Advanced R-Z Flashcards
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semantic (adj)
sih-MAN-tick
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Relating to the different meaning of words or other symbols
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shard (n)
SHARD
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Fragment of some brittle substance
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variegated (adj)
VAIR-ee-uh-gay-ted
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Varied in color, having multicolored patches or spots; diverse
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winsome (adj)
WIN-sum
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Charming, engaging, esp. in a sweet and innocent way
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via (prep)
VY-uh or VEE-uh
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Through, by means of, by way of
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tyro (n)
TY-roh
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Beginner
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syntax (adj)
SIN-tacks
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The rules governing grammar; any system or orderly arrangement
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surrogate (n, adj)
SER-uh-git or SER-uh-gayt
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Substitute, person who acts for another (n); acting as a replacement (adj)
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subpoena (verb, n)
suh-PEE-nuh
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A court order requiring a person to appear in court and give testimony
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yoke (n, verb)
YOHK
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A burden or something that oppresses; a frame for attaching animals to each other (n); to unite together or to burden (verb)
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tawdry (adj)
TAW-dree
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Gaudy, cheap or cheap-looking; indecent
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sinecure (n)
SY-nih-kyoor or SIN-uh-kyoor
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A job or position that pays while requiring little or no work
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stint (n, verb)
STINT
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Period of time spent doing something, or a specific, limited amount of work (n); to be frugal, to get by on little (verb)
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ruminate (verb)
ROO-min-ayt
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Turn over in the mind, reflect on; chew cud (as a cow)
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repertorial (adj)
reh-per-TOR-ee-ull
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Pertaining to a repertory or repertoire, a stock of available things or a number of theatrical performances presented regularly or in sequence
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recapitulate (verb)
ree-cah-PIT-chull-ayt
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Summarize, repeat in a concise way
*précis
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recant (verb)
rih-CANT
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Withdraw, retract, or disavow something one has previously said, esp. formally
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rejoinder (n)
rih-JOIN-der
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Response or reply, esp. a witty comeback
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reprobate (n, adj)
REP-ruh-bayt
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Disreputable, unprincipled, or damned person (n); shameless, depraved (adj)
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redress (n, verb)
rih-DRESS
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Setting something right after a misdeed, compensation or relief for injury or wrongdoing (n); correct, set right, remedy (verb)
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vicissitude (n)
viss-ISS–it-ood
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Changes or variations over time, esp. regular changes from one thing to another
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strut (n)
STRUHT
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A structural support or brace
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stratum (n)
STRAY-tum or STRAT-um
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One of many layers (such as in a rock formation or in the classes of a society)
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sybarite (n)
SIB-uh-rite
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Person devoted to pleasure and luxury
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wanton (adj)
| WAHN-tuhn
Reckless, vicious, without regard for what is right; unjustifiable, deliberately done for no reason at all; sexually unrestrained or excessively luxurious
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supplant (verb)
| suh-PLANT
Take the place of, displace, especially through sneaky tactics
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solecism (n)
| SAH-liss-izm
Nonstandard use of grammar or words; mistake, esp. in etiquette
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stentorian (adj)
| sten-TOR-ee-un
Very loud and powerful (generally of a human voice)
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toady (n)
| TOH-dee
Someone who flatters or acts in a servile manner for self-serving
*sycophant, lackey, myrmidon
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truculent (adj)
| TRUCK-yuh-lent
Fierce, cruel, savage; belligerent
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slake (verb)
| SLAYK
Satisfy (esp. thirst), cool, or refresh; make less active
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rarefied (adj)
| RARE-if-ide
Lofty, very high up or elevated (in a metaphorical way); exclusive, select; thin, pure, or less dense (as air at the top of a mountain)
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scintilla (n)
| sin-TILL-uh
A tiny bit or trace
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surly (adj)
| SER-lee
Bad-tempered, hostile, unfriendly, or rude
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stasis (n)
| STAY-siss
Equilibrium, a state of balance or inactivity, esp. caused by equal but opposing forces
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symbiosis (n)
| sim-bee-OH-siss
Mutually dependent relationship between two organisms, people, groups, etc.
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sardonic (adj)
| sar-DAH-nick
Scornfully or ironically mocking, cynically derisive
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vanguard (n)
| VAN-gard
Leading units at the front of an army; leaders in a trend or movement, people on the "cutting edge;" the forefront of a trend or movement
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squalid (adj)
| SKWAH-lid
Disgusting, filthy, foul, extremely neglected
| *sordid
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vex (verb)
| VECKS
Annoy or bother; puzzle or distress
| *irk; nettle
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skittish (adj)
| SKIT-ish
Shy, fickle, uncertain, or prone to act suddenly due to nervousness; lively in a restless or excessive way
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tumultuous (adj)
| tuh-MULT-choo-uss
Riotous, violently agitated, marked by disturbance or uproar; noisy, chaotic
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vim (n)
| VIM
Pep, enthusiasm, vitality, lively spirit
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salient (adj)
| SAY-lee-uhnt
Obvious, standing out; projecting, protruding, jutting out
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tome (n)
| TOHM
Large or scholarly book; one of the volumes in a set of books
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welter (n, verb)
| WELL-ter
Confused mass or pile, jumble; confusion or turmoil (n); roll around, wallow, toss about, writhe (verb)
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viscid or viscous (adj)
| VISS-id / VISS-cuss
Thick adhesive, or covered in something sticky
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travesty (n)
| TRAV-est-ee
Exaggerated, debased, or grotesque imitation
| *burlesque
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vestige (n)
| VEST-idge
Trace or sign of something that once existed
| *scintilla, residue
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umbrage (n)
| UM-bridge
Offense or annoyance
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xenophobia (n)
| zen-noh-FOH-bee-uh
Fear or hatred of foreigners or that which is foreign
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stigma (n)
| STIG-muh
Mark of disgrace, a figurative stain or mark on someone's reputation
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steeped (adj)
| STEEPT
Immersed (in), saturated (with)
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secrete (verb)
| sih-CREET
Produce and release a substance from a cell or gland of the body for a functional purpose
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ridden (adj)
| RID-un
Dominated or burdened by
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somatic (adj)
| soh-MAT-ick
Of the body
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verisimilar (adj)
| ver-uh-SIM-ill-er
Having the appearance of truth, probable
| *feasible, plausible
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upbraid (verb)
| up-BRAID
Find fault with, criticize or scold severly
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refulgent (adj)
| rih-FULL-jent
Shining, radiant
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raconteur (n)
| rack-uhn-TOOR
Witty storyteller
| *bard
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seraphic (adj)
| sih-RAFF-ick
Like an angel; serene, spiritually carried off or transported
*cherubic
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reactant (n)
| ree-ACK-tint
Something that reacts; a substance that undergoes a change in a chemical reaction
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whet (verb)
| WET
Stimulate, make keen or eager (esp. of an appetite)
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untempered (adj)
| un-TEM-perd
Not toned down; not moderated, controlled, or counterbalanced; unqualified
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turgid (adj)
| TER-jid
Swollen, inflated; or, metaphorically "inflated," such as in overblown, pompous speech
*tumid, distend, balloon
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transgression (n)
| tranz-GRESH-un
Violation of a low, moral rule, order, etc.; sin
| *contravene, err
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rue (n, verb)
| ROO
Regret, remorse (n); to feel regret or remorse (verb)
| *contrite, penitent
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searchingly (adv)
| SER-ching-lee
In a searching or penetrating manner; while examining closely or probing for answers
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rococo (adj)
| ruh-COH-coh
Very elaborate and ornate (in decorating, art, architecture, or metaphorically)
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sublime (adj)
| sub-LIME
Lofty or elevated, inspiring reverence or awe; excellent, majestic; complete, utter
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sully (verb)
| SULL-ee
Make dirty, stain, tarnish, defile
| *adulterate, debauch, vitiate, debase
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scurvy (adj)
| SKER-vee
Contemptible, mean
| *reprobate
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squelch (verb)
| SKWEL'ch
Crush, squash; suppress or silence; walk through ooze or in wet shoes, making a smacking or sucking sound
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stipulate (verb)
| STIP-yuh-layt
Specify; make an open demand, esp. as a condition of agreement
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vociferous (adj)
| voh-SIFF-er-uss
Noisily crying out, as in protest
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rend (verb)
| REND
Tear violently, esp. to tear one's clothing or hair out of grief; pull apart, split, or tear away
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resurgent (adj)
| rih-SER-jent
Having a revival, renewing, rising or surging again
| *recrudescent, renascent
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recrudescent (adj)
| ree-croo-DESS-ent
Revival, breaking out into renewed activity
| *renascent, resurgent
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vitriol (n)
| VIT-tree-ohl
Something highly caustic, such as criticism (literally, one of a number of chemicals including sulfuric acid)
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token (n, adj)
| TOH-kin
Sign, symbol, mark, badge; souvenir, memento; coin-like disk used as currency for subways, etc.
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treacherous (adj)
| TRETCH-er-uss
Betraying trust, not faithful or trustworthy; not dependable; dangerous or deceptive
*perfidy, recreant, quisling, apostate
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whitewash (n, verb)
| WHITE-wash
A substance used to whiten walls, wood, etc. (n); deception, covering up of wrongs, errors, misdeeds, etc. (verb)
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usury (n)
| YOO-zher-ee
Charging interest on a loan, esp. charging illegally high or excessive interest
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tendentious (adj)
| ten-DEN-chuss
Marked by a strong point of view, biased
| *partisan, bigot
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wan (adj)
| WAHN
Unnaturally pale, or showing some other indication of sickness, unhappiness, etc.; weak, lacking forcefulness
*pallid, sallow
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supposition (n)
| suh-puh-ZISH-un
Assumption, hypothesis, something that has been supposed
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savant (n)
| sa-VAHNT
Learned person, scholar, someone admitted to membership in a scholarly field; a person with amazing mental abilities despite having a cognitive difference or disability
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virulent (adj)
| VEER-yuh-lent
Extremely infectious, poisonous, etc.; hateful, bitterly hostile
*pervasive, pathogenic
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vernal (adj)
| VER-null
Relating to the spring fresh, youthful
| *primaveral
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winnow (verb)
| WIN-oh
Sift, analyze critically, separate the useful part from the worthless part
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sedition (n)
| sih-DISH-un
Inciting rebellion against a government, esp. speech or writing that does this
*incendiary
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synoptic (adj)
| sin-OP-tick
Relating to a synopsis or summary; giving a general view
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wizened (adj)
| WIZZ-end
Withered, shriveled
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tortuous (adj)
| TOR-choo-uss
Twisting, winding, complex; devious, not straightforward
| *convoluted
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unsparing (adj)
| un-SPAIR-in
Generous, lavish (in a good way); unmerciful, harsh
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revamp (vern, n)
| ree-VAMP
Renovate, redo, revise (verb); a restructuring, upgrade, etc. (n)
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voluble (adj)
| VAHL-yuh-bull
Easily fluent in regards to speech
| *loquacious, verbose, prolix
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recalcitrant (adj)
| rih-CAL-sih-truhnt
Not obedient, resisting authority, hard to manage
| *intractable, intransigent, refractory, obstreperous
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rift (n)
| RIFT
A gap or fissure (such as in a rock), a break in friendly relations
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refractory (adj)
| rih-FRAC-tuh-ree
Stubbornly disobedient, hard to manage
| *intractable, intransigent, obstreperous
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ribald (adj)
| RIB-uld
Using or relating to obscene or vulgar humor
| *bawdy, lwed
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sobriquet (n)
| SOH-brick-ay
A nickname
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stratagem (n)
| STRAT-uh-jum
Military maneuver to deceive or surprise; crafty scheme
| *ruse, subterfuge
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redound (verb)
| rih-DOUND
To have a good or bad effect, esp. as a result of a person's efforts or actions (usually use with to, on, or upon)
*reap
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repose (n)
| rih-POSE
The act or state of resting; peacefulness, tranquility; lying dead in a grave
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turpitude (n)
| TER-pit-ood
Depravity, baseness of character, corrupt or depraved acts
| *base, debase
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terrestrial (adj)
| tih-RESS-tree-ull
Relating to the Earth or to land; worldly
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repast (n, verb)
| rih-PAST
A meal (n); to eat or feast (verb)
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recondite (adj)
| RECK-un-dite or rih-CAHN-dite
Not easily understood, hidden, dealing with an obscure topic
| *arcane, esoteric
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solidarity (n)
| sah-lid-AIR-it-ee
Fellowship in interests, feelings, responsibilities, etc., such as among a group of people or among classes, nations, etc.
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verdant (adj)
| VER-duhnt
Green, such as with vegetation, plants, grass, etc.; young and inexperienced
*primaveral, vernal
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unconscionable (adj)
| un-CAHN-shun-uh-bull
Not guided by conscience; morally wrong, unjust, unreasonable
*unscrupulous, unprincipled
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trenchant (adj)
| TREN-chint
Forceful or vigorous, effective, keen; caustic, sharp
| *keen
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terse (adj)
| TERSS
Concise, brief and to the point (sometimes to the point of rudeness)
