GRE supplemental 2 Flashcards
(182 cards)
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wistful
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adj. having a feeling of vague or regretful longing
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endemic
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adj. regularly found or restricted to a certain population or area (esp. of disease, plants, or animals)
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n. sly or cunning intelligence
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guile
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seminal
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adj. strongly influencing later developments
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adj. complete, utter
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arrant
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adj. having more assets than liabilities; able to pay one’s debts
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solvent
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adj. well chosen or suited for the circumstances; pleasing and fortunate
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felicitous
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diaphanous
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light, delicate, and translucent
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inclement
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adj. (of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet
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fortuitous
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adj. happening by accident or chance
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balmy
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adj. (of the weather) pleasantly warm
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adj. showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper adj. happy or joyous
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blithe
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adj. deceitful
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duplicitous
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suffuse
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v. to gradually spread through or over
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adj. just begun (and not fully developed); rudimentary
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inchoate
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prosaic
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adj. having quality of prose adj. commonplace; unromantic
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puerile
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adj. childishly silly and trivial
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vociferous
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adj. vehement or clamorous
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fatuous
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adj. silly and pointless
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adj. naive, simplistic, and superficial adj. (of writing) dry and uninteresting
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jejune
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natty
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adj. (esp. of a person or article of clothing) smart and fashionable
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circumspect
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adj. wary and unwilling to take risks
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fallow
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adj. inactive; unsown
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adj. slow to act; intended to cause delay
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dilatory
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adj. requiring little skill and lacking prestige
menial
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gaudy
adj. extravagantly bright or showy (often to the point of being tasteless)
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diurnal
adj. of or during the day; daily; of each day
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adj. inactive; unsown
fallow
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n. a vociferous supporter of warlike policy (esp. in the name of patriotism)
jingo
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piquant
adj. having a pleasantly sharp taste adj. pleasantly stimulating
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adj. (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse
recondite
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venal
adj. showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery
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adj. pertaining to a church parish adj. having a limited or narrow outlook or scope
parochial
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inane
adj. silly; stupid
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adj. given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner
sententious
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adj. thin, supple, graceful
lithe
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assiduous
adj. showing great care and perseverance
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adj. having a pleasantly sharp taste adj. pleasantly stimulating
piquant
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dilatory
adj. slow to act; intended to cause delay
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panegyric
n. a public speech or published text in praise of something or someone
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captious
adj. tending to find fault or raise petty objections
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v. think deeply about; meditate or reflect
cogitate
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adj. complaining in a petulant or whining manner
querulous
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appraisal
n. act of assessing something or someone
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adj. in a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance adj. overtaken by darkness
benighted
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pervade
v. to be present and apparent throughout
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prescient
adj. having knowledge of events before they take place
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cogitate
v. think deeply about; meditate or reflect
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adj. extravagantly bright or showy (often to the point of being tasteless)
gaudy
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v. move in a turbulent fashion n. large number of items in no order; confused mass n. state of general disorder
welter
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adj. showing great care and perseverance
assiduous
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adj. wary and unwilling to take risks
circumspect
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v. to arouse or stimulate to activity v. to supply (organs) with nerves
innervate
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clamorous
adj. making a loud and confused noise adj. expressing or characterized by vehement protests or demands
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guile
n. sly or cunning intelligence
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adj. difficult to understand; obscure
abstruse
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n. the act of renouncing or rejecting something
abnegation
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incumbent
adj. ("incumbent on/upon") necessary as a duty or responsibility adj. currently holding office
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abnegation
n. the act of renouncing or rejecting something
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innervate
v. to arouse or stimulate to activity v. to supply (organs) with nerves
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adj. making a loud and confused noise adj. expressing or characterized by vehement protests or demands
clamorous
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fetching
adj. attractive
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adj. lacking courage or determination; timid
pusillanimous
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tractable
adj. easy to control, influence, or deal with
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profligate
adj. recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of ressources
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adj. avoiding activity or exertion; lazy
indolent
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adj. present, appearing, or found everywhere
ubiquitous
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adj. influenced or touched by an external factor adj. artificial, pretentious, and designed to impress
affected
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welter
v. move in a turbulent fashion n. large number of items in no order; confused mass n. state of general disorder
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inveterate
adj. having a habit that is long-established and unlikely to change adj. (of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change
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innocuous
adj. not harmful or offensive
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adj. health-giving; healthy adj. (of a place) pleasant, not run-down
salubrious
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adj. showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery
venal
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adj. (of biological processes) occurring on a 24 hour cycle, even in the absence of light fluctuations
circadian
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commensurate
adj. in proportion
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equanimity
n. mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper
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permeate
v. to spread throughout; pervade
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adj. difficult to control or handle; stubborn
intractable
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adj. having knowledge of events before they take place
prescient
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querulous
adj. complaining in a petulant or whining manner
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adj. regularly found or restricted to a certain population or area (esp. of disease, plants, or animals)
endemic
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adj. having a habit that is long-established and unlikely to change adj. (of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change
inveterate
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adj. ordinary or common adj. of or occurring everyday; daily
quotidian
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circadian
adj. (of biological processes) occurring on a 24 hour cycle, even in the absence of light fluctuations
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adj. vehement or clamorous
vociferous
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erudite
adj. having great knowledge or learning
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adj. (of the weather) pleasantly warm
balmy
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adj. tending to find fault or raise petty objections
captious
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jejune
adj. naive, simplistic, and superficial adj. (of writing) dry and uninteresting
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meretricious
adj. appearing attractive but having no true value or integrity
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adj. happening by accident or chance
fortuitous
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v. to spread throughout; pervade
permeate
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adj. (esp. of a person or article of clothing) smart and fashionable
natty
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adj. showing poor judgment; unwise
injudicious
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clerical
adj. pertaining to work in an office adj. pertaining to clergy
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banal
adj. so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
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n. mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper
equanimity
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adj. most noticeable or important
salient
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salient
adj. most noticeable or important
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n. the solemn or emphatic declaration or statement of something
asseveration
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light, delicate, and translucent
diaphanous
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adj. exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
quixotic
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adj. having a mournful quality
elegiac
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misanthropy
n. a dislike of humankind
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ostentatious
adj. characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice
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adj. childishly silly and trivial
puerile
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parochial
adj. pertaining to a church parish adj. having a limited or narrow outlook or scope
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n. a public speech or published text in praise of something or someone
panegyric
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adj. having great knowledge or learning
erudite
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abstruse
adj. difficult to understand; obscure
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n. a person who acts in an affected manner in order to impress (also: "poser")
poseur
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adj. strongly influencing later developments
seminal
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adj. so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
banal
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desultory
adj. lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm adj. unfocused; occurring randomly or occasionally
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jingo
n. a vociferous supporter of warlike policy (esp. in the name of patriotism)
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splenetic
adj. bad tempered; spiteful
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accretion
n. the process of growth or increase n. a thing formed or added by such growth
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n. a dislike of humankind
misanthropy
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v. depict or describe with a painting or words v. suffuse or highlight with a bright color or light
limn
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duplicitous
adj. deceitful
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n. act of assessing something or someone
appraisal
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adj. attractive
fetching
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n. egg white, or the protein contained in it
albumen
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adj. characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice
ostentatious
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adj. affected by bitterness, resentment, or envy adj. affected by jaundice
jaundiced
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poseur
n. a person who acts in an affected manner in order to impress (also: "poser")
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ubiquitous
adj. present, appearing, or found everywhere
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salubrious
adj. health-giving; healthy adj. (of a place) pleasant, not run-down
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adj. having quality of prose adj. commonplace; unromantic
prosaic
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jaundiced
adj. affected by bitterness, resentment, or envy adj. affected by jaundice
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asseveration
n. the solemn or emphatic declaration or statement of something
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nascent
adj. just coming into existence and showing signs of future potential
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recondite
adj. (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse
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n. the process of growth or increase n. a thing formed or added by such growth
accretion
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adj. recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of ressources
profligate
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fractious
adj. irritable and quarrelsome adj. difficult to control; unruly
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solvent
adj. having more assets than liabilities; able to pay one's debts
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adj. irritable and quarrelsome adj. difficult to control; unruly
fractious
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blithe
adj. showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper adj. happy or joyous
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inchoate
adj. just begun (and not fully developed); rudimentary
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tyro
n. a beginner or novice
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quixotic
adj. exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
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lithe
adj. thin, supple, graceful
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posh
adj. elegant or stylishly luxurious
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adj. of or during the day; daily; of each day
diurnal
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adj. silly; stupid
inane
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menial
adj. requiring little skill and lacking prestige
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felicitous
adj. well chosen or suited for the circumstances; pleasing and fortunate
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intractable
adj. difficult to control or handle; stubborn
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quotidian
adj. ordinary or common adj. of or occurring everyday; daily
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v. to gradually spread through or over
suffuse
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(noun or adjective) adj. relating to Arcadia adj. pertaining to an ideal rustic paradise
arcadian
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n. a beginner or novice
tyro
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adj. bad tempered; spiteful
splenetic
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arrant
adj. complete, utter
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adj. pertaining to work in an office adj. pertaining to clergy
clerical
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adj. ("incumbent on/upon") necessary as a duty or responsibility adj. currently holding office
incumbent
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adj. lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm adj. unfocused; occurring randomly or occasionally
desultory
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elegiac
adj. having a mournful quality
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adj. having a feeling of vague or regretful longing
wistful
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adj. just coming into existence and showing signs of future potential
nascent
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arcadian
(noun or adjective) adj. relating to Arcadia adj. pertaining to an ideal rustic paradise
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benighted
adj. in a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance adj. overtaken by darkness
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iconoclastic
adj. characterized by attack on cherished beliefs or institutions
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bedizened
adj. dressed up or adorned gaudily
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indolent
adj. avoiding activity or exertion; lazy
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adj. (of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet
inclement
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adj. easy to control, influence, or deal with
tractable
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injudicious
adj. showing poor judgment; unwise
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adj. in proportion
commensurate
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albumen
n. egg white, or the protein contained in it
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limn
v. depict or describe with a painting or words v. suffuse or highlight with a bright color or light
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adj. elegant or stylishly luxurious
posh
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adj. not harmful or offensive
innocuous
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pusillanimous
adj. lacking courage or determination; timid
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adj. characterized by attack on cherished beliefs or institutions
iconoclastic
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adj. appearing attractive but having no true value or integrity
meretricious
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sententious
adj. given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner
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adj. dressed up or adorned gaudily
bedizened
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adj. silly and pointless
fatuous
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v. to be present and apparent throughout
pervade
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affected
adj. influenced or touched by an external factor adj. artificial, pretentious, and designed to impress
