MySAT 1 Flashcards
(249 cards)
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lackluster
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lacking excitement
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permissive
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giving people too much freedom
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salutary
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having a good result
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tenuous
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weak/flimsy
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staunchly
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very devoted
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convivial
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of or relating to social events
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steadfast
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very devoted
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fortuitous
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happening by chance
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obfuscation
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to make more difficult to understand
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certitude
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feeling certain
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piety
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devotion to god
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remonstrate
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to disagree
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capitulate
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to stop fighting an enemy
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intercede
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to try to help settle an argument
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equivocate
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to use unclear language to deceive
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etch
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to produce a pattern
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progenitor
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a pioneer
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frivolity
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a lack of seriousness
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defunct
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no longer existing
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perennial
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existing in the same way for a long time
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precarious
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not safe
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supercede
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to replace
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lucrative
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producing money/wealth
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panache
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lots of energy and style
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irascibility
easily provoked to anger
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mendacity
tendency to lie
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brashness
rude
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infraction
violation
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loftily
very impressive
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flagrant
very bad
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sully
to damage
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chasten
to cause
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prevarication
to avoid telling the truth
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gardenia
a large white flower
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tweed
a rough woolen cloth woven in different colors
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fray
to cause to become worn down at the edge
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frolic
to play
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mar
to ruin the beauty
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malady
disease
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ragged
in bad condition
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insinuation
a usually bad or insulting remark
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recrimination
an angry statement that criticizes
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verdant
green with growing plants
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pliant
literally flexible
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licentious
sexually offensive
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nihilistic
the belief that morals have no worth
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magisterial
showing impressive knowledge about a subject
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propitiatory
to make less angry
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rapturous
showing extreme pleasure
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eclectic
including things taken from many different sources
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ebb
a flow outward from the land
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notwithstanding
without being prevented by
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calamity
disaster
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reprimand
to speak in an angry and critical way
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metropolis
a very large city
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residual
remaining after a process has been completed
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emporium
a store or shop
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mannered
behaving in a certain way
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cortisone
a hormone that is used to treat arthritis
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eschew
to avoid especially because you do not think it is right
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forgo
to give up
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abstruse
hard to understand
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contrive
to form or think of
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convoluted
complicated
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impressionistic
involving general feelings than actual facts
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dilatory
cause a delay
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inscrutable
difficult to understand
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ardor
a strong feeling of energy
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paragon
a thing that is perfect
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profusion
a large amount of something
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bounty
good things provided in large amounts
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obtuseness
stupid
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nautical
relating to ships
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avail
to be useful
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harried
bothered by many problems
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tribunal
a kind of court that has authority to a specific area
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silt
sand, soil, mud
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serendipity
dumb luck
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merriment
laughter
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amicability
being friendly to avoid argument
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facetious
used to describe speech that is meant to be funny
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avuncular
like an uncle
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obdurate
refusing to do what other people want
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tractable
easily managed
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prescient
having or showing an ability to know what will happen before it does
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reticent
not willing to tell people
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improvident
not saving for the future
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halcyon
calm,peaceful
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sedulous
diligent in application or attention
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somnolent
sleepy
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expedient
providing an easy way to solve a problem
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ecstatic
very happy
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pensive
quietly sad
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dinghy
a small boat that is carried by a larger boat
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slate
a thin piece of rock
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snarling
to become twisted together
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wan
look sick or pale
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astern
toward the back of a boat or ship
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oration
a formal speech
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trivial
not important
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garret
a usually small and unpleasant room
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surly
rude
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weary
lacking strength
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perturb
to cause to be worried
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placid
not easily upset or excited
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stoic
showing no emotion
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ebullient
lively
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reticent
not willing to tell people about things
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abject
very humble
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inscrutable
difficult to understand
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melancholy
a sad mood
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propitious
likely to have good results
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resilient
able to become strong
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poignant
causing a strong feeling of sadness
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consummate
very skillful
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vitriolic
harsh and angry words
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doctrinaire
used to describe a person who has very strong beliefs
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stoic
showing no emotion especially when things are bad
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eerie
mysterious
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pillar
a basic fact
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asphyxiating
to cause to stop breathing
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irate
very angry
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backlash
a strong public reaction
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disjointed
lacking order
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affect
to produce an effect
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vehement
showing strong and angry feelings
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scathe
to attack with severe criticism
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pugnacious
showing a readiness to fight
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terse
brief and direct in a way that may seem rude
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quizzical
showing that you do not understand something
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loquacious
liking to talk
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perfunctory
used to describe something that is done without energy
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intricacy
the quality of being complex
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daunting
tending to make people afraid
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culpable
deserving blame
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enthralling
to hold attention of by exciting
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felicitous
appropriate
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expose
a news report
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timorous
fearful
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subversive
secretly trying to destroy a government
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distend
to become larger because of pressure from inside
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hoot
to make a loud sound
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irksome
annoying
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snicker
a short laugh to show disrespect
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seethe
to feel or show strong emotion
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foist
to force someone to accept
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repercussion
negative consequences cuz of an action
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suffrage
the right to vote
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solace
someone that gives comfort
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levy
to use legal authority to demand
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conjecture
an opinion without proof
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anecdotal
a short story
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servility
very obedient
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persevere
to continue doing something that is difficult
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acquiesce
to accept
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banality
something that is boring
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recant
to publicly say that you no longer have an opinion that you once had.
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rudiments
basic facts
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ostentatious
display wealth
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vestigial
remaining as the last small part of something that existed before
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prodigious
amazing
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stark
having a very plain appearance
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stoic
showing no emotion
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conciliatory
intended to make someone less angry
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haphazard
having no plan
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litigious
too ready to sue someone
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polemical
a strong written attack against a belief
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steadfast
very devoted
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unadorned
not decorated
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incantatory
the chanting of words for magical power
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disaffected
disloyal
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unstinting
to be frugal
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evenhanded
fair
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chide
to scold gently
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silhouette
a dark shape in front of a light background
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devious
willing to lie
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acclimate
to adjust to a new climate
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predispose
to cause to be more likely to behave in a particular way
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satirize
to show that something is foolish
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ad-lib
to improvise
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extemporize
made up without special preparation
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bungle
to make mistakes
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malfeasance
illegal activity
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redemptive
the act of redeeming something
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temperance
the practice of controlling your actions
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transgression
to do something that is not allowed
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prescriptive
giving exact rules
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foible
a minor fault in someone's behavior
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fertile
producing a large amount of something
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contemplative
causing deep thought
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regressive
to return to an earlier and usually worse state
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mandate
to demand
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arrest
to stop the progress of something
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economize
to use money carefully
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forgo
to give up
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sedentary
not doing much physical activity
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dissolute
used to describe someone whoes way of living is considered immoral
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lavish
to give a large amount of something
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itinerant
traveling from place to place
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uncouthness
awkward
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mold
to form or press
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modicum
a small amount
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plethora
a very large amount
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obfuscate
to make more difficult to understand
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debilitate
to make weak
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tenacity
very determined to do something
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nonchalance
showing that you are not worried about anything
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circumspection
thinking carefully about possible risks before doing something
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expediency
providing an easy way to solve a problem
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munificence
very generous
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antecedent
something that came before something else
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forestall
to stop
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harbinger
something that shows what is coming
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panoply
a group or ollection that is impressive because it is so big
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spate
a large number of things
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paucity
a small amount
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afford
to produce it
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contractual
of or relating to the things that are required by a contract
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allusion
a statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly
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wade
to move with difficulty
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thickets
a group of bushes or small trees
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unfazed
not confused
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abate
to become weaker
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mediate
to work with opposing sides in a n argument
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perfidious
not able to be trusted
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euphonious
having a pleasant sound
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exasperation
the state of being very annoyed
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commiseration
to express sadness
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consternation
a strong feeling of surprise
228
veneration
to feel or show deep respect for
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substantive
important
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disputatious
a disagreement or argument
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pervasive
existing in every part of something
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parochial
of or relating to church parish
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dread
to fear something will happen
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bell
to cause to swell
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bore
to be worthy of
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estrange
to cause someone to be no longer involved
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demure
quiet and polite
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aside
used to say that something is not included in a statement that follows
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plaster
to put on the surface
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profanation
violation
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resigned
feeling acceptance that something unpleasant will happen
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prenatural
existing in nature
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denizen
an inhabitant
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foible
weakness in someones character
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sublime
impressing the mind with a sense of power
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squalid
very dirty
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begrudge
to think that someone does not deserve something
