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parlous
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dangerous
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semiotic
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theory regarding the function of signs and symbols
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ergonomic
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designing for efficiency and safety
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intrepid
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fearless
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sangfroid
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self-possession
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mercurial
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unpredictable changes in mood
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vainglorious
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boastful
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brook
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tolerate
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stopgap
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makeshift
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modicum
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small portion
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paragon
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- Model of excellence
2. To compare, parallel
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nadir
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lowest point
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perpetuity
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eternity
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duplicity
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Double
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truism
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self-evident truth
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eschew
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to avoid
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distension
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swelling
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expatiation
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- To wander
2. To speak/write at length
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repository
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where something is deposited or stored
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cosmopolitan
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worldly, involving people or elements from all over the world
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bucolic
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pastoral, idyllic rural life
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tendentious
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biased
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opulent
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wealthy
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quixotic
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- Foolishly impractical
2. Unpredictable
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protean
varied nature, able to assume different forms
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martial
warlike, relating to war
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arcadian
idyllically pastoral, simple quaint life
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hinterland
remote area
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tony
aristocratic manner
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propriety
appropriate, conforming to polite society
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licentious
lacking moral restraint
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perspicacious
keen, of acute discernment
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rustic
relating to the country
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auxiliary
subsidiary, supplementary
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insipid
dull, flat, tasteless
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effete
1. No longer fertile
2. Weak
3. Effeminate
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whet
1. To sharpen
| 2. To stimulate
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tout
1. Promote, solicit, talk up
| 2. To spy on
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abstruse
difficult to comprehend
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recondite
obscure, hidden
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halcyon
1. Calm, peaceful
| 2. Idyllic time of the past
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myopic
nearsighted
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anemic
lacking vitality or force
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diffident
hesitant, reserved, lacking self-confidence
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bay
1. Shouting, barking
| 2. Unable to retreat and forced to face danger
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heterodox
unorthodox
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iconoclasm
attacking settled beliefs or institutions
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redress
to set right
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belie
to give a false impression of, disguise
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arduous
difficult, strenuous
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callous
showing no emotion or sympathy (for others)
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spendthrift
wasteful spending
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purported
alleged
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risque
verging on indecency
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decamp
to depart suddenly
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abscond
to flee secretly and hide
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pander
to gratify or exploit another's desire
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congenial
pleasant, sociable
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bedlam
uproar, confusion
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avaricious
greedy of gain
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vitreous
resembling glass
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rancor
bitter deep-seated ill will
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dearth
scarcity
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ward (off)
1. To guard
| 2. To turn aside
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mutiny
to rise against authority
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inchoate
only partly in existence, formless, incoherent
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pique
1. To excite
| 2. Resentment
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earthy
practical, down to earth
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interlocutor
one who takes part in a dialogue
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detractor
diminish the value of something
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genteel
aristocratic style
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populist
believer in the common people
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interpolate
1. To alter or corrupt by inserting new foreign matter
| 2. To estimate values between two known points
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explicate
1. Give detailed explanation
| 2. Analyze logically
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heuristic
serving to aid learning
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dictate
1. To speak for transcription
| 2. To require or determine
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dystopia
imagined world in which people live wretched fearful lives
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gainsay
contradict, declare false
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ebullient
agitation, enthusiasm
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solvent
able to pay debts
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aver
to declare positively
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requisite
essential, necessary
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contrive
1. Devise, plan
| 2. Bring about with difficulty, manage
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imbue
endow, permeate, influence
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gregarious
social
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chagrin
distress, vexation
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fatuous
silly, foolish
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nonplussed
1. Perplexed
| 2. Unbothered
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irredeemable
not redeemable, hopeless
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labyrinthine
intricate, involved
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farce
1. To stuff
| 2. Ridiculous act or situation
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tirade
rant
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immaterial
unimportant
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anathema
hated, banned, cursed
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antipathy
dislike
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flagrant
conspicuously offensive
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patent
1. Unobstructed
2. Spreading
3. Obvious
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patulous
widely spreading from a center
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spurious
1. Of illegitimate birth
| 2. Deceptive appearance of something without being genuine
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lard
to intersperse with something superfluous or excessive
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superfluous
extra, unnecessary
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macabre
horror, having death as the subject
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albatross
something causing persistent anxiety
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empirical
based on observation or experience
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veracity
truth
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candor
honest, fair, bright
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pertinent
relevant
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abate
reduce, put an end to
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exorbitant
exceeding the law or appropriate limits
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titillate
excite pleasurably
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simulacrum
representation, semblance
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abet
assist, support
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mollify
appease
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assuage
pacify, ease
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dilettante
a dabbler in arts or knowledge
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idealogue
a blind advocate of an ideology
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acumen
keen
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hackneyed
unoriginal, not fresh
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pedestrian
1. Commonplace
| 2. Performed on foot
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vacuity
vacuous, stupid, lacking content
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inane
silly, unsubstantial
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modish
stylish
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conversant
having knowledge or experience
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dissolution
breaking down, dissolving
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denigrate
1. Defame
| 2. Belittle
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besmirch
sully, soil
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balkanize
divide
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aquiline
curved like an eagle's beak
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parlay
successfully exploit
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maladroit
inept
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adroit
skilled, clever
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patrician
aristocrat
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dissemble
hide under a false appearance
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in lieu
in place of
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defeasible
capable of being voided
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ingenuous
innocent, candid
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sophistry
deceptive reasoning
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sinecure
position requiring little work but provides income
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voluble
1. Easily turning
| 2. Ready or rapid speech
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salubrious
healthy
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redact
1. To put in writing
2. To select for publication
3. To remove (text)
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perennial
1. Present all year long
| 2. Persisting
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asperity
1. Harsh manner
| 2. Rough/uneven surface
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impudent
cocky
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ubiquitous
existing everywhere
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comestible
edible
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cultivar
organism/plant originating from cultivation
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dietetic
relating to diet
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fiduciary
involving a confidence or trust
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equanimity
1. Evenness of mind (esp. under stress)
| 2. Balance
