Verbal Flashcards
(232 cards)
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consternation
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dismay, confusion
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hegemony
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domination over others
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobedient
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entreated
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begged, pleaded
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inured
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accepting something undesirable
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disconcerted
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confused
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ameliorate
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to make better
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anomaly
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deviation from what is normal
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opportune
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occurring at the right time
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prognostic
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forecast, prediction
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perspicacious
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mentally sharp
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factitious
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fake, artificial
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apposite
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appropriate, fitting
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conversant
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knowledgable about, experienced with
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defamatory
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harmful towards another’s reputation
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facetious
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humorous, not meant seriously
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disenchanted
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having lost faith in something formerly good, disillusioned
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perturbed
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anxious, unsettled, upset
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bemused
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confused
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amenable
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agreeable
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germane
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relevant
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sycophantic
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attempting to win favor from people by flattery
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maudlin
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overly sensitive
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melancholy
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sadness
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candor
honesty
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hegemony
domination over others
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vituperate
to abuse verbally, berate
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lauds
praise
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anachronism
something out of place in time
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apostate
one who renounces religion
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cupidity
greed
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contrition
deep regret for doing something wrong
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amoral
lacking a sense of right and wrong
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penurious
penny-pinching, excessively thrifty
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frugal
thrifty, cheap
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spendthrift
spending money wastefully
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prophetic
predicting the future
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adventitious
accidental, nonessential
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insipid
lacking interest or flavor
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feckless
careless
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fallacious
false, misleading
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sage
wise
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specious
deceptive, apparently good but lacking merit
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exacerbate
to make worse
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adulterate
to corrupt
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restive
restless
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meretricious
attractive in a cheap, flashy way
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diffident
lacking self-confidence, hesitant
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tortuous
twisting
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ingenuous
innocent or naive, sincere
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affectation
fake behavior
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countenance
facial expression
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diatribe
bitter verbal attack
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egalitarian
promoting equal rights for all people
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sycophant
a person who flatters
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avarice
greed
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brook
to tolerate
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chicanery
trickery
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doff
take off (such as clothes), put aside
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divestiture
act or process of selling off subsidiary business interests
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accretive
characterized by gradual growth and increase
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dilutive
to decrease per share value of a common stock
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audacity
willingness to take bold risks
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commonplace
ordinary, unremarkable
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propaganda
ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause
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propagandistic
someone who spreads propaganda
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canonizing
to treat as sacred
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dynamism
great energy, force, rigor
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punctilious
showing great attention to detail
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canonize
to glorify
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eminence
high station, rank, or repute
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luminary
a person who has attained eminence in their field, inspiration to others
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scintillating
brilliant
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veracious
truthful, honest
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incendiary
tending to arouse strife, sedition
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sedition
any action promoting discontent or rebellion
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efflorescence
result of growth and development
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acquisitive
seeking to acquire or own
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clangor
a loud, resonant sound
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tepid
lukewarm
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excise
to cut out or off, eliminate
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augment
to make larger, increase
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erode
to wear down
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indictment
accusation, cause for blame
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corroborate
to make more certain, confirm
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dubious
doubtful
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mitigate
to lessen in force
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impecunious
penniless, poor
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precocious
advance or mature in development
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assiduous
hard-working
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feigning
the act of pretending in order to deceive
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conspire
to plan or agree together in secret (on a harmful act)
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dissemble
to give false or misleading appearance
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transgression
sin or crime
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abstruse
hard to understand
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adverse
unfavorable
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hortatory
encouraging
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trifling
of little importance
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extant
in existence
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malign
slander, defame
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penchant
a strong inclination, liking
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promulgated
publicly declared
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marginalized
place in a position of little or no importance
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banal
devoid of freshness or originality
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fortuitous
happening by chance, accidental
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prescient
having foresight, knowledge of things before they happen
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serendipitous
found by accident, by chance
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commensurate
proportionate
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kindred
group of people related to one another
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affiliated
a close association with
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imperative
absolutely necessary
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incensed
enraged, inflamed with anger
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iconoclastic
attacks on cherished beliefs
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heterodox
holding unorthodox opinions
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unassailable
unable to be attacked
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sphinxlike
difficult to interpret or understand
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dogmatic
relating to a strong set of principles
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pervasive
spread throughout
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ubiquitous
existing or being everywhere
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omnipresent
present everywhere at the same time
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arduous
requiring great exertion, laborious
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acute
sharp or severe, intense
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prolix
long and wordy
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outmoded
gone out of style
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quotidian
daily, usual or customary
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disparate
distinct in kind
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panacea
a remedy for all illnesses, answer for all problems or difficulties
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harbinger
omen, sign of something to come
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herald
a person who announces important news
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cursory
going quickly over something without going into details
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perfunctory
hasty, superficial, lacking in interest or care
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canny
astute, shrewd
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castigate
to criticize or reprimand severely
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deify
to make a god of, personify as a deity
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antedated
to be older than the date of
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abridged
to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents
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lascivious
inclined to lustfulness
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prescient
having knowledge of things before they happen, foresight
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preternatural
abnormal
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indemnify
to compensate for damage or loss
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lionize
to treat as a celebrity
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caustic
severely critical or sarcastic
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vicissitude
a change occurring in the course of something
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askance
with suspicion, mistrust
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venal
open to bribery
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mercenary
working or acting merely for money or other reward
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lackey
a servant, manservant
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improvident
lacking foresight, thoughtless
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dissolute
indifferent to moral restraints
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acerbic
sharp or sarcastic
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inimical
harmful or hostile
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impecunious
poor or destitute
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pallid
pale
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aghast
horrified
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enigmatic
difficult to understand
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emblematic
symbolic
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quixotic
impractical
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grandiloquent
pretentious
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cajole
persuade
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mendaciously
dishonestly
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panned
to criticize severely (like a play)
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insouciant
free from concern or worry
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profundity
being profound (having deep insight)
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catharsis
emotional release
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coda
at the end
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homily
sermon, inspirational saying
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ominous
portending to evil or harm
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providential
fortunate, lucky
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effusive
overly emotional, lacking reserve
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amortized
reducing debt
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syncopated
shortening of a word; displacement of beats in a musical piece
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inveigle
flatter or charm someone into doing something
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hector
bully or torment
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marginalize
make seem unimportant
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presage
to foreshadow
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deftly
skillfully
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abhorrent
detestable, loathsome
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consanguineous
related by blood
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beguile
influence by trickery
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chary
cautious or careful
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coltish
playful
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sentries
member of a guard or watch
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fecund
capable of producing offspring
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imperious
domineering, overbearing
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efficacious
capable or successful in producing an intended result
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surfeit
an excessive amount of something
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syntax
arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences
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innocuous
not harmful or offensive
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espousal
act of supporting a cause or belief
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pluralism
system in which two or more states/groups/sources of authority coexist
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fastidious
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
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heuristic
enable someone to discover or learn something for themselves
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futile
incapable of producing any useful result
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tantamount
equivalent in seriousness to
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adroit
clever or skillful in using the hands or mind
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altruism
the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well being of others
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paradigm
a typical pattern or example of something, a model
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iniquitous
grossly unfair or morally wrong
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exultation
a feeling of triumphant elation or jubilation
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irate
feeling or characterized by great anger
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discord
disagreement with two people
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gall
bold and impudent
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begot
reproduced
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flout
openly disregard
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gadfly
an annoying person
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perspicacity
quality of having a ready insight into things, shrewdness
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mire
involve someone or something in a difficult situation, cause to become stuck in mud
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cantankerous
argumentative and uncooperative
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cuss
annoying or stubborn person
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impertinent
rude
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formidable
inspiring fear or respect through being powerful, intense
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ignoble
not honorable
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sordid
involving ignoble or dishonorable actions or motive
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vagary
unexpected or inexplicable change in someone’s behavior or situation
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admonish
warn or reprimand someone firmly
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asinine
extremely stupid or foolish
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pore
be observed in the reading of
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marshaled
arranged or assembled (a group of people) in order
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indignation
anger or annoyance provoked by the perception of unfair treatment
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harangue
a lengthy and aggressive speech
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itinerant
wandering from place to place, unsettled
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raconteur
witty, skillful storyteller
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propensity
an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way
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gestalt
something that is made up of many parts
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vociferous
crying out noisily
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adulation
excessive admiration or praise
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prescience
foreknowledge of events
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demur
to express doubt or objection
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quixotic
visionary, impractical, impracticable
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blithe
something that doesn’t fit in its time
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vex
to confuse, annoy
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abdicate
fail to fulfill or undertake a responsibility
