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perturb

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to disturb

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decry

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speak out against

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appropriate

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take forcefully

The government APPROPRIATED land that was occupied by squatters sending them scurrying for another place to live

Question 4

profuse

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in great amount

He was sweating PROFUSELY.

Question 5

meander

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to wander aimlessly; ramble

The talk meandered on.

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pastoral

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rural

Question 7

modicum

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small amount

Question 8

apogee

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the highest point, climax

Question 9

loath

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unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse

to be loath to admit a mistake.

Question 10

ossify

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harden

to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.

Question 11

tyro

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beginner

All great writers, athletes, and artists were TYROS at one time

Question 12

evanescent

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short-lived

Rainbows are evanescent because they do not stay around for long periods of time.

Question 13

inviolable

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sacred

To many, the grass at Wimbledon is INVIOLABLE and only great tennis players are able to play there.

Question 14

complaisant

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inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious; compliant:

Question 15

maverick

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radical thinker

The maverick politician promised to leave behind the ways of the old guard and bring change to the government.

Question 16

morose

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gloomy

Question 17

obstinate

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stubborn

firmly or stubbornly adhering to one’s purpose, opinion, etc.

Question 18

puerile

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childish

Helen enjoyed blowing soap bubbles, but Jim regarded this as PUERILE, totally unworthy of women with a Ph.D.

Question 19

incontrovertible

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undisputable

Question 20

placid

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peaceful; unruffled; tranquil;

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despot

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tyrant

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artifice

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trickery

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conciliate

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make peace with

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ebullient

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enthusiastic

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histrionic

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overly theatrical Though she received a B on the test, she had such a HISTRIONIC outburst that one would have thought she'd been handed a death sentence

Question 26

nettlesome

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annoying Maria found her coworker's phone NETTLESOME because every few minutes it would buzz to life with another text message

Question 27

unseemly

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improper, unbecoming He acted in an UNSEEMLY manner, insulting the hostess and then speaking ill of her descended husband.

Question 28

avarice

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greed Motivated by avarice, the employee stole thousands of dollars from the company vault.

Question 29

diatribe

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bitter verbal attack Upset about his demotion, Ed made an angry diatribe about his employer

Question 30

inchoate

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not fully formed Having just come into existence a few years ago, the new political party is considered inchoate by many historians.

Question 31

pariah

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outcast

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corollary

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consequence In this time of parents who work long hours on demanding jobs, the corollary is a generation of children who have been spoiled by material things.

Question 33

antipathy

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hatred The teenagers expressed their antipathy for the school by vandalizing the gym

Question 34

lachrymose

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weepy, easily brought to tears After her husband died, my aunt became a lachrymose woman who couldn’t stop crying

Question 35

chagrin

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dismay Much to my chagrin, I failed my math test.

Question 36

dog

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pursue; to follow or track like a dog, Throughout his life he was dogged by insecurities that inhibited personal growth

Question 37

buttress

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support China's economy has been buttressed by global demand for the electronic parts the country manufactures.

Question 38

gambit

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any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage. Once again my sister got a free lunch by performing her gambit of leaving her purse at home.

Question 39

bastardization

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corrupt; to lower in condition or worth; debase The movie World War Z is a complete BASTARDIZATION of the book, with little more in common than zombies and a title.

Question 40

pertinent

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relevant

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antic

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a playful trick or prank; an actor in a grotesque or ridiculous presentation.

Question 42

admonish

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warn to reprove or scold, especially in a mild and good-willed manner:

Question 43

ravenous

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very hungry intensely eager for gratification or satisfaction.