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Scuttle

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sink

2
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Inane

A

silly, stupid

3
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Fatuous

A

silly and pointless

4
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Wizened

A

shriveled or wrinkled with age

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Solicitous

A

showing interest or concern

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Punctiliousness

A

showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

7
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Sedulous

A

showing dedication and diligence

8
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Blithe

A

showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper

9
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Epaulet

A

shoulder decoration

10
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Syncopated

A

shorten a word by dropping sounds or letters in the middle

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Evanescent

A

short lived

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Epigram

A

short and witty saying

13
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Limerick

A

short and amusing poem

14
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Refulgence

A

shining brightly

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Acerbic

A

sharp and forthright

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Umbrage

A

shadow; sense of injury

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Penumbra

A

shadow

18
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Austere

A

severely plain

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Arbitrary

A

random

20
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Foible

A

quirk; minor weakness

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Fleetly

A

quickly

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Slake

A

quench or satisfy

23
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Cryptic

A

puzzling; enigmatic

24
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Caret

A

punctuation mark signifying omission

25
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Discreet

A

prudent; diplomatic

26
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Risibly

A

provoking laughter

27
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Espouse

A

promote

28
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Libertine

A

prodigal

29
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Feint

A

pretend attack

30
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Primordial

A

present from the beginning of time

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Reconnaissance

A

preliminary surveying or research

32
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Augury

A

prediction, looking for omens

33
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Extoll

A

praise

34
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Extol

A

praise

35
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Magnate

A

powerful businessman

36
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Cavalcade

A

possession of vehicles

37
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Genteel

A

polite, refined, or respectable often in a affected or ostentatious way

38
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Pillage

A

plunder; steal

39
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Euphony

A

pleasant sounds

40
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Parochial

A

narrow-minded; concerned only with local matters

41
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Prudish

A

narrow-minded

42
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Ingénue

A

naïve, unsophisticated person

43
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Pied

A

multicolored

44
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Undulating

A

move with a smooth wavelike motion

45
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Careened

A

move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction

46
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Skitter

A

move lightly and quickly or hurriedly

47
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Capriciousness

A

moody

48
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Diorama

A

model of a scene

49
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Sardonic

A

mocking or cynical

50
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Derision

A

mocking

51
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Demagogue

A

mob leader

52
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Commingle

A

mix

53
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Venial

A

minor; unimportant

54
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Prattle

A

mindless talk

55
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Clement

A

mild or merciful

56
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Mirthful

A

merry or amusing

57
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Clemency

A

mercy

58
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Wistful

A

melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for

59
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Analgesic

A

medicine to combat pain

60
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Palpate

A

medical term meaning to examine with the hands

61
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Rote

A

mechanical or habitual in repetition of something to be learned

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Bequeath

A

leave something in one’s will to be given after one’s death

63
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Indolent

A

lazy

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Dissolute

A

lax in morals

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Spate

A

large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring in quick succession

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Moribund

A

lacking vitality or vigor, to the point of death

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Anemic

A

lacking in color, spirit, or vitality

68
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Diffident

A

lacking confidence

69
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Drab

A

lacking brightness

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Entropy

A

lack of order

71
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Lassitude

A

lack of energy

72
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Slipshod

A

lack of care or thought

73
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Arcane

A

known by only a few people

74
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Germinal

A

just growing; not developed

75
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Incipient

A

just beginning

76
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Synapse

A

junction between two nerve cells

77
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Cloistered

A

isolated

78
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Sequester

A

isolate

79
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Embroil

A

involve in hostility or argument

80
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Miscegenation

A

interbreeding of people of different races

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Synergetic

A

interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects

82
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Cerebral

A

intellectual

83
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Underwrite

A

insure

84
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Cant

A

insincere talk

85
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Interpolate

A

insert words in a book to give a false impression

86
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Vainglorious

A

inordinate pride in oneself

87
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Notoriety

A

infamy

88
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Inerrancy

A

infallibility

89
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Callow

A

inexperienced and immature

90
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Bootless

A

ineffectual, useless

91
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Soporific

A

inducing drowsiness or sleep

92
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Oblique

A

indirect; slanting

93
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Potentiate

A

increase the likelihood, power, or effect of

94
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Bent

A

inclination

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Indecorous

A

inappropriate of behavior

96
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Incipient

A

in an initial stage

97
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Proximate

A

immediate; nearest

98
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Astigmatic

A

image distortion

99
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Sanctimonious

A

hypocritically holy

100
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Precipitate

A

hurried

101
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Esurient

A

hungry or greedy

102
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Glacial

A

hostile

103
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Titular

A

holding a purely formal position or title without any real authority; denoting a thing from whom or which the name of an artistic work or similar is taken

104
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Corrugated

A

highly folded

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Demur

A

hesitate

106
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Eremitic

A

hermit or recluse

107
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

sink

A

Scuttle

108
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

silly, stupid

A

Inane

109
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

showing interest or concern

A

Solicitous

110
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

A

Punctiliousness

111
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

showing dedication and diligence

A

Sedulous

112
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper

A

Blithe

113
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

shoulder decoration

A

Epaulet

114
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

shorten a word by dropping sounds or letters in the middle

A

Syncopated

115
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

short lived

A

Evanescent

116
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

short and witty saying

A

Epigram

117
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

short and amusing poem

A

Limerick

118
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

sharp and forthright

A

Acerbic

119
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

shadow; sense of injury

A

Umbrage

120
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

shadow

A

Penumbra

121
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

severely plain

A

Austere

122
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

random

A

Arbitrary

123
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

quirk; minor weakness

A

Foible

124
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

quickly

A

Fleetly

125
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

quench or satisfy

A

Slake

126
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

puzzling; enigmatic

A

Cryptic

127
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

punctuation mark signifying omission

A

Caret

128
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

prudent; diplomatic

A

Discreet

129
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

provoking laughter

A

Risibly

130
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

promote

A

Espouse

131
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

pretend attack

A

Feint

132
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

present from the beginning of time

A

Primordial

133
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

preliminary surveying or research

A

Reconnaissance

134
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

prediction, looking for omens

A

Augury

135
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

praise

A

Extoll

136
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

praise

A

Extol

137
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

powerful businessman

A

Magnate

138
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

possession of vehicles

A

Cavalcade

139
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

polite, refined, or respectable often in a affected or ostentatious way

A

Genteel

140
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

plunder; steal

A

Pillage

141
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

pleasant sounds

A

Euphony

142
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

narrow-minded; concerned only with local matters

A

Parochial

143
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

narrow-minded

A

Prudish

144
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

naïve, unsophisticated person

A

Ingénue

145
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

multicolored

A

Pied

146
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

move with a smooth wavelike motion

A

Undulating

147
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction

A

Careened

148
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

move lightly and quickly or hurriedly

A

Skitter

149
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

moody

A

Capriciousness

150
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

model of a scene

A

Diorama

151
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

mocking or cynical

A

Sardonic

152
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

mocking

A

Derision

153
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

mob leader

A

Demagogue

154
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

mix

A

Commingle

155
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

minor; unimportant

A

Venial

156
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

mindless talk

A

Prattle

157
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

mild or merciful

A

Clement

158
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

merry or amusing

A

Mirthful

159
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

mercy

A

Clemency

160
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for

A

Wistful

161
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

medicine to combat pain

A

Analgesic

162
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

medical term meaning to examine with the hands

A

Palpate

163
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

mechanical or habitual in repetition of something to be learned

A

Rote

164
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

leave something in one’s will to be given after one’s death

A

Bequeath

165
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

lazy

A

Indolent

166
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

lax in morals

A

Dissolute

167
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring in quick succession

A

Spate

168
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

lacking in color, spirit, or vitality

A

Anemic

169
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

lacking confidence

A

Diffident

170
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

lacking brightness

A

Drab

171
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

lack of order

A

Entropy

172
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

lack of energy

A

Lassitude

173
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

lack of care or thought

A

Slipshod

174
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

known by only a few people

A

Arcane

175
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

just growing; not developed

A

Germinal

176
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

just beginning

A

Incipient

177
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

junction between two nerve cells

A

Synapse

178
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

isolated

A

Cloistered

179
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

isolate

A

Sequester

180
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

involve in hostility or argument

A

Embroil

181
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

interbreeding of people of different races

A

Miscegenation

182
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects

A

Synergetic

183
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

intellectual

A

Cerebral

184
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

insure

A

Underwrite

185
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

insert words in a book to give a false impression

A

Interpolate

186
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

inordinate pride in oneself

A

Vainglorious

187
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

infamy

A

Notoriety

188
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

infallibility

A

Inerrancy

189
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

inexperienced and immature

A

Callow

190
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

ineffectual, useless

A

Bootless

191
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

indirect; slanting

A

Oblique

192
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

increase the likelihood, power, or effect of

A

Potentiate

193
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

inclination

A

Bent

194
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

inappropriate of behavior

A

Indecorous

195
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

in an initial stage

A

Incipient

196
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

immediate; nearest

A

Proximate

197
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

image distortion

A

Astigmatic

198
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

hypocritically holy

A

Sanctimonious

199
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

hurried

A

Precipitate

200
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

hungry or greedy

A

Esurient

201
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

hostile

A

Glacial

202
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

holding a purely formal position or title without any real authority; denoting a thing from whom or which the name of an artistic work or similar is taken

A

Titular

203
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

highly folded

A

Corrugated

204
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

hesitate

A

Demur

205
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

hermit or recluse

A

Eremitic