Word Wealth Ww Part Ii 2 Unit 4 English Vocabulary

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austere

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rigorous, stern, severely simple

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austerity

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harsh restraint and the absence of warmth, liveliness, or adornment

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asceticism

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self-denial

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sobriety

Back 4

serious, restrained, temperate living - solemn and grave, but not ascetic and hardly austere

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rigor

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stiffness, implying strong discipline, from within or without

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stringency

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strictness or tight controls

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avid

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eager, greedy

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preference

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mild eagerness, hypothetical or mildly emotional

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partiality

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a stronger preference, deliberate or unreasoning

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keenness

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desire with a sharp edge and is thus mildly thrilling

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ardor

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spirited or fiery eagerness

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zeal or zealousness

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warm, strong, energetic eagerness

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rapacity

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a ruthless or even immoral eagerness which leads to the wrongful or violent seizure of that which one wants

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covetousness

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rapacious eagerness for something that belongs to somone else

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mania

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eagerness verging on madness and obsession

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capricious

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subject to whims, changeable

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whimsical

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droll or sensible in a humorous, unexpected way

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erratic

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uneven or irregular

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spasmodic

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sudden, irregular, and sometimes violent because of strong changes in mood or emotion

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competent

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capable, skillful, well qualified

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proficiency

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a high degree of mastery in some specific skill or field

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dexterity

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primarily muscular skill and often speed

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adroitness

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the ability to handle a situation or problem skillfully

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finesse

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adroitness, gracefullnes, smoothness in handling a situation

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facility

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competence with ease as well as skill

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diffident

RW: bashful, retiring, taciturn

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shy, timid, unassertive

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demure

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quietly charming

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sedate

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dignified and serious

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modest

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unassuming

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diminutive

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undersized, small

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diminish

Back 31

to decrease

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formidable

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hard to overcome, causing fear or dread

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inexorable

RW: inflexible, unalterable, obstinate, obdurate, implacable, irrevocable

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unyielding, unrelenting

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inscrutable

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mysterious, unfathomable, beyond comprehension

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inveterate

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habitual, deeply established

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chronic

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long-established and recurring

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lugubrious

RW: funereal, lamentable, grievous, macabre

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mournful, doleful, dismal

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lachrymose

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tear-producing or tearful

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morbid

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gruesome, horrible

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melancholy

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gloomy, brooding, sadly thoughtful

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melancholia

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a mental disorder characterized by exceedingly low spirits and severe depression

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wistfulness

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slight, very gentle melancholy

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depression

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a state of low spirits, not so deep as dejection and due more to physical or temporary conditions

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dejection

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the state of being downcast, discouraged, lacking hope

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despondency

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lack or loss of hope that the situation will improve

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disconsolateness

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the condition of being uncomforted, especially over a specific cause of grief

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despair

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despondency at or beyond the breaking point, where one abandons hope and faith

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meticulous

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scrupulous about details

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munificent

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very generous, lavish

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punctilious

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scrupulously exact about details, practives, customs, and schedules

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puntual

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makes a habit of being on time

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liberal

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free, ample, more than enough

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generous

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spontaneous, unselfish, wholehearted

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bounteous

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abundant, unrestrained, more than merely liberal

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opportune

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timely, advantageous, seasonable

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opportunism

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the act of seizing an unexpected chance and turning it to one's advantage

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plebeian

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common, ordinary, low-class

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plebiscite

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a vote by the people on a specific issue, especially a choice of soverneignty

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precipitous

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very steep

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precipitate and precipitant (adj)

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sudden, rash, too hasty

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precipitate (v)

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to hurl, to throw violently

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precocious

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ahead in development (especially mental); exhibiting exceptionally mature qualities

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pugnacious

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quarrelsome, inclined to fight

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combative

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wary, pugncacious attitude of a soldier in combat

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contentious

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stirring up trouble

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pugilistic

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not necessarily pugnacious but has a connection with boxing

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pugilist

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a boxer or prizefighter

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belligerent

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very quarrelsome

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bellicose

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warlike

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querulous

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fretful, complainging

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petulant

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peevish and irritable, expecially in the sense of being bad-tempered

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peevish

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fretful and ill-humored, especially in petty ways