Common Words II

Question 1

Eschew

Answer 1

To avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

Question 2

Gossamer

Answer 2

Characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy

Question 3

Reticent

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Disinclined to talk; not revealing one’s thoughts

Question 4

Diffident

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Showing modest reserve; lacking self-confidence

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Aesthete

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One who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art or nature

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Didactic

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Instructive (especially excessive)

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Mitigate

Answer 7

Makes less severe or harsh; make less severe, serious, or painful.

Question 8

Recondite

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Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge.

Question 9

Lambast

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Criticize severely or angrily

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Volubility

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The quality of talking or writing easily and continuously

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Torpor

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Inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy

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Platitude

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A trite or obvious remark

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Gainsay

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Deny or contradict; speak against or oppose

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Impudent

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Improperly forward or bold

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Rustic

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Characteristic of rural life; awkwardly simple and provincial

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Cryptic

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Mysterious or vague, usually intentionally

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Chortle

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To chuckle, laugh merrily, often in a breathy, muffled way

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Deferential

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Showing respect

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Fortuitous

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Occurring by happy chance, having no cause or apparent cause

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Vociferous

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Conspicuously and offensively loud, given to vehement outcry

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Inexorable

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Impossible to stop or prevent

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Engender

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Give rise to

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Glut

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An excessive supply

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Dogmatic

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Highly opinionated, not accepting that your belief may not be correct

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Bucolic

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Relating to pleasant aspects of the country

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Perfidy

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An act of deliberate betrayal, a breach of trust

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Mawkish

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Overly sentimental to the point to the point that it is disgusting

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Concede

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Acknowledge defeat; admit to a wrong doing; give over, surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

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Banal

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Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

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Decorous

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Characterized by good taste in manners and conduct

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Querulous

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Habitually complaining

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Dictatorial

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Expecting unquestioning obedience; characteristic of an absolute ruler

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Predilection

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A strong liking

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Germane

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Relevant and appropriate

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Apathetic

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Marked by a lack of interest

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Prescience

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The power to foresee the future

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Preclude

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Keep from happening or arising; make impossible

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Exacerbate

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Make worse

Question 39

Meticulous

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Marked by extreme care in treatment of details

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Incisive

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Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

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Culpability

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A state of guilt

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Audacious

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Willing to be bold in social situations or to take risks

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Obscure

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Make unclear; known by only a few

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Conspicuous

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Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

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Aesthetic

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Concerned with the appreciation of beauty; a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement

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Frivolous

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Not serious in content, attitude or behavior

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Gall

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The trait of being rude and impertinent; feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill will

Question 48

Entrenched

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Fixed firmly or securely

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Culminate

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Reach the highest or most decisive point

Question 50

Superfluous

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Serving no useful purpose; more than is needed, desired or required