Power Prep Words

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tare

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weed of grainfields usually; an undesirable element

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flange

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rib or rim for strength, for guiding, or for attachment to another object; a projecting edge of cloth used for decoration on clothing

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mercenary

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serving merely for pay or sordid advantage; hired for service in the army of a foreign country

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venal

Back 4

capable of being bought or obtained for money; corrupt bribery

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pestle

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a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar; any of various devices for pounding, stamping, or pressing

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racous

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disagreeably harsh or strident; boisterously disorderly

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perfidy

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faithless or disloyal

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outmoded

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to make unfashionable or obsolete

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agronomy

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a branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production and soil management

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panegyric

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formal or elaborate praise

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invective

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of, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse

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concision

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a cutting up or off

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insolent

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insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct; exhibiting boldness or effrontery

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surruptitiously

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done, made, or acquired by stealth; acting or doing something clandestinely

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imperiousness

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commanding, dominant marked by arrogant assurance

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laconic

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concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

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refractory

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resisting control or authority

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volubility

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easily rolling or turning; characterized by ready or rapid speech

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divest

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to take away from a person

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dispatch

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to send off ordispose of with promptness or speed; to kill with quick efficiency; obsolete

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heedlessness

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inconsiderate

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sedulous

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involving or accomplished with careful perseverance; diligent in application or pursuit

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tortuous

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marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns; marked by devious or indirect tactics

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abrogate

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to abolish by authoritative action; to treat as nonexistent

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adversary

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one that contends with, opposes, or resists

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hapless

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having no luck

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noisome

Back 27

offensive to the senses and especially to the sense of smell; highly obnoxious or objectionable

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propitiate

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to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : APPEASE, CONCILIATE

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quixotic

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foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action

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diffident

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hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence; distrustful

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intractable

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unruly

the intractable teenager was often sent to detention

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occult

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the witches occult was hidden from sight

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limn

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to outline in sharp detail

the artitist limned the models features
reflecting every curve

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adroit

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the adoroit detective found the suspect easliy

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vicid

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having an adhesive quality

post it notes are vicid

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turpitude

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the prostitutes turpitude disgusted her family

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philistine

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some think that business school if full of philistines, but I know plenty that are thoughtful with an appreciation for art

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odium

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the racists odium for the group was apparent

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chary

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she charily spent her few pennies only on what was needed

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usury

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one should try to stay away from the types of usury loans the mafia gives

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dynamo

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the dynamo for the city is located on electricity street

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wheedle

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i did not want to give up the secret but she wheedled it out of me

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epicure

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gormet taste

the restaurant caters to the local epicure