Vocab Flashcards
(210 cards)
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aesthetic
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beauty
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profound
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have deep thought or great insight
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refute
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to prove false
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pretense
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false display of feeling, attitudes, or intentions
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cynical
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believe people are selfish
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obscure
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unclear
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pragmatic
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practical
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revere
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feel deep respect for something
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disparage
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depreciate
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trivial
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unimportant
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depict
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describe in words
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indifferent
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having no particular interest
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anthropology
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study in human and society
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futile
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useless
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indignant
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filled with anger
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reconcile
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to resolve
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eccentric
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odd
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implausible
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hard to believe
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intemperate
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having no self-control
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plausible
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reasonable
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rigorous
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extremely careful
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subtle
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difficult to describe
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temperate
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having self-control
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complacent
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self-satisfied
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embellish
to decorate
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immodest
lacking humility
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prudent
have good judgment
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vindicate
clear from accusation
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deride
mock
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diligent
hardworking
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disdain
despise
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erroneous
mistaken
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mundane
boring
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superficial
shallow
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whimsical
imaginative
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alleviate
relieve from pain
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bolster
support or build up something
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capricious
unpredictive
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convoluted
confusing
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digress
stay away from the main topic
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dispute
debate
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dubious
have doubt
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eloquent
persuasive or fluent in writing and speaking
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indulge
enjoy in something
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reprehensible
terrible
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resilient
flexible or tough
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satire
the use of humor
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amiable
friendly
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astute
wise
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benevolent
kind
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bewilder
to confuse someone
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coherent
clear and logical
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impetuous
act quickly without care
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negligent
failed to take proper care of something
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reticent
quiet and reserve
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scorn
hatred
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scrutinize
examine closely
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somber
gloomy and sad
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tyranny
cruel government
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aspiration
hope to achieve something
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augment
make something greater
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avid
having a deep interest in something
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belie
disguise
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concise
brief
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discern
to perceive
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disillusioned
disappointed when something or someone turned out to be not good as they thought
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disingenuous
dishonest
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emphatic
forceful
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eradicate
destroy completely
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exacerbate
make a problem worse
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frugal
careful with spending money
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illuminate
light up
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ingenuous
innocent
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lament
grief
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meticulous
very careful
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orthodox
accepting tradition as correct
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perpetuate
to make something continue infinitely
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prevalent
widespread in a particular area
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provocative
causing a strong reaction
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supplant
replace
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analogous
similar
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articulate
able to speak fluently
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autonomy
independent
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callous
not caring for others
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camaraderie
mutual friendship within a group
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candid
truthful
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cantankerous
bad-tempered
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conciliatory
intended to please or bring agreement
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condescending
looking superior and looking down on others
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credulity
easily believe something is true
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dearth
lack of something
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disparate
completely different
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dogmatic
narrow-minded
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elucidate
to make something clear
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emulate
to match or imitate
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epitome
a perfect example of something
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equivocal
ambiguous
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exploit
to take advantage of
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flagrant
offensive
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gullible
easy to believe something
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hierarchy
a system in which people are ranked by status or authority
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idiosyncrasy
a personal oddity; an individual peculiarity
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inarticulate
not able to express or speak well
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incompetent
not able to do things correctly
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incontrovertible
not able to be denied
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incredulous
unwilling to believe something
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inherent
a characteristic you are born with
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notorious
famous for something bad
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obsolete
no longer be used or produced
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oppress
to keep someone in hardship
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partisan
in favor of a particular side
112
perplex
to make someone feel confuse
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prominent
important or famous
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reiterate
to clarify or emphasize something
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scrupulous
hardworking
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smug
having excessive pride in yourself
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subsequent
following
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superfluous
unnecessary
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venerated
have great respect
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vigor
in good health
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wary
alert possible danger or problem
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zealous
show passion and enthusiasm
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abhor
to resent
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adhere
to stick to beliefs
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alienate
to cause someone to feel lonely
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animate
to bring to life
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archaic
very old or old fashioned
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ardor
passion
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atypical
not normal
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commemorate
to show respect for someone
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console
to comfort someone at a time of grief
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cunning
clever at getting something you want by tricking people
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deliberate
careful and unhurried
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derivative
imitative
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didactic
intend to teach
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discreet
careful with what one says
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eclectic
made up a wide range of idea
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empirical
based on observation and experience rather than theory
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glutton
greedy eater
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inconsequential
not important
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inconsolable
not able to comfort from grief
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ingenious
clever
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mar
to spoil something
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mediocre
medium
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nonchalant
casually calm
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opportune
well-timed
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prosaic
unromantic
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provincial
narrow-minded
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quell
to put an end to
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rebut
to claim or prove a statement is false
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reclusive
avoiding people
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sanguine
optimistic
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sentimental
people have strong emotional feeling
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serene
calm and peacefully
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tacit
silent
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tenacious
not giving up
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transient
not permanent
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vigilant
careful
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weary
tired or worn out
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adept
very good at something
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adulation
admiration
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agile
able to move quickly
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apathy
lack of interest
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apt
suitable
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austere
strict and harsh
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avert
to turn away
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awestruck
fill with respect
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baffle
confuse
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cajole
praise someone in order to persuade them
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constrain
restrict someone
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cordial
warm and friendly
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debilitate
to make weak
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debunk
disapprove
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defer
postpone
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detract
reduce the value of something
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dilatory
slow to act
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discord
disagreement
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discrepancy
difference between fact and opinion
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dispel
make disappear
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disperse
spread over a wide area
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disseminate
spread widely
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dissent
disagreement
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earnest
serious effort
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effusive
express feeling of gratitude
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elicit
to evoke or draw out
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equanimity
mental calmness
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esoteric
understand only by a few with specialized knowledge
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estrangement
separation or isolation from a social group
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eulogy
a speech about someone who just died
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exonerate
to free from guilt
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exorbitant
unreasonably high
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extraneous
irrelevant
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exuberant
energetic
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facetious
treating the serious matters in an inappropriate humor way
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fallacy
mistaken belief
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fallible
capable of making mistake
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feasible
possible to do easily
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flippant
not showing a serious or respectful attitude
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gregarious
sociable
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illusory
not real
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induce
succeed in influencing someone to do something
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inhibit
to hinder
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inquisitive
curious
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insipid
lacking favor
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insolence
rude
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invigorate
to give energy to
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jaded
tired of something
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malice
evil
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mandate
official order to do something
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monarch
leader of a state
