GRE Vocab Flashcards
(254 cards)
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Portentous
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Ominous, overly solemn
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Pretentious
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Attempting to impress be affecting more than is actually possessed
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Exalt
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To honor
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Denunciation
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To condemn openly
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Exculpate
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Not guilty, defend from blame
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Enigmatic
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Mysterious
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Dubious
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Doubtful
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Punctilious
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Precise
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Eschew
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To avoid; shunned
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Enervate
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Reduced energy
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Galvanize
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To reinforce, protect, shock someone into action
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Deleterious
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Harmful effect
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Consign
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To hand over, give up
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Undermine
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To damage
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Promulgate
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To announce
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Epitomize
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A perfect example
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Aping
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Imitating
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Feign
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Fake
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Imbued
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Invested with
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Inculcate
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Instill by persistent instruction
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Elucidate
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To clarify
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Subvert
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Undermine something
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Extol
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To praise
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Regale
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To entertain
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Disparate
Many different kinds, diverse
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Dilettante
Effectively
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Fastidiously
Great attention to detail, high standards
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Apologist
Someone who defends through reasoned argument
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Demagogues
Use emotion to persuade
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Abecedarians
Beginners
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Stymied
Halted, stopped
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Assuage
To relieve
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Deride
To mock
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Umbrage
To take offense to
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Vindication
Clearing someone from blame
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Vindictive
Strong desire for revenge
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Incendiary
Inflammatory
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Lugubrious
Depressive
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Ersatz
To substitute
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Probity
Integrity
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Reticence
Hesitation
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Vacillation
Indecision
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Prevaricate
To avoid the truth
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Equivocate
To avoid the truth
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Repudiate
To refuse to accept
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Ubiquitous
Turning up everywhere
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Regnant
Prevalent, widespread
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Myopic
Narrow minded
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Onerous
Oppressive, burdensome
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Implacable
Unstoppable, refusing to be pacified
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Fugacious
Tending to disappear
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Eccentric
Unconventional, slightly strange
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Aberrant
Departing from an accepted standard
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Intrepid
Fearless
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Volatile
Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably
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Hyperbole
Exaggeration
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Tact
Good manners
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Enigma
Puzzle, mystery
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Inimitable
Unique
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Callow
New and inexperienced
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Surreptitious
Keeping a secret that is not approved
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Exhortation
Speech intended to persuade
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Palliation
Apology, excuse
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Intimation
Suggestion
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Reduction
Revision, edit
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Banal
Lacking originality
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Hackneyed
Very familiar
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Subservient
Inferior
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Explicate
Explain
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Propitiate
Win or regain the favor of by doing something pleasing
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Bemoan
Mourn
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Quitoxic
Unpractically idealistic
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Solipsistic
Self involved
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Tumultuous
Disorderly or turbulent
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Bourgeois
Commonplace, middle class
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Profundity
Depth of intensity
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Victual
Food or provisions
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Levity
Lighthearted
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Mawkish
Overly sentimental
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Scintillating
Lively or brilliantly clever
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Taciturn
Uncommunicative
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Hedonistic
Pleasure seeking
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Auspicious
Conducive to success; favorable
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Propitious
Good chance of success; favorable
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Perilous
Dangerous
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Loquacious
Excessively talkative
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Oracular
Portentous or prophetic
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Divination
For telling future events
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Prevailing
Widespread, popular
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Sanguine
Hopeful
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Apocryphal
Questions authenticity
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Tepid
Marked by lack of enthusiasm, lacking force
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Emaciated
Made thin by starvation
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Prodigious
Great in size
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Insolence
Disrespect
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Taciturnity
Reluctance to speak
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Flippant
Lacking appropriate respect or seriousness
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Aplomb
Self assurance
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Derision
Harsh criticism
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Furtive
Secret
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Felicitous
Appropriately and pleasingly expressed
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Poignant
Causes strong feelings
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Stentorian
Powerful of sound
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Vociferous
Loudly and vehemently expressive
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Garrulous
Wordy
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Apprehension
Anxiety
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Trepidation
Fear
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Imperturbation
Calmness
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Iteration
Repetition
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Confounding
Confusing or defearinf
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Exploit
To make unethical use of
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Incorrigible
Bad beyond correction or reform
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Implicating
Accusing
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Florid
Flushed with rosy color
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Indelible
Permanent
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Neoteric
Modern
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Idiosyncratic
Particular
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Truculent
Bad tempered
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Acerbic
Unpleasant or sharp
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Caustic
Abrasive or harsh
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Unctuous
Excessively oily or slippery
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Unequivocal
Clear without exception
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Diffident
Shy and reserved
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Omnipotent
All powerful, overconfident
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Insular
Narrow minded
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Indolence
Practice of avoiding activity
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Solicitude
Care or concern for someone or something
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Didacticism
Practice of being teacherly in a patronizing way
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Irreconcilable
So different that they can not be made compatible
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Quandary
Dilemma or predicament
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Festoon
Ornaments chain of flowers or ribbons
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Pervasive
Widespread
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Imprudent
Lacking good sense
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Incessant
Continuing without pause or interruption
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Malfeasance
Wrongdoing
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Collusion
Secret agreement of conspiracy
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Contention
Competition or dispute
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Innuendo
Indirect information
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Innocuous
Harmless
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Over
Obvious
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Venerated
Greatly respected or admired
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Candid
Honest and direct
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Reprobate
Morally unprincipled
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Bromide
Commonplace or boring person
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Avaricious
Markedly greedy
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Mirthful
High spirited
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Macabre
About death, ghastly, gruesome
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Vapid
Flat, bland
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Whimsical
Playfully quaint or fanciful
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Tumid
Swollen (part of the body)
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Stolid
Unemotional or impassive
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Adulation
Praise
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Castigation
Punishment
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Inured
Made accustomed to something undesirable
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Abhorred
Utterly detested
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Rebuffed
Rejected or criticized bluntly
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Censure
To criticize strongly or express severe disapproval
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Obsequious
Excessively obedient
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Trifling
Trivial
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Diachronic
Occurring across time
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Frivolous
Insignificant
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Contentious
Inclined to argue
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Aggrandize
To increase the power or status of
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Lionize
Give a lot of public attention and approval to someone
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Subsidize
Support financially
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Confluence
Coming together
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Intractable
Stubborn or not easily controlled
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Inconsequential
Unimportant
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Begrudged
Done unwillingly
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Deliberate
Carefully considered
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Gesticulate
To gesture, often while speaking
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Indemnify
To protect against loss or damage
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Waver
To sway between two options
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Specious
Falsely appearing true or plausible
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Mephitic
Foul or offensive smelling
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Noisome
Disgustingly offense, often in odor
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Sanguinity
Cheerful optimism
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Credulity
Tendency to be too ready to believe something is true
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Pallid
Abnormal or unhealthy paleness
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Dilapidated
Decayed or run down
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Triteness
Made boring by overuse
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Didactic
Designed to teach or instruct
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Artless
Free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness
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Pulchritude
Physical beauty
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Astute
Shrewdness or keen perception
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Solecism
Ungrammatical combination of words
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Kith
Family, friend, or neighbor in a community
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Hetarodox
Contrary to accepted or approved belief
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Pedantic
Excessively concerned with minor details or rules. Displaying academic learning
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Somniferous
Inducing sleep
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Hypnagogic
Inducing sleep
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Impuissant
Powerless, weak, feeble
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Unflappable
Easily excited
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Imperturbable
Calm and collected
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Inscrutable
Difficult to understand
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Verbose
Using a lot of words
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Consummate
To fulfill or make perfect
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Supplant
To take the place of
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Specious
Falsely appearing to be true
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Dank
Unpleasantly moist or wet
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Abasing
Degrading
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Apprising
Advising
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Laudable
Worthy of praise
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Reprehensible
Deserving of harsh criticism
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Coddle
Treat in an indulgent way
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Excoriate
To criticize
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Aggrandize
To enhance beyond what is justified
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Impugn
To challenge
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Lionize
To treat as one with great importance
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Ostracize
To cast out
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Bedlam
Full of noise, confusion, lacking any order
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Abetting
Encouraging or assisting someone to do something wrong
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Coveting
Yearning to possess something
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Despoiling
Stealing or plundering
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Bedaubing
Smearing or daubing with a sticky substance
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Staid
Sedate, respectable, unadventurous, boring
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Grave
Serious or solemn
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Despute
Cruel or oppressive in one’s power
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Waggish
Humorous in a playful way
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Acquiesce
To give in or go along with
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Ornate
Extravagant
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Eviscerated
Violently destroyed
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Ascetic
Someone who renounces material comforts and lived a life of austere self discipline
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Impudent
Offensive boldness
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Despoil
To treat a place or thing with violent disrespect
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Propound
To offer or set forth with consideration
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Hallow
Respect
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Venerate
Respect
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Jocular
Joking
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Cunning
Ingenious or resourceful
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Refractory
Resistant to control
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Disconsolate
Gloomy
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Forlorn
Unhappy
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Recapitulate
Summarize and restate main points
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Polarize
Cause divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinion
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Vexation
Feeling of being annoyed, puzzled or frustrated
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Munificent
A gift or money larger or more generous that is usual or necessary
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Irresolute
Uncertain, hesitant
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Laconic
Uses very few words
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Mendacity
Untruthful, lying
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Avarice
Extreme greed
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Doctrinaire
Someone who seeks to impose in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations
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Eclectic
A diverse range of ideas, style or taste
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Cynical
Distrustful of human sincerity
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Judicious
Done with good judgment
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Indefatigable
Persisting tirelessly
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Jettison
To throw away or get rid of something that is not wanted
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Distill
To extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of
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Blight
Having a severe detrimental effect on
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Apposite
In relation to something
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Germane
Relevant to a subject under consideration
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Irascible
A tendency to be easily angered
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Pugnacious
Eager or quick to argue or fight
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Fitful
Occurring intermittently, not regular
