Manhattan Advanced GRE Word

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abase

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Degrade or humble; to lower in rank, status, or esteem

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abeyance

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Temporary suspension, inactivity

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abreast

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Side-by-side. The more common “abreast of” means keeping up with, staying aware of, or remaining equal in progress with.

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abscission

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Cutting off; sudden termination; the separation of leaves, petals, or other parts from a plant or animal

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abscond

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Depart suddenly and secretively

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abyss

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A deep and vast space or cavity; anything profound or infinite

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accede

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Agree, give consent; assume power (usually as “accede to”)

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accretion

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Gradual increase; an added part or addition

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acerbic

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Sour; harsh or severe

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acidulous

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Slightly acid or sour; sharp or caustic

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acumen

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Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgment

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adulterate

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Make impure by adding inappropriate or inferior ingredients

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adumbrate

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Give a rough outline of; foreshadow; reveal only partially; obscure

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aerie

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Dwelling or fortress built on a high place; the nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk, built on a mountain or cliff

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albeit

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Although, even though

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aloof

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Distant physically or emotionally; reserved; indifferent

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amalgamate

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Blend, merge, or unite

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ameliorate

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Improve; make better or more bearable

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amortize

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Gradually pay off a debt, or gradually write off an asset

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anachronism

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Something that is not in its correct historical time; a mistake in chronology, such as by assigning a person or event to the wrong time period

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analgesia

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Pain relief; inability to feel pain

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annul

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Make void or null, cancel, abolish (usually of laws or other established rules)

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anodyne

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Medicine that relieves pain (noun); soothing, relieving pain (adj)

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antedate

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Be older than, precede in time; assign to an earlier date

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# Study antithetical

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Directly opposed, opposite; involving antithesis (the rhetorical act of placing two phrases opposite one another for contrast, as in love me or hate me)

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# Study apostate

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Person who deserts a party, cause, religion, etc.

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# Study apostle

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Pioneer of a reform movement (originally, an early follower of Jesus)

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# Study apposite

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Highly appropriate, suitable, or relevant

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# Study apprise

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Inform, give notice to

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# Study approbation

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Praise or approval, especially formal approval

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# Study appropriate

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Set aside or authorize (such as money) for a particular purpose; take for one's own use

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# Study arbiter

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Judge, umpire, person empowered to decide matters at hand

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# Study ardent

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Very passionate, devoted, or enthusiastic

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# Study arrogate

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Claim or take presumptuously or without the right to do so

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# Study ascribe

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Assign or credit to a certain cause or source

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# Study aseptic

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Free from germs

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# Study asperity

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Rigor, severity; harshness or sharpness of tone; roughness of surface

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# Study aspersions

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Damaging remarks, defamation, slander

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# Study assail

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Attack violently, assault

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# Study assiduous

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Persevering, diligent, constant

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# Study attenuate

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Weaken or thin out

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# Study attuned

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In harmony; in sympathetic relationship

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# Study augury

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Telling the future, such as through supernatural means

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# Study august

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Venerable, majestic; inspiring admiration

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# Study avarice

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Insatiable greed; a miserly desire to hoard wealth

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# Study axiom

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Self-evident truth requiring no proof; universally or generally accepted principle

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# Study balloon

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Swell or puff out; increase rapidly

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# Study banal

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Lacking freshness and originality; clich¨¦

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# Study bane

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Something that ruins or spoils

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# Study baying

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Howling in a deep way, like a dog or wolf

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# Study beneficent

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Doing good

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# Study bent

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Personal inclination or tendency

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# Study besiege

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Attack, overwhelm, crowd in on or surround

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# Study bevy

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Group of birds or other animals that stay close together; any large group

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# Study bifurcate

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To fork into two branches or divide into two halves

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# Study bilk

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Cheat or defraud

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# Study blight

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Disease that kills plants rapidly, or any cause of decay or destruction (noun); ruin or cause to wither (verb)

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# Study blithe

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Joyous, merry; excessively carefree (so as to ignore more important concerns)

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# Study bombastic

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(Of speech or writing) far too showy or dramatic than is appropriate; pretentious

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# Study bonhomie

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Friendliness, open and simple good heartedness

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# Study brandish

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Shake, wave, or flourish, as a weapon

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# Study brook

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Suffer or tolerate

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# Study bucolic

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Pertaining to shepherds; suggesting a peaceful and pleasant view of rural life

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# Study burnish

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Polish, make smooth and lustrous

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# Study calumny

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Malicious lie intended to hurt someone's reputation; the act of telling such lies

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# Study canard

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Rumor, a false or baseless story

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# Study cardinal

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Chief, most important

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# Study catholic

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Universal, broad-minded

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# Study chicanery

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Trickery, deception by knowingly false arguments

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# Study circumscribe

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Strictly limit a role, range of activity, or area; in math, to be constructed around so as to touch as many points as possible

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# Study circumspect

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Cautious, prudent; careful to consider the circumstances and consequences

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# Study clamber

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Climb awkwardly or with difficulty, scramble

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# Study cloying

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Disgustingly or distastefully sweet

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# Study coagulate

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Cause a liquid to become solid or semisolid

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# Study coda

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Final part of a musical composition; an ending, esp. one that sums up what has come before

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# Study coffer

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Chest for storing valuables; financial resources, a treasury

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# Study collude

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Conspire; cooperate for illegal or fraudulent purposes

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# Study compendium

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Concise but complete summary; a list or collection

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# Study complaisant

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Eager to please; cheerfully complying

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# Study confound

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Confuse, frustrate; mix up or make worse

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# Study connote

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Suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning

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# Study contraries

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Things that are opposing; either of two opposite things

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# Study contrite

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Remorseful; feeling sorry for one's offenses or sins

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# Study contumacious

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Rebellious; stubbornly disobedient

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# Study convoke

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Call together, as to a meeting

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# Study cosset

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Treat as a pet, pamper

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# Study coterie

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Close or exclusive group, clique

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# Study cupidity

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Greed, great or excessive desire

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# Study curmudgeon

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Bad-tempered, difficult person; grouch

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# Study declaim

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Speak in an impassioned, pompous, or oratorical manner; give a formal speech

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# Study declivity

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Downward slope

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# Study delimit

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Fix, mark, or define the boundaries of

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# Study demagogue

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A leader who lies and gains power by arousing the passions and especially prejudices of the people

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# Study demur

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Show reluctance or object, especially for moral reasons

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# Study desultory

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Lacking consistency or order, disconnected, sporadic; going off topic

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# Study diaphanous

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Very sheer, fine, translucent

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# Study dichotomy

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Division into two parts or into two contradictory groups

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# Study dictum

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Formal or authoritative pronouncement; saying or proverb

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# Study diffident

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Lacking confidence, shy

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# Study diffuse

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Spread widely, disseminate (verb); dispersed, widely spread out, or wordy and going off-topic (adj)

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# Study dilate

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To become wider or make wider, cause to expand; to speak or write at length, elaborate upon

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# Study dilatory

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Slow, late; procrastinating or stalling for time

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# Study dilettante

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Person who takes up an art or activity for amusement only or in a superficial way

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# Study dirge

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A funeral or mourning song or poem

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# Study discomfiting

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Disconcerting, confusing, frustrating

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# Study discordant

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Harsh or inharmonious in sound; disagreeing, incongruous

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# Study discrete

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Separate, distinct, detached, existing as individual parts

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# Study disparage

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Belittle, put down; bring shame upon, discredit

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# Study disparate

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Distinct, different

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# Study dissemble

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Mislead, conceal the truth, put on a false appearance of

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# Study dissolution

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Dissolving, the state of having been dissolved; breaking bonds or breaking up of a group of people; death, disintegration; sinking into extreme hedonism, vice, and degradation

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# Study distaff

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Female, esp. relating to the maternal side of the family; women or women's work; a staff that holds wool or flax for spinning

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# Study distend

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Swell, expand, stretch, bloat

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# Study dither

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Act indecisively (verb); a state of fear or trembling excitement

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# Study diurnal

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Occurring every day; happening in the daytime (rather than at night)

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# Study doctrinaire

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Person who applies doctrine in an impractical or rigid and close-minded way (noun); merely theoretical, impractical, or fanatical about other people accepting one's ideas (adj)

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# Study doff

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Take off (such as clothes), put aside; remove one's hat as a gesture

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# Study dovetail

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Join or fit together

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# Study droll

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Funny in an odd way

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# Study dupe

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Person who is easily fooled or used (noun); to fool or exploit (verb)

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# Study duplicity

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Deceit, double-dealing, acting in two different ways for the purpose of deception

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# Study dyspeptic

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Grumpy, pessimistic, irritable; suffering from dyspepsia (indigestion)

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# Study ebullient

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Very enthusiastic, lively, excited; bubbling as though being boiled

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# Study echelon

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A level, rank or grade; the people at that level

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# Study edify

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Uplift, enlighten, instruct or improve in a spiritual or moral way

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# Study effigy

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Representation or image of a person, esp. a crude facsimile used to mock a hated person

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# Study effrontery

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Shameless boldness

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# Study egress

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An exit or the action of exiting

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# Study elegy

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Song or poem of sorrow, esp. for a deceased person

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# Study emaciate

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Make abnormally thin, cause to physically waste away

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# Study encomium

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Warm, glowing praise, esp. a formal expression of praise

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# Study endemic

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Native, local; natural, specific to, or confined to a particular place

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# Study engender

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Produce, give rise to, cause to exist; procreate

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# Study epicure

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Person with cultivated, refined tastes, esp. in food and wine

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# Study equanimity

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Composure, evenness of mind; mental or emotional stability, esp. under stress

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# Study equivocate

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Use unclear language to deceive or avoid committing to a position

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# Study ersatz

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Artificial, synthetic; being an inferior substitute

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# Study erstwhile

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Former, previous (adj); in the past, formerly (adv)

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# Study ethos

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The character, personality, or moral values specific to a person, group, time period, etc.

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# Study euphemism

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Substitution of a mild, inoffensive, or indirect expression for one that is considered offensive or too direct

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# Study euphony

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Pleasing or sweet sound, especially as formed by a harmonious use of words

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# Study exigent

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Requiring immediate attention, action, or aid; excessively demanding

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# Study exonerate

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Clear from blame or accusation; free from a responsibility

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# Study expedient

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Suitable, proper; effective, often at the expense of ethics or other considerations

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# Study expurgate

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Censor; remove objectionable or offensive parts

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# Study extemporaneous

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Done without preparation (esp. of a speech), or with some preparation but no notes; improvised, done on the spur of the moment

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# Study faction

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Group or clique within a larger organization; party strife and dissension

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# Study fallow

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Left unplanted (of land); not in use

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# Study fastidious

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Excessively particular, difficult to please; painstaking, meticulous, requiring excessive attention to detail

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# Study fatuous

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Foolish, silly, esp. in a smug or complacent manner

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# Study fawn

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Show affection or try to please in the manner of a dog; try to win favor through flattery and submissive behavior

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# Study fecund

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Fruitful, fertile; capable of abundantly producing offspring, vegetation, or creative or intellectual work

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# Study felicitous

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Admirably appropriate, very well-suited for the occasion; pleasant, fortunate, marked by happiness

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# Study fervid

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Very hot; heated in passion or enthusiasm

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# Study fetid

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Stinking; having an offensive smell

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# Study fledgling

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A young bird that has just recently gotten its feathers, an inexperienced person (noun); new or inexperienced (adj)

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# Study florid

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Reddish or rosy; flowery, showy, or excessively fancy

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# Study flout

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Treat with disdain, contempt, or scorn (usually of rules)

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# Study fluke

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Stroke of luck, something accidentally successful

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# Study forage

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Wander in search of; rummage, hunt, make a raid

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# Study ford

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Place where a river or similar body of water is shallow enough to walk or ride a vehicle across (noun); to cross at such a place (verb)

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# Study forestall

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Delay, hinder, prevent by taking action beforehand

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# Study fortuitous

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Happening by chance; lucky

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# Study fracas

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Noisy disturbance or fight; brawl

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# Study fractious

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Unruly, troublemaking; irritable

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# Study frenetic

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Wildly excited, frantic, distracted

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# Study fulminate

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Explode, detonate; attack verbally in a vehement, thunderous way

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# Study furtive

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Done secretly; stealthy, sly, shifty

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# Study gambol

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Frolic; skip or leap playfully

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# Study garner

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Gather and store; amass, collect

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# Study gestation

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Pregnancy; the period from conception until birth of an animal or (metaphorically) of an idea or plan

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# Study glacial

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Pertaining to glaciers; cold, icy, slow, unsympathetic

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# Study glower

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Stare in an angry, sullen way

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# Study goad

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Urge on (as cattle) with a pointed or electrically charged stick; spur on, stimulate, encourage

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# Study gouge

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Scooping or digging tool, like a chisel, or a hole made with such a tool (noun); cut or scoop out; force out a person's eye with one's thumb; swindle, extort money from (verb)

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# Study graft

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Insert part of a plant into another plant, where it continues to grow; join living tissue (such as skin) to part of the body where it will continue to live and grow; attach as if by grafting (verb); the part so grafted (as in a graft of skin); the act of acquiring money or other benefits through illegal means, esp. by abusing one's power (noun)

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# Study grandiloquent

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Relating to lofty speech, esp. to the point of being pompous, overblown, bombastic

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# Study grandstand

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Perform showily in an attempt to impress onlookers

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# Study grating

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Irritating; harsh or discordant (of a noise); scraping

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# Study grievous

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Causing grief or suffering; very serious, grave; flagrant, outrageous

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# Study grouse

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Complain or grumble (verb); a reason for complaint (noun)

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# Study grovel

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Creep or crawl with one's face to the ground, prostrate oneself as a token of subservience, degrade or abase oneself

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# Study halcyon

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Calm and peaceful, carefree; prosperous, successful, happy

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# Study hallmark

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A mark indicating quality, purity, genuineness, etc.; any distinguishing characteristic

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# Study hand-wringing

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Grasping, squeezing, etc. of the hands as an expression of nervousness, guilt, etc.; extend debate over what to do about an issue

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# Study hapless

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Unlucky, unfortunate

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# Study harangue

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Long, intense verbal attack, esp. when delivered publicly

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# Study harrow

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Farming tool that breaks up soil (noun); painfully disturb or distress (verb)

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# Study hedge

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Avoid commitment by leaving provisions for withdrawal or changing one's mind; protect a bet by also betting on the other side

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# Study hegemony

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Domination, authority; influence by one country over others socially, culturally, economically, etc.

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# Study hermetic

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Airtight, sealed, isolated; reclusive; pertaining to alchemy, occult

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# Study hew

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Strike, chop, or hack (as with an axe, sword. etc.); make or shape something (such as a statue) with a cutting tool

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# Study hoary

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Very old, gray or white as from old age

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# Study homage

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Honor or respect demonstrated publicly

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# Study hoodwink

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Trick, deceive

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# Study hotly

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In an intense, fiery, or heated way

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# Study husband

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Manage prudently, sparingly, or economically; conserve

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# Study iconoclast

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Attacker of cherished beliefs or institutions

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# Study idolatry

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Idol worship; excessive or unthinking devotion or adoration

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# Study idyllic

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Presenting a positive, peaceful view of rural life (as poetry or prose); pleasant in a natural, simple way

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# Study ignoble

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Not noble; having mean, base, low motives; low quality

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# Study imbue

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Permeate or saturate, as dye in a fabric; influence throughout

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# Study immutable

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Unchangeable

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# Study impasse

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Position or road from which there is no escape; deadlock

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# Study impassive

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Not having or not showing physical feeling or emotion

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# Study impecunious

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Poor, without money

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# Study imperious

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Commanding, domineering; acting like a high-ranking person; urgent

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# Study impermeable

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Impassable, not allowing passage through (such as by a liquid)

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# Study imperturbable

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Calm, not able to be upset or agitated

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# Study impervious

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Impenetrable, not able to be harmed or emotionally disturbed

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# Study impetuous

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Passionately impulsive, marked by sudden, hasty emotion; forceful, violent

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# Study impious

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Not religious, lacking reverence, ungodly

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# Study implacable

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Not able to be appeased, calmed, or satisfied

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# Study imprecation

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Curse; prayer for harm to come to someone

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# Study impugn

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Attack the truth or integrity of

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# Study impute

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Credit, attribute; lay blame or responsibility for (sometimes falsely)

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# Study incarnadine

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Blood red or flesh-colored

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# Study inconstancy

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Fickleness, unreliability; the state of changing without good reason

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# Study inculcate

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Teach persistently, implant (an idea) in a person

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# Study indefatigable

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Untiring, not able to become fatigued

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# Study indigence

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Extreme poverty

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# Study indolent

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Lazy, slothful

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# Study inert

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Inactive; having little or no power to move

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# Study inexorable

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Relentless, unyielding; not moved by pleading

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# Study infallible

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Incapable of error; certain

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# Study ingrate

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Ungrateful person

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# Study ingratiate

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Make an effort to gain favor with

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# Study inimical

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Hostile, adverse, harmful

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# Study iniquity

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Injustice, wickedness, sin

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# Study inordinate

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Excessive, not within proper limits, unrestrained

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# Study inquest

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Legal or judicial inquiry, especially before a jury and especially made by a coroner into the cause of someone's death; the results of such an inquiry

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# Study insensible

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Incapable of feeling; unconscious, unaware

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# Study insinuate

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Hint, suggest slyly; introduce (an idea) into someone's mind in a subtle, artful way

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# Study insipid

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Dull, stale, lacking taste or interest

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# Study insular

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Pertaining to an island; detached, standing alone; narrow-minded, provincial

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# Study insurrection

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Rebellion or revolt against a government or similarly established authority

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# Study inter

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Bury (a dead body) or place in a tomb

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# Study interplay

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Interaction, reciprocal relationship or influence

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# Study interregnum

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A time in between two reigns or regimes during which there is no ruler; a period during which government does not function; any period of freedom from authority or break or interruption in a series

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# Study intransigent

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Refusing to compromise, inflexible, having extreme attitudes

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# Study inundate

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Flood, cover with water, overwhelm

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# Study inure

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Toughen up; accustom or habituate to pain, hardship, etc.

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# Study invective

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Violent denunciation; accusations, insults, or verbal abuse

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# Study inveigle

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Entice, lure; get something by flattery, cleverness, or offering incentives

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# Study investiture

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Investing; formally giving someone a right or title

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# Study invidious

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Hateful, offensive, injurious

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# Study irascible

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Irritable, easily angered

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# Study irresolute

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Wavering, not sure how to proceed, not firm in one's decision-making

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# Study itinerant

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Traveling from place to place, esp. as part of a job

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# Study itinerary

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Travel schedule; detailed plan for a journey

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# Study jettison

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Discard, cast off; throw items overboard in order to lighten a ship in an emergency

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# Study jingoism

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Excessive, loud patriotism and aggressive, warlike foreign policy

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# Study juxtapose

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Place side by side (either physically or in a metaphorical way, such as to make a comparison)

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# Study kindle

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Ignite, cause to begin burning; incite, arouse, inflame

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# Study kinetic

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Pertaining to motion

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# Study knell

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The sound made by a bell for a funeral, or any sad sound or signal of a failure, death, ending, etc. (noun); to make such a sound (verb)

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# Study lachrymose

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Tearful, mournful

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# Study larceny

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Theft

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# Study largess or largesse

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Generosity, the giving of money or gifts (esp. with the implication that the giver is a bit superior to the recipient)

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# Study latent

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Potential; existing but not visible or active

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# Study laudable

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Worthy of praise

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# Study lax

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Not strict; careless, loose, slack

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# Study leery

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Suspicious or wary

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# Study legerdemain

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Slight-of-hand (magic as performed by a magician); trickery or deception

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# Study lethargic

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Lazy, drowsy, or sluggish

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# Study licentious

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Sexually unrestrained; immoral; ignoring the rules

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# Study limpid

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Clear, transparent; completely calm

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# Study lionize

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Treat like a celebrity

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# Study lissome

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Flexible, supple, agile

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# Study listless

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Spiritless, lacking interest or energy

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# Study livid

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Furiously angry, enraged

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# Study lugubrious

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Mournful, gloomy (sometimes in an exaggerated way)

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# Study lumber

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Walk in a heavy or clumsy way, sometimes due to being weighed down

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# Study luminous

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Shining, radiant, well-lit; brilliant or enlightening

Question 275

# Study lurid

Answer 275

Gruesome or excessively vivid; sensational, shocking, unrestrained

Question 276

# Study machination or machinations

Answer 276

Crafty schemes or plots

Question 277

# Study maelstrom

Answer 277

Violent whirlpool; any chaotic, turbulent situation

Question 278

# Study magnanimous

Answer 278

High-minded, noble, lofty; generous in forgiving others, free of resentment

Question 279

# Study magnate

Answer 279

Very important or influential person, esp. in business

Question 280

# Study malediction

Answer 280

A curse

Question 281

# Study malinger

Answer 281

Pretend to be sick, esp. to get out of work, duties, etc.

Question 282

# Study manifest

Answer 282

Obvious, apparent, perceptible to the eye (adj); to show, make clear, or prove (verb)

Question 283

# Study mannered

Answer 283

Having a particular manner, esp. an artificial one

Question 284

# Study mar

Answer 284

Damage, spoil, ruin

Question 285

# Study martinet

Answer 285

Person who adheres to rules extremely closely; strict disciplinarian

Question 286

# Study maudlin

Answer 286

Excessively sentimental, showing sadness or some other emotion in a foolish or silly way

Question 287

# Study maxim

Answer 287

A general truth or fundamental principle, esp. expressed as a proverb or saying

Question 288

# Study mendicant

Answer 288

Beggar, or religious follower who lives by begging

Question 289

# Study meretricious

Answer 289

Attractive in a vulgar or flashy way, tawdry; deceptive

Question 290

# Study metaphysical

Answer 290

Concerned with abstract thought, related to metaphysics (branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the nature of being and of the world); very subtle or abstruse

Question 291

# Study milieu

Answer 291

Environment, atmosphere; the environmental setting in which something happens or develops

Question 292

# Study militate

Answer 292

Have a great effect, weigh heavily (often as militate against)

Question 293

# Study mired

Answer 293

Stuck, entangled (in something, like a swamp or muddy area), soiled

Question 294

# Study mirth

Answer 294

Jollity, merriment; amusement or laughter

Question 295

# Study misanthrope or misanthropist

Answer 295

Hater of humankind

Question 296

# Study missive

Answer 296

Letter, written message

Question 297

# Study modicum

Answer 297

A little bit or limited quantity

Question 298

# Study modish

Answer 298

Stylish, contemporary

Question 299

# Study molt

Answer 299

Shed or cast off, esp. to regularly shed skin, feathers, etc. (as a snake)

Question 300

# Study monastic

Answer 300

Relating to or resembling a monastery (where monks or nuns live), esp. by being quiet, secluded, contemplative, strict, and/or lacking luxuries

Question 301

# Study morose

Answer 301

Gloomy, sullen

Question 302

# Study multifarious

Answer 302

Diverse, having a lot of variety

Question 303

# Study munificent

Answer 303

Generous, giving liberally

Question 304

# Study myopic

Answer 304

Near-sighted; lacking long-term thinking, short-sighted

Question 305

# Study nadir

Answer 305

Lowest point

Question 306

# Study neologism

Answer 306

New word or phrase (or a new meaning applied to an existing word or phrase)

Question 307

# Study neophyte

Answer 307

Beginner, novice; person newly converted to a religion

Question 308

# Study nettle

Answer 308

Irritate, sting, or annoy

Question 309

# Study noisome

Answer 309

Offensive, disgusting; harmful

Question 310

# Study nominal

Answer 310

Trivial, so small as to be unimportant; in name only, so-called

Question 311

# Study nontrivial

Answer 311

Important or big enough to matter

Question 312

# Study normative

Answer 312

Implying or attempting to establish a norm; expressing value judgments or telling people what to do (rather than merely describing that which is happening)

Question 313

# Study obdurate

Answer 313

Stubborn, hardhearted, hardened in wrongdoing

Question 314

# Study oblique

Answer 314

Slanting or sloping; indirect, misleading, or evasive

Question 315

# Study occlude

Answer 315

Stop up, close, shut in or shut off

Question 316

# Study opine

Answer 316

Express an opinion

Question 317

# Study opprobrium

Answer 317

Disgrace and disapproval that result from outrageously shameful actions

Question 318

# Study orotund

Answer 318

Full, rich, and clear (of the voice or speaking); pompous, bombastic

Question 319

# Study ossify

Answer 319

Become bone or become hard like bone; become inflexible in attitudes, opinions, etc.

Question 320

# Study ostensible or ostensive

Answer 320

Professed, evident, or pretended; outwardly appearing in a certain way

Question 321

# Study ostentatious

Answer 321

Pretentious, boastful showiness

Question 322

# Study overwrought

Answer 322

Overly nervous, agitated, or excited; too ornate, elaborate, or fussy; overdone

Question 323

# Study palatial

Answer 323

Suitable for or resembling a palace, magnificent

Question 324

# Study palliate

Answer 324

Make less serious or severe; relieve symptoms of an illness

Question 325

# Study pallid

Answer 325

Abnormally pale (as skin); lacking color or vitality

Question 326

# Study panache

Answer 326

Flair, style, swagger; a flamboyant or grand way of acting

Question 327

# Study panegyric

Answer 327

Formal or lofty expression of praise

Question 328

# Study panoply

Answer 328

Splendid, wide-ranging, impressive display or array

Question 329

# Study paragon

Answer 329

Model of excellence, perfect example

Question 330

# Study pare

Answer 330

Peel or cut off the outer layer (such as peeling fruit with a knife), reduce or trim as if cutting off the outer parts

Question 331

# Study parley

Answer 331

Discussion, negotiation, esp. between enemies (noun); to have such a discussion (verb)

Question 332

# Study parry

Answer 332

Deflect or avoid (esp. a blow or attack); skillfully evade (a question)

Question 333

# Study pastiche

Answer 333

Mix of incongruous parts; artistic work imitating the work of other artists, often satirically

Question 334

# Study pathogenic

Answer 334

Capable of producing disease

Question 335

# Study pedant

Answer 335

Person who pays excessive attention to book learning and rules, or who uses his or her learning to show off

Question 336

# Study peddle

Answer 336

Travel around while selling; sell illegally; give out or disseminate

Question 337

# Study pejorative

Answer 337

Disparaging, derogatory, belittling (adj); a name or word that is disparaging (noun)

Question 338

# Study pellucid

Answer 338

Transparent, translucent; clear, easy to understand

Question 339

# Study penitent

Answer 339

Regretful, feeling remorse for one's sins or misdeeds (adj); a person who feels this way (noun)

Question 340

# Study penumbra

Answer 340

Outer part of a shadow from an eclipse; any surrounding region, fringe, periphery; any area where something "sort of" exists

Question 341

# Study penury

Answer 341

Extreme poverty or scarcity

Question 342

# Study per se

Answer 342

Intrinsically; by itself; in itself

Question 343

# Study peregrinate

Answer 343

Travel from place to place, esp. on foot

Question 344

# Study perennial

Answer 344

Lasting through the years or indefinitely, enduring; recurring

Question 345

# Study perfunctory

Answer 345

Done superficially, without much care, or merely as routine

Question 346

# Study peripatetic

Answer 346

Journeying from place to place; traveling on foot

Question 347

# Study pernicious

Answer 347

Very harmful or destructive, deadly

Question 348

# Study perspicacious

Answer 348

Having penetrating insight or good discernment

Question 349

# Study phalanx

Answer 349

Formation of soldiers carrying shields close together for defense; any very close group of people

Question 350

# Study philistine

Answer 350

Person deficient in or hostile to culture

Question 351

# Study phlegmatic

Answer 351

Apathetic, sluggish, not easily excited or made emotional

Question 352

# Study platitude

Answer 352

A shallow, overused statement; cliche

Question 353

# Study plebian

Answer 353

Of the common people

Question 354

# Study plethora

Answer 354

Excess; excessive amount

Question 355

# Study plucky

Answer 355

Brave, spirited

Question 356

# Study plutocracy

Answer 356

Rule by the wealthy

Question 357

# Study polemic

Answer 357

Controversial argument, esp. one attacking a specific idea

Question 358

# Study politic

Answer 358

Shrewd, pragmatic; tactful or diplomatic

Question 359

# Study polyglot

Answer 359

Speaking or composed of many languages (of a person, book, etc.); a person who knows several languages

Question 360

# Study posit

Answer 360

Presume, suggest, put forward (an idea)

Question 361

# Study prattle

Answer 361

Talk in an idle, simple-minded, meaningless, or foolish way; chatter, babble

Question 362

# Study precipitate

Answer 362

Cause to happen suddenly or prematurely; fling, plunge, or hurl down

Question 363

# Study predilection

Answer 363

Preference, tendency or favorability towards

Question 364

# Study prescient

Answer 364

Having foreknowledge or foresight, seeing the future

Question 365

# Study preternatural

Answer 365

Supernatural, exceptional

Question 366

# Study prevaricate

Answer 366

Stray from the truth, mislead, lie

Question 367

# Study primacy

Answer 367

The state of being first or most important

Question 368

# Study proclivity

Answer 368

Inclination, natural tendency

Question 369

# Study prolix

Answer 369

Excessively long and wordy (of a person, piece of writing, etc.)

Question 370

# Study propagate

Answer 370

Reproduce, spread, increase

Question 371

# Study propensity

Answer 371

Natural inclination or tendency

Question 372

# Study prophetic

Answer 372

Relating to prophesy, predicting, ominous

Question 373

# Study propitiate

Answer 373

Attempt to reconcile with, satisfy, or reduce the animosity of (a person who is angry, offended, etc.)

Question 374

# Study propitious

Answer 374

Favorable, giving good signs for the future, likely to work out; kind or forgiving

Question 375

# Study providential

Answer 375

Lucky, fortunate, or relating to divine care (the idea that a deity has helped or cared for a person)

Question 376

# Study proxy

Answer 376

Agent, substitute, person authorized to act on behalf of another

Question 377

# Study pr¨¦cis

Answer 377

Concise summary, abstract

Question 378

# Study puerile

Answer 378

Juvenile, immature

Question 379

# Study pugilism

Answer 379

boxing, fighting with the fists

Question 380

# Study puissance

Answer 380

Power, might

Question 381

# Study pulchritude

Answer 381

Physical beauty

Question 382

# Study pungent

Answer 382

Having a sharp taste or smell; biting, stimulating, sharp

Question 383

# Study pusillanimous

Answer 383

Cowardly, timid

Question 384

# Study querulous

Answer 384

Given to complaining, grumbling

Question 385

# Study quiescent

Answer 385

Quiet, still

Question 386

# Study quixotic

Answer 386

Extremely impractical but very romantic, chivalrous, or idealistic; impulsive

Question 387

# Study raconteur

Answer 387

Witty storyteller

Question 388

# Study rarefied

Answer 388

Lofty, very high up or elevated (in a metaphorical way); exclusive, select; thin, pure, or less dense (as air at the top of a mountain)

Question 389

# Study reactant

Answer 389

Something that reacts; a substance that undergoes a change in a chemical reaction

Question 390

# Study recalcitrant

Answer 390

Not obedient, resisting authority, hard to manage

Question 391

# Study recant

Answer 391

Withdraw, retract, or disavow something one has previously said, esp. formally

Question 392

# Study recapitulate

Answer 392

Summarize, repeat in a concise way

Question 393

# Study recondite

Answer 393

Not easily understood, hidden, dealing with an obscure topic

Question 394

# Study recrudescent

Answer 394

Revival, breaking out into renewed activity

Question 395

# Study redound

Answer 395

To have a good or bad effect, esp. as a result of a person's efforts or actions (usually used with to, on, or upon)

Question 396

# Study redress

Answer 396

Setting something right after a misdeed, compensation or relief for injury or wrongdoing (noun); correct, set right, remedy (verb)

Question 397

# Study refractory

Answer 397

Stubbornly disobedient, hard to manage

Question 398

# Study refulgent

Answer 398

Shining, radiant

Question 399

# Study rejoinder

Answer 399

Response or reply, esp. a witty comeback

Question 400

# Study rend

Answer 400

Tear violently, esp. to tear one's clothing or hair out of grief; pull apart, split, or tear away

Question 401

# Study repast

Answer 401

A meal (noun); to eat or feast (verb)

Question 402

# Study repertorial

Answer 402

Pertaining to a repertory or repertoire, a stock of available things or a number of theatrical performances presented regularly or in sequence

Question 403

# Study repose

Answer 403

The act or state of resting; peacefulness, tranquility; lying dead in a grave

Question 404

# Study reprobate

Answer 404

Disreputable, unprincipled, or damned person (noun); shameless, depraved (adj)

Question 405

# Study resurgent

Answer 405

Having a revival, renewing, rising or surging again

Question 406

# Study revamp

Answer 406

Renovate, redo, revise (verb); a restructuring, upgrade, etc. (noun)

Question 407

# Study ribald

Answer 407

Using or relating to obscene or vulgar humor

Question 408

# Study ridden

Answer 408

Dominated or burdened by

Question 409

# Study rift

Answer 409

A gap or fissure (such as in rock), a break in friendly relations

Question 410

# Study rococo

Answer 410

Very elaborate and ornate (in decorating or metaphorically, as in speech and writing); relating to a highly ornate style of art and architecture in 18th-century France

Question 411

# Study rue

Answer 411

Regret, remorse (noun); to feel regret or remorse (verb)

Question 412

# Study ruminate

Answer 412

Turn over in the mind, reflect on; chew cud (as a cow)

Question 413

# Study salient

Answer 413

Obvious, standing out; projecting, protruding, jutting out

Question 414

# Study sardonic

Answer 414

Scornfully or ironically mocking, cynically derisive

Question 415

# Study savant

Answer 415

Learned person, scholar, someone admitted to membership in a scholarly field; a person with amazing mental abilities despite having a cognitive difference or disability

Question 416

# Study scintilla

Answer 416

A tiny bit or trace

Question 417

# Study scurvy

Answer 417

Contemptible, mean

Question 418

# Study searchingly

Answer 418

In a searching or penetrating manner; while examining closely or probing for answers

Question 419

# Study secrete

Answer 419

Produce and release a substance from a cell or gland of the body for a functional purpose

Question 420

# Study sedition

Answer 420

Inciting rebellion against a government, esp. speech or writing that does this

Question 421

# Study semantic

Answer 421

Relating to the different meanings of words or other symbols

Question 422

# Study seraphic

Answer 422

Like an angel; serene, spiritually carried off or transported

Question 423

# Study shard

Answer 423

Fragment of some brittle substance, esp. a sharp fragment of pottery, glass, etc.

Question 424

# Study sinecure

Answer 424

A job or position that pays while requiring little or no work

Question 425

# Study skittish

Answer 425

Shy, fickle, uncertain, or prone to act suddenly due to nervousness; lively in a restless or excessive way

Question 426

# Study slake

Answer 426

Satisfy (esp. thirst), cool, or refresh; make less active

Question 427

# Study sobriquet

Answer 427

A nickname

Question 428

# Study solecism

Answer 428

Nonstandard use of grammar or words; mistake, esp. in etiquette

Question 429

# Study solidarity

Answer 429

Fellowship in interests, feelings, responsibilities, etc., such as among a group of people or among classes, nations, etc.

Question 430

# Study somatic

Answer 430

Of the body

Question 431

# Study squalid

Answer 431

Disgusting, filthy, foul, extremely neglected

Question 432

# Study squelch

Answer 432

Crush, squash; suppress or silence; walk through ooze or in wet shoes, making a smacking or sucking sound

Question 433

# Study stasis

Answer 433

Equilibrium, a state of balance or inactivity, esp. caused by equal but opposing forces

Question 434

# Study steeped

Answer 434

Immersed (in), saturated (with)

Question 435

# Study stentorian

Answer 435

Very loud and powerful (generally of a human voice)

Question 436

# Study stigma

Answer 436

Mark of disgrace, a figurative stain or mark on someone's reputation

Question 437

# Study stint

Answer 437

Period of time spent doing something, or a specific, limited amount of work (noun); to be frugal, to get by on little (verb)

Question 438

# Study stipulate

Answer 438

Specify; make an open demand, esp. as a condition of agreement

Question 439

# Study stratagem

Answer 439

Military maneuver to deceive or surprise; crafty scheme

Question 440

# Study stratum

Answer 440

One of many layers (such as in a rock formation or in the classes of a society)

Question 441

# Study strut

Answer 441

A structural support or brace

Question 442

# Study sublime

Answer 442

Lofty or elevated, inspiring reverence or awe; excellent, majestic; complete, utter

Question 443

# Study subpoena

Answer 443

A court order requiring a person to appear in court and give testimony

Question 444

# Study sully

Answer 444

Make dirty, stain, tarnish, defile

Question 445

# Study supplant

Answer 445

Take the place of, displace, especially through sneaky tactics

Question 446

# Study supposition

Answer 446

Assumption, hypothesis, something that has been supposed

Question 447

# Study surly

Answer 447

Bad-tempered, hostile, unfriendly, or rude

Question 448

# Study surrogate

Answer 448

Substitute, person who acts for another (noun); acting as a replacement (adj)

Question 449

# Study sybarite

Answer 449

Person devoted to pleasure and luxury

Question 450

# Study symbiosis

Answer 450

Mutually dependent relationship between two organisms, people, groups, etc.

Question 451

# Study synoptic

Answer 451

Relating to a synopsis or summary; giving a general view

Question 452

# Study syntax

Answer 452

The rules governing grammar and how words join to make sentences (or how words and symbols join in writing computer code), the study of these rules, or any system or orderly arrangement

Question 453

# Study tawdry

Answer 453

Gaudy, cheap or cheap-looking; indecent

Question 454

# Study tendentious

Answer 454

Marked by a strong point of view, biased

Question 455

# Study terrestrial

Answer 455

Relating to the Earth or to land; worldly

Question 456

# Study terse

Answer 456

Concise, brief and to the point (sometimes to the point of rudeness)

Question 457

# Study toady

Answer 457

Someone who flatters or acts in a servile manner for self-serving reasons

Question 458

# Study token

Answer 458

Sign, symbol, mark, badge; souvenir, memento; coin-like disk used as currency for subways, arcade games, etc.; sample, or person, thing, idea taken to represent an entire group (noun); of very little or merely symbolic value (adj)

Question 459

# Study tome

Answer 459

Large or scholarly book; one of the volumes in a set of several books

Question 460

# Study tortuous

Answer 460

Twisting, winding, complex; devious, not straightforward

Question 461

# Study transgression

Answer 461

Violation of a law, moral rule, order, etc.; sin

Question 462

# Study travesty

Answer 462

Exaggerated, debased, or grotesque imitation

Question 463

# Study treacherous

Answer 463

Betraying trust, not faithful or trustworthy; not dependable; dangerous or deceptive

Question 464

# Study trenchant

Answer 464

forceful or vigorous, effective, keen; caustic, sharp

Question 465

# Study truculent

Answer 465

Fierce, cruel, savage; belligerent

Question 466

# Study tumultuous

Answer 466

Riotous, violently agitated, marked by disturbance or uproar; noisy, chaotic

Question 467

# Study turgid

Answer 467

Swollen, inflated; or, metaphorically "inflated," such as in overblown, pompous speech

Question 468

# Study turpitude

Answer 468

Depravity, baseness of character, corrupt or depraved acts

Question 469

# Study tyro

Answer 469

Beginner

Question 470

# Study umbrage

Answer 470

Offense or annoyance (usually as take umbrage, meaning become offended or annoyed)

Question 471

# Study unconscionable

Answer 471

Not guided by conscience; morally wrong, unjust, unreasonable

Question 472

# Study unsparing

Answer 472

Generous, lavish (as in not sparing any help or gifts to others); unmerciful, harsh (as in not sparing any criticism)

Question 473

# Study untempered

Answer 473

Not toned down; not moderated, controlled, or counterbalanced

Question 474

# Study upbraid

Answer 474

Find fault with, criticize or scold severely

Question 475

# Study usury

Answer 475

Charging interest on a loan, esp. charging illegally high or excessive interest

Question 476

# Study vanguard

Answer 476

Leading units at the front of an army; leaders in a trend or movement, people on the "cutting edge"; the forefront of a trend or movement

Question 477

# Study variegated

Answer 477

Varied in color, having multicolored patches or spots; diverse

Question 478

# Study verdant

Answer 478

Green, such as with vegetation, plants, grass, etc.; young and inexperienced

Question 479

# Study verisimilar

Answer 479

Having the appearance of truth, probable

Question 480

# Study vernal

Answer 480

Relating to the spring; fresh, youthful

Question 481

# Study vestige

Answer 481

Trace or sign of something that once existed

Question 482

# Study vex

Answer 482

annoy or bother; puzzle or distress

Question 483

# Study via

Answer 483

Through, by means of, by way of (by a route that goes through or touches)

Question 484

# Study vicissitude

Answer 484

Changes or variations over time, esp. regular changes from one thing to another

Question 485

# Study vim

Answer 485

Pep, enthusiasm, vitality, lively spirit

Question 486

# Study virulent

Answer 486

Extremely infectious, poisonous, etc.; hateful, bitterly hostile

Question 487

# Study viscid or viscous

Answer 487

Thick, adhesive, or covered in something sticky

Question 488

# Study vitriol

Answer 488

Something highly caustic, such as criticism (literally, one of a number of chemicals including sulfuric acid)

Question 489

# Study vociferous

Answer 489

Noisily crying out, as in protest

Question 490

# Study voluble

Answer 490

Easily fluent in regards to speech

Question 491

# Study wan

Answer 491

Unnaturally pale, or showing some other indication of sickness, unhappiness, etc.; weak, lacking forcefulness

Question 492

# Study wanton

Answer 492

Reckless, vicious, without regard for what is right; unjustifiable, deliberately done for no reason at all; sexually unrestrained or excessively luxurious

Question 493

# Study welter

Answer 493

Confused mass or pile, jumble; confusion or turmoil (noun); roll around, wallow, toss about, writhe (verb)

Question 494

# Study whet

Answer 494

Stimulate, make keen or eager (esp. of an appetite)

Question 495

# Study whitewash

Answer 495

A substance used to whiten walls, wood, etc. (noun); deception, covering up of wrongs, errors, misdeeds, etc. (verb)

Question 496

# Study winnow

Answer 496

Sift, analyze critically, separate the useful part from the worthless part

Question 497

# Study winsome

Answer 497

Charming, engaging, esp. in a sweet and innocent way

Question 498

# Study wizened

Answer 498

Withered, shriveled

Question 499

# Study xenophobia

Answer 499

Fear or hatred of foreigners or that which is foreign

Question 500

# Study yoke

Answer 500

A burden or something that oppresses; a frame for attaching animals (such as oxen) to each other and to a plow or other equipment to be pulled, or a bar across a person's shoulders to help carry buckets of water, etc. (noun); to unite together or to burden (verb)