GRE supplemental 3 Flashcards
(160 cards)
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adj. acting with excessive haste or impulse v. to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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precipitate
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ponderous
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adj. slow and clumsy because of great weight; dull, laborious, or excessively solemn
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canonical
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adj. following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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discordant
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adj. conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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predilection
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n. a disposition in favor of something; preference
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perfidy
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n. intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. perfidious)
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v. to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty or idle manner
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prattle
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adj. recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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perennial
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adj. lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obtuse
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v. to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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equivocate
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v. to loudly attack or denounce
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fulminate
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alacrity
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n. eager and enthusiastic willingness
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disparate
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adj. fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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mundane
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adj. of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
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v. to flash or sparkle
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coruscate
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bas-relief
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n. sculpture, carving, or molding in bas-relief -> accentuated or raised a small amount (contrast “high relief” = more pronounced)
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soporific
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adj. tending to induce sleep; sleepy or drowsy adj. tediously boring or monotonous
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prattle
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v. to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty or idle manner
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n. modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence
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diffidence
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perfidy
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n. deceitfulness; untrustworthiness
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adj. a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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neologism
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recant
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v. to retract (esp. a previously held belief)
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adj. pertaining to representations without human or animal form
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aniconic
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adj. urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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exigent
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saturnine
adj. slow and gloomy adj. dark in colouring and moody or mysterious
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martial
adj. associated with war and the armed forces
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v. to block; to thwart
stymie
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adj. concerned and attentive; eager
solicitous
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v. exonerate; to clear of blame
exculpate
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adj. clear; easily understood
lucid
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adj. conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
discordant
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adj. of or like a peacock
pavonine
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adj. harmful, injurious
noxious
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adj. exhibiting abnormal development; resembling a monster
teratoid
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n. trickery or subterfuge
chicanery
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n. vehicle or aircraft in which the chassis is integral with the body
monocoque
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adj. inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
capricious
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n. a long rein on which a horse is held and made to move around in a circle around its trainer
longe
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adj. deviating from the norm
aberrant
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adj. associated with war and the armed forces
martial
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bonny
adj. attractive; beautiful adj. sizable, considerable
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monocoque
n. vehicle or aircraft in which the chassis is integral with the body
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augury
n. an omen n. work of an augur; interpreting an omen
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ingenuous
adj. artless; lacking craft or subtlety; frank and candid; innocent and unsuspecting
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squalid
adj. extremely dirty and unpleasant (esp. due to poverty or neglect); adj. involving a contemptible lack of moral standards (n. squalor)
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tortuous
adj. winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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irascible
adj. easily angered; prone to temperamental outburts
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adj. of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
mundane
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adj. 1) pertaining to the wall of the body, a body cavity, or hollow structure 2) pertaining to a dormitory (esp. to visits of the opposite sex) - e.g. parietal rules 3) denoting prehistoric art found on rock walls
parietal
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abscond
v. to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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parietal
adj. 1) pertaining to the wall of the body, a body cavity, or hollow structure 2) pertaining to a dormitory (esp. to visits of the opposite sex) - e.g. parietal rules 3) denoting prehistoric art found on rock walls
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capricious
adj. inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
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allay
v. to diminish or put at rest
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n. eager and enthusiastic willingness
alacrity
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adj. easily angered; prone to temperamental outburts
irascible
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adj. tending to induce sleep; sleepy or drowsy adj. tediously boring or monotonous
soporific
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exculpate
v. exonerate; to clear of blame
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prevaricate
v. to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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v. to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
abscond
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n. longed speechmaking to delay legislative action
filibuster
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noxious
adj. harmful, injurious
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filibuster
n. longed speechmaking to delay legislative action
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adj. pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely adj. unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled; hopeless
forlorn
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coruscate
v. to flash or sparkle
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adj. involving ignoble motives or actions; arousing moral distaste and contempt; adj. dirty or squalid
sordid
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diffidence
n. modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence
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onerous
adj. burdensome in effort and difficulty; involving heavy obligations
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v. to diminish or put at rest
allay
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promulgate
v. to promote or make widely known v. to put into effect by official proclamation
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inured
adj. accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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anodyne
adj. not likely to produce dissent or offense; inoffensive
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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
perspicacious
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perennial
adj. recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
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assuage
v. to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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adj. tearful or given to weeping; inducing tears, sad
lachrymose
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n. a disposition in favor of something; preference
predilection
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aberrant
adj. deviating from the norm
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censure
v. to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
qualms
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refute
v. to disprove; to successfully argue against
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adj. given or giving without restraints; unsparing
unstinting
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voracious
adj. having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
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ennui
n. dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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v. to ask for or obtain (something one is not strictly entitled to) n. padded box for carrying hooded hawks
cadge
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n. the combination of parts to make a whole
synthesis
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adj. fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
disparate
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v. to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
prevaricate
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adj. brave and persistent
doughty
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perspicacious
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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cadge
v. to ask for or obtain (something one is not strictly entitled to) n. padded box for carrying hooded hawks
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v. to forcibly assign (esp. to a lower place or position)
relegate
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pavonine
adj. of or like a peacock
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lachrymose
adj. tearful or given to weeping; inducing tears, sad
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fulminate
v. to loudly attack or denounce
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sublime
adj. of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire admiration or awe
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relegate
v. to forcibly assign (esp. to a lower place or position)
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qualms
misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
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obtuse
adj. lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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v. to disprove; to successfully argue against
refute
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n. a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect
parody
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adj. burdensome in effort and difficulty; involving heavy obligations
onerous
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neologism
adj. a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
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v. to retract (esp. a previously held belief)
recant
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torque
n. a force that causes rotation
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equivocate
v. to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
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n. the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart (esp. in forgiving)
magnaminity
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parody
n. a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect
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solicitous
adj. concerned and attentive; eager
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adj. following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
canonical
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magnaminity
n. the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart (esp. in forgiving)
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adj. improvised; done without preparation
extemporaneous
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v. to promote or make widely known v. to put into effect by official proclamation
promulgate
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truculent
adj. fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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n. a force that causes rotation
torque
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adj. without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
austere
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aniconic
adj. pertaining to representations without human or animal form
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virulent
adj. extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
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adj. fierce and cruel; eager to fight
truculent
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adj. of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire admiration or awe
sublime
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n. an omen n. work of an augur; interpreting an omen
augury
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adj. extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
virulent
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stymie
v. to block; to thwart
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unstinting
adj. given or giving without restraints; unsparing
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extemporaneous
adj. improvised; done without preparation
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n. extreme boldness; presumptuousness
effrontery
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paean
n. a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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adj. winding, twisting; excessively complicated
tortuous
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teratoid
adj. exhibiting abnormal development; resembling a monster
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synthesis
n. the combination of parts to make a whole
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adj. accustomed to accepting something undesirable
inured
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adj. attractive; beautiful adj. sizable, considerable
bonny
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n. intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. perfidious)
perfidy
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adj. slow and clumsy because of great weight; dull, laborious, or excessively solemn
ponderous
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taxonomy
n. classification of something (esp. organisms); a scheme of classification; branch of science dealing with classification
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adj. extremely dirty and unpleasant (esp. due to poverty or neglect); adj. involving a contemptible lack of moral standards (n. squalor)
squalid
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nebulous
adj. vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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lucid
adj. clear; easily understood
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facile
adj. overly simplistic, superficial adj. easily achieved; effortless
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n. deceitfulness; untrustworthiness
perfidy
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adj. slow and gloomy adj. dark in colouring and moody or mysterious
saturnine
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austere
adj. without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
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effrontery
n. extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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precipitate
adj. acting with excessive haste or impulse v. to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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adj. overly simplistic, superficial adj. easily achieved; effortless
facile
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n. classification of something (esp. organisms); a scheme of classification; branch of science dealing with classification
taxonomy
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forlorn
adj. pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely adj. unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled; hopeless
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sordid
adj. involving ignoble motives or actions; arousing moral distaste and contempt; adj. dirty or squalid
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exigent
adj. urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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v. to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
assuage
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adj. having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
voracious
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v. to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
censure
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adj. not likely to produce dissent or offense; inoffensive
anodyne
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adj. vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
nebulous
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n. dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
ennui
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n. a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
paean
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n. sculpture, carving, or molding in bas-relief -\> accentuated or raised a small amount (contrast "high relief" = more pronounced)
bas-relief
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adj. artless; lacking craft or subtlety; frank and candid; innocent and unsuspecting
ingenuous
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longe
n. a long rein on which a horse is held and made to move around in a circle around its trainer
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doughty
adj. brave and persistent
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chicanery
n. trickery or subterfuge
