Barrons Flashcards
(198 cards)
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Rebuttal
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Refutation; response with contrary evidence
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Redundant
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Repetitious; excessively wordy
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Quandary
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Dilemma
When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura, she was in a quandary as to which school she should attend.
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Recluse
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Hermit; loner (think reclusive)
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Refute
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Disprove
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Rancor
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Bitterness; hatred.
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Rectify
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Set right; correct.
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Relegate
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Banish to an inferior position; delegate or assign
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Virtuoso
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Highly skilled artist
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Venerate
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Revere; admiration or deep respect
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Undermine
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Weaken; sap (under is the key word here)
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Volatile
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Fickle; changeable; evaporating rapidly
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Verbose
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Wordy; not concise
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Usurp
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Seize another’s power or rank
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Zealot
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Fanatic; uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political or other ideals
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Vilify
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Slander; speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner
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Terse
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Concise; abrupt; pithy (?)
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Vacillate
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Waver; fluctuate; alternate between different opinions or actions
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Transient
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Momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
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Turbulence
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State of violent agitation
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Surreptitious
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Secret; furtive; sneaky or hidden
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Taciturn
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Habitually silent; talking little
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Superficial
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Trivial; shallow; occurring at the surface
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Servile
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Slavish; cringing
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Scrupulous
Conscientious; extremely thorough
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Succinct
Brief; terse; compact
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Renounce
Abandon; disown; repudiate
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Reprehensible
Deserving blame
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Reprimand
Reprove severely; rebuke; to scold or lecture
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Repudiate
Disown; disavow; refuse to accept or be associated with
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Reprove
Censure; rebuke; to blame (?)
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Retract
Withdraw or take back
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Sanction
Approve; ratify
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Reticence
Reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence
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Exacerbate
Worsen or embitter
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Expedient
Suitable; practical; politic
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Extraneous
Not essential; superfluous
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Exhaustive
Thorough; comprehensive.
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Explicit
Totally clear; definite; outspoken
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Extricate
Free; disentangle.
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Exuberance
Overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness
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Frivolous
Lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant.
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Fallacious
False; misleading
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Fervor
Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
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Frugality
Thrift; economy; being economical with regard with money or food
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Fanaticism
Excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
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Flagrant
Conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous
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Furtive
Stealthy; sneaky
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Garrulous
Loquacious; wordy; talkative; garrulity
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Guile
Deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning
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Hedonist
One who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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Gravity
Seriousness
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Hamper
Obstruct
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Haughtiness
Pride; arrogance
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Immutable
Unchangeable
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Inane
Silly; senseless
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Hypocritical
Pretending to be virtuous; deceiving.
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Incite
Arouse to action
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Hypothetical
Based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed
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Impede
Hinder; block; delay
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Incongruous
Not fitting; absurd
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Incorrigible
Not correctable
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Indict
Charge
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Inherent
Firmly established by nature or habit
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Induce
Persuade; bring about. Inducement
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Insipid
Lacking in flavor; dull
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Levity
Lack of seriousness; lightness
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Intrepid
Fearless
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Listless
Lacking in spirit or energy
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Inundate
Overwhelm; flood; submerge.
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Mitigate
Appease; moderate
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Notoriety
Disrepute; Ill fame
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Nurture
Nourish; educate; foster
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Miserly
Stingy; mean
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Mundane
Worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
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Oblivion
Obscurity; forgetfulness
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Opaque
Dark; not transparent
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Ostentatious
Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention.
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Peripheral
Marginal; outer
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Opportunist
Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
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Pacifist
One opposed to force; antimilitarist
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Pervasive
Pervading; spread throughout every part
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Opulence
Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance or opulent
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Predecessor
Former occupant of a post
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Placate
Pacify; conciliate
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Preclude
Make impossible; eliminate
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Presumptous
Overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties
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Ponderous
Weighty; unwieldy
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Pretentious
Ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
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Profane
Violate; desecrate; treat unworthily; treat with disrespect
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Proliferation
Rapid growth; spread; multiplication; proliferate
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Profound
Deep; not superficial; complete
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Prolific
Abundantly fruitful
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Prodigalh
Wasteful; reckless with money.
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Profusion
Overabundance; lavish; expenditure
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Proximity
Nearness
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Prudent
Cautious; careful; prudence
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Ostentatious
Showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention.
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Peripheral
Marginal; outer
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Opportunist
Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
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Pacifist
One opposed to force; antimilitarist
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Pervasive
Pervading; spread throughout every part
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Opulence
Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance or opulent
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Predecessor
Former occupant of a post
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Placate
Pacify; conciliate
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Preclude
Make impossible; eliminate
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Presumptous
Overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties
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Ponderous
Weighty; unwieldy
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Pretentious
Ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
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Profane
Violate; desecrate; treat unworthily
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Proliferation
Rapid growth; spread; multiplication; proliferate
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Profound
Deep; not superficial; complete
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Prolific
Abundantly fruitful
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Prodigalh
Wasteful; reckless with money.
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Profusion
Overabundance; lavish; expenditure
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Proximity
Nearness
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Prudent
Cautious; careful; prudence
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Disparity
Difference; condition of inequality
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Disperse
Scatter
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Dogmatic
Opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
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Eloquence
Expressiveness; persuasive speech
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Disseminate
Distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
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Duplicity
Double-dealing; hypocrisy
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Elusive
Evasive; baffling; hard to grasp
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Divergent
Differing; deviating
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Eclectic
Composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
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Embellish
Adorn; ornament
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Emulate
Imitate; rival
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Ephemeral
Short-lived; fleeting
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Esoteric
Hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
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Enhance
Increase; improve
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Equivocal
Ambiguous; intentionally misleading
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Eulogy
Expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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Enigma
Puzzle; mystery
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Erudite
Learned; scholarly
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Euphemism
Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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Abridge
Condense or shorten
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Adulation
Flattery; admiration
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Advocate
Urge; plead for
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Abstract
Theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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Adversary
Opponent
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Aesthetic
Artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful. Aesthete
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Acclaim
Applaud; announce with great approval
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Adversity
Poverty; misfortune
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Affirmation
Positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
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Alleviate
Relieve
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Ambivalence
The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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Arbitrary
Capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical
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Altruistic
Unselfishly generous; concerned for others
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Anarchist
Person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
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Articulate
Effective; distinct
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Ambiguous
Unclear or doubtful in meaning
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Apathy
Lack of caring; indifference
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Ascendancy
Controlling influence; domination
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Austere
Forbiddingly stern; severely simple
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Benevolent
Generous; charitable
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Capricious
Unpredictable; fickle
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Astute
Wise; shrewd; keen
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Belie
Contradict; give a false impression
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Cajole
Coax; wheedle
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Ascetic
Practicing self-denial; austere.
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Autonomous
Self-governing. Autonomy
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Brevity
Conciseness
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Censorious
Critical
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Commemorate
Honor the memory of.
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Concise
Brief and compact
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Censure
Blame; criticize
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Compliance
Readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements
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Condone
Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
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Coercion
Use of force to get someone to obey
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Conciliatory
Reconciling; soothing
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Conflagration
Great fire
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Consensus
General agreement
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Conviction
Judgement that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
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Criterion
Standard used in judging
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Constraint
Compulsion; repression of feelings. Constrain
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Corroborate
Confirm; support
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Cryptic
Mysterious; hidden; secret
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Contentious
Quarrelsome
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Credulity
Belief on sight evidence; gullibility; naïveté
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Cursory
Casual; hastily done
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Decorum
Propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners. Decorous
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Depravity
Extreme corruption; wickedness
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Despondent
Depressed; gloomy
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Delineate
Portray
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Deprecate
Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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Deterrent
Something that discourages; hindrance
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Denounce
Condemn; criticize; denunciation
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Deride
Ridicule; make fun of. Derision
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Digression
Wandering away from the subject. Digress
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Diminution
Lessening; reduction in size
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Dismiss
Put away from consideration; reject
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Discrepancy
Lack of consistency; difference
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Discerning
Mentally quick and observant; having insight
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Disdain
View with scorn or contempt
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Disparage
Belittle
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Discordant
Not harmonious; conflicting
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Disinclination
Unwillingness
