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Aggrandize

Verb

A

To increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige

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Acerbic

Adj.

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Having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

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Alchemy

Noun

A

A medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold

(An alchemist is one who practices alchemy)

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Amenable

Adj.

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Agreeable; responsive to suggestion

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Anachronism

Noun

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Something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

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Astringent

Adj.

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Having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue

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Contiguous

Adj.

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Sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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Convention

Noun

A

A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

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Credulous

Adj.

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Tending to believe too readily; gullible

Noun form: credulity

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Cynicism

Noun

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An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

(Adj. form: cynical)

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Decorum

Noun

A

Polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

Adj. form: decorous

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Derision

Noun

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Scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

Adj. form: derisive; Verb form: deride

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Desiccate

Verb

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To dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

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Dilettante

Noun

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One with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge

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Disparage

Verb

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To slight or belittle

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Divulge

Verb

A

To disclose something secret

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Fawn

Verb

A

To flatter or praise excessively

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Flout

Verb

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To show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

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Garrulous

Adj.

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Pointlessly talkative; talking too much

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Glib

Adj.

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Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

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Hubris

Noun

A

Overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance

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Imminent

Adj.

A

About to happen; impending

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Immutable

Adj.

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Not capable of change

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Impetuous

Adj.

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Hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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Indifferent

Adj.

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Having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice

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Inimical

Adj.

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Damaging; harmful; injurious

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Intractable

Adj.

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Not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate

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Intrepid

Adj.

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Steadfast and courageous

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Laconic

Adj.

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Using few words; terse

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Maverick

Noun

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An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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Mercurial

Adj.

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Characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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Mollify

Verb

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To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

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Neophyte

Noun

A

A recent convert; a beginner; novice

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Obfuscate

Verb

A

To deliberately obscure; to make confusing

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Obstinate

Adj.

A

Stubborn; hard-headed; uncompromising

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Ostentatious

Adj.

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Characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy

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Pervade

Verb

A

To permeate throughout

Adj. form: pervasive

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Phlegmatic

Adj.

A

Calm; sluggish; unemotional

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Plethora

Noun

A

An overabundance; a surplus

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Pragmatic

Adj.

A

Practical rather than idealistic

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Presumptuous

Adj.

A

Overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties

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Pristine

Adj.

A

Pure; uncorrupted; clean

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Probity

Noun

A

Adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness

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Proclivity

Noun

A

A natural predisposition or inclination

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Profligate

Adj.

A

Excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant

Noun form: profligacy

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Propensity

Noun

A

A natural inclination or tendency; penchant

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Prosaic

Adj.

A

Dull; lacking in spirit or imagination

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Pungent

Adj.

A

Characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste

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Quixotic

Adj.

A

Foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals

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Quotidian

Adj.

A

Occurring or recurring daily; commonplace

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Rarefy

Verb

A

To make or become thin, less dense; to refine

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Recondite

Adj.

A

Hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

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Refulgent

Adj.

A

Radiant; shiny; brilliant

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Renege

Verb

A

To fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise

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Sedulous

Adj.

A

Diligent; persistent; hard-working

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Shard

Noun

A

A piece of broken pottery or glass

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Soporific

Adj.

A

Causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep

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Sparse

Adj.

A

Thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals

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Spendthrift

Noun

A

One who spends money wastefully

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Subtle

Adj.

A

Not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern

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Tacit

Adj.

A

Implied; not explicitly stated

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Terse

Adj.

A

Brief and concise in wording

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Tout

Verb

A

To publicly praise or promote

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Trenchant

Adj.

A

Sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

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Unfeigned

Adj.

A

Genuine; not false or hypocritical

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Untenable

Adj.

A

Indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable

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Vacillate

Verb

A

To waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another

67
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Variegated

Adj.

A

Multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color

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Vexation

Noun

A

Annoyance; irritation

Noun form: vex

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Vigilant

Adj.

A

Alertly watchful

Noun form: vigilance

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Vituperate

Verb

A

To use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate

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Volatile

Adj.

A

Readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive

Noun form: volatility

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