Kaplan's 500: Review Flashcards

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Edify (verb)

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to instruct morally and spiritually The guru was paid to EDIFY the actress in the ways of Buddhism. SYN: enlighten; guide; teach; educate

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effectiveness SYN: dynamism; efficiency; force

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a speech in praise of someone SYN: commend; extol; laud

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a puzzle; a mystery conundrum; perplexity

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persuasive and moving, especially in speech

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to produce, cause, or bring about His fear and hatred of clowns was ENGENDERED when he witnessed a bank-robbery carried out by five men wearing clown suits and makeup. SYN: beget; generate; spawn

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learned; scholarly; bookish

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amusing in a wry, subtle way

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unfortunate; having bad luck I wish someone would give that pour, hapless soul some food and shelter. SYN: ill-fated; jinxed; luckless

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tending to talk a lot SYN: effusive; loquacious

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to infuse, dye, wet, or moisten Marcia struggled to IMBUE her children with decent values. SYN: charge; freight; impregnate; permeate; pervade

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to prevent or delay; anticipate The landlord FORESTALLED TJ's attempt to avoid paying the rent by waiting for him outside his door. SYN: obviate; preclude; avert; deter; hinder

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unruly; rebellious The general had a hard time maintaining discipline among his FRACTIOUS troops. SYN: contentious; cranky; quarellsome

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to dance or skip around playfully

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to arouse or incite

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fertile; fruitful; productive Rachel hopes to have great fecundity in her child-bearing years. Which she hopes are very very soon.

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fluent in an insincere manner; off-hand; casual SYN: superficial

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outgoing; sociable Social butterflies are, by definition, GREGARIOUS SYN: affable; communicative; congenial

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the domination of one state or group over its allies When Germany claimed HEGEMONY over Russia, Stalin was outraged. SYN: authority; power

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very old; whitish from old age

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to manage economically; to use sparingly

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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions. His lack of regard for traditional beliefs soon established him as an ICONOCLAST. SYN: maverick; nonconformist; rebel; revolutionary

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ceremony conferring authority

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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled The professor was INTRANSIGENT on the deadline, insisting that everyone turn the assignment in at the same time. SYN: implacable; inexorable; irreconcilable; obdurate; obstinate; remorseless; rigid; unbending; unrelenting; unyielding

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not easily managed or manipulated INTRACTABLE for hours, the wild horse eventually allowed for the rider to mount. SYN: stubborn; unruly

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unable to calm down or be made peaceful His rage at the betrayal was so great that he was implacable for weeks. SYN: inexorable; intransigent; irreconcilable; relentless; remorseless; unforgiving

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quick to act without thinking I didn't think, and then I acted. Impetuously. SYN: impulsive; precipitate

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refusing to agree or compromise; inflexible; unyielding

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to gain favor through effort The new intern tried to INGRATIATE herself with the managers so that they might consider her for a future job. SYN: curry; flavor; flatter

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to call into question; to attack verbally "How dare you impugn my motives?!" protested the lawyer, on being accused of ambulance chasing. SYN: challenge; dispute

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not able to be disturbed SYN: composed; dispassionate; impassive; serene; stoical

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to harden; accustom Eventually, Hassad became INURED to the sirens that went off every night and could sleep through them. SYN: familiarize; condition; habituate

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abusive language My students sometimes shout streams of INVECTIVES. SYN: denunciation; revilement; vituperation

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belligerent support of one's own country The professor's JINGOISM made it difficult for the students to participate in an open political discussion. SYN: chauvinism; nationalism

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playful; humorous

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easily angered

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wandering from place to place; unsettled The ITINERANT tomcat came back to the Quinn homestead every two months. SYN: nomadic; vagrant

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immoral; unrestrained by society

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limber; agile; lithe

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clear; transparent SYN: lucid; pellucid; serene

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a plot or scheme

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an inappropriate lack of seriousness The joke added a jarring note of LEVITY to the otherwise serious meeting.

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lacking energy and enthusiasm SYN: faineant; indolent; languid; lethargic; sluggish

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beggar Some Street Sense vendors come across as MENDICANTS, pleading for money rather than trying to sell a paper.

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extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastery The philosopher retired to his MONASTIC lodgings to contemplate life free from any worldly distraction. SYN: austere; contemplative; self-abnegating

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fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes SYN: conventions; practices

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diverse Ken opened the hotel room window, letting in the MULTIFARIOUS noises of the great city. SYN: assorted; heterogeneous; legion; varied

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new word or expression

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envious, obnoxious, or offensive; likely to promote ill-will It is cruel and INVIDIOUS for parents to play favorites with their children. SYN: discriminatory; jaundiced; insulting; resentful

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sorrowful; mournful; dismal

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inflexible; unyielding The INEXORABLE force of the hurricane swept away the house. SYN: adamant; obdurate; relentless

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to calm; to make less severe Their argument was so intense that it was difficult to believe any compromise could MOLLIFY them. SYN: apease; assuage; conciliate; pacify

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lowest point

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short-sighted; lacking foresight Not wanting to spend a lot of money up front, the MYOPIC business owner would likely suffer the consequences later

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starting to develop; coming into existence The ad-campaign was still at a NASCENT stage, and nothing had been finalized yet. SYN: inchoate; embryonic; incipient; emerging

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careful; finicky

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to work against

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falsely attractive SYN: flashy; gaudy; loud; specious; insincere

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a person who dislikes others

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quick, shrewd, and unpredictable

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to make redundant; to anticipate (and prevent)

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hardened in feeling The group-member was completely OBDURATE on the issue: no amount of persuasion would change her mind. SYN: inflexible; intransigent; recacitrant; tenacious; unyielding

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public disgrace SYN: disrepute; ignominy; obloquy; shame

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excessive showiness SYN: flashiness; pretentiousness

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using few words SYN: taciturn

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to make less serious; to ease The alleged crime was so vicious that the defense lawyer could not PALLIATE it for the jury. SYN: allieve; assuage; extenuate; mitigate; placate

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pompous SYN: aureate; bombastic; euphuistic; grandiloquent; magniloquent; sonorous; overblown; oratorial

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overly submissive; eager to please SYN: compliant; deferential; servile

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stubborn; unyielding SYN: intransigent; mulish; persistent; pertinacious

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too helpful; meddlesome

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stinking; putrid

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existing in name only; negligible SYN: minimal; titular

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novice; beginner SYN: apprentice; greenhorn; tyro

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a misrepresentation; a false/malicious accusation

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lacking courage

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to claim without justification Gretchen watched in astonishment as her boss ARROGATED the credit for her brilliant work on the project. SYN: presume; appropriate; take

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approval and praise SYN: acclaim; adulation; extolment; praise

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something that calms or soothes pain SYN: nepenthe; opiate

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the maternal branch of a family I'm losing my hair because of the genetics on the distaff's side of my family.

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intended to delay The congressman used DILATORY measures to delay the passage of the bill.

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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected SYN: aimless; disconnected; erratic; objectless; unplanned

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to express doubts or objections Geocentric model of the solar system? Galileo had to DEMUR. SYN: dissent; expostulate; protest; remonstrate

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to censor SYN: bowdlerize

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impudent boldness SYN: brashness; temerity; presumption; gall

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exhilarated SYN: ardent; avid; bubbly; zestful

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a sin; an evil act SYN: enormity; wickedness; injustice

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showing innocence or childlike simplicity SYN: artless; guileless; innocent; unaffected

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habitually lazy; idol SYN: faineant; languid; lethargic

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hostile; unfriendly SYN: recalcitrant; adverse; antagonistic

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to teach; to impress in the mind

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lacking interest or flavor SYN: banal; dull; stale; vapid

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not fully formed; disorganized My INCHOATE plans for a massive capture the flag game on Sunday fell through due to their disorder. SYN: incoherent; incomplete

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conspiracy; collaboration It came to light that the police chief and the mafia had a COLLUSION in running the numbers racket. SYN: connivance; intrigue; machination

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to punish or criticize harshly SYN: admonish; chastise; reprimand; reproach; reprove

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convincing and well-reasoned

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too trusting

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dignified; grandiose

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predictable; boring SYN: bromidic; cliched; commonplace; fatuous; hackneyed; innocuous; insipid; jejune; musty; platitudinous; prosaic; quotidian; shopworn; stale; vapid

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temporary suspension or suppression

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moderate in appetite SYN: continent; self-restraining; abstinent; sober; temperate

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to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character SYN: dissimulate

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unexpectedly harmful SYN: hurtful; inimical; injurious

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dormant; unused

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belonging to a particular area; inherent SYN: indigenous; local; native

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filled with truth and accuracy SYN: candor; exactitude; fidelity; probity

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green with vegetation; inexperienced

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relating to spring; fresh

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a trace or remnant

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the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates The moneylender was convicted of USURY when it was discovered that he charged 50 percent interest on all his loans.

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varied; marked with different colors SYN: diversified

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to annoy, irritate, puzzle, or confuse

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easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive SYN: capricious; erratic; fickle; mercurial

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undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless SYN: capricious; lewd; licentious

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lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable The ballet was WHIMSICAL, delighting the children with its imaginative characters and unpredictable sets. SYN: capricious; erratic; flippant; frivolous

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shriveled; withered; wrinkled

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a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers

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charming; happily engaging Sarah gave the old man a WINSOME smile, and he came in his pants. SYN: attractive; delightful

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a gentle breeze; something airy or unsubstantial

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sickly pale

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vitality and energy

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a change or variation Investors must be prepared for VICISSITUDES of the stock market. SYN: inconstancy; mutability

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to verbally abuse; to berate My students frequently VITUPERATE each other in class - it's really become a problem. SYN: castigate; reproach; scold

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talkative; glib; speaking easily The VOLUBLE man and his reserved wife proved the old saying that opposites attract. SYN: loquacious; verbose

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an outcast SYN: castaway; derelict; leper; offscouring; untouchable

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done routinely; indifferent The machine-like teller processed the transaction and gave the waiting customer a PERFUNCTORY smile. SYN: apathetic; automatic; mechanical

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elaborate praise; a formal hymn of praise

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a state of diminished energy The lack of energy that characterizes patients with anemia makes LASSITUDE one of the primary symptoms of the disease. SYN: debilitation; enervation; fatigue; languor; listlessness; tiredness

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shrewd; astute; keen-witted SYN: insightful; sagacious

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impressive array

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a model of excellence or perfection SYN: apotheosis; ideal; quintessence; standard

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to ward off or deflect, especially by a quick-witted answer

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a piece of literature or music imitating other works

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a sorrowful poem or speech SYN: dirge; lament

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having bad connotations; disparaging

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oppressive lack of resources; severe poverty Once a famous actor, he eventually died in PENURY and anonymity. SYN: destitution; impoverishment

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wandering from place to place, especially on foot SYN: itinerant; nomadic; wayfaring

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to penetrate SYN: imbue; infuse; pervade; suffuse

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willing to betray someone's trust

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to wander around from place to place, to travel, especially on foot.

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a minor sin or offense

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someone who shows off learning SYN: doctrinaire; nit-picker; pedagogue; sophist; school-master

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flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve

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generous giving (often money) to others who may seem inferior She always relied on her parents' LARGESS, but after graduation she had to get a job.

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potentially available, but not readily apparent SYN: concealed; dormant; inert; potential; quiescent

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lacking energy; indifferent; slow

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a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values The PHILISTINE never even glanced at the rare violin in his collection but instead kept an eye on its value and sold it at a profit. SYN: boor; bourgeois; capitalist; materialist; vulgarian

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calm and unemotional in temperament SYN: apathetic; calm; emotionless; impassive

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a close-knit body of people, animals, or things

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profound or substantial yet concise, succinct, and to the point Martha's PITHY comments during the interview must have been impressive because she got the job. SYN: brief; compact; laconic; terse

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to soothe or pacify SYN: appease; conciliate; mollify

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crude or course; characteristic of commoners

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excess SYN: glut; overabundance; superfluity; surfeit

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courageous; spunky

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a controversy; an argument; a personal attack The candidate's POLEMIC against his opponent was vicious and small-minded rather than convincing and cogent. SYN: denunciation; refutation

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shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic She was wise to curb her tongue and was able to explain her problem to the judge in a respectful and POLITIC manner. SYN: tactful

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a speaker of many languages Mr. Winn's extensive travels and studies have helped him to become a true POLYGLOT.

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to assume as real or conceded; to propose as an explanation Before proving the math formula, we need to POSIT that x and y are real numbers. SYN: suggest

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a monarch or ruler with great power Alex was much kinder before he assumed the role of POTENTATE.

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practical, as opposed to idealistic

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meaningless, foolish talk

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lacking deliberation; brought about abruptly Their army wedding was a PRECIPITATE marriage--they had only known each other for two weeks before they wed. SYN: abrupt; hasty; headlong; hurried; ill-considered; impetuous

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short summary of facts Farah wrote a PRECIS of her her thesis on the epic poem to share with the class SYN: summary

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having foresight SYN: augural; divinatory; mantic; oracular; premonitory

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to deviate from the truth; to lie Rather than admit that he had overslept again, the employee PREVARICATED and claimed that heavy traffic had prevented him from arriving at work on time. SYN: equivocate; lie; perjure

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complete honesty and integrity George Washington's reputation for PROBITY is illustrated in the legend about his inability to lie after he chopped down the cherry tree. SYN: integrity; morality; rectitude; uprightness; virtue

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the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs The aristocracy maintained a high level of PROPRIETY, adhering to even the most minor social rules. SYN: appropriateness; decency; decorum; modesty

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a natural inclination or predisposition Her childhood love of acting, singing, and adoration indicated a PROCLIVITY for the theater in later life. SYN: bias; leaning; partiality; penchant; predilection; predisposition; prejudice; propensity

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corrupt; degenerate Some historians claim that it was the Romans' decadent, PROFLIGATE behavior that led to the decline of the Roman Empire. SYN: dissolute; extravagant; improvident; wasteful; prodigal

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to conciliate; appease Because their gods were angry and vengeful, the Vikings PROPITIATED them with many sacrifices. SYN: appease; conciliate; mollify; pacify; placate

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lavish; wasteful

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silent; reserved The RETICENT student didn't say much in the classroom, even when called upon. SYN: cool; introverted; laconic; taciturn

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impatient; restless; uneasy SYN: agitated; anxious; fretful

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to reject the validity of I REPUDIATE Mr. Proxmire's claims about the car accident. SYN: deny; disavow; renounce; disown

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relief from injury Seeking REDRESS for the damage done to my car, I called Geico to request payment for Diminution of value. SYN: amends; indemnity; quittance;

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protection or security against damage or loss (see redress)

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discharge from a debt or obligation

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reparation made by equivalent compensation for loss or damage

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reply; retort He tried desperately to think of a clever REJOINDER to Sarah's joke, but he couldn't. SYN: retort; riposte

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quick, sharp response

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relaxation; leisure

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person devoted to leisure and luxury SYN: hedonist; sensualist

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self-serving flatterer SYN: toady

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humorous in a vulgar way

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wisdom; caution; restraint SYN: astuteness; circumspection; judiciousness; providence; thrift

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beauty SYN: comeliness

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irritating to the senses SYN: acrid; caustic; piquant

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agreeably pungent and sharp in taste or manner

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motionless SYN: dormant; latent

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irrationally idealistic SYN: capricious; impulsive; romantic; unrealistic

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daily; commonplace

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a witty, skillful storyteller SYN: anecdotalist

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inclined to complain; irritable First-year teachers are a QUERULOUS bunch; but their complaints and frustrations are understandable. SYN: peevish; puling; whiny

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cross, querulous, or fretful

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whining or whimpering

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meal or mealtime SYN: banquet; feast

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to repay SYN: compensate; reciprocate

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complete; abundantly supplied SYN: abounding; full

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extremely sacred; beyond criticism SYN: holy; inviolable; off-limits

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shrewd; wise SYN: astute; judicious; perspicacious; wise

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abusive language aimed at someone; a fulmination/diatribe

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acute, sharp, or incisive; forceful; effective Tyrone's TRENCHANT observations in class made him the professor's favorite student. SYN: biting; caustic; cutting; keen

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healthful The doctor hoped that the sea air would have a SALUBRIOUS effect on the grandmother. SYN: bracing; curative; medicinal; tonic; therapeutic

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silent; not talkative SYN: laconic; reticent

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digressing; diverting

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long, harsh speech or verbal attack SYN: diatribe; fulmination; harangue; obloquy; revilement; vilification

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a book, usually a large and academic one SYN: codex; volume

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extreme mental and physical sluggishness SYN: apathy; languor; stupor

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temporary; lasting for a brief time SYN: ephemeral; evanescent; fleeting; impermanent

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earthly; down-to-earth; commonplace SYN: earthbound; mundane; sublunary; tellurian; terrene

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temporary irregularity in musical rhythm

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done without using words SYN: implicit; implied; unsaid

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cooperation; mutual helpfulness

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gaudy; cheap; or showy SYN: meretricious; flashy; loud

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one who flatters to gain favors The king was surrounded by TOADIES who rushed to agree with whatever outrageous thing he said. SYN: parasite; sycophant

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a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work

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falsely attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious. SYN: illusory; ostensible; plausible; sophistic; spurious

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tricky; fallacious; spurious

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not being what it purports to be

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sleepy or drowsy

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self-disciplined; frugal; austere SYN: restrained; simple

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frolicsome; playful

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a mark of shame or discredit SYN: blemish; stain; opporbrium

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unemotional; lacking sensitivity The prisoner appeared STOLID and unaffected by the judge's harsh sentence. SYN: phlegmatic; impassive; indifferent;apathetic; stoic; unconcerned

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a state of equilibrium; stagnation SYN: inertia; standstill

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grammatical error SYN: blooper; vulgarism

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extremely loud MOVIE TITLE: "Stentorian and Incredibly Close"

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to taint; tarnish SYN: besmirch; defile

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to replace (another) by force; to take the place of

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rude and bad-tempered

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a trick designed to deceive an opponent SYN: artifice; feint; maneuver; ruse; wile

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lofty or grand SYN: august; exalted; glorious; grand; resplendent; majestic

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below the threshold of cognition; subconscious

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ruddy; cheerfully optimistic A sanguine person thinks the glass is half full. SYN: positive; rosy; rubicund

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having a ruddy complexion

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cynical; scornfully mocking SYN: acerbic; caustic; sarcastic; satirical

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of or relating to tailoring clothes

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aware; conscious; able to perceive SYN: feeling; intelligent; thinking

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angelic; sweet SYN: cherubic; heavenly

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prudence; foresight

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trace amount SYN: atom; iota; mote; speck

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behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state Li was arrested for SEDITION after he gave a fiery speech in the main square SYN: conspiracy; insurrection

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prominent; of notable significance

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to satisfy or overindulge SYN: cloy; glut; gorge; surfeit

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to calm down or moderate In order to SLAKE his curiosity, Ben finally took a tour backstage at the theater. SYN: moderate; quench; satisfy

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causing sleep or lethargy SYN: hypnotic; narcotic; slumberous; somnolent

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excessive amount SYN: glut; plethora; repletion; superfluity; surplus

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a nickname SYN: alias; pseudonym

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absolute; certain SYN: categorical; clear; explicit; express; unambiguous

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offense; resentment The businessman took UMBRIDGE at the security guard's accusation that he had shoplifted a packet of gum. SYN: asperity; dudgeon; ire; pique; rancor

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bitter resentment; umbridge

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offended; irritated

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to scold sharply

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unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust SYN: dishonorable; indefensible

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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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a curse; a wish of evil upon another SYN: anathema; imprecation

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a powerful or influential person

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whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind

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someone passionately devoted to a cause

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artificial or stilted in character SYN: affected; unnatural

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disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows the rules

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overly sentimental; bathetic

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beginner; novice SYN: greenhorn; neophyte; tenderfoot

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swollen from fluid; bloated SYN: distended

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