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Opaque

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Impossible to see through/preventing the passage of light

“The heavy build up of dirt and grime on the windows almost made them opaque”

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Opprobrium

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Public disgrace

“After the scheme to embezzle the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter opprobrium”

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Ostentation

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Excessive showiness

“The ostentation of the sun king’s court is evident in the lavish decoration and luxurious ness of his palace at Versailles”

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Paradox

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A contradiction or dilemma

“It is a paradox that those most in need of medical attention are the least able to afford it”

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Paragon

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Model of excellence or perfection

“She is the paragon of what a judge should be: honest, intelligent hardworking and just”

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Pedant

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Someone who shows off learning

“The graduate instructors tedious and excessive commentary on the subject soon gained her a reputation as a pedant”

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Perfidious

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Willing to betray one’s trust

“The actress’s perfidious companion revealed all of her intimate secrets to the gossip columnist”

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Perfunctory

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Done in a routine way; indifferent

“The machinelike bank teller processed the transaction and gave the waiting customer a perfunctory smile”

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Placate

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To soothe or pacify

“The burglar tried to placate the snarling dog by offering a treat”

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Plastic

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Able to be molded, altered or bent

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Plethora

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Excess

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Pragmatic

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Practical as opposed to idealistic

“Pragmatic gamblers realize that the odds are heavily stacked against them”

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Precipitate

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To throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation

“After finding out they got married after dating for only 2 months, friends expected such a precipitate marriage to end in divorce”

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Inane

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Stupid/foolish

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Ineffable

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Too great or extreme to be expressed in words

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Canonical

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Included in a list of sacred/authoritative/established works

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Specious

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Superficially possible, but actually wrong

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Axiom

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An established or accepted statement

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Languishing

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Getting weaker or more feeble

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Flagging

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getting weaker

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Heuristic

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Enabling someone to learn something for themselves

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Repository

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A place where things are stored

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Cache

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A collection of the same type located in a hidden place

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Abiding

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Lasting a long time

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Perennial
Lasting a long time
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Boorish
Rough/bad mannered/coarse
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Arcane
Understood by few/mystery
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Fawning
Displaying exaggerated affection and flattery (obsequious)
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Contrite
Remorseful/affected by guilt
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Bengal
Of a pardonable offense
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Calumny
Slander, derision, making false claims to ruin someone's reputation
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Facetious
Treating a serious issue with deliberately inappropriate humor (aka flippant)
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Onerous
Troublesome and oppressive; burdensome "The assignment was so extensive and difficult to manage that it proved onerous to the team in charge of it"
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Nomenclature
Devising/choosing names for things or a system of names
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Etiology
Cause/origin or the science of dealing with causes of diseases
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Teleology
- Account of a thing's purpose - the study of design in nature - philosophical interpretation of natural phenomena as exhibiting a purpose or a design
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Epistemology
The study of the nature, origin, methods and limits of human knowledge
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Concomitant
Happening at the same time | "Poverty and it's concomitant social problems"
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Enigmatic
Difficult to understand/mysterious
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Solecism
Grammatical mistake in speech or writing
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Malapropism
Mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one
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Modicum
Small quantity of something
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Extemporaneous
Done or spoken without preparation; impromptu
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Hackneyed
Unoriginal/trite
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Quotidian
Of or occurring daily
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Vagary
Unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or someone's behavior
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Laudable
(Of an action, idea or goal) deserving praise and commendation
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Histrionic
Exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention
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Conciliatory
Intended to placate or pacify
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Mirth
Amusement - especially expressed in laughter
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Hapless
Unlucky; unfortunate
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Gregarious
Very sociable
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Implacable
Unable to pacify
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Erudition
Quality of having or showing great knowledge or leaning; scholarship
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Bipedal
(Of an animal) using two legs for walking
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Stringent
(Of regulations, requirements or conditions) strict, precise
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Dilatory
Causing a delay
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Munificent
(Of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than usual or than is necessary
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Synchronously
Occurring at the same time
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Adroit
Clever or skillful in using hands or mind
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Haughty
Arrogantly superior and disdainful
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Deferential
Showing respect; showing deference
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Bungle
To carry out a task clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure/unsatisfactory outcome
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Flounder
Struggle of stagger helplessly or clumsily
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Plucky
Showing courage in the face of difficulty
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Soporific
Causing drowsiness or sleep
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Anodyne
Not likely to provoke dissent: deliberately inoffensive
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Vertiginous
Causing vertigo
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Garrulous
Excessively talkative esp. about trivial matters
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Laconic
Using very few words
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Indolent
Lazy
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Taciturn
Saying very little
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Desultory
Lacking a plan, propose or enthusiasm
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Nomenclature
Devising/choosing names for things or a system of names
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Etiology
Cause/origin or the science of dealing with causes of diseases
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Teleology
- Account of a thing's purpose - the study of design in nature - philosophical interpretation of natural phenomena as exhibiting a purpose or a design
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Epistemology
The study of the nature, origin, methods and limits of human knowledge
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Concomitant
Happening at the same time | "Poverty and it's concomitant social problems"
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Enigmatic
Difficult to understand/mysterious
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Solecism
Grammatical mistake in speech or writing
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Malapropism
Mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one
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Modicum
Small quantity of something
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Extemporaneous
Done or spoken without preparation; impromptu
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Hackneyed
Unoriginal/trite
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Quotidian
Of or occurring daily
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Vagary
Unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or someone's behavior
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Laudable
(Of an action, idea or goal) deserving praise and commendation
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Histrionic
Exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention
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Conciliatory
Intended to placate or pacify
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Mirth
Amusement - especially expressed in laughter
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Hapless
Unlucky; unfortunate
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Gregarious
Very sociable
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Implacable
Unable to pacify
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Erudition
Quality of having or showing great knowledge or leaning; scholarship
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Bipedal
(Of an animal) using two legs for walking
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Stringent
(Of regulations, requirements or conditions) strict, precise
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Dilatory
Causing a delay
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Munificent
(Of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than usual or than is necessary
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Synchronously
Occurring at the same time
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Adroit
Clever or skillful in using hands or mind
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Haughty
Arrogantly superior and disdainful
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Deferential
Showing respect; showing deference
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Bungle
To carry out a task clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure/unsatisfactory outcome
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Flounder
Struggle of stagger helplessly or clumsily
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Plucky
Showing courage in the face of difficulty
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Soporific
Causing drowsiness or sleep
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Anodyne
Not likely to provoke dissent: deliberately inoffensive
108
Vertiginous
Causing vertigo
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Garrulous
Excessively talkative esp. about trivial matters
110
Laconic
Using very few words
111
Indolent
Lazy
112
Taciturn
Saying very little
113
Desultory
Lacking a plan, propose or enthusiasm
114
Nomenclature
Devising/choosing names for things or a system of names
115
Etiology
Cause/origin or the science of dealing with causes of diseases
116
Teleology
- Account of a thing's purpose - the study of design in nature - philosophical interpretation of natural phenomena as exhibiting a purpose or a design
117
Epistemology
The study of the nature, origin, methods and limits of human knowledge
118
Concomitant
Happening at the same time | "Poverty and it's concomitant social problems"
119
Enigmatic
Difficult to understand/mysterious
120
Solecism
Grammatical mistake in speech or writing
121
Malapropism
Mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one
122
Modicum
Small quantity of something
123
Extemporaneous
Done or spoken without preparation; impromptu
124
Hackneyed
Unoriginal/trite
125
Quotidian
Of or occurring daily
126
Vagary
Unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or someone's behavior
127
Laudable
(Of an action, idea or goal) deserving praise and commendation
128
Histrionic
Exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention
129
Conciliatory
Intended to placate or pacify
130
Mirth
Amusement - especially expressed in laughter
131
Hapless
Unlucky; unfortunate
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Gregarious
Very sociable
133
Implacable
Unable to pacify
134
Erudition
Quality of having or showing great knowledge or leaning; scholarship
135
Bipedal
(Of an animal) using two legs for walking
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Stringent
(Of regulations, requirements or conditions) strict, precise
137
Dilatory
Causing a delay
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Munificent
(Of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than usual or than is necessary
139
Synchronously
Occurring at the same time
140
Adroit
Clever or skillful in using hands or mind
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Haughty
Arrogantly superior and disdainful
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Deferential
Showing respect; showing deference
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Bungle
To carry out a task clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure/unsatisfactory outcome
144
Flounder
Struggle of stagger helplessly or clumsily
145
Plucky
Showing courage in the face of difficulty
146
Soporific
Causing drowsiness or sleep
147
Anodyne
Not likely to provoke dissent: deliberately inoffensive
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Vertiginous
Causing vertigo
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Garrulous
Excessively talkative esp. about trivial matters
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Laconic
Using very few words
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Indolent
Lazy
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Taciturn
Saying very little
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Desultory
Lacking a plan, propose or enthusiasm
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Parsimonious
Stingy/frugal
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Austerity
Sternness or severity
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Edifying
Morally instructing
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Delineate
Portray
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Inured
Accustomed
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Coset
Pamper
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Maverick
Non conformist
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Expurgating
Censoring
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Provincially
Locally
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Indelibly
Permanently/strongly

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