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abnegate
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VERB (transitive)
deny, renounce |
She abnegated her God.
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spurious
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adjective
false; forged; outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its genuine qualities |
Identified in a GRE practice exam.
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po·lem·ic
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noun
an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
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an·tip·a·thy
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noun
settled aversion or dislike |
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dif·fi·dent
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adjective
hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence |
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invective (n)
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an abusive expression or speech
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invective (adj)
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of, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse
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mercenary (n)
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one that serves merely for wages; especially : a soldier hired into foreign service
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mercenary (adj)
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serving merely for pay or sordid advantage
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pundit
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noun
1. a learned man 2. one who gives opinions in an authoritative manner : CRITIC |
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imperiousness
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adjective
1. befitting or characteristic of one of eminent rank or attainments 2. marked by arrogant assurance |
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boggle
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verb, trans & instrans
1. to start with fright or amazement : be overwhelmed (intransitive) 2. to hesitate because of doubt, fear, or scruples (transitive) |
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rapacious
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adjective
1. excessively grasping or covetous 2. living on prey |
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extant
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adjective
2a. currently or actually existing |
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aver
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verb, transitive
1a. to verify or prove to be true in pleading a cause 1b. to allege or assert in pleading 2. to declare positively |
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sedulous
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adjective
1. involving or accomplished with careful perseverance 2. diligent in application or pursuit |
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intransigent
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adjective
1. uncompromising; refusing to compromise or to abandon an extreme position or attitude |
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laconic
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adjective
using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
Being laconic has nothing to do with being lazy. Instead, it has to do with one's lack of loquaciousness.
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hapless
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adjective
having no luck : UNFORTUNATE |
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dirge
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noun
a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
Middle English dirige, the Office of the Dead
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miscreant (n)
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noun
infidel, heretic |
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miscreant (adj)
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adjective
unbelieving, heretical |
from Anglo-French mescreant, present participle of mescreire to disbelieve
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heretic
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noun
a dissenter from established religious dogma; especially : a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church who disavows a revealed truth |
also, nonconformist
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recalcitrant
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adjective
obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
present participle of recalcitrare to be stubbornly disobedient
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chary
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adjective
discreetly cautious |
from Old English cearig sorrowful, from caru sorrow
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exigent
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adjective
requiring immediate aid or action |
Latin exigent-, exigens, present participle of exigere to demand
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epithet
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noun
a disparaging or abusive word or phrase |
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viscid
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adjective
having an adhesive quality : STICKY |
Late Latin viscidus, from Latin viscum birdlime
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aspersion
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noun
a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
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