Sofia 500 Flashcards
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abase
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v to lower demean degrade syn humiliate mortify chagrin humble
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abate
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v to lessen to reduce in severity
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abbreviate
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v to shorten reduce syn abridge foreshorten shorten cut contract reduce
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abduct
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v to kidnap
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aberration
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n a deviation from the expected course
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abhor
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v to hate loathe
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abide
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v to put up with tolerate
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abject
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adj of the most miserable or contemptible kind
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abort
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v to give up unfinished
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abridge
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v to shorten cut down
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abrogate
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v to abolish often by authority
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abscond
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v to sneak away and hide
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abundant
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adj in great numbers
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accede
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v to agree
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accentuate
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v to emphasize to highlight
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accommodating
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adj obliging helpful
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accost
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v to approach or confront aggressively
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acumen
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n keen insight
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acute
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adj sharp severe
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affable
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adj friendly amiable
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affluent
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adj rich wealthy
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aggrandize
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v to increase or make greater
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aggregate
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v to gather amass
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aghast
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adj struck by amazement or terror
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agoraphobia
n an abnormal fear of open or public places
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akimbo
adj with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
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alacrity
n speed readiness
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algid
adj frigid cold
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allay
v to sooth assuage
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alleviate
v to relieve
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aloof
adj reserved distant
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altercation
n an argument dispute
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amalgamation
n a union a merger
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ambivalent
adj having contradictory feelings
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amble
v to stroll walk
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ameliorate
v to improve to make better
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amend
v to change for the better improve
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amiable
adj friendly affable
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amorous
adj relating to or showing love
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amorphous
adj without shape or borders
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anomaly
n something that does not fit into the normal order
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antechamber
n a waiting room
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anxiety
n uneasiness
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aphorism
n a short saying
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apocalypse
n total devastation the end of the world
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apparitional
adj ghostly spectral
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arbitrator
n one who settles controversy between two sides
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ascetic
n one who practices restraint as a means of self discipline usually religious
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assuage
v to ease pacify
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atone
v to apologize make amends
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audacious
adj excessively bold
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augment
v to increase or make larger
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austere
adj very bare bleak simple
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baleful
adj harmful threatening
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bard
n a poet often a singer as well
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battery
n an assault or an array of similar things intended for use together
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belligerent
adj contentious ready to fight
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benevolent
adj kind good caring
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benign
adj non threatening innocuous
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berate
v to scold severely
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bereft
adj without devoid of
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bide
v to wait or remain in a condition
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bilk
v to cheat to swindle
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blandish
v to coax through flattery
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bloated
adj swollen bigger than desired
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boisterous
adj loud energetic
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bourgeois
adj middle class
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brash
adj hasty or lacking in sensitivity
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brazen
adj excessively bold brash
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brumal
adj wintry relating to winter
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brusque
adj short abrupt dismissive
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buffet
n a spread of food involving choices
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buffet
v to hit or strike
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burgeon
v to come forth blossom
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cacophony
n noise discordant sound
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cadence
n rhythm
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cajole
v to urge coax
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callous
adj harsh cold unfeeling
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calumny
n an attempt to defame another s reputation
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camaraderie
n cheerful unity among a group
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canvas
n a piece of cloth on which an artist paints
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capricious
adj impulsive unpredictable subject to whim
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captivate
v to hold the interest of to gain the attention of
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carouse
v to revel to party
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cavity
n a hole
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cavort
v to frolic leap prance
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celestial
adj relating to the sky or the heavens
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chastise
v to criticize to scold
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choreographed
adj arranged as in dance
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circumlocution
n indirect language
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circumspect
adj cautious
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clairvoyant
adj able to see things that others cannot
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claustrophobia
n an abnormal fear of closed or crowded spaces
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clich\_
n a trite overused expression
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coalesce
v to combine into one
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cogent
adj intelligent viable
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collusion
n a conspiracy a secret agreement
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colossus
n an enormous structure
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comatose
adj lethargic
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commendable
adj worthy of praise
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commodious
adj spacious roomy
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compel
v to force
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complicit
adj being an accomplice in a wrongful act
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compliment
n an expression of esteem or approval
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concede
v to give in to accept
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conciliatory
adj agreeable friendly
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concoct
v to make up or invent
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concord
n agreement
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conduit
n a pipe passage channel
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confluence
n a convergence a coming together
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confound
v to frustrate
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connotation
n a meaning or association suggested by a word beyond its definition
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contusion
n bruise injury
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convalescence
n the gradual return to health after illness
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copious
adj abundant plentiful
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corpulent
adj very fat
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cosmopolitan
adj worldly sophisticated
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credulity
n readiness to believe
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cursory
adj brief to the point of being superficial
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daft
adj insane foolish
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daunting
adj intimidating
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dearth
n a lack scarcity
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defame
v to destroy the reputation of
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deft
adj skilled adept
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defunct
adj no longer used or existing
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deleterious
adj harmful
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delude
v to deceive to mislead
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deluge
n a great flood or something that overwhelms like a flood
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derelict
adj run down abandoned
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desolate
adj deserted lifeless
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despondent
adj discouraged hopeless depressed
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destitute
adj impoverished
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diaphanous
adj transparent light airy
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dictate
v to pronounce command prescribe
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differentiate
v to distinguish to make different
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dilapidated
adj in a state of disrepair
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diligent
adj careful showing care
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diminish
v to decrease or make smaller
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diminutive
adj miniature small
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discreet
adj prudent or inconspicuous
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discrete
adj separate distinct individual
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disparage
v to criticize degrade belittle
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dissonance
n lack of harmony or agreement
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divergent
adj different deviating contrary
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diverse
adj varied
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divisive
adj causing conflict opposition
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domicile
n a residence a home
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doppelganger
n a ghostly double of a living person
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douse
v to drench saturate
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dutiful
adj careful to fulfill obligations
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dynamic
adj characterized by continuous change or activity
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elocution
n the art of public speaking
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elucidate
v to clarify
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empathetic
adj feeling another s pain as one s own
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empathy
n the experience of another s feelings as one s own
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enervate
v to weaken make weary
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enervated
adj lacking energy weakened exhausted
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entity
n something that exists as a discrete unit
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entomology
n the study of insects
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envious
adj jealous
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erect
v to construct to raise
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erroneous
adj mistaken incorrect
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espouse
v to support or to marry
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espy
v catch sight of glimpse
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ethereal
adj heavenly exceptionally delicate or refined
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euphoric
adj elated overjoyed
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exacerbate
v to make more violent intense
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excursion
n a trip an outing
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exemplary
adj serving as an example
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exigent
adj critical urgent
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existential
adj relating to existence
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exorbitant
adj excessive
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extol
v to praise
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extravagant
adj excessive over the top
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fabricate
v to invent make up concoct
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fabulist
n a teller of fables a liar
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facile
adj easy
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fallacious
adj incorrect misleading
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familial
adj relating to family
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fatuous
adj silly foolish
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fecund
adj fertile fruitful
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feign
v to fake or pretend to
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feral
adj savage wild untamed
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fetter
v to restrain chain tie
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fey
adj magical
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fickle
adj characterized by changeableness whimsical
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figurative
adj symbolic
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firmament
n the sky the heavens
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flabbergasted
adj astounded stupefied
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flaccid
adj limp
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flattery
n compliments sycophancy
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flout
v to scorn ignore show contempt for
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fluctuate
v to vary irregularly
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flux
n a state of constant change or a flow
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forage
v to rummage scavenge graze for food
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forestall
v to delay impede
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forlorn
adj lonely hopeless
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formidable
adj arousing fear or alarm
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forsake
v to abandon forget
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fortify
v to strengthen
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fortitude
n strength bravery
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fortuitous
adj lucky occurring by chance
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foster
v to stimulate promote encourage
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frenetic
adj frenzied hectic frantic
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gape
v to open the mouth and stare stupidly
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gay
adj happy cheery or homosexual
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gluttonous
adj insatiable in appetite
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goad
v to urge to provoke into action
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gourmand
n one who likes eating and drinking
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grandiose
adj extraordinary grand in scope
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gregarious
adj sociable outgoing
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grotto
n a small cave or cavern
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guile
n deceitful actions or behavior
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hail
v to come from
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hapless
adj unlucky
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harmony
n agreement often of sound
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harrowing
adj agonizing distressing
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hedonist
n one whose primary pursuit is pleasure
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henchman
n a trusted follower goon
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hiatus
n an interruption in continuity a break
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hiemal
adj wintry relating to winter
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hierarchy
n a ranking system of groups or individuals
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histrionic
adj excessively dramatic or emotional
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idolatrous
adj worshiping excessively an object or person
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illusory
adj deceptive produced by an illusion
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immaculate
adj impeccably clean spotless pure
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immutable
adj not susceptible to change
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impecunious
adj excessively poor
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impervious
adj unable to be penetrated unaffected
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impudent
adj rude improper
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incessant
adj without interruption
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incisive
adj clear sharp direct
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inclement
adj stormy bad severe
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inclination
n a tendency propensity
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indictment
n accusation of wrongdoing
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indignation
n anger due to an unfair situation
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inextricable
adj hopelessly confused or tangled
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infuse
v to inject
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ingenious
adj marked by special intelligence
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inimical
adj hostile threatening
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iniquity
n a wicked act a sin
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innate
adj inborn native inherent
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innocuous
adj harmless
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inquisitor
n someone who asks questions or makes an inquiry
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inundate
v to flood
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invariable
adj not susceptible to change
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invective
n a verbal attack
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inveterate
adj habitual natural
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irascible
adj easily angered
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jubilant
adj joyful happy
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judicious
adj of sound judgment
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juvenile
adj young or immature
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juxtapose
v to put next to each other
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labyrinthine
adj intricate maze like
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laceration
n a cut a rip
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lachrymose
adj tearful
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latent
adj present but hidden
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laud
v to applaud or praise
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laudatory
adj admiring praising
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lavish
adj extravagant
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lethargic
adj sluggish weary apathetic
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lewd
adj vulgar offensive rude
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libel
n a statement that gives an unjust or unfavorable representation of a person or thing
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licentious
adj amoral lawless lewd
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limber
adj bending or flexing readily pliable
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limpid
adj clear easily understood
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linchpin
n something that holds separate things together
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lithe
adj graceful flexible supple
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loquacious
adj talkative
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lull
n a relatively calm interval as in a storm
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luminescence
n light from non thermal sources
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magnanimous
adj generous noble
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malaise
n vague feeling of discomfort
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malevolent
adj having intent to harm others
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malicious
adj malevolent harmful
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malign
v to slander to smear to libel to defame to speak evil of
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malleable
adj easily shaped or formed
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mandatory
adj required not optional
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manifest
v to show clearly
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manifold
adj many
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masticate
v to chew
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matrimony
n marriage
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maudlin
adj sentimental
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maxim
n a common saying of advice or virtue
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meager
adj lacking in quality stature
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mediate
v to intervene to arbitrate to sort out
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melodramatic
adj exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental histrionic
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mendacious
adj inclined to lie or mislead
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mercurial
adj quick and changeable in temperament
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meritorious
adj deserving of praise or merit
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metamorphosis
n a change of form shape substance
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mimic
v to imitate to copy
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misogyny
n hatred of women
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modicum
n a small amount of something
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mollify
v to soften in temper
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monogamy
n having only one spouse at a time
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mores
n moral attitudes
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morose
adj gloomy or sullen
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munificent
adj generous benevolent
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mutability
n capability of change
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myopic
adj short sighted
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myriad
adj consisting of a very great number
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narrate
v to tell a story
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nebulous
adj indistinct hazy
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nefarious
adj horribly villainous
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neologism
n the creation of new words or a new word
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neonate
n a newborn baby
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noisome
adj foul offensive particularly to the sense of smell
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notoriety
n infamy known in bad regard
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novel
adj strikingly new unusual or different
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noxious
adj harmful toxic
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obdurate
adj unyielding to persuasion or moral influences
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obfuscate
v to render incomprehensible
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obsequious
adj excessively compliant or submissive
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odious
adj meriting strong displeasure
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officious
adj offering unwanted help or service
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olfactory
adj relating to the sense of smell
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ominous
adj foreboding or foreshadowing evil portentous
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oration
n a dignified and formal speech
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ostracize
v to exclude from a community
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pacify
v to sooth ease
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paragon
n model of perfection
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pariah
n an outcast
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parody
n a satirical imitation
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patent
adj clear apparent
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pedagogue
n a schoolteacher
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pellucid
adj clear
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penchant
n a tendency partiality preference
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peregrinate
v to travel from place to place on foot
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perfunctory
adj showing little enthusiasm done as duty
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permeate
v to spread out to pervade
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persevere
v to persist remain constant
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pertinacious
adj stubbornly persistent holding to a belief or position
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peruse
v to examine carefully
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pervasive
adj to spread throughout
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petulance
n irritability impoliteness
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physiognomy
n the art of judging human character from facial features
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pique
v to provoke or to cause indignation
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pithy
adj succinctly meaningful
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pittance
n very small amount
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placate
v to soothe appease
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placid
adj calm tranquil
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plethora
n a great number an abundance
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pliable
adj flexible bendable
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poach
v to hunt or fish illegally
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poised
adj balanced readied
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polygamy
n having more than one spouse at a time
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portentous
adj foreboding or foreshadowing evil ominous
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portly
adj fat chubby round
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precarious
adj dangerously lacking in security or stability
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predestination
n the concept of destiny or fate
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premonition
n a presentiment of the future
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preponderance
n a great amount or frequency
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presage
n an omen
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prestidigitation
n a sleight of hand
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presumptuous
adj disrespectfully bold
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profane
adj indecent blasphemous
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profuse
adj abundant lavish prolific
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propensity
n an inclination preference
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propriety
n decency state of being proper
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protean
adj readily taking on various shapes or forms
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prudent
adj cautious careful
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puerile
adj immature
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pugnacious
adj belligerent
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pulchritude
n physical beauty
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punctilious
adj eager to follow rules
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pungent
adj having a sharp strong quality especially related to smell
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purport
v to present an intention that is often FALSE
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putrid
adj rotten rancid foul
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quaint
adj old fashioned
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quid
pro n latin a mutually beneficial exchange
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quotidian
adj daily everyday
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radiant
adj bright beaming
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rancid
adj rotten spoiled disgusting in smell or taste
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ratiocinate
v to think contemplate
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raze
v to demolish
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recalcitrant
adj defiant
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recalibrate
v to readjust or make corrections to
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recapitulate
v to repeat reiterate
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rectify
v to set right correct
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redact
v to revise edit
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redoubtable
adj formidable commanding respect
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redress
v to set right or remedy
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reel
v to be thrown off balance or feel dizzy
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refrain
v to hold oneself back forbear
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reiterate
v to repeat
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relish
v to take zestful pleasure in enjoy the flavor of
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remiss
adj negligent exhibiting carelessness
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render
v to say or to make
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renovate
v to restore return to original state
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repose
n rest sleep
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reprehensible
adj deserving criticism
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repudiate
v to reject turn down
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repulse
v to cause disgust or distaste or to drive back repel
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requisition
n a demand for goods often by an authority
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restitution
n compensation reimbursement
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retaliation
n revenge punishment
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retract
v withdraw
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retribution
n vengeance revenge payback
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revel
v to enjoy
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rife
adj abundant
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ruddy
adj having a healthy reddish color
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ruse
n a trick
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rustic
adj relating to country life
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saccharine
adj overly sweet
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sacrosanct
adj sacred holy
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sagacious
adj shrewd showing sound judgment
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salient
adj significant conspicuous
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salutation
n a greeting
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sanguine
adj cheery optimistic hopeful
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sate
v to satisfy an appetite fully
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satiate
v to satisfy excessively
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savor
v to appreciate fully enjoy
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scathing
adj hurtful critical
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scourge
n a plague
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scurrilous
adj crude vulgar
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sedate
v to calm soothe
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sedentary
adj sitting
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seer
n a fortune teller
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seminal
adj original ground breaking
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serendipity
n the act of finding things not sought luck
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slander
n a FALSE statement to damage the reputation of another
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sobriety
n moderation from excess calm tranquility
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somnolent
adj sleepy
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soothsayer
n a fortune teller
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sordid
adj dirty
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spectral
adj ghostly
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spurious
adj FALSE but intended to seem believable or possible
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stagnant
adj still not flowing
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stagnate
v to be idle to be still
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static
adj not moving being at rest
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steadfast
adj fixed or unchanging
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strenuous
adj requiring tremendous strength or energy
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strife
n conflict
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stupefy
v to astound
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submissive
adj easily yielding to authority
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subsist
v to live exist
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succinct
adj marked by compact precision
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suffice
v to meet needs
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supplant
v to displace and substitute for another
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surfeit
n an excess a surplus an overabundance
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surmise
v to guess infer suppose
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surreptitious
adj done in a secret or stealthy way
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swarthy
adj of dark color or complexion
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sybarite
n someone devoted to pleasure and luxury a voluptuary
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sycophant
n a self serving flatterer
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sympathetic
adj compassionate
448
sympathy
n an expression of pity for another compassion
449
synopsis
n a summary
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taciturn
adj not inclined to talk
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tantamount
adj equivalent in value or significance
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tedious
adj boring dull
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telepathic
adj capable of reading minds
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tenuous
adj having little substance or strength
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terrestrial
adj relating to the land
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terse
adj abrupt short brief
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timorous
adj fearful timid
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tome
n a large book
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toothsome
adj delicious luscious
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torpid
adj lazy lethargic moving slowly
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torrid
adj giving off intense heat passionate
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tortuous
adj winding twisted
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tragedy
n a disastrous event or a work of art in which the hero meets a terrible fate
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tranquil
adj calm serene peaceful
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travesty
n a grossly inferior imitation
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trek
v to walk travel by foot
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trite
adj overused hackneyed
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truculent
adj eager to fight violent
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ubiquitous
adj existing everywhere widespread
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ultimate
n the last part or a fundamental element
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umbrage
n anger offense resentment
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uncanny
adj of supernatural character or origin
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undulate
v to move in a smooth wavelike motion
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uniform
adj unvarying conforming to one principle
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unilateral
adj having only one side
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unique
adj being the only one of its kind
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upbraid
v to criticize scold reproach
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vacillate
v to sway from one side to another
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variance
n a difference between what is expected and what actually occurs
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variegate
v to diversify
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vast
adj enormous immense
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veneer
n a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance facade
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veracious
adj honest truthful
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verbose
adj wordy
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vicarious
adj experienced through another s actions
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vicissitudes
n the unexpected changes and shifts often encountered in one s life
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vigor
n vitality and energy vim
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vim
n and energy vigor
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vivacious
adj lively spirited full of life
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vocation
n one s work or professional calling
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volition
n a conscious choice or decision
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voluminous
adj large ample
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voluptuary
n someone devoted to sensory pleasure and luxury a sybarite
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wane
v to decrease gradually in size or degree
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wax
v to increase gradually in size or degree
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weather
v to withstand or survive a situation
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whet
v to make more keen stimulate
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winsome
adj charming attractive
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Zeitgeist
n the spirit of the time
