Advanced Words I

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Exegesis

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critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text

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Anathema

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a detested person, the source of somebody’s hate

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Choleric

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prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered

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Expansive

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communicative, and prone to talking in a sociable manner

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Diatribe

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a strong verbal attack against a person or institution

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Prosaic

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dull and lacking imagination

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Hector

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to bully or intimidate

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Untoward

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unfavorable, inconvenient

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Supercilious

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-haughty and disdainful, looking down on others

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Ponderous

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weighed down- moving slowly

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Feckless

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lazy and irresponsible

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Penurious

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lacking money, poor, miserly

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Factious

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produced by or characterized by internal dissension

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Contentious

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likely to argue

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Defray

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to help pay the cost of, either in part or full

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Precipitate

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hasty or rash, to cause to happen

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Malfeasance

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misconduct or wrong-doing (especially by a public official)

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Imbibe

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to drink or absorb as if drinking

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Saturnine

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morose or gloomy

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Cow

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to intimidate

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Catholic

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of broad scope, universal

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Artless

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without cunning or deceit

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Chary

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cautious, suspiciously reluctant to do something

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Attenuate

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to weaken (in terms of intensity), to taper off/ become thinner

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Apogee

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the highest point

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Indigent

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poor, having very little, a poor or needy person

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Turpitude

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depravity, a depraved act ( morally corrupt or wicked)

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Zeitgeist

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spirit of the times , the dominant set of ideals and beliefs that motivate the actions of the members of a society in a particular period in time.

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Base

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the lowest, without any moral principles

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Byzantine

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intricate and complex

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Beg

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assume something is true (usu followed by the “question”, meaning meaning that you ask a question in which you assume something hasn’t been proven true

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Perfunctory

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done routinely and with little interest or care

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Nadir

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the lowest point

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Churlish

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lacking manners or refinement

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Alacrity

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an eager willingness to do something

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Vicissitude

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change in one’s circumstances, usually for the worse

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Kowtow

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to bow or act in a subservient manner

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Fractious

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irritable and is likely to cause disruption

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Overweening

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arrogant, presumptuous

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Jingoist

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a person who thinks their country is always right and who is in favor of aggressive acts against other countries

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Sedulous

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done diligently and carefully- numismatist- money

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Arrant

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complete and wholly(fully) (usually modifying a noun with a negative connotation), because another word for complete

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Expunge

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to eliminate completely

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Apostate

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a person who has abandoned a religious faith or cause

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Equivocate

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to speak vaguely, usually with the intention to mislead or deceive

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Pariah

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an outcast

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Truculent

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having a fierce, savage nature

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Conciliate

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to make peace with

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Lascivious

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lecherous, sexually perverted

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Insufferable

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intolerable, difficult to endure