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Barron's Essential Words for the GRE: Set 2 Flashcards

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impermeable

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impossible to penetrate

The virus protection software is said to be impermeable to attacks by malicious software.

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imperturbable

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not easily disturbed

Buddha counseled that one should try to remain imperturbable through life’s vicissitudes.

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impervious

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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

We were amazed how Laura could study organic chemistry at a noisy party, impervious to the noise around her.

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impinge

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to strike; encroach

When you look at a star that is 50 light-years away, the light that is impinging on your retina forms an image of the star as it was 50 years ago.

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implacable

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inflexible; incapable of being pleased

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implicit

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implied; understood but not stated

Implicit in the review is the idea that the writing of serious literature is a moral undertaking.

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implode

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to collapse inward violently

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impute

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to relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault to; assign as a characteristic

People generally impute cleverness to cats.

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vicissitude

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mutability; favorable or unfavorable event or situation that occurs by chance; a fluctuation of state or condition

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hermetic

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magical; tightly sealed

The hermetic tradition refers to a number of interrelated subjects such as alchemy, magic, and astrology.

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heterodox

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unorthodox; not widely accepted

The theologian’s heterodox conclusions were censured by the church.

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harrowing

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extremely distressing; terrifying

J.R.R. Tolkien’s story The Lord of the Rings recounts Frodo Baggin’s harrowing journey from to carry the One Ring from Rivendell to the Crack of Doom and destroy it before Sauron gets to it.

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hirsute

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covered with hair

Anthropologists believe that early human beings were hirsute.

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histrionic

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relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect

Most mothers are astute at judging whether their child’s tears are genuine or mostly histrionics.

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impudent

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cocky; insolent; audacious

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eclecting

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selecting from various sources

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document

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provide written evidence

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doggerel

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poor verse

Even the doggerel of a great poet like John Milton is interesting.

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dross

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worthless; trivial matter

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effete

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depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent

It is interesting how some traditions remain strong, while others gradually become effete.

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dogmatic

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stating opinions without proof

Bertrand Russel observed that people are most dogmatic about things that is least possible to be certain about.

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effervescence

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the state of high spirits or liveliness; bubbling that occurs when gas escape

A person who believes he is unattractive might develop an effervescent personality as a compensation for his perceived deficiency.

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ebullient

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enthusiastic; exhilarated

The fans were ebullient after the team they rooted for won.

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quagmire

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marsh; difficult situation

The Nissan patrol sank halfway into the quagmire.

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purport

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claim; profess; suppose

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pungent

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caustic; strong or sharp in taste or smell; to the point; mordant

Slang frequently expresses an idea succintly and pungently.

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quail

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cower; lose heart

The bank teller quailed as the masked robber threatened her with a gun.

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qualms

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uneasy feeling about the rightness of actions; sudden feeling of nausea

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qualified

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limited or restricted

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pusillanimous

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cowardly

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quibble

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to argue over insignificant or irrelevant details

The lawyers quibbled over details that they made little progress in reaching an agreement on the central issue.

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quiescent

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inactive; still

Although malignant tumors remain quiescent for a period of time, they never become benign.

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mettle

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courage; endurance

In many cultures, young men are expected to test their mettle by performing difficult and dangerous tasks.

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misanthrope

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one who hates humanity

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militate

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to work against

The student’s laziness militates stongly against the likelihood of success.

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minatory

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menacing; threatening

The student stood quietly while the teacher made minatory gestures.

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microcosm

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a small system having analogies to a larger system

The city was a microcosm of American society.

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minutia

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petty details

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mettlesome

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full of courage and fortitude; spirited

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inveigh

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to protest vehemently; disapprove

The political leaders regularly inveighed against the corruption of Western influence.

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inured

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hardened; accustomed; used to

After 20 years in the army, the chaplain still has not become inured to the sight of dying men on the field.

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invidious

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offensive; likely to provoke ill will

The book makes invidious comparisons between American and European culture.

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inundate

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to cover with water; overwhelm

The domestic market was inundated with foreign goods to the detriment of local manufacturers.

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inveterate

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deeply rooted; long standing; confirmed

He was an inveterate gambler.

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irresolute

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unsure of how to act; weak

We should not be irresolute about our goals.

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irascible

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easily angered

The irascible old man complains ever time someone makes a little noise.

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invective

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verbal abuse

The debate judge cautioned participants not to engage in invective, but rather in reasoned and decorous discourse.

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inveigle

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to win over by flattery or acquire through ingenuity or coaxing

The students inveigled their professor into postponing the test for a week.

She inveigled her way to a promotion.

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to win over by flattery or acquire through ingenuity or coaxing

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inveigle

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verbal abuse

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invective

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easily angered

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irascible

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unsure of how to act; weak

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irresolute

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impossible to penetrate

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Impermeable

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Not easily disturbed

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Imperturbable

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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

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impervious

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vituperative

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using or containing harsh, abusive censure

The critic’s vituperative comments aroused the wrath of of nearly every serious composer

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vitiate

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to impair the quality of; corrupt morally; make inoperative

One error in the study’s methodology vitiates the entire body of work.

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visage

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appearance; countenance; aspect

The infant studied its mother’s visage intently.

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vindictive

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spiteful; unforgiving; vengeful

The treaty of Versailles, which concluded World War CI was deliberately vindictive, imposing tremendous penalties on the defeated nation.

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viable

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practicable; capable of developing

Spend money to keep cities viable by rebuilding decrepit infrastructure or allow them to decay

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vexation

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irritation; annoyance; confusion; puzzlement

Some people have the fortitude to live prosperous lives despite many vexations.

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vacillate

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waver; ocillate

Philip is vacillating between going to medical school and law school.

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venerate

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to adore; honor; respect

Mother Teresa is venerated for her compassion for the poor people in India.

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vendetta

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prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

The vendetta between the two families have gone on for more than 20 yrs now with no prospect of reconciliation.

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venal

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corruptible; bribable; mercenary

Men going into politics in the Philippines are dissemblers pretending to want to help the poor when their motives are entirely venal.

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vaunt

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to boast; brag

The head coach warned her players not to vaunt their undefeated record.

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variegated

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varied; marked with different colors

The flower fields are variegated; a plethora of flowers of different colors and kinds overwhelm your view.

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vacuous

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empty; void; lacking intelligence; purposeless

Lydia, the youngest of the Bennett sisters, is portrayed as a vacuous young woman with few interests other than having fun.

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irritation; annoyance; confusion; puzzlement

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vexation

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practicable; capable of developing

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viable

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spiteful; unforgiving

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vindictive

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appearance; countenance; aspect

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visage

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to impair the quality of; corrupt morally; make inoperative

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vitiate

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using or containing harsh, abusive censure

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vituperative

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empty; void; lacking intelligence; purposeless

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vacuous

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varied; marked with different colors

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variegated

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to boast; brag

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vaunt

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corruptible; bribable; mercenary

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venal

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to adore; honor; respect

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venerate

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solvent

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able to meet financial obligations

During the financial crisis several large banks had difficulty remaining solvent.

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somatic

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relating to or affecting the body; corporeal

A pyschosomatic disorder is a malady caused by a mental disorder that adversely affects somatic functioning.

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soporific

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sleep producing; tending to dull alertness or awareness

This medication is soporific, so don’t drive after taking it.

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sordid

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filthy; contemptible; corrupt

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is a sordid human being.

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specious

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seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so

The article systematically rebuts the specious argument advanced by the so called expert in the field.

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spendthrift

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a person who spends money recklessly; wasteful and excessive

Tom’s spendthrift habits resulted into an accumulation of a huge debt in his credit card.

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sporadic

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occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances

Despite the ceasefire, there have been sporadic outbreaks of violence between the warring factions.

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squalor

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filthy wretched condition

Many families live in squalor in the poverty-stricken areas of Manila.

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staccato

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marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds

We listened to the staccato steps of the woman in high heels running down the street.

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able to meet financial obligations

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solvent

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relating to or affecting the body; corporeal

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somatic

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sleep producing; tending to dull alertness or awareness

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soporific

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filthy; contemptible; corrupt

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sordid

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seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so

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specious

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a person who spends money recklessly; wasteful and excessive

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spendthrift

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occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances

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sporadic

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filthy wretched condition

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squalor

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marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds

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staccatto

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sidereal

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relating to the stars; astral

A sidereal year is longer than a solar year by 20 minutes and 23 seconds.

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sextant

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navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

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servile

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submissive; obedient

None of the president’s servile citizens questioned his peremptory decree.

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sensuous

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relation to the senses; operating through tthe senses

She is known for her sensuous paintings of plants and flowers and lanscapes

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sentient

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aware; conscious; able to perceive

Charles Darwin regarded many animals as being sentient and as having intelligence.

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sensual

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gratifying the physical senses

Attachment to sensual pleasures hinders spiritual advancement.

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sedulous

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diligent

The Nobel Prize-winning scientist attributed his success to “curiosity, modicum of intelligence and sedulous application.”

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sedition

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behavior prompting rebellion

Sedition was heavily punished by the Spaniards in their colonies.

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prodigal

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wasteful; extravagant; lavish

Betty warned her husband that he must stop his prodigal spending on sports cars and expensive clothing.

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probity

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honesty; high-mindedness

No one questioned the probity of the judge being considered for elevation to the US Supreme Court; what was the issue was his controversial views on several important issues.

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untouched; uncorrupted

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pristine

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primordial

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original; existed from the beginning

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prevaricate

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to quibble or evade the truth

Journalists accused government leaders of prevaricating about the progress of the war.

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preternatural

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beyond the normal course of nature; supernatural

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rude; improperly bold

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presumptuous

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presage

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to foretell; indicate in advance

The poet William Blake believed his work presaged a new age in which people would achieve political, social, psychological, and spiritual freedom.

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prehensile

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capable of grasping

Prehensile tails help many arboreal animals to find and eat food as they move through the trees.

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preempt

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to supersede; appropriate for oneself

The movie was preempted for teh president’s emergency address to the nation.

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precipitate

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rash; hasty; sudden

The secretary of state advised the president not to take precipitate action.

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to cause to happen; throw down from a height

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precipitate

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relating to the stars; astral

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sidereal

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relation to the senses; operating through tthe senses

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sensuous

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behavior prompting rebellion

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sedition

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gratifying the physical senses

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sensual

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navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

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sextant

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aware; conscious; able to perceive

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sentient

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submissive; obedient

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servile

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diligent

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sedulous

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principle; law

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precept

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uncertain

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precarious

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meaningless, foolish talk

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prattle

The sociologist theorizes that what may seem like prattle often has an important social function: what might be labeled gossip is an important means for people to communicate valuable information about themselves and others.

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prate

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to talk idly; chatter

The radio program allows people to call in and prate about their pet peeves.

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pliability; capable of being shaped or formed

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plasticity

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spiritual without sensual desire; theoretical

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platonic

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to determine the depth; to examine deeply

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plumb

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fall; plunge

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to plummet

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society ruled by the wealthy

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plutocracy

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permeable to liquids

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porous

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calm in temperament; sluggish

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phlegmatic

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lacking color or liveliness

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pallid

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panegyric

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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

Many panegyrics were written to Abraham Lincoln after his death.

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model of excellence or perfection

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paragon

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partisan

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one-sided; committed to a party, group or cause; prejudiced

The job of political scientists is is the objective study of government and politics; thus they are expected to be aloof to partisan politics.

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departing from normal condition

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pathological

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quality that causes a feeling of pity or sorrow

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pathos

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patois

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a regional dialect; nonstandard speech or jargon

In SIngapore the lingua franca is fast becoming Singaporean English widely regarded as a patois.

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showy of learning

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pedantic

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hinder or block

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impede

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long pompus speech; tirade

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harangue

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to complain

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grouse

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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

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panegyric

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to talk idly; chatter

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prattle

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one-sided; committed to a party, group or cause; prejudiced

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partisan

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a regional dialect; nonstandard speech or jargon

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patois

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deviating from what is normal

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aberrant

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deviating from what is normal

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aberrant

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temporary suppression or suspension

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abeyance

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temporary suppression or suspension

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abeyance

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miserable; pitiful

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abject

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miserable; pitiful

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abject

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to reject; abandon formally

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abjure

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to reject; abandon formally

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abjure

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the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of plant

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abscission

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the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of plant

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abscission

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to cut off or away

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abscise

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to cut off or away

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abscise

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to depart secretly

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abscond

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cant

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insincere talk - whining or in a singsong manner; private language of the underworld; to talk hypocritically

159
Q

abstemious

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moderate in lifestyle

Studies show that people who live abstemious lifestyles tend to live longer than those who indulge their appetites.

159
Q

abstemious

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moderate in lifestyle

Studies show that people who live abstemious lifestyles tend to live longer than those who indulge their appetites.

160
Q

unpleasant or harsh-sounding

A

cacophonous

161
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faultfinding; intended to entrap, as in an argument

A

captious

The pedantic and captious critic fails to appreciate the merits of even the most highly regarded books.

162
Q

fickle

A

capricious

163
Q

moderate in lifestyle

A

abstemious

164
Q

irritable; ill-humored

A

cantankerous

165
Q

rude; boorish

A

churlish

According to the chivalric code, a knight was never supposed to be churlish especially toward noble ladies, to whom he was supposed to be unfailingly gentle and courteous.

166
Q

carping

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to find fault; complain

Cost-benefit analyses owes much of its to utilitarian thought; despite the carping of critics that such analysis is based on faulty premises, the technique has proved useful in many ways.

167
Q

class; social stratification

A

caste

168
Q

punishment; chastisement; criticism

A

castigation

169
Q

biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive

A

mordant; caustic

170
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complaisant

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overly polite; willing to please; obliging

Although France and Germany have a close relationship, neither would consider the other a complaisant ally.

171
Q

thicken; congeal

A

coagulate

172
Q

to confine or seclude

A

cloister

The writer cloistered herself in a country house to finish her novel.

173
Q

rude; boorish

A

churlish

174
Q

to correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue

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chasten

The child’s behavior improved after she had been chastened by punishment.

175
Q

trickery; fraud

A

chicanery

176
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roundabout

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circuitous

According to Hindu philosophy, some souls take a circuitous path through many births to reach God.

177
Q

something that completes or makes up a whole

A

complements

178
Q

complaisant

A

overly polite; willing to please; obliging

Although France and Germany have a close relationship, neither would consider the other a complaisant ally.

179
Q

brief comprehensive summary

A

compendium

180
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proportional

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commensurate

181
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informed; conscious; aware

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cognizant; sentient

190
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to systematize

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codify

The state legislature voted to codify regulations governing banking fraud.

191
Q

practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

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usury

192
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not favorable; adverse; troublesome; unruly

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untoward

Police were called in to investigate whether anything untoward had happened to the missing man.

193
Q

indefensible

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untenable

Skeptics are inclined to regard arguments for God’s existence from design as meaningless, since they rely on a logically untenable position that assumes the conclusion of their argument - God’s existence.

194
Q

genuine

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unfeigned

The child smiled in unfeigned delight when she opened the Christmas presents.

195
Q

moving in waves

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undulating

The undulating terrain of the area has made it difficult for engineers to build roads there.

196
Q

mysterious; strange

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uncanny

The psychic has an uncanny ability to accurately predict the future.

197
Q

tutelary

A

serving as a guardian or protector

Most of the people of ancient Rome believed in the existence of tutelary spirits.

tutelary spirits: gods who are guardians of a particular area or person

198
Q

turgid

A

swollen; bloated; pompous

The professor’s editor advised him to change his writing style so that it was less pedantic and turgid of he wanted to appeal to a mass audience.

199
Q

muddy; opaque; in a state of great confusion

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turbid

200
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swollen; distended

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tumid

The prose of writers discussing lofty subjects sometimes becomes tumid.

201
Q

long violent speech; verbal assault

A

tirade

202
Q

toady

A

flatterer; hanger-on; yes-man

The boss had no respect for the employee because he considered him a toady who would do anything he said.

203
Q

tome

A

book, usually large and academic

This 800-page tome called Biology contains most of the information students need to learn for the introductory biology course.

204
Q

torpor

A

sluggishness; lethargy; dormancy

After returning home from his coast-to-coast trip, the truck driver sank into a peaceful torpor, watching tv and dozing.

205
Q

having many twists and turn; highly complex

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tortuous

The book describes the author’s tortuous journey from cynicism and despair of faith and hope.

206
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tout

A

to promote or praise energetically

Proud of his sister’s accomplishments, Lawrence touted that her sister was the best actress the world has seen.

207
Q

obedient; yielding

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tractable

The psychotic patient became tractable after being injected with a sedative.

208
Q

having many twists and turn; highly complex

A

tortuous

The book describes the author’s tortuous journey from cynicism and despair of faith and hope.

209
Q

tout

A

to promote or praise energetically

Proud of his sister’s accomplishments, Lawrence touted that her sister was the best actress the world has seen.

210
Q

obedient; yielding

A

tractable

The psychotic patient became tractable after being injected with a sedative.

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