ssat 500 Flashcards
(250 cards)
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conviction
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declare guilty
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hyperbole
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exaggeration
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precipice
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cliff face
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adulation
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great admiration/praise
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adroit
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skilled
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insipid
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lacking flavour/flavourless
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unfettered
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unrestrained; unchained; unrestricted
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ubiquitous
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found everywhere
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impeccable
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flawless/perfect
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impressionable
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easily influenced due to lack of critical ability; susceptible; malleable
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preface
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introduction
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maneuver
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move skilfully and carefully
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contrivance
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device; scheme; plan; the use of skill of cresting sth
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abominable
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loathsome; unpleasant
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crude
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raw; natural state; simple; vulgar
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malignant
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virulent; cancerous; spiteful; malevolent
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competent
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capable
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inalienable
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unable to be taken away from
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untimely
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badly-timed; premature
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prodigal
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wasteful; generous; abundant
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incorrigible
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not able to be corrected/improved; incurable; hardened
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placid
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even-tempered; quiet; calm
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acolyte
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assistant
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beatific
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blissfully happy
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slovenly
messy, dirty; careless
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mercenary
money oriented; hired; greedy
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despot
tyrant; ruler who holds absolute power
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jingoist
extremely patriotic; love for ur own country
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amity
friendly relationship
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vehement
showing strong feelings; emotional
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malefactor
wrongdoer; criminal
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supercilious
arrogant; conceited
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emaciated
abnormally thin/weak
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hapless
unfortunate
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eulogy
accolade; expression form of high praise for someone
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accolade
high praise for someone
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omniscient
knowing everything
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repress
suppress; restrain; stop
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transgress
misbehave; err; do wrong
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congenital
inborn; natural
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impediment
obstacle; defect
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succinct
brief; curt; concise
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wharf
dock
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convoluted
complex and difficult to follow
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veto
rejection
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redundant
not required anymore; no longer needed; superfluous; extra
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austere
severe; stern; cold; plain; simple
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lampoon
satirize; mock; be sarcastic
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trepidation
fear
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censure
condemnation; blame; criticize
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fallacy
misconception; misbelief
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epochal
era; period of time
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obsequious
servile; willingness to serve others; fawning over
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aspiration
hope/ambition
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coalesce
merge/unite
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eloquent
fluent/persuasive in writing/speech; expressive
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frank
honest; open
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renown
fame
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incisive
sharp; astute
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meander
follow a winding course; stroll
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satire
mock; be sarcastic; play or novel that uses sarcasm => parody
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parched
dried out with heat
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tiresome
causing someone to feel bored/annnoyed
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abrasive
rubbing away; grinding; polishing
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abridge
shorten
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antiquated
old-fashioned; obsolete
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antithesis
direct opposite of; reverse
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cajole
coax; persuade
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calculated
deliberately planned; likely
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cynic
someone who is skeptical/distrustful; doubter
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disputatious
argumentative
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daunt
intimidate; frighten
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dissent
disagree
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ethereal
light/heavenly; delicate; lovely
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frivolous
not having serious purpose/value; flippant; glib; shallow; inane
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euphonious
pleasing in sound
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frugality
the quality of being economical with money or food; carefulness; thriftiness
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lgnomity
deep disgrace/shame
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illict
illegal
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indomitable
impossible to defeat; unformidable
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mitigate
appease; moderate; make less severe; abate
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indubitable
unquestionable; unarguable; impossible to doubt
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misnomer
wronger name; inaccurate name
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paragon
model of perfection
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parochial
narrow in outlook; limited; related to a church parish
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predilection
preference; liking; fondness
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rectify
set sth right; correct
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sequester
isolate; seclude
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predecessor
former occupant of a post; precursor
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relegate
consign; go down a position; degrade
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sustain
experience; support mentally/physically; encourage
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serenity
calmness
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swindler
cheat
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substantiate
prove sth (evidence) ; support; vindicate; back up
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subvert
destabilize; corrupt; overthrow
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terrestrial
relating to the earth
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traverse
travel across/through; cross
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extrapolate
estimate; predict an unknown stuation
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superimpose
place/lay over another; overlaying
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supersede
replace
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subservient
very obedient
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travesty
misrepresentation; distortion; mock
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panegyric
speech of high praise
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penultimate
next to last
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spurious
not genuine; not authentic; fake
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cantor
leader of singing
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loquacious
talkative
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somnolent
sleepy; drowsy
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somnambulist
sleepwalker
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progeny
children/offspring
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fulsome
overdone; too much
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dissident
rebellious
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acumen
astuteness; sharpness
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garrulous
excessively talkative
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taciturn
untalkative
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corpulent
fat; overweight
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culpability
guilt
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tacit
understood without being stated; implied; unstated; unspoken
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quagmire
swamp
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inept
unskillful
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imprudent
unwise
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acrid
pungent/bitter
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avarice
greed
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noisome
extremely bad smell
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debilitate
weaken; enfeeble
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abstemious
self-restraint when eating and drinking; temperate; abstinent
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abstruse
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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apocryphal
untrue; made-up; genuine
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candor
frankness; honestly
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dissent
disagree
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evanescent
fleeting; vanishing
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exacerbate
worsen; embitter; aggravate
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futile
ineffective; fruitless; pointless
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illusory
deceptive; not real
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induce
persuade; bring about
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irreproachable
blameless; impeccable
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parry
ward of a blow; defect
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partisan
one-sided; prejudiced
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presumptious
overconfident
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relinquish
give up without reluctance; resign
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sycophant
bootlicker, pick-me girl, doormat
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tangential
hardly touching a matter; peripheral
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assail
attack; plague; criticize
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coerce
pressure
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deft
skillful; agile
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embodiment
personification
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incite
encourage or stir up violent behaviour; kindle
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carnage
bloody and extensive slaughter
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ingratiate
win over
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antecedent
previous
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antebellum
occurring or existing before a particular war
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belligerent
hostile and aggressive
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enamored
be filled with love
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nascent
just beginning
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bellicose
demonstrating aggression and willing to fight
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amicable
friendly
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natal
of or relating to the place or time of one's birth
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renaissance
revival
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omnipotent
all-powerful
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potentate
having great power
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prescience
foreknowledge
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genial
friendly. affable
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ingress
entry
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trite
banal, cliche; lacking in originality as tp be obvious and boring
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pilfer
steal
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acrimonious
bitter in words/manners
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censorious
overcritical; condemning
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acquiesce
agree without protesting
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arable
fit for growing crops
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certitude
certainty
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defame
harm sb's reputation; slander; vilify
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debunk
expose the falseness of sth; explode; deflate; puncture
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deference
courteous regard for another's wish; respect; regards
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divergent
differing; deviating
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exacting
extremely demanding; challenging
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gregarious
sociable; outgoing; friendly
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exonerate
clear sb for their wrongdoings; vindicate; acquit
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grievance
injustice; wrong; cause of protest
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immutable
unchangeable
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industrious
diligent; hardworking
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ineffectual
not effective; weak
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jocular
said/done in jest; joking
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irresolute
uncertain ; hesitant; tentative
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munificent
very generous
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mutability
ability to change in form; fickleness
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paucity
scarcity; lack
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pedantic
showing off learning; bookish; SEB; precise; scrupolous
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proclivity
liking; tendency; inclination
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renegade
deserter; traitor
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rescind
cancel
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solicit
request earnestly; seek; ask for
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tentamount
equivalent in effect or value; as good as
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admonish
warn/reprimand sb firmly
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reprimand
sharp dissaproval
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plunder
steal goods from a place, typically using force and during war
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confer
grant/bestow a title,etc
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aggregate
collection; whole formed by small elements
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ail
trouble/afflict sb in mind or body
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bastion
a projection; defender; protection; parapet
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reprehensive
showing anger or disapproval about sth
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negate
nullify; make ineffective; make negative proposition
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bemoan
express discontent/sorrow over sth
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facet
one side of sth my-sided
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stagnate
cease to flow/move
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docile
obedient; submissive; willing
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contrite
feeling remorse; affected by guilt
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cordial
warm and friendly
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androgynous
partly male and partly female in appearance
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feasible
practical to do; the most likely
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laudatory
expressing praise and commendation
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ominous
threatening
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ameliorate
make (sth bad) better
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flotsam
wreckage of a ship
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stringent
strict
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flaccid
soft or hanging loosely to look unpleasant; soft; loose; hanging
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reservations
doubts
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adverse
unfavourable; hostile
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aesthetic
artistic
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archaic
antiquated; old-fashioned
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affinity
kinship; similarity
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ardor
heat; passion; zeal
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artisan
manually skilled worker; craftsmen
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charlatan
pretender of knowledge; a fraud
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clemency
mercy; lenience
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conciliatory
reconciling; peacemaking; appeasing
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conflagration
great fire
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consienctious
diligent; careful
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delineate
portray; depict
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ebb
recede; lessen
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depravity
corruption; wickness
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eclectic
wide-ranging
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dogmatic
opinionated
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effervescent
exuberant; bubbly and excited; vivacious
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expository
explanatory
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hallowed
blessed; venerated
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extricate
free; disentangle
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hackneyed
trite; banal; cliche; ordinary; boring
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extant
still in existence
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hamper
obstruct; create difficulties
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hardy
sturdy; robust
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hedonist
someone who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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expedient
convenient and practical
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impecunious
without money
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hiatus
gap
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imperious
domineering; haughty; assuming power without justification; arrogant
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judicious
sound in judgement; wise
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laconic
brief and to the point
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nefarious
very wicked
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lucid
easily understood
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impervious
incapable of being damaged/distressed
