Miguel Puente Flashcards
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Abdicate
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To cast off, renounce or relinquish
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Aberrant
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A state or condition markedly different from the norm
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Abject
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Sunk to a low condition or in miserable circumstances
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Abolish
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Do away with
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Abide
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Accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision or recommendation)
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Abridge
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Lessen, diminish or curtail: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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Accolade
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A tangible symbol sign signifying approval or distinction
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Accomplice
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A person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
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Accord
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Agreement, harmony
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Acquiesce
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To agree or express agreement; rest satisfied
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Acumen
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Shrewdness shown by keen insight
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Adversary
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Someone who offers opposition
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Affable
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Friendly; outgoing disposition
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Affect
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Act on; produce an effect or change in
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Affirmation
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A statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
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Alienate
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Make hostile or indifferent
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Allegation
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A formal accusation against somebody
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Alleviate
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Provide physical relief, as from pain, make easier
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Aloof
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Remote in manner; distant
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Amass
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Collect or gather or gather together
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Ambiguous
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having more than one possible meaning; often misleading
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Ambivalence
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mixed feelings or emotions
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Ambulatory
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Relating to or adapted for walking; able to walk about
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Antagonize
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Provoke the hostility of; act in opposition to
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Apathy
Lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally an absence of enthusiasm; indifference
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Assailant
A person who attacks violently (with blows or word )
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Assault
Threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
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Assignment
A duty that you are assigned to perform
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Augment
Enlarge or increase; grow or intensify
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Belie
Represent falsely; be in contradiction with
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Belittle
Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; cause to seem less serious
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Belligerence
Hostile or warlike attitude or nature; a natural disposition to be hostile
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Benign
Pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; kindness or disposition or manner; not dangerous to health
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Bizarre
Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
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Blatant
Noisy in a vulgar or offensive manner
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Brevity
The attribute of being brief or fleeting; the use of brief expressions
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Cajole
To deceive or persuade with false pretenses
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Callous
Make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals ; emotionally hardened
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Candid
Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; informal or natural
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Capitulate
Surrender under agreed conditions
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Censure
Harsh criticism or disapproval; the state of being excommunicated; rebuke formally
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Clemency
Leniency and compassion showed toward offenders of rule or law
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Coalesce
fuse or cause to grow together; mix together different elements
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Coerce
Force by using pressure, intimidation or threats
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Collusion
Secret agreement or cooperation
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Commission
The act of committing
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Complacent
Contended to a fault with oneself or ones actions
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Compliant
Complying obeying yielding
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Confide
Reveal in private; tell confidentially; comfort a trust upon
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Confound
Mistake one thing for another; be confusing or perplexing to
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Conspiracy
A secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful
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Contaminant
A substance that violates the purity of an item
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Contempt
A willful disobedience to or disrespect to the authority of a court or legislative body
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Controversial
Marked by or capable of arousing controversy
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Converge
Come together so as to form a single product; move or draw together at a certain location
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Copious
Large in number or quantity; affording an abundant supply
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Corroborate
Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
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Corrupt
alter from original (adj) lacking integrity
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Counterfeit
a copy that is represented as the original, not genuine
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Cursory
hasty and without Attention to detail: not thorough
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Credence
the attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
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Cryptic
having a puzzling terseness: of an obscure nature: having a secret or hidden meaning
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Delusion
deception by creating illusory ideas: mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
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Deplete
use or exhaust resources
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Derelict
abandoned duty neglected by owner or occupant
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Deviate
to stray from the norm or standard
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Detain
deprive from freedom
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Discrepancy
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; an event that departs from expectations
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Disdain
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; reject with contempt
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Disingenuous
not straight forward or candid; giving a false appearance
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Docile
easily handled or managed; ready and willing to be taught
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Dubious
not convinced; fraught with uncertainty or doubt; open to doubt or suspicion
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Edict
a proclamation having the force of law
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Effect
(of law) having legal validity
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Encumber
to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt etc) ; to fill up, block up, hinder
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Entail
to put a burden on, impose, require, involve,; to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance. Such restriction
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Equilibrium
a stable balanced system
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Equivocate
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
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Evanescent
tending to vanish like vapor
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Exacerbate
exasperate or irritate; make worse
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Exclusionary
act of excluding
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Exculpate
to clear from fault or guilt
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Exonerate
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
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Expedite
process fast and efficiently; speed up the progress of; facilitate
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Expendable
able to be spent or done away with
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Facilitate
make easier; increase the likelihood of; be of use
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Debilitate
make weak
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Delinquency
an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
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Fathom
understanding or comprehension; also a unit of length equal to 6 cubic feet; to penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend; to determine the depth of (in lengths of six feet)
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Flourish
grow stronger; move or swing back forth; gain in wealth
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Forfeiture
the act of forfeiting
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Foster
help develop, help grow
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Frantic
emotionally out of control
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Fraud
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
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Fraudulent
intended to deceive
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Furtive
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; secret and sly or sordid
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Futile
producing no result or effect; unproductive of success
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Garner
sore grain; assemble or get together; acquire or deserve by ones effort or actions
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Germane
relevant or appropriate
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Glean
gather, as of natural products; to pick over in search of relevant materials
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Grievance
an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal; right or causes injustice.
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Guarantee
a written assurance that some product or service will provided or will meet certain specifications
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Guile
the use of tricks to deceive someone; the quality of being deceitful
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Harassment
the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
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Heinous
very wicked, offensive, hateful
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Hinder
Put at a disadvantage
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Hone
make perfect or complete; sharpen
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Hypocritical
professing feelings or virtues one does not have
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Immunity
the state of not being susceptible
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Impression
a feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
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Imprison
lock up confine, in or as in a jail
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Incite
to provoke
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Inconspicuous
not prominent or readily noticeable
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Incorrigible
impervious to correction by punishment
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Incriminating
charging or suggestive of guilt or blame
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Indictment
a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
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Indignant
angered at something unjust or wrong
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Initiative
the first of a series of actions
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Innocuous
Producing no injury, harmless
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Insolent
unrestrained by convention or propriety; marked by casual disrespect
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Integrity
honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness
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Ironic
Characterized by often poignant differences or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; humorously sarcastic or mocking
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Irrefutable
impossible to deny or disprove
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Jeopardize
to expose to danger or risk
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Judicial
relating to the administration or justice of the function of a judge
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Judiciary
the system of law courts that administration justice and constitution the judicial branch of government
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Judicious
marked by the exercise of good judgement or common sense in practical matters
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Juvenile
of or relating to or characteristic of appropriate for children or young people
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Juxtapose
place side by side
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Legitimate
authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
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Leniency
lighting a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers; a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
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Jurisdiction
the right and power to interpret an apply the law
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License
the act of a giving a formal (usually written) authorization
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Listless
Lacking zest or vivacity; marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
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Lucid
having a clear mind; transparently clear; easily understandable; transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; rational
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Maintain
keep in safety and protect from harm decay, loss, or destruction
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Mayhem
deliberate injury of someone, especially maiming; a state of violent chaos
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Miscreant
a person without moral scruples
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Mitigate
make less severe or harsh; to lessen the seriousness or extent of
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Morbid
suggesting an unhealthy mental state; caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; suggesting the horror of death and decay
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Mundane
ordinary, often boring
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Myriad
a large indefinite number, too numerous to be counted
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Narcissistic
characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance; often selfish
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Nebulous
lacking definition or definite content; lacking definite form or limits
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Nefarious
extremely wicked
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Negligible
so small as to be meaningless; insignificant; not worth considering
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Nexus
a connected series or group; that means of connection between things linked in series
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Nonchalant
marked by blithe unconcern
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Nullify
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; show to be invalid; declare invalid
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Negligent
characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
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Nuisance
a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
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Oblivion
the state of being disregarded or forgotten; total forgetfulness
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Obscure
make difficult to perceive by sight; not clearly understood or expressed
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Onus
an onerous or difficult concern
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Pacify
fight violence and try to establish peace; cause to be more favorably inclined; gain goodwill of
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Palpable
capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or felt
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Pejorative
derogatory or demeaning
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Perfunctory
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough'; as a formality only
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Peripheral
the outer area; related to the key issue but not of central importance
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Petulant
easily irritated or annoyed
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Pilfer
make off with belongings of others; steal
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Placate
to soothe or mollify
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Precedent
a law established by the following earlier judicial decisions
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Pretentious
making claim to or creating an appearance of importance or distinction; intended to attract notice and impress others; of a display that is tawdry or vulgar
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Prevalent
widely accepted, favored or practiced
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Proclivity
a natural inclination
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Profuse
produced or growing in extreme abundance
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Provoke
provide the needed stimulus for; evoke or provoke to appear or occur; call forth emotions or feelings
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Proximity
the property of being close together
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Provision
the activity of supplying or providing something
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Prevaricate
to speak falsely or misleading, deliberately misstate, or create an incorrect impression
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Queasy
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
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Quell
to calm; pacify; to put an end to; to allay or quiet
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Quirk
a strange habit, twist or curve abruptly
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Recalcitrant
marked by stubborn resistance to authority; stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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Recant
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
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Reclusive
providing privacy or seclusion; withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
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Redress
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
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Refute
to disprove; to successfully argue against
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Repeal
revoke; annul
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Replete
fill to satisfaction; filled or permeated; filled to satisfaction with food or drink
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Reprobate
depraved, unprincipled, wicked person
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Rescind
annul by recalling a rescinding
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Resolute
firm in purpose belief; characterized by firmness and determination
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Respite
a pause from doing something; a pause for relaxation; the act of reprieving
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Reciprocal
shared or felt on both sides
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Sabotage
an action taken to destroy something or prevent it from working properly; to take such destructive action
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Sanction
give authority or permission to
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Savvy
shrewd
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Scrutinize
examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
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Seditious
in opposition to a civil authority or government; arousing to action or rebellion
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Sovereign
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right; greatest in status or authority or power; not controlled by outside forces
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Stringent
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
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Subtle
faint and difficult to analyze; able to make distinctions
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Subdue
correct by punishment or discipline, put down by force or intimidation
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Succinct
briefly giving the gist of something
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Suppress
to put down by force or authority
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Surveillance
close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
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Speculation
a hypotheses that has been formed by the speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
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Statute
an act passed by a legislative body
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Tantamount
being essentially equal to something in value or significance
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Tenacious
sticking together; good at remembering; stubbornly unyielding
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Tenuous
very thin in gauge or diameter; having a thin consistency; having little substance or significance
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Tranquil
free from agitation or worry; calm
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Transient
in physics, s short lived oscillation in a system cause by sudden change of voltage or current or load; lasting a very short time
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Thwart
To oppose successfully; to prevent , frustrate
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Usurp
to seize or hold in possession by force without right
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Vagrancy
the state or condition of being vagrant
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Verbose
using or containing too many words
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Vilification
rude expression intended to offend or hurt
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Warrant
a writ from court commanding police performance of specified acts
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Wary
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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Willful
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
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Zeal
excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end
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Zealot
a fervent and even militant proponent of something
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Zealous
marked by active interest and enthusiasm
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accommodate
| accommodation
double up the Cs and Ms
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acceptable
has two Cs and remember, you are able to accept
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acquire and acquit
add a C before QU
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aggressive
| aggression
spelled with two Gs
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apparently
ENT not ANT
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appearance
ends with ANCE not ENCE
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assassination
two sets of double S, like Mississippi
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basically
end with -ally
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beginning
add an n before adding the ing
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bizarre
spelled with one z and two r's
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calendar
ends with -ar not -er
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colleague
the second half is league
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completely
don't drop the e and add ly ends with ely
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conscious
spelled with an s and c in the middle
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definitely
spelled with ite not ate
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dilemma
double m
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disappear
spelled with one s and two p's
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disappoint
spelled with one s and two p's
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discipline
spelled with an s and c in the middle; I instead of a
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embarrass
double up r and s
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environment
an n comes before the m
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existence
ends with ence
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finally
spelled with two L's
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fluorescent
begins with fluor and ends with scent
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foreign
e before i and exception to the ie rule
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foreseeable
begins with fore not for
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forty
begins with for not four
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forward
begins with for not fo
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further
begins with fur not fu
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gist
begins with g
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government
there is an n before the m
