part2 Flashcards
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impute
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to attribute the fault to; relate to a particular cause or source
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deride
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to mock
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derivative
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something derived; unoriginal
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desiccate
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to dry completely
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desuetude
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state of disuse
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desultory
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random; disconnected; rambling
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deterrent
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something that discourages or hinders
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detraction
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the act of taking away
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diaphanous
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transparent; vague; insubstancial
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diatribe
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bitter verbal attack
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dichotomy
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division into two usually contradictory parts
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diffidence
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shyness; lack of confidence
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diffuse
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to spread out
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digression
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act of straying from the main point
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dirge
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funeral hymn
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disabuse
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free from a misconception
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discerning
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perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgement
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discomfit
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to make uneasy; disconcert
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discordant
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not in tune
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discredit
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to dishonor; disgrace
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discrepancy
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difference between
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discrete
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constituing a separate thing; distinct
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discretion
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quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions
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disingenuous
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not candid, crafty
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disinterested
unpredujiced; objective
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disjointed
lacking order or coherence; dislocated
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dismiss
put away from consideration; reject
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disparage
to belittle
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disparate
dissimilar
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dissemble
to pretend; disguise one's motives
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disseminate
to spread; scatter; disperse
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dissolution
disintegration;debauchery
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dissonance
discord; lack of harmony
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distend
to expand; swell out
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distill
extract the essential elements
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distrait
inattentive; preoccupied
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diverge
to vary; go in different directions from the same point
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divest
to strip; deprive; rid
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divulge
to make known something that is secret
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document
to provide with written evidence to support
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doggerel
poor verse
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dogmatic
stating opinions without proof
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dormant
inactive
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dross
waste; worthless matter
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dupe
to deceive; trick
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ebullient
exhilarated; overly enthusiastic
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eclectic
selecting from various sources
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effervescence
state of high spirits or liveliness; process of bubling as gas escapes
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effete
depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent
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dissident
person who disagrees about beliefs
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doctrinaire
dogmatic; unyielding
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efficacy
effectiveness; efficiency
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effrontery
shameless boldness; presumptuousness
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egoism
the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness
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egotistical
excessively self-centered; conceited
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elegy
poem or song expressing lamentation
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elicit
to provoke; draw out
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elixir
a sustance believed to have the power to cure ills
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Elysian
delightful; blissful
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emaciated
thin and wasted
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embellish
to adorn; enhance
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emollient
soothing; mollifying
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empirical
derived from observation or experiment
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emulate
to imitate; copy
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encomium
a formal expression of praise
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endemic
inherent; belonging to an area
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enervate
to weaken
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engender
to cause; produce
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enhance
to increase; improve
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entomology
the scientific study of insects
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enunciate
to pronounce clearly
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ephemeral
short-lived; fleeting
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epistemology
branch of philosophy tha texamines the nature of knowledge
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equable
steady; unvarying; serene
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equanimity
composure; calmness
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equivocate
intentionally use vague language
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errant
mistaken; straying from the proper course
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erudite
learned; scholarly
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esoteric
hard to understand; known only to a few
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essay
to make an attempt; subject to a test
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estimable
admirable; possible to estimate
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ethnocentric
based on the attitude tha one's group is superior
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etiology
causes or origins
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etymology
origin an history of a word
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eugenics
study of factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve those qualities
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eulogy
high praise to a death person
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euphemism
use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of offensive language
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euphoria
feeling of extreme happiness
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euthanasia
mercy killing
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evince
to show plainly; be an indication of
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evocative
tending to call to mind or produce a reaction
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exacerbate
to aggravate; make worse
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exact
to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority
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exculpate
to clear of blame; vindicate
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execrable
detertable; abhorrent
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exhort
to urge by strong appeals
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exigency
crisis; urgent requirements
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existential
having to do with existence
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exorcise
to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences
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expatiate
to speak or write at length
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expatriate
to send into exile
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bucolic
characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral
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burgeon
to grow and flourish
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burnish
to polish
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buttress
to reinforce; support
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cacaphonous
unpleasant or harsh-sounding
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cadge
to beg; sponge
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callous
thick-skinned; insensitive
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calumny
false and malicious accusation; slander
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canard
false; deliberately misleading story
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canon
an established set of principles; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works
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cant
insincere talk; language of a particular group
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cantankerous
irritable; ill-humored
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capricous
fickle
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captious
faultfinding; intended to entrap, as in an argument
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cardinal
of foremost importance
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carnal
of the flesh or body; related to physical appetities
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carping
to find fault; complain
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cartography
science of making maps
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caste
any of the hereditary social classes in Hindu society; social stratification
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castigation
punishment; chastisement; criticism
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cataclysm
a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change
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catalyst
something that causes change
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categorical
absolute; without exception
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caucus
smaller group within an organization
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causal
involving a cause
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caustic
burning; stinging; causing corrosion
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celestial
concerned with sky or heavens; sublime
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centrifugal
moving away from a center
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centripetal
moving or directed toward a center
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champion
to defend or support
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chasten
to correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue
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chicanery
trickery; fraud
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chivalry
the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry toward women
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churlish
rude; boorish
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circuitous
roundabout
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clamor
noisy outcry
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clique
a small, exclusive group
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cloister
to confine; seclude
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coagulate
thicken; congeal
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coalesce
to cause to become one
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coda
concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes
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codify
to systematize
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cognizant
informed; conscious; aware
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collage
artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements
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commensurate
proportional
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compendium
brief, comprehensive summary
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complacent
self-satisfied
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complaisant
overly polite; willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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complement
something that completes or makes up a whole
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compliant
yielding
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compunction
uneasiness caused by guilt
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concave
curving inward
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conciliatory
overcoming distrust or hostility
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concoct
to invent
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concomitant
existing concurrently
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condone
to overlook voluntarily; forgive
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confound
to baffle; perplex; mix up
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congenial
similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to
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conjugal
pertaining to marriage agreement
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connoisseur
expert in matters of taste; expert knowledge or training
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conscript
a person compulsorily enrolled for military service
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consecrate
to declare sacred
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contend
to assert
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contentious
quarrelsome; causing quarrels
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contiguous
touching; neighboring; connecting without a break
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continence
self-control; abstention from sexual activity
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contrite
very sorrowful for a wrong; seeking forgiveness
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contumacious
disobedient; rebellious
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conundrum
riddle; puzzle with no solution
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convention
practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device
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converge
to approach; come together; tend to meet
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convex
curved outward
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convivial
sociable
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convoluted
twisted; complicated
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copious
abundant; plentiful
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coquette
woman who flirts
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cornucopia
horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance
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cosmology
study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe
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covert
hidden; secret
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covetous
desiring something owned by another
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cozen
to mislead by trick or fraud; decieve
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craven
cowardly
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credence
acceptance of something as true
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credo
statement of belief or principle; creed
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daunt
to discourage; intimidate; dishearten
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dearth
scarcity
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debauchery
corruption
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decorum
proper behavior
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defame
to malign; harm someone's reputation
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default
to fail to act
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deference
respect; regard for another's wish
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defunct
no longer existing
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delineate
to represent or depict
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demographic
related to population balance
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demotic
pertaining to people
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demur
to express doubt; question or oppose
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denigrate
to slur someone's reputation
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denizen
an inhabitant; a regular visitor
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denouement
outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or work of literature
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clairvoyant
one who can predict the future; psychic
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abate
to decrease; reduce
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abdicate
to give up a position, right, or power
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aberrant
deviating from what is normal
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abeyance
temporary suppression or suspension
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abject
miserable; pitiful
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abjure
to reject; abandon formally
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abscission
the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant
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abscond
to depart secretly
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abstemious
moderate in appetite
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abstinence
the giving up of certain pleasures
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abysmal
very bad
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accretion
growth in size or increase in amount
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accrue
to accumulate; grow by additions
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adamant
uncompromising; unyielding
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adjunct
something added, attached, or joined
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admonish
to caution or reprimand
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adulterate
to corrupt or make impure
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aesthetic
relating to beauty or the arts
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affected
pretentious; phony
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affinity
fondness; liking; similarity
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aggrandize
to make larger or greater
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aggregate
amounting to a whole; total
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alacrity
cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
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alchemy
medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation
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allay
to lessen; ease; soothe
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alleviate
to relieve; improve partially
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alloy
a combination; a mixture of two or more metals
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allure
the power to entice by charm
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amalgamate
to combine into a unified whole
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ambiguous
unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
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ambrosia
something delicious; the food of the gods
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ameliorate
to improve
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amenable
agreeable; cooperative; suited
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amenity
something that increases comfort
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amulet
ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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anachronism
something out of the proper time
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analgesic
medication that reduces or eliminates pain
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analogous
comparable
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anarchy
absence of government; state of disorder
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anodyne
something that calms or soothes pain
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anomalous
irregular; deviating from the norm
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antecedent
something that comes before
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antediluvian
prehistoric
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antipathy
dislike; hostility
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apathy
indifference
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apex
the highest point
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apogee
the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point
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apothegm
a terse, witty saying
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appease
to calm, pacify, placate
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appellation
name
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apposite
strikingly appropriate and relevant
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apprise
to inform
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approbation
praise, approval
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appropriate
to take possession of for one's own use; confiscate
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apropos
relevant
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arabesque
ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet position in which one leg is extended in back while the other supports the weight of the body
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archeology
the study of material evidence of past human life
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ardor
great emotion or passion
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arduous
extremely difficult; laborious
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argot
a specialized vocabulary used by a group
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arrest
to stop; to seize
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artifact
item made by human craft
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artless
guileless; natural
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ascetic
one who practices self-denial
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asperity
severity; harshness; irritability
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aspersion
slander; false rumor
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assiduous
diligent; hard-working
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assuage
to make less severe
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astringent
harsh; severe
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asylum
place of refuge or shelter
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atavism
in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence
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attenuate
to weaken
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audacious
bold; daring
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austere
stern; unadorned; simple
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autonomous
self-governing; independent
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avarice
greed
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aver
to affirm; declare to be true
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avocation
secondary occupation
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avuncular
like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant
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axiomatic
taken for granted; self-evident truth
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bacchanalian
pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to revelry
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banal
commonplace; trite
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banter
playful conversation
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bard
poet
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bawdy
obscene
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beatify
to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to
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bedizen
to dress in a vulgar, showy manner
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behemoth
huge creature; anything very large and powerful
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belie
to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression
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beneficent
kindly; doing good
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bifurcate
to divide into two parts
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blandishment
flattery
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blase
bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned
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bolster
to give a boost to; prop up; support
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bombastic
pompous; using inflated language
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boorish
rude; insensitive
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bovine
cowlike
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brazen
bold; shameless
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broach
to mention for the first time
