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enfranchise

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give voting rights

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noxious

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harmful; posionous lethal

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placid

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calm, peaceful

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remuneration

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payment for work done

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engender

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cause

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knotty

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complex, difficult to solve

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nuance

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something subtle, a fine shade of meaning

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abasement

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humiliation, degradation

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harangue

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noisy, attacking speech

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replete

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full

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abrogate

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cancel, deny, repeal

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enigma

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puzzle, mystery

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harbingers

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indicators, bringers of warnings

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labyrinthine

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complicated, highly convoluted

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plaudit

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statement giving strong praise

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esconce

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establish firmly in a position

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obdurate

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stubborn

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tawdry

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of little value, gaudy

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blighted

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damaged, destroyed, ruined

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credulous

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gullible, ready to believe anything

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enshroud

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cover

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lachrymose

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tearful, sad

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obfuscate

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deliberately make something difficult to understand

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repudiate

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shun, eschew

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tedium

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boredom

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blithe

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free spirited, carefree

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crespuscular

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active at dawn and dusk

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temper

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to moderate, soften

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abstruse

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difficult to understand, obsucre

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blunderbuss

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ancient weapon, (type of gun) /a clumsy person

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envenom

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to cause bitterness and bad feeling

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hedonism

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self ingulgence, pleasure seeking

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laconic

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using few words, brief, to the point

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oblique

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indirect, slanting

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tenacious

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stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose

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ephemeral

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short-lived

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hedonist

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a pleasure seeker

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bombast

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arrogant, pompous language

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lampoon

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ridicule, spoof

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resonant

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echoing

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tenuous

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flimsy, not solid

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acrid

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sharp, pungent

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boorish

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ill-mannered

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cynical

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believing that people act only out of selfish motives

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epistle

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a letter (form of communication0

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heresy

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against orthodox opinion

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lance

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spear, slike, javelin

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respite

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break, intermission

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terse

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concise, to the point

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acrophobia

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fear of heights

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bourgeois

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middle class

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debility

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weakness, incapacity

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epostolary

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concerned with letters, through correspondence

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hiatus

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interruption, pause

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languid

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tired, slow

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poised

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calm, collected, self possessed

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resplendent

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shining, glowing

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acuity

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sharpness (mental or visual)

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braggart

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someone who boasts

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epitomized

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typified, characterized, personified

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hidebound

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rigid in opinions

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languish

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decay, fade away, get weaker

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obsequious

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servile, submissive

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polemical

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causing debate or argument

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restorative

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a tonic

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thwart

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prevent, frustrate

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decathlon

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an athletic competition with ten events

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equivocate

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speak ambiguously, avoid telling the truth

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larceny

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theft, robbery, stealing

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ponderous

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weighty, slow and heavy

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timorous

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cowardly, fearful

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adroit

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skillfull

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brevity

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being brief

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decorum

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dignified, corrected behavior

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largess

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generosity

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pontificate

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speak pompously or dogmatically

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reticent

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restrained, holding something back, uncommunicative

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tirade

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stream of verbal abuse

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adulation

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strong admiration, worship

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bristle

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to show irritation

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histrionic

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theatrical, exaggerated

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laud

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praise

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obstreperous

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noisy an dboisterous

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portend

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fortell

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titter

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giggle quietly

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broach

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start to discuss, approach

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deference

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respect

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esoteric

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obscure and difficult to understand

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hoary

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old

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lavish

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on a grand scale, wasteful

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obtuse

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mentally dull

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portent

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a warning sign, omen

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revere

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worship

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tome

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large book

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advocate

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support

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brusque

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blunt, abrupt

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defoliate

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cause leaves to fall off

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espouse

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promote, take up support

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hone

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sharpen, increase, whet

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lax

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careless, not strict

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obviate

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avoid, make unnecessary

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poseur

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someone who puts on an act

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riddled

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full of (usually holes)

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torpid

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incactive, lazy, stagnant

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aesthetic

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concerning art of beauty

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bulwark

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fortification, barricade, wall

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defunct

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no longer in existence

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etymology

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the study of word origins

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hyperbole

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grossly, exaggerated speech

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odious

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hateful

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posterity

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future generations

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rifle

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common

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torpor

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dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity

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affable

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friendly, social, easygoing

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burreaucracy

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officialdom

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degradation

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deprivation, poverty, debasement

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eulogy

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praise

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legion

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in large numbers

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officious

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domineering, intrusive, meddlesome

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posthumous

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after death

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totter

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walk unsteadily

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alacrity

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eagerness, enthusiasm, quickness

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burgeon

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grow, flourish, put forth new shoots

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deleterious

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harmful

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euphemism

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a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant

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ogle

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stare at, observe in an obvious manner

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postulate

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hypothesize, propose

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tractable

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obedient, dutiful, polite

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alchemy

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medievil chemistry, attempt to change base metal into gold

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burnish

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polish

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deliberate

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to think over deeply

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euphony

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pleasant sounds

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iconoclast

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person who opposes orhtodoxy

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levity

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flippancy, joking about serirous matters

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olfactory

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concerned with the sense of smell

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potable

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suitable for drinking

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rotund

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round

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buttress

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strenghten, support

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delineation

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demarcation, explanation, definition, outlining

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idiosyncrasy

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a personal peculiarity, something uniquet to an individual

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libertarian

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someone who opposes tyranny

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ominous

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threatening

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ruminate

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think over something, ponder

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allay

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to lessen

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beline

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the line that tells you who wrote an articl

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demur

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hesitate, refuse

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exacerbate

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make worse

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ignominious

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shameful

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linement

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soothing lotion

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omnipotent

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all powerful

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pragmatic

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pratical

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discordant loud noises

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frustrated, annoyed

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ignominy

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shame

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all knowing

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pratical person, one who is concerned with usefulness

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saccharin

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falsely sweet

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transient

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short lived, ephemaral

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cajole

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coax

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exceptionable

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very bad (something which we should object to)

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preamble

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introductory material

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traverse

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to move across

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altruism

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caldron

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huge cooking pot

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deplore

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regret

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exculpate

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free someone from blame, pardon, acquit

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illusory

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deceptive, false, misleading

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lobbyist

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person who tried to persuade someone to support a particular cause

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onus

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burden

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precarious

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unstable, risky

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trepidation

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fear

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amass

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accumulate

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callow

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immature

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depravity

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moral corruption

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exercrable

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very very bad

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immoderate

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excessive, extreme

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lofty

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snooty, arrogant, haughty

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opaque

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does not let light through

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precedent

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a previous occurrence used as a guide

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sage

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a wise person

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trinket

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something of little value, knick knack

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ambiguity

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uncertaninty, vagueness

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candid

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frank, honest

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deprecate

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criticize, denounce

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exegesis

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scholarly, explanation or interpretation

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immutable

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unchanging, permanent

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longevity

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long life

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opulent

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wealthy, rich, magnificent

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precept

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guiding principle

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salacious

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lecherous, erotic

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trite

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unoriginal, dull

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ambiguous

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unclear in meaning, can be interpreted in diferent ways

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deride

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ridicule, make fun of, mock

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exemplary

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outstandingly good, setting a fine example

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impartial

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unbiased, neutral

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loquacious

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talkative

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ordain

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destine, confer holy orders on a priest

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precinct

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district of a city

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ambivalence

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lack of clarity, wavering, being undecided

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cantankerous

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bad tempered, quarrelsome

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exemplify

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to serve as a good example

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impecunious

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having no money

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ornate

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highly decorated

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precipice

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steep slope

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salubrious

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health giving

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ambulatory

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ablt to walk around

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capacious

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spacious

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impious

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wicked, profane

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orthodox

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conventional

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precipitous

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done in a hurry

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salutary

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something which teaches you a lesson, beneficial

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ameliorate

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make better

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capitulate

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surrender, give in to

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ossify

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turn to bone, become fixed and rigid

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sanctimonious

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hupocritically holly

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tumult

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uproar, noise

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amelioration

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improvement

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carping

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constant criticism

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desist

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stop, discontinue, cease

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lummox

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clumsy person

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ostentatious

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showy

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precocious

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developing early

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sanction

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give approval to

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turpitude

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depravity

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amiable

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friendly

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cartographer

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person who makes maps

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depsondent

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having no hope, miserable

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expatriate

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refugee, emigrant, someone living away from his own country

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luscious

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juicy, moist, succulent

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oust

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push out of a position

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sanguinary

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bloodthirsty, bloody

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tyro

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novice, beginner

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amity

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friendship

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castigate

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scold strongly

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incantation

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chant, invocation, prayer

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sanguine

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optimistic, cheerful

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ubiquitous

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found everywhere, omnipresent

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amorphous

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lacking in shape

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catharsis

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purging of pent up emotions

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deter

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put off, prevent

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machinations

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plots and plans

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overwrought

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worked up, in an emotional state

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preeminent

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famous, outstanding

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sardonic

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mocking

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unalloyed

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undiluted, total

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analgesic

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medicine to combat pain

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caucus

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type of private politicla meeting

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incessant

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without stopping

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maelstom

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whirlpool, storm in the ocean

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prerogative

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right or privilege

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savant

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person with knowledge

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unctuous

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oily, using excessive flattery

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caustic

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burning

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incipient

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just beginning

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magnanimous

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generous, big hearted

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palisade

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fence made of posts

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prescient

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having fore knowledge

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scale

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to climb

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anarchy

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chaos, lack of government

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cavalcade

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procession of vehicles

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greedily eaten/consumed

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extradite

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deport from one country back to the home country

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inclination

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tendency, a leaning toward

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magnate

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powerful businessman

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palliative

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a remedy that improves but doesnt cure

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presentiment

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a feeling that something might happen

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anecdote

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a brief amusing story

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celerity

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speed

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dexterous

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skilful with hands

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extraneous

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irrelevant

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incoherent

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not clear

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maladroit

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culmsy, unskillful

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pallid

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pale

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scrupulous

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careful, diligent, painstaking

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clear, obvious

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animosity

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hatred, antagonism

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censorious

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disapporving, critical

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dichotomy

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a division into two parts

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extrapolate

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extend, pretend on the basis of known data

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incongruous

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not fitting in, out of place

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malady

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illness

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palpable

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easily felt, easily perceived

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pretentious

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pompous, self-important

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scrutinize

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examine carefully

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unfetter

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set free

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annex

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a building which in an addition to an existing building

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censure

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blame

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didactic

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intended to teach, instructive

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extrinsic

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irrelevant, on the outside

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inconsequential

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unimportant, insignificant, negligible

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malediction

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a curse

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panacea

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remedy for all ills

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prevaricate

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speak misleadingly and evasively

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scuttle

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sink

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unfrock

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to remove a priest from his position

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cerebral

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intellectual

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diffident

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lacking confidence

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fallacious

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false

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malefactor

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a wrong doer

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paradigm

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example, model, way of looking at things

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unprecedented

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never having happened before

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anomaly

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something which does not fit in a pattern, irregularity

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certitude

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certainty

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malinger

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deliberately avoid work, shirk

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paradox

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apparently contraidtory statement

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tendency towarda

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sensous

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appealing to the senses

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unscathed

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unharmed, intact, without a scratch

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antagonism

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hostitlity, strong opposition

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charlatan

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trickster who claims knowledge he doesn’t ahve

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dike

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dam, embankment

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fanatical

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obsessive, fixated

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indifferetn

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neutra, not outstanding

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person who deliberately tries to avoid work

319
Q

paragon

A

a perfect example

320
Q

sentinel

A

guard, sentry

321
Q

unwitting

A

not deliberate, unconscious

322
Q

antagonistic

A

opposed, hostile, aggressive

323
Q

chary

A

wary of, cautious about, reluctant to give

324
Q

dilatory

A

slow, falling behind with one’s work

325
Q

fanaticism

A

passion, excessive devotion

326
Q

idigenous

A

native to a particular area

327
Q

prodigal

A

wasteful, extravagant

328
Q

sequester

A

isolate

329
Q

upbraid

A

scold, tell off, reprimand

330
Q

antediluvian

A

outdated, prehistoric, very old fashioned

331
Q

chastises

A

punishes

332
Q

fastidious

A

overly particular, finicky

333
Q

indolence

A

laziness

334
Q

prodigious

A

very large

335
Q

serendipity

A

fortunate coincidence, unsought discovery

336
Q

uproarious

A

hilarious, hysterical, very funny

337
Q

anthology

A

a book which is a collection of poems or stories

338
Q

chicanery

A

trickery

339
Q

factuous

A

silly, foolish

340
Q

inductee

A

novice, beginner

341
Q

upshot

A

outcome

342
Q

anthropocentrism

A

putting man at the center of one’s philosophy

343
Q

chimerical

A

changeable, unstable

344
Q

pariah

A

an outcast from society

345
Q

urbane

A

sophisticated, suave

346
Q

antiquated

A

outdated, old fashioned

347
Q

choleric

A

easily angered

348
Q

diorama

A

model of a scene

349
Q

fecund

A

fertile

350
Q

inebriation

A

drunkenness, intoxication

351
Q

marshal

A

to gather together

352
Q

parity

A

equality

353
Q

servile

A

overly submissive, groveling

354
Q

usurp

A

take someones position (usually by force)

355
Q

apathetic

A

indifferent, uninterested, lethargic

356
Q

chronicler

A

person who records historical information

357
Q

dirge

A

mournful song

358
Q

felicitous

A

apt

359
Q

ineffable

A

coannot be expressed in words

360
Q

marsupial

A

pouched animal

361
Q

parochial

A

narrow minded, concerned only with local matters

362
Q

profundity

A

depth

363
Q

utilitarian

A

useful

364
Q

apathy

A

lack of interest or emotion

365
Q

circuitous

A

indirect

366
Q

disapprobation

A

disapproval

367
Q

fervor

A

passion, enthusiasm

368
Q

inept

A

incompetent, unskilled, useless

369
Q

martinet

A

person who believes in strict discipline

370
Q

parody

A

a mockery, imitation for ridicule, spoof

371
Q

proletarian

A

member of the working class

372
Q

skirmish

A

minor battle

373
Q

utopian

A

a believer in the ideal world

374
Q

apocryphal

A

of doubtful origin

375
Q

circumlocution

A

using too many words, long windedness

376
Q

discern

A

to distinguish one thing from another

377
Q

fickle

A

unpredictable, whimsical, easily swayed

378
Q

inertia

A

inactivity, lethargy

379
Q

masochist

A

person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself

380
Q

parry

A

ward off, avoid

381
Q

prolific

A

producing a lot

382
Q

sluggard

A

slow moving, lethargic person

383
Q

vacillate

A

waver, hesitate

384
Q

circumscribe

A

limit

385
Q

finesse

A

skill

386
Q

matriarchy

A

society governed by women

387
Q

parsimonious

A

economical, frugal, thrifty

388
Q

smelt

A

refine an ore

389
Q

vacuous

A

empty, silly, meaningless

390
Q

circumspect

A

cautious, considering all sides

391
Q

discordancy

A

cacophony, harshness, jarring

392
Q

fitful

A

not continuous, stopping and starting

393
Q

inexorable

A

relentless

394
Q

maverick

A

loner

395
Q

parsimony

A

stinginess, frugality, cost cutting

396
Q

prosaic

A

dull, boring, ordinary

397
Q

smorgasbord

A

a Swedish buffet of cold dishes

398
Q

vagrant

A

person wantering without a home

399
Q

arable

A

can be cultivated

400
Q

circumvent

A

avoid

401
Q

flagrant

A

clearly wrong

402
Q

inexpedient

A

not advisiable

403
Q

partisan

A

biased, one sided, commited to one group

404
Q

proscribe

A

forbid

405
Q

solace

A

comfort for grief

406
Q

vapid

A

dull, uninspirirng

407
Q

infallible

A

perfect, flawless, can not make mistakes

408
Q

pathos

A

evoking sadness or pity

409
Q

prosody

A

stufy of verisfication

410
Q

variegated

A

multicolred, speckled

411
Q

arcane

A

obscure, known only to a few people

412
Q

clamor

A

shout, scream

413
Q

discursiveness

A

long windedness, indirectness

414
Q

infamous

A

famous for something bad

415
Q

prostration

A

lying face down, be overcome with extreme weakness

416
Q

somnambulist

A

sleepwalker

417
Q

vehemence

A

violence, fervor, forcefulness

418
Q

archaic

A

ancient, outdated, old fashioned

419
Q

clandetine

A

secret, covert, stealthy

420
Q

flippant

A

making jokes about serious matters

421
Q

menagerie

A

collection of animals

422
Q

protagonist

A

main chatacter in fil, book, play

423
Q

soothsayer

A

fortuneteller

424
Q

archetype

A

classic example of

425
Q

clemency

A

mercy

426
Q

flout

A

defy, reject

427
Q

ingenue

A

naive, unsophisticated person

428
Q

mendacious

A

given to lying

429
Q

paucity

A

shortage

430
Q

protean

A

changeable

431
Q

sophmoric

A

juvenile, immature

432
Q

cliche

A

overused expression, something unoriginal

433
Q

disparage

A

criticize, belittle

434
Q

ingrate

A

ungrateful person

435
Q

mercenary

A

concerned only with money

436
Q

peccadillo

A

minor weakness, trivial offence

437
Q

protege

A

person under protection of or guided by another

438
Q

soporific

A

incuding sleep

439
Q

veneer

A

surface coating

440
Q

disparity

A

and inequality

441
Q

inimical

A

hostile

442
Q

mercurial

A

volatile, changeable

443
Q

pendant

A

person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrrow learning

444
Q

venerate

A

revere, worship

445
Q

artifice

A

deception, trickery

446
Q

coalesce

A

come together, merge

447
Q

innate

A

inherited, inborn

448
Q

pedestrian

A

common, mundane, banal

449
Q

provincal

A

unsophisitcated, narrow minded

450
Q

specious

A

false

451
Q

venial

A

minor, unimportant

452
Q

fortitude

A

bravery

453
Q

innocuous

A

harmless, inoffensive

454
Q

metaphorically

A

symbolically, figuratively

455
Q

peerless

A

without equal

456
Q

prudent

A

cautious, wise

457
Q

ascetic

A

without luxuries, severly simple

458
Q

coercion

A

force

459
Q

diurnal

A

active in daytime

460
Q

frotuitous

A

happening by chance

461
Q

innovate

A

create

462
Q

meticulous

A

very careful, painstaking

463
Q

perjorative

A

derogatory

464
Q

puerile

A

childish

465
Q

sporadic

A

not continuous, intermittent

466
Q

verbose

A

talkative, long winded, ramblin

467
Q

assiduous

A

throrough, diligent

468
Q

cogent

A

lucid, well argued

469
Q

fractious

A

irritable, difficult to control

470
Q

inscrutable

A

mysterious, inpenetrable

471
Q

mettle

A

courage, bravery, valor

472
Q

pellucid

A

transparently clear

473
Q

punctilious

A

paying attention to small details

474
Q

spurious

A

false

475
Q

cogitate

A

think over something, ponder

476
Q

insentient

A

unfeeling

477
Q

milieu

A

environment

478
Q

pensive

A

in a thoughtful mood, thinking deeply

479
Q

purloin

A

steal

480
Q

vertigo

A

dizziness

481
Q

astute

A

perceptive, sharp witted

482
Q

dogmatic

A

having stubbornl held opinions

483
Q

frivolous

A

not serious

484
Q

insipid

A

dull, bland, boring

485
Q

mire

A

swamp, muddy grund

486
Q

penury

A

poverty

487
Q

pusillanimous

A

cowardly

488
Q

staid

A

dull, sober, serious

489
Q

vestigial

A

not developed

490
Q

asylum

A

place of refuge or safety

491
Q

collate

A

arrange in order

492
Q

dolt

A

stupid person

493
Q

misanthrope

A

hater of the rest of mankind

494
Q

pyromania

A

compulsion to start fires

495
Q

stanza

A

section of a poem

496
Q

vignette

A

small sketch

497
Q

atheist

A

person who does not believe in God

498
Q

colloquial

A

local an informal

499
Q

dotard

A

foolish old man

500
Q

furrow

A

groove

501
Q

misnomer

A

wrong name

502
Q

percipient

A

perceptive, insightful

503
Q

quaff

A

drink down quickly

504
Q

staunch

A

loyal, faithful, dependable

505
Q

vilification

A

blackening someone’s name

506
Q

atrophy

A

waste away from lack of use

507
Q

collusion

A

plotting and planning

508
Q

drawl

A

speak slowly with words running together

509
Q

furtive

A

hidden and secret

510
Q

insurgent

A

rebel

511
Q

misogynist

A

hater of women

512
Q

perdition

A

damnation

513
Q

quagmire

A

marsh, bog

514
Q

stereotype

A

fixed image

515
Q

vindicate

A

prove right, remove blame

516
Q

attenuate

A

weaken

517
Q

commandeer

A

take possession of

518
Q

drivel

A

nonsense

519
Q

futile

A

useless, hopeless

520
Q

interminable

A

never ending

521
Q

peremptory

A

in a commanding manner

522
Q

quaint

A

pituresque

523
Q

stevedore

A

dockworker

524
Q

virtuoso

A

an accomplished musician

525
Q

augment

A

increase, make bigger

526
Q

complacent

A

self satisfied, smug

527
Q

droll

A

dryly amusing

528
Q

galleon

A

ancient type of sailing ship

529
Q

mitigate

A

lessen, make less severe

530
Q

perfidy

A

treachory

531
Q

quandary

A

dilemna, puzzle

532
Q

virulent

A

dangerous, harmful

533
Q

asupicious

A

favorable, promising to turn out well

534
Q

compliant

A

easy to control, submissive

535
Q

drone

A

monotonous noise, speak with no emotion, male bee

536
Q

gambol

A

frolic, leap, bound

537
Q

intransigence

A

stubborness

538
Q

modicum

A

small amount

539
Q

perfunctory

A

superficial, cursory

540
Q

quarantine

A

isolation to prevent the spread of disease

541
Q

stoic

A

known for fortitude, indifferent to pleasure of pain

542
Q

austere

A

severely plain

543
Q

concatenate

A

link together

544
Q

dubious

A

doubtful

545
Q

garble

A

distort, confuse, muddle

546
Q

intransigent

A

stubborn, unyielding

547
Q

momentous

A

very important

548
Q

peripatetic

A

nomadic, moving from place to place

549
Q

quarry

A

something that is hunted, mine for stone

550
Q

Vitriolic

A

corrosive, strongly attacking

551
Q

garish

A

gaudy

552
Q

intrepid

A

brave

553
Q

monotonous

A

dull unvarying

554
Q

peripheral

A

on the edge, not important

555
Q

querulous

A

always complaining

556
Q

stolid

A

impassive, dull, indifferent

557
Q

vivacity

A

liveliness, animation

558
Q

balk

A

hinder and prevent, hesitate over

559
Q

conciliate

A

to bring together, end a dispute

560
Q

garner

A

gather, collect

561
Q

inveterate

A

habitual

562
Q

moratorium

A

temporary prohibition or halt to activity

563
Q

quirk

A

oddity

564
Q

stratagem

A

plot, plan, trick

565
Q

vivify

A

enliven

566
Q

banal

A

common, dull

567
Q

concise

A

stated in few words

568
Q

ebullient

A

very lively, cheerful, jovial, happy

569
Q

garrulous

A

talkative

570
Q

invidious

A

arousing envy

571
Q

moribund

A

on the point of death

572
Q

pernicious

A

destructive, harmful

573
Q

ramble

A

wander aimlessly

574
Q

strident

A

lound and harsh

575
Q

vociferous

A

noisy, loud in speech

576
Q

banality

A

ordinariness, dullness

577
Q

condescend

A

talk down to

578
Q

eccentric

A

unusual, quirky, odd

579
Q

gaunt

A

emanciated, bony and angular

580
Q

inviolable

A

cannot be invaded

581
Q

morose

A

gloomy, bad tempered

582
Q

persnickety

A

fastidious, fussy

583
Q

ramifications

A

branches, subdivisions of a complex, outcomes

584
Q

volatile

A

dangerously unstable, evaporates easily

585
Q

bane

A

troublesome influence

586
Q

condone

A

tacitly support, overlook

587
Q

eclectic

A

taking things from different sources

588
Q

genre

A

a category, type

589
Q

irascible

A

easily angered

590
Q

mundane

A

ordinary, worldly

591
Q

perputuated

A

caused to continue

592
Q

rancor

A

resentment, animosity, bad feeling

593
Q

voluble

A

talkative

594
Q

bard

A

poet

595
Q

edifice

A

building, structure, construction

596
Q

germane

A

relevant

597
Q

ire

A

anger

598
Q

munificent

A

generous, charitable

599
Q

perpetuity

A

eternity

600
Q

rant

A

using bombastic language

601
Q

stupefying

A

astonishing, shocking, stunning into silence

602
Q

bastion

A

fortress, stronghold

603
Q

conflagration

A

big fire

604
Q

efface

A

wipe out, remove all trace of

605
Q

germinal

A

just growing, not developed, immature

606
Q

irksome

A

annoyingm infuriating

607
Q

mutinous

A

very rebellious

608
Q

voracious

A

ravenous

609
Q

befuddle

A

confuse

610
Q

confound

A

confuse

611
Q

effigy

A

a model of a person

612
Q

gibbering

A

making meaningless noises

613
Q

myriad

A

in large numbers

614
Q

perspicacious

A

insightful, sharp, wise

615
Q

substantiate

A

give supporting evidence

616
Q

waive

A

surrender, give up

617
Q

begrudge

A

resent

618
Q

congeal

A

to solidify

619
Q

effusive

A

gushing, demonstrative

620
Q

glacial

A

hostile, unfriendly, cold, icy

621
Q

perspicacity

A

insight

622
Q

raze

A

destroy, demolish, tear down

623
Q

subterfuge

A

a trick

624
Q

wane

A

grow less

625
Q

beguile

A

mislead, lure

626
Q

congenital

A

present form birth

627
Q

egalitarianism

A

belief in equality

628
Q

goad

A

prd, urge

629
Q

irreporachable

A

cannot be criticized, perfect

630
Q

nebulous

A

vague

631
Q

pertinent

A

relevant

632
Q

rebuttal

A

denial

633
Q

wary

A

hesitant, cautious

634
Q

belabor

A

explain in unnecessary detail

635
Q

egregious

A

outstandingly, obviousle bad

636
Q

grate

A

to annoy, aggravate, vex, shred

637
Q

irrevocable

A

cannot be cancelled, unchangeable

638
Q

nefarious

A

wicked, immoral, disreputable

639
Q

peruse

A

read carefully

640
Q

subversive

A

rebellious, revolutionary

641
Q

wax

A

to increase, to grow

642
Q

beleaguer

A

besiege, attack

643
Q

consecrate

A

dedicate

644
Q

gratis

A

free of charge, without payment

645
Q

itenerant

A

nomadic, wandering from place to place

646
Q

negate

A

cancel, deny

647
Q

pervasive

A

spreading everywhere

648
Q

recapitulate

A

summarize

649
Q

succint

A

consise

650
Q

walay

A

accost, stop, approach, hinder

651
Q

belie

A

contradict

652
Q

consensus

A

general agreement

653
Q

eloquent

A

fluent and persuasive in speech

654
Q

gratuitous

A

unwarranted

655
Q

jaded

A

tired, bored, worn out

656
Q

petrify

A

terrify, turn to stone

657
Q

suffragist

A

someone who campaings for voting rights

658
Q

weighty

A

serious

659
Q

conspicuous

A

easily seen, prominent

660
Q

elucidate

A

make clear

661
Q

gravity

A

seriousness

662
Q

jargon

A

specialized language used by experts

663
Q

neologism

A

newly coinged word

664
Q

petulant

A

sulk, peevish

665
Q

supercillious

A

proud and haughty

666
Q

whelp

A

young dog

667
Q

beligerent

A

aggressive, ready to fight

668
Q

contemporary

A

living or happening at the same time

669
Q

gritty

A

coarse

670
Q

jaunt

A

short pleasure trip

671
Q

niggardly

A

miserly, stingy

672
Q

philanthropy

A

charity, love of mankind

673
Q

surly

A

grumpy, rude

674
Q

whimsical

A

capricious, changeable

675
Q

bemoan

A

complain about

676
Q

contrite

A

sorry

677
Q

emancipate

A

set free

678
Q

guffaw

A

sudden loud laughter

679
Q

nomadic

A

wandering from place to place

680
Q

philisting

A

uncultured person

681
Q

redolent

A

smelling of, giving off odors

682
Q

surreptitious

A

secret, sneaky, stealthy

683
Q

willful

A

stubborn

684
Q

benevolent

A

kindly

685
Q

guile

A

cunning, craftiness

686
Q

phlegmatic

A

calm, imperturbable

687
Q

redress

A

put right something that was wrong

688
Q

surreptitiously

A

secretly, furtively, stealhily

689
Q

wily

A

cunning

690
Q

benign

A

kindly, harmless

691
Q

contumacious

A

stubborn

692
Q

embroil

A

involve in hostility or argument

693
Q

guileless

A

frank, straightforward, honest

694
Q

jocular

A

in a joking manner

695
Q

nondescript

A

having no special features, dull and ordinary

696
Q

pillage

A

plunder

697
Q

contusion

A

bruise

698
Q

nonetity

A

a person of no importance, not famous

699
Q

pinnacle

A

topmost point

700
Q

referendum

A

public vote

701
Q

wistful

A

melancholy, pensive, expressing a longing for

702
Q

nostalgia

A

long for the past

703
Q

pious

A

very religios

704
Q

sybarite

A

lover of luxury

705
Q

zany

A

crazy, wacky

706
Q

gustatory

A

concerned with the sense of taste

707
Q

judicious

A

correct in judgement, wise

708
Q

notoriety

A

infamy, known for wrong doing

709
Q

pivotal

A

of central importance

710
Q

regale

A

entertain

711
Q

sycophant

A

bootlicker, flatterer

712
Q

corpulent

A

fat

713
Q

hackneyed

A

commond over used

714
Q

jurisprudence

A

science or study of law

715
Q

novel

A

new, unusual

716
Q

placate

A

pacify, soothe, calm

717
Q

relegate

A

dismiss to a lower position

718
Q

taciturn

A

quiet, saying little

719
Q

zealot

A

fanatic

720
Q

bestial

A

behaving like a beast, brutal

721
Q

corrugated

A

highly folded

722
Q

enduring

A

lasting

723
Q

juxtapose

A

place next to

724
Q

novice

A

a beginner, tyro

725
Q

placebo

A

harmless medicine with no effect, dummy medicine

726
Q

tactile

A

concerned with the sense of touch

727
Q

zenith

A

summit

728
Q

abate

A

reduce in ntensity

729
Q

abjure

A

renounce, swear to refrain from something

730
Q

boor

A

ill mannered person

731
Q

cardinal

A

high ranking church official

732
Q

equivocation

A

speaking ambiguously

733
Q

feckless

A

feeble, helpless, lacking in initiative

734
Q

imperturbability

A

quality of being calm and not easily disturbed

735
Q

meretricious

A

falsely attractive, tawdry

736
Q

augury

A

prediction, looking for omens

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