fuck Flashcards
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abjure
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(v.) to reject, renounce (To prove his honesty, the president abjured the evil policies of his wicked predecessor.)
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abrogate
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(v.) to abolish, usually by authority (The Bill of Rights assures that the government cannot abrogate our right to a free press.)
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acerbic
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(adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste (Jill became extremely acerbic and began to cruelly make fun of all her friends.)
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acrimony
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(n.) bitterness, discord (Though they vowed that no girl would ever come between them, Biff and Trevor could not keep acrimony from overwhelming their friendship after they both fell in love with the lovely Teresa.)
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acumen
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(n.) keen insight (Because of his mathematical acumen, Larry was able to figure out in minutes problems that took other students hours.)
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adumbrate
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(v.) to sketch out in a vague way (The coach adumbrated a game plan, but none of the players knew precisely what to do.)
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alacrity
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(n.) eagerness, speed (For some reason, Chuck loved to help his mother whenever he could, so when his mother asked him to set the table, he did so with alacrity.)
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anathema
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(n.) a cursed, detested person (I never want to see that murderer. He is an anathema to me.)
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antipathy
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(n.) a strong dislike, repugnance (I know you love me, but because you are a liar and a thief, I feel nothing but antipathy for you.)
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approbation
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(n.) praise (The crowd welcomed the heroes with approbation.)
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arrogate
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(v.) to take without justification (The king arrogated the right to order executions to himself exclusively.)
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ascetic
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(adj.) practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious (The priest lives an ascetic life devoid of television, savory foods, and other pleasures.)
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aspersion
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(n.) a curse, expression of ill-will (The rival politicians repeatedly cast aspersions on each others’ integrity.)
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assiduous
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(adj.) hard-working, diligent (The construction workers erected the skyscraper during two years of assiduous labor.)
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blandish
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(v.) to coax by using flattery (Rachel’s assistant tried to blandish her into accepting the deal.)
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buffet
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(v.) to strike with force
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burnish
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(v.) to polish, shine
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boon
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(n.) a gift or blessing (The good weather has been a boon for many businesses located near the beach.)
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cacophony
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tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
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cajole
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to urge, coax
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calumny
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an attempt to spoil someone’s reputation by spreading lies
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capricious
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subject to whim, fickle
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clemency
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mercy
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cogent
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intellectually convincing
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concomitant
accompanying in a subordinate fashion
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ontrite
pertinent, eager to be forgiven
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conundrum
puzzle, problem
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credulity
readiness to believe
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cupidity
greed, strong desire
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cursory
belief to the point of being superficial
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decry
to criticize openly
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defile
to make clean, impure
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deleterious
harmful
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demure
quiet, reserved
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deprecate
to belittle
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deride
to laugh at mockingly, scorn
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desecrate
to violate the sacredness of a thing or place
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desiccated
dried up, dehydrated
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dipahanous
light, dry, transparent
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diffident
shy, modest
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discursive
rambling, lacking order
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dissemble
to conceal, fake
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dither
to be indecisive
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ebullient
extremely lively, enthusiastic
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effontery
impudence, nerve
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effulgent
radiant, splendorous
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egregious
extremely bad
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enervate
to weaken, exhaust
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ephermal
short-lived, fleeting
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eschew
to shun, avoid
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evanescent
fleeting, momentary
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evince
to show, reveal
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exculpate
to free from guilt or blame, exonerate
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execrable
loathsome, detestable
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exigent
urgent, critical
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expiate
to make amends for, atone
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expunge
to obliterate, eradicate
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extant
existing, not destroyed or lost
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extol
to praise, revere
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fastidious
meticulous, demanding
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fatonous
silly, foolish
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fecund
fruitful, fertile
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feral
wild, savage
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fetid
having a foul odor
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florid
flowery, ornate
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factious
troublesome or irritable
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garrulous
talkative, wordy
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grandiloquence
pompous language
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gregarious
drawn to the company of others, sociable
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hackneyed
unoriginal, trite
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hapless
unlucky
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harangue
a ranting speech; to give a speech
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hegemony
domination over others
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iconoclast
one who attacks common beliefs or institutions
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ignominious
humiliating, disgracing
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impassive
stoic, not susceptible to suffering
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imperious
commanding, domineering
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impertient
rude, insolent
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impervious
impenetrable, incapable of being affected
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impetuous
rash; hastily done
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impinge
to impact, affect, make an impression; to encroach, infringe
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implacable
incapable of being appeased or mitigated
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impudent
casually rude, insolent, impertinent
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inchoate
unformed or formless, in a beginning stage
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incontrovertible
indusputable
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indefigable
incapable of defeat, failure, decay
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ineffable
unspeakable, incapable of being expressed through words
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inexorable
incapable of being persuaded or placated
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ingenuous
not devious; innocent and candid
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inimical
hostile
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iniquity
wickedness or sin
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insidious
appealing but imperceptibly harmful
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intransigent
refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion
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inure
to cause someone or something to be accustomed to a situation
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invective
an angry verbal attack
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inveterate
stubbornly established by habit
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jubilant
extremely joyful, happy
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juxtaposition
the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison
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laconic
terse in speech or writing
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languid
sluggish from fatigue or weakness
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largess
the generous giving of lavish gifts
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latent
hidden, but capable of being exposed
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legerdemain
deception, slight-of-hand
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licentious
displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints
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limpid
clear, transparent
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maelstrom
a destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects
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magnanimous
noble, generous
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malediction
a curse
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malevolent
wanting harm to befall others
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manifold
diverse, varied
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maudlin
weakly sentimental
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mawkish
characterized by sick sentimentality
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mendacious
having a lying, false character
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mercurial
characterized by rapid change or temperamentality
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modicum
a small amount of something
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morass
a wet swampy bog
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multifarious
having great diversity or variety
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munifience
generosity in giving
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myriad
consisting of a very great number
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nadir
the lowest point of something
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nascent
in the process of being born or coming into existence
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nefarious
heinously villanous
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neophyte
someone who is young or inexperienced
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obdurate
unyielding to persuasion or moral influences
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obfuscate
to render incomprehensible
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oblique
diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward
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obsequious
excessively compliant or submissivle
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obstreperous
noisy, unruly
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obtuse
lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect
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odious
instilling hatred or intense displeasure
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officious
offering one's services when they are neither wanted nor needed
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opulent
characterized by rich abundance verging on ostentation
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ostensible
appearing as such, seemingly
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palliate
to reduce the severity of
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pallid
lacking color
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panacea
a remedy for all ills or difficulties
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paragon
a model of excellence or perfection
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pariah
an outcast
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parsimony
frugality, stinginess
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pathos
an emotion of sympathy
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paucity
small in quantity
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pejorative
derogatory, uncomplimentary
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pellucid
easily intelligible, clear
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penurious
miserly, stingerly
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perfidious
disloyal, unfaithful
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perfunctory
showing little interest or enthusiasm
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pernicious
extremely destructive or harmful
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perspiacity
shrewdness, perceptiveness
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pertinacious
stubbornly persistent
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petulance
rudeness, irritability
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pithy
concisely meaningful
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platitude
an uninspired remark, cliche
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plethora
an abundance, exress
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polemic
an aggressive argument against a specific opinion
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portent
an omen
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precocious
advanced, developing ahead of time
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prescient
to have foreknowledge of events
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primeval
original, ancient
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probity
virtue, integrity
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proclivity
a strong inclination toward something
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promulgate
to proclaim, make known
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propensity
an inclination, preference
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propitious
favorable
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prosaic
plain, lacking livliness
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proscribe
to condemn, outlaw
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protean
able to change shape; displaying great variety
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pruient
eliciting or possessing an extraordinary interest in sex
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puerile
juvenile, immature
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pugnacious
quarrelsome, combative
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punctilious
eager to follow rules or conventions
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pulchritude
physical beauty
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quagmire
a difficult situation
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querulous
whiny, complaining
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quixotic
idealistic, impractical
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rancor
deep, bitter resentment
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rebuke
to scold, criticize
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recalcitrant
defiant, unapologetic
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rectitude
uprightness, extreme morality
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replete
full, abundant
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reprobate
evil, unprincipled
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reprove
to scold, rebuke
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repudiate
to reject, refuse to accept
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rescind
to take back, repeal
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restive
resistant, stubborn, impatient
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ribald
coarsely, crudely humorous
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rife
abundant
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ruse
a trick
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sacrosanct
holy, something that should not be criticized
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sagacity
shrewdness, soundness of perspective
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salient
significant, conspicuous
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sanctimonious
giving a hypocritical appearance of piety
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sanguine
optimistic, cheery
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scurrilous
vulgar, coarse
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serendipity
luck, finding good things without looking for them
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servile
prepared to obey others unquestioningly
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solicitous
concerned, attentive
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solipistic
believing that oneself is all that exists
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somnolent
sleepy, drowsy
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spurious
false but designed to seem plausible
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staid
sedate, serious, self-restrained
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stolid
expressing little sensibility, unemotional
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stupefy
to astonish, make insensible
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surfeit
an overabundant supply or indulgence
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sycophant
one who flatters for self-gain
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tacit
expressed without words
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taciturn
not inclined to talk
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tantamount
equivalent in value or significance
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temerity
audacity, recklessness
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tenuous
having little substance or strength
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timorous
timid, fearful
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torpid
lethargic, dormant, lacking motion
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tractable
easily controlled
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transient`
passing through briefly; passing in and out of existence
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trenchant
effective, articulate, clear-cut
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truculent
ready to fight, cruel
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turgid
swollen, excessively embellished in style or language
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turpitude
depravity, moral corruption
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ubiquitous
existing everywhere, widespread
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umbrage
resentment, offense
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unctuous
smooth or greasy in texture, appearance, manner
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undulate
to move in waves
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upbraid
to criticize or scold severly
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usurp
to seize by force, take possession of without right
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vacillate
to fluctuate, hesitate
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vacuous
lack of content or ideas, stupid
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vapid
lacking liveliness, dull
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variegated
diversified, distinctly marked
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venerate
to regard with respect or to honor
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veracity
truthfulness, accuracy
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verdant
green in tint or color
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vex
to confuse or annoy
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vicarious
experiencing through another
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vissitude
event that occurs by chance
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villify
to lower in importance, defame
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viscous
not free flowing, syrupy
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vitriolic
having a caustic quality
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vituperate
to berate
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wanton
undisciplined, lewd, lustful
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winsome
charming, pleasing
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wistful
full of yearning, musingly sad
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wizened
dry, shrunken, wrinkled
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zenith
the highest point, culminating point
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zephyr
a gentle breeze
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abase
to humiliate, degrade
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abate
to reduce, lessen
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abet
to aid, help, encourage
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abject
wretched, pitiful
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abjure
to reject, renounce
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abnegation
denial of comfort to oneself
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abrogate
to abolish, usually by authorityy
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abscond
to sneak away and hide
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absolution
freedom from blame, guilt, sin
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abtruse
hard to comprehend
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accede
to agree
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accentuate
to stress, highlight
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accessible
obtainable, reachable
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accolade
high praise, special distinction
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accord
an agreement
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accost
to confront verbally
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accretion
slow growth in size or amount
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acerbic
biting, bitter in tone or taste
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acquiesce
to agree without protesting
