GRE supplemental 4 Flashcards
(202 cards)
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emollient
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adj. soothing; making less harsh; mollifying n. an agent that softens or soothes the skin
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n. an expression of praise
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accolade
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v. to lose or lack vitality; fail to make progress or be successful v. suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant situation
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languish
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adj. unfortunate; inappropriate
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infelicitous
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demur
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v. to question or oppose
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imperturbable
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adj. marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
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n. a harsh denunciation
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diatribe
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pithy
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adj. precise and brief
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v. to feel deep respect or admiration for
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revere
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n. a mournful poem (esp. one lamenting the dead)
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elegy
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axiom
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a universally recognized principle
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eclectic
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adj. composed of elements drawn from various sources
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polemical
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adj. controversial; argumentative
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adj. intended to teach or instruct
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didactic
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n. substance which accelerates a chemical reaction without changing; a person or thing that causes change
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catalyst
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furtive
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adj. marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
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pedagogy
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n. the profession or principles of teaching or instructing
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adj. awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
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redoubtable
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adj. lethargic; sluggish; dormant (n. torpor)
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torpid
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v. to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care
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preen
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inveigle
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v. to obtain by deception or flattery
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mendacity
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n. the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty
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adj. extremely harmful; potentially causing death
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pernicious
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n. a work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humour or derision
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satire
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adj. playful; humorous
facetious
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v. to obstruct or block
occlude
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aver
v. to state as a fact; to declare or assert
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adj. having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
malevolent
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adj. burning or stinging; causing corrosion
caustic
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v. to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
proliferate
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adj. beginning to come into being or to become apparent
incipient
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caustic
adj. burning or stinging; causing corrosion
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preen
v. to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care
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n. questions; doubts in the mind; reservations
queries
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halcyon
adj. calm and peaceful
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placate
v. to appease; to calm by making concessions
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v. to grow rapidly or flourish
burgeon
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impecunious
adj. lacking funds; without money
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adj. calm and peaceful
halcyon
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adj. marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
furtive
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tirade
n. a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
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adj. penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
penurious
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sanction
v. to give permission or authority to n. authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance
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opprobrium
n. disgrace; contempt; scorn
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v. to drink deeply
quaff
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adj. characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
meticulous
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prolific
adj. producing large volumes or amounts; productive
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idolatrous
adj. given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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contrite
adj. regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
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adj. sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of others
gregarious
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exonerate
v. to remove blame
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didactic
adj. intended to teach or instruct
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inert
adj. unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
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malevolent
adj. having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
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penury
n. poverty; destitution
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adj. greatly emotional or zealous
fervent
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adj. characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
rancorous
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n. severe criticism or punishment
castigation
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primp
v. to spend time making minor adjustments to
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adj. pertaining to wisdom
sapiential
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adj. extremely talkative
loquacious
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evanescent
adj. tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
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v. to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
adulterate
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surreptitious
adj. kept secret (esp. because not approved)
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eccentric
adj. departing from norms or conventions
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pernicious
adj. extremely harmful; potentially causing death
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putrefy
v. to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor
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surfeit
v. to feed or supply to excess; n. an overabundant supply; excess
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insipid
adj. without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
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adj. composed of elements drawn from various sources
eclectic
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n. the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty
mendacity
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v. to state as a fact; to declare or assert
aver
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v. to give permission or authority to n. authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance
sanction
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spurious
adj. lacking authority or validity; false; counterfeit
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gregarious
adj. sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of others
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fervent
adj. greatly emotional or zealous
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penurious
adj. penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous
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v. to spend time making minor adjustments to
primp
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v. to disguise or conceal; to mislead
dissemble
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adj. departing from norms or conventions
eccentric
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acumen
n. keen, accurate judgment or insight
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intransigent
adj. refusing to compromise
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n. immunity from punishment or penalty
impunity
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adj. misleadingly attractive; plausible but false
specious
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adulation
n. excessive praise; intense adoration
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v. to invalidate; to repeal; to retract
rescind
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adj. enabling a person to learn something for themselves (perhaps "hands on" or by trial and error)
heuristic
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adj. producing large volumes or amounts; productive
prolific
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revere
v. to feel deep respect or admiration for
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castigation
n. severe criticism or punishment
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tenuous
adj. having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
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cacophony
harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
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n. the profession or principles of teaching or instructing
pedagogy
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n. the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
ebullience
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n. excessive praise; intense adoration
adulation
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loquacious
adj. extremely talkative
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adj. brief; fleeting
ephemeral
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adj. tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
evanescent
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grandiloquence
n. pompous speech or expression (designed to impress)
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peevish
adj. easily irritated (esp. by unimportant things)
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infelicitous
adj. unfortunate; inappropriate
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quaff
v. to drink deeply
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adj. kept secret (esp. because not approved)
surreptitious
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torpid
adj. lethargic; sluggish; dormant (n. torpor)
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adj. revealing no emotion
impassive
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rancorous
adj. characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
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adj. overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge
pedantic
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n. the willingness to comply with the wishes of others (adj. complaisant)
complaisance
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n. a speech honoring the dead
eulogy
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accolade
n. an expression of praise
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dearth
n. smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
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n. pompous speech or expression (designed to impress)
grandiloquence
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harangue
v. to deliver a pompous speech or tirade n. a long pompous speech
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adj. soothing; making less harsh; mollifying n. an agent that softens or soothes the skin
emollient
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v. to obtain by deception or flattery
inveigle
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chary
adj. wary; cautious; sparing
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v. to deliver a pompous speech or tirade n. a long pompous speech
harangue
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implacable
adj. not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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diatribe
n. a harsh denunciation
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adj. wary; cautious; sparing
chary
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adj. without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
insipid
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n. cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions (adj. discrete)
discretion
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adj. lacking funds; without money
impecunious
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n. smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack
dearth
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v. to defame; to characterize harshly
vilify
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specious
adj. misleadingly attractive; plausible but false
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hegemony
n. the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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n. stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest
quiescence
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v. to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor
pine
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v. to feed or supply to excess; n. an overabundant supply; excess
surfeit
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adj. controversial; argumentative
polemical
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adj. precise and brief
pithy
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adj. fleeting; passing quickly; brief
transient
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adj. recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
prodigal
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adj. indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
stoic
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v. to question or oppose
demur
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bombastic
adj. pompous; grandiloquent
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disinterested
adj. free of bias or self-interest; impartial
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impunity
n. immunity from punishment or penalty
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adj. marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
imperturbable
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v. to appease; to calm by making concessions
placate
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recalcitrant
adj. obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
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adj. regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
contrite
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satire
n. a work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humour or derision
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dogmatic
adj. expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles
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heuristic
adj. enabling a person to learn something for themselves (perhaps "hands on" or by trial and error)
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v. to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor
putrefy
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redoubtable
adj. awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
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adj. expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles
dogmatic
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transient
adj. fleeting; passing quickly; brief
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ebullience
n. the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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proliferate
v. to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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prodigal
adj. recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
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pine
v. to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor
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impassive
adj. revealing no emotion
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adj. not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
implacable
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burgeon
v. to grow rapidly or flourish
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adj. lacking authority or validity; false; counterfeit
spurious
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repudiate
v. to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown
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eulogy
n. a speech honoring the dead
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n. a superficial remark (esp. one offered as meaningful)
platitude
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adulterate
v. to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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discretion
n. cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions (adj. discrete)
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adj. refusing to compromise
intransigent
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languish
v. to lose or lack vitality; fail to make progress or be successful v. suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant situation
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n. a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
tirade
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n. the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
hegemony
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ephemeral
adj. brief; fleeting
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meticulous
adj. characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
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facetious
adj. playful; humorous
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v. to remove blame
exonerate
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n. keen, accurate judgment or insight
acumen
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adj. given to intense or excessive devotion to something
idolatrous
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complaisance
n. the willingness to comply with the wishes of others (adj. complaisant)
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v. to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown
repudiate
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quiescence
n. stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest
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incipient
adj. beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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n. poverty; destitution
penury
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stoic
adj. indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
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misanthrope
n. one who hates all other humans
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adj. having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
tenuous
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platitude
n. a superficial remark (esp. one offered as meaningful)
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adj. free of bias or self-interest; impartial
disinterested
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subpoena
n. a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
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a universally recognized principle
axiom
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queries
n. questions; doubts in the mind; reservations
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elegy
n. a mournful poem (esp. one lamenting the dead)
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adj. obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
recalcitrant
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harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
cacophony
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rescind
v. to invalidate; to repeal; to retract
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catalyst
n. substance which accelerates a chemical reaction without changing; a person or thing that causes change
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sapiential
adj. pertaining to wisdom
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adj. easily irritated (esp. by unimportant things)
peevish
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dissemble
v. to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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adj. pompous; grandiloquent
bombastic
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occlude
v. to obstruct or block
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n. one who hates all other humans
misanthrope
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n. disgrace; contempt; scorn
opprobrium
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adj. unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
inert
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n. a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
subpoena
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pedantic
adj. overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge
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vilify
v. to defame; to characterize harshly
