Words To Study

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Dispose

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Verb (used with object)
1. to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
2. to put in a particular or the proper order or arrangement; adjust by arranging the parts.
3. to put in a particular or suitable place: The lamp was disposed on a table nearby.
4. to make fit or ready; prepare: Your words of cheer dispose me for the task.

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Spurious

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not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.

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Inexorable

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unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.

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Modish

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in the current fashion; stylish.

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Countenance

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Noun-appearance, esp. the look or expression of the face: a sad countenance.
Verb- to permit or tolerate: You should not have countenanced his rudeness.
Idiom-visibly disconcerted; abashed: He was somewhat out of countenance at the prospect of an apology.

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Conspicuously

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1 : obvious to the eye or mind <conspicuous changes>
2 : attracting attention : striking <a conspicuous success>
3 : marked by a noticeable violation of good taste

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Solicitude

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1 a : the state of being concerned and anxious b : attentive care and protectiveness; also : an attitude of earnest concern or attention <expressed solicitude for his health>
2 : a cause of care or concern —usually used in plural

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Concomitant

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accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way

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Capricious

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governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive, unpredictable

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Askance

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1 : with a side-glance : obliquely
2 : with disapproval or distrust : scornfully <they eyed the stranger askance>

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Evinces

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1 : to constitute outward evidence of
2 : to display clearly : reveal

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Purview

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1 a : the body or enacting part of a statute b : the limit, purpose, or scope of a statute
2 : the range or limit of authority, competence, responsibility, concern, or intention
3 : range of vision, understanding, or cognizance

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Niggardly

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1 : grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
2 : provided in meanly limited supply

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Milieu

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the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment

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Heuristic

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involving or serving as an aid to learning, discovery, or problem-solving by experimental and especially trial-and-error methods <heuristic techniques> <a heuristic assumption>; also : of or relating to exploratory problem-solving techniques that utilize self-educating techniques (as the evaluation of feedback) to improve performance

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Supplicant

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one who supplicates (to ask for earnestly and humbly).

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Feign

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1 a : to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression <feign death> b : to assert as if true : pretend

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Ombudsmen

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1 : a government official (as in Sweden or New Zealand) appointed to receive and investigate complaints made by individuals against abuses or capricious acts of public officials
2 : one that investigates, reports on, and helps settle complaints

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Amanuensis

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one employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript

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Bespeaks

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1 : to hire, engage, or claim beforehand
2 : to speak to especially with formality : address
3 : request <bespeak a favor>
4 a : indicate, signify <her performance bespeaks considerable practice> b : to show beforehand : foretell

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Perforce

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of necessity; necessarily; by force of circumstance: The story must perforce be true.

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Ingratiate

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to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort —usually used with with <ingratiate themselves with the community leaders — William Attwood>

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Reproach

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to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure. <was beyond reproach>

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Furtive

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1 a : done by stealth : surreptitious b : expressive of stealth : sly <had a furtive look about him>
2 : obtained underhandedly : stolen

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Palimpsest

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something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface <Canada…is a palimpsest, an overlay of classes and generations — Margaret Atwood>

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Fulminate

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1. to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
2. to issue denunciations or the like (usually fol. by against): The minister fulminated against legalized vice.

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Fatuous

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complacently or inanely foolish : silly <a fatuous remark>

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Anodyne

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1 : serving to alleviate pain
2 : not likely to offend or arouse tensions : innocuous

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Etiolate

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to make pale b : to deprive of natural vigor : make feeble

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Iniquity

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1 : gross injustice : wickedness
2 : a wicked act or thing : sin

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Febrile

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marked or caused by fever : feverish

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Persiflage

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frivolous bantering talk : light raillery

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Stratagem

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1 a : an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy b : a cleverly contrived trick or scheme for gaining an end
2 : skill in ruses or trickery

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Execrate

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1 : to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
2 : to detest utterly

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Inimical

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1 : being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence <forces inimical to democracy>
2 a : having the disposition of an enemy : hostile <inimical factions> b : reflecting or indicating hostility : unfriendly <his father's inimical glare>

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Respite

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1 : a period of temporary delay
2 : an interval of rest or relief