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erratic📊

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unpredictable, inconsistent, irregular

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secluded

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hard to reach, hidden away

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fluctuate

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to rise and fall irregularly

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exalt

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to praise, to worship

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admonish

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to warn or scold someone

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abrupt

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sudden, unexpected, without warning

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to be content

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satisfied

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eccentric X (ekSentrik)

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uncommon, strange, begana

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mired

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stuck in mud

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colloquial

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used in casual conversation

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To reconcile

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settle one’s differences, make compatible, bring back to peace

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alienate

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to cause someone to feel isolated or lonely

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distinguish

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to tell the difference between

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adequate

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sufficient, enough, acceptable

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What are the two meanings of contend?

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1) to deal with someone or something 2) to claim or state a belief confidently

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skeptical

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having doubts

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enfranchise

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to give the right to vote

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sophisticated

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1) having a lot of worldly experience and knowledge 2) complicated

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What are the three meanings of radical?

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1) thorough, complete, extensive 2) fundamental, essential 3) revolutionary, extreme

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formulate

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to create or think up

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attest

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to confirm or verify

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vexing

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annoying, irritating

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unassuming

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humble, low-key

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coerce

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to pressure or force someone to do something

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adept (N)
very skilled at something
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eloquent
fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
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austere
plain and without decoration, comforts, or anything extra
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dread
to fear, be afraid of
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inevitable
unavoidable
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stress?
to emphasize
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spawn
to produce, generate, or create
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renounce
to give up, deny, or surrender something
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unprecedented
never done or known before
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broach
To bring up a difficult subject for discussion.
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proxy
A person authorized to act on behalf of another; substitute.
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detrimental
Harmful, damaging.
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secular
Having no religious or spiritual basis.
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innovative
New and different.
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tangible
Real and able to be shown or touched.
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disseminate
To spread widely (particularly information).
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delegate (V)
To assign a task to another person.
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apparent
Clearly visible or understood; obvious.
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postulate
To suggest or propose something.
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speculate
To guess, to form a theory without firm evidence.
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bazaar
A market selling a large variety of goods.
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sporadic
Scattered, irregular, unpredictable.
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suffrage
The right to vote.
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incredulous
Unwilling or unable to believe something.
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idealistic
Unrealistically aiming for perfection.
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conflate
To mix or combine into one (typically ideas).
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paucity
Poverty, scarcity.
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ephemeral
Temporary, short-lived.
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prompt
To cause (someone) to take a course of action.
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reverence
Deep respect for someone or something.
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disparity
A great difference.
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dispassionate
Not influenced by strong emotion, fair-minded.
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phenomenon
A noteworthy occurrence or situation.
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boast
To brag, to show off.
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irksome
Irritating, annoying.
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allude
To suggest or call attention to indirectly, to make a reference to something.
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omnipotence
Having unlimited or great power.
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provoke
To cause a reaction or emotion (usually anger); to trigger.
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indulge
To allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of.
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entrenched
Firmly established and unlikely to change.
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inherent
Built-in, existing in something as a permanent or essential characteristic.
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vernacular
Everyday informal language, local dialect.
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inquisition?
interrogation, questioning
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anecdote.
a short personal story
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malign
evil in nature, harmful
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anomaly
oddity, something that is not normal
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inhibit
to hold someone or something back, to suppress, to prevent
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mutable
changeable
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What are the two meanings of petty?
* of little importance * caring too much about trivial matters
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avid
passionate about something
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To invoke
To call on or refer to something
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imprudent
foolish, reckless
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tenacity.
persistence, determination
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venerable
respected
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authoritarian
enforcing strict obedience to authority
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quarrel
an angry argument or disagreement
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yield
1) to produce or generate (a result) 2) to surrender
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ambivalent
having mixed feelings
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to endeavor
to try hard to do something
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insurrection.
a violent uprising or rebellion
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contemplate
to think about for a long time
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To compel
force someone to do something
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feasible
possible to do easily or conveniently
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conjecture
an opinion or conclusion that is unproven, a guess
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arbitrary
based on random choice or personal impulse, rather than any reason or system
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What does it mean to reinforce something
to make stronger
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To temper
to serve as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to something
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decree
an official order or command
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brevity
concise use of words in writing or speech
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equivocal.
open to more than one interpretation; unclear
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stronghold
a place that is strongly defended, a fortress
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What does it mean to conceive an idea?
to form or create a plan or idea
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vanity
excessive pride in one's own appearance or achievements
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sluggish
slow-moving
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intuition
instinct, the ability to understand something immediately

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