Common Words V

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subversive

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adjective: in opposition to an established system or institution

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munificent

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adjective: very generous

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hegemony

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noun: dominance over a certain area

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propituous

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adjective: presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success

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winsome

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adjective: charming in a childlike or naïve way

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tempered

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adjective: moderated in effect

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sanction

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verb: give authority or permission to
noun: a legal penalty for a forbidden action

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precipitous

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adjective: done with very great haste and without due deliberation

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foment

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verb: try to stir up public opinion

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trite

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adjective: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

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pedestrian

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adjective: lacking imagination

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prodigious

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adjective: so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

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irrevocable

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adjective: incapable of being retracted or revoked

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sporadic

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adjective: recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

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circumscribe

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verb: restrict or confine

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prolific

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adjective: intellectually productive

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tractable

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adjective: readily reacting to suggestions and influences; easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)

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resurgent

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adjective: rising again as to new life and vigor

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inveterate

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adjective: habitual

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austere

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adjective: practicing self denial
adjective: unadorned in style or appearance
adjective: harsh in manner of temperament

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arcane

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adjective: requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

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antithetical

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adjective: sharply contrasted in character or purpose

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inscrutable

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adjective: not easily understood; unfathomable

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gauche

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adjective: lacking social polish

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arbitrary

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adjective: based on a random, groundless decision

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admonish

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verb: to warn strongly even to the point of reprimanding

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brazen

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adjective: unrestrained by convention or propriety

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insolent

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adjective: rude and arrogant

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garrulous

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adjective: full of trivial conversation

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constituent

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noun: a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes noun: an abstract part of something

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accolade

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noun: an award or praise granted as a special honor

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poignant

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adjective: emotionally touching; keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

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pernicious

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adjective: exceedingly harmful; working or spreading in a hidden and injurious way

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lionize

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verb: assign great social importance to

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myriad

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noun: a large indefinite number

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reverent

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adjective: feeling or showing profound respect or veneration

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sycophant

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noun: a person who tries to please someone in order to gain personal advantage

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vacillate

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verb: be undecided about something; waver between between conflicted positions or courses of action

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repudiate

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verb: reject as untrue or unfounded

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dilettante

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noun: an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

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intrepid

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adjective: fearless

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taciturn

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adjective: habitually reserved and uncommunicative

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scrupulous

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adjective: characterized by extreme care and great effort adjective: having a sense of right and wrong; principled

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inimical

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adjective: hostile (usually describes conditions or environments

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haphazard

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adjective: marked by great carelessness; dependent upon or characterized by chance

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obsequious

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adjective: attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

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ostracize

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verb: exclude from a community or group

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rescind

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verb: cancel officially

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audacity

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noun: aggressive or outright boldness

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ravenous

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extremely hungry