Common Word 3

Question 1

Not original, drawing strongly on something that exists

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Derivative

Question 2

Earliest stages of development

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Rudimentary

Question 3

Working in a subtle, but destructive way

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Insidious

Question 4

Full of high spirited delight

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Jubilant

Question 5

Not able to be changed

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Immutable

Question 6

Describe in detail

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Delineate

Question 7

Characteristic of one eager to fight

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Beligerent

Question 8

Tending to betray

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Treacherous

Question 9

Take place/move into position of

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Supplant

Question 10

Not inclined towards physical exertion or effort

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Languid

Question 11

Fanatical patriotism

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Jingoism

Question 12

Being essentially equal to something

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Tantamount

Question 13

To make someone angry less angry

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Mollify

Question 14

Having or showing arrogant superiority

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Haughty

Question 15

Comprised of a variety of styles

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Eclectic

Question 16

Lacking harmony/compatibility

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Incongruous

Question 17

One meaning, leading to one conclusion

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Unequivocal

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Traveling from place to place to work

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Itinerant

Question 19

To pull off a plan/scheme

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Contrive

Question 20

Place side by side for contrast

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Juxtapose

Question 21

Characterized by early development/maturity

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Precocious

Question 22

Practicing self denial

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Ascetic

Question 23

Make clearer and easier to understand

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Elucidate

Question 24

To come from

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Derive

Question 25

Lasting a very short time

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Ephemeral

Question 26

Stubbornly resistant to authority or control

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Refractory

Question 27

Cleverly find a way out of one's duties

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Circumvent

Question 28

Contain or include

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Subsume

Question 29

Spread negative information about

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Villify

Question 30

Stubbornly unyielding

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Tenacious

Question 31

Distinctive/showy elegance

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Panache

Question 32

Excessively greedy

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Avaricious

Question 33

Discontented as toward authority

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Disaffected

Question 34

Extreme intensity of emotions

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Vehement

Question 35

Small and meaningless, insignificant

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Negligible

Question 36

Standing above others in quality or position

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Eminent

Question 37

Firm and dependable, especially in loyalty

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Staunch

Question 38

Making something bad better

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Ameliorate

Question 39

Noble and generous in spirit

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Magnanimous

Question 40

Plausible, but false

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Spurious

Question 41

Choose not to take part in

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Abstain

Question 42

Absurd presentation of something or mockery

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Travesty

Question 43

Free of deceit

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Guileless

Question 44

Showing hopelessness

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Forlorn

Question 45

Hinder or prevent (efforts, plans, etc)

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Frustrate

Question 46

To be a sign or indication of

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Denote

Question 47

Found in the ordinary course of events

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Quotidian

Question 48

Belief based on faulty reasoning

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Fallacious

Question 49

Person who holds unorthodox opinions

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Heretic

Question 50

Gain favor with somebody

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Ingratiate

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Limited perspective, not fashionable/sophisticated

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Provincial

Question 52

Easily irritated or annoyed

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Petulant

Question 53

Being of questionable authenticity

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Apocryphal

Question 54

Interpreted in a particular way

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Construe

Question 55

Lacking physical movement skills

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Bumbling

Question 56

Available when required or as promised

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Forthcoming

Question 57

Change falsely with malicious intent, attack reputation

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Denigrate

Question 58

A gathering of persons (noun), dependent on (adj.)

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Contingent

Question 59

Worthy of high praise

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Laudable

Question 60

Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

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Pragmatic