Advantage Testing Vocabulary Lists 1-5 Flashcards
(219 cards)
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accolade
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award; praise
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aesthete
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one who loves beauty in art or nature
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affable
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likable; friendly
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amorous
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loving
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approbatory
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approving; praising
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astute
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smart
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axiom
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generally accepted truth
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confederate
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friend; ally
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edify
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to enlighten; to educate
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extol
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to praise
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facetious
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humorous; joking
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facile
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- easy; effortless
2. simplistic; superficial
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genial
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friendly
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gregarious
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sociable; living in groups
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imprimatur
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formal approval
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jocular
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joking; humorous
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panegyric
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speech full of praise
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paragon
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a model of excellence
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paramount
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most important
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plaudit
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praise
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predilection
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special liking for something; preference
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proclivity
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natural tendency; liking; preference
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propensity
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special liking; tendency; preference
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rectify
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to correct
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savant
one who knows a lot
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scrupulous
strictly honest; moral; extremely careful
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tout
to praise highly; to advertise
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watershed
a critical or turning point
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acerbic
sharp; bitter
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acrimony
bitterness; hostility
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affront
1. to insult
| 2. an insult
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animosity
hatred; hostility
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antipathy
intense dislike
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apathy
lack of interest; indifference
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aspersion
insult
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aversion
hatred
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banal
ordinary; boring
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calumny
a false, harmful statement; slander
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castigate
to punish or criticize harshly
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caustic
1. harshly critical; sarcastic
| 2. burning; acidic
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chasten
to punish; to discipline
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complacent
self-satisfied; smug
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contrive
to plan; to scheme
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cynic
a critical, negative person
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defunct
dead; no longer existing
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denigrate
to criticize
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deprecate
to criticize
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diatribe
angry speech attacking someone
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enmity
hatred; hostility
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exacerbate
to make worse
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execrate
to detest deeply
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fastidious
fussy; difficult to please
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fricassee
1. to cut up and stew
| 2. to criticize brutally
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grump
to complain; to criticize
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inane
silly; meaningless
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inexorable
unstoppable; inflexible
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inimical
unfriendly; opposing; harmful
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insipid
bland; flavorless; uninteresting
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invective
insult
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lampoon
to ridicule
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lethargic
tired; lazy
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malefactor
evildoer
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malign
to speak lies about; to slander
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melodrama
exaggerated emotions or theatrical performance
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misanthrope
one who dislikes all people
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mordant
biting; very sarcastic
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odious
disgusting; hateful
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onerous
troublesome; burdensome
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ostracize
to exclude a person from a group
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pariah
outcast; lowest-ranking member of society
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pejorative
insulting
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prurient
indecent; lustful
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querulous
complaining
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rancor
bitter anger; hatred
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rebuff
to refuse bluntly
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remiss
careless; not responsible
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remonstrate
to argue against something; to scold
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reprove
to criticize
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repudiate
to reject
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revile
to insult
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sardonic
sarcastic; mocking
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soporific
causing sleep; boring
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sordid
dirty; gross; immoral
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stagnate
to stop moving; to stop developing
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stringent
strict; harsh
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tepid
lukewarm
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travesty
a ridiculous imitation; a joke
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upbraid
to criticize harshly
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vilify
to criticize harshly
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vitriolic
sharp or bitter (as in criticism)
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acquiesce
to agree; to give in
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altruism
selfless concern for others; generosity
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ameliorate
to improve
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arbiter
one who settles an argument
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ascertain
to find out, to make sure
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assent
1. to agree
| 2. agreement
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coalesce
to unite
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commonality
a shared characteristic
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conciliate
to reconcile; to make up with someone
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consolidate
to combine
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consummate
1. to fulfill or complete
| 2. highly skilled; perfect
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coterie
clique; small group of friends or associates
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discrete
separate; distinct
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engender
to produce
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enthrall
to fascinate
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equanimity
calmness
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espouse
to support; to embrace (as an idea or a cause)
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euphony
harmony; pleasant sound
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galvanize
to stimulate sudden action
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impetuous
impulsive; acting on sudden urges
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impetus
motivation; driving force
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jibe
to agree; to fit together well
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placid
peaceful; calm
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pliant
1. bendable
| 2. submissive
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poignant
emotionally moving
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propriety
proper behavior
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rapport
harmonious relationship
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stalwart
strong; steadfast
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tact
ability to avoid offending people; sensitivity to others
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underpinning
support; foundation
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yeasayer
one who always agrees and never criticizes
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aberrant
abnormal
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adamant
extremely stubborn; unyielding
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amiss
1. wrong
| 2. mistakenly
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antithesis
direct opposite; opposition
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arcane
mysterious; secret
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belie
to contradict; to give a false impression of
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bellicose
argumentative; warlike
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belligerent
argumentative; warlike
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browbeat
to intimidate; to bully
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brusque
rudely abrupt
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cacophony
harsh, inharmonious sound
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cantankerous
bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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cleave
to cut or split
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coerce
to force
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congested
crowded; clogged
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contravene
to go against
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convoluted
hard to understand; complicated; twisted
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crass
crude or rude; unrefined
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deleterious
harmful
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demur
to object; to refuse
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dichotomy
division into two opposing parts
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disconcert
to disturb; to confuse
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disparate
different
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dispirited
discouraged; depressed
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dispossess
to deprive
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dissonance
lack of harmony; disagreement
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efface
to erase; to destroy
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effrontery
open rudeness
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encroach
to intrude
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encumber
to weight down; to hinder
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esoteric
understood by only a few people; mysterious
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exacting
demanding; severe
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extirpate
1. to destroy totally
| 2. to remove; to root out
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finagle
to get by using trickery
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flout
to reject or disobey openly
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fractious
disobedient; unruly; irritable
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frenetic
very agitated; frantic
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gall
1. never; boldness
| 2. to irritate
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grate
to irritate; to make sound by scraping
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guile
dishonesty; deception
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iconoclast
one who attacks established beliefs; rebel
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impede
to interfere with; to hinder
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impudent
boldly disrespectful; rude
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impugn
to challenge as false; to question
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incendiary
1. causing fire
| 2. stirring up trouble
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intransigent
stubborn; refusing to compromise
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irascible
bad-tempered
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irate
very angry
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obdurate
stubborn
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obsequious
overly submissive; asskissing
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obstinate
stubborn
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obstreperous
noisily rebellious; unruly
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pernicious
harmful
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phlegmatic
unexcitable; slow to react
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precarious
dangerous; unstable
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pugnacious
argumentative
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quandary
difficult or puzzling situation
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raze
to tear down to the ground
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recalcitrant
disobedient; refusing to be controlled
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renegade
traitor
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sedition
rebellion
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strife
a fight for power; rivalry
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tiff
a small argument
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turpitude
wickedness
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vacillate
to change back and forth; to be indecisive
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vie
to compete
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virulence
extreme harfulness
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vitiate
to ruin; to corrupt; to undo
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anomaly
unusual event or thing
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chary
careful; wary
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circumscribe
1. to limit
| 2. to outline
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cognizant
aware
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conduit
a pipe or method for transporting something
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conjecture
1. to guess
| 2, a guess
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conscience
a sense of right and wrong
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contrite
sorry
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delineate
to outline
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dilettante
1. one who does and activity just for fun; amateur
| 2. superficial; not professional
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dispassionate
neutral; objective
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edifice
building
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effigy
a statue or image of a person
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extrapolate
to estimate based on known information; to predict
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herculean
powerful; difficult
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hermetic
completely sealed; airtight
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idiosyncrasy
strange habit or preference
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imbue
to fill
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impel
to urge; to drive to action
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ornate
heavily decorated
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penitent
sorry
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pragmatic
practical
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quiescence
state of inactivity; stillness
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receptacle
a container
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sanction
1. official approval
2. official penalty
3. to approve
4. to penalize officially
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stipulate
to specify as a requirement
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stolid
unexcitable; showing little emotion
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veneer
1. thin covering
| 2. attractive and deceiving outer layer; superficial appearance
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vicarious
indirect; experienced second-hand
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vignette
1. small picture
| 2. a short, descriptive sketch or scene
