Sat vocabulary Flashcards
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Amity (n.)
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Friendship; accord
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Aberration (n.)
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Deviation from a prescribed course.
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Anachronism (n.)
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Not chronological ( error with date) Something or someone not in the correct historical time.
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Antipathy (n.)
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> habitual dislike
>instinctive opposition
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Blithe (Adj.)
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> Cheerful
>Carefree
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Cache (n.)
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> Hiding place in the ground
to conceal/hide
A reserve
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Cajole (v.)
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> Coax
>Persuade with promises or flattery
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Catalyst (n.)
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something that causes activity between two or more persons or forces ((without itself being affected.))
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Chimerical (Adj.)
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> Imaginary
>Highly Unrealistic
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Conflagration (n.)
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A large, destructive fire
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Copious (Adj.)
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Abundance in number (supply/ words)
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Corroborate (v.)
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To confirm
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Debilitate (v.)
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> to weaken
>make feeble
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Decry (v.)
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to condemn (as faulty or worthless)
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Defile (v.)
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> to desegrate
to violate chastity
to pollute or dirty, to make foul
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Denigrate (v.)
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> to criticize in a derogatory manner
to blacken
to belittle
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Deride (v.)
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> to mock
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Discursive (adj.)
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> rambling /digressive
> reasoning/argument instead of intuition
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Disparity (n.)
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> not equal
different
ex) a disparity in math skill
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Dogmatic (adj.)
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> opinionated based on doctrine —-> which are rules believed to be true
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Effervescent (adj.)
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> bubbling
lively /vivacious
gay
sparkling
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Efface (v.)
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> to wipe out
erase/ obliterate
withdraw shyly
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Evanescent (adj.)
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> Disappearing /fleeting
> scarcely perceptible
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Evince (v.)
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> to manifest
to show clearly
to reveal the possession of a ( quality, trait )
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Expunge (v.)
> to efface
> to erase / blot out / strike
>to obliterate
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Extol (v.)
> to laud
| > to praise highly / eulogize
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Fecund (adj.)
> very productive /creative
| > capable of producing (*) in abundance
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Facilitate (v.)
> to make easier
| > to assist the progress of ( a person )
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Furtive (adj.)
>sly
>taken/done/used in secret
> surreptitiously
> stealth
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Garrulous (adj.)
> wordy or diffuse
| > rambling about the trivial
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Idiosyncrasy (n.)
> peculiarity to the individual
| > an item/action/event that may seem weird to another person
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Incipient (adj.)
> beginning to appear
| > beginning to exist in an initial stage
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Innocuous (adj.)
> not harmful
> not offending
> not interesting , stimulating, significant
> insipid
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Inscrutable ( adj.)
>mysterious
| >impenetrable
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Insurgence ( n.)
> revolt
| > an act of rebellion
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Laconic (adj.)
>concise ( as with words )
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Levity (n.)
> fickleness
> not serious
> lightness of mind, character or behavior
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Officious (adj.)
> obliging / ready to serve
| > meddlesome or forward in that instance
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Pariah (n.)
> an outcase
> animal /person that is despised or avoided
> in the low of caste system
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Placid (adj.)
> peaceful
| > undistrubed
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Preclude (v.)
> to make something impossible ( presence, existence, occurrence)
> to exclude from something
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Predilection (n.)
> Partiality
| > Preference
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Profuse (adj.)
> in abundance
| > extravagant
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Raze (v.)
> demolish / level to the ground
| > shave/ scrape off
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Recluse (n.)
> living in seclusion
| > shut off from the world
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Residue ( n.)
> remainder / remnant
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Superflous (adj.)
> unnecessary
| > more than required, excessive
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Sycophant (n.)
> a person that flatters to please or serve another------- for their own interest
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Unscathed (adj.)
>unharmed
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Meander
> Narrow rift passage
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Dissociative
> Separate
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Irrevocable
Irreversible
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Peripheral
> Outlying
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Acquiesce (v.)
> Submit/comply without protest
| > to agree
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Affinity (n.)
> Attraction to a person, thing, idea
| > relationship by marriage or similar
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Apocryphal (adj.)
> Doubtful authorship
> Doubtful authenticity
> False/ spurious
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Authoritative (adj.)
> pertaining to authority
| > supported by doc evidence that is accepted by authoritities
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Cacophony (n.)
> Dissonance
| > Harsh sound
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Capricious (adj.)
> led by or subject to unpredictable change
| > fanciful or witty
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Clandestine (adj.)
> done in secrecy or in hiding
| > for deception
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Cogent (adj.)
> Persuasive by making a clear, concise point
> to the point / relevant
> Pertinent
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Cynic (n.)
> ( a person ) believe that selfishness is a human motivation
> someone who expresses a cynical attitude
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Decadence (n.)
> Moral degeneration / turpitude
> unrestrained/excessive indulgence
> falling into inferior state
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Didactic (adj.)
>instructive
> teach moral lesson
> lecture too much
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Discern (v.)
> recognize / apprehend
>distinguish
>discriminate
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Egregious (adj.)
> Flagrant
> Distinguised
> extraordinary in a bad way
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Emulate ( v.)
> imitate with intention to surpass
| > rival with some sucess
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Enervate (v.)
> to deprive of force/strength
> to weaken
> destroy the vigor
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Enigma
> Something/ someone puzzling or inexplicable
| > riddle
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Fastidious (adj.)
> something/someone demanding
>critical
>requiring excessive care
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Formidable (adj.)
> causing fear /dread
| >arousing feelings of admiration b/c of strength/ grandeur
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Eminent (adj.)
> high in rank
> lofty
> conspicuous
>noteworthy
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Apprehend (v.)
> to understand
> to expect with anxiety, suspicion, or fear
> Police: to take in custody of
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Fractious (adj.)
>unruly
>irritable
>quarrelsome
>readily angered
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Frugal (adj.)
> not wasteful
> saving or sparing
> little expenses
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Galvanize (v.)
> to stimulate into activity
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Guile (n.)
> crafty deception
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Insidious (adj.)
> Intended to entrap
| > Seems innocuous but harmful in the end
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Hapless (adj.)
>Unlucky
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Hegemony (n.)
> leadership/ predominance
| > smaller nations expansion/aggression to dominate world
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Iconoclast (n.)
> A person who attacks beliefs, or tradition ----based on error / superstition
> Destroyer of images
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Impertinent (adj.)
>Intrusive
>Irrelevant
>Inappropriate
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Impinge (v.)
> to impact
> to make an impression
> to strike, dash, collide
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Implacable (adj.)
> not to appease (to bring to peace)
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Indefatigable (adj.)
> incapable of being tired out
| > Untiring
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Ineffable (adj.)
>incapable of being expressed in words
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Infamous (adj.)
> having bad reputation
| >detestable
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Iniquity (n.)
> Gross injustice
> Wickedness
> Violation of a right
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Inured (v.)
> to accustom to hardship
| > to come into use / beneficial
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Jargon (n.)
> meaningless talk
> language particular to a trade, proffession
> language that many don't understand
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Jubilation (n.)
> exultation
| > feeling of joy
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Lackluster (adj.)
> lacking brilliance/ radiance / liveliness / spirit
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Lucid ( adj.)
> easily understood
| > shining or bright
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Morose (adj.)
> expressing gloom
| >gloomy person
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Nomenclature (n.)
> names/term in a set or system
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Paucity (n.)
> smallness in quantity
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Pragmatic (adj.)
> pertaining to a practical point of view or
| > practical considerations
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Prodigious (adj.)
> extraordinary in size/amount/extent
> marvelous
>monstrous
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Querulous (adj.)
> full of complaints
| >complaining
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Raconteur (n.)
> a person who is skilled in telling stories/anecdotes
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Recalcitrant (adj.)
> resisting authority
| > hard to manage
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Repudiate (v.)
> to reject or disown
| > reject with disapproval/condemnation
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Scrupulous (adj.)
> having morals
> Precise
>Exact
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Saccharine (adj.)
> sugary / sweet
| > nature of resembling sugar
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Sumptuous (adj.)
>lavish
> entailing great expense
>luxuriously fine / large
>Splendid
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Peckish (adj.)
> Somewhat hungry
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Adherent (adj.)
> sticking / clinging / adhering
| > a follower ( noun )
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Aesthetic (adj.)
> pertaining to the sense of beauty
> in regards to the mind and emotions
>characterized by love or beauty
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Aggrandize (v.)
> to enlarge
>to increase in intensity
> to make greater in power, wealth, rank, honor
>make something appear greater
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Antithesis (n.)
> opposition
| > contrast
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Aversion (n.)
> a strong feeling of dislike
> antipathy
> the cause of antipathy
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Capitulate (v.)
> to give up resistance
| > to acquiesce
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Censure (n.)
> strong expression of disapproval
> to criticize/ reproach (v.)
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Clamor (n.)
> a loud uproar
> expression of desire / dissatisfaction
> popular outcry
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Vehement
> violent
| >passionate
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Conciliate (v.)
> to win over
> to win / gain
> to reconcile
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Dearth (n.)
> scarcity of supply
| > famine
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Deference (n.)
> respectful submission
| > respectful regard
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Diffuse (v.)
> to pour and spread fluid
> to scatter
> to disseminate
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Dissipate (v.)
> to scatter / disperse
| > to spend or use wastefully / extravagantly
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Edifice (n.)
> large building
| > large , complex system or organization
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Elucidate (v.)
> to make lucid / clear
| > to clarify ; explain
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Enhance (v.)
> to intensify
> to raise to a higher degree
> to raise the value/price of
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Equivocate (v.)
> use unclear expressions to mislead
> prevaricate
>hedge
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Evoke (v.)
> to produce
> to summon
>to call up
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Fallible (adj.)
> not accurate
| > of persons prone to mistake
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Fraudulent (adj.)
> pertaining to fraud / cheat
| > cheating / dishonest
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Forthright (adj.)
> frank
| > direct / strightforward
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Gullible (adj.)
> Easily deceived / cheated
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Hedonist (n.)
> a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
> pertaining to hedonism
> doctrine that pleasure / happiness is best.
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Imminent (adj.)
> likely to occur at any moment
| > leaning forward
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Incongruous (adj.)
> inappropriate / out of place
> not in harmony / inconsonant
> inconsistent
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Juxtapose (v.)
> to place side by side for comparison / contrast
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Kindle (v.)
> to start ( a fire )
> to ignite / set fire
> to excite / stir
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Languid (adj.)
> lackluster
> drooping / faint
> indifferent
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Latent (adj.)
> present but not visible
| > dormant
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Lethargic (adj.)
> pertaining to lethargy
> state of being unenergetic
> indifferent
> overpowering laziness or drowsiness
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Magnanimous (adj.)
> forgiving ( as in an insult / injury )
> noble
> free from resentfulness or vindictiveness
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Malevolent (adj.)
> wishing to harm others
> evil / malicious
>malign in influence
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Maladroit ( adj.)
> unskillful
> awkward
> lacking adroitness
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Adroit
> nimble
> resourceful
> cleverly skillful
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Mercurial (adj.)
> fickle / erratic
> lively
> quick- witted
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Myriad (adj.)
>Innumerable
| > a profusion of people / things / 10,000 ---(noun)
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Oblique (adj.)
> slanting / sloping
| > not perpendicular or parallel
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Obliterate ( v.)
> to blot out
> to expunge or efface
> to render undecipherable
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Odious (adj.)
> hateful
> highly offensive / disgusting
> repugnant
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Ostensible (adj.)
> apparent / evident
| >conspicuous
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Parsimonious (adj.)
> frugal or stingy
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Pathos (n.)
> the quality of evoking pity
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Perfidious (adj.)
> deceitful
> treacherous
> faithless
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Provincial (adj.)
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> local
> belonging to a particular province
> pertaining to provinces
> having or showing manners . viewpoints
>illiberal
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Rebuff (v.)
> to repel, reject offer
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Refurbish (v.)
> to renovate
| > to brighten
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Sagacious (adj.)
> having practical sense
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Succinct (adj.)
> concise
| > compressed
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Thwart (v.)
> to oppose successfully
> to cross
> to prevent from accomplishing something
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Vacillate (v.)
> indecisive
> irresolute
> to oscillate / fluctuate
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Alleviate (v.)
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> to make easier to endure
> to lessen
> to mitigate
> allay
> assuage
>mollify
>pacify
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Animosity (n.)
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> a feeling of strong dislike
> Acrimony
> Animus
> Antagonism
> Virulence
>Enmity
>Antipathy
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Augment (v.)
> to enlarge in size, number , strength, extent
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Austere (adj.)
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> severe in manner or appearance
> ascetic
> Astringent
> Inexorable
> Obdurate
> Unrelenting
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Bombastic (adj.)
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> Inflated > High Sounding > Pretentious
> Pompous
> Grandiloquent
> Euphuistic
> Fustian
> Highfalutin
> Orotund
> Ostentatious
> Rhapsodic
> Sonorous
> Turgid
> Verbose
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Carp (v.)
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> to complain querulously
> Cavil
> Nitpick
> Objurgate
> Quibble
> Reproach
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Clemency (adj.)
> showing compassion or forgiveness
> Caritas
> Equitableness
> Forbearance
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Criterion (n.)
> a standard of judgement / criticism
> archetype
> Paradigm
> Prototype
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Desecrate ( v.)
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> to divert from a sacred to a profane use
> blaspheme
> Sacrilege
> Pillage
> Spoliate
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Embellish ( v. )
> to beautify
> Emblaze
> Garnish
> Festoon
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Espouse ( v. )
> to adopt or embrace
| > uphold
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Ephemeral (adj.)
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> short-lived
> episodic
> Fugacious
> Impermanent
> Transient
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Flagrant (adj.)
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> obvious / notorious / flaunting
> Blatant
> Brazen
> Egregious
> Flagitous
> Grody
> Heinous
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Fledgling (adj.)
> an inexperienced person
> Neophyte
> Novice
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Forensic (adj.)
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> Adapted to argumentation
> Rhetorical
> Judicial
> Dialectic
> Polemical
> Moot
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Heresy (n.)
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> Unorthodox opinion
> Agnoticism
> Apostasy
> Atheism
> Blasphemy
> Dissidence
> Fallacy
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Irascible (adj.)
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> easily provoked to anger
> Cantankerous
> Choleric
> Feisty
> Fractious
> Queruolous
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Irrepressible (adj.)
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> Uncontrollable
> Effervescent / Vivacious
> Ebullient
>Tumultous
> Unconstrained
> Boisterious
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Intransigent (adj.)
> refusing to agree or compromise
>Obstinate
> Adamant
> Tenacious
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Mitigate (v.)
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> to make less severe
> alleviate
> Abate
> Assuage
> Extenuate
> Pacify
> Palliate
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Opulent (adj.)
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> Wealthy / Affluent
> Exuberant
> Prentious
> Prodigal
> Sumptuous
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Pernicious (adj.)
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> Causing insidious harm
> Ruinous
> Fatal
> Baleful
> Detrimental
> Iniquitous
> Pestilential
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Peruse (v.)
> to read thoroughly
> browse
> pore over
> Scrutinize
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Philistine (adj.)
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> a person who is hostile or indifferent to cultural values / intellectual pursuits / aesthetic refinement
> Barbarian
>Bawdy
> Churlish
> Loutish
> Raffish
> Raunchy
> Ribald
> Scatological
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Polemic (n.)
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> controversial argument against opinion or doctrine
> Belligerent
> Contentious
> Eristic
> Litigious
> Pugnacioous
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Precocious (adj.)
> unusually advanced or mature development
> Brassy
> Presumptuous
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Proclivity (n.)
> tendency / habitual inclination
> druthers
> predilection
> predisposition
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Promulgate (v.)
> to make known by open declaration
> annunciate
> Disseminate
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Propensity (n.)
> Proclivity / tendency
> aptness
>susceptibility
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Prosaic (adj.)
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> unimaginative / commonplace / dull
> Banal
> lackluster
>platitudinous
>plebian
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Quagmire (n.)
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> soft / flabby --- anything whose surface yields under tread
> entanglement
> in a bog
> Morass
> impasse
>imbroglio
> Quandary
> Plight
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Quixotic (adj.)
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> extravagantly chivalrous or romantic
> impulsive and unpredictable
> chimerical
> utopian
> Impetuous
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Rancor (n.)
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> Bitter / rankling resentment or ill will
> Acerbity
> Antagonism
> Antipathy
> Enmity
> Vindictiveness
> Virulence
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Replete (adj.)
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> abundantly supplied or provided / complete
> Abounding
> Awash
> Satiated
> Gorged
> Plenteous
> Teeming
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Rescind (v.)
> to abrogate
> revoke
> repeal
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Saturate (v.)
> to soak / impregnate
| > to cause to unite with greatest possible amount of another substance through chemical combination
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Serendipity (n.)
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> good fortune
> luck
> an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident
> fluke
> happenstance
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Servile (adj.)
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> slavishly submissive or obsequious
> fawning
> Obeisant
> passive
> submissive
> unctuous
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Squalid (adj.)
> wretched/ foul / repulsive from lack of cleanliness
> disheveled
> repellent
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Stoic (adj.)
> people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief and submit without complaint
> Aloof
>phlegmatic
> Indifferent
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Surreptitious (adj.)
> clandestine - done in stealth
> Fraudulent
> Skulking
>covert
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Taciturn (adj.)
> reserved in speech ; inclined to silence
> Aloof
> Reticent
> Sententious
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Tawdry (adj.)
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> gaudy / showy
> low or mean (motives )
> Blatant
> brazen
> meretricious
> Gimcrack
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Unassailable (adj.)
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> not subject to attack, dispute, denial
> Absolute
> Incontestable
> Infallible
>Unerring
> Unequivocal
> Undibitable
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Utilitarian (adj.)
> having usefulness rather than ornamentation
> Pragmatical
> commonsensical
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Venerate (v.)
> to revere or treat with respect
> Apotheosize
> Exalt
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Voluminous (adj.)
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> sufficient or of great volume
>Copious
> Cavernous
> Multifarious
> Convoluted
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Wanton (adj.)
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> done, shown, used maliciously or unjustifiably
> without motive or provocation
> no regard for humane
>Lax
> profligate
>Lewd
>Libertine
>Libidinous
>Licentious
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Wane (v.)
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> decrease in intensity/ strength
> to draw close to an end
> to abate
> Atrophy
>ebb
> Dwindle
> rlenet
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Zealot (n.)
```
> fanatic
> Radical
>war-like
> enthusiast
>activist
>diehard
>fiend
> militant
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Relegate (v.)
> Commend
> Confide
> Delegate
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Cunning (adj.)
> Devious
> Astute
> Guile
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Galled (v.)
> to irritate
| > provoke
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Sporadic (adj.)
> on and off
> Semi-occasional
> Spasmodic
> Intermittent
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Ambivalence (n.)
>The state of having mixed feelings
| >Having contrary ideas about something or someone
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Ameliorate (v.)
>Make something (bad/unsatisfactory) better
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Autonomy (n.)
> the right of self-government
| > A country or region that rules itself
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Circumspect (adj.)
> Wary
| > Unwilling to take risks
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Clairvoyant (adj.)
> Having ability to perceive events in the future
| > Abnormally psychic
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Commiserate (v.)
> Express or feel sympathy or pity
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Coalesce (v.)
> Come together and form one mass or whole
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Cryptic (adj.)
> Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure
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Deprecate (v.)
> Expressing disapproval of
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Despot (n.)
> An absolute ruler who expresses power in an oppressive way
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Diatribe (n.)
> A forceful or bitter verbal attack against someone or something
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Daunt (v.)
>Make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive
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Dormant (adj.)
> Physical functions suspended or slowed down as if in a deep sleep ( or actually in a deep sleep )
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Esoteric (adj.)
> Intended or likely to be understood by a small group of people that share the same knowledge or interest
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Euphemism (n.)
> A mild/indirect word substituted for a hard word
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Homogeneous (adj.)
> Of the same kind
| > Alike
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Incisive (adj.)
> Intelligently analytical and clear thinking
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Indigent (adj.)
> Poor; needy
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Immutable (adj.)
> Unchanging over time or unable to be changed
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Lassitude (n.)
> A state of physical or mental weariness
| > Lacking energy
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Pique (v.)
> A feeling of irritation or resentment as a result of an insult to one's pride.
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Premeditate (v.)
> Plan beforehand ( as in an action )
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Ponderous (adj.)
> Slow and clumsy because of great weight
> Dull
>Laborious
>Excessively solemn
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Reticent (adj.)
> Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
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Scrutinize (v.)
> Examine or inspect closely or thoroughly
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Sequester (v.)
> To isolate or hide away
> To take legal possession until debt has been paid
> Take forcible possession of
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Flagellant (n.)
> A person who subjects themselves or others to flogging for religious discipline or sexual gratification.
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Hale (adj.)
> of a person, an elder one that is strong and healthy
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Sinewy (adj.)
> Lean and muscular
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Peevish (adj.)
> Easily irritated by unimportant things
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Gaunt (adj.)
> Lean and haggard because of suffering
| > Grim or desolate in appearance
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Surly (adj.)
> bad-tempered
| > Unfriendly
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Sundry (adj.)
> Of various kinds
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vexatious (adj.)
>Causing or tending to cause annoyance
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genuflected (v.)
Lower one's body to the ground, one knee down , briefly , to show respect
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Shrewd (adj.)
> Astute or sharp in practical numbers
