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pellucid

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easy to understand The professor had a remarkable ability to make even the most difficult concepts seem pellucid

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anachronism

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belonging to another time

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thrifty

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wise with money He was economical, spending his money THRIFTiLY and on items considered

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improvident

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not careful Marty was improvident, never putting money aside for the future, but spending it on shopping.

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coalesce

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to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc.: The various tribes coalesced into a single common culture.

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qualify

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to modify or soften a statement

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amiable

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having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities

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compound

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make more intense Her headache was COMPOUNDED by the construction crew outside.

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perennial

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everlasting This act was a PERENNIAL favorite of the fans

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whimsical

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driven by whim, impulse

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aberrant

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Abnormal departing from the right, normal, or usual course. When Karl started screaming and throwing food at his co-workers, the police had to come in and deal with his ABERRANT behavior.

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immaterial

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irrelevant

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attenuate

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to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value. Her animosity towards Bob attenuated over the years, she even went so fart to invite him to her party.

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intimation

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an indirect suggestion At first hostess tried INTIMATION, praising the benefits of cutlery; when Cecil continues eating with his hands, the hostess told him to use a fork at dinner

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Paragon

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the best of its kind Even with the rise of Kobe Bryant, many still believe Michael Jordan is the PARAGON for basketball players

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equivocate

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speak vaguely After coming home after curfew, Hana EQUIVOCATED when her parents pointedly asked her where she’s been.

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artlessness

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innocence I personally found the ARTLESSNESS of her speech charming

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equitable

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characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable equitable treatment of all citizens.

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discrete

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separate

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industrious

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working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person.

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debonair

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sophisticated, charming James Bond is known for his good looks, high tech gadgets, and DEBONAIR manner.

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abysmal

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really horrible Coach Ramsey took his newest player off the field after watching a few painful minutes of her ABYSMAL performance

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humongous

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extraordinarily large.

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imbibe

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absorb (ideas) to imbibe a sermon; to imbibe beautiful scenery. Plants imbibe moisture from the soil.

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profusion

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abundance When it was reported that Bieber was visiting a small town, a PROFUSION of reporters descended.

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vitriol

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abusive language his VITRIOL spewed forth from a-seated racism that consumed his whole life.

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embellish

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adorn to enhance (a statement or narrative) with fictitious additions.

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opaque

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tough to understand The meaning of the professor's new research was OPAQUE to most people, so no one asked any questions.

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veritable

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without a doubt Frank is a VERITABLE life-saver, last year, on 2 differnet occasions, he revived people using CPR

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effervescent

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bubbly After the sales results, the manager was in an effervescent mood, letting several employees leave work early that day.

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cohesive

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united; characterized by or causing cohesion (uniting): a cohesive agent.

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base

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without principles She was not so BASE as to begrudge the beggar the unwanted crumbs form her dinner plate

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misanthrope

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hater of the people

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panacea

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cure-all

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cornucopia

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abundant supply The international Food Expo was a CORNUCOPIA of culinary delights.

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hoodwink

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decieve, influence by slyness He hoodwinked his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well. You WINK under the HOOD of your jacket to deceive what you're doing

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palatable

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acceptable That is a palatable solution to the problem

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pith

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most essential part When Cynthia hears a speaker presenting a complex argument, she is always able to discard, the irrelevant details and extract the PITH of what the speaker is trying to convey

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creditable

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good but not great Critics agreed that the movie was CREDITABLE, but few gave it more than 3 stars.

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doleful

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very sad No event was more doleful than the passing of my mother, it brings me great sadness to think she is now gone.

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Oblique

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indirect Herbert never explicitly revealed anything negative about Tom's past, but at times he would OBLIQUELY suggest that Tom was not as inoccent as he seemd.

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truncate

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Shorten The soccer game was TRUNCATED when monsoon rain began to fall.

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arduous

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requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous cross-country journey

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analogous

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having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous. analogy a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based:

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assiduously

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with great care constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive: The top college football program recruits new talent ASSIDUOUSLY, only choosing those who were the top in their country.

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extrapolate

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to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture. Statistics. to estimate (the value of a variable) outside the tabulated or observed range.

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credulity

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tendency to believe

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aphorism

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short statement Nietzche was known for using APHORISMS, sometimes encapsulating a complex philosophical thought into mere sentence.

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inimitable

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without equal

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juggernaut

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unstoppable force Once considered a juggernaut, Napoleon's army was finally stopped by the Russians

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convoluted

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extremely complex Instead of solving the math problem in three simple steps, Harry used a CONVOLUTED solution requiring fifteen steps.

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scrupulous

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using extreme care having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.

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emulate

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imitate

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transitory

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short-lasting If we lived forever and life was not TRANSITORY, we would appreciate life less.

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laborious

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demanding The most LABORIOUS job I've had was working 20 hours a day as a fisherman in Alaska.

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enamored

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charmed She is completely ENAMORED with Justin Bieber and goes to all his concerts.

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hodgepodge

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mixture; jumble

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malevolent

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evil-minded Villains are known for their MALEVOLENT nature, oftentimes inflicting cruely on others just for enjoyment.

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bemoan

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to express distress or grief over; lament: to bemoan one's fate.

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recapitulation

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summary

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indecorous

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impolite Eating with elbows on the table is considered INDECOROUS in refined circles.

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frugal

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avoiding waste, spending wisely Monte was no miser, but was simply frugal, wisely spending the little that he earned. frugal sounds like free girls. They generally don't pay the bill. They don't waste their money.

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jocular

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humorous My uncle was always in a JOCULAR mood, messing up people's hair and telling knock-knock jokes.