SAT Vocabulary 191 Flashcards
(191 cards)
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copious
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adj: abundant, plentiful, bountiful, profuse
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gregarious
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adj: outgoing, sociable, social, expressive
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officious
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adj: bossy, self-important, fussy
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onerous
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adj: burdensome, arduous, difficult; A) easy
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pious
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adj: religious, devout
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scrupulous
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adj: conscientious, careful; A) sloppy
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spurious
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adj: false, fake, bogus, phony; A) genuine
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surreptitious
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adj: secret, furtive, sly, sneaky A) open
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tenacity
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n: stubbornness, persistence, determination
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voracious
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adj: hungry, ravenous, gluttonous
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ablution
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n: cleaning with water or other liquid as a religious ritual, washing of the hands
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ambivalent
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adj: undecided, unsure, “of two minds”; A) definite, sure
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attrition
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n: erosion, slow destruction, wearing away
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carrion
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n: rotting flesh, cadaver, carcass, corpus, dead body
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edification
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n: teaching, tutoring, instruction
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elocution
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n: diction, voice production, pronunciation, enunciation
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kismet
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n: fate, destiny
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pedestrian
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adj: boring, dull; A) interesting
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pinion
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v: to hold down, restrain, pin down, immobilize
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writhe
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v: to twist, squirm, struggle
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ascribe
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v: to credit, attribute, assign
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cavalier
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adj: arrogant, haughty, offhand; A) considerate
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deploy
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v: to position, arrange, set up
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egg
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v: to incite or urge, encourage
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embroil
v: to involve, entangle, mix up with
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enhance
v: to improve, augment, add to
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impair
v: to damage, harm, mess up; A) enhance
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mete
v: to allocate, allot, apportion, to set aside, distribute
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nullify
v: to invalidate, annul, cancel out; A) validate
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waffle
v: to avoid giving a definite answer, to hedge, evade
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abate
v: to decrease, decline, fade away, ebb; A) grow
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abide
v: to put up with, stand for, bear, tolerate
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aesthetic
adj: artistic, visually beautiful, artful; A) ugly n: a set of ideas or opinions about beauty or art
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coerce
v: to force, pressure, bully
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diverse
adj: variegated, varied, various, different, assorted; A) alike, similar
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frank
adj: honest, open, candid
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gambit
n: strategy, scheme, ploy, maneuver
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jaunt
n: trip, outing, break, day out, day away
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lithe
adj: flexible, supple, agile, nimble, limber; A) stiff, inflexible
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terse
adj: brief, curt, short, concise, laconic, succinct; A) rambling, wordy
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abash
v: to embarrass, humiliate, mortify, peeve, perturb, chagrin
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continuum
n: field, gradient, spectrum, a range or series of things that are slightly different from each other and that exist between two different possibilities
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exodus
n: leaving, emigration, egress, mass departure
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gullible
adj: naive, easy to fool, innocent, trusting
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influx
n: arrival, incursion, flood, entry, invasion
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intrepid
adj: fearless, brave, bold, courageous
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languid
adj: unenergetic, relaxed, lazy, indolent, slow, limp; A) energetic
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mawkish
adj: sentimental, maudlin, soppy, slushy, mushy, weepy, tear-jerking; A) unemotional
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raffish
adj: jaunty, casual, confident, breezy, stylish; A) bland
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travail
n: labor, work, toil v: to labor, work, toil
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augment
v: to supplement, add to, enlarge, expand, enhance, increase, magnify; A) diminish
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diffident
adj: shy, hesitant, insecure, timid
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ebullient
adj: bubbly, bouncy, cheery, jovial, exuberant, zestful; A) somber, subdued
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eloquent
adj: fluent, articulate, well-expressed, persuasive
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eminent
adj: well-known, renowned, important, famous, reputed, prominent
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imminent
adj: looming, pending, impending, about to happen
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incessant
adj: nonstop, never-ending, ceaseless
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latent
adj: dormant, hidden, buried, covert, underlying, embryonic; A) overt, obvious
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malcontent
n: complainer, moaner, grouch
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prudent
adj: careful, cautious, sensible, wise, far-sighted
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wince
v: to flinch, cringe, recoil, grimace, make a face
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choleric
adj: ill-tempered, cranky, crotchety; A) pleasant
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cryptic
adj: mysterious, enigmatic, puzzling, obscure
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dogmatic
adj: rigid, inflexible, unbending, strict, doctrinaire
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emphatic
adj: forceful, categorical, vigorous, definite, ardent
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idyllic
adj: peaceful, calm, tranquil, relaxing, heavenly
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logistics
n: management, coordination, organization, planning
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pandemic
n: epidemic, plague, deadly disease, virulent disease
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peccadillo
n: (little) sin, crime, transgression, wrongdoing; A) virtue
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philippic
n: a violent speech of denunciation, diatribe, harangue, jeremiad
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rhetoric
n: figurative speaking, oration, colorful speech
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abstract
adj: theoretical, conceptual, hypothetical; A) actual, real
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accountable
adj: responsible for having done, liable, responsible; A) blameless
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adroit
adj: skillful, skilled, adept, apt, crackerjack, dexterous, savvy; A) clumsy, inept
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bauble
n: trinket, knickknack, novelty, whatnot
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circumspect
adj: cautious, careful, guarded, watchful, prudent; A) reckless
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defunct
adj: extinct, bygone, departed, not functioning; A) functioning
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ostensible
adj: apparent, alleged, seeming, supposed; A) real
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palpable
adj: blatant, flagrant, obvious, overt, clear; A) doubtful, uncertain
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pliable
adj: bendable, adaptable, flexible; A) rigid, inflexible
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succinct
adj: brief, to the point, terse, short; A) lengthy
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ambulatory
adj: moving & walking, on foot, itinerant; A) immobile
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ancillary
adj: auxiliary, subsidiary, supplementary, additional, secondary; A) main
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cursory
adj: hasty, brief, hurried, quick, swift, fast, sloppy, careless; A) thorough
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idolatry
n: worship, adoration, admiration, veneration, idolization
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pecuniary
adj: financial, fiscal, economic, monetary, related to money
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predatory
adj: hunting, preying, killing to eat, carnivorous
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skullduggery
n: chicanery, trickery, deception; A) forthrightness, honesty
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sedentary
adj: inactive, sitting, deskbound; A) active
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symmetrical
adj: even, proportioned, equal; A) lopsided, uneven
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tawdry
adj: gaudy, glassy, showy, tasteless; A) tasteful
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adherent
n: supporter, believer, devotee, fanatic; A) skeptic
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armament
n: guard, shield, protection, armor
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circumvent
v: to avoid, dodge, duck, outwit, evade; A) confront
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corpulent
adj: fat, plump, rotund; A) slim
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gradient
n: incline, slope, ramp, grade
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panorama
n: view, scene, vista, landscape
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plethora
n: overabundance, excess, surfeit, surplus; A) dearth, shortage
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presentiment
n: feeling, intuition, sense, hunch, premonition
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saga
n: story, tale, chronicle, history, legend, epic, yarn
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vent
v: to let out, emit, utter; A) block
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atone
v: to do something good as a way to show that you are sorry about doing something bad
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baleful
adj: evil, mancing, malignant, malevolent, intending harm; A) benevolent, innocuous
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bland
adj: insipid, weak, plain
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devoid
adj: empty, deficient, lacking; A) filled, full
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diminution
n: decrease, reduction, lessoning, attentuation; A) growth
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ethereal
adj: ghostly, immaterial, unearthly
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lackadaisical
adj: lazy, lax, laid back, languid, limp, listless; A) energetic
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mammoth
adj: enormous, huge, massive, immense, vast; A) tiny
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purblind
adj: unwilling to perceive, blind, unperceptive
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replete
adj: full up, stuffed; A) hungry, empty, lacking
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cascade
v: to flow, pour, fall, drop, deluge
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fusillade
n: rapid outburst, barrage, salvo, burst of fire
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malaise
n: depression, despair, disquiet, distress, discomfort; A) wellness
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maladroit
adj: awkward, inept, inelegant
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malodorous
adj: fetid, rancid, rank, putrid, reeking, rotten, stinky; A) fragrant
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malice
n: hatred, spite, malevolence, malignance, ill-will; A) kindness, benevolence
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palisade
n: post, stake, picket, pole
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parable
n: allegory, fable, story, tale
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paradigm
n: example, model, standard, archetype
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patriarch
n: male head, male ancestor, male ruler, male originator (female: matriarch)
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appease
v: to satisfy, assuage, soothe, ease, allay, mollify, pacify; A) irritate, provoke
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boon
n: benefit, bonus, godsend, windfall, blessing
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bootleg
v: to copy illegally, plagiarize
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brazen
adj: bold, barefaced, brash, blatant, bald-faced; A) discreet
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conundrum
n: puzzle, mystery, problem
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lampoon
n: satire, parody, skit, sketch v: to mock or make fun of, to publicly criticize in a way that causes laughter
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launch
n: start of something new v: to dispatch, send, discharge, release
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paragon
n: model, example, ideal, epitome, archetype, perfection, quintessence
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poltroon
n: an ignoble or craven person, coward
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strife
n: trouble, conflict, discord, friction
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lambaste
v: to assail, assault, attack, baste, wallop, hammer, castigate
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escapade
n: adventure, jaunt, antic, exploit
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parley
n: conference, meeting, discussion
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ransack
v: to search, go through, rummage through
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diatribe
n: attack, tirade, rant, harangue, invective
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cataclysm
n: catastrophe, disaster, upheaval, calamity
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eschew
v: to avoid, shun
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camaraderie
n: friendship, companionship, amity; A) antagonism, bad blood
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offal
n: the remains of something destroyed, rubble, ruin, wreck
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fray
n: fight, dispute, skirmish, scrimmage
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mogul
n: tycoon, entrepreneur, magnate
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carnivore
n: predator, hunter, killer
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sagacious
adj: sage, wise, clever, astute, knoweldgeable, apt; A) foolish, unwise
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specter
n: ghost, phantom, spirit
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courier
n: messenger, dispatch rider
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iconoclast
n: non-conformist, rebel against/subverter of established customs/beliefs
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nemesis
1. n: enemy, arch-rival, adversary, opponent 2. n: vengeance, fate, retribution, doom
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despotic
adj: tyrannical, dictatorial, autocratic; A) democratic
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dolt
n: stupid and dull person, blockhead, moron, imbecile; A) genius
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clone
n: exact duplicate, copy
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asinine
adj: silly, stupid, foolish, idiotic; A) clever
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bombastic
adj: pompous, pretentious, verbose, ostentatious, grandiloquent; A) straightforward
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bovine
adj: crass, like a philistine, asinine, coarse, unrefined like a cow; A) refined
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forebode
v: to foretell, predict, portend
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maritime
adj: marine, nautical, naval, sea
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serene
adj: tranquil, calm, peaceful, still; A) bustling
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sublime
adj: sinpriing, uplifiting, moving; A) ridiculous
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spawn
v: to generate, produce, release eggs
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supine
adj: lying down or on your back, recumbent, stretched out flat
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winnow
v: to separate, extract, to set apart, sort, sift
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agog
adj: eager, excited, keen, enthusiastic
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boor
n: lout, oaf, fool, klutz
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doleful
adj: sad, depressing, somber, woebegone, dejected, down, mournful; A) cheerful
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fiasco
n: disaster, mess, failure; A) success
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forbearance
n: patience, self-control; A) impatience
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forthright
adj: straightforward, direct, frank, blunt; A) devious
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opaque
adj: dense, thick, not clear; A) transparent
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panache
n: flamboyance, elegance; A) clumsiness, awkwardness
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prodigious
adj: extraordinary, phenomenal, exceptional; A) average
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profound
adj: great, extreme, overwhelming; A) shallow
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animated
adj: energetic, vigorous, vibrant; A) lifeless
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annals
n: records, archives, chronicles
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barrage
n: outpouring (of words or missiles or blows; shower, bombardment; A) trickle v: to cause someone to receive a great amount of something
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booty
n: loot, gain, goods, swag, plunder
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cataract
n: waterfall, cascade, chute
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elite
n: best, privileged, selected
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jetsam
n: flotsam, floating debris, wreckage
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portal
n: gateway, entry, portico
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throng
n: crowd, pack, jam, cram v: to crowd, pack, jam, cram; A) disperse
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tome
n: large scholarly book, volume, great work
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balk
v: to recoil, cringe, draw back
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curb
v: to restrain, control, limit, hold back
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dishevel
v: to disturb, mess up, upset; A) smooth
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fetter
v: to tie up, chain, restrain, bind, confine, shackle, handcuff
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mottle
v: to mark with many small spots, speckle, dot, sprinkle
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nettle
v: to annoy, irritate, vex, exasperate; A) appease, mollify
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languid
adj: drooping, dull, limp, listless, heavy, lazy; A) energetic
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prattle
n: chatter, babble, chit-chat, small talk v: to chatter, babble, chit-chat
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torpid
adj: lazy, languorous, languid
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torrid
adj: hot, burning, boiling, stifling, scorching, parched, sizzling,s weltering; A) cold
