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Level 2A Words Flashcards

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abase

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to humiliate or degrade

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abash

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to make ashamed; to embarrass

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abate

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to subside; to reduce

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aberration

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something not typical; a deviation from the standard

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abhor

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to hate very, very much; to detest

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abject

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hopeless; extremely sad and serville; defeated; utterly bummed out

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abomination

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something awful

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abound

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to be numerous

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abysmal

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extremely hopeless or wretched; awful; bottomless

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accede

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to express approval for; to give into

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acerbic

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bitter; sour; severe

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acrimonious

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full of spite; bitter; nasty

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acumen

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keenness of judgement; mental sharpness

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admonish

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to scold gently; to warn

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adorned

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decorated

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adroit

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skillful; dexterious; clever; shrewd; socially at ease

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adulterate

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to contaminate; to make impure

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affable

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easy to talk to; friendly

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affectation

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unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress

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aggrandized

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made greater; enhanced

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aghast

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struck by fear or amazement

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algorithm

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a mathematical formula or procedure

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alleviate

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to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable; to lessen

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altruism

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selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interests of others

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amalgam

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a mixture of different things

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amalgamate

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unify; join parts into a whole

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ameliorate

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to make better or more tolerable

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amenable

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obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of another; agreeable

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amicable

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amicable = politely friendly, not hostile

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anachronism

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something out of place in time or history; an incongruity

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anathema

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something hated; a curse

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annotation

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a comment or note on a literary work

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antithesis

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the direct opposite

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apartheid

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the abhorrent policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa

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aplomb

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confidence

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apoplectic

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enraged

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apportion

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to divide and distribute

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approbation

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approval; praise

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arch

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sassy

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arduous

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hard; difficult

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artifice

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a clever trick; cunning

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artless

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simple; without cunning

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ascendency

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supremacy; domination

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aspersion

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a false claim intended to harm

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assail

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to attack violently

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assiduous

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hardworking; busy; quite diligent

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assuage

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to soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve

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astute

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shrewd; keen in judgement

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august

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majestic

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auspicious

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favorable; promising; pointing to a good result

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autocrat

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an all-powerful ruler

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automaton

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one who acts in a robotic way

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avuncular

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like an uncle, especially a nice uncle

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bauble

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a small, inexpensive piece of jewelry or toy

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beautific

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extremely happy

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bedlam

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a state of uproar and confusion

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beguile

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to trick

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behemoth

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something huge

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belie

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to give a false impression of; to contradict

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belligerent

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combative; quarrelsome; waging war

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bemoan

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to mourn over; to express grief for

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beneficence

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the quality of being kind or charitable

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bereft

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deprived or left desolate, especially through death

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bifurcated

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split in two

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bilious

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bad-tempered

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bludgeon

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to hit forcefully

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brusque

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abrupt; curt; harsh

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bumptious

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assertive in a loud, arrogant way

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burgeon

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to expand; to flourish

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buttress

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a support

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bygone

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past

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cacophany

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harsh sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds

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calamitous

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related to a terrible event

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callous

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unsympathetic; hard-hearted

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camraderie

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togetherness

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capacious

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spacious

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capitulate

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to surrender; to give up or give in

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capricious

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unpredictable; likely to change at any moment

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captious

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overly critical

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cardinal

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of main importance

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castigate

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to criticize severely; to chastise

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caterwaul

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to cry or to complain loudly

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celerity

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accelerate

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censure

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to condemn severely for doing something bad

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cerebral

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brainy; intellectually refined

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chagrin

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humiliation; embarrassed disappointment

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champion

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to fight for

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chary

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very cautious

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chide

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to scold

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choleric

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hot-tempered; quick to anger

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circuitous

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roundabout; not following a direct path

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circumspect

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cautious

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circumvent

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to frustrate as though by surrounding; avoids; gets around something

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clandestine

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secret; sneaky; concealed and, usually, up to no good

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clemency

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mercy; forgiveness; mildness

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cloying

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gross because it’s too much

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cocksure

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overconfident

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coddle

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to treat with excessive care

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coerced

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forced

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cognizant

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aware; conscious

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commiserate

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to sympathize with

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companionable

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sociable; friendly

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complicit

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having helped with a crime

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complicity

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participation in wrongdoing; the act of being an accomplice

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concord

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harmony; agreement

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conflagration

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a fire

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conflate

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to confuse

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conscientious

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driven by the urge to do what’s right; careful

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consternation

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confusion; agitation; dismay

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conundrum

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a difficult problem

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conversant

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familiar with

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corroborate

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to confirm; to back up with evidence

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cosmopolitan

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at home in many places or situations; internationally sophisticated

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countenance

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face; facial expression, especially an encouraging one

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covert

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secret; hidden

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cowed

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intimidated

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crestfallen

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dejected; depressed

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culpable

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deserving blame; guilty

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curtail

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to shorten; to cut short

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dearth

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lack; scarcity

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debilitate

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to weaken; to cripple

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decimate

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to kill or destroy a large part of

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declaimed

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spoke loudly and self-importantly

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decorous

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proper; in good taste; orderly

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decrepit

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worn-out; run-down

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decried

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expressed strong disapproval about

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defamatory

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hurting someone’s reputation

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defame

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to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of

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defunct

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no longer existing

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deleterious

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harmful

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demagogue

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a leader of the people, but more a rabble rouser; a leader who gains power by trickery

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demarcate

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to define; to set apart

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denigrate

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to attack the reputation of or to put down

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deride

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to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously

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descry

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to catch sight of; to discover

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desecrate

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to violate something sacred

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despoiled

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stripped of value

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despot

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an absolute ruler; an autocrat

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dessicate

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to dry out

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dessicated

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dried out

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diatribe

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an angry speech

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didactic

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intended to teach; morally instructive; pedantic

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diffident

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timid; lacking in self-confidence

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dilatory

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tending to procrastinate

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dint

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force; power

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discomfit

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to embarrass or confuse

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disconcert

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to confuse or frustrate

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discriminate

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to notice or point out the difference between two or more things; to discern; to differentiate

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disgruntled

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displeased

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disparage

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to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way

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dispatch

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speed; efficiency

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disputatious

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inclined to argue

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dissemble

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to mislead, hide, or conceal

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disseminate

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to spread the seeds of something; to scatter; to make widely known

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distend

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to swell; to extend a great deal

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distension

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swelling

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divisive

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creating disunity

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docile

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easily taught; obedient; easy to handle; calm, even-tempered

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doggedness

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stubborn determination

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doggerel

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poorly written verse

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dogmatic

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arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; stubbornly claiming that something (often a system of beliefs) is beyond dispute

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dour

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gloomy; stern

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droll

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funny

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Ebullient

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boiling; bubbling with excitement; exuberant

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Eclectic

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choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources.

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Efficacious

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effective

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Effusion

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a pouring forth

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Effusive

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extremely expressive

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Egalitarian

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believing in the social and economic equality of all people

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Egregious

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extremely bad; flagrant

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embroiled

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in a difficult situation

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embryonic

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in an early stage

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emollient

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soothing

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emphatic

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forceful

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encroach

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to make gradual or stealthy inroads into; to trespass

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enervate

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to reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually

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enmity

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hatred

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ennui

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dissatisfaction or restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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entreat

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to plead

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equivocal

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ambiguous; intentionally confusing; capable of being interpreted in more than one way

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eradicate

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to wipe out

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eschew

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to avoid

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espouse

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to support; to advocate

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espy

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to glimpse; to catch sight of

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estimable

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worthy

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estranged

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separated in a negative way

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ethereal

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heavenly; as light and insubstantial as a gas or ether

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eulogy

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a tribute or praise for someone or something

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evanescent

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fleeting; vanishing; happening for only the briefest period

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evinced

A

revealed

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exacting

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extremely demanding; difficult; requiring great skill or care

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exculpated

A

freed from blame

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exonerate

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to free completely from blame; to exculpate

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exorbitant

A

excessive

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expatriate

A

to throw (someone) out of his or her native land; to move away from one’s native land; to emigrate

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expedient

A

providing an immediate advantage; serving one’s immediate self-interest; practical

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expunge

A

to get rid of

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extant

A

present or existing (opposite of extinct)

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farce

A

mockery or a ridiculous satire

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fastidious

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meticulous; demanding; finicky

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fatuous

A

foolish; silly; idiotic

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fawning

A

kissing up to

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feckless

A

weak; worthless; irresponsible

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fecund

A

fertile; productive

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ferret

A

to bring to light; to uncover

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fervor

A

great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal

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festoon

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to decorate

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fetid

A

bad-smelling

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filial

A

like a son or daughter

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finagled

A

obtained, often through trickery or indirect methods

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fitful

A

irregular; intermittent

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flippant

A

lacking respect or seriousness

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florid

A

overly decorated; reddish

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flotilla

A

a fleet of ships

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flounder

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to move clumsily or in confusion

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flouted

A

treated without respect

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flummoxed

A

confused

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foible

A

a minor character flaw

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forbear

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to refrain from; to abstain

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fortitude

A

strength

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fortuitous

A

accidental; occurring by chance

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fracas

A

a noisy brawl

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fraternize

A

to be friendly with

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frenetic

A

frantic; frenzied

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fruition

A

a productive result

226
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fulsome

A

abundant, sometimes disgustingly so

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funereal

A

like a funeral

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furor

A

an outburst of rage or excitement

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furtive

A

secretive; sly

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Gainsay

A

to deny

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Gallant

A

Courageous; noble

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Gambit

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a move made to try to gain an advantage

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garble

A

to make hard to understand

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gargantuan

A

enormous

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Garrulous

A

talkative; chatty

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gauche

A

awkward

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genial

A

good-natured

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germinate

A

to grow or cause to grow

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glacial

A

slow and/or cold

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glancing

A

indirect

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glowered

A

look at with anger

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Glut

A

a surplus; an overabundance

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Grandiose

A

absurdly exaggerated

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grasping

A

excessively greedy

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grating

A

irritating

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gravitas

A

powerful seriousness

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Gregarious

A

sociable; enjoying the company of others

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grouse

A

to complain

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grovel

A

to act like an unworthy servant by crawling or lowering oneself

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gumption

A

drive; initiative

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Q

guttural

A

strange and unpleasant sounding

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hackneyed

A

overused; trite; stale

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haggard

A

worn-out looking

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halcyon

A

happy; peaceful; prosperous

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hallowed

A

sacred

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harangue

A

a ranting lecture; an aggressive lecture. Verb = to lecture at length in an aggressive and critical manner.

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hermetic

A

impervious to external influence; airtight

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heyday

A

golden age; prime

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hiatus

A

a break or inturruption, often from work

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hirsute

A

hairy

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histrionic

A

overaly dramatic; theatrical

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homespun

A

simple; unpretentious

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hubris

A

excessive pride or self-confidence

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idiosyncrasy

A

a peculiarity; an eccentricity

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idyllic

A

charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful

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illiberal

A

narrow-minded

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imperious

A

dominant in an kingly way

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impetuous

A

impulsive; extremely impatient

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impregnable

A

unconquerable; impenetrable

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impugn

A

to attack, especially to attack the truth or integrity of something

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inane

A

silly; senseless

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incense

A

to make very angry

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incisive

A

cutting right to the heart of the matter; sharp; direct

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incoherent

A

unclear

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incredulous

A

extremely skeptical

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indigenous

A

native to an area; originating in that area.

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indomitable

A

unconquerable

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industrious

A

hard-working

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ineffable

A

incapable of being expressed or described

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inexorable

A

relentless; inevitable; unavoidable

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infinitesimal

A

very, very, very small; infinitely small

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ingenious

A

extremely clever

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ingenuous

A

frank; without deception; simple; artless; charmingly naïve

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inimitable

A

not capable of being imitated

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Q

innate

A

existing since birth; inborn; inherent

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innocuous

A

harmless; banal

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inordinate

A

excessive; unreasonable

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insipid

A

dull; bland; banal

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insular

A

like an island; isolated; narrow-minded

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interloper

A

one who intrudes

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inundate

A

to flood; to cover completely with water; to overwhelm

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inviolate

A

pure; intact

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jocose

A

given to joking

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judicious

A

exercising sound judgment

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juggernaut

A

something very powerful

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kindle

A

to start; to stir up

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kismet

A

fate

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kowtow

A

to kiss up to

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lackadasical

A

without energy or spirit

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