely old
ex. George Washington is archaic.

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ARDENT

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adj.
passionate; enthusiastic
ex. I am an ardent volleyball player. I play day and night.

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ARTFUL

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adj.
crafty
ex. The artful parent told her child that santa wouldnt come if she wasnt asleep, to get her to go to bed.

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ASTUTE

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adj.
shrewd; keen in judgement
ex. I have a very astute judge of character; I can easily see what people are really like.

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AUDACITY

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n.
boldness; reckless daring
ex. Ivan had the audacity to tell the teacher to shut up.

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AUTOCRATIC

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adj.
ruling with absolute authority; very bossy
ex. Little kids can be very autocratic, everything has to be their way.

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AVOW

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v.
to claim; to admit
ex. She finally avowed that she cheated on the test.

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AWRY

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adj.
off course;twisted to one side
ex. The ball went awry and hit the teacher in the head instead of the boy.

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BANAL

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adj.
unorignal; ordinary
ex. Saying the dog ate your homework is a very banal excuse.

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BANE

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n.
poison; cause of harm
ex. My enemies are bane of my existence.

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BELEAGUER

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v.
to surround; to harass
ex. No one could leave the beleaguered city.

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BENEFACTOR

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n.
one who provides, especially in the form of a gift
ex. Many places were a benefactor in our fundraiser.

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BENIGN

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adj.
gentle; not harmful
ex. Butterflies are benign.

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BEQUEST

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n.
something left to someone in a will
ex. My parents left my the house as a bequest for me.

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BLATANT

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adj.
unpleasantly noisy; glaring
ex. The blatant woman was disturbing the whole library.

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BLITHE

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adj.
carefree; cheerful
ex. The kids were playing blithely in the middle of the road.

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COHERENT

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adj.
holding together; making sense
ex. A coherent group of cotton balls hold together.

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BROACH

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v.
to open up for discussion
ex. Julie was so proud of her new dress, no one knew how to broach the subject of how ugly it was

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CACOPHONY

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n.
a harsh soundly mix of words
ex.The un-rehearsed choir was a cacophony.

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CANDOR

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n.
truthfulness; sincere honesty
ex. My friend showed candor when she told me she didn't like me anymore.

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CASTIGATE

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v.
to criticize severely
ex. My mom castigated me for wrecking her car.

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CATHARSIS

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n.
purification thet brings emotional renewal
ex. The crazy lady talk to a theropist for a catharsis.

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CATHOLIC

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adj.
universal; enbracing everything
ex. Da Vinci was a catholic genius who did well in everything he did.

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CENSURE

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v.
to codemn severley for doing something bad.
ex. The teacher censured the student for cheating.

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CHARISMA

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n.
a magical ability to attract followers
ex. The girl was popular because she had alot of charisma.

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CHASTISE

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v.
to inflict punishment on
ex. Mom chastised us for not cleaning our room.

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CHIMERA

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n.
an illusion
ex. Her dream of becoming famous was just a chimera.

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COLLOQUIAL

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adj.
conversational; informal in language

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COMPLACENT

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adj.
self-satisfied; stuck up

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COMPLEMENT

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v.
to complete or fill up
ex. The flowers complemented the vase.

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COMPRISE

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v.
to consist of

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CONCORD

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n.
harmony; agreement

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CONDONE

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v.
to overlook; to permit to happen

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CONSENSUS

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n.
unanimity or general agreement

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CONSUMMATE

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adj.
perfect

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CONTRITE

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adj.
admitting guilt

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COPIOUS

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adj.
plentiful

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CORROBORATE

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v.
to confirm

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COVERT

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adj.
secret; hidden

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CREDULOUS

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adj.
eager to believe; gullible

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CULMINATE

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v.
to climax; reach full effect

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CULPABLE

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adj.
deserving blame; guilt

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CYNIC

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n.
one who deeply distrust human nature

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DECADENT

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adj.
decayed or decaying

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DEDUCE

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v.
to conclude from evidence

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DEFERENCE

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n.
submission to another's will; respect
ex. Dean showed deference to his grandfather; he let him have the first piece of cake.

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DELUDE

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v.
to decieve

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DESPONDENT

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adj.
extremely depressed

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DESULTORY

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adj.
w/o a plan or purpose
ex. Phil made a few desultory attempts to start a garden, but nothin came of it

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DISCERN

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v.
to have insight
ex. To discern something is to clearly understand it.

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DISDAIN

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n.
arrogant scorn
ex. Rich people look upon poor people with disdain.

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DISPARATE

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adj.
different

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DISSEMINATE

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v.
to spread the seeds of something

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DISTEND

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v.
to swell

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DOGMATIC

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adj.
arrogantly assertive on unproven ideas

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DUBIOUS

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adj.
full of doubt; uncertain

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ECLECTIC

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adj.
choosing the best from many sources
ex. The eclectic menu included dishes from many countries.

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EDIFY

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v.
to enlighten

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ELICIT

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v.
to bring out; to call forth

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EMINENT

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adj.
well-known and respected

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EMULATE

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v.
to strive to equal

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ENFRANCHISE

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v.
to grant prevlidges of citizenship

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EPITOME

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n.
a brief summary that captures meaning

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EQUIVOCAL

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adj.
purposely confusing

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ESOTERIC

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adj.
hard to understand; weird

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EXACTING

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adj.
extremely demanding

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EXEMPLIFY

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v.
illustrate an example

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EXPLICIT

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adj.
clearly and directly expressed

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FACETIOUS

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adj.
humorous

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FETTER

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v.
to restrain; to hamper

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FLOUT

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v.
disregard something out of disrespect

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FRUGAL

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adj.
economical; penny pinching

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FURTIVE

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adj.
secretive

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GARRULOUS

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adj.
talkative; chatty

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GESTICULATE

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v.
to make gestures

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GUILE

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n.
cunning; artfullness
ex. Cheating is guile

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HACKNEYED

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adj.
overused

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HARBINGER

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n.
a signal of
ex. Warm weather is a harbinger to summer.

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ICONOCLAST

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n.
one who takes popular beliefs

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ILLICT

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adj.
illegal

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IMPERIAL

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adj.
like an emporer or empire

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INANE

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adj.
silly; senseless

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INDIGENOUS

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adj.
native; originated in that area

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INERT

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adj.
sluggishness

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INSIDIOUS

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adj.
treacherous; sneaky

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INSURGENT

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n.
a rebel; someone who revolts against the gonvernment

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IRASCIBLE

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adj.
easily angered

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JUXTAPOSE

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v.
to place side by side

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KINETIC

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adj.
having to do with motion

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LAMENT

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v.
to mourn

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LAUD

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v.
to praise

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LEVITY

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n.
lightness; unseriousness

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LITIGATE

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v.
to try in court

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MALAISE

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n.
feeling of depression

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MALFEASANCE

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n.
an illegal act

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MATRYR

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n.
someone who gives up his or her life in pursuit of a cause

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MITIGATE

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v.
to moderate the effect of something