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Level 1 Flashcards

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abdicate

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To relinquish (power or responsibility) in a formal manner

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aberrant

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Different from an accepted norm or group (usually considerably so)

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abet

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To urge, encourage or help someone or something (often an offense)

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aboriginal

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Having existed from the beginning

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abridge

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To shorten or condense

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acclimate

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To accustom oneself to a climate or situation

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accost

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To approach and speak to someone (often rudely so)

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acquiesce

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To comply ot consent passively; submit

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adamant

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Stubborn or unyielding; an extremely hard substance

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adulterate

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To make impure through the addition of a foreign element; to corrupt

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adversity

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Hardship

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aesthetic

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Relating to the appreciation of beauty

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affable

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Easy and pleasant to talk to; approachable

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affinity

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A natural attraction or feeling of kinship

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aggregate

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Total; in a dense cluster

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aghast

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Horrified

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alienate

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To make unfriendly; to isolate emotionally

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alleviate

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To make more bearable; to lighten

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altruism

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Selfless benevolence or generocity

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ambiguous

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Open to more than one interpretation; uncertain

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ambivalent

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Feeling the coexistence of opposing emotions or attitudes

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amenable

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Responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion

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amorphous

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Lacking definite form; shapeless

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analogous

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Similar in such a way as to permit the comparison to something otherwise dissimilar

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anarchy

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Absence of government; chaos or lawlessness

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anomalous

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Deviating from the usual or common order, form, or rule

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antipathy

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Strong feelings of acersion

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antiquated

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Very old; outmoded

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apathy

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A lack of interest or concern; indifference

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appease

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To pacify

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assimilate

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To make similar or cause to resemble

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audacity

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Daring; bold recklessness

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auspicious

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Attended by a favorable circumstances

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austere

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Severe or stern in character; bare or simple; somber or grave

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autonomous

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Independent

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avarice

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Greed

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axiom

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A self-evident truth

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banal

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Drearily commonplace; trite

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belittle

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To disparage; to make someone feel small or unimportant

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benefactor

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One that gives aid (especially financial)

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boisterous

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Loud and noisy (often in a rough manner)

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boorish

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Rude; possessed of little refinement

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bourgeois

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A member of the middle class; typical of the middle class

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canon

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A law or code of laws

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catharsis

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A purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions

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caustic

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Corrosive; biting (remark)

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coagulate

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To harden into a semi-solid

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cogent

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Appealing to the intellect; compelling

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collusion

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A secret agreement with deceitful intent

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commiserate

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To sympathize with

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compliant

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Willing to agree or obey

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condone

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To overlook, forgive, or tolerate an offense without protest

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conducive

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Promoting or leading to

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connoisseur

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A person with expert knowledge or training (especially in the fine arts)

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consensus

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An agreement between all parties

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contentious

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Quarrelsome

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convoluted

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Intricate or complicated

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covenant

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Sacred pact

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covert

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Not openly practiced, engaged in, or shown

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credence

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Claim to legitimacy or trustworthiness

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credulous

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Gullible

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cynical

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Inclined to believe the worst; skeptical; scornful

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dauntless

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Fearless

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dearth

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A scarcity or lack of

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defame

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To damage someone’s or something’s reputation

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delineate

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To sketch out or depict

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despot

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A ruler with absolute power

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destitute

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Lacking or devoid of; poor

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deterrent

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Something that discourages

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devoid

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Lacking

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devout

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Devoted to religion

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digress

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To turn away from (especially the main subject of a conversation)

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disabuse

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To free from misconception

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discerning

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Exhibiting good judgment; perceptive

75
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discord

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Strife; lack of agreement

76
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discretion

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Ability to act sensibly; freedom to act on one’s own

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disingenuous

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Not straightforward; crafty

78
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disparate

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Entirely dissimilar

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disseminate

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To scatter widely; to promulgate

80
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dissent

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Disagreement

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dissolution

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Decomposition into fragments or parts; debauchery

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distend

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To swell or stretch

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divest

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To get rid of

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divulge

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To make known (especially a secret)

85
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dogmatic

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Characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of principles that are unproved or can’t be proofed

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dormant

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Asleep or inactive

87
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eclectic

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Made up from a variety of sources; unusual

88
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eloquence

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Persuasive discourse

89
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embellish

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To make beautiful by decoration; to add fictitious details to a story

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ennui

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Boredom

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enumerate

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To count (out); to list

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esoteric

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Meant for or understood by only a small group of people; particular to a small group; confidential

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euphemism

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A mild substitute for an unpleasant or offensive term

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euphoria

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A feeling of great happiness or well-being

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exacerbate

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To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; to aggravate

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exasperate

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To make angry or annoy greatly

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exhibitionist

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Someone who deliberately behaves to attract attention

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exonerate

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To free from blame

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extol

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To praise highly or exalt

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facetious

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Playfully jocular; humorous

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facilitate

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To assist or make easier

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fallacy

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A false notion

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fathom

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To comprehend; a measure of marine depth

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fervor

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Great warmth and intensity of emotion; intense heat or passion

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fickle

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Capricious

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filibuster

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Prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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fledgling

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An inexperienced person; a young bird

108
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flout

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To show contempt for; to scorn

109
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forsake

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To give up or abandon

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fortuitous

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Lucky

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foster

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To bring up or nurture

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frugal

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Economical

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gratuitous

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Unearned or unjustified; unnecessary; free

114
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gregarious

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Sociable; outgoing

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hamper

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To hinder or prevent; a large basket

116
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harry

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To vex or annoy

117
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hedonism

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Pursuit of pleasure

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hypocritical

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Speaking contrary to one’s true beliefs or actions

119
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imminent

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About to occur

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imperative

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A command or order; extremely necessary

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imperturbable

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Unshakably calm and collected

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impervious

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Impenetrable

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impetuous

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Impulsive or rash

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implicit

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Implied; not expressly stated

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impulsive

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Rash; acting on impulse rather than thought

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impunity

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Exempt from penalty, punishment, or harm

127
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inadvertent

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Marked by unintentional lack of care

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incendiary

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Tending to inflame; an agitator

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incipient

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Beginning to exist or appear

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incontrovertible

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Undeniable or impossible to dispute

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incorrigible

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Incapable of being corrected or informed; difficult to control

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indifferent

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Without bias

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indomitable

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Unconquerable

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inert

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Unable to move or act; sluggish or lethargic

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inherent

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Naturally a part of; intrinsic

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inhibit

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To hold back or forbid

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insatiable

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Impossible to satisfy

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insidious

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Deceitfully harmful; treacherous

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insipid

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Tasteless; lacking stimulation or interest

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insufferable

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Intolerable

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insular

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Of or relating to an island; narrow or provincian in outlook

142
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intangible

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Incapable of being perceived by the senses

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intractable

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Difficult to manage; stubborn

144
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intrepid

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Dearless

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inundate

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To cover, overwhelm, or flood with water; to swamp

146
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itinerary

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The route or proposed route of a journey

147
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judicious

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Having or exhibiting sound judgment; prudent

148
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laudatory

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Expressing praise

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levity

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Lightness of manner; frivolity

150
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lucid

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Easily understood; untelligible

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lurid

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Gruesome; marked by sensation

152
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magnanimous

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Courageously noble in mind and heart; generous or unselfish

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magnate

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A powerful or influential person (especially business)

154
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malevolence

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Ill-will

155
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misanthrope

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One who hates or mistrusts mankind

156
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mundane

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Commonplace or ordinary; everyday

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narcissism

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Excessive love of oneself

158
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nascent

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Just born; emerging

159
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nonplussed

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In a state of confusion, bewilderment, or perplexity

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noxious

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Harmful to one’s health, mind, or morals

161
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omnipotent

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Having unlimited power

162
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onerous

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Burdensome

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oscillate

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To swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to waver

164
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paradigm

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An example that serves as a model or pattern

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paragon

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A model of excellence; a peerless example

166
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parody

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A literary work that mockingly mimics a well-known story; a mocking imitation

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parsimonious

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Excessively sparing or frugal

168
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paucity

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Smallness of number; fewness

169
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pedantic

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Showing off one’s bookish knowledge (in a negative manner)

170
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penchant

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A definite liking; a strong inclination

171
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philanthropy

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Charitable aid; love of humankind

172
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piety

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Religious devotion; reverence

173
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pious

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Religiously devout; marked by false devoutness

174
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platonic

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Spiritual love; love between friends

175
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posthumous

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After death

176
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pragmatic

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concerned with facts or actual occurences; practical

177
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precarious

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Dangerously lacking in security or stability

178
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precursor

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One that indicates something to come; a forerunner or predecessor

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preponderance

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Superiority in weight, force, importance, or influence

180
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presumptuous

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Beyond what is right or proper, excessively forward

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pretentious

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Believing you are better than you are; showy or ostentatious

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pretext

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An excuse; an effort to conceal something

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