GRE My Vocab Flashcards

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audacious

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severe or stern in apperance; undecorated

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to support

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pompous in speech or manner

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harsh noise

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honest in speech

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changing ones mind often

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criticize; punish

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something that brings about change in something else

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biting in wit

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someone prejudiced in favor of a group to whome he or she belongs

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convincing and well reasoned

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pardon or disregard

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complicated

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to provide supporting evidence

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too trusting

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steadily increasing volume or force

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appropriateness of behavior or conduct

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to dry out thoroughly

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disconnected

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critical speech

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lacking self confidence

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to make larger; to expand

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intended to delay

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someone with an amateurish or superficial interest in a topic

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mournful speech

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to set right; to free from error

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to recognize

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fundementally different; entirely unalike

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to disguise one's real intention or character

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a harsh an disagreeable combination, often of sounds

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a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief

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dictatorial in ones opinions

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to decieve

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something from or made up from a variety of sources

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effectiveness

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a sorrowful powern or speech

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persuasive and moving, especially in speech

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to copy; to try to equal or excel

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to reduce in strength

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to produce cause or bring abou t

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a puzzle; mystery

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to count list or itemize

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lasting a short time

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to use expressions or double meaning in order to mislead

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wandering and unpredictable

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learned scholarly

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known or understood by only a few

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speech in praise

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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

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to make worse

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to clear from blame

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flat, dull, or trite

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repetitive

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to clear of blame

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clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression

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acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme devotion

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intensely emotional; feverish

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excessively decorated or embellished

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to arouse or incite

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tendency to be thrifty or cheap

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tending to talk a lot

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outgoing; sociable

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deciet or trickery

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easily deceived

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of a similar kind

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one who opposes established beliefs, customs and institutions

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not capable of being disturbed

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impossible to penetrate; incapable or being affected

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quick to act without thinking

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unable to be calmed

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disorganized

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showing innocence or childlike simplicity

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lacking interest or flavor

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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled

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to overwhelm; to cover with water

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easily made angry

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using few words

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to express sorrow; to grieve

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generous or extravagent

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acting in an indifferent slow sluggish manner

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clear and easily understood

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bright brilliant glowing

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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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capable of being shaped

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figure of speech comparing two things; a symbol

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extremely careful about details

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a person who dislikes others

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to soften or to lessen

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to calm or make less severe

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lack of variation

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hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion

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overly submissive

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stubborn and unyielding

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to make unnecessary

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to stop up; to prevent the passage of

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burdensome

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impossible to see through, preventing the passage of light

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public disgrace

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excessive showiness

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a contradiction or dilemma

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model of excellence or perfection

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concluding/ added part of a novel

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someone who shows off learning

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willing to betray ones trust

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done in a routine way; indifferent

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to penetrate

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charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness

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to soothe or pacify

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able to be molded altered or bent

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practical as opposed to idealistic

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to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

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significant, indicative

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false derogatory story

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sharp, keen in practical matters

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subtle performance in highly sensitive situations

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agreeable, merry company

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sophisticated

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ungraceful; clumsy

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inclined to revenge

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pure uncorrupted

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attempt to impress; be noticed

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working for money or reward

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to make trivial objections

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scorn or dissaprove

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sharp, stern dissaproval

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large group (collection of animals especially)

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roof-like shelter extending over the doorway

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lavish wasteful

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to increase in number quickly

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to conciliate and to appease

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correct behavior; obediance to rules and customs

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wisdom, caution, or restraint

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sharp and irritating to the senses

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motionless

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to make thinner or sparser

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to reject the validity of

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silent reserved

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effective writing or speaking

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to satisfy fully or overindulge

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causing sleep or lethargy

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deceptively attractive

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a mark of shame

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unemotional, lacking sensisitivy

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lofty or grand

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extreme mental and physical sluggishness

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temporary, lasting a brief time

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to sway physically, to be indecisive

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to respect deeply

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filled with truth and accuracy

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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive

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to fluctuate between choices

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unpredictable

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passion or excitement

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heroicism; bold or determined

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optimistic or hopeful

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pleasing to taste and smell

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gloomy or sullen mood

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malicious, hostile, resentful

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untruthful

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to appease

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book used for keep record or accounting

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inspection or examination

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tool with a scoop-like blade

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a person who is qualified to pass judgement

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rude person

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well coordinated; lively

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not graceful, awkward, or clumsy

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amusing in an odd way

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lacking interest

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straightforward; frank

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to give in

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childishly

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to disperse

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good-natured mockery

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good-natured mockery

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to become weak

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to proclaim or publish

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short sighted

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vocabulary of a particular language

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to be wordy or verbose

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a building

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well tended

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unnecessary; excess

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artificial

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hard to understand

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to make worse

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to take by force

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showing dissapproval

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expressive

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fawning; willing to do whatever is necessary for another person

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a party atmosphere

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having given up

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scornfully rejected

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timid or cowardly

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deep in thought

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difficult to understand

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thoughtful

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to walk leisurly

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to waste time or delay a decision

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stamina; survival

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to lessen or relieve

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to display in a celebratory way

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spread throughout

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important/ influential

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related to flood

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insignificant

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cooperative

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easily led

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hard to understand

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related to education

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conditional

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Avoiding excess; to use in moderation

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excessively decorated

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complicated

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to disregard

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excessively decorated

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out of date

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to do good

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loudly expressive

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loudly expressive

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pleasantly expressed

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pleasantly expressed

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job not requiring actual work

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bad beyond correction

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Deep consideration

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Letting go or relinquishing

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To trouble

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To provoke into action

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Unfavorable

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Similar or homogeneous

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Extremely happy

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Extremely happy

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Difficult to accomplish

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Accurate in detail

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Ceremonial procession

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To defy or renounce

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Clear and direct

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To take offense

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Depressive

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Inflammatory

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Propensity or inclination

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Just beginning

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Working diligently

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Beggar or act of begging

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Scared or nervous

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To work hard

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Pleasant country atmosphere

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To toughen

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Superficial answer

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Anxious or concerned

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To write about in detail

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Infallibility

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Noble;easily forgiving

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To condemn as dangerous

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To solicit support

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To be belittling or derogatory

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Authentic or genuine

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To stupefy or confuse

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To glorify

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To refer to an inferior position

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An opponent

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Disappointed

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Attaining what is desired

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Excessively excited or agitated

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Overabundance

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To grow in finances

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To assign or attribute something to someone

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Thin or fine

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Easy to break

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Primitive from earliest time

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Final outcome

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Postponement

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Secret path to

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To buy more time

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Coming up soon ( in time)

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Uncertain how to respond

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Prevent/obstruct

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Favoritism based on kinship

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Fire or war

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To reject or deny

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Bitterness

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Bitterness leading to a fight

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Unwilling to part with ones goods

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Unwilling to part with ones goods; penny pinching

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Inexperienced

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False argument

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To estrange or distance

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To submit or give up

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Annoyance and humiliation

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Distant or far away

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Disappointed, discouraged

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Relating to money

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Minor sin or offense

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Compulsive, abnormal relating to disease

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Poverty or destitution

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Bitter in taste sharp and biting (lime juice)

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Personal or political independence

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To assert confidently; or affirm

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Deadly or having a threatening influence

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Lack of originality; very common

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Charitable or generous

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Carefree or happy

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To tolerate or put up with

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To polish or make shiny

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To thicken or clot ( such a blood)

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Concluding section of a musical composition

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Brief summary of larger work

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Eager to please; obliging

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A claim or thesis

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Remorseful or deeply sorry

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Belittle or defame

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To expand or swell ( to distend the stomach)

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To strip or remove ( to divest of clothing prior to swimming)

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Being bold and without shame

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High praise or formal tribute

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Native or indigenous

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Composure and calm temperament

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To fade, wane, or lose vigor

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Young and inexperiences

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Frenzied or frantic

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Waste matter; or to refuse

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Offensive/annoyance | Slight suspicion

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A characterizing word or phrase that is commonly associated w a person or thing Dog "mans best friend"

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An object fired from a gun An object forcefully thrown forward

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Fluent and easy, talking in an insincere or deceptive way

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Anxiously eager. | Attentive mindful and careful

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About to happen, imminent

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An award or honor | Knighting ceremony

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A wooden frame into which offenders are Locked to be publicly ridiculed

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To solicit support, votes, business, or employment

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Regarding something as worthless, mean, vile

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Characterized by joking or good humor

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Inclined to teach or lecture others too muh

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Self evident or obvious

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Person with beliefs contrary to the Catholic Church Engaging in heresy or believing something strongly different from common established eliefs

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To divide, keep apart, disconnect A biblical unit (chapter)

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Reflecting elegance or sophistication

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very bad; detestable | Poor in quality

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Hazy, vague | Cloudy or cloud like

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Uncontrolled, noisy, boisterous

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Greedy, predatory, ravenous

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Pompous, lofty, bombastic

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Unorthodox unconventional

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Inflated, exaggerated

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Odd in nature, eccentric

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Blindly devoted, idolizing,

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Deceptive, false, misleading

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Imperturbable, without feeling

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Domineering arrogant

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Learned authority, critic or commentator

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At rest still or dormsny

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Elevated in nature, lofty, refined, select

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Stubborn, resisting authority

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Unable to be relied upon "Dubious claims"

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A lack of something | Pauper- lacks money

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To assert | A scientist maintains her teory

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Dull lacking imagination

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Eager and willing to do aomething

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To stand out in a bad way

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Unpredictable

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A depressing view on life

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To argue aggressively "Pug"nacious-little dogs bark a lot

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To feel relorse

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Two things which are unalike

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Using few words (batman)

Answer 366

To remove contents of a body ( in surgery or prepping chicken)

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To be around for a LOnG time | ( opposite of EXTinct

Answer 368

To reduce or lower in rank/ position

Answer 369

Divination, something that tells the future, an omen " the augury that the world would end came true"

Answer 370

A reoccurring idea or figure of speech, such as a metaphor, an overused embellishment( in speech) " the meaning of the trope 'at peace with oneself' is derived from..."

Answer 371

A medicine or something that provides relief; a source of comfort. "Cayenne pepper is a natural anodyne for many common ailments."

Answer 372

Not invited requested or asked for "Unbidden guests"

Answer 373

Impossible to avoid or escape "Inevitable" "inescapable" When living a sedentary lifestyle and eating donuts all day weight gain is INELUCTABLE

Answer 374

Ruler with absolute power; tyrant "Autocrat, lord, tyrant, master" Hitler was a more modern DESPOT

Answer 375

A large military or army; a multitude or large number "Army, multitude" A LEGION of men approached the castle gates"

Answer 376

Complete or very thorough; without qualification Syn:complete, extreme, unqualified After much interview preparation it was obvious during the session that she was not thoroughgoing

Answer 377

Unable to be changed Syn:unalterable, unchangeable Plastic surgery can make ones features more appealing but a bad personality is IMMUTABLE

Answer 378

To bring oneself into the good graces of another; to win someone over; agreeable Syn:Insinuate, recommend

Answer 379

To render useless; to cause to appear foolish Syn: besot, humiliate, duncify The professor stultified the students speech by asking prodding difficult questions

Answer 380

Unstable or dangerously insecure and unsafe "The US was experiencing precarious times during 9/11"

Answer 381

Deceptive; seemingly well reasoned but false. Deceptively pleasing. Syn: fallacious, insencere, meretricious

Answer 382

Harmful, hostile, adverse Syn: unfriendly, antagonistic, incompatible Meredith Grey stated her uterus was hostile or inimical

Answer 383

Poorly maintained, loose disjointed falling apart. Syn: loose, rundown, dilapidated, ruinous

Answer 384

Broken down, shabby; having fallen into a state of despair or deterioration Syn: bedraggled, decayed, decadent

Answer 385

Traveling from place to place by foot. Syn: pedestrian, nomad, itinerant Those who live in small towns with few cars live a peripatetic lifestyle

Answer 386

To lower in character or quality or value Syn: degrade, demean, adulterate, decline, abase

Answer 387

Destitute, stingy or unwilling to spend money, barren or thin Syn: miserly, avaricious, parsimonious, impoverished

Answer 388

Fluent flow of speech; changeable Syn: rotating, fluent, talkative, unstable The politicians speech was voluble and allowed for a fluid flow of cogent ideas

Answer 389

Habitually traveling from place to place Syn:peripatetic, wandering

Answer 390

Austere, lacking in decor,frugal; characterized by self denial Men like to keep their apartments spartan, until their girlfriends come with decorations.

Answer 391

Susceptible to bribery or corruption. Syn: mercenariness Far too many politicians have been chastised for venality

Answer 392

Complete integrity; honesty Syn: integrity, honor, rectitude "Probity- when someone 'probes' you better use probity in your response if you want to maintain integrity"

Answer 393

Corruption The drug trade is awash with graft and corruption

Answer 394

Extremely energetic forceful person

Answer 395

Furiously angry Syn: angered enraged

Answer 396

To treat with disfavor; to embarrass Syn: discourage, abash, condem He used discountenance to discourage the students rude chatter

Answer 397

To tolerate or put up with Syn:bear, endure,

Answer 398

Rudeness or contempt arising from arrogance Syn: disdain, disgrace, impudence, contempt

Answer 399

A misrepresentation or a deceptive strategy or device " in order to see through the subterfuge they needed to bring in the CIA agent"

Answer 400

Melancholy or sullen Syn: grave, gloomy, depressed After the death of her mother her demeanor was saturnine

Answer 401

Swift in action or motion Speedy, quick, rapid

Answer 402

To be playful in a mischievous way

Answer 403

Mischievous

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