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GRE words 3 Flashcards

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strident

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  • (of a sound) loud and harsh; grating.
  • presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way.
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shrill

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(of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing , strident

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inclement (of the weather)

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Inclement weather is unpleasant, especially with cold wind and rain.

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indefatigable

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tireless

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to discount

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regard (a possibility or fact) as beingunworthyof consideration because itlackscredibility.

“I’d heard rumours, but discounted them”

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to deride

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to mock

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terese

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succint

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civil

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courteous

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haphazard

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lacking any obvious principle of organization

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tenuous

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  • very weak or slight.
    “the tenuous link between interest rates and investment”
  • very slender or fine; insubstantial.
    “a tenuous cloud”
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noxious

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harmful

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placid

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peaceful

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serene

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peaceful

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pungent

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sharp or intense smell

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ambrosial

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delicious

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saccharine

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overly sweet

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vapid

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uninteresting

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tumid

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bloated

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prosaic

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uncreative / uninteresting / bland

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trenchant

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incisive, intelligently analytical and clear thinking

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incisive

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intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.

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unequivocal

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leaving no doubt; unambiguous.

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Staunch

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faithful

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Recalcitrant

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uncooperative

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fickle

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not faithful

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treacherous

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not faithful

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outlandish

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bizarre

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histrionic

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dramatic

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ingenious

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(of a person) clever, original, and inventive.
“he was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget”

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duplicitous

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deceitful, untrustworthy

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dainty

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delicate

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gossamer

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delicate

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mellifluous

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sweet sounding

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cumbersome

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difficult to manipulate physically

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inane

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lacking sense or meaning, silly

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unwieldy

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difficult to manipulate physically

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Disparage

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speak poorly of

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Deprecate

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speak poorly of

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Demur

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object or hesitate

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impede

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hinder or slow down

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predilection

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preference

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impunity

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exemption from punishment

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Ostentation

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showiness and pretension

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circumspection

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exercise caution when speaking

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uproarious

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  • provoking loud laughter, very funny
  • characterized by or provoking loud noise or uproar
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ludicrous

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foolish, unreasonable, our of place to be amusing, ridiculous

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meek

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submissive

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rendition

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version or interpretation

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obfuscation

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confusion

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ochlocracy

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government by the populace; mob rule.

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diaphanous

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transparent

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sheer

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transparent

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malapropism

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absurd misuse of words

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conducive

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helpful

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emaciated

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made thin by starvation

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prodigious

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great in size

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finesse

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artfulness, adeptness

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kismet

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luck

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imbroglio

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confusion

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bemuse

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confuse

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to excoriate

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to denounce

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flippant

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lacking appropriate respect or seriousness

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flamboyant

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ostentatious

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aplomb

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self-assurance

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derision

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harsh criticism

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esteem

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approval

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resiliently

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being “strong” or “quick to recover”

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scornfully

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disdainfully, insultingly

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felicitous

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appropriately and pleasingly expressed

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poignant

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causing strong feelings

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stentorian

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(of a person’s voice) loud and powerful.

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vociferous

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loudly and vehemently expressive

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expository

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writing that explains or sets forth ideas

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spew

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eject, gush forth

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regurgitate

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surge back

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apprehension

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anxiety

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trepidation

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fear

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dispassion

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lack of concern

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imperturbation

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calmness

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autocracy

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government run by one individual

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plutocracy

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country run by the wealthy classes

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oligarchy

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government run by a few high-ranking individual

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censure

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official reprimand

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scintillation

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sparkliness

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quittance

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discharge from debt

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irascible

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easily angered

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unhinged

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demented, mentallyunbalanced;deranged.

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lambasted

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verbally attacked.

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magisterial

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authoritative or superior,

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innocuous

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harmless

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commensurate

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about the same

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elucidated

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explained by

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eclipsed by

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exceeded by far

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petulant

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cranky

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diffident

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shy, timid

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vibrant

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energetic

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disquietude

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anxiety

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surreptitiousness

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sneakiness

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toil

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difficult work

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destitution

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extreme poverty

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iconoclastic

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-criticizing or attacking cherished beliefs or institutions.
-eccentric

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eccentric

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(of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.

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preeminent

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primary

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circuitous

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meandering

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excogitating

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Think out, plan thoroughly

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abnegate

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relinquish, renounce or reject (something desired or valuable).

“he attempts to abnegate personal responsibility

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impinging (impinge)

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  • have an effect, especially a negative one.
    “several factors impinge on market efficiency”
  • advance over an area belonging to someone or something else; encroach.
    “the proposed fencing would impinge on a public bridleway”
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encroach

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intrude on (a person’s territory, rights, personal life, etc.).

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intransigent

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stubborn

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incongruous

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inconsistent

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eclectic

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wide-ranging

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impeded

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stopped

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emboldened

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encouraged

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ineptitude

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incompetence

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nonchalance

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indifference

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abstemious

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not eating and drinking too much.

” She is known as an abstemious eater and drinker. an abstemious diet.”

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self-denying

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imply the kind of discipline that is contradictory to indulgence

118
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multifaceted

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having many sides

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intemperate

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excessive

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consummate

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showing great skill andflair.

“she dressed with consummate elegance

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affable

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sociable

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probity

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integrity

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amplitude

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magnitude

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veracity

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honesty

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vacillation

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indecision

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Acerbic

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unpleasant or sharp speech

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caustic

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abrasive or harsh

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sonorous

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pleasant tone

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esoteric

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inaccessible, difficult to understand

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abstruse

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inaccessible, difficult to understand

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zealous

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full of passion or excitement

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enthusiastic

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full of passion or excitement

133
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unctuous

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(negative) excessively suave, oily, or slippery

134
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lamented

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mourned

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encumber

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restrict or impede (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.

136
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passable

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adequate

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an omen

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a signal

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adage

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a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.

139
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immaculate

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perfect / perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.

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sporadically

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scarcely

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penitent

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feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant.

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