** Kaplan - Level 3 - Most Difficult **

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acidulous

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sour in taste or manner

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precis

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short summary of facts

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tawdry

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gaudy; cheap; showy

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prevaricate

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to lie or deviate from the truth

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panegyric

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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

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eschew

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to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)

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taciturn

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silent; not talkative

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distaff

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the female branch of a family

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edify

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to instruct morally and spiritually

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potentate

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a monarch or ruler with great power

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quiescent

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motionless

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sybarite

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a person devoted to pleasure and luxury

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invidious

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envious; obnoxious; offensive;

likely to promote ill will

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rebarbative

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causing annoyance or irritation

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encomium

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warm praise

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abjure

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to reject;

to abandon formally

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voluble

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talkative;

speaking easily;

glib

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scintilla

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trace amount

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vicissitude

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a change or variation;

ups and downs

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restive

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impatient;

uneasy;

restless

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imprecation

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a curse

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exponent

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one who champions or advocates

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exculpate

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to clear from blame;

to prove innocent

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inchoate

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not fully formed;

disorganized

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foment

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to arouse or incite

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salubrious

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healthful

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investiture

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ceremony conferring authority

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lugubrious

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sorrowful; mournful; dismal

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dyspeptic

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suffering from indigestion;

gloomy and irritable

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obdurate

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hardened in feeling ; resistant to persuasion

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lissome

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easily flexed;
limber;
agile

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propitiate

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to conciliate;

to appease

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mitigate

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to soften; to lessen

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opprobrium

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public disgrace

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vituperate

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to abuse verbally;

to berate

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abstemious

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moderate in appetite

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panoply

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impressive array

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burgeon

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to grow and flourish

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approbation

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approval and praise

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kudos

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fame, glory, honor

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palliate

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to make less severe;

to ease

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rococo

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very highly ornamented;

relating to an 18th century artistic style of elaborate ornamentation

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abscond

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to leave secretly

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catholic

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universal;

broad and comprehensive

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magnate

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powerful or influential person

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nettle

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to irritate

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husband

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to manage economically; to use sparingly

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coterie

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an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose

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sinecure

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a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work

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exonerate

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to clear of blame

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iniquity

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sin; evil act

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indolent

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habitually lazy; idle

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chicanery

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deception by means of craft or guile

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reticent

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silent; reserved

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mercurial

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quick;

shrewd;

unpredictable

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penultimate

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next to last

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glib

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fluent in an insincere manner;

offhand;

casual

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cogent

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convincing and well-reasoned

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euphony

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a pleasant, harmonious sound

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sagacious

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shrewd; wise

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exigent

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urgent; requiring immediate action

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solecism

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grammatical mistake; blunder in speech

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pastiche

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piece of literature or music imitating other works

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malediction

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(((((

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rarefy

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to make thinner or sparser

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lapidary

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relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them

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inimical

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hostile; unfriendly

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capricious

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changing one's mind quickly and often

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perfidious

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willing to betray one's trust

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pusillanimous

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cowardly; without courage

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mirth

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frivolity; gaiety; laughter

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noisome

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stinking; putrid

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martinet

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strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules

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furtive

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secret; stealthy

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jocular

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playful; humorous

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largess

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generous giving
(as of money) to others who may seem inferior

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augury

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prophecy; prediction of events

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inure

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to harden; to accustom; to become used to

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canard

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a lie

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effrontery

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impudent boldness;

audacity

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jingoism

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belligerent support or one's country

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proclivity

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a natural inclination or predisposition

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meretricious

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gaudy; falsely attractive

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anachronism

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something out of place in time

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vim

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vitality and energy

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vim

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vitality and energy

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bonhomie

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good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer

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diffident

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lacking self-confidence

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replete

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abundantly supplied;

complete

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myopic

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lacking foresight; having a narrow view or long-range perspective

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antipathy

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extreme dislike

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laud

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to give praise; to glorify

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interregnum

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interval between reigns

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vernal

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related to spring; fresh

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circumspect

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cautious; aware of potential consequences

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divine

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to foretell or know by inspiration

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diurnal

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existing during the day

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sobriquet

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nickname

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satiate

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to satisfy fully or overindulge

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impugn

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to call into question;

to attack verbally

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pulchritude

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beauty

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impecunious

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poor; having no money

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abase

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to humble; to disgrace

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imperturbable

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not capable of being distilled

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fatuous

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stupid; foolishly self-satisfied

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impious

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not devout in religion

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cupidity

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greed; strong desire

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abdicate

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to give up a position, right, or power

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amortize

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to diminish by installment payments

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expurgate

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to censure

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cosset

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to pamper; to treat with great care

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gambol

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to dance or skip around playfully

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mendicant

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beggar

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insipid

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lacking interest or flavor

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exacerbate

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to make worse

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diaphanous

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allowing light to show through; delicate

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enervate

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to reduce in strength

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corroborate

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to support with evidence

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ford

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to cross a body of water by wading

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juncture

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point of time, especially where two things are joined

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contumacious

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rebellious

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disabuse

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to set right; to free from error

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ignoble

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having low moral standards, not noble in character;

mean

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obviate

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to prevent; to make unnecessary

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metaphor

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figure of speech comparing two different things

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licentious

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immoral; unrestrained by society

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assuage

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to make something unpleasant less severe

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fervid

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intensely emotional; feverish

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neophyte

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novice; beginner

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arrogate

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to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right

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deleterious

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subtly or unexpectedly harmful

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legerdemain

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trickery

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aberrant

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(((((((

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mendacious

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dishonest

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anodyne

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something that calms or soothes pain

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calumny

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a false and malicious accusation;

a misrepresentation

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epicure

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person with refined taste in food and wine

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lachrymose

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tearful

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occlude

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to stop up; to prevent the passage of

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abate

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to reduce in amount, degree or severity

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dilatory

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intended to delay

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equivocate

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to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

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bilk

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to cheat;

to defraud

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desultory

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jumping from one thing to another;

disconnected

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perfunctory

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done in a routine way; indifferent

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fractious

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unruly; rebellious

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ersatz

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fake

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querulous

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inclined to complain;

irritable

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limpid

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clear; transparent

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estimable

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admirable

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pare

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to trim off excess;

to reduce

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hapless

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unfortunate;

having bad luck

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ostentation

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excessive showiness

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orotund

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pompous

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enumerate

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to count, list, or itemize

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profligate

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corrupt; degenerate

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peripatetic

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wandering from place to place -- especially on foot

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parry

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to ward off or deflect, especially by a quick-witted answer

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molt

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to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically

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peregrinate

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to wander from place to place;

to travel -- especially on foot

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incarnadine

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blood-red in color

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alacrity

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speed or quickness

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numismatics

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coin collecting

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officious

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too helpful; meddlesome

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fawn

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to grovel

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inculcate

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to teach; to impress in the mind

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declivity

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downward slope

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requite

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to return or repay