Deck19 Flashcards
(94 cards)
1
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Adhere
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- to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually followed by to ): The mud adhered to his shoes.
- to be devoted in support or allegiance; be attached as a follower or upholder (usually followed by to ): to adhere to a party.
- See stick.
— 1. part, loosen.
2
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Apathetic
A
- having or showing little or no emotion: apathetic behavior.
2.
not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive: an apathetic audience.
- unfeeling, impassive, cool. 2. uninterested, unconcerned.
—Antonyms
1. emotional. 2. concerned.
3
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Assiduous
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- constant; unremitting: assiduous reading.
2.
constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive: an assiduous student
- continuous, tireless, persistent. 2. studious, diligent, sedulous.
— 1, 2. inconstant, lazy.
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Balm
A
- any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
2.
a plant or tree yielding such a substance.
- any aromatic or fragrant ointment.
- salve, unguent, lotion, emollient.
5
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Bigot
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- a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
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Bromide
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- a platitude or trite saying, typically intended to sooth or placate
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Chary
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- cautious or careful; wary: He was chary of investing in oil wells.
- shy; timid.
- fastidious; choosy: She is excessively chary about her friends.
- sparing (often followed by of ): chary of his praise.
- circumspect. 4. frugal.
— 1. trustful. 2. confident. 3. uncritical. 4. lavish.
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Commemorate
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- to serve as a memorial or reminder of: The monument commemorates the signing of the declaration of independence.
2.
to honor the memory of by some observance: to commemorate the dead by a moment of silence; to commemorate Bastille Day.
3.
to make honorable mention of.
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Constrict
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- to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
- to slow or stop the natural course or development of: Greed and aggressiveness constricted the nation’s cultural life.
- To hold in, limit, restrict
- cramp, squeeze, bind, tighten.
—1. expand.
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Credulous
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- willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.
2.
marked by or arising from credulity: a credulous rumor.
.
- believing, trustful, unsuspecting.
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Demagogue
A
- a person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.
2.
(in ancient times) a leader of the people.
- to treat or manipulate (a political issue) in the manner of a demagogue; obscure or distort with emotionalism, prejudice, etc.
12
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Dichotomy
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- division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs.
2.
division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups: a dichotomy between thought and action.
13
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Distend
A
- to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic: Habitual overeating had distended his stomach.
2.
to spread in all directions; expand; swell: The sea distended about them.
See expand. 1, 2. enlarge, bloat.
-1, 2. shrink, contract.
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Ecumenical
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- general; universal.
2.
pertaining to the whole Christian church.
3.
promoting or fostering Christian unity throughout the world.
15
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Endemic
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- natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous: endemic folkways; countries where high unemployment is endemic.
2.
belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place: a fever endemic to the tropics.
- an endemic disease
- native to a particular country,or region
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Equivocal
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- allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous: an equivocal answer.
2.
of doubtful nature or character; questionable; dubious; suspicious: aliens of equivocal loyalty.
3.
of uncertain significance; not determined: an equivocal attitude.
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Exigency
A
- exigent state or character; urgency.
2.
Usually, exigencies. the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.: the exigencies of city life.
3.
a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency: He promised help in any exigency.
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Fallow
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- (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
2.
not in use; inactive: My creative energies have lain fallow this year.
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Fission
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- the act of cleaving or splitting into parts.
2.
Also called nuclear fission. Physics . the splitting of the nucleus of an atom into nuclei of lighter atoms, accompanied by the release of energy. Compare fusion ( def. 4 ) .
3.
Biology . the division of an organism into new organisms as a process of reproduction.
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Forge
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1.to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
2.
to form or make, especially by concentrated effort: to forge a friendship through mutual trust.
3.
to imitate (handwriting, a signature, etc.) fraudulently; fabricate a forgery.
- to move ahead slowly; progress steadily: to forge through dense underbrush.
- to move ahead with increased speed and effectiveness (usually followed by ahead ): to forge ahead and finish the work in a burst of energy.
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Gaucherie
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1 lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
2.
an act, movement, etc., that is socially graceless, awkward, or tactless.
-beceriksizlik acemilik
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Halcyon
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1 calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
2.
rich; wealthy; prosperous: halcyon times of peace., usually with nostalgic reference
3.
happy; joyful; carefree: halcyon days of youth.
4.
of or pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.
23
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Hurdle
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1 a portable barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races, usually a wooden frame with a hinged inner frame that swings down under impact to prevent injury to a runner who does not clear it.
- hurdles, ( used with a singular verb ) a race in which contestants must leap over a number of such barriers placed at specific intervals around the track. Compare high hurdles, low hurdles.
- any of various vertical barriers, as a hedge, low wall, or section of fence, over which horses must jump in certain types of turf races, as a steeplechase, but especially an artificial barrier.
- a difficult problem to be overcome; obstacle.
24
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Imperative
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1 absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave.
2.
of the nature of or expressing a command; commanding.
25
**Indigenous**
1 originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to ): the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
2.
innate; inherent; natural (usually followed by to ): feelings indigenous to human beings
autochthonous, aboriginal, natural.
-1. foreign, alien.
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**Insolvent**
1 not solvent; unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities, either because liabilities exceed assets or because of inability to pay debts as they mature.
2.
pertaining to bankrupt persons or bankruptcy.
penniless, destitute, impoverished, bankrupt.
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**Irrevocable**
1 not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
28
**Loquacious**
1 talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
2.
characterized by excessive talk; wordy: easily the most loquacious play of the season.
29
**Mercenary**
1 working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal.
2.
hired to serve in a foreign army, guerrilla organization, etc.
3. a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
4. any hireling..
grasping, acquisitive, avaricious, covetous.
-1. altruistic, idealistic, unselfish.
30
**Negligent**
1guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials.
2.
lazily careless; offhand: a negligent wave of his manicured hand.
neglectful
31
**Odium**
1 intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
2.
the reproach, discredit, or opprobrium attaching to something hated or repugnant: He had to bear the odium of neglecting his family.
3.
the state or quality of being hated.
detestation, abhorrence, antipathy. 2. obloquy.
- 1. love.
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**Partisan**
1 an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
2.
Military . a member of a party of light or irregular troops engaged in harassing an enemy, especially a member of a guerrilla band engaged in fighting or sabotage against an occupying army.
1. See follower. 3. biased, prejudiced.
- 1. opponent.
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**Pest**
1 an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
2.
an insect or other small animal that harms or destroys garden plants, trees, etc.
3.
a deadly epidemic disease, especially a plague; pestilence.
1. annoyance. 3. pandemic, scourge, epidemic.
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**Plunge**
1 to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
2.
to bring suddenly or forcibly into some condition, situation, etc.: to plunge a country into war; to pull a switch and plunge a house into darkness.
3. to move violently and rapidly downward or forward
35
**Prize v.**
1 to value highly, esteem
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**Punch**
1 a thrusting blow, especially with the fist. (v)
2.
forcefulness, effectiveness, or pungency in content or appeal; power; zest: a letter to voters that needs more punch.
1. strike, hit; drub, pummel.
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**Reactionary**
1 of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
ultraconservative.
-1, 2. radical.
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**Remiss**
1 negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.: He's terribly remiss in his work.
2.
characterized by negligence or carelessness.
3.
lacking force or energy; languid; sluggish.
1, 2. derelict, thoughtless, lax, slack, neglectful. 3. dilatory, slothful, slow.
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**Rubric**
1 a title, heading, direction, or the like, in a manuscript, book, statute, etc., written or printed in red or otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text.
2.
a direction for the conduct of divine service or the administration of the sacraments, inserted in liturgical books.
3.
any established mode of conduct or procedure; protocol.
4.
an explanatory comment; gloss.
5.
a class or category
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**Sequence**
1 the following of one thing after another; succession.
2.
order of succession: a list of books in alphabetical sequence.
3.
a continuous or connected series: a sonnet sequence.
4.
something that follows; a subsequent event; result; consequence.
1. See series. 2. arrangement. 4. outcome, sequel.
41
**Solvent**
1 able to pay all just debts.
2.
having the power of dissolving; causing solution.
42
**Stoic**
1 of or pertaining to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity.
43
**Supplicate**
1 to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
2. implore, crave, solicit, beseech. See appeal.
44
**Timid**
1 lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
2.
characterized by or indicating fear: a timid approach to a problem.
fearful, fainthearted. See cowardly.
45
**Umbrage**
1 offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone's rudeness.
2.
the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like.
3.
leaves that afford shade, as the foliage of trees.
-gücenme alınma kızma, gölge
pique, grudge, resentment.
46
**Veritable**
1being truly or very much so: a veritable triumph.
2. being such practically or in effect
3. true, real, utter, absolute
real, genuine; utter. See authentic.
47
**Weave**
1 to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material.
2. to form by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some material: to weave a basket; to weave cloth.
3. to form by combining various elements or details into a connected whole: to weave a tale; to weave a plan.
4. to introduce as an element or detail into a connected whole (usually followed by in or into ): She wove an old folk melody into her latest musical composition.
5. to direct or move along in a winding or zigzag course; move from side to side, especially to avoid obstructions: to weave one's way through traffic.
contrive, fabricate, construct, compose. 4. insert, intermix, intermingle.
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1. to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually followed by to ): The mud adhered to his shoes.
2. to be devoted in support or allegiance; be attached as a follower or upholder (usually followed by to ): to adhere to a party.
1. See stick.
— 1. part, loosen.
**Adhere**
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1. having or showing little or no emotion: apathetic behavior.
2.
not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive: an apathetic audience.
1. unfeeling, impassive, cool. 2. uninterested, unconcerned.
—Antonyms
1. emotional. 2. concerned.
**Apathetic**
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1. constant; unremitting: assiduous reading.
2.
constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive: an assiduous student
1. continuous, tireless, persistent. 2. studious, diligent, sedulous.
— 1, 2. inconstant, lazy.
**Assiduous**
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1. any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
2.
a plant or tree yielding such a substance.
3. any aromatic or fragrant ointment.
3. salve, unguent, lotion, emollient.
**Balm**
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1. a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
**Bigot**
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1. a platitude or trite saying, typically intended to sooth or placate
**Bromide**
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1. cautious or careful; wary: He was chary of investing in oil wells.
2. shy; timid.
3. fastidious; choosy: She is excessively chary about her friends.
4. sparing (often followed by of ): chary of his praise.
1. circumspect. 4. frugal.
— 1. trustful. 2. confident. 3. uncritical. 4. lavish.
**Chary**
55
1. to serve as a memorial or reminder of: The monument commemorates the signing of the declaration of independence.
2.
to honor the memory of by some observance: to commemorate the dead by a moment of silence; to commemorate Bastille Day.
3.
to make honorable mention of.
**Commemorate**
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1. to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
2. to slow or stop the natural course or development of: Greed and aggressiveness constricted the nation's cultural life.
3. To hold in, limit, restrict
1. cramp, squeeze, bind, tighten.
—1. expand.
**Constrict**
57
1. willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.
2.
marked by or arising from credulity: a credulous rumor.
.
1. believing, trustful, unsuspecting.
**Credulous**
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1. a person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.
2.
(in ancient times) a leader of the people.
3. to treat or manipulate (a political issue) in the manner of a demagogue; obscure or distort with emotionalism, prejudice, etc.
**Demagogue**
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1. division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs.
2.
division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups: a dichotomy between thought and action.
**Dichotomy**
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1. to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic: Habitual overeating had distended his stomach.
2.
to spread in all directions; expand; swell: The sea distended about them.
See expand. 1, 2. enlarge, bloat.
-1, 2. shrink, contract.
**Distend**
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1. general; universal.
2.
pertaining to the whole Christian church.
3.
promoting or fostering Christian unity throughout the world.
**Ecumenical**
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1. natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous: endemic folkways; countries where high unemployment is endemic.
2.
belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place: a fever endemic to the tropics.
3. an endemic disease
4. native to a particular country,or region
**Endemic**
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1. allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous: an equivocal answer.
2.
of doubtful nature or character; questionable; dubious; suspicious: aliens of equivocal loyalty.
3.
of uncertain significance; not determined: an equivocal attitude.
**Equivocal**
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1. exigent state or character; urgency.
2.
Usually, exigencies. the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.: the exigencies of city life.
3.
a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency: He promised help in any exigency.
**Exigency**
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1. (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
2.
not in use; inactive: My creative energies have lain fallow this year.
**Fallow**
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1. the act of cleaving or splitting into parts.
2.
Also called nuclear fission. Physics . the splitting of the nucleus of an atom into nuclei of lighter atoms, accompanied by the release of energy. Compare fusion ( def. 4 ) .
3.
Biology . the division of an organism into new organisms as a process of reproduction.
**Fission**
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1.to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
2.
to form or make, especially by concentrated effort: to forge a friendship through mutual trust.
3.
to imitate (handwriting, a signature, etc.) fraudulently; fabricate a forgery.
4. to move ahead slowly; progress steadily: to forge through dense underbrush.
5. to move ahead with increased speed and effectiveness (usually followed by ahead ): to forge ahead and finish the work in a burst of energy.
**Forge**
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1 lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
2.
an act, movement, etc., that is socially graceless, awkward, or tactless.
-beceriksizlik acemilik
**Gaucherie**
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1 calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
2.
rich; wealthy; prosperous: halcyon times of peace., usually with nostalgic reference
3.
happy; joyful; carefree: halcyon days of youth.
4.
of or pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.
**Halcyon**
70
1 a portable barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races, usually a wooden frame with a hinged inner frame that swings down under impact to prevent injury to a runner who does not clear it.
2. hurdles, ( used with a singular verb ) a race in which contestants must leap over a number of such barriers placed at specific intervals around the track. Compare high hurdles, low hurdles.
3. any of various vertical barriers, as a hedge, low wall, or section of fence, over which horses must jump in certain types of turf races, as a steeplechase, but especially an artificial barrier.
4. a difficult problem to be overcome; obstacle.
**Hurdle**
71
1 absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave.
2.
of the nature of or expressing a command; commanding.
**Imperative**
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1 originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to ): the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
2.
innate; inherent; natural (usually followed by to ): feelings indigenous to human beings
autochthonous, aboriginal, natural.
-1. foreign, alien.
**Indigenous**
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1 not solvent; unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities, either because liabilities exceed assets or because of inability to pay debts as they mature.
2.
pertaining to bankrupt persons or bankruptcy.
penniless, destitute, impoverished, bankrupt.
**Insolvent**
74
1 not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
**Irrevocable**
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1 talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
2.
characterized by excessive talk; wordy: easily the most loquacious play of the season.
**Loquacious**
76
1 working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal.
2.
hired to serve in a foreign army, guerrilla organization, etc.
3. a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
4. any hireling..
grasping, acquisitive, avaricious, covetous.
-1. altruistic, idealistic, unselfish.
**Mercenary**
77
1guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials.
2.
lazily careless; offhand: a negligent wave of his manicured hand.
neglectful
**Negligent**
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1 intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
2.
the reproach, discredit, or opprobrium attaching to something hated or repugnant: He had to bear the odium of neglecting his family.
3.
the state or quality of being hated.
detestation, abhorrence, antipathy. 2. obloquy.
- 1. love.
**Odium**
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1 an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
2.
Military . a member of a party of light or irregular troops engaged in harassing an enemy, especially a member of a guerrilla band engaged in fighting or sabotage against an occupying army.
1. See follower. 3. biased, prejudiced.
- 1. opponent.
**Partisan**
80
1 an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
2.
an insect or other small animal that harms or destroys garden plants, trees, etc.
3.
a deadly epidemic disease, especially a plague; pestilence.
1. annoyance. 3. pandemic, scourge, epidemic.
**Pest**
81
1 to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
2.
to bring suddenly or forcibly into some condition, situation, etc.: to plunge a country into war; to pull a switch and plunge a house into darkness.
3. to move violently and rapidly downward or forward
**Plunge**
82
1 to value highly, esteem
**Prize v.**
83
1 a thrusting blow, especially with the fist. (v)
2.
forcefulness, effectiveness, or pungency in content or appeal; power; zest: a letter to voters that needs more punch.
1. strike, hit; drub, pummel.
**Punch**
84
1 of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
ultraconservative.
-1, 2. radical.
**Reactionary**
85
1 negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.: He's terribly remiss in his work.
2.
characterized by negligence or carelessness.
3.
lacking force or energy; languid; sluggish.
1, 2. derelict, thoughtless, lax, slack, neglectful. 3. dilatory, slothful, slow.
**Remiss**
86
1 a title, heading, direction, or the like, in a manuscript, book, statute, etc., written or printed in red or otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text.
2.
a direction for the conduct of divine service or the administration of the sacraments, inserted in liturgical books.
3.
any established mode of conduct or procedure; protocol.
4.
an explanatory comment; gloss.
5.
a class or category
**Rubric**
87
1 the following of one thing after another; succession.
2.
order of succession: a list of books in alphabetical sequence.
3.
a continuous or connected series: a sonnet sequence.
4.
something that follows; a subsequent event; result; consequence.
1. See series. 2. arrangement. 4. outcome, sequel.
**Sequence**
88
1 able to pay all just debts.
2.
having the power of dissolving; causing solution.
**Solvent**
89
1 of or pertaining to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity.
**Stoic**
90
1 to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
2. implore, crave, solicit, beseech. See appeal.
**Supplicate**
91
1 lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
2.
characterized by or indicating fear: a timid approach to a problem.
fearful, fainthearted. See cowardly.
**Timid**
92
1 offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone's rudeness.
2.
the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like.
3.
leaves that afford shade, as the foliage of trees.
-gücenme alınma kızma, gölge
pique, grudge, resentment.
**Umbrage**
93
1being truly or very much so: a veritable triumph.
2. being such practically or in effect
3. true, real, utter, absolute
real, genuine; utter. See authentic.
**Veritable**
94
1 to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material.
2. to form by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some material: to weave a basket; to weave cloth.
3. to form by combining various elements or details into a connected whole: to weave a tale; to weave a plan.
4. to introduce as an element or detail into a connected whole (usually followed by in or into ): She wove an old folk melody into her latest musical composition.
5. to direct or move along in a winding or zigzag course; move from side to side, especially to avoid obstructions: to weave one's way through traffic.
contrive, fabricate, construct, compose. 4. insert, intermix, intermingle.
**Weave**
