Common Words III

Question 1

quotidian

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adjective: found in the ordinary course of events

Question 2

tenacious

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adjective: stubbornly unyielding

Question 3

ameliorate

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verb: to make something bad better

Question 4

avaricious

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adjective: excessively greedy

Question 5

belligerent

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adjective: characteristic of one eager to fight

Question 6

guileless

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adjective: free of deceit

Question 7

contrive

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verb: to pull off a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery

Question 8

refractory

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adjective: stubbornly resistant to authority or control

Question 9

panache

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noun: distinctive and showy elegance

Question 10

languid

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adjective: not inclined towards physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed

Question 11

subsume

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verb: contain or include
verb: consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle

Question 12

ascetic

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adjective: practicing self-denial
noun: one who practices great self-denial

Question 13

insidious

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adjective: working in a subtle but destructive way

Question 14

fallacious

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adjective: of a belief that is based on faulty reasoning

Question 15

immutable

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adjective: not able to be changed

Question 16

frustrate

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verb: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

Question 17

intinerant

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adjective: traveling from place to place to work

Question 18

treacherous

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adjective: tending to betray
adjective: dangerously unstable and unpredictable

Question 19

spurious

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adjective: plausible but false

Question 20

precocious

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adjective: characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)

Question 21

juxtapose

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verb: place side by side for contrast

Question 22

denote

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verb: be a sign or indication of; have as a meaning

Question 23

jubilant

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adjective: full of high-spirited delight because of triumph or success

Question 24

vehement

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adjective: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions

Question 25

circumvent

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verb: cleverly find a way out of one's duties or obligations

Question 26

eclectic

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adjective: comprised of a variety of styles

Question 27

mollify

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verb: to make someone who is angry less angry; placate

Question 28

magnanimous

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adjective: noble and generous in spirit, especially towards a rival or someone less powerful

Question 29

travesty

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noun: an absurd presentation of something; a mockery

Question 30

negligible

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adjective: so small as to be meaningless; insignificant

Question 31

disaffected

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adjective: discontented as toward authority

Question 32

elucidate

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verb: make clearer and easier to understand

Question 33

vilify

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verb: spread negative information about

Question 34

abstain

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verb: choose not to consume or take part in (particularly something enjoyable)

Question 35

unequivocal

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adjective: admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion

Question 36

jingoism

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noun: fanatical patriotism

Question 37

tantamount

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adjective: being essentially equal to something

Question 38

delineate

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verb: describe in detail

Question 39

forlorn

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adjective: marked by or showing hopelessness

Question 40

rudimentary

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adjective: being in the earliest stages of development; being or involving basic facts or principles

Question 41

staunch

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adjective: firm and dependable especially in loyalty

Question 42

haughty

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adjective: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

Question 43

ephemeral

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adjective: lasting a very short time

Question 44

eminent

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adjective: standing above others in quality or position

Question 45

derive

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verb: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example verb: reason by deduction; establish by deduction

Question 46

supplant

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verb: take the place or move into the position of

Question 47

incongruous

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adjective: lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

Question 48

derivative

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adjective: not original but drawing strongly on something already in existence, especially in reference to a creative product (e.g. music, writing, poetry, etc.).

Question 49

apathy

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noun: an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

Question 50

heretic

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noun: a person who hold unorthodox opinions in any field