Daily List Q1 Flashcards
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sonorously
A
richly sounding
the bell rang sonorously
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summarily
A
immediately we begin class summarily
3
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loquacious +
A
talkative
the loquacious student
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taciturn
A
quiet
the taciturn student
5
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garrulous -
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annoyingly talkative
the garrulous pedestrian
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verbase
A
wordy
the verbase mission statement
7
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alacrity
A
eagerness
with alacrity
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celerity
A
speed
with celerity
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largesse
A
generosity
the largesse of the donor
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munificence
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generosity
the munificence of the donor
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altruism
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state of being charitable
the leader exemplified altruism
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lucid
A
clear
lucid vision
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elucidate
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explain clearly
she elucidated the drill
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plethora
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a lot of
a plethora of information
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nadir
A
bottom
nadir of the mountain
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apogee
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peak
the apogee of the class
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zenith
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peak
the zenith of his life
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apex
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peak
the apex of the mountain
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acme
A
peak
the acme of the tower
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quotidian
A
daily
I make a quotidian list
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vivacious
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lively
the vivacious teacher
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assiduously
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diligently
assiduously paid attention to detail
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supplication
A
prayer
supplication to God
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supliant (n.)
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someone who asks earnestly for something
the supliant asked for her hand in marriage
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suppliant
earnest
| a suppliant request
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taciturn
quiet
| a taciturn student
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nebulous
unclear
| nebulous about the future
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sinuous
windy
| the sinuous trail
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serpentine
windy
| the serpentine mountain road
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tortuous
windy
| the tortuous roads
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jettison
to throw out
| jettison the office position
32
paramount
utmost
| of paramount importance
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germane
relevant
| not germane to our discussion
34
pensive
thoughtful; reflective
| a pensive moment
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salient
important; relevant
| a salient paragraph
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seminal
game-changing
| Jackie Robinson was seminal
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axiomatic
self-explanatory; obvious
| an axiomatic answer to a question
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invariably
all the time
| you are invariably welcome
39
ascertain
figure out; determine
| we ascertain the truth
40
indubitably
without doubt
| he was found guilty indubitably
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alacrity
brisk and cheerful readiness
| she accepted the invitation with alacrity
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aplomb
poise; composure
| she had impressive aplomb
43
serpentine
windy; twisty
| the serpentine mountain trails
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plethora
many
| a plethora of clothing options
45
emancipated
freed
| the emancipated Israelites
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undulations
ups and downs
| the undulations of the waves
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desolation
difficult emotions
| the desolation of the desert
48
consolations
positive emotions
| people offered consolations to comfort me
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sacrosanct
sacred
| the sacrosanct chalice
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prose
writing
| the fiction prose
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germane
relevant
| the details are not germane
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amnesty
pardon
| the president can grant amnesty
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clemency
mercy
| the dictator showed no clemency
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dearth
lack of
| dearth of motivation
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surmounts
to overcome
| surmounts that challenge
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impeccable
perfect
| impeccable character
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pristine
pure; untouched
| the pristine water
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punctilious
meticulous
| meticulous planning
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pellucid
ultra clear
| the pellucid directions
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salutation
agreeing
| a nod of salutation
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atrocious
horrible
| atrocious sins
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tantamount
equal to
| silence is tantamount to compliance
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loathsome
causing hatred or digust
| the loathsome person
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vile
causing hatred or disgust
| a vile temper
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bilious
causing hatred or disgust
| bilious attitude
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odious
causing hatred or disgust
| odious demeanor
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repugnant
causing hatred or disgust
| the repugnant decision
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disdain (n.)
hatred
| his disdain for school
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disdain (v.)
to hate
| he disdained his chores
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quotidian
daily
| the quotidian vocab words
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bevy
a large group of people
| he disappeared into the bevy
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indefatigable
without fatigue
| indefatigable spirit of the Prep
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restive
restless
| feeling restive after caffeine
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insufferable -
cannot even undergo the suffering
| the baby's whining was insufferable
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pithy
quick, concise, punchy
| pithy writing
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ominous
foreboding
| ominous storm clouds
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lugubrious
sad
| in a lugubrious mood
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doleful
sad
| a doleful moment
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dolorous
sad
| her dolorous tone
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crestfallen
sad
| he was crestfallen over his loss
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plaintive
sad
| his plaintive face
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melancholy
sad
| a melancholy look
83
melancholic (n.)
sadness
| in a state of great melancholy
84
myopic
near-sighted, short term
| myopic vision
85
maelstrom
vortex of war
| the hurricane was a maelstrom
86
epigraph
prelude
| epigraph to the novel
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entropy
the state of the world evolving into chaos
| the apocalypse was total entropy
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myopic
near-sighted, short term
| myopic vision
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maelstrom
vortex of war
| the hurricane was a maelstrom
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buoyant
upbeat, bouncy
| a buoyant personality
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vivacious
full of life, lively
| the vivacious teacher
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ebullient
happy, energetic
| in an ebullient mood
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effervescent
alive, bubbly
| an effervescent mood
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obfuscate
to confuse
| he obfuscated the directions
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discomfit
to throw off
| the word discomfited my partner
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pulchritude
beauty
| a woman of such pulchritude
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luminous
bright
| her luminous smile
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refulgent
bright, radiant
| she looked refulgent in that dress
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resplendent
beautiful
| looking absolutely resplendent in that outfit
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iridescent
shining with different colors
| an iridescent personality
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corpulent
fat
| a corpulent physique
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girth
width
| a man of terrific girth
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mirth
happiness
| marked by great mirth
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peregrinate
to journey
| they peregrinate to the cafeteria
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irate
extremely angry
| he was irate at his misfortune
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indignant
strong anger
| he was indignant about summer ending
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epigraph
any quote that begins a novel
| the epigraph before Things Fall Apart
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chagrin (n.)
disappointment
| after the concert was cancelled, he felt great chagrin
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chagrin (v.)
to disappoint; to annoy
| his poor marks in school chagrin his parents
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lethargic
without energy
| after the race he was left lethargic
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lackadaisical
without much concern
| lackadaisical for school
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phlegmatic
sluggish
| in the morning he was phlegmatic
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torpid
slow
| the car was torpid going uphill
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indolent
lazy
| the indolent student didn't bother studying
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listless
without any energy
| he felt listless after staying up so late
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sanguine
optimistic
| they were sanguine about the future
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hyperbolic
exaggerated
| the story was hyperbolic by the chronic liar
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donnybrook
fight
| don't engage in donnybrooks
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fracas
fight with more than two people
| after the game there was a fracas in the parking lot
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melee
fight
| they engaged in a melee
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rubarb
fight
| MayPac was a disappointing rubarb
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kerfuffle
commotion
| the kerfuffle over which sport was better
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brouhaha
fight
| brouhahas are never a good idea
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pugnacious
someone who likes to fight
| the boxers were extremely pugnacious
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pugilistic
a person prone to fighting
| most people aren't that pugilistic
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belligerent
warlike
| some nations are more belligerent than others
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bellicose
warring
| bellicose nations over the Holy Land
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sylvan
in the woods
| the camp site was in the sylvan
129
apropos
timely
| it was apropos for him to show up when we discussed his favorite topic
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antithesis
opposite
| not doing homework is the antithesis of expectations
131
pandemonium
wild and noisy
| the sports fans were pandemonious
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garner
gather; collect
| she garnered attention
133
insouciant
carefree
| they were insouciant on vacation
134
affable
```
likable
the class president should be affable
```
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amiable
friendly
| the tour guide was amiable
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amicable
peaceable
| the divorce was amicable
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genial
easy to get along with; courteous
| my roommates were genial
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jovial
jolly; joyful
| Santa is jovial
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voluble
```
talkative
the class was voluble
```
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recalcitrant
not cooperative; misbehaving
| recalcitrant children
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obstreperous
not cooperative; misbehaving
| her hair was obstreperous
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insolent
misbehaving
| the insolent dogs
143
refractory
misbehaving
| the refractory zoo animals
144
unruly
misbehaving
| her attitude was unruly
145
intractable
misbehaving; not flexible
| intractable economic problems
146
puerile
childish
| puerile excuses
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docile
cooperative; unassertive
| the docile workers
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tractable
easy to control
| after obedience training, the dogs were tractable
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equanimity
balance, poise, grace
| maintained her equanimity through hard situations
150
sangfroid
"cool"
| holding onto her sangfroid
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aplomb
composure
| kept up her aplomb
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respite
rest, break, relief
| a brief respite
153
reprieve
pardon, break
| the President granted a reprieve
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hiatus
pause, break
| the band went on hiatus for the summer
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moratorium
suspension
| his moratorium was lifted after a week
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paucity
dearth
| a paucity of information did not carry enough evidence
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defunct
no longer in existence
| the trains in the depot were long defunct
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obsolete
out of date
| the trolley had become obsolete after the subway
159
antiquated
old, outmoded
| people love the antiquated look of the cottages
160
salubrious
healthful; healthy
| eating vegetables daily is a salubrious diet
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salutary
healthy; beneficial
| taking vitamins is salutary
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deleterious
harmful; unhealthy
| smoking is deleterious to your lungs
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quixotic
absurd
| the quixotic allegations
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burgeoning
thriving
| the burgeoning community
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quagmire
dilemma
| a political quagmire
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terra firma
firm ground
| the Florida house was not built on terra firma
167
fetid
unpleasantly smelling
| the fetid smell of the trash
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noxious
very unpleasant
| the noxious smell of the locker room
169
vile
extremely unpleasant
| the vile lie he told
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loathsome
causing hatred or disgust
| his loathsome personality
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cognizant
being aware of
| cognizant of the fait accompli
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craven
coward
| he was a coward for abandoning his post
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neophyte
a new convert
| many born again Christians are neophytes
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persiflage
light mockery
| their persiflage resembled that of raillery
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listless
lacking energy of enthusiasm
| the student section was listless
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lethargic
sluggish and apathetic
| I felt lethargic after the long day
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prostrate
lying flat on the ground
| he lay prostrate on the ground
178
inert
lacking the strength to move
| after he was knocked out for the operation he was inert
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anecdote
a short story about a real incident
| the anecdote carried strong meaning
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sanguinary
blood-thirsty; murderous
| sanguinary rage
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unwittingly
not knowingly
| unwittingly offended him
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umbrage
offense
| he took umbrage
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abstemious
not self-indulgent
| he was abstemious so he only had a small amount
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extirpate
to uproot
| extirpating injustice
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expunge
to uproot
| he expunged that from his record
186
lugubrious
sad/doleful
| he was lugubrious at the funeral
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fracas
fight
| there was a fracas in the parking lot
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donnybrook
fight
| the candidates were practically in a donnybrook
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epitome
perfect embodiment of
| epitome of grace
190
macrocosm
the entirety of
| the macrocosm of the nation
191
elucidate
to make clear
| he elucidated the directions
192
explicate
to explain
| explicating the foreign concept
193
faux pas
misuse
| a fashion faux pas
194
cursory
not in-depth
| a cursory glance
195
ubiquitous
everywhere
| ring composition is ubiquitous!
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antipathy
strong hatred
| antipathy to politicians
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enmity
strong hatred
| enmity between democrats and republicans
198
disdain
strong hatred
| he clenched his fist in disdain
199
animosity
strong hatred
| he felt animosity towards his ex
200
contempt
strong hatred
| contempt for his job
201
acrimony
bitterness
| acrimony towards his enemies
202
acrimonious
bitter
| acrimonious about their lies
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dubious
questionable
| of dubious authenticity
204
defray
to reduce
| to defray the costs of the trip
205
interminable
never-ending
| the interminable train ride
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didactic
instructional
| a didactic purpose
207
temporize
to stall; delay
| to temporize before the quiz
208
cynosure
focal point
| cynosure of the essay
209
unwieldy
clumsy
| unwieldy restraint
210
lagniappe
free stuff
| lagniappe for your patronage
211
invariably
"no matter what"
| she's invariably happy
212
censor
suppress unacceptable parts
| censor the novel
213
expurgate
remove matter thought to be objectionable
| expurgate the article
214
deign
to stoop down to a lower level
| the acclaimed genius deigned to talk at my school
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dupe
to deceive
| he duped the clueless girl
216
beguile
to deceive
| they beguiled the incoming freshman
217
inveigle
to deceive
| rarely is he inveigled by the doctors
218
foible
shortcoming
| temptation is most people's foible
219
lacuna
small, narrow space
| the lacuna in the wall
220
microcosm
small model
| the Prep is a microcosm of an ideal world
221
charlatan
a fraud
| the charlatan had many "get rich quick" schemes
222
dirge
somber song
| the dirge played at the funeral
223
lament
a passionate expression of grief or sorrow
| his lament after the death of his son
224
repartee
lighthearted joking
| the team's repartee
225
badinage
lighthearted joking
| their banter was equivalent to badinage
226
raillery
lighthearted joking
| the raillery was similar to persiflage
227
surfeit
an excessive amount of something
| he drank a surfeit amount of alcohol
228
glut
excessively abundant supply of something
| a glut of annoying people
229
paucity
scarcity of
| a paucity of information
230
dearth
lack of
| a dearth of evidence
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equivocal
questionable
| the equivocal results
232
unequivocal
indisputable
| the unequivocal answer
233
ambivalent
having mixed feelings about someone or something
| she is morally ambivalent
234
avarice
extreme greed
| avarice for money
235
altruism
selfless concern for the well being of others
| altruism for charity
236
salutary
beneficial
| a salutary lesson
237
salubrious
healthy
| her salubrious diet
238
deleterious
harmful
| divorce is deleterious to the children
239
mediocre
lackluster; moderate quality
| a mediocre actor
240
credence +
belief, validity
| gave no credence to the report
241
credible +
believable, reliable
| a credible witness
242
incredible
unbelievable
| an incredible Mass
243
credulous
gullible, "too believing"
| a credulous response
244
incredulous
disbelieving
| I was incredulous at these reports
245
credit
attribute
| the play was credited to him
246
limpid
lucid
| the limpid waters of Hawaii
247
exhume
"dig up"; unbury, disinter
| they exhumed his body for further investigation
248
pedestrian (adj.)
"normal", banal
| a rather banal idea
