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Castigate

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To punish or criticize harshly

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Arbitrate

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To judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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Austere

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Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

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Cacophony

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Harsh, jarring noise

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Chicanery

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Deception by means of craft or guile

Ex:) Dishonest used car sales person often use CHICANERY to sell their beat-up old cars

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Decorum

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Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

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Caustic

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Biting in wit

Ex:) Dorothy Parker gained her reputation for CAUSTIC wit from her cutting, yet clever, insults.

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Chauvinist

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Someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs

Ex:) Male chauvinist

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Garrulous

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Tending to talk a lot

Ex:) The GARRULOUS parakeet distracted its owner with its continuous talking.

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Dogmatic

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Dictatorial in one’s opinions

Ex:) The dictator was DOGMATIC—he, and only he, was right.

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Elegy

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A sorrowful poem or speech

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Discern

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To perceive, to recognize

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Gregarious

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Outgoing, sociable

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Inchoate

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Not fully formed; disorganized

Ex:) The ideas expressed in Nietzsche’s mature work also appear in an INCHOATE form in his earliest writings.

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Misanthrope

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A person who dislikes others

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Opprobrium

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Public disgrace

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Obstinate

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Stubborn, unyielding

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Permeate

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To penetrate

Ex:) This miraculous new cleaning fluid is able to PERMEATE stains and dissolve them in mineral.

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Satiate

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To satisfy fully or overindulge

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Pristine

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Fresh and clean; uncorrupted

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Reticent

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Silent, reserved

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Sublime

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Lofty or grand

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Repudiate

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To reject the validity of

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Soporific
Causing sleep or lethargy
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Tacit
Done without using words Ex:) Although not a word had been said, everyone in the room knew that a TACIT agreement had been made about which course of action to take.
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Prudence
Wisdom, caution, or restraint
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Vex
To annoy
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Tirade
Long, harsh speech or verbal attack
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Prevaricate
To lie or deviate from the truth
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Abyss
An extremely deep hole
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Nuance
A subtle distinction or variation
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Tectonic
Having a strong and widespread impact.
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Perilous
Full of or involving peril. Dangerous.
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Galvanize
To stimulate or excite as if by an electric current.
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Polyglot
Able to speak or write in several languages.
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Circumscribe
Restrict (something) within limits.
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Prurient
Marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire.
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Derision
The use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt.
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Contempt
The act of despising
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Depredate
To lay waste
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Trough
A low point in a cycle (business)
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Errant
Staying outside the proper path; behaving wrongly
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Entrench
To place (oneself) in a strong defensive position.
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Value-laden (adj.)
Presupposing the acceptance of a particular set of values.
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Aberrant
Straying from the right and normal way.
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Adjudicate (trans. verb)
To settle judicially; (intransitive) to act as a judge.
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Stymie
To present an obstacle to; stand in the way of.
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Stratify
To form, deposit or arrange in strata (statistical subpopulation).
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Misgiving
A feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event.
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Vociferous (adj.)
Marked by or giving to vehement insistent outcry.
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Lanyard
Any of various small cords or ropes for securing or suspending something, as a whistle about the neck or a knife from one's belt.
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Milieu (noun)
The physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops; environment.
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Facultative (adj.)
Occurring optionally in response to circumstances rather than by nature.
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Secular (adj.)
Of or related to worldly things or to things that are not religious, spiritual; temporal; going on for ages.
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Industrialization
The development of modern, methods of production.
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Commodify
To treat (something that cannot be owned or that everyone has a right to) like a product that can be bought and sold.
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Unequivocal
Very strong or clear; not showing or allowing any doubt.
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Animosity
A strong feeling of dislike or hatred.
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Prosaic
dull or ordinary
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abstruse
Hard to understand
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deriding
To show contempt for; make fun of
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Infallibility
the inability to be wrong
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Abjured
solemnly renounce a belief, cause, or claim
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Sardonic
sarcastic
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Apocryphal
adj. (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
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Mystique
a fascinating aura of mystery, awe, and power surrounding someone or something
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Mellifluous
(of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.
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Barrenness
the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children
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Mien
a person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood
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Convalescing
recover one's health and strength over a period of time after an illness or operation

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