GRE Flashcards

Question

Mitigate

Answer 1

Verb Definition: to soften; to lessen Synonyms: allay, alleviate, assuage, palliate, mollify Sentence: The ibuprofen mitigated the pain from her headache

Answer 2

Adjective Definition: difficult, requiring strenuous effort Synonyms: onerous, taxing, laborious, strenuous, formidable Sentence: Working in a lab is strenuous as there is a lot of physical labor

Answer 3

Adjective Definition: disappointed, sad Synonyms: despondent, disconsolate, desolate, dejected, doleful Sentence: Hermione felt crestfallen when she saw that Ron was dating Lavender

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Adjective Definition: intended to teach, especially to teach a moral lesson; in the manner of a teacher, especially in a patronizing way Synonyms: instructive, educational, moralistic Sentence: Dumbledore's lessons were didactic, as they always had a moral lesson for Harry to learn

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Adjective Definition: quick to act without thinking Synonyms: heedless, reckless, injudicious, impulsive, precipitate Sentence: The teenager make an impetuous decision to get a tattoo

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Adjective Definition: subject to sudden and unpredictable changes of mood Synonyms: capricious, volatile, temperamental, erratic Sentence: People may feel mercurial when Mercury is in retrograde

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Noun Definition: something that calms or soothes pain Synonyms: narcotic, nepenthe, opiate Sentence: The heating pad was an anodyne that helped his sore back

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Noun Definition: approval and praise Synonyms: acclaim, adulation, applause, commendation, compliments, exaltation, extolment, hail, kudos, praise Sentence: She received an approbation which included a Nobel Prize for her work in science

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Noun Definition: a crude person; one lacking manners or taste Synonyms: cold, lout, oaf, vulgarian, yahoo Sentence: The boors at the orchestra would not stop talking during the performances

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Noun Definition: a strongbox; a large chest for money Synonyms: chest, exchequer, treasury, war chest Sentence: The man was on the hunt to steal the coffer which contained the crown jewels

Answer 11

Adjective Definition: sickly sweet; excessive Synonyms: excessive, fulsome Sentence: That one couple from APO always had cloying affection for each other

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Verb Definition: to increase in power, influence, and reputation Synonyms: amplify, apotheosize, augment, dignify, elevate, enlarge, ennoble, exalt, glorify, magnify, swell, uplift Sentence: The girl aggrandized herself by taking credit for everyone else's work

Answer 13

Noun Definition: an ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits Synonyms: talisman Sentence: The witch wore an amulet to protect her from dark spirits

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Verb Definition: to cheat; to defraud Synonyms: beat, defraud, overreach Sentence: Realizing I was a foreigner, the greedy man bilked me out of a lot of money

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Adjective Definition: deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong Synonyms: apologetic, regretful, remorseful Sentence: The boy felt contrite that his playful remark had hurt his friend's feelings

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Noun Definition: someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which they belong Synonyms: bigot, jingoist, partisan Sentence: The book, Men Who Hate Women, talks about male chauvinists who believe that are superior to women

Answer 17

Verb Definition: to make impure Synonyms: debase, doctor, load Sentence: The girl adulterated her university degree as she had never been to school and needed a job

Answer 18

Verb Definition: to support with evidence Synonyms: authenticate, back, buttress, confirm, substantiate, validate, verify Sentence: President Kirkman needed evidence to corroborate the claims that Secretary Moss committed a crime

Answer 19

Adjective Definition: severe or stern in appearance; undecorated Synonyms: bleak, dour, grim, hard, harsh, severe Sentence: Professor Snape had an austere appearance with his simple black attire and frowning face

Answer 20

Adjective Definition: convincing and well-reasoned Synonyms: convincing, persuasive, solid, sound, telling, valid Sentence: President Kirkman gave a cogent speech to Congress so that they would not remove him from office

Answer 21

Verb Definition: to grow and flourish Synonyms: bloom, flourish, prosper, thrive Sentence: The surgeon burgeoned at his job as he was talented and loved his work

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Verb Definition: to judge a dispute between two opposing sides Synonyms: adjudge, adjudicate, determine, intermediate, intervene, judge, moderate, referee, rule Sentence: When the FBI accused President Kirkman's wife of committing a crime, a judge had to arbitrate the matter

Answer 23

Adjective Definition: ancient; old-fashioned Synonyms: ancient, antediluvian, antique, bygone, dated, dowdy, fusty, obsolete, old-fashioned, outdated, outmode, passe, prehistoric, stale, superannuated, superseded, vintage Sentence: Allison asked Lydia to translate archaic Latin, as Allison did not know the old language

Answer 24

Noun Definition: a collaboration; complicity; conspiracy Synonyms: connivance, intrigue, machination Sentence: The Golden Trio had a collusion to create Dumbledore's Army

Answer 25

Adjective Definition: deviating from what is normal or expected Synonyms: abnormal, anomalous, deviant, divergent, errant, irregular Sentence: Her claim that she had seen an apparition was aberrant as she did not believe in ghosts

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Verb Definition: to reduce in force or degree; to weaken Synonyms: debilitate, devitalize, dilute, enervate, enfeeble, rarely, sap, thin, undermine, undo, unnerve, weaken Sentence: Harry stabbing Tom Riddle's journal with the Basilisk tooth attenuated Voldemort's power

Answer 27

Adjective Definition: doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted in several ways Synonyms: cloudy, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, intermediate, nebulous, obscure, unclear, vague Sentence: The clues given to the champions in the Tri-Wizard Tournament were very ambiguous, it was hard to tell what exactly they meant

Answer 28

Noun Definition: a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation Synonyms: defamation, libel, slander Sentence: Secretary Moss used calumny to try and take down President Kirkman

Answer 29

Adjective Definition: intricate and complicated Synonyms: Byzantine, complex, elaborate, intricate, knotty, labyrinthine, perplexing, tangled Sentence: Sarah had to solve the convoluted labyrinth in order to rescue her baby brother

Answer 30

Verb Definition: to support; to prop up Synonyms: brace, buttress, crutch, prop, stay, support, sustain, underpin, uphold Sentence: The extra credit of finding the dragon mosaic helped to bolster my grade

Answer 31

Adjective Definition: too trusting; gullible Synonyms: naive, susceptible, trusting Sentence: Throughout The Secret History, Richard is credulous as he believes much of what the others said

Answer 32

Verb Definition: to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right Synonyms: appropriate, presume, take Sentence: June arrogated the credit for The Last Front from Athena

Answer 33

Adjective Definition: rebellious Synonyms: factitious, insubordinat6e, insurgent, mutinous, rebellious, seditious Sentence: The teenagers from World's Strictest Parents are often contumacious

Answer 34

Noun Definition: deviation from what is normal Synonyms: aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, deviance, irregularity, preternaturalness Sentence: There was an anomaly in the results of the experiment which led to the scientist repeating it

Answer 35

Adjective Definition: lacking courage Synonyms: fainthearted, spineless, timid Sentence: the cowardly lion was craven

Answer 36

Noun Definition: a leader or rabble-rouser, usually one appealing to emotion or prejudice Synonyms: agitator, inciter, instigator Sentence: Trump was a demagogue when he incited the Capitol riots

Answer 37

Verb Definition: to copy; to try to equal or excel Synonyms: imitate, simulate Sentence: People often try to emulate those they look up to in order to be more like them

Answer 38

Verb Definition: to deceive Synonyms: beguile, betray, bluff, deceive, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick Sentence: The golden trio duped the executer who was about to kill buckbeak

Answer 39

Noun Definition: the growth process from conception to birth Synonyms: development, gravidity, pregnancy Sentence: The longer gestation, the more developed the baby is at birth

Answer 40

Noun Definition: an authoritative statement Synonyms: adage, aphorism, apothegm, decree, edict Sentence: "Do not enter the forbidden forest" was the dictum Dumbledore made to the students

Answer 41

Verb Definition: to prevent or delay; to anticipate Synonyms: avert, deter, hinder, obviate, preclude Sentence:

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Verb Definition: to reduce in strength Synonyms: debilitate, enfeeble, sap, weaken Sentence: Kadie knew that making turning Regina George's friends against her would enervate her power

Answer 43

Noun Definition: a harsh and disagreeabe combination, especially of sounds Synonyms: clash, contention, discord, dissension, dissent, dissidence, friction, strife, variance Sentence: Cognitive dissonance happens when you have a belief but your actions go against it

Answer 44

Noun Definition: use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one Synonyms: circumlocution, delicacy Sentence: Sleeping together is sometimes used as a euphemism for hooking up

Answer 45

Adjective Definition: impatient, uneasy, or restless Synonyms: agitated, anxious, fretful Sentence: The group became restive after waiting in line for two hours

Answer 46

Verb Definition: to scold sharply Synonyms: berate, chide, rebuke, reproach, tax Sentence: The teenager was upbraided after graffitiing the school

Answer 47

Adjective Definition: causing sleep or lethargy Synonyms: hypnotic, narcotic, slumberous, somnolent Sentence: After a night of no sleep, the meeting was particularly soporific

Answer 48

Adjective Definition: acute, sharp, or incisive; forceful; effective Synonyms: biting, caustic, cutting, keen Sentence:

Answer 49

Adjective Definition: unruly; rebellious Synonyms: contentious, cranky, peevish, quarrelsome Sentence: The teacher had a hard time managing the fractious middle schoolers

Answer 50

Adjective Definition: dictatorial in one's opinions Synonyms: authoritarian, bossy, dictatorial, doctrinaire, domineering, imperious, magisterial, masterful, overbearing, peremptory Sentence: Dictators are often dogmatic, claiming that they, and only they, are right

Answer 51

Noun Definition: one who champions or advocates Synonyms: representative, supporter Sentence: Malala is an exponent of women's rights to education

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Adjective Definition: outgoing; sociable Synonyms: affable, communicative, congenial, sociable Sentence: Dad is quite gregarious, finding it easy to talk to strangers in social situations

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Adjective Definition: suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable Synonyms: acerbic, melancholy, morose, solemn, sour Sentence: The dyspeptic girl cast a gloom over her friends while hanging out, as she was upset

Answer 54

Verb Definition: to cross a body of water by wading Synonyms: traverse, wade Sentence: Rather than taking his Ford car across the water, he decided to ford across the water himself

Answer 55

Adjective Definition: rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic Synonyms: dictatorial, inflexible Sentence: Snape was a doctrinaire headmaster, with strict rules of what students could do

Answer 56

Verb Definition: to instruct morally and spiritually Synonyms: educate, enlighten, guide, teach Sentence: In many adventure-type movies, there is a mentor who helps to edify the character in morals and spirituality

Answer 57

Noun Definition: a sorrowful poem or speech Synonyms: dirge, lament Sentence: Many books I like to read can contain some sort of elegy about life and death that can bring tears to one's eyes

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Noun Definition: a person with refined taste in food and wine Synonyms: bon vivant, connoisseur, gastronome, gastronomist, gourmand, gourmet Sentence: She was regarded as an epicure for her vast knowledge of cheese and wine pairings

Answer 59

Noun Definition: a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief Synonyms: creed, doctrine, teaching, tenet Sentence: A common Christian dogma is that God loves everyone

Answer 60

Adjective Definition: urgent; requiring immediate action Synonyms: critical, imperative, needed, urgent Sentence: When the freezer hit -40 degrees, it was deemed exigent and someone rushed to check on it

Answer 61

Verb Definition: to mar the appearance of; to vandalize Synonyms: disfigure, impair, spoil Sentence: The student who drew on their desk got detention for defacing school property

Answer 62

Adjective Definition: subtly or unexpectedly harmful Synonyms: adverse, hurtful, inimical, injurious Sentence: I did not know that deleting the computer files would be deleterious later on or I would not have done it

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Noun Definition: impudent boldness; audacity Synonyms: brashness, gall, nerve, presumption, temerity Sentence: The old lady had the effrontery to ask me for a discount after being rude

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Adjective Definition: secret; stealthy Synonyms: clandestine, covert, shifty, surreptitious, underhand Sentence: The fur thief made sure to plan a furtive mission

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Verb Definition: to perceive or recognize Synonyms: catch, descry, detect, differentiate, distinguish, espy, glimpse, know, separate, spot, spy, tell Sentence: The man could not discern between the Japanese and Chinese letters as he thought they were similar

Answer 66

Adjective Definition: stupid, foolishly self-satisfied Synonyms: absurd, ludicrous, preposterous, ridiculous, silly Sentence: The boy's fatuous statements embarrassed his serious girlfriend

Answer 67

Adjective Definition: allowing light to show through; delicate Synonyms: gauzy, sheer, tenuous, translucent, transparent Sentence: The diaphanous curtains did not block out much light

Answer 68

Adjective Definition: amusing in a wry, subtle way Synonyms: comic, entertaining, funny, risible, witty Sentence: Dad jokes are often droll, causing a only slight giggle out of people

Answer 69

Verb Definition: to produce, cause, or bring about Synonyms: beget, generate, spawn Sentence: Seeing a spider nearby engenders my anxiety

Answer 70

Noun Definition: a stuffed doll; a likeness of a person Synonyms: dummy, figure, image Sentence: Some people had a pinata effigy of Donald Trump to hit when they were angry that he was the president

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Verb Definition: to count, list, or itemize Synonyms: catalog, index, tabulate Sentence: It is helpful to enumerate your groceries before jumping in the 20 items or less lane

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Verb Definition: to clear from blame; to prove innocent Synonyms: absolve, acquit, clear, exonerate, vindicate Sentence: The ex-culprit was exculpated from his crimes as he was actually innocent

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Verb Definition: to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead Synonyms: be ambiguous, evade, waffle Sentence: The girl equivocated her words to make both girls in the fight think that she believed them

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Adjective Definition: tightly sealed Synonyms: airtight, impervious, watertight Sentence: The seal of the jar was hermetic and I needed help opening it

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Noun Definition: an ungrateful person Synonyms: cad, churl Sentence: The rich boy was an ingrate as he did not seem to care that his parents bought him a car

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Verb Definition: to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill Sentence: I often malingered at my lab job to avoid going in and working/seeing Kate

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Adjective Definition: bright; brilliant; glowing Synonyms: incandescent, lucent, lustrous, radiant, resplendent Sentence: Casting Lumos causing a luminous glow to come from the wand

Answer 78

Adjective Definition: relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them Synonyms: N/A Sentence: In Uncut Gems, Adam Sandler did lapidary work

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Noun Definition: the domination of one state or group over its allies Synonyms: authority, power Sentence: Russia has been declaring hegemony over Ukraine

Answer 80

Adjective Definition: composed of unlike parts; different; diverse Synonyms: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, varied Sentence: The smoothie was heterogeneous, composed of many different components

Answer 81

Adjective Definition: tolerant or broad-minded; generous or lavish Synonyms: bounteous, latitudinarian, munificent, permissive, progressive Sentence: My parents raised me liberally, often having trust in me to manage my own life

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Adjective Definition: envious, obnoxious, or offensive; likely to promote ill-will Synonyms: discriminatory, insulting, jaundiced, resentful Sentence: The girl felt invidious that her brother was favored by her parents

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Adjective Definition: blood-red in color Synonyms: reddened, ruby, ruddy Sentence: The rose was incarnadine

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Verb Definition: to calm or make less severe Synonyms: appease, assuage, conciliate, pacify Sentence: Molly tried to mollify the tensions between the two boys

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Noun Definition: fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes Synonyms: conventions, practices Sentence: The mores of the Moors were to treat everyone with kindness

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Noun Definition: rebellion Synonyms: mutiny, revolt, revolution, uprising Sentence: Trump caused the capitol insurrection

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Verb Definition: to move slowly and awkwardly Synonyms: galumph, lurch, stumble Sentence: Richard often lumbered to his room after a long day of dealing with Henry

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Noun Definition: purposeful exaggeration for effect Synonyms: embellishment, inflation, magnification Sentence: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse is a hyperbole

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Verb Definition: to call into question; to attack verbally Synonyms: challenge, dispute Sentence: The girl impugned the boys intentions for dating her since she was rich

Answer 90

Noun Definition: ceremony conferring authority Synonyms: inaugural, inauguration, induction, initiation, installation Sentence: Presidents have an investiture before taking office

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Adjective Definition: uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled Synonyms: implacable, inexorable, irreconcilable, obdurate, obstinate, remorseless, rigid, unbending, unrelenting, unyielding Sentence: The stubborn man was intransigent and would not listen to anyone

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Adjective Definition: immoral; unrestrained by society Synonyms: lewd, wanton Sentence: Hippies were seen as licentious

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Noun Definition: a person who dislikes others Synonyms: curmudgeon Sentence: Those who do not know Mr. Darcy may describe him as a misanthrope

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Adjective Definition: relating to motion; characterized by movement Synonyms: active, dynamic, mobile Sentence: Newtons cradles are kinetic

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Noun Definition: an investigation; an inquiry Synonyms: probe, quest, research Sentence: An inquest was ordered after the police chief was suspiciously murdered

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Adjective Definition: suspicious Synonyms: distrustful, guarded, wary Sentence: Before his death, Bunny became leery of his friends

Answer 97

Adjective Definition: lacking foresight; having a narrow view or short-range perspective Synonyms: short-sighted, unthinking Sentence: The myopic man did not think investing in a nice fridge was necessary, even while living in a place with frequent power outages

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Adjective Definition: not fully formed; disorganized Synonyms: amorphous, incoherent, incomplete, unorganized Sentence: Athena's manuscript was inchoate compared to the finished novel

Answer 99

Noun Definition: lowest point Synonyms: bottom, depth, pit Sentence: Charles had reached a nadir when he was constantly drinking and in the hospital

Answer 100

Noun Definition: controversy; argument; verbal attack Synonyms: denunciation, refutation Sentence: Harry's polemic against Snape was that Snape killed Dumbledore and does not deserve to be headmaster

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Verb Definition: to soothe or pacify Synonyms: appease, conciliate, mollify Sentence: It is easy to placate a crying child by giving it a pacifier

Answer 102

Noun Definition: discussion, usually between enemies Synonyms: debate, dialogue, negotiations, talks Sentence: Elizabeth claimed parley, in order to have a discussion with the pirates' captain

Answer 103

Verb Definition: to increase in number quickly Synonyms: breed, multiply, procreate, propagate, reproduce, spawn Sentence: The girl allowed the mold to proliferate by placing it in a humid environment

Answer 104

Adjective Definition: stubborn; unyielding Synonyms: intransigent, mulish, persistent, pertinacious, stubborn, tenacious Sentence: The obstinate cat refused to eat the cheaper dry food as opposed to the expensive wet food

Answer 105

Noun Definition: a monarch or ruler with great power Synonyms: dominator, leader Sentence: Cats are sometimes seen as potentates of the household, having much power

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Noun Definition: short summary of facts Synonyms: summary Sentence: She shared a precis of the book to her friend who wanted to borrow the book

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Adjective Definition: wandering from place to place, especially on foot Synonyms: itinerant, nomadic, wayfaring Sentence: Her morning walks were often peripatetic, often taking her all over

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Adjective Definition: having bad connotations; disparaging Synonyms: belittling, dismissive, insulting Sentence: The boy made pejorative comments about the girls outfit, causing her to cry

Answer 109

Adjective Definition: impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light Synonyms: blurred, cloudy, nontransparent Sentence: The cloudy water had an opaque appearance

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Noun Definition: new word or expression Synonyms: slang, coinage Sentence: Camp is a neologism that took me a while to understand

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Adjective Definition: overly submissive and eager to please Synonyms: compliant, deferential, servile, subservient Sentence: The new employee was obsequious and anxious to impress her boss

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Noun Definition: novice; beginner Synonyms: apprentice, greenhorn, tyro Sentence: She was a neophyte at surfing and kept falling off her board

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Noun Definition: impressive array Synonyms: array, display, fanfare, parade, pomp, shine, show Sentence: The new cupcake shop had a panoply of exotic cupcakes

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Verb Definition: to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern Synonyms: N/A Sentence: Experts can tell the age of a fossil based on how ossified it is

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Noun Definition: the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs Synonyms: appropriateness, decency, decorum, modesty Sentence: The wealthy family maintained high propriety by practicing strict social etiquette

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Verb Definition: to make unnecessary Synonyms: forestall, preclude, prohibit Sentence: My height often obviates the need for a step stool

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Noun Definition: a contradiction or dilemma Synonyms: ambiguity, incongruity Sentence: It is a paradox that most people who need mental health support cannot afford it

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Verb Definition: to be present throughout; to permeate Synonyms: imbue, infuse, penetrate, permeate, suffuse Sentence: Bananas pervade the taste in any smoothie they're added to

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Adjective Definition: hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion Synonyms: inflexible, intransigent, recalcitrant, tenacious, unyielding Sentence: The man was obdurate that he was right and no one could convince him otherwise

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Adjective Definition: causing sleep or lethargy Synonyms: hypnotic, narcotic, slumberous, somnolent Sentence: The children's play was so soporific that some parents fell asleep

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Noun Definition: extreme mental and physical sluggishness Synonyms: apathy, languor Sentence: After the bootcamp, the girl was taken over by torpor

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Adjective Definition: lofty or grand Synonyms: august, exalted, glorious, grand, magnificent, majestic, noble, resplendent, superb Sentence: The music was so sublime that it transported me

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Noun Definition: offense; resentment Synonyms: asperity, dudgeon, ire, pique, rancor Sentence: Harry to umbrage at Umbridge's accusation of lying in class

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Adjective Definition: done in a routine way; indifferent Synonyms: apathetic, automatic, mechanical Sentence: The experienced employee had a perfunctory way of greeting customers

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Adjective Definition: calm and unemotional in temperament Synonyms: apathetic, calm, emotionless, impassive, indifferent. passionless, unemotional Sentence: The phlegmatic man didn't seem to panic at the fire

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Adjective Definition: fresh and clean; uncorrupted Synonyms: innocent, undamaged Sentence: She was surprised that the boys room looked pristine as she thought he was a slob

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Noun Definition: meaningless, foolish talk Synonyms: babble, blather, chatter, drivel, gibberish Sentence: The misbehaving boys prattle annoyed those who were sitting next to him

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Adjective Definition: lacking sophistication or experience Synonyms: artless, credulous, guileless, ingenuous, simple, unaffected, unsophisticated Sentence: The naive writer assumed bigger words would make her sound smarter

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Adjective Definition: courageous; spunky Synonyms: bold, brave, gutsy Sentence: Hermione was plucky, as she had no problem sneaking into the restricted section to get a book for her friends

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Noun Definition: a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things Synonyms: legion, mass Sentence: The phalanx of animals huddled together for warmth

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Adjective Definition: motionless Synonyms: dormant, latent Sentence: The quiet quiescent animal was hoping not to be seen

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Noun Definition: boxing Synonyms: fighting, sparring Sentence: Pugilism was a favorite activity of the feisty pug

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Adjective Definition: able to be molded, altered, or bent Synonyms: adaptable, ductile, malleable, pliant Sentence: Children's brains are very plastic which helps them learn things quickly

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Adjective Definition: inclined to complain; irritable Synonyms: peevish, puling, sniveling, whiny Sentence: Deanna's sister is querulous

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Adjective Definition: causing disease Synonyms: infecting, noxious Sentence: COVID is pathogenic

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Adjective Definition: occurring daily; commonplace Synonyms: everyday, normal, usual Sentence: Seeing people on the T acting strange is quotidiqan in Boston

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Noun Definition: someone who shows off learning Synonyms: doctrinaire, nitpicker, pedagogue, sophist Sentence: The PhD professor was a pedant about his work

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Verb Definition: to make less serious; to ease Synonyms: alleviate, assuage, extenuate, mitigate Sentence: The crime podcast had a hard time palliating the crime to make it more palatable for their audience

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Verb Definition: to irritate Synonyms: annoy, vex Sentence: The cat started to nettle its owner by nestling on her neck to sleep

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Noun Definition: trace amount Synonyms: atom, iota, mote, spark, speck Sentence: Only a scintilla of poison is needed to kill someone

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Noun Definition: someone passionately devoted to a cause Synonyms: enthusiast, fanatic, militant, radical Sentence: The man was a religious zealot, devoted to his religion

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Adjective Definition: swollen as from a fluid; bloated Synonyms: distended Sentence: The boys stomach was turgid as he was retaining water

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Verb Definition: to calm down or moderate Synonyms: quench, satisfy Sentence: The boy slaked his anger by taking deep breaths

Answer 144

Adjective Definition: phony; artificial Synonyms: insincere, pretentious, put-on Sentence: The affected girl kept saying French phrases even though whe wasn't French

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Noun Definition: a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness Synonyms: N/A Sentence: The morphine provided the patient with a feeling of analgesia

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Noun Definition: great disorder; a confused situation Synonyms: clutter, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, muddle, scramble, snarl, turmoil Sentence: The unexpected tornado caused a state of chaos

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Noun Definition: aa fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers Synonyms: bigotry, chauvinism, prejudice Sentence: In South Korea, many clubs are xenophobic, and do not allow foreigners

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Adjective Definition: earthly; down-to-earth; commonplace Synonyms: earthbound, mundane, sublunary, tellurian, terrene Sentence: Extraterrestrials like aliens are the opposite of terrestrial like humans

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Adjective Definition: angelic; sweet Synonyms: cherubic, heavenly Sentence: The bride looked seraphic on her wedding day

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Noun Definition: excessive amount Synonyms: glut, plethora, repletion, superfluity, surplus Sentence: She had a surfeit of tattos on her feet

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Adjective Definition: varied; marked with different colors Synonyms: diversified Sentence: She had a variegated closet of clothes, she could dress for any occassion

Answer 152

Noun Definition: a group Synonyms: band, bunch, gang, pack, troop Sentence: The bevy of friends went out to dinner together

Answer 153

Verb Definition: to make more bearable Synonyms: allay, assuage, comfort, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate, palliate, relieve Sentence: I take ibuprofen to alleviate headaches

Answer 154

Adjective Definition: fearless and daring Synonyms: adventuresome, aggressive, assertive, bold, brave, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, game, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous, venturesome, venturous Sentence: The audacious child stood up to the bully

Answer 155

Adjective Definition: able to speak clearly and expressively Synonyms: eloquent, expressive, fluent, lucid, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken

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Verb Definition: to diminish by installment payments Synonyms: decrease, reduce Sentence: He amortized his debt by paying the bill every month

Answer 157

Adjective Definition: biting in wit Synonyms: acerbic, biting, mordant, trenchant Sentence: Most main characters are known to be caustic with witty insults

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Verb Definition: to divide into two parts Synonyms: bisect, split Sentence: She bifurcated her for coat collection with her twin sister

Answer 159

Verb Definition: to reject; to abandon formally Synonyms: forswear, recall, recant, retract, take back Sentence: Snowden abjured his alliance to the US when he fled to Russia for safety

Answer 160

Noun Definition: a gradual growth in size; an increase in amount Synonyms: accumulation, buildup Sentence: There was an accretion of mold on the fold since it had expired

Answer 161

Verb Definition: to leave secretly Synonyms: decamp, escape, flee Sentence: The absconder absconded from the poacher back to its nest

Answer 162

Noun Definition: deception by means of craft or guile Synonyms: artifice, conniving, craftiness, deception, deviousness, misrepresentation, pettifoggery, shadiness, sneakiness, sophistry, subterfuge, underhandedness Sentence: Auto-part workers often use chicanery to get people to pay more for car repairs

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Adjective Definition: joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought Synonyms: carefree, lighthearted, merry Sentence: The child was blithe after seeing the sign for ice cream

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Adjective Definition: determined by chance or impulse Synonyms: changeable, erratic, indiscriminate, random, wayward Sentence: The boy had to make an arbitrary decision as he was running out of time

Answer 165

Noun Definition: one who renounces a religious faith Synonyms: defector, deserter, traitor Sentence: I was raised Catholic but am now an athiest, therefore an apostate

Answer 166

Noun Definition: something that brings about a change in something else Synonyms: accelerator, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, motivation, spur, stimulant Sentence: Trump was a catalyst for the January 6 insurrection

Answer 167

Noun Definition: something that brings about a change in something else Synonyms: accelerator, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, motivation, spur, stimulant Sentence: Trump was a catalyst for the January 6 insurrection

Answer 168

Noun Definition: something that brings about a change in something else Synonyms: accelerator, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, motivation, spur, stimulant Sentence: Trump was a catalyst for the January 6 insurrection

Answer 169

Noun Definition: something that brings about a change in something else Synonyms: accelerator, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, motivation, spur, stimulant Sentence: Trump was a catalyst for the January 6 insurrection

Answer 170

Noun Definition: a bell tower; the room in which the bell is hung Synonyms: spire, steeple Sentence: The belfry at the church was known to be beautiful

Answer 171

Verb Definition: to make something unpleasant less severe Synonyms: allay, alleviate, appease, comfort, conciliate, ease, lighten, mitigate, mollify, pacify, palliate, placate, propitiate, relieve, soothe, sweeten Sentence: Having a fun teacher helped assuage the boring and difficult chemistry lesson

Answer 172

Noun Definition: a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes Synonyms: authority, epicure, expert, gastronome, gourmet Sentence: He was a wine connoisseur and would only drink the best of wine

Answer 173

Noun Definition: good-natured geniality; an atmosphere of good cheer Synonyms: affability, amiability, cordiality, geniality Sentence: There was always a good bonhomie at my old co-op

Answer 174

Verb Definition: to annoy or provoke anger Synonyms: clash, conflict, incite, irritate, oppose, pester, provoke, vex Sentence: The student antagonized the teacher by constantly interrupting him

Answer 175

Adjective Definition: concerning the appreciation of beauty Synonyms: artistic, tasteful Sentence: She didn't understand the art but she appreciated the aesthetic of it

Answer 176

Noun Definition: a lie Synonyms: falsehood, falsify, fib, misrepresentation, prevarication, tale, untruth Sentence: The rumor that the couple had broken up was a canard, as they were still together

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