Needs Work - MASTER Flashcards
(346 cards)
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squalid
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dirty
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trepidation
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fear
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consonant
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to be in agreement
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voracious
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having a large appetite for something
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comely
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attractive
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affable
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friendly
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consummate
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skilled or accomplished
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prosaic
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trite
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consonance
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agreement
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espouse; espousal
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adopting or embracing a way of life
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tome
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a large book
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axiom
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a true statement
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astringent
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constricting; severe
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recondite
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obscure
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forbear
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to grudgingly tolerate
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expound
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to set forth
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remuneration
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compensation
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levity
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humor or frivolity
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respite
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rest
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opprobrium
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disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct
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affront
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an intentional insult
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corrigible
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capable of being corrected
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frenetic
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frantic
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forestall
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prevent or obstruct
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primeval
beloning to the first age of the world
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verdant
green with plant life
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aggrandize
increase in size
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avocation
something done for pleasure (a hobby)
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paean
a song of joy
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billet
a job or position
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unctuous
falsely pious
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cull
select
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countenance
permit or tolerate
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staunch
steadfast
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consecrate
make sacred
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bestow
to grant or give
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gawky; gawkiness
awkward
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sordid
sleazy actions
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nominal
in name only
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stymie
hindered
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supplanted
to take the place of
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rancor
ill will
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disparagement
contemptuous or disrespectful speech
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adulation
sycophantic
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bowdlerized
expurgate
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oeuvre
the body of artwork
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dearth
scarcity
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panacea
a cure-all
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patrimony
heritage from one’s father’s line
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archly; arch
deliberate playfulness or teasing
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diminutive
tiny
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confound; confounded
amaze OR confuse
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confute
disprove
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resplendent
sumptuous
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sumptuous
resplendent
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bade
offer; command
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modicum
little bit
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proffered
held out (like a hand)
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bore
drill a hole in something; push thru a crowd
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jaundiced
bitter
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twaddle
nonsense
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menagerie
a collection of wild animals kept in captivity for entertainment
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denizen
inhabitant
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craggy
rocky
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prostrate
prone (lying flat face down); overwhelmed
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profane
secular
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traverse
travel across
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repudiate
reject or renounce
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wieldy
easily controlled or handled
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sundry
miscellaneous
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transgression
an offense
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forbearance
patient self-control
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avarice
greed
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adulation
sycophantic
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indulgence
tolerance
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stricture
a restriction on a person or an activity; a sternly critical remark
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providence
fate by God; timely preparation for future events
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gravitas
dignity, solemnity, or seriousness of a matter
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provenance
origin or earliest known history of something
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reactionary
opposing political or social reform
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mirthless
humorless
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salubrious
healthy
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corrugated
rigid
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clarion
a trumpet (instrument)
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impervious
unaffected by; impermeable
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extricate
extract
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ingot
a block of metal
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deluge
a severe flood
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repudiate
refuse or deny something (like an accusation)
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paltry
small or worthless degree
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recriminations
accusations
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dossier
a collection of documents on a particular person or event
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hovel
a small, squalid building (like a shack)
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adulatory; adulation
sycophantic
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alacrity
brisk and cheerful readiness; enthusiasm
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anodyne
soothing; assuaging
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arrant
utter (as in “what utter nonsense)
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ascetic
austere abstinence
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aspersion
defamation
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asservate
to aver or allege
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augury
omen
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aver
to state as a fact; to confirm or support
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baleful
malevolent
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bilge
nonsense
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boor
a rude or insensitive person; lout
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bulwark
a defensive wall
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cajole
to inveigle, coax, or wheedle
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caparison
to bedizen
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churlish
rude
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corpulent
fat; paunchy
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cozen
beguile, chicancery
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dearth
a scarcity
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deride
scorn
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descant
to comment at length
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descry
to discriminate or discern
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desultory
casual; lacking a plan
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dilatory
causing delay
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disabuse
persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken
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disparate
diverse
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doggerel
trivial
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dross
rubbish
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effluvia
noxious odor or vapor
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effusive
expressing gushing feelings of gratitude
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sybarite
epicure
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errant
peripatetic
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etiolated
pale due to lack of light
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execrable
appalling
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exegesis
critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture
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exigent
pressing or demanding
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expatiate
to descant
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expiate, expiation
to atone
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expostulate
express strong disapproval or disagreement
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exscind
to cut out or extirpate
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extirpate
cut out completely
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extrapolation
the action of estimating or concluding something by assuming that existing trends will continue or a current method will remain applicable
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fallow
(of a period of time) characterized by inaction; dormant
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feckless
ineffectual; irresponsible
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filigree
an ornamental work, especially of delicate lacelike patterns
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ostentatious
flamboyant
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forbearance
patience
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froward
intractable; recalcitrant
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grouse
to complain
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hirsute
hairy
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illusory
deceptive; based on a false belief
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tacit
understood without being stated
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importune
harass persistently
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impudent
impertinent; bold and disrespectful
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impertinent
rude
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indecent
indecorous
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indefatigable
persisting tirelessly
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insouciant
nonchalant
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parochial
insular
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intransigent
refusing to compromise
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inured
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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inveterate
long-established and unlikely to change
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involute
intricate and complex
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jocose
blithe
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laconic
using few words; terse
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languid
not interested in fighting
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limn
depict in an artform
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limpid
lucid
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maunder
to digress or stray
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mendacity
lying
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meretricious
attractive but having no actual value
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mettle, mettlesome
spirit and resilience
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militate
be a powerful factor in preventing something
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minatory
menacing; threatening
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nascent
inchoate
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nexus
a connection, tie, or link
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obloquy
vituperation; calumny
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obsequious
obedient or attentive to a sycophantic degree
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officious
meddlesome
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opprobrium
harsh criticism or censure
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ostensible
stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so
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overweening
presumptuous, supercilious
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pedestrian
trite
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trite
lacking originality; banal
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peremptory
brusque; imperious
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brusque
abrupt
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germane
pertinent
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picaresque
relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero.
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pillory
attack or scorn publically
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poseur
a poser or insincere person
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prevaricate
to speak or act in an evasive way; equivocate
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propinquity
nearness in time or space
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ramify
to be divided or subdivided; to branch out
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rapacious
greedy
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rarefy, rarefied
esoteric OR thin air
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raucous
making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise
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recidivate; recidivism
relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior
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recondite
abstruse or arcane
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recreant
pusillanimous
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refractory
obdurate or intractable
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remonstrate
to protest
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reproach
disapprove
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salient
conspicuous
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salubrious
healthy OR pleasant
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salutary
wholesome
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scurvy
despicable
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simper
to smirk
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slake
to satisfy or quench
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sodden
soaked or drenched; unimaginative; dull
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splenetic
irascible
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spurious
lacking validity; false
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stanch
stop the flow of a fluid
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stentorian
extremely loud and powerful
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stint
to restrain
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stygian
gloomy;dark
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sundry
miscellaneous
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mendicant
begging
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tacit
implied
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taciturn
not talkative
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tact
discerning and sensitive use of speech
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tawdry
cheap; tacky
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tendentious
biased
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torpor
lethargic
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tortuous
serpentine
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truculent
quick to argue or fight
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turpitude
malevolence
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umbrage
chagrin
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upbraid
to censure
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valiant; valor
possessing or showing courage or determination
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variegation
make more diverse
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venal
capable of being bought or bribed; mercenary; purchasable
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mercenary
making money at the expense of ethics
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veritable
authentic
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vestige
a trace; a remnant
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viscous
thick; sticky
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vitality
vigor; ability to live or grow
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vitiate
to pervert
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wend
to walk
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writhe
make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body
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wry
dry humor
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sardonic
mocking or cynical
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insolent
rude
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epoch
era
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conflagration
fire
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pernicious
deleterious
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depravity
corruption
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pulchirtude
beauty
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indigence
penury
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complacent; complacency
smugness
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precocious; precocity
(of a child) having developed skills or abilities earlier than expected
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preposessing
pulchritude
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pedestrian
ordinary
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odium
disgust
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maladroit
inept
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choleric
bad-tempered
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physiognomy
facial features
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caustic
corrosive OR sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way
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cavil
make petty or unnecessary objections
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celerity
moving swiftly
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circumscribe
to put limits on something
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coeval
existing at the same time
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vituperate; vituperative
bitter
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pecuniary
financial
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summation
adding things up
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recompense
compensation
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ablated
remove
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fulmination
violent explosion
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indignation
vexation; chagrin; umbrage; affront
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impugn
to insult
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inopportune
untimely
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incommensurate
inadequate
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fallacies
falsehoods
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polemical
relating to controversy, argument, or refutation
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disparate
diverse
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facile
easy; arrived at without due care or examination
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averse
opposed or disinclined
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foment
incite or promote the growth of something
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affront
insult intentionally
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replete
filled with (something)
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caustic
severely critical
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antipathetic
opposed to (something)
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indolent
lazy
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expurgate
remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a text or account)
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amorphous
without a clearly defined shape or form; lacking a clear structure or focus
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congenial
like-minded; pleasent
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obsequious
sycophantic
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proclivity
tendency
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quixotic
impractically idealistic
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adulterate
make something poorer in quality by adding another substance
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ambivalent
having mixed feelings; equivocal
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equivocal
ambiguous
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ameliorate
make (something bad) better
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construe
interpret (words or actions) in a particular way
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contrite; contrition
feeling of remorse or guilt
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craven
cowardly
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deft
skillful and clever in one's work
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demur
raise doubts or objections
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desiccate
dehydrate
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supplicated
begged earnestly
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enjoining
urging
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entreaties
pleas
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arresting
striking, conspicuous
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expound
present; explain
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manifest
clear or obvious (to the mind)
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proscription
prohibition
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wiles
chicaneries
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providential
opportune; divine
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exhort; exhortation
enjoining
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stalwart
staunch
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formidable
intimidating; onerous
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glean
obtain (information)
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aphorism
a saying
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stature
a person's natural height; reputation proceeded by accomplishments
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preclude
prevent from happening
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sequestered; sequestration
isolated; confiscation
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disquieted
a feeling of anxiety or worry
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vexed
difficult and debated
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exonerate; exonerated
absolve (someone)
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perturbe; perturbation
uneasiness or anxiety
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assignation
an appointment made in secret; an allocation of something to someone
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accord
grant someone power; agreement
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ravage
damage
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abate
become less intense
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founder
fill with water and sink; very cold; establish (something)
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extoll
praise
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pedant; pedantic
excessively concerned with details
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redactor
edit (text) for a publication
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savant
talented and learned person
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substantiate
provide evidence to support the truth of
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abrogate; abrogated
repeal or do away with
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preempt
forestall
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predisposed
inclined or tendency
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disburse
pay out (from a fund)
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circumvent
avoid (an obstacle)
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betray; betrayed
disloyal; unintentionally disclose
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vanquish; vanquished
defeat thoroughly
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piquant
intriguing
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histrionic
melodramatic
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ostentation
showiness
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judicious
good judgement or sense, wise
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nonplussed
confused; perturbed
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clairvoyant
a psychic
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galvanize
shock someone into taking actions
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lambaste
criticize
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inane
lacking meaning; silly
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scrupulous
careful; honest
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unscrupulous
having no morals
