Avid Vocab Words

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Acrid

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bitter in taste or odor

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Adroit

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having skills or resourcefulness in coping with situations

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Advocate

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speak in favor of

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Allusion

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indirect reference

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Bolster

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support or prop up

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Buttress

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shore up using an external support

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Capitulate

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give up resisting

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Cryptic

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having a secret meaning

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Decorum

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having good manners

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Disclose

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cause to be seen

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Erroneous

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containing a mistake

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Exacerbate

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increase severity of

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Formulaic

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following a formula or set of procedure

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Furtive

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attempting to avoid attention

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Futile

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incapable of serving any useful purpose

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Gratuitious

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given freely

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Gravity

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critical nature

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Hardy

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able to withstand harsh conditions

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Heresy

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opinion contrary to popular belief

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Hypotheical

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based on assumption or hypothesis

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Immaterial

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of no particular importance

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Inane

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lacking a point or sense; silly

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Laconic

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brief; short

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Linger

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loiter or dawdle

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Materialism

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preoccupation with physical comforts and things

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Mercenary

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interested in money or gain

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Morose

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having an ill-humored disposition

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Obdurate

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persistent in resisting persuasion

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Orator

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skillful public speaker

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Parody

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humorous imitation

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Profane

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treat in an unworthy manner

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Prevalent

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generally accepted

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Prodigal

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reckless with money

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Quixotic

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idealistic but impractical

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Recount

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give a detailed account

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Regimen

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regular course of training

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Reprimand

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strong rebuke

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Robust

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possessing or showing strength

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Soporific

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inducing sleepiness

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Static

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showing little or no change

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Submissive

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giving way to someone or something one cannot resist

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Taciturn

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saying little

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Trifiling

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of very little signifigance

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Turbulent

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violently agitated

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Undermine

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chip away at

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Unprecedented

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never before experienced or known

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Usurp

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seize another's power, rank or authority

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Vacillate

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hesitant in making a choice

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Venerate

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regard with esteem

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Virulent

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extremely severe