Gre Hit Parade

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importune

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v
to urge with annoying persistence
to trouble

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latent

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adj
potential
present but not visible or apparent

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lassitude

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n
exhaustion, weakness

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maudlin

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adj
sentimental, weepy

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ligneous

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adj
woodlike

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lugubrious

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adj
exaggeratedly mournful

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magnate

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n
a rich, powerful businessperson

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oblique

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adj
indirect, at an angle

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otiose

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adj
lazy
futile, of no use

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patina

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n
surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation

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piquant

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adj
pleasantly pungent or tart

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plaintive

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adj
expressing sadness or sorrow

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putative

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adj
reputed
supposed, commonly accepted

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peripatetic

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adj
wandering

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propinquity

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n
nearness, proximity

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pulchritude

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n
physical beauty

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redolent

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adj
fragrant, aromatic
suggestive or reminiscent

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reprove

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v
to criticize mildly

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surreptitious

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adj
sneaky, secret

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sidereal

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adj
astral, relating to the stars

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sinecure

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n
a position requiring little or no work yet usually still providing an income

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supine

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adj
lying face upward, offering no resistance

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unctuous

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adj
oily
characterized by earnest insincerity

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venal

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adj
corrupt, capable of being bribed

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vagary

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n
whim, unpredictable action

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voluble

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adj
fluent, verbal, having easy use of spoken language

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wizened

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adj
shriveled, withered, shrunken

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deprecate

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v
to express disapproval of

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discomfit

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v
to confuse or disconcert
to thwart the plans of
to defeat in battle

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doggerel

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n
comic verse

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equanimity

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n
composure, calm

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espouse

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v
to support, to advocate

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forbear

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v
to refrain form, to abstain

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fulsome

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adj
repulsive, offensively insincere

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hirsute

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adj
hairy, shaggy

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husband

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v
to conserve, to use sparingly or economically

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abnegate

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v
to deny oneself
to reject, to renounce

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adduce

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v
to cite
to bring forth as an example or as proof

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affectation

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n
unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress

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ancillary

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adj
subordinate
providing assistance

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apposite

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adj
pertinent, suitable

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arrant

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adj
bad, utter

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augur

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v
to predict or foretell

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beleaguer

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v
to surround
to beseige, to harass

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baleful

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adj
sinister, ominous

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bilious

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adj
cranky, ill-tempered

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convivial

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adj
festive, fond of partying

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cull

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v
to collect
to select

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choleric

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adj
hot-tempered

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collusion

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n
conspiracy, secret cooperation

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consonant

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adj
harmonious, in agreement

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calumny

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n
slander, a maliciously false statement

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carapace

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n
a protective shell

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contretemps

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n
a mishap, an embarrassing occurance

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meet

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adj
fitting, proper

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ingenuous

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adj
open, candid
naive

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cogent

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adj
convincing, well-reasoned

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corroborate

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v
to confirm, to verify

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gainsay

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v
to deny

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abrogate

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v
to abolish or invalidate

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phlegmatic

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adj
calm, unemotional
sluggish

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apogee

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n
highest point, culmination
(syn: apex; ant: perigee, nadir)

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extol

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v
to praise

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bombastic

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adj
pompous in speech and manner
(syn: fustian, declamatory, grandiloquent, magniloquent, orotund)

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cavil

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v
to find fault without good reason

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querulous

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adj
prone to complaining, peevish

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abject

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adj
miserable, pitiful

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saturnine

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adj
gloomy, sullen

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precipitous

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adj
hasty, quick, uncautious

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noisome

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adj
stinking, putrid

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abstemious

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adj
moderate in appetite
abstaining from certain pleasures

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spendthrift

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n
one who spends money wastefully

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eschew

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v
to shun or avoid

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dilettante

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n
someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic--a dabbler

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ebullience

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n
lively expression of thoughts

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jejune

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adj
childish
uninteresting

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pine

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v
to yearn
to lose vigor (ant: flag)

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ignominy
ignominious

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n/adj
disgrace or dishonor/
despicable, disgraceful

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recalcitrant

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adj
defiant, difficult to manage

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minatory

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adj
menacing, threatening

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obstreperous

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adj
troublesome, boisterous

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rancorous

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adj
characterized by long-lasting resentment
(n- rancor)

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invidious

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adj
offensive, likely to provoke ill will

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accede

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v
to express approval, to agree to

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execrate

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v
to denounce, to curse

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inexorable

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adj
inflexible, unyielding

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dulcet

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adj
pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear

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plangent

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adj
pounding, thundering, resounding

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occlude

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v
to block

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parry

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v
to deflect, to ward off

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vitiate

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v
to corrupt, to spoil
to make ineffective

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insipid

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adj
bland, lacking excitement

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meretricious

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adj
cheap, gaudy, tawdry

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palliate

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v
to make less severe
to gloss over

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callow

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adj
immature
lacking sophistication

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profligate

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adj
wasteful, recklessly extravagant
(n- profligacy)

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contumely

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n
insult, scorn

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fortuitous

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adj
happening by accident or chance

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adumbrate

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v
to foreshadow vaguely, to suggest
to overshadow

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expiate

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v
to atone, to make amends for

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desultory

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adj
disconnected, random
(syn: erratic, haphazard, aimless, etc)

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brook

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v
to tolerate
to endure

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inveterate

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adj
deep-rooted, habitual

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facetious

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adj
playful, humorous

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circumspect

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adj
prudent, considering all outcomes

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wag

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n
wit, joker

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desuetude

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n
disuse

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disabuse

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v
to undeceive, to set right

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arcane

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adj
secret, obscure

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exegesis

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n
critical examination
explication

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tendentious

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adj
biased, showing marked tendencies

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pedantic

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adj
making an excessive display of knowledge

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evince

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v
to show clearly, to display

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turpitude

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n
depravity
a base act

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limn

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v
to outline
to describe
to draw or paint

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assay

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n/v
an examination or analysis/
to attempt
to analyze, to estimate

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refulgent

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adj
radiant, shiny

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encomium

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n
glowing praise, tribute

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approbation

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n
an expression of approval or praise

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panegyric

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n
formal praise

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propitiate

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v
to conciliate, to appease

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salubrious

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adj
promoting health and well-being

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acumen

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n
accurate judgment, keen insight

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trenchant

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adj
perceptive, keen, penetrating

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captious

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adj
disposed to point out trivial faults
calculated to entrap in argument

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glib

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adj
informal, nonchalant
superficial

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stygian

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adj
gloomy, dark

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imbroglio

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n
a difficult or embarrassing situation

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sedulous

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adj
attentive, diligent
(n: sedulity)

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contumacious

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adj
insubordinate
rebellious

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opprobrium

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n
a public disgrace

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anathema

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n
a solemn or religious curse
an accursed person or thing

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sententious

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adj
moralistic, tending to moralize excessively

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prurient

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adj
lustful

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foment

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v
to arouse, to incite, to instigate

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mendacity

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n
dishonesty

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inimical

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adj
hostile, dangerous

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fractious

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adj
quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly

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lubricious

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adj
lewd, wanton, slippery

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vituperate

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v
to abuse, to berate, to use harsh condemnatory language

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fulminate

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v
to denounce, to attack loudly

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anodyne

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adj/n
soothing/
something that comforts or soothes pain

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prize

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v
to pry
to take by force

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ineluctable

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adj
certain, inevitable

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prolix

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adj
long-winded, verbose

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remonstrate

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v
to protest, to object

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repudiate

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v
to reject the validity of

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demur

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v
to question, to oppose

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dissemble

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v
to present a false appearance

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abjure

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v
to renounce, to recant
to avoid

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excoriate

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v
to denounce

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belie

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v
to misrepresent
to expose as false

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inveigle

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v
to obtain by deception or flattery

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torpid

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adj
lethargic, dormant

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diaphanous

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adj
transparent, gauzy

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spurious

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adj
false, counterfeit, lacking validity

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aver

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v
to verify
to assert in pleading a cause

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asseverate

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v
to allege or assert

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impugn

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v
to attack verbally
to call into question

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recondite

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adj
concealed
obscure, difficult to understand

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turbid

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adj
muddled, unclear

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halcyon

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adj
calm, peaceful

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blithe

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adj
joyful

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salutary

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adj
wholesome, causing improvement

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redoubtable

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adj
worthy of honor

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extemporaneous

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adj
improvised, done without preparation

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fell

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adj/v
inhumanely cruel/
to cause to fall by striking

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propitious

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adj
favorable

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pluck

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n
courage, spunk, fortitude

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apocryphal

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adj
not genuine, fictional

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cursory

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adj
superficial, hastily done

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specious

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adj
seemingly plausible but false

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impecunious

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adj
lacking funds

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amenable

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adj
open to different possibilities

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indolent

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adj
idle, lazy

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temerity

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n
recklessness, boldness

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apotheosis

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n
deification, an exalted example

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consummate

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v/adj
to complete or fulfill/
perfect, complete, accomplished

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rarefy

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v
to make thinner or sparser

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solicitous

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adj
eager, concerned, attentive

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impassive

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adj
revealing no emotion

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itinerant

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adj
moving from place to place

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judicious

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adj
exercising sound judgment

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levity

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n
lightness, frivolity

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lachrymose

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adj
tearful, causing tears

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motility

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n
spontaneous movement

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nominal

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adj
insignificant, in name only

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nugatory

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adj
trifling, inconsequential

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panacea

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n
a cureall

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plumb

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v
to measure the depth of something

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presage

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v
to foreshadow or predict

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provincial

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adj
narrow, limited in outlook to one's own small corner of the world

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quay

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n
wharf, pier

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rampart

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n
a fortification or bulwark of defense

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renaissance

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n
a rebirth or revival

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respite

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n
a period of rest or relief

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ribald

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n
characterized by vulgar, lewd humor

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succor

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n/v
assistance or relief/
to give assistance in a time of need

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sundry

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adj
various, separate

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unalloyed

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adj
undiluted, pure

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vestige

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n
a last trace

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diurnal

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adj
occurring every day
occurring in the day time

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enormity

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n
extreme evil

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exposition

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n
a setting forth of meaning or intent, discourse intended to explain

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exhort

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v
to urge

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egress

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n
an exit

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ingress

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n
an entrance

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facile

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adj
fluent, skillful
easy

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founder

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v
to fail, to collapse, to sink

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genial

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adj
cheerful, pleasant, friendly & helpful

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gratis

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adj
free of charge

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gratuitous

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adj
unjustified, unprovoked, given freely

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harbinger

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n
a forerunner, a signal of

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accolate

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n
an expression of praise

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acerbic

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adj
sharp, biting
having a sour or bitter taste

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aggrandize

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v
to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige

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abash

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v
to embarrass

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abstruse

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adj
hard to understand or grasp

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antecedent

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n
something that went before, a preceding event

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aphorism

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n
a proverb, a brief and witty saying

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verdant

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adj
leafy, covered with green plants
inexperienced

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apostasy

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n
abandonment or rejection of faith or loyalty

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arbiter

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n
a judge, one who decides

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attrition

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n
a gradual weakening or loss

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augment

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v
to make bigger, to increase

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auspicious

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adj
favorable, promising

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avow

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v
to claim, to admit, to declare

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belabor

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v
to go over repeatedly to an absurd extent

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bereave

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v
to deprive or leave desolate

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coda

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n
a passage concluding a musical composition

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commensurate

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adj
equal, proportionate

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consecrate

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v
to declare sacred

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coeval

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adj
coexisting, of the same period

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prodigal

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adj
wasteful, lavish

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sycophant

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n
servile, self-seeking flatterer

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credulous

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adj
too trusting, gullible

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inured

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adj
accustomed to accepting something undesireable

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list

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v
to tilt to one side

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largess

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n
generosity

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estimable

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adj
admirable

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sanguine

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adj
cheerful, confident, optimistic

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nonplus

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v
to baffle or bewilder
(adj: nonplussed)

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diffident

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adj
shy, lacking confidence

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truculent

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adj
fierce, cruel, ready to fight

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iconoclast

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n
one who opposes established customs and institutions

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salacious

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adj
lustful, lascivious

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disparage

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v
to belittle, to speak disrespectfully about

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perorate

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v
to speak in flowery, rhetorical language
(n: peroration)

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solvent

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adj
able to dissolve another substance
able to meet financial obligations

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attenuate

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v
to weaken, to reduce in force or degree

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pellucid

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adj
transparent, easy to understand

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astringent

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adj/n
harsh, severe, having a tightening effect on tissue/
something with a tightening effect on tissue

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impetuous

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adj
quick to act, impulsive

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untenable

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adj
indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable

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celerity

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n
speed, alacrity

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ostentatious

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adj
showy, pretentious

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inchoate

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adj
disorganized, not fully formed

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emollient

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adj/n
soothing/
an agent that softens the skin

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usury

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n
lending money at a high interest rate

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epicure

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n
one devoted to sensual pleasures
one with discriminating tastes (especially for food and wine)

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prosaic

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adj
dull, lacking spirit or imagination

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stentorian

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adj
loud and powerful

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fatuous

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adj
stupid, foolish

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implacable

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adj
unable to be calmed down

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harangue

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v/n
to deliver a tirade/
a long, pompous speech

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incipient

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adj
beginning to become apparent

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allege

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v
to assert before proving, to bring forward as a reason or excuse

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parsimony

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stinginess

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portent

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n
an omen or prophetic indication

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laconic

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adj
using few words

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contiguous

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adj
adjacent, sharing a border

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paucity

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adj
scarcity, lack

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prodigious

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adj
extraordinary, abundant

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predilection

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n
a preference, a disposition in favor of something

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proclivity

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n
a natural predisposition or inclination

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gambit

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n
a ploy, a remark used to start a conversation

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privation

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n
a lack of usual necessities or comforts

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presumptuous

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adj
taking liberties, overstepping one's bounds

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fetter

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v
to bind, to chain, to confine

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catholic

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adj
generalized, universal

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copious

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adj
plentiful
profuse in words

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reprobate

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n
a morally unprincipled person

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reproach

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v
to express disappointment or displeasure with

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polemical

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adj
controversial, argumentative

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precipitate

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adj/v
acting hastily, impulsive/
to cuase to happen before anticipated or required

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insouciant

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adj
unconcerned, carefree

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nice

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adj
exacting, precise

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penurious

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adj
excessively thrifty, ungenerous

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impunity

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n
immunity from punishment or penalty

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descry

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v
to discern

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countenance

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v
to support, to favor

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chary

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adj
wary, cautious

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innocuous

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adj
harmless

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endemic

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adj
characteristic of a particular locality or region

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pusillanimous

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adj
cowardly

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paradox

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n
a contradiction or dilemma

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idolatrous

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adj
given to intense devotion

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tout

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v
to publically praise or promote

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incandescent

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adj
shining brightly

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pedestrian

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adj
commonplace, unremarkable

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abscond

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v
to leave secretly

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debacle

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n
rout, fiasco, complete failure

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denouement

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n
outcome, the unravelling of a plot

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torque

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n
a force that causes rotation

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magnanimity

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n
generously noble in mind and heart, forgiving

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austere

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n
severe

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mendicant

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n
a beggar

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remunerate

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v
to pay or reward for work, trouble, etc.

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coterie

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n
a small group of people with a similar purpose

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hoary

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adj
old
whitish or gray from age

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tyro

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n
a novice or amateur

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grandiloquence

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n
pompous speech

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reticent

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adj
reserved in speech

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incorrigible

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adj
incapable of being corrected

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probity

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n
integrity, uprightness, proper behavior

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abate

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v
to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

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aberrant

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adj
deviating from the norm

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acrimony

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n
harsh or biting words or disposition

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adulation

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n
praise, intense adoration

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aesthete

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n
someone unusually sensitive to beauty

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alacrity

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n
eager and enthusiastic willingness

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apostle

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n
one who initiates moral reform
an ardent supporter

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arduous

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adj
strenuous, taxing

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askance

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adj
scornful
indirect

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asperity

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n
severity, rigor, harshness, irritability

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aspersion

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n
a false charge meant to hurt someone's reputation

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assuage

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v
to make less severe

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asunder

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adv
into different parts

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augury

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n
omen

Front 330

august

Back 330

adj
venerable, majestic

Front 331

axiomatic

Back 331

adj
possessing self-evident truth

Front 332

bellicose

Back 332

adj
belligerent, warlike

Front 333

blandishment

Back 333

n
something that tends to coax or flatter

Front 334

bluster

Back 334

v
to boast
to threaten loudly

Front 335

bromidic

Back 335

adj
dull, commonplace

Front 336

bucolic

Back 336

adj
rustic, pastoral

Front 337

cant

Back 337

v
to lean or set at an angle

Front 338

capacious

Back 338

adj
large, roomy

Front 339

capitulate

Back 339

v
to surrender

Front 340

castigate

Back 340

v
to punish or criticize harshly

Front 341

catechism

Back 341

n
oral instruction
formal questions with rote responses

Front 342

cephalic

Back 342

adj
relating to the skull

Front 343

cloy

Back 343

v
to fill to excess

Front 344

cogitate

Back 344

v
to think deeply

Front 345

compendious

Back 345

adj
brief, summarizing

Front 346

concatenate

Back 346

adj
linked together

Front 347

concomitant

Back 347

adj
accompanying something

Front 348

confer

Back 348

v
to give to or bestow upon someone

Front 349

confluence

Back 349

n
a meeting place (usually of two streams)

Front 350

continence

Back 350

adj
self-restraint, self-control

Front 351

contrite

Back 351

adj
regretful, seeking forgiveness

Front 352

cordon

Back 352

n
a line of troops securing an area
an ornamental ribbon

Front 353

cozen

Back 353

v
to coax with trickery
to cheat

Front 354

cur

Back 354

n
a coward

Front 355

delude

Back 355

v
to mislead
to disappoint

Front 356

demure

Back 356

adj
modest

Front 357

dereliction

Back 357

n
neglect, intentional abandonment
recession of water

Front 358

determinate

Back 358

adj
conclusive, having defined limits

Front 359

dilatory

Back 359

adj
tending to delay, slow

Front 360

disaffected

Back 360

adj
discontented, unfriendly
disloyal

Front 361

disingenuous

Back 361

adj
giving a false impression of innocence

Front 362

dissident

Back 362

adj
disagreeing with an established belief or system

Front 363

dissimulate

Back 363

v
to disguise

Front 364

divestiture

Back 364

n
the act of dispossessing

Front 365

dotage

Back 365

n
senility, mental decline

Front 366

duress

Back 366

n
imprisonment
intimidation, threat of force

Front 367

ebb

Back 367

v
to recede, to fade away

Front 368

efficacious

Back 368

adj
effective, productive

Front 369

effrontery

Back 369

n
boldness, presumptuousness

Front 370

effusive

Back 370

adj
expressing emotion without restraint

Front 371

eminent

Back 371

adj
celebrated, distinguished

Front 372

emolument

Back 372

n
compensation, payment for work

Front 373

empirical

Back 373

adj
based on observation or experiment

Front 374

emulate

Back 374

v
to copy
to try to equal or excel

Front 375

ephemeral

Back 375

adj
lasting a short time

Front 376

erudite

Back 376

adj
scholarly, well-learned

Front 377

espy

Back 377

v
to catch sight of

Front 378

essay

Back 378

v
to try, to experiment

Front 379

exact

Back 379

v
to demand, to require

Front 380

exculpate

Back 380

v
to clear of blame

Front 381

exonerate

Back 381

v
to clear of blame

Front 382

exscind

Back 382

v
to cut off or out, to excise

Front 383

extant

Back 383

adj
currently existing

Front 384

extenuate

Back 384

v
to make less severe

Front 385

extirpate

Back 385

v
to destroy, to exterminate

Front 386

fastidious

Back 386

adj
difficult to please, meticulous

Front 387

febrile

Back 387

adj
feverish

Front 388

fixity

Back 388

adj
being stable or fixed

Front 389

florid

Back 389

adj
excessively decorated, gaudy

Front 390

foist

Back 390

v
to pass off as genuine

Front 391

fustian

Back 391

n
pretentious writing or speech

Front 392

gelid

Back 392

adj
cold

Front 393

genuflect

Back 393

v
to bend at the knee
to be servilely obedient

Front 394

gossamer

Back 394

n
something delicate or tenuous

Front 395

gust

Back 395

n
an inclination
a sudden rush of wind
a sudden outburst

Front 396

hedge

Back 396

v
to encircle, to hinder
to protect oneself from losing or failing by a counterbalancing aciton
to evade a risk of commitment

Front 397

hedonism

Back 397

n
devotion to or pursuing pleasure, especially pleasures of the senses

Front 398

imminence

Back 398

n
something that is about to happen

Front 399

immure

Back 399

v
to imprison

Front 400

imperturbable

Back 400

adj
not capable of being disturbed

Front 401

impudence

Back 401

n
arrogance, rudeness

Front 402

incisive

Back 402

adj
perceptive
penetrating

Front 403

incommunicado

Back 403

adj
lacking a means of communication

Front 404

indemnity

Back 404

n
security against loss or damage
exemption from penalty or liability

Front 405

ineffable

Back 405

adj
indescribable
unspeakable, taboo

Front 406

infelicitous

Back 406

adj
unfortunate
inappropriate

Front 407

inflammable

Back 407

adj
easily ignited

Front 408

iniquitous

Back 408

adj
sinful, evil

Front 409

intransigent

Back 409

adj
refusing to compromise

Front 410

irreproachable

Back 410

adj
beyond criticism, impeccable

Front 411

invective

Back 411

n
verbal abuse

Front 412

jeremiad

Back 412

n
a prolonged complaint

Front 413

languid

Back 413

adj
lacking energy
indifferent

Front 414

logy

Back 414

adj
lethargic, lacking energy

Front 415

loquacious

Back 415

adj
talkative

Front 416

lout

Back 416

n/v
an awkward, brutish person/
to scorn or to submit

Front 417

lucent

Back 417

adj
clear, glowing with light

Front 418

lurid

Back 418

adj
shocking, sensational
glowing

Front 419

malefactor

Back 419

n
culprit, evil-doer

Front 420

malinger

Back 420

v
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

Front 421

manumission

Back 421

n
release from slavery

Front 422

mettlesome

Back 422

adj
courageous
enduring

Front 423

militate

Back 423

v
to have influence
to work against

Front 424

mitigate

Back 424

v
to make less severe
to moderate

Front 425

obeisance

Back 425

n
a physical display of submission or respect

Front 426

obloquy

Back 426

n
abusive language
ill repute

Front 427

obsequious

Back 427

adj
overly submissive, brown-nosing

Front 428

occult

Back 428

adj
concealed, beyond comprehension

Front 429

officious

Back 429

adj
overly helpful, meddlesome

Front 430

onerous

Back 430

adj
troubling, burdensome

Front 431

ornery

Back 431

adj
having an irritable disposition

Front 432

orotund

Back 432

adj
pompous

Front 433

ostensible

Back 433

adj
apparent

Front 434

patent

Back 434

adj
obvious, unconcealed

Front 435

patrician

Back 435

adj
aristocratic

Front 436

pejorative

Back 436

n
disparaging, having bad connotations

Front 437

penury

Back 437

n
extreme poverty

Front 438

percipient

Back 438

adj
discerning, able to perceive

Front 439

peremptory

Back 439

adj
dictatorial
imperative

Front 440

perfidy

Back 440

n
treachery

Front 441

perfunctory

Back 441

adj
cursory
done without care or interest

Front 442

peruse

Back 442

v
to examine

Front 443

pied

Back 443

adj
multi-colored

Front 444

pith

Back 444

n
essential part

Front 445

placid

Back 445

adj
calm, tolerant

Front 446

poltroon

Back 446

n
a coward

Front 447

posture

Back 447

v
to assume an artificial attitude

Front 448

potentate

Back 448

n
a monarch or ruler with great power

Front 449

preclude

Back 449

v
to rule out

Front 450

prevaricate

Back 450

v
to mislead

Front 451

profundity

Back 451

n
great depth

Front 452

propagate

Back 452

v
to breed

Front 453

propriety

Back 453

n
correct behavior

Front 454

proscribe

Back 454

v
to forbid

Front 455

punctilious

Back 455

adj
observing rules of behavior or ceremony

Front 456

purblind

Back 456

adj
blind
lacking insight

Front 457

purport

Back 457

v
to profess, to claim

Front 458

quiescence

Back 458

n
stillness

Front 459

redact

Back 459

v
to edit
to put in writing

Front 460

refractory

Back 460

adj
stubborn
immune
resistent to treatment or cure

Front 461

regale

Back 461

v
to entertain

Front 462

remit

Back 462

v
to send as payment

Front 463

repose

Back 463

n
relaxation, leisure

Front 464

rescind

Back 464

v
to invalidate, to repeal

Front 465

restitution

Back 465

n
act of compensating for a loss or damage

Front 466

ruth

Back 466

n
compassion, remorse

Front 467

sap

Back 467

v/n
to weaken/
a fool

Front 468

scabrous

Back 468

adj
blemished
dealing with indecent things

Front 469

scapula

Back 469

n
shoulder blade

Front 470

scurvy

Back 470

adj
despicable

Front 471

sequestered

Back 471

adj
secluded, set apart

Front 472

somnolent

Back 472

adj
drowsy
inducing sleep

Front 473

stanch

Back 473

v
to stop the flow of something

Front 474

stand

Back 474

n
a group of trees

Front 475

stricture

Back 475

n
something that restrains
negative criticism

Front 476

strident

Back 476

adj
loud, harsh

Front 477

sumptuary

Back 477

adj
regulating expensive spending

Front 478

supererogatory

Back 478

adj
nonessential

Front 479

supplicant

Back 479

n
one who asks humbly and earnestly

Front 480

table

Back 480

v
to remove from consideration

Front 481

tender

Back 481

v
to offer

Front 482

unguent

Back 482

n
an ointment used to heal

Front 483

vapid

Back 483

adj
tasteless, dull

Front 484

verve

Back 484

n
energy, vitality

Front 485

ablution

Back 485

n
the act of cleansin

Front 486

abut

Back 486

v
to touch or border

Front 487

acme

Back 487

n
summit, highest point

Front 488

aerie

Back 488

n
a stronghold or nest built on a high place

Front 489

amortize

Back 489

v
to diminish through installments of payments

Front 490

antediluvian

Back 490

adj
prehistoric, old
before the biblical flood

Front 491

anthropomorphic

Back 491

adj
attributing human qualities to nonhumans

Front 492

aplomb

Back 492

n
poise, confidence

Front 493

apothegm

Back 493

n
a short instructive saying

Front 494

assiduous

Back 494

adj
diligent, persisten

Front 495

bacchanalian

Back 495

adj
drunk, festive

Front 496

balk

Back 496

v/n
to stop/
a hindrance

Front 497

beatific

Back 497

adj
saintly
showing exalted joy or blessedness

Front 498

behemoth

Back 498

n
something enormous in size or power
a huge animal

Front 499

benison

Back 499

n
a blessing

Front 500

bifurcate

Back 500

v
to divide into two parts

Front 501

bonhomie

Back 501

n
geniality
atmosphere of good cheer

Front 502

carom

Back 502

v/n
to strike and rebound/
a collision followed by a rebound

Front 503

cavalcade

Back 503

n
a procession

Front 504

charlatan

Back 504

n
a fake, a quack

Front 505

chattel

Back 505

n
an article of personal property
a slave

Front 506

chimerical

Back 506

adj
fanciful, improbable

Front 507

churlish

Back 507

adj
boorish or vulgar
surly
intractable

Front 508

cistern

Back 508

n
something used to hold water

Front 509

coffer

Back 509

n/v
box for holding money
financial resources/
to put in a money box

Front 510

cognomen

Back 510

n
family name
nickname

Front 511

comeliness

Back 511

n
attractiveness
suitability

Front 512

commodious

Back 512

adj
spacious

Front 513

compunctious

Back 513

adj
feeling guilty
having qualms

Front 514

conflagration

Back 514

n
a large destructive fire

Front 515

congenial

Back 515

adj
sympathetic
agreeable
friendly and sociable

Front 516

consanguineous

Back 516

adj
of the same origin
related by blood

Front 517

corpulence

Back 517

n
obesity

Front 518

cosset

Back 518

v/n
to pamper/
a pet (especially a lamb)

Front 519

declivity

Back 519

n
a downward slope or hill

Front 520

demagogue

Back 520

n
leader of the populace who appeals to emotions or prejudices to gain power

Front 521

denigrate

Back 521

v
to blacken the reputation of

Front 522

dictum

Back 522

n
authoritative declaration

Front 523

didactic

Back 523

adj
intended to instruct
excessively moralizing

Front 524

diluvial

Back 524

adj
relating to a flood

Front 525

diminutive

Back 525

adj
small

Front 526

distaff

Back 526

n
women
work and concerns considered important to women

Front 527

dither

Back 527

v/n
to be nervously irresolute
to be agitated/
a state of indecisive agitation

Front 528

doctrinaire

Back 528

adj
rigidly devoted to certain theories

Front 529

dolor

Back 529

n
sorrow

Front 530

doughty

Back 530

adj
courageous

Front 531

droll

Back 531

adj
amusing in an odd or whimsical manner

Front 532

dyspeptic

Back 532

adj
suffering from indigestion
irritable

Front 533

effluvia

Back 533

n
an invisible emanation of gases or vapors
an aura

Front 534

effulgent

Back 534

adj
shining brilliantly

Front 535

effete

Back 535

adj
exhausted
infertile, effeminate
marked by self-indulgence or decadence

Front 536

emend

Back 536

v
to edit a text

Front 537

emanate

Back 537

v
to come forth or send forth
to give out or exhale

Front 538

ennui

Back 538

n
boredom, lack of interest

Front 539

ersatz

Back 539

n
a fake

Front 540

exorcise

Back 540

v
to expel evil spirits

Front 541

expatiate

Back 541

v
to wander
to discuss at great length

Front 542

expunge

Back 542

v
to erase or eliminate

Front 543

expurgate

Back 543

v
to censor

Front 544

extrapolate

Back 544

v
to estimate

Front 545

fetid

Back 545

adj
putrid, foul-smelling

Front 546

fey

Back 546

adj
having a magical quality
clairvoyant
crazy as if under a spell
fated to die soon

Front 547

filch

Back 547

v
to steal

Front 548

filial

Back 548

adj
relating to a son or daughter
having the relationship of child to parent

Front 549

flaccid

Back 549

adj
limp
lacking energy or vigor

Front 550

foliate

Back 550

adj/v
related to leaves/
to cut metal into thin leaves
to adorn with metal foil
to separate into thin layers
to produce foliage

Front 551

forswear

Back 551

v
to reonounce or deny
to commit perjury

Front 552

fracas

Back 552

n
a noisy dispute

Front 553

frenetic

Back 553

adj
excited or active

Front 554

foible

Back 554

n
a minor weakness of character
the weaker (top) section of a sword

Front 555

furtive

Back 555

adj
secret, stealthy

Front 556

fathom

Back 556

n/v
six feet (marine term)/
to comprehend
to determine the depth of

Front 557

gambol

Back 557

v
to leap about, to frolic

Front 558

gauche

Back 558

adj
tactless

Front 559

gibe

Back 559

v
to heckle or taunt

Front 560

gnostic

Back 560

adj
relating to knowledge (intellectual or spiritual)

Front 561

gustatory

Back 561

adj
relating to the sense of taste

Front 562

ilk

Back 562

adj
type or kind
each

Front 563

illusory

Back 563

adj
deceptive

Front 564

imbue

Back 564

v
to infuse or dye
to moisten

Front 565

imperious

Back 565

adj
arrogant, domineering, overbearing

Front 566

impolitic

Back 566

adj
unwise

Front 567

incarnate

Back 567

adj
having bodily form

Front 568

incendiary

Back 568

adj/n
causing fire
inflammatory/
an arsonist
an agitator

Front 569

inculcate

Back 569

v
to instill
to indoctrinate

Front 570

inculpate

Back 570

v
to blame
to charge with a crime

Front 571

indigent

Back 571

adj
impoverished

Front 572

indubitable

Back 572

adj
unquestionable

Front 573

ingratiate

Back 573

v
to bring into another's good graces purposefully

Front 574

innuendo

Back 574

n
subtle criticism
suggestion

Front 575

insidious

Back 575

adj
treacherous
alluring
spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner

Front 576

insuperable

Back 576

adj
insurmountable

Front 577

interdict

Back 577

v
to forbid

Front 578

interlocutor

Back 578

n
a member of a dialogue

Front 579

interloper

Back 579

n
trespasser
one who meddles in others' affairs

Front 580

internecine

Back 580

adj
inter-group conflict
mutually destructive
characterized by carnage

Front 581

interpolate

Back 581

v
to insert

Front 582

interstice

Back 582

n
a space between things

Front 583

intimation

Back 583

n
a clue or hint
a suggestion

Front 584

intrinsic

Back 584

adj
inherent

Front 585

intrepid

Back 585

adj
fearless

Front 586

fathom

Back 586

n/v
six feet (marine term)/
to comprehend
to determine the depth of

Front 587

gambol

Back 587

v
to leap about, to frolic

Front 588

gauche

Back 588

adj
tactless

Front 589

gibe

Back 589

v
to heckle or taunt

Front 590

gnostic

Back 590

adj
relating to knowledge (intellectual or spiritual)

Front 591

gustatory

Back 591

adj
relating to the sense of taste

Front 592

ilk

Back 592

adj
type or kind
each

Front 593

illusory

Back 593

adj
deceptive

Front 594

imbue

Back 594

v
to infuse or dye
to moisten

Front 595

imperious

Back 595

adj
arrogant, domineering, overbearing

Front 596

impolitic

Back 596

adj
unwise

Front 597

incarnate

Back 597

adj
having bodily form

Front 598

incendiary

Back 598

adj/n
causing fire
inflammatory/
an arsonist
an agitator

Front 599

inculcate

Back 599

v
to instill
to indoctrinate

Front 600

inculpate

Back 600

v
to blame
to charge with a crime

Front 601

indigent

Back 601

adj
impoverished

Front 602

indubitable

Back 602

adj
unquestionable

Front 603

ingratiate

Back 603

v
to bring into another's good graces purposefully

Front 604

innuendo

Back 604

n
subtle criticism
a suggestion

Front 605

insidious

Back 605

adj
treacherous
alluring
spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner

Front 606

insuperable

Back 606

adj
insurmountable

Front 607

interdict

Back 607

v
to forbid

Front 608

interlocuter

Back 608

n
member of a dialogue

Front 609

interloper

Back 609

n
trespasser
one who meddles in others' affairs

Front 610

internecine

Back 610

adj
(conflict) within a group
mutually destructive
characterized by carnage

Front 611

interpolate

Back 611

v
to insert

Front 612

interstice

Back 612

n
a space between thigns

Front 613

intimation

Back 613

n
a clue or hint
a suggestion

Front 614

intrepid

Back 614

adj
fearless

Front 615

intrinsic

Back 615

adj
inherent

Front 616

invidious

Back 616

adj
provoking ill will
discriminatory
envious

Front 617

jibe

Back 617

v
to heckle or deride
to be compatible with
to shift from one side of a ship to the other

Front 618

jocular

Back 618

adj
joking, humorous

Front 619

insoluble

Back 619

adj
incapable of being dissolved
impossible to solve or explain

Front 620

juggernaut

Back 620

n
overwhelming force seeming to destroy everything in its path
something that elicits blind and destructive devotion

Front 621

jurisprudence

Back 621

n
the philosophy of law

Front 622

knell

Back 622

v/n
to toll solemnly
to summon or signal by tolling/
sound of a bell
a signal of disaster

Front 623

lambaste

Back 623

v
to beat
to berate

Front 624

legerdemain

Back 624

n
deceitful cleverness
sleight of hand

Front 625

lexicon

Back 625

n
dictionary
vocabulary

Front 626

libidinous

Back 626

adj
lustful

Front 627

licentious

Back 627

adj
immoral, having no regard for accepted rules or standards

Front 628

limpid

Back 628

adj
clear, easily intelligible
calm, serene

Front 629

liniment

Back 629

n
liquid medicine to soothe pain

Front 630

lionize

Back 630

v
to treat as a celebrity
to assign great social importance to

Front 631

lissome

Back 631

adj
supple, limber

Front 632

macabre

Back 632

adj
gruesome

Front 633

machination

Back 633

n
sinister scheme
the act of plotting

Front 634

malapropism

Back 634

n
misuse of a word

Front 635

manifold

Back 635

adj
diverse, varied
comprised of many parts operating at the same time

Front 636

martinet

Back 636

n
a strict disciplinarian
one who follows rules rigidly

Front 637

mawkish

Back 637

adj
excessively sentimental
sickening in taste

Front 638

mnemonic

Back 638

adj
relating to memory
intended to assist memory

Front 639

molt

Back 639

v
to shed an outer covering

Front 640

mordacious

Back 640

adj
biting, sarcastic

Front 641

mote

Back 641

n
small particle, a speck

Front 642

munificent

Back 642

adj
generous

Front 643

necromancy

Back 643

n
black magic
practice of communicating with spirits to predict the future

Front 644

nefarious

Back 644

adj
infamous for wickedness

Front 645

neophyte

Back 645

n
a novice or beginner
a recent convert

Front 646

nihilism

Back 646

n
belief that existence is meaningless
extreme skepticism

Front 647

noxious

Back 647

adj
harmful, injurious to health
corrupting

Front 648

obfuscate

Back 648

n
to confuse or obscure
to render indistinct

Front 649

ouster

Back 649

n
the act of expulsion or ejection
one that forces out another

Front 650

paean

Back 650

n
a song of praise

Front 651

panoply

Back 651

n
an impressive array
ceremonial attire
protective covering or armor

Front 652

parley

Back 652

n
a discussion between enemies

Front 653

parochial

Back 653

adj
provincial

Front 654

pastiche

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n
a piece of literature or music that satirizes other works
a hodge podge

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peccadillo

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n
a minor sin
a minor fault

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peculation

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n
theft or embezzlement

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penultimate

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adj
next to last

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penumbra

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n
partial shadow
a periphery region
area in which something exists to an uncertain degree

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perambulate

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v
to walk

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periphrastic

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adj
roundabout, unnecessarily wordy

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pernicious

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adj
deadly

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perspicacious

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adj
shrewd

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pertinacious

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adj
persistent
stubborn

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phalanx

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n
massed group of soldiers or people
a bone of a finger or toe

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philistine

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adj
boorish
lakcing appreciation for art and culture

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plait

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v
to braid

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plaudit

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n
applause, expression of approval

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pneumatic

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adj
relating to air
worked by compressed air

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polyglot

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n
one who speaks many languages
a book containing the same text in several different languages
a confusion or mixture of langauges

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posit

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v
to put forward, to suggest

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precept

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n
principle, law

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prescient

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adj
having foresight

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progenitor

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n
direct ancestor
precursor
founder

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prognosticate

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v
to predict
to foreshadow

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prolix

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adj
tedious, wordy

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promulgate

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v
to make known publicly

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proselytize

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v
to induce someone to convert to a particular belief or doctrine

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provident

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adj
frugal
providing for future needs

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puerile

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adj
immature

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pundit

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n
an authority or critic

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quotidian

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adj
occurring daily
commonplace

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raconteur

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n
a skilled storyteller

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raillery

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n
lighthearted jesting, banter

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rapprochement

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n
reestablishing a cordial relationship
a state of cordial relations

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raze

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v
to demolish
to scrape or shave off

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recidivism

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n
the tendency to repreat previous behavior
a relapse

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recreant

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adj
disloyal
cowardly

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redress

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v
to set right
to make amends for
to adjust

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rejoinder

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n
a quick reply to a question or remark

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renitent

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adj
inflexible, recalcitrant

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repast

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n/v
a meal/
to eat

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requite

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v
to return or repay
to avenge

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restive

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adj
impatient
difficult to control
refusing to move

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retinue

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n
attendants accompanying an important person

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riposte

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n/v
a retort/
to retort
to make a return thrust

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rococo

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adj
ornate, elaborate

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rotund

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adj
round
plump
full and rich in sound

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ruminate

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v
to reflect upon

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sacrosanct

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adj
sacred, inviolable

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scintilla

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n
a very small amount

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scintillate

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v
to sparkle or flash

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scurrilous

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adj
foul-mouthed
expressed in vulgar abusive language

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sedition

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n
rebellion
conduct or language inciting rebellion against a state

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senescent

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adj
aging, growing old

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sentient

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adj
conscious, experiencing feeling

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sepulchral

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adj
relating to a burial vault
indicative of death
suggestive of a grave or burial

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rue

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v
to regret
to feel sorrow or remorse

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seraphic

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adj
angelic

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simper

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v
to smile in a silly, self-conscious way

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sinuous

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adj
winding
characterized by supple movement

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slake

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v
to quench
to lessen the force of
to refresh

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slovenly

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adj
untidy
marked by negligence

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sojourn

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n/v
a temporary stay/
to reside temporarily

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solecism

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n
grammatical mistake
violation of etiquette

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solipsism

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n
belif that the self is the only reality

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somnambulist

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n
a sleepwalker

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sonorous

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adj
producing a full, rich sound
impressive in style or speech

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sophist

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n
one who excels at arguing deviously
a thinker or scholar

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sportive

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adj
playful
relating to sports

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squalid

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adj
dirty from poverty or lack of care
morally repulsive

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staid

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adj
sober, self-restrained
fixed, permanent

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striate

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adj
striped, grooved

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stringent

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adj
severe
constricted (especially by financial strain)

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subterfuge

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n
a trick or tactic used to avoid something

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sully

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v
to soil or stain
to taint

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supercilious

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adj
haughy

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surly

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adj
bad-tempered, sullen
ominous

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sybarite

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n
one devoted to pleasure and luxury

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syncopation

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n
the omition fo a sound or letter in a word
a modification of a musical rhythm by strssing the weak beat

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tableau

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n
a vivid description
a striking scene or pose

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talisman

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n
something with a magical effect
a trinket thought to protect against evil

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tantamount

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adj
equivalent in value or effect

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tenable

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adj
defensible (in argument or during an attack)

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threnody

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n
a poem or song of mourning

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trammel

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v
to impede or hamper

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trite

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adj
lacking power to evoke interest through overuse

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turgid

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adj
swollen, bloated
excessively ornate

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umbrage

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n
offense, resentment
shadow or shade
a hint

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untoward

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adj
unfavorable
troublesome, unruly
improper

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urbane

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adj
polite, refined

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virile

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adj
manly or masculine,
sexually potent

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vitriolic

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adj
caustic, bitter

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vociferous

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adj
offensively loud
given to vehement outcry

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wraith

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n
a ghost or apparition
something shadowy and insubstantial

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xenophobia

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n
fear or hatred of foreign people or things

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zenith

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n
summit, highest point

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nadir

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n
lowest point