Level 0L Words Flashcards
(307 cards)
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iconoclast
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one who attacks popular beliefs or institutions
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ideology
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a system of social or political ideas
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illicit
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illegal; not permitted
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immigration
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moving into a country
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imminent
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just about to happen
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impartial
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fair; not favoring one side or the other; unbiased
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impeccable
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flawless; entirely without sin
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imperial
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like an emperor or an empire
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impertinent
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disrespectful
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impervious
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not allowing anything to pass through; impenetrable
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impious
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opposite of pious
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implacable
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unable to be appeased
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implement
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to carry out
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implicit
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indirectly expressed or implied
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impotent
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powerless; helpless; omnipotent means all-powerful.
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impropriety
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improperness; bad manners
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improvident
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not preparing for the future (antonym of provident)
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inaugurate
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to begin officially; to induct formally into office
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incandescent
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bright; brilliant; giving off heat or light
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incantation
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a chant; the repetition of statements or phrases in a way reminiscent of a chant
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incessant
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unceasing
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incipient
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beginning; emerging
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incongruous
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not harmonious; not consistent
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incorrigible
incapable of being reformed
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incredulous
doubtful
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increment
an increase; one in a series of increases
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indifferent
not caring one way or another; apathetic; mediocre
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indigent
poor
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indignant
angry, especially as a result of something unjust or unworthy; insulted
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indiscreet
imprudent, especially to say or do things that you shouldn't; not showing discrection
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indiscrete
not separate
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indolent
lazy
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indubitable
beyond doubt
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indulgent
lenient; yielding to desire
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inept
clumsy; incompetent; gauche
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inert
inactive; sluggish; not reacting chemically
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infamous
shamefully wicked; having an extremely bad reputation; disgraceful
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infatuated
foolish; foolishly passionate or attacted; made foolish; foolishly in love
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infer
to conclude; to deduce
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inherent
part of the essential nature of something; intrinsic
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injunction
a command or order, especially a court order
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insatiable
hard or impossible to satisfy; greedy; avaricious
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inscrutable
mysterious, impossible to understand
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insidious
treacherous; sneaky
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insinuate
to hint; to creep in
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insolent
arrogant; insulting
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instigate
to provoke; to stir up
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insurgent
a rebel; someone who revolts against a government
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integral
essential
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intractable
uncontrollable; stubborn; disobedient
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intransigent
uncompromising; stubborn
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intrinsic
part of the essential nature of something; inherent
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introspective
tending to think about oneself; examining one's feelings
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invective
insulting or abusive speech
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inveterate
habitual; firm in habit; deeply rooted;
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ireparable
not repairable
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ironic
meaning the opposite of what you seem to say; using words to mean something other than what they seem to mean
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irreproachable
to be beyond fault
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irreverence
to be mildly disrespectful
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irrevocable
irreversible
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itinerant
moving from place to place
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juxtapose
to place side by side
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kinetic
having to do with motion; lively; active
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labyrinth
a maze; something like a maze
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lamentable
regrettable
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lampoon
to satirize; to mock; to parody
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languish
to become weak, listless, or depressed
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latent
present but not visible or apparent; potential
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legacy
something handed down from the past; a bequest
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lethargy
sluggishness; laziness; drowsiness; indifference
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libel
a written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of, or defames, someone (Slander is similar, but refers to spoken falsehood)
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litigate
to try in court; to engage in legal proceedings
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lucid
clear; easy to understand
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luminous
giving off light; glowing; bright
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malaise
feeling uneasy or queasy
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malefactor
evildoer
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malfeasance
an illegal act, especially by a public official
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manifest
visible; evident
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manifesto
a public declaration of beliefs or principles, usually political ones
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martial
warlike; having to do with combat
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martyr
someone who gives up his or her life in pursuit of a cause, especially a religious one; one who suffers for a cause; one who makes a show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy
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matriculate
to enroll, especially at a college
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maverick
a nonconformist; a rebel
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maverick
non-conforming; rebellious
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maxim
a fundamental principle; an old saying
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mediate
to help settle differences
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mendacious
lying; dishonest
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mentor
a teacher, tutor, counselor, or coach; especially in business, an experienced person who shows an inexperienced person the ropes.
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mercenary
a hired soldier; someone who will do anything for money
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metamorphosis
a magical changee in form; a striking or sudden change
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minuscule
very tiny; minute
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minute
very tiny; minuscule
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minutiae
small details of something (see minute)
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misanthropic
hating mankind
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misconsture
to misinterpret
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misogynist
one who hates women
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mollify
to soften; to soothe; to pacify
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monolithic
massive, solid, uniform, and unyielding
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mortify
to humiliate
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myopia
nearsightedness; lack of foresight
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narcissism
excessive love of one's body or oneself
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nefarious
evil; flagrantly wicked
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neologism
a new word or phrase; a new usage of a word
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nihilism
the belief that there are no values or morals in the universe
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nominal
in name only; insignificant; A-OK (during rocket launches)
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novel
new; original
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oaf
stupid or silly person
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oblique
indirect; at an angle
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oblivion
total forgetfulness; the state of being forgotten
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obscure
unknown; hard to understand; dark
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obsequious
fawning; subservient
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obtuse
insensitive; blockheaded
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onerous
burdensome; oppressive
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opaque
impossible to see through; impossible to understand
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opponent
antonym of proponent
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opulent
luxurious
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ostensible
apparent (but misleading); professed
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pacify
to calm someone down; to placate
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palpable
capable of being touched; obvious; tangible
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paltry
insignificant; worthless
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paradigm
a model or example
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paradigmatic
exemplary
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paradox
a true statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself; an untrue statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems logical
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parity
equality
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paternal
fatherly; fatherlike
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pathology
the science of diseases
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patriarch
the male head of a family or tribe
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patrician
a person of noble birth; an aristocrat
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patronize
to treat as an inferior; to condescend to; (To patronize a restaurant means to go there frequently.)
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peccadillo
a minor offense
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pedantic
boringly scholarly or academic
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pensive
thoughtful and sad
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periphery
the outside edge of something
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perjury
lying under oath
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pertinent
relevant; dealing with the matter at hand
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peruse
to read carefully
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pervade
to spread throughout
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philanthropy
love of mankind, especially by doing good deeds
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philistine
a smugly ignorant person with no appreciation of intellectual or artistic matters
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pious
reverent or devout; outwardly (and sometimes falsely) reverent or devout; hypocritical
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piscine
fish related
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pivotal
crucial
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placate
to pacify; to appease; to soothe
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plaintiff
a person who takes someone to court
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platitudinous
full of platitudes, as in a speech
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plethora
an excess
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polarize
to break up into opposing factions or groupings
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polemic
a powerful argument made in refutation of something
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porcine
pig related
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portent
an omen; a sign of something coming in the future
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portentous
ominous or filled with portent; pompous or self-consciously serious; serious or ominous-sounding; amazing or prodigious
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postulate
something accepted as true without proof; an axiom
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precedent
an earlier example or model of something
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precept
a rule to live by; a principle establishing a certain kind of action or behavior; a maxim
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precipitate
to cause to happen abruptly
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precipitate
unwisely hasty or rash
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precipitous
steep
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preclude
to prevent something from ever happening
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preeminent
better than anyone else; outstanding; supreme
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preempt
to seize something by prior right
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preemptive
describes an action that is undertaken in order to prevent some other action from being undertaken
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premise
an assumption; the basis for a conclusion
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prepossess
to preoccupy; to influence beforehand or prejudice; to make a good impresssion on beforehand
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prerequisite
something required before you can get started
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prerogative
a right or privilege connected exclusively with a position, a person, a class, a nation, or some other group or classification
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prevail
to triumph; to overcome rivals; (with on, upon, or with) to persuade
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prevalent
most widely held at the time
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prodigal
wastefully extravagant
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prodigy
an extremely talented child; an extraordinary accomplishment or occurrence
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profess
to declare; to declare falsely or pretend
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proficient
thoroughly competent; skillful; very good (at something)
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profundity
deepness
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proletariat
the industrial working class
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proponent
an advocate; a supporter of a position
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proprietary
characteristic of an owner of property; constituting property
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proscribe
to outlaw; to prohibit
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proscription
the act of proscribing
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proselytize
to convert (someone) from one religion or doctrine to another; to recruit converts to a religion or doctrine
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protagonist
the leading character in a novel, play, or other work; a leader or champion
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protract
to prolong
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provident
preparing for the future; providing for the future; frugal
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provisional
conditional; temporary; tentative
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purported
rumored; claimed
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putative
commonly accepted; supposed; reputed; (word emphasizes that the reason is only supposed; not proven.)
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qualify
to modify or restrict
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qualitative
having to do with the quality or qualities of something (as opposed to the quantity)
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ramification
a consequence; a branching out
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rapacity
greed; avarice
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rebuke
to criticize sharply
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rebut
to contradict; to argue in opposition to; to prove to be false
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reciprocal
mutual; shared; interchangeable
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recrimination
a bitter counteraccusation, or the act of making a bitter counteraccusation
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redolent
fragrant; suggestive
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refute
to prove to be false; to disprove
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reiterate
to say again; to repeat
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relegate
to banish; to send away
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relent
to stop or giv up
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relentless
continuous; unstoppable
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relinquish
to release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing
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remonstrate
to argue against; to protest; to raise objections
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renaissance
a rebirth or revival
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renascence
same as renaissance (alternate spelling)
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renounce
to formally give up or resign; to disown; to have nothing to do with anymore
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reparation
paying back; making amends; compensation
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repercussion
a consequence; an indirect effect
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replenish
to fill again; to resupply; to restore
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repletion
being completely filled
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reprisal
a military action undertaken in revenge for another; an act of taking "an eye for an eye"
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reproach
to scold; usually in disappointment; to blame; to disgrace
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reprove
to criticize mildly
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repudiate
to reject; to renounce; to disown; to have nothing to do with
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rhetoric
the art of formal speaking or writing; inflated discourse
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rigorous
strict; harsh; severe
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rogue
a criminally dishonest person; a scoundrel (often used to describe a playfully mischievous person)
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ruminant
cud-chewing animal
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rustic
rural; lacking urban comforts or sophistication; primitive
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rustic
an unsophisticated person from the country
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sacrilege
a violation of something sacred; blasphemy
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sagacious
discerning; shrewd; keen in judgement; wise
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salient
sticking out; conspicuous; leaping
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sanctimonious
pretending to be devout; affecting religious freedom
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sanguinary
bloodthirsty
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scruple
qualm or moral doubt
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scrutinize
to examine very carefully
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secular
having nothing to do with religion or spiritual concerns
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sedition
treason; the incitement of public disorder or rebellion
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self-deprecate
to make little of one's own efforts
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self-reproach
filled with self-reproach = to be ashamed
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sensory
having to do with the senses or sensation
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sensual
to be devoted to gratifying one's senses through physical pleasure, especially sexual pleasure
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sensuous
stimulating the senses of others
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sentient
able to perceive by the senses; conscious
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sequester
to set or keep apart
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slander
to speak badly about someone publicly; to defame; to spread malicious rumor
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slavish
extremely subservient
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sloth
laziness; sluggishness
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slothful
lazy; sluggish
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sobriety
the state of being sober; seriousness
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solicitous
eager and attentive, often to the point of hovering; anxiously caring or attentive
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solvent
not broke or bankrupt; able to pay one's bills
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spawn
to bring forth; to produce a large number
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sporadic
stopping and starting; scattered; occuring in bursts every once in a while
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squalor
filth; wretched, degraded, or repulsive living conditions
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squander
to waste
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stagnation
motionlessness; inactivity
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static
stationary; not changing or moving
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staunch
firmly committed; firmly in favor of; steadfast
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stigmatize
to brand with disgrace; to set a mark of disgrace upon
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stipulate
to require something as part of an agreement
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stoic
indifferent (at least outwardly) to pleasure or pain, to joy or grief, to fortune or misfortune
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strata
layers; plural of stratum
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stratify
to make into layers
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stratum
a layer; a level
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strife
bitter conflict; discord; a struggle or clash
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stymie
to thwart; to get in the way of; to hinder
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subjugate
to subdue and dominate; to enslave
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subordinate
lower in importance, position, or rank; secondary
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substantive
having substance; real; essential; solid; substantial
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subtle
not obvious; able to make fine distinctions; ingenious; crafty
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succinct
brief and to the point; concise
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superficial
on the surface only; shallow; not thorough
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surfeit
excess; an excessive amount; excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking
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surrogate
substitute
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synthesis
the combining of parts to form a whole
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tangential
only superficially related to the matter at hand; not especially relevant; peripheral
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tantamount
equivalent to
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tautological
redundant; circular
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temperate
mild; moderate; restrained
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tenacious
persistent; stubborn; not letting go
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tenet
a shared principle or belief
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tentative
experimental; temporary; uncertain
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theology
the study of god or religion
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torpor
sluggishness; inactivity; apathy
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touchstone
a standard; a test of authenticity or quality (originally used to test gold, etc.)
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transcend
to go beyond or above; to surpass
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transgress
to violate (a law); to sin
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transient
not staying for a long time; temporary
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transient
a person who isn't around very long (homeless, hoboes, mendicants)
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unconscionable
not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous
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undaunted
without fear or intimidation
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unprecedented
having no precedent, or something entirely new
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unprepossessing
unimpressive (but only mildly negative)
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unqualified
complete; unrestricted
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unremitting
unceasing; unabated; relentless
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unwitting
unintentional; ignorant; not aware
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ursine
bear related
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utilitarian
a person who is utilitarian
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utopia
an ideal society
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utopian
someone with unrealistic or impractical plans or expectations for society
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utopian
unrealistically idealistic
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vacillate
to be indecisive; to waver
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venerate
to revere; to treat as something holy, especially because of great age
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venial
trivial or pardonable
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veracity
truthfulness
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vestige
a remaining bit of something; a last trace
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viable
capable of living; workable
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vicissitude
upheaval; natural change; change in fortune
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vindicate
to clear from all blame or suspicion; to justify
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virtuoso
masterful
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virulent
extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate
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visionary
a dreamer; someone with impractical goals or ideas about the future
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vitriolic
caustic; full of bitterness
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volatile
quick to evaporate; highly unstable; explosive
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wanton
malicious; unjustifiable; unprovoked; egregious
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zeal
fervent enthusiasm
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zealot
zealous person
