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Gre kevin test (383 cards)

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Abase

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To humble or disgrace

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Abate

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To reduce in amount, degree or severity

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Abdicate

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To give up a position, right or power

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Aberrant

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Deviating from normal

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Abeyance

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Temporary suppression or suspension

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Abjure

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To reject or formally abandon

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Abscond

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To leave secretly

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Abstemious

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Moderate in appetite

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Accretion

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A gradual growth in size

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Acidulous

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Sour in taste or manner

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Acme

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Highest point or level

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Aerie

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A nest build high; elevated, secluded dwelling

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Affected

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phony, artificial

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Aggrandize

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To increase in power, influence

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Alacrity

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Speed, quickness

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Ameliorate

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To make better, improve

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Amortize

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To diminish by installment payments

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Anodyne

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Something that clams or soothes pain

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Apocryphal

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Of questionable authority/authenticity

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Apostate

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One who renounces religious faith

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Approbation

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Approval, praise

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Ardor

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Intense and passionate feeling

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Arrogate

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To claim without justification

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Attenuate

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To reduce in force, to weaken

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Audacious
Bold
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Augury
A prophecy or prediction
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August
Dignified, grandiose
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Axiom
Premise, postulate, self-evident truth
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Belfry
A bell tower
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Bevy
A group
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Bifurcate
To divide into 2 parts
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Bilk
To cheat or defraud
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Blight
To afflict or destroy
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Blithe
Joyful, cheerful, without appropriate thought
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Bombastic
Pompous in speech and manner
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Bonhomie
Good-natured geniality
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Boor
Crude person
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Burnish
To polish
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Cabal
A secret group seeking to overturn something
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Calumny
A false/malicious accusation
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Canard
A lie
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Cartography
The science/art of making maps
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Catholic
Universal; broad and comprehensive
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Caustic
witty, cutting
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Chauvinist
Someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
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Chicanery
Deception by means of craft or guile
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Cloying
Sickly sweet, excessive
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Coalesce
To grow together to form a single whole
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Coffer
A large chest for money
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Collusion
A collaboration, perhaps secretive or illegal
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Condone
To overlook, pardon or disregard
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Contrite
Deep sorrowful and repentant for a wrong
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Contumacious
Rebellious
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Cosset
To pamper, treat with great care
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Coterie
An intimate group of people with a similar purpose
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Craven
Lacking courage
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Credulous
too trusting, gullible
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Crescendo
steady increase in volume/force
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Cupidity
Greed; strong desire
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Declivity
A downward slope
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Decorous
Proper, tasteful, socially corect
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Decorum
Appropriateness of behavior
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Deleterious
Subtly or unexpectedly harmful
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Demagogue
A leader who appeals using emotion/prejudice
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Demur
To express doubts, objections
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Desiccate
To dry out
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Desultory
Jumping from one thing to another
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Diaphanous
Allowing light to show through, delicate
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Diatribe
Abusive, condemnatory speech
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Dictum
Authoritative statement
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Diffident
Lacking self-confidence
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Dilatory
Intended to delay
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Dilettante
Superficial interest in a topic
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Dirge
A mournful speech
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Disabuse
To correct, make right
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Disparate
Fundamentally different
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Dissemble
To present a false appearance, to disguise one's character/intentions
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Distaff
The female branch of a family
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Distend
To swell, inflate, or bloat
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Dither
acting confused/without purpose
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Diurnal
Active/occurring during the day
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Divine
To foretell or know by inspiration
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Doctrinaire
Rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic
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Dogma
Firmly held opinion, particularly religious belief
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Dogmatic
Dictatorial in one's opinions
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Droll
Amusing in a wry, subtle way
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Dyspeptic
Indigestion, gloomy and irritable
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Ebullient
Enthusiasm and high spirits
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Eclectic
Made from a variety of sources
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Edify
To instruct morally, spiritually
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Effigy
Stuffed doll or likeness of a person
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Effrontery
Audacity, nerve
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Elegy
sorrowful poem or speech
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Encomium
Warm praise
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Endemic
Belonging/inherent to a particular area
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Enervate
To reduce in strength
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Engender
To produce, cause or bring about
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Enumerate
Count, list or itemize
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Epicure
Refined taste in food or wine
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Equivocate
To use expressions of double meaning to mislead
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Ersatz
fake
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Erudite
scholarly
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Eschew
To shun or avoid
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Esoteric
Known or understood by few
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Estimable
Admirable
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Ethos
The beliefs or character of a group
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Eulogy
A speech in praise of someone
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Euphemism
Substituting an inoffensive word for a bad one
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Euphony
Pleasant sound
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Exculpate
To clear from blame
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Exigent
Urgent
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Exponent
One who champions or advocates
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Expurgate
To censor
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Fallow
Dormant, unused
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Fatuous
Stupid, foolishly self-satisfied
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Fecund
Fertile, productive, fruitful
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Fervid
Intensely emotional, feverish
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Fetid
Foul-smelling, putrid
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Flag
To decline in vigor, strength, interest
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Florid
Excessively decorated or embellished
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Foment
To arouse or incite
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Ford
To cross a body of water by wading
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Forestall
To prevent, delay, anticipate
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Fortuitous
Happening by chance, fortunate
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Fractious
Unruly, rebellious
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Frenetic
Frantic, frenzied
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Furtive
Secret, stealthy
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Gambol
To dance or skip playfully
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Garner
To gather/store
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Garrulous
Talkative
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Glib
Insincere, offhand, casual
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Glower
To glare angrily
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Gradation
A degree or state of the process, variation in color
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Guile
Deceit, trickery
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Hapless
Unfortunate, bad luck
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Hegemony
The domination of one state over its allies
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Hermetic
Tightly sealed
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Heterogeneous
Diverse
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Hoary
Very old, whitish or gray from age
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Husband
To manage economically, to use sparingly
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Hyperbole
Purposeful exaggeration for effect
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Iconoclast
One who opposed established beliefs, customs and institutions
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Idiosyncracy
Quirk
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Ignoble
Not noble in character
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Imbue
Infuse, dye, wet or moisten
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Impasse
Deadlock
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Impecunious
Poor, no money
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Impervious
Incapable of being affected
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Impetuous
To act without thinking
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Impious
Not devout in religion, immoral
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Imprecation
A curse
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Impugn
To challenge or dispute
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Incarnadine
Blood red in color
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Inchoate
Disorganized
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Inculcate
To teach, preach
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Indolent
Habitually lazy or idle
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Inexorable
Inflexible, unyielding
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Ingenuous
Innocence, childlike simplicity
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Ingrate
Ungrateful person, cad
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Ingratiate
To gain favor by deliberate effort
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Inimical
Hostile, unfriendly
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Iniquity
A sin, evil act
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Inquest
Investigation
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Insipid
Boring, bland
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Insurrection
Rebellion
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Inter
To bury
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Interregnum
A period between reigns
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Intractable
Stubborn, unruly; not easily managed
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Intransigent
Uncompromising
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Intrepid
Brave
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Inure
To harden; accustom
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Invective
Abusive language
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Investiture
Ceremony conferring authority
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Invidious
obnoxious, or offensive
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Irascible
Easily made angry, ornery
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Itinerant
Nomadic
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Jargon
Nonsensical talk or specialized language
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jettison
To discard
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Jingoism
Belligerent support of one's country
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Judicious
Sensible, good judgment
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Juncture
A point of time where two things are joined
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Keen
Intellectually sharp, perceptive
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Kindle
To set fire, excite or inspire
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Kinetic
Relating to motion, characterized by movement
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Knell
Sound of a funeral bell, omen of death or failure
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Lachrymose
Tearful
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Laconic
Using few words
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Lampoon
Ridicule with satire
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Languid
Lacking energy, indifferent, slow
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Lapidary
relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them
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Larceny
Theft of property
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Largess
Generous giving of money to those who seem inferior
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Lassitude
A state of diminished energy
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Latent
Potentially available but not readily apparent
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Leery
Suspicious
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Legerdemain
Trickery
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Levity
Inappropriate lack of seriousness, overly casual
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Libertine
A free thinker, one without moral restraint (disparagingly)
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Licentious
Immoral; unrestrained by society
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Limpid
Clean, transparent
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Lionize
To treat as a celebrity
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Lissome
Easily flexed, limber, agile
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Listless
Lacking energy, enthusiasm
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Lugubrious
Sorrowful, mournful, dismal
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Lumber
To move slowly, awkwardly
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Machination
Plot or scheme
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Maelstrom
Turmoil
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Magnate
Powerful or influential person
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Malediction
A wish of evil upon another
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Malinger
To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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Mannered
Artificial or stilted in character
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Martinet
Strict disciplinarian
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Maudlin
Overly sentimental
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Mendacious
Dishonest
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Mendicant
Begger
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Mercurial
Quick, schrewd, unpredicable
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Meretricious
Gaudy, falsely attractive
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Fastidious
Meticulous, painstaking
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Militate
To work against
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Mirth
Glee
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Missive
A written note or letter
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Mitigate
Soften, lessen
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Molt
To shed an outer layer
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Monastic
Extremely plain or secluded
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Mores
Fixed customs or moral attitudes
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Multifarious
Diverse
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Nadir
Lowest point
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Neologism
New word or expression
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Neophyte
New, beginner
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Nettle
To irritate
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Noisome
Stinking, putrid
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Nominal
existing in name only, but not putting in effort, syn: minimal, titular
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Nuance
subtle expression of meaning or quality
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Numismatics
Coin collecting
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Obdurate
Hardened in feeling, resistant to persuasion
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Oblique
Indirect, evasive, misleading, devious
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Obsequious
Overly submissive, eager to please
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Obviate
To prevent/make unnecessary
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Occlude
To stop up, prevent passage of
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Officious
Too helpful, meddlesome
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Onerous
Burdensome
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Opine
To express an opinion
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Opprobium
Public disgrace
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Orotund
Pompous
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Ostensible
Apparent
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Palliate
To make less serious, to ease
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Pallid
Lacking color or liveliness
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Panache
Flamboyance, flair
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Panegyric
Elaborate praise
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Panoply
Impressive array
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Paragon
Model of excellence
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Pare
To reduce
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Pariah
Outcast
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Parley
Discussion between two enemies
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Parry
To ward off or reflect, especially by a quick witted answer
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Pastiche
Literature or music imitating other works, spoof
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Pathogenic
Causing disease
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Peccadillo
A minor sin or offense
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Pedant
Someone who shows off learning
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Penury
Severe poverty
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Peregrinate
To wander from place to place, to travel on foot
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Perfidious
Willing to betray trust
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Perfunctory
Done in a routine way, indifferent
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Peripatetic
Wandering from place to place, especially on foot
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Perspicacious
Astute, keen-witted
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Pervade
To permeate
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Phalanx
A close-knit body of people, animals or things
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Philistine
A person guided by materialism, disdainful of intellectual or artistic values
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Phlegmatic
Calm, unemotional in temperament
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Pithy
Succinct
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Plebeian
Crude or coarse
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Polemic
Controversy, argument, verbal attack
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Politic
Tactful
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Polyglot
A speaker of many languages
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Posit
Suggest, to assume as real
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Potentate
A monarch or ruler with great power
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Pragmatic
Practical
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Prattle
Meaningless, foolish talk
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Precipitate
Sudden, headlong
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Precis
Short summary of facts
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Prescient
Having foresight
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Prevaricate
To lie or deviate from the truth
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Probity
Complete honesty and integrity
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Proclivity
A natural inclination
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Prodigal
Lavish, wasteful
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Profligate
Corrupt, degenerate
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Propitiate
To appease
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Propriety
The quality of behaving in a proper manner
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Prudence
Wisdom, caution, restraint
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Puerile
Childish, immature, silly
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Pugilism
Boxing
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Pulchritude
Beauty
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Pungent
Sharp and irritating to the senses
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Pusillanimous
Cowardly
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Querulous
Whiny
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Quiescent
Motionless
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Quixotic
Overly idealistic, impractical
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Quotidian
Occurring daily, commonplace
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Raconteur
A witty, skillful storyteller
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Rarefy
To become thinner or sparser; attenuate
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Redress
Relief from wrong or injury
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Rejoinder
Response
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Repast
Meal
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Replete
Abounding, full
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Repose
Relaxation, leisure
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Repudiate
To deny, disclaim, renounce
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Requite
To return, repay, reciprocate
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Restive
Impatient, uneasy, restless
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Reticent
Silent, reserved
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Ribald
Vulgar humor
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Rococo
Ornate
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Rustic
Rural
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Sacrosanct
Sacred, beyond criticism, inviolabe
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Sagacious
Shrewd, wise; perspicacious
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Salient
Prominent, of notable significance
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Salubrious
Healthful
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Sanguine
Optimistic, rosy
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Sardonic
Cynical
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Scintilla
Trace amount
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Sedition
Behavior that promotes rebellion
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Sentient
Aware, conscious
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Seraphic
Angelic, sweet
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Sinecure
A well paying job that requires little work
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Slake
To calm down or moderate
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Sobriquet
Nickname
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Solecism
Grammatical mistake
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Soporific
Causing sleep or lethargy
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Spartan
Self-disciplined, austere
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Specious
Deceptively attractive
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Sportive
Frolicsome, playful
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Stasis
Inertia, standstill
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Stentorian
Extremely loud
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Stolid
Unemotional, lacking sensitivity
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Stratagem
A ruse, trick designed to deceive an enemy
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Sublime
Lofty or grand
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Sully
To tarnish or taint
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Supplant
To replace by force, to take place of
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Surfeit
Surplus
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Surly
Rude, bad-tempered
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Sybarite
Hedonist, devoted to pleasure, luxury
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Sycophant
A self-serving flatterer, a yes-man
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Symbiosis
Cooperation, mutual helpfulness
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Syncopation
Temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
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Tacit
Done without using words
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Taciturn
Silent, not talkative
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Talon
Claw
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Tangential
Digressing, diverting
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Tawdry
Gaudy, cheap, showy
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Terrestrial
Earthly, commonplace
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Toady
One who flatters in hope of gaining favors
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Tome
Large and academic book
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Torpor
Extreme sluggishness
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Trenchant
Acute, sharp, forceful
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Turgid
Bloated, swollen, distended
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Tyro
Beginner, novice
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Umbrage
Offense, resentment; pique; asperity
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Unequivocal
Absolute, certain
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Upbraid
To sharply scold
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Usury
Lending money at exorbitant rates
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Variegated
Varied, marked with different colors
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Venerable
Respected because of age
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Venerate
To respect deeply
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Veracity
Truthfulness
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Verdant
Green with vegetation, inexperienced
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Vernal
Fresh, related to spring
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Vestige
A trace or remnant
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Vicissitude
A fluctuation
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Vim
Vitality, energy
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Viscous
Thick and adhesive, a slow-flowing fluid
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Vituperate
To berate
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Voluble
Talkative, glib
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Wan
Sickly, pale
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Wanton
Unrestrained, reckless
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Whimsical
Capricious, fanciful, unpredictable
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Wily
Clever, deceptive
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Winsome
Charming, happily engaged
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Wizened
Shriveled, wrinkled, desiccated
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Wraith
Ghost
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Xenophobia
Fear/hatred of strangers
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Yoke
To join together
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Zealot
Passionately devoted to a cause
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Zenith
Point of culmination, peak, acme
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Zephyr
A gentle breeze, airy or unsubstantial