SAT Words Flashcards
(500 cards)
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- Abandon
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To give up completely
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- Abate
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To lessen or reduce in intensity
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- Aberration
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A departure from what is normal or expected
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- Abhor
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To regard with disgust or hatred
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- Abstruse
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Difficult to understand
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- Accolade
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An award or honor
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- Acquiesce
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To accept something reluctantly but without protest
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- Acrimony
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Bitterness or harshness of manner or speech
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- Alacrity
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Cheerful readiness or willingness
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- Allay
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To diminish or put at rest
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- Altruism
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Selflessness, concern for the well-being of others
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- Ameliorate
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To make something better or more tolerable
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- Anomaly
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Something that deviates from what is standard or expected
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- Antipathy
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A deep-seated feeling of dislike
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- Apathy
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Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
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- Apocryphal
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Of doubtful authenticity
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- Apprehensive
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Anxious or fearful about something
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- Arbitrary
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Based on random choice or personal whim
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- Arcane
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Understood by few
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- Arduous
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Involving or requiring strenuous effort
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- Articulate
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Able to express oneself clearly and effectively
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- Ascendancy
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Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence
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- Assiduous
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Showing great care and perseverance
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- Audacious
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Willing to take bold risks
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25. Austere
Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance
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26. Autonomous
Independent and self-sufficient
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27. Avarice
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain
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28. Bellicose
Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
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29. Benign
Gentle and kind
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30. Bolster
To support or strengthen
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31. Bombastic
High-sounding but with little meaning
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32. Brevity
Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech
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33. Burgeon
To begin to grow or increase rapidly
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34. Cacophony
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
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35. Cajole
To persuade someone to do something through flattery
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36. Capitulate
To surrender or give in
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37. Castigate
To reprimand someone severely
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38. Caustic
Able to burn or corrode
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39. Censure
To express severe disapproval
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40. Choleric
Bad-tempered or irritable
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41. Coerce
To force someone to do something by using threats or intimidation
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42. Cogent
Clear, logical, and convincing
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43. Complacent
Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself
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44. Concise
Giving much information clearly and in a few words
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45. Concur
To agree or have the same opinion
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46. Condone
To accept or allow behavior that is morally wrong
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47. Conducive
Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible
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48. Conflagration
An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property
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49. Conspicuous
Easily seen or noticed
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50. Copious
Abundant in supply or quantity
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51. Corroborate
To confirm or give support to a statement or theory
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52. Cryptic
Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure
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53. Cursory
Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
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54. Debilitate
To make someone weak or infirm
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55. Debunk
To expose the falseness or hollowness of an idea or belief
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56. Defenestrate
To throw someone or something out of a window
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57. Defunct
No longer existing or functioning
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58. Delineate
To describe or portray something precisely
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59. Demagogue
A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices
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60. Denigrate
To criticize unfairly or belittle
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61. Deride
To mock or ridicule
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62. Despot
A ruler with absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way
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63. Dichotomy
A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being entirely different
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64. Disdain
To regard or treat with contempt or scorn
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65. Disparate
Essentially different in kind
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66. Disseminate
To spread or distribute information, ideas, or rumors widely
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67. Distend
To swell or expand by pressure from the inside
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68. Diverge
To separate or move in different directions
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69. Dogged
Persistent or determined in effort
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70. Dogmatic
Asserting opinions in a forceful or arrogant way, without consideration of others’ viewpoints
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71. Dormant
Inactive or in a state of rest or hibernation
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72. Dubious
Doubtful or uncertain
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73. Egregious
Outstandingly bad or shocking
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74. Elucidate
To make something clear or explain
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75. Emulate
To imitate or copy, typically with the intent of surpassing
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76. Enervate
To weaken or drain of energy
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77. Engender
To cause or give rise to something
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78. Enigmatic
Mysterious, difficult to understand
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79. Enervating
Causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality
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80. Ephemeral
Lasting for a very short time
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81. Equanimity
Mental calmness, especially in difficult situations
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82. Equitable
Fair and impartial
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83. Erratic
Not regular or consistent
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84. Erudite
Having or showing great knowledge or learning
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85. Esoteric
Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge
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86. Euphemism
A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt
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87. Exacerbate
To make a situation worse or more severe
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88. Excoriate
To criticize severely and publicly
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89. Exigent
Urgent, requiring immediate action
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90. Exonerate
To clear someone of blame or fault
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91. Expeditious
Done with speed and efficiency
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92. Extemporaneous
Done without preparation
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93. Facetious
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
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94. Fallacious
Based on a mistaken belief or unsound reasoning
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95. Fatuous
Silly and pointless
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96. Feasible
Possible and practical to achieve
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97. Flabbergasted
Extremely surprised or astonished
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98. Flagrant
Conspicuously offensive or scandalous
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99. Flippant
Lacking a serious or respectful attitude
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100. Foible
A minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character
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101. Fortuitous
Happening by chance, often in a lucky or fortunate way
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102. Frivolous
Not having any serious purpose or value
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103. Garrulous
Excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters
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104. Gauche
Lacking social grace or sensitivity
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105. Genial
Friendly and cheerful
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106. Germane
Relevant and appropriate to the matter at hand
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107. Gratuitous
Given or done without charge or justification
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108. Gregarious
Fond of company
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109. Guile
Sly or cunning intelligence
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110. Harangue
A lengthy and aggressive speech or lecture
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111. Harbinger
A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
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112. Hegemony
Leadership or dominance over others
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113. Heretic
A person holding a belief that is contrary to orthodox religious doctrine
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114. Iconoclast
A person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions
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115. Idiosyncrasy
A characteristic or habit peculiar to an individual
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116. Ignoble
Not honorable in character or purpose
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117. Imbue
To inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality
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118. Immutable
Unchanging over time or unable to be changed
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119. Impasse
A situation where no progress can be made
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120. Impecunious
Having little or no money
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121. Impervious
Not allowing fluid to pass through
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122. Impetuous
Acting quickly without thought or care
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123. Implicit
Implied rather than plainly expressed
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124. Impugn
To dispute the truth or validity of something
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125. Inane
Lacking sense or meaning
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126. Inculpate
To accuse or blame someone
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127. Indefatigable
Persisting tirelessly
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128. Ineffable
Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words
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129. Inept
Lacking skill or ability
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130. Inexorable
Impossible to stop or prevent
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131. Ingenious
Clever, original, and inventive
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132. Ingenuous
Innocent and unsuspecting
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133. Inimical
Hostile or harmful
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134. Innocuous
Not harmful or offensive
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135. Insidious
Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects
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136. Insipid
Lacking flavor, vigor, or interest
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137. Intrepid
Fearless, adventurous
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138. Inundate
To overwhelm or flood
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139. Irascible
Easily angered
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140. Irrefutable
Impossible to deny or disprove
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141. Irresolute
Uncertain, indecisive
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142. Laconic
Using few words
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143. Languid
Weak or faint from illness or fatigue
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144. Laudable
Deserving praise and commendation
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145. Lethargic
Sluggish and lacking energy
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146. Licentious
Immoral or sexually unrestrained
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147. Loquacious
Very talkative
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148. Magnanimous
Very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful
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149. Malevolent
Having or showing a wish to do evil to others
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150. Malleable
Capable of being shaped or changed
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151. Meticulous
Showing great attention to detail
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152. Mitigate
To make less severe or harsh
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153. Mollify
To calm or soothe
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154. Mundane
Ordinary or dull
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155. Nefarious
Wicked or criminal
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156. Obfuscate
To confuse or make something unclear
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157. Obsequious
Excessively eager to please or obey
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158. Odious
Extremely unpleasant
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159. Opaque
Not able to be seen through
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160. Opulent
Wealthy and luxurious
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161. Oscillate
To move or swing back and forth
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162. Ostensible
Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so
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163. Palliate
To reduce the severity or intensity of something
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164. Panacea
A universal remedy or solution
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165. Paragon
A model of excellence or perfection
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166. Pariah
An outcast, someone rejected from society
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167. Paucity
The presence of something in small or insufficient quantities
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168. Pejorative
Expressing contempt or disapproval
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169. Perfunctory
Done in a routine or superficial manner
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170. Perspicacious
Having a ready insight into and understanding of things
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171. Perturbed
Feeling anxious or unsettled
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172. Petulant
Childishly sulky or bad-tempered
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173. Phlegmatic
Calm and unemotional
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174. Pithy
Concise and forcefully expressive
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175. Placate
To make someone less angry or hostile
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176. Platitude
A remark or statement that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful
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177. Ponderous
Slow and clumsy due to great weight
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178. Pragmatic
Dealing with things sensibly and realistically
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179. Precarious
Not securely held or in position
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180. Preclude
To prevent from happening
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181. Prodigal
Wastefully extravagant
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182. Prolific
Producing large amounts of something
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183. Propensity
A natural inclination or tendency to behave in a particular way
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184. Prosaic
Lacking in imagination or originality
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185. Provocative
Causing strong reactions or emotions
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186. Puerile
Childishly silly or trivial
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187. Pulchritude
Physical beauty
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188. Quixotic
Extremely idealistic, unrealistic, and impractical
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189. Rancor
Bitterness or resentfulness
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190. Recalcitrant
Stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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191. Recant
To withdraw or retract a statement or belief
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192. Reclusive
Avoiding the company of others
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193. Redolent
Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something
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194. Regress
To return to a former or less developed state
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195. Reprobate
A morally unprincipled person
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196. Rescind
To revoke, cancel, or repeal
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197. Reticent
Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily
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198. Rigorous
Thorough and accurate
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199. Sanguine
Optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation
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200. Sardonic
Grimly mocking or cynical
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201. Scintillating
Sparkling or shining brightly
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202. Scrupulous
Very concerned to avoid doing wrong
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203. Secular
Denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis
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204. Sentient
Able to perceive or feel things
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205. Serene
Calm, peaceful, and untroubled
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206. Skeptical
Doubting or questioning the validity of something
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207. Slothful
Lazy, unwilling to work or exert effort
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208. Soporific
Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
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209. Sporadic
Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places
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210. Spurious
Not genuine, false or fake
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211. Staid
Sedate, respectable, and unadventurous
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212. Subjugate
To bring under control, especially by force
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213. Subtle
Delicate or precise in meaning or effect
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214. Superficial
Existing or occurring at the surface
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215. Surreptitious
Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of
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216. Taciturn
Reserved or uncommunicative in speech
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217. Tangential
Diverging from the main point or subject
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218. Tenacious
Holding firm to a belief, position, or course of action
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219. Torpid
Mentally or physically inactive or sluggish
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220. Transitory
Not permanent
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221. Truncate
To shorten something by cutting off a part
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222. Ubiquitous
Present, appearing, or found everywhere
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223. Unabashed
Not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed
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224. Uncanny
Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way
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225. Unctuous
Excessively smooth, suave, or smug
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226. Vacillate
To waver between different opinions or actions
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227. Venerable
Worthy of respect due to age, dignity, or character
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228. Vindicate
To clear someone of blame or suspicion
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229. Viscous
Having a thick, sticky consistency
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230. Vociferous
Expressing feelings or opinions loudly and forcefully
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231. Volatile
Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse
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232. Wane
To decrease in size, extent, or degree
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233. Wanton
Deliberate and unprovoked
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234. Winsome
Attractive or appealing in a charming way
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235. Zealot
A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their beliefs
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236. Abrogate
To repeal or do away with a law, right, or formal agreement
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237. Abscond
To leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection or arrest
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238. Acumen
The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
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239. Adulation
Excessive praise or flattery
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240. Adverse
Opposing or harmful to something
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241. Aesthetic
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
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242. Affable
Friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to
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243. Affluent
Having a great deal of money, wealth, or material goods
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244. Altruistic
Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
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245. Anathema
Something or someone that is greatly disliked or shunned
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246. Apocryphal
Of doubtful authenticity
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247. Arduous
Requiring strenuous effort
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248. Assuage
To relieve, ease, or soothe
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249. Audacity
Willingness to take bold risks
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250. Augment
To make something greater or more intense
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251. Banal
So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
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252. Bellicose
Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
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253. Blatant
Done openly and unashamedly
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254. Bucolic
Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside
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255. Capitulate
To surrender or give up resistance
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256. Caustic
Able to burn or corrode
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257. Charismatic
Exercising a special magnetic charm or appeal
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258. Clandestine
Kept secret or done secretively
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259. Cogent
Clear, logical, and convincing
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260. Complacent
Self-satisfied and unconcerned
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261. Concise
Giving much information clearly and in few words
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262. Condone
To accept or allow behavior that is morally wrong
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263. Conducive
Making a situation or outcome likely or possible
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264. Conflagration
An extensive fire
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265. Contentious
Causing or likely to cause an argument or controversy
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266. Contrite
Feeling or showing remorse or regret
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267. Copious
Abundant in supply or quantity
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268. Corroborate
To confirm or give support to
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269. Cursory
Hasty and not thorough
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270. Debilitate
To make someone weak or infirm
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271. Decorum
Behavior that is in keeping with good taste and propriety
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272. Deference
Respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, or will of another
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273. Defunct
No longer existing or functioning
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274. Demeanor
Outward behavior or bearing
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275. Denounce
To publicly declare to be wrong or evil
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276. Deride
To mock or ridicule
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277. Despot
A ruler with absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way
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278. Dichotomy
A division into two parts that are sharply different
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279. Disdain
The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration
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280. Disparate
Essentially different in kind
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281. Disseminate
To spread or disperse widely
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282. Diverge
To separate from a common point
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283. Dogmatic
Stubbornly opinionated or dictatorial
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284. Dormant
Inactive or in a state of rest or hibernation
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285. Dubious
Doubtful or uncertain
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286. Eclectic
Deriving ideas, styles, or taste from a broad range of sources
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287. Eloquent
Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
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288. Elucidate
To make clear or explain
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289. Empathy
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another
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290. Enervate
To weaken or drain of energy
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291. Engender
To cause or give rise to something
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292. Enigmatic
Mysterious or difficult to understand
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293. Ephemeral
Lasting for a very short time
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294. Equanimity
Mental calmness, especially in difficult situations
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295. Equitable
Fair and impartial
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296. Erratic
Not regular or consistent
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297. Erudite
Having or showing great knowledge or learning
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298. Esoteric
Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge
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299. Euphemism
A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt
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300. Exacerbate
To make a situation worse or more severe
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301. Excoriate
To criticize severely
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302. Exigent
Urgent, requiring immediate action
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303. Exonerate
To clear someone of blame or suspicion
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304. Expeditious
Done with speed and efficiency
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305. Extemporaneous
Done without preparation
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306. Facetious
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
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307. Fallacious
Based on a mistaken belief
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308. Fatuous
Silly and pointless
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309. Feasible
Possible and practical to achieve
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310. Flabbergasted
Extremely surprised or astonished
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311. Flagrant
Conspicuously offensive
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312. Flippant
Lacking a serious or respectful attitude
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313. Foible
A minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character
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314. Fortuitous
Happening by chance, often in a lucky or fortunate way
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315. Frivolous
Not having any serious purpose or value
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316. Garrulous
Excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters
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317. Gauche
Lacking social grace
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318. Genial
Friendly and cheerful
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319. Germane
Relevant and appropriate
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320. Gratuitous
Given or done without charge or justification
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321. Gregarious
Sociable, fond of company
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322. Guile
Sly or cunning intelligence
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323. Harangue
A lengthy and aggressive speech
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324. Harbinger
A person or thing that signals the approach of another
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325. Hegemony
Leadership or dominance over others
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326. Heretic
A person holding a belief that is contrary to orthodox religious doctrine
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327. Iconoclast
A person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions
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328. Idiosyncrasy
A characteristic or habit peculiar to an individual
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329. Ignoble
Not honorable in character or purpose
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330. Imbue
To inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality
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331. Immutable
Unchanging over time
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332. Impasse
A situation where no progress can be made
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333. Impecunious
Having little or no money
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334. Impervious
Not allowing fluid to pass through
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335. Impetuous
Acting quickly without thought or care
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336. Implicit
Implied rather than plainly expressed
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337. Impugn
To dispute the truth of something
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338. Inane
Lacking sense or meaning
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339. Inculpate
To accuse or blame someone
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340. Indefatigable
Persisting tirelessly
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341. Ineffable
Too great or extreme to be described in words
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342. Inept
Lacking skill or ability
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343. Inexorable
Impossible to stop or prevent
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344. Ingenious
Clever, original, and inventive
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345. Ingenuous
Innocent and unsuspecting
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346. Inimical
Hostile or harmful
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347. Innocuous
Not harmful or offensive
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348. Insidious
Proceeding in a subtle way, with harmful effects
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349. Insipid
Lacking flavor, vigor, or interest
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350. Intrepid
Fearless and adventurous
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351. Inundate
To overwhelm or flood
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352. Irascible
Easily angered
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353. Irrefutable
Impossible to deny or disprove
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354. Irresolute
Uncertain, indecisive
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355. Laconic
Using few words
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356. Languid
Weak or faint from illness or fatigue
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357. Laudable
Deserving praise
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358. Lethargic
Sluggish and lacking energy
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359. Licentious
Immoral or sexually unrestrained
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360. Loquacious
Very talkative
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361. Magnanimous
Very generous or forgiving
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362. Malevolent
Having or showing a wish to do evil to others
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363. Malleable
Capable of being shaped or changed
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364. Meticulous
Showing great attention to detail
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365. Mitigate
To make less severe
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366. Mollify
To calm or soothe
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367. Mundane
Ordinary or dull
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368. Nefarious
Wicked or criminal
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369. Obfuscate
To confuse or make unclear
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370. Obsequious
Excessively eager to please or obey
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371. Odious
Extremely unpleasant
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372. Opaque
Not transparent
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373. Opulent
Wealthy and luxurious
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374. Oscillate
To move or swing back and forth
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375. Ostensible
Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so
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376. Palliate
To reduce the severity of something
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377. Panacea
A universal remedy
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378. Paragon
A model of excellence
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379. Pariah
An outcast
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380. Paucity
A small quantity of something
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381. Pejorative
Expressing disapproval
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382. Perfunctory
Done routinely with little care
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383. Perspicacious
Having a ready insight into things
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384. Perturbed
Anxious or unsettled
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385. Petulant
Childishly sulky or bad-tempered
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386. Phlegmatic
Calm and unemotional
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387. Pithy
Concise and forcefully expressive
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388. Placate
To calm or soothe
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389. Platitude
A dull or trite remark
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390. Ponderous
Slow and clumsy due to weight
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391. Pragmatic
Practical and realistic
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392. Precarious
Dangerous or uncertain
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393. Preclude
To prevent something from happening
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394. Prodigal
Wastefully extravagant
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395. Prolific
Producing large amounts
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396. Propensity
A natural inclination or tendency
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397. Prosaic
Lacking in imagination or originality
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398. Provocative
Causing strong reactions or emotions
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399. Puerile
Childishly silly
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400. Pulchritude
Physical beauty
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401. Quixotic
Extremely idealistic and impractical
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402. Rancor
Bitter resentment
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403. Recalcitrant
Stubbornly resistant to authority
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404. Recant
To withdraw a statement
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405. Reclusive
Avoiding the company of others
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406. Redolent
Strongly reminiscent
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407. Regress
To return to a previous state
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408. Reprobate
A morally unprincipled person
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409. Rescind
To revoke or repeal
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410. Reticent
Uncommunicative or reserved
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411. Rigorous
Thorough and accurate
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412. Sanguine
Optimistic or positive
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413. Sardonic
Grimly mocking
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414. Scintillating
Sparkling or shining brightly
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415. Scrupulous
Thorough and diligent
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416. Secular
Not religious
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417. Sentient
Able to perceive or feel things
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418. Serene
Calm and peaceful
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419. Skeptical
Doubting or questioning
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420. Slothful
Lazy
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421. Soporific
Inducing sleep
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422. Sporadic
Occurring irregularly
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423. Spurious
False or fake
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424. Staid
Sedate and respectable
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425. Subjugate
To bring under control
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426. Subtle
Delicate or precise
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427. Superficial
Shallow and lacking depth
428
428. Surreptitious
Secretive or stealthy
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429. Taciturn
Uncommunicative or reserved
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430. Tangential
Diverging from the main subject
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431. Tenacious
Persistent and determined
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432. Torpid
Inactive or sluggish
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433. Transitory
Temporary
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434. Truncate
To shorten
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435. Ubiquitous
Present everywhere
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436. Unabashed
Not embarrassed
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437. Uncanny
Strange or mysterious
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438. Unctuous
Excessively flattering
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439. Vacillate
To waver between opinions
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440. Venerable
Deserving respect due to age or dignity
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441. Vindicate
To clear of blame
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442. Viscous
Thick and sticky
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443. Vociferous
Loud and forceful
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444. Volatile
Likely to change unpredictably
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445. Wane
To decrease
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446. Wanton
Deliberate and unprovoked
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447. Winsome
Attractive or charming
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448. Zealot
A person with fanatical beliefs
449
449. Abandon
To give up completely
450
450. Abate
To lessen in intensity
451
451. Aberration
A deviation from the norm
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452. Abhor
To regard with hatred
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453. Abstruse
Difficult to understand
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454. Accolade
An award or honor
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455. Acquiesce
To accept without protest
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456. Alacrity
Eagerness or willingness
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457. Allay
To reduce or diminish
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458. Altruistic
Unselfishly concerned for others
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459. Ambivalent
Mixed or conflicting feelings
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460. Ameliorate
To make something better
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461. Amicable
Friendly and peaceful
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462. Anachronistic
Out of place in time
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463. Anomaly
Something that deviates from the norm
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464. Apprehensive
Nervous or anxious
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465. Arbiter
A person who settles disputes
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466. Arcane
Known or understood by very few people
467
467. Assiduous
Constant and diligent
468
468. Austere
Severe or strict in manner or appearance
469
469. Baleful
Threatening harm or evil
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470. Banal
So unoriginal as to be boring
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471. Bellicose
Warlike or aggressive
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472. Blasphemous
Disrespectful toward sacred things
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473. Boisterous
Noisy, energetic, and cheerful
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474. Bombastic
High-sounding but with little meaning
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475. Bucolic
Relating to rural life and nature
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476. Cacophony
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
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477. Cajole
To persuade by flattery or promises
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478. Callous
Emotionally insensitive or indifferent
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479. Candor
Openness and honesty
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480. Capricious
Unpredictable and subject to whim
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481. Clandestine
Kept secret or hidden
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482. Complacent
Self-satisfied
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483. Concise
Expressing much in few words
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484. Conducive
Helpful to a specific result
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485. Conniving
Secretly planning harmful actions
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486. Consensus
General agreement
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487. Contemptuous
Showing disdain or scorn
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488. Contrite
Feeling regret for one's wrongdoing
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489. Corroborate
To support with evidence or authority
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490. Cryptic
Having a hidden meaning
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491. Cursory
Done rapidly without attention to detail
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492. Debilitate
To make weak or infirm
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493. Decorum
Polite behavior and good manners
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494. Defenestration
The act of throwing someone out of a window
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495. Defiant
Showing resistance or disobedience
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496. Derivative
Originating from another source
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497. Despondent
Feeling hopeless or in low spirits
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498. Diaphanous
Light and delicate, almost transparent
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499. Diffident
Lacking confidence or self-assurance
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500. Diligent
Showing careful and persistent effort
