Etymology Flashcards
(254 cards)
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A vision; a warning of something before it happens
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Premonition
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Gentle scolding
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Admonition
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To advise; make a suggestion
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Counsel
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Intended to lesson ones anger
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Conciliatory
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To bring back into agreement
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Reconcile
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An action taken against danger ahead of time
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Precaution
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Careful not to get into danger
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Cautious
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Intended to serve as a warning
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Cautionary
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To convince not to do
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Dissuade
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Habit or type
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Persuasion
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Enthusiastic enjoyment
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Gusto
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Having to do with sense if taste
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Gustatory
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Dull; uninteresting
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Insipid
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Having knowledge; wise
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Sapient
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Enthusiastic; eager
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Avid
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Desire of wealth; greed
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Avarice
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Acceptable; satisfactory
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Palatable
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Taste or liking
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Palate
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Drink; soak up
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Imbibe
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Drunken
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Bibulous
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Oversupply; too much
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Glut
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One who wants or takes too much
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Glutton
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Rotten; spoiled
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Rancid
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Bitterness; hostility
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Rancor
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To rot; to decompose
Putrefy
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Rotten; suggesting decompose
Putrid
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Unhealthy due to lack of movement
Stagnant
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To stop moving or growing; to become unhealthy
Stagnate
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Having an unpleasant smell
Fetid
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Foul smelling
Malodorous
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Giving off an odor
Odoriferous
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Having to do with sense of smell
Olfactory
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Suggesting; carrying the hint
Redolent
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Curious; asking many questions
Inquisitive
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Greedy; seeking to get things
Acquisitive
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Act of ordering or demanding
Requisition
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To support; pledge to support
Espouse
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To be similar; compare to
Correspond
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Lacking all hope
Despondent
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To formally question
Interrogate
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Insulting; degrading
Derogatory
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Excessively proud; haughty
Arrogant
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To cancel; to repeal
Abrogate
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Threatened or unsafe
Precarious
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A curse
Imprecation
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To show disapproval
Deprecate
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Having to do with beauty or order
Aesthetic
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A substance which causes loss of feeling
Anesthetic
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Not interested; having strong emotion towards
Apathetic
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Sharing of another's emotions
Empathy
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Power of evoking great sadness
Pathos
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Hostility or hatred
Antipathy
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Conscious; aware
Sentient
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One who watches guard
Sentinel
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A feeling about someone
Sentiment
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A feeling about someone before it happens
Presentiment
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Able to be grasped; perceived
Tangible
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Pertaining to touch
Tactile
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Unbroken; whole
Intact
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To assign blame for
Impute
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To disagree with
Dispute
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Not respectable; having a bad reputation
Disreputable
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An image or idea associated with a word
Connotation
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The dictionary definition of a word
Denotation
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To explain or discuss through notes
Annotate
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Not based on logic or reasoning
Irrational
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A reason for doing something; explanation
Rationale
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Justify; to give a reason for
Rationalize
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Diligent and careful
Conscientious
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Not obeying moral laws
Unconscionable
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Showing knowledge of events before they happen
Prescient
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Agonizing; extremely painful
Excruciating
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The most important or decisive point
Crux
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Extremely necessary; essential
Crucial
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Lazy; averse to work
Indolent
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Sad; mournful
Doleful
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Mournful; gloomy
Dolorous
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Harsh and biting tone
Acerbic
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Stinging or biting odor or taste
Acrid
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Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood
Acrimonious
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To make worse or more severe
Exacerbate
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Passionately excited or enthusiastic
Fervent
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Emotional excitement; heated enthusiasm
Fervor
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Highly spirited; animated
Effervescent
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To speak aloud in order that one's words may be copied or recorded
Dictate
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A recital of words intended to harm; a curse
Malediction
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A blessing
Benediction
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Style or action of speaking
Locution
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Powerful and expressive
Eloquent
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Of or related to informal speech; conversation
Colloquial
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Calling forth a vivid image or impression
Evocative
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To use misleading or confusing language
Equivocate
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To argue in favor of
Advocate
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Having a forceful, excited ,or emotional tone
Exclamatory
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To speak loudly and with feeling
Declaim
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Characterized by a loud noise or outcry
Clamorous
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Masculine; manly
Virile
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Right action; moral goodness
Virtue
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Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art
Virtuoso
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A leader who appeals to people's emotions to gain power
Demagogue
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Having certain characteristics in common such as race, gender, or age
Demographic
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Having an effect on a large area or region
Pandemic
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Worldly or sophisticated
Cosmopolitan
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To get political characters to something
Politicize
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Having no interest in politics; not political
Apolitical
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Politeness; Courteousness
Civility
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Having to do with the business of a town or community
Civic
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To make more cultured or defined
Civilize
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Deviating from a power or rule
Aberrant
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Wrong or inaccurate
Erroneous
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Wandering or straying
Errant
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To lower in dignity of self-esteem; Insult
Degrade
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A coming together
Congress
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Act of going out; exit
Egress
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To call together; to assemble
Convene
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A mutual or legal agreement
Covenant
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To avoid by going around; bypass
Circumvent
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Hasty and superficial
Cursory
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That which comes before; forerunner
Precursor
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Help for a problem; solution
Recourse
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In attack on another's territory; a raid
Incursion
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Surpassing all others; definite
Ultimate
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Just before the final; next to last
Penultimate
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A demand or threat that is final
Ultimatum
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Without beginning or end
Infinite
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Defining for all others; standard
Definitive
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Extremely small; incalculably or in measurably small
Infinitesimal
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New and different
Novel
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An inexperienced person; amateur
Novice
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Showing creativity and originality
Innovative
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Original; dating from the beginning of existence
Primal
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Extremely ancient; of earliest times
Primeval
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Condition of being first in time or importance
Primacy
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Shy; nonassertive
Diffident
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Faithfulness; loyalty
Fidelity
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To trust another person with information or a secret
Confide
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I'm misleading or mistaken idea
Fallacy
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Misleading or deceptive
Fallacious
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Capable of being mistaken; imperfect
Fallible
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Able to be trusted in or believed
Credible
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Trust or belief
Credence
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Tendency to believe things too quickly or easily
Credulity
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Unable to believe something; amazed
Incredulous
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Uncertain; doubtful
Dubious
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Certain beyond doubt or question
Indubitable
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Worthy of fear or respect; mighty
Redoubtable
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To do away with legal penalties for
Decriminalize
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To reveal guilt, or make someone appear guilty
Incriminate
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In accusation made in reply; countercharge
Recrimination
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Deserving blame
Culpable
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One irresponsible for a crime
Culprit
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Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong
Mea culpa
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Burden or obligation
Onus
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Unpleasant and burdensome
Onerous
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To prove not guilty
Exonerate
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Praise or approval
Approbation
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A dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel
Reprobate
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To scold or criticize
Reprove
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Not direct or straightforward
Tortuous
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To respond critically or sarcastically
Retort
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To wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand
Extort
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Talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech
Voluble
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Having too many twists and turns; overly complicated
Convoluted
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To unfold; to develop a change gradually
Evolve
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Two unchangeable in character or propose
Inflexible
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To cause to turn Aside or away
Deflect
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Change in pitch or tone of voice
Inflection
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Not helpful; harmful
Adverse
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To fall back into old condition
Revert
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To undermine; to corrupt
Subvert
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Satisfied with the situation that should be changed or improved
Complacent
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Something which has a positive mental effect, but no physical effect
Placebo
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Calm; undisturbed
Placid
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Unnecessary or unwanted
Gratuitous
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To gain another's favor by flattery or false friendliness
Ingratiate
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One who is not properly thankful
Ingrate
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Easily taught; submissive to instruction
Docile
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To teach a certain point of view to
Indoctrinate
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That which is taught; body of beliefs or ideas
Doctrine
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To decrease the strength of
Temper
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Restrain or moderation, especially in regards to alcohol or food
Temperance
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Lacking moderation; severe or extreme
Intemperate
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Skilled at; highly knowledgeable of
Proficient
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In assistant who does a variety of jobs
Factotum
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A copy or imitation
Facsimile
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Too simplistic or easy
Facile
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To explain or discuss in detail
Expound
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One argues in favor of; supporter
Proponent
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Level of achievement and authority; standing
Stature
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Payment for an injury; compensation
Restitution
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Having the money; Poor
Destitute
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Having a positive effect; helpful
Constructive
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To interpret or analyze something in particular way
Construe
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The basic framework of the building or system
Infrastructure
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A follower of the person or idea
Adherent
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Not able to be understood; nonsensical
Incoherent
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Existing as a natural part
Inherent
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Not concentrated or focus; wordy
Diffuse
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Overflowing with words or feelings; gushing
Effusive
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Plentiful; abundant
Profuse
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Determined; steadfast
Resolute
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Devoted to sensual pleasure; lacking moral restraint
Dissolute
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Impossible to solve or fix; unable to be dissolved
Insoluble
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Hard-working and careful
Diligent
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To remember; to recall
Recollect
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In act against a holy person or place
Sacrilege
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To imagine; to conceive of
Envisage
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Face; Facial expression
Visage
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An unreal figure; a ghost
Apparition
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Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent
Perspicuous
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Looking backward over a period of time
Retrospective
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The part that can be considered or reviewed
Aspect
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Contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings
Introspective
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A factor event which can be observed and/or documented
Phenomenon
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Light weight and transparent
Diaphanous
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A moment of great insight; Revelation
Epiphany
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The person who flatters; A yes man
Sycophant
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To force or strongly persuade
Compel
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A sudden, involuntary urge to do something
Impulse
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To send out or away
Expel
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I guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence
Conjecture
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Downcast or sad, depressed
Dejected
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Lowly, miserable and Wretched
Abject
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An agent sent on a mission
Emissary
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Showing little regard; scornful
Dismissive
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Feeling to fill one's duties; neglect
Remiss
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Cause for an action
Motive
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A reoccurring theme, subject, or idea
Motif
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To dramatically express emotion
Emote
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Tending to argue or cause discord
Fractious
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Minor violation of a rule or law
Infraction
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To intrude on an area belonging to another; to trespass
Infringe
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To cut out of; remove
Excise
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Sharply cutting; draft and powerful
Incisive
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Brief and straightforward
Concise
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A large and serious book
Tome
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The best or most typical example
Epitome
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Two opposite parts of one whole
Dichotomy
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The structure of parts, taken as a whole
Anatomy
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Feeling of regret or remorse
Compunction
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Paying strict attention to detail; extremely careful
Punctilious
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Stinging or biting, especially in taste or smell
Pungent
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Unable to be conquered
Invincible
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Limited knowledge of the world; narrow minded
Provincial
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To establish; to reflect the truth of
Evince
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Supportive; encouraging; helping to bring about
Conducive
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To lead toward some action
Induce
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To draw a conclusion from fact; to infer
Deduce
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Extended in time; prolonged
Protracted
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Stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward
Intractable
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To drawback; withdraw
Retract
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Irritable or short tempered
Petulant
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Acting passionately and without forethought
Impetuous
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That which drives one; momentum
Impetus
