2014-09-27 Barron's SAT Hot Prospects Word List - Barron's SAT Hot Prospects Word List Flashcards
(174 cards)
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abate
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v. subside; decrease, lessen
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accolade
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n. award of merit
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acquiesce
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v. assent; agree without protesting
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acrid
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adj. sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimony
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sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.
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aggregate
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v. gather; accumulate; adj. formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined; n. a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount
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amorphous
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adj. formless; lacking shape or definition
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anachronistic
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adj. having an error involving time in a story
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anomaly
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n. irregularity
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antediluvian
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adj. antiquated; extremely ancient
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antipathy
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n. aversion; dislike
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apocryphal
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adj. of doubtful authorship or authenticity
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arable
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adj. fit for growing crops
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ardent
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adj. intense; passionate; zealous
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assiduous
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adj. diligent, constant in application or effort, unremitting
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assuage
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v. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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atrophy
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v. waste away
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audacious
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adj. daring; bold
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avarice
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n. greediness for wealth
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avert
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v. prevent; turn away
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aviary
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n. enclosure for birds
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beguile
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v. mislead or delude; pass time
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bequeath
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v. leave to someone by a will; hand down
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bleak
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adj. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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blighted
adj. suffering from a disease; destroyed
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bombastic
adj. pompous; using inflated language
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buttress
v. support; prop up
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cacophonous
adj. discordant; inharmonious
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cardiologist
n. doctor specializing in the heart
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carping
adj. characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding; querulous(complaining)
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certitude
n. certainty
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charlatan
n. quack; pretender to knowledge
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circumlocution
n. indirect or roundabout expression
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cliche
n. phrase dulled in meaning by repetition
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coalesce
v. combine; fuse
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colloquial
adj. pertaining to conversational or common speech
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combustible
adj. easily burned
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complementary
adj. serving to complete something
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confluence
n. flowing together; crowd
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conjecture
v. surmise; guess
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converge
v. approach; tend to meet; come together
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corrode
v. destroy by chemical action
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corrugated
adj. wrinkled; ridged
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culpable
adj. deserving blame
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debilitate
v. weaken; enfeeble
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debunk
v. expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
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dehydrate
v. remove water from; dry out
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deleterious
adj. harmful
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depose
v. dethrone; remove from office
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desiccate
v. dry up
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diffidence
n. shyness, lacking confidence
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dilatory
adj. delaying
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discourse
n. formal discussion; conversation
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disquiet
v. make uneasy or anxious
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distend
v. expand; swell out
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dupe
n. someone easily fooled
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ebullient
adj. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
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edify
v. instruct; correct morally
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efface
v. rub out
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effervesce
n. inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation
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elegy
n. poem or song expressing lamentation
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elicit
v. draw out by discussion
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elucidate
v. explain; enlighten
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emaciated
adj. thin and wasted
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emend
v. correct; correct by a critic
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equanimity
n. calmness of temperament; composure
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equitable
adj. fair; impartial
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evanescent
adj. fleeting; vanishing
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excerpt
n. selected passage (written or musical)
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fallow
adj. plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
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falter
v. hesitate, waver
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fathom
v. comprehend; investigate
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fell
v. cut or knock down; bring down (with a missile); to finish a seam (sewing) by sewing the edge down flat
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fitful
adj. spasmodic; intermittent
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florid
adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery; excessively ornate
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foolhardy
adj. rash; recklessly bold
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glacial
adj. like a glacier; extremely cold
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hackneyed
adj. commonplace; trite; banal
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hyperbole
n. exaggeration; overstatement
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iconoclastic
adj. attacking cherished traditions
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ignominy
n. deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
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illicit
adj. illegal
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impecunious
adj. without money
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impregnable
adj. invulnerable
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incidental
adj. not essential; happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.
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incontrovertible
adj. indisputable; not open to question
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indefatigable
adj. tireless
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indolent
adj. lazy
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ineffable
adj. unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
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inexorable
adj. relentless; unyielding; implacable
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insolvent
adj. bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
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insuperable
adj. insurmountable; unbeatable
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intractable
adj. unruly; stubborn; unyielding
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irreproachable
adj. blameless; impeccable
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jocular
adj. said or done in jest
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labyrinth
n. maze
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laconic
adj. brief and to the point
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laggard
adj. slow; sluggish
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lampoon
v. ridicule; sharp ridicule
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lithe
n. languor; weariness
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lithe
adj. flexible; supple
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lurid
adj. wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome
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luxuriant
adj. abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
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meander
v. wind or turn in its course; wander aimlessly
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mercenary
adj. interested in money or gain; professional soldier
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mercurial
adj. capricious; changing; fickle
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mirth
n. merriment; laughter
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misanthrope
n. one who hates mankind
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misnomer
n. wrong name; incorrect designation
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mollify
v. soothe
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mosaic
n. picture made of colorful small inlaid tiles
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munificent
adj. very generous
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nefarious
adj. very wicked
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nuance
n. shade of difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction
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obdurate
adj. stubborn
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odious
adj. hateful; vile
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ornate
adj. excessively or elaborately decorated
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pariah
n. social outcast
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parody
n. humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty
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parsimony
n. stinginess; excessive frugality
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paucity
n. scarcity
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penury
n. severe poverty; stinginess
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perfunctory
adj. superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm
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pernicious
adj. very destructive
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pitfall
n. hidden danger; concealed trap
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pithy
adj. concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty
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polemical
adj. aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (polemic-a controversial argument)
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prattle
v. babble
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precarious
adj. uncertain; risky
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profligate
adj. dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral
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quagmire
n. soft, wet, boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
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quell
v. extinguish
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querulous
adj. fretful; whining; complaining; peevish
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quiescent
adj. at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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rant
v. rave; talk excitedly; scold; make a grandiloquent speech
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rarefied
adj. made less dense [of a gas]; extremely high or elevated; lofty; exalted; esoteric
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raucous
adj. harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous
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ravenous
adj. extremely hungry
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raze
v. destroy completely
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recant
v. disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error
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remission
n. temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; forgiveness or pardon
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replete
adj. filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied
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repugnant
adj. loathsome; hateful; distasteful ("a repugnant smell")
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rescind
v. cancel
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respite
n. interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment
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resplendent
adj. dazzling; glorious; brilliant
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savory
adj. tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
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sedentary
adj. requiring sitting
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soporific
adj. sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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spurious
adj. false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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spurn
v. reject; scorn
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steadfast
adj. loyal; unswerving
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stolid
adj. unruffled; impassive; dull
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strident
adj. loud and harsh; insistent
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stupefy
v. make numb; stun; amaze
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supplant
v. replace; usurp
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surfeit
v. satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything
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swagger
v. behave arrogantly or pompously; strut or walk proudly
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tantamount
adj. equivalent in effect or value
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tenacity
n. firmness; persistence
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terrestrial
adj. earthly (as opposed to celestial); pertaining to the land
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threadbare
adj. worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor
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tirade
n. extended scolding; denunciation; harangue
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torpor
n. lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; lethargic indifference/apathy
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trepidation
n. fear; nervous apprehension
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trifling
adj. trivial; unimportant
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truncate
v. cut the top off
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unkempt
adj. disheveled; uncared for in appearance
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unprecedented
adj. novel; unparalleled
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vaporize
v. turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog)
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viable
adj. practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
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virulent
adj. extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
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voluble
adj. fluent; glib; talkative; characterized by a continuous flow of words
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witticism
n. witty saying; wisecrack
