Vocab Flashcards
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Abate
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To decrease/reduce
Dwindle, ebb, recede, flag, wane
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Aberration
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Something different from the usual
Anomaly, irregularity, abnormality, deviation
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Abet
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To aid/act as an accomplice
Help, succor, assist
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Abject
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Miserable, pitiful
Pathetic, lamentable, sorry
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Abscond
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To depart secretly
Flee, decamp, fly, bolt
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Abstemious
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Marked by restraint, especially in the consumption of food or alcohol
Moderate, temperate, sparing
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Abstinent
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Abstaining
Forbearing, refraining, ascetic
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Accede
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To express approval/agree to
Assent, acquiesce, consent, concur
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Accretion
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Growth in size or increase in amount
Build-up, accumulation, accrual
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Accolade
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Praise, distinction
Praise, acclaim, approbation, commendation, kudos
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Accrue
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To accumulate/grow by additions
Augment, enlarge, expand, burgeon, wax
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Acerbic
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Bitter, sharp in taste or temper
Tart, biting, caustic, cutting
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Acne
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Highest point, summit
Apex, crown, peak, pinnacle, zenith
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Acquiesce
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To agree/comply quietly
Accede, consent, submit
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Acrid
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Harsh, bitter
Sharp, pungent, caustic
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Acrimony
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Bitterness or animosity
Choler, spleen, rancor, asperity, antipathy
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Acumen
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Sharpness of insight
Sagacity, discernment, shrewdness
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Adage
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Old saying or proverb
Apothem, aphorism, maxim
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Admonish
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To caution or reprimand
Reprove, chide, upbraid, berate, rebuke
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Adroit
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Skillful, accomplished, highly competent
Deft, dexterous, proficient, accomplished, adept
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Adulation
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High praise
Admiration, flattery, accolade
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Adulterated
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To corrupt or make impure
Contaminate or dilute
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Aesthetic
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Pertaining to beauty or art
Artistic or tasteful
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Alacrity
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Cheerful readiness, promptness of response
Celerity, promptness, dispatch, enthusiasm
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Allusion
Indirect reference
Intimation or suggestion
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Altercation
Noisy dispute
Argument, clash, quarrel
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Altruism
Unselfish concern for others
Benevolence or generosity
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Amalgamate
To mix or combine
Integrate, assimilate, merge
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Ambivalence
Attitude of uncertainty or conflicting emotions
Indecision or vacillation
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Ambulatory
Related to walking or moving
Itinerant, nomadic, peripatetic, roving, vagabond
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Ameliorate
To make better, improve
Amend, better, and reform
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Amulet
A charm against evil spirits
Talisman
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Anachronistic
Outdated
Anomalous, inconsistent, inappropriate to the era
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Anathema
Ban, curse, something shunned or disliked
Execration, horror, abomination
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Ancillary
Accessory, subordinate, helping
Adjunct, additional, auxiliary, supplemental
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Anecdote
Short, usually funny account of an event
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Anomaly
Irregularity or deviation from the norm
Oddity, aberration, deviance, peculiarity
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Antediluvian
Prehistoric or ancient
Old, archaic, antique
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Antipathy
Hostility, dislike, extreme opposition
Enmity, malice, antagonism
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Antithesis
Exact opposite of something
Contrary or reverse
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Apex
Highest point or summit
Acme, crown, zenith, peak
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Aphorism
Old saying or short statement
Adage, apothegm, maxim, proverb
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Apocryphal
Not genuine, fictional
Erroneous, fictitious, fraudulent, false
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Apostate
One who renounces religious faith
Renegade or heretic
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Appropriate
To take possession of
Usurp, arrogate, commandeer
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Aquatic
Living in water
Watery, maritime, pelagic
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Arable
Suitable for cultivation
Farmable, fertile
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Arcane
Secret, obscure, known only to a few
Esoteric or
Mysterious
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Arch
Mischievous, roguish
Impish, waggish, saucy, ironic
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Arrogate
To demand or claim arrogantly
Appropriate, usurp, seize, commandeer
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Ascetic
Self-denying, austere, abstinent
Continent, temperate, abstemious
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Ascribe
To attribute to/assign
Accredit, impute, refer
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Ashen
Resembling ashes/ deathly pale
Blanched, pallid, pasty, wan
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Aspersion
False rumor/damaging report/slander
Allegation, insinuation, reproach
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Assiduous
Diligent or hard working
Industrious, thorough
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Assonance
Resembling in sound/rhyming
Echo
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Assuage
To make less severe, ease, relieve
Mitigate, alleviate, ease
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Astringent
Harsh, severe, stern
Sharp, bitter, caustic
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Asylum
Refuge or sanctuary
Haven or shelter
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Atrocious
Monstrous, wicked
Horrible, appalling, direful
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Atrophy
To waste away/wither from disuse
Deteriorate or degenerate
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Attenuate
To make thin or slender, weaken
Reduce, rarefy, diminish
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Augury
Prophecy or prediction
Omen, auspices, portent, presage
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August
Dignified, awe-inspiring, venerable
Grand, majestic
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Auspicious
Having favorable prospects, promising
Encouraging or hopeful, lucky
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Austere
Stern, strict, unadorned
Dour, bare, ascetic
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Autocrat
Dictator
Tyrant, despot
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Autonomous
Separate, independent
Sovereign or self-governed
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Avarice
Greed
Cupidity or rapacity
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Aver
To declare to be true
Assert or attest
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Aviary
Large enclosure housing birds
Birdhouse or zoo
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Awry
Crooked or amiss
Aslant or wrong
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Axiom
Premise or self evident truth
Adage or maxim
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Baleful
Harmful or with evil intentions
Dark or sinister
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Balk
To refuse or shirk
Stop, thwart, frustrate
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Banal
Trite or overly common
Hackneyed, shopworn, inane
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Bane
Something causing death, ruin, or destruction
Curse, scourge, or poison
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Bastion
Fortification or stronghold
Bulwark, defense, haven
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Bawdy
Obscene or lewd
Vulgar, rude, coarse
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Bay
To bark in a deep voice
Howl, wail, ululate
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Behemoth
Huge creature
Giant, Titan, monster
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Belabor
To insist repeatedly or harp on
Dwell upon
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Bellicose
Warlike, aggressive
Belligerent, hostile, pugnacious
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Benighted
Unenlightened
Ignorant, unschooled, illiterate
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Abash
To embarrass
Disconcert, discomfort, faze, mortifying
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Bevy
A group
Band; bunch; pack
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Bilk
To cheat or defraud
Swindle; dupe; fleece
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Bipedal
Two footed
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Blandish
To coax with flattery
Cajole; charm; seduce
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Blithe
Joyful; cheerful; without a care
Carefree
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Boor
Crude person
Lout; clod; oaf
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Bovine
Sluggish; dull; stolid
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Brazen
Bold; shameless
Contumelious
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Broach
To mention for the first time
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Brusque
Rough or abrupt
Blunt; curt
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Bucolic
Pastoral; rural
Rustic; agrarian
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Burgeon
To sprout or flourish
Blossom; thrive; proliferate
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Burnish
To polish
Shine; buff
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Bustle
Commotion; flurry; tumult
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Buttress
To reinforce or support
Brace; prop up; bolster
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Cache
Stockpile or horde
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Callow
Immature or lacking in sophistication
Ingenuous; naïve
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Calumny
A false and malicious accusation; slander
Libel; aspersion; defamation.
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Canny
Smart; founded on common sense
Percipient; perspicacious; astute
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Canonize
To declare someone a saint
Exult; elevate; glorify
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Capricious
Impulsive; whimsical; without much thought
Erratic; fickle; flighty
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Castigate
To punish; chastise; or criticize severely.
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Catholic
Universal; broad and comprehensive
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Celerity
Speed; swiftness; alacrity
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Censure
To criticize; castigate; find fault in
Pillory; vilify; condemn
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Chagrin
Shame; humiliate
Mortification; discomfiture
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To champion
To defend or support
Advocate; promote
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Chary
Watchful; cautious; extremely shy
Wary; sparing
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Cherubic
Sweet; innocent; angelic
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Chicanery
Trickery; fraud; duplicity
Charlatan
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Chimerical
Fanciful; visionary; impossible
Illusory; unreal
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Choleric
Easily angered; irritable; surly; irate
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Chortle
To chuckle
Laugh
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Churlish
Marked by a lack of graciousness or civility
Boorish; cloddish; loutish
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Clod
Chunk of the earth
Stupid person; dullard
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Cloister
To confine; seclude
Isolate; sequester
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Cloying
Sickly sweet, saccharine
Fulsome
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Coddle
To baby or pamper
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Cogent
Logical forceful; compelling; convincing
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Collusion
Collaboration; conspiracy
Intrigue; connivance
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Commute
To change a penalty to a lesser one
Mitigate; palliate
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Conjugal
Pertaining to marriage
Connubial; martial
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Connive
To conspire; to scheme
Collusion; to plot
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Consecrate
To declare sacred
To sanctify
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Consonant
In agreement with; consistent with
Accordant; compatible; congruous
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Consummate
Accomplished; complete
Thorough; exhaustive
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Contemptuous
Scornful
Derisive; disdainful; supercilious
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Contentious
Quarrelsome; disagreeable; belligerent
Litigious
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Contrite
Deeply sorrowful
Repentant
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Contumacious
Stubbornly disobedient
Insubordination; mutinous; seditious
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Copious
Plentiful; ample
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Corporeal
Having to do with the body; tangible
Somatic; concretely physical
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Corpulence
Obesity; rotundity; fatness
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Coterie
A small group of people with a similar purpose
A clique; group
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To countenance
To favor; support
Condone; approve
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Cudgel
A short, heavy club
A baton; club; mace
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Cupidity
Greed
Avarice; rapacity; covetousness
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Cursory
Hastily done; superficial
Shallow or careless
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Daunt
To discourage or intimidate
Demoralize; consternate
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Dearth
To lack; scarcity; absence; paucity
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Delegate
To give powers or responsibility to another
Assign; trust; authorize
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Deleterious
Harmful; often in a subtle or unexpected way
Pernicious; harmful; nocent; nocuous
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Demagogue
Leader; rabble-rouser, using pathos
Agitator; inciter; fomenter; firebrand
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Demur
To express doubts or objections
Protest; dissent; expostulate
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Diaphanous
Allowing light to shine through; sheer
Transparent; gauzy; translucent
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Diatribe
A bitter verbal attack
Tirade; jeremiad; fulmination; harangue; philippic
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Dichotomy
A division in two parts
Split; distinction
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Dictum
Authoritative statement; a popular saying
Decree; edict; adage; aphorism
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Didactic
Excessively instructive
Educational
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Diffidence
Shyness; lack of confidence
Timidity; reticence
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Digress
To stray from the main point
Diverge; deviate
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Dilapidated
In disrepair; neglected; run-down
Decrepit; decayed
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Dirge
Funeral hymn
Elegy; threnody; lament
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Discursive
Moving from topic to topic without order
Rambling, digressive
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Dissonant
Harsh and unpleasant sounding
Discordant
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Diurnal
Daily
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Dogged
Stubbornly persevering
Tenacious; obstinate; pertinacious; mulish
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Doleful
Sad; mournful
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Dour
Sullen and gloomy; stern and severe
Austere; solemn
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Droll
Amusing in a subtle way
Witty; risible; wry
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Dulcet
Pleasant sounding
Melodious; harmonious
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Dyspeptic
Suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
Sour; acerb
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Effrontery
Impotent boldness; audacity
Brashness
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Egregious
Conspicuously bad;
Glaring; flagrant
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Elegy
Mournful poem; dirge; lament
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Encomium
Enthusiastic praise
Tribute; panegyric
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Enervate
To weaken; sap strength from
Deplete; drain
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Engender
To produce; cause; being about
Procreate; propagate; generate
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Enjoin
To urge; order; command
Direct; instruct; charge
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Enmity
Hostility; antagonism
Animosity; antipathy
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Ennui
Boredom; lack of interest or energy
Tedium; world-weariness
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Ephemeral
Momentary; transient; fleeting
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Epicure
Person with refined taste in food and wine
Connoisseur
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Epigram
Short; witty sayings or poems
Maxims; adages
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Equivocal
Ambiguous; doubtful; uncertain
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Equivocate
To use vague or ambiguous language on purpose
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Erratic
Inconsistent; irregular
Eccentric; capricious; unstable
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Esoteric
Understood by only a few
Mysterious; arcane; recondite
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Espouse
To support or advocate
To champion; embrace
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Estrange
To alienate; keep at a distance
Disaffect; separate
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Ethereal
Not earthly; spiritual; delicate
Intangible; diaphanous; gossamer; airy
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Etiolate
To bleach a plant with sunlight
Blanch; decolorize
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Evanescent
Momentary; short-lived; transitory
Ephemeral; fleeting
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Exacerbate
To aggravate; to deepen the bad qualities of
Worsen
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Exculpate
Clear of blame or guilt; vindicate; exonerate
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Exigent
Urgent; excessively demanding
Pressing; crucial
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Exorbitant
Extravagant
Excessive; inordinate
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Expiate
To atone for; make amends for
Answer for
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Expunge
To erase; eliminate completely
Delete; efface; annul
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Extort
To obtain by threat
Wring; coerce
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Facile
Easily done; simplistic; poised; assured
Effortless
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Fallow
Uncultivated; unused
Unseeded; idle
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Fastidious
Careful with details; meticulous; painstaking; punctilious
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Fathom
To measure the depth of; comprehend; gauge
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Fatuous
Stupid; foolishly self-satisfied
Silly, absurd
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Feckless
Ineffective; careless; irresponsible
Aimless; shiftless; lazy
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Fecund
Fertile; fruitful; productive
Prolific; flourishing
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Fervid
Passionate; zealous; vehement
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Fetid
Foul-smelling; putrid
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Fetter
To bind; chain; confine
Shackle; tether
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Filigree
Ornamental open work of delicate design on metal
Latticework; embellishment
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To flag
To wane; decline in vigor or strength
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Flagrant
Outrageous; shameless
Glaring; egregious
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Florid
Gaudy; extremely ornate
Flamboyant; garish
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Fluvial
Living in a stream or river
Alluvial
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Foible
Minor weakness or flaw in character
Fault; failing
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To foil
To defeat; frustrate
Thwart; balk; check
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Foment
To arouse or incite
Abet; promote
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Fop
A man who is vain about his appearance
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Forbearance
Patience; restraint; leniency
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Ford
To cross a body of water at a shallow place
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Forte
A strong point; something a person does well
Métier; speciality
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Foster
To nourish; cultivate; promote
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Founder
To fall helplessly
Miscarry; immerse; plunge; sink
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Fracas
Noisy dispute
Brawl; broil; melee
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Fractious
Unruly; rebellious
Peevish; cranky; contentious
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Frenetic
Wildly frantic; hectic
Excited; frenzy
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Furtive
Secret; stealthy
Covert, surreptitious
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Gall
Bitterness; careless nerve; rancor
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Garner
To gather and store
Reap; amass
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Garrulous
Very talkative; loquacious; voluble
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Glib
Fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual
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Grandiloquence
Pompous talk; fancy but meaningless speak
Bombast; fustian
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Grotto
Small cave
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Guile
Trickery; deception; cunning
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Hackneyed
Worn out by overuse
Trite
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Hapless
Having bad luck; jinxed
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Hermetic
Tightly sealed
Airtight; watertight
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Hoary
Very old; venerable
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Homily
Sermon like speech
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Iconoclast
One who attacks traditional beliefs
Dissident; rebel
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Ignominious
Disgraceful and dishonorable
Despicable
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Ilk
Type or kind
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Illicit
Illegal; improper
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Immutable
Unchangeable or invariable
Fixed; steady
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Impassive
Showing no emotion; stolid
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Impecunious
Poor; having no money
Needy; destitute
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Imperious
Arrogantly self-centered; domineering; authoritarian
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Impious
Not devout in religion
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Implacable
Inflexible; incapable of being pleased
Obstinate; unyielding
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Importune
To ask repeatedly; beg
Crave; entreat; supplicate
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Impoverish
To make poor or bankrupt
Ruin; deplete
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Imprecation
Curse
Anathema; execration
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Impudent
Arrogant or audacious
Shameless
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Impugn
To call into question; attack verbally
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Impute
To attribute
Ascribe; credit; refer
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Inadvertent
Unintentional; accidental
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Inchoate
Imperfectly formed; underdeveloped
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Incipient
Beginning to appear; dawning; nascent
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Incontrovertible
Unquestionable; beyond dispute
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Incorrigible
Incapable of being corrected; unrepentant
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Incredulous
Skeptical; doubtful
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Inculcate
To teach and impress by frequent repetitions
Instill; instruct; indict
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Inculpate
To incriminate
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Indelible
Permanent; not erasable
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Indigent
Very poor
Impecunious; needy
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Indolent
Habitually lazy; idle
Slothful; languid; sluggish
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Inexorable
Inflexible; unyielding
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Ingenuous
Open, naive; simple
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Inimical
Hostile; unfriendly
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Iniquity
Sin; evil act
Wickedness
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Insensate
Lacking sensation; inanimate; numb
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Insipid
Bland; lacking flavor; dull
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Insolent
Insulting and arrogant
Audacious; rude
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Insuperable
Unconquerable; unbeatable
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Inter
To bury; entomb
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Intimation
Clue; suggestion
Allusion; implication
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Intractable
Not easily managed; unruly; recalcitrant
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Intransigent
Uncompromising; obdurate; adamant
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Inure
To harden; to become used to
Familiarize
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Invective
Verbal abuse; vituperation; denunciation
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Inveterate
Confirmed; longstanding; deeply rooted
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Invidious
Causing envy; obnoxious
Insulting
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Itinerant
Wandering from place to place; unsettled
Nomadic; roving; vagrant
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Jingoism
Belligerent support of one's country
Nationalism
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Kinetic
Relating to motion
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Knell
Sound of a funeral bell
Toll; chime
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Lachrymose
Tearful; weeping
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Laconic
Using few words
Terse; taciturn
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Lampoon
To attack with satire
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Languid
Lacking energy; slow; sluggish
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Lassitude
Lethargy; sluggishness; torpor; stupor
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Libertine
One without moral constraint
Hedonist; rogue; rake
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Limpid
Clear; transparent; pellucid
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Lionize
To treat as a celebrity
Regale; honor
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Lissome
Easily flexed; limber
Supple; lithe; graceful
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Listless
Lacking energy or enthusiasm
Lethargic
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Lithe
Moving and bending with ease
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Loquacious
Talkative
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Lugubrious
Sorrowful; mournful; dismal
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Lumber
To move slowly and awkwardly
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Macabre
Ghoulish; gruesome; lurid
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Macerate
To waste away; to become soft
To soak; soften
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Machination
To plot or scheme
Intrigue; conspiracy; cabal
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Maculate
Marked with spots; besmirched; impure
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Maelstrom
Whirlpool; turmoil; eddy; vortex
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Magnate
Powerful person
Tycoon; nabob
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Maladroit
Clumsy; tactless
Awkward; inept
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Malediction
Curse
Anathema
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Malefactor
Evildoer; culprit
Criminal; offender; felon
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Malinger
To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
Shirk; fake illness
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Malodorous
Foul-smelling
Fetid; noisome; rank
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Martinet
Strict disciplinarian; dogmatic adherent
Tyrant; dictator; stickler
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Maudlin
Overly sentimental
Mawkish; bathetic; saccharine
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Mawkish
Sickeningly sentimental
Bathetic; maudlin; saccharine
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Mendacious
Dishonesty; lying
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Mendicant
Beggar
Pauper; panhandler
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Mercurial
Quick; shrewd; crafty; clever
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Meretricious
Gaudy; falsely attractive
Flashy; loud; tawdry
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Mettle
Endurance; courageous
Fortitude
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Militate
To operate against; to work against
Influence
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Missive
Note or letter
Dispatch
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Monastic
Extreme plain or secluded in a monastery
Austere
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Moot
Debatable; purely academic; lacking practical purpose
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Mores
Customs or manners
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Mundane
Worldly; commonplace
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Munificent
Generous
Liberal; bountiful
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Mutability
Changeability
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Myopic
Nearsighted; short-sighted
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Myriad
Immense in number
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Nadir
Lowest point
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Nascent
Starting to develop; inchoate
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Nebulous
Vague; cloudy
Hazy; unclear
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Nettle
To irritate; vex; annoy
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Niche
Recess in a wall; cranny;
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Noisome
Stinking; putrid
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Nostrum
A questionable remedy or scheme
Panacea; cure-all
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Nugatory
Of slight worth; trivial
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Obdurate
Stubborn
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Obeisance
A movement of the body made in respect or submission; deference
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Obtuse
Insensitive; stupid; dull
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Obviate
To make unnecessary; anticipate and prevent
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Occlude
To shut; block
Close; obstruct
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Officious
Overly helpful; meddlesome
Eager; unwanted
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Ornithologist
A scientist who studies birds
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Oscillate
To move back and forth; swing; sway
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Ossify
To turn into bone; to become rigid
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Ostensible
Apparent, supposed
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Palliate
To make less serious; ease
Mitigate; alleviate
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Panacea
A cure-all mixture; remedy
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Panache
Flamboyance; verve; flair
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Panegyric
Elaborate praise; homage
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Paragon
Model of excellence
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Parochial
Of limited scope; insular
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Parry
To ward off or deflect; repel
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Parsimony
Stinginess; miserliness; frugality
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Patent
Obvious; evident; manifest
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Patrician
Aristocrat; noble
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Peccadillo
Minor sin or offense; fault
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Pedant
Uninspired; boring; pedagogue
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Pedestrian
Common; dull; ordinary
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Pejorative
Disparaging; insulting
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Penury
Extreme poverty; privation
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Perfidious
Faithless; disloyal
Treacherous; devious
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Peripatetic
Moving from place to place; itinerant; nomadic
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Perspicacious
Shrewd; astute; keen-witted
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Philistine
Narrow-minded; boor: barbarian
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Phlegmatic
Calm in temperament; placid; sluggish
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Pique
Fleeting feeling of hurt pride; vexation; resentment
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Pithy
Concise; brief; laconic
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Plaintive
Sad; lamenting
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Platitude
Stale, overused expression
Cliché; truism
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Plebeian
Crude; vulgar; low-class; coarse
369
Polemic
Discreet; tactful
Prudent
370
Polymath
A person of encyclopedic learning
Savant
371
Portent
Omen; token; augury
372
Posterity
Future generations; progeny; offspring
373
Potable
Drinkable; not poisonous
374
Potentate
Monarch or ruler of great power
375
Precarious
Uncertain; unstable
376
Precipitate
Sudden and unexpected; abrupt
377
Precocious
Advanced at an early age
378
Presage
To foretell; portend
379
Prescient
Having foresight
380
Prevaricate
To lie
381
Primordial
Original; existing from the beginning
Ancient
382
Privation
Lacking usual comforts or necessities
Poverty
383
Prodigal
Wasteful; lavish
384
Profligate
Corrupt; degenerate
385
Progenitor
Forefather; ancestor
386
Progeny
Offspring or heirs
387
Prolix
To use an excessive amount of words
Verbose; garrulous; loquacious
388
Propitious
Favorable; auspicious
389
Prosaic
Dull; commonplace
Unimaginative
390
Proscribe
To condemn; to forbid; outlaw
391
Prurient
Lustful; lewd; wanton
392
Puerile
Childish; immature
393
Pulchritude
Beauty
394
Purloin
To steal
395
Quandary
Dilemma or plight
396
Quell
To crush or suppress
397
Querulous
Incline to complain; peevish; whiny
398
Quixotic
Overly idealistic; impulsive
399
Quotidian
Occurring daily; every day
400
Raconteur
Witty, skillful storytellers
401
Ramshackle
Likely to collapse; rickety
402
Rarefy
To make thinner, purer, or more refined
Prune
403
Reactionary
Extreme conservatism; right-wing
404
Recalcitrant
Resisting authority or control; stubborn
405
Redolent
Exuding fragrance; aromatic
406
Refractory
Resisting authority; stubborn
407
Renege
To go back on ones word
408
Repose
Relaxation; leisure
Tranquility; idleness
409
Reprobate
Morally unprincipled person; sinner; knave
410
Reprove
To criticize or correct
411
Restive
Impatient or restless; anxious
412
Rhapsody
Emotional literary or musical work
Dithyramb
413
Ribald
Humorous in a vulgar way; lewd; coarse
414
Ruminate
To reflect or contemplate
Mull or muse
415
Rustic
Rural or pastoral
416
Sagacious
Shrewd; astute
Perspicacious
417
Sallow
Sickly or yellow in color
Ashen; pasty
418
Salubrious
Healthy; tonic
419
Sanguine
Ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
420
To scale
To climb to the top off; ascend
421
To score
To scoff or scratch
422
Sedition
Behavior promoting rebellion
Insurrection
423
Seminal
The beginning of something
Original
424
Sententious
Having a moralizing tone
Terse; pithy; moralistic
425
Seraphic
Angelic; pure
Heavenly; celestial
426
Sinecure
Well-paying job that requires little or no work
427
Sinuous
Winding; intricate; complex
Lithe
428
Slough
To discard or shed; molt
429
Smelt
To melt metal in order to refine it
430
Sobriquet
Nickname or alias
431
Sodden
Soaked through
Soggy; wet
432
Sojourn
Visit; stay
433
Spurious
Lacking authenticity; false; phony
434
Staccato
Clear-cut, abrupt sounds
435
Stint
Frugal; to scrimp or skimp
436
Stolid
Having or showing little emotion
Impassive; stoic
437
Strident
Loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy
438
To sully
To soil; stain; tarnish
Mar; defile
439
Supercilious
Arrogant; haughty; overbearing
440
Supplicant
One who asks humbly and earnestly
441
Surreptitious
Characterized by secrecy
Clandestine; covert
442
Sybarite
A hedonist
443
Symbiosis
Cooperation; interdependence
444
Tacit
Silently understood or implied
Implicit
445
Taint
To spoil or infect
446
Tang
A sharp flavor or odor
447
Tawdry
Gaudy; cheap; garish
448
Tenet
Belief; doctrine
449
Terse
Concise; brief
450
Toady
Flatterer; yes-man; lickspittle; bootlicker
451
Torpid
Lethargic; inert
452
Torrid
Passionate; scorching
453
Tortuous
Having many twists and turns; highly complex
454
Tractable
Obedient; yielding
455
Trenchant
Acute; sharp; incisive
456
Truncheon
The shattered spear of a lance
457
Tryst
A meeting arranged between lovers
458
Turgid
Swollen; bloated
Grandiloquent; bombastic
459
Turpitude
Inherent vileness; foulness; depravity
460
Tyro
Beginner; novice
461
Unctuous
Greasy; oily; smug
462
Upbraid
To scold sharply
463
Usury
Lending money at exorbitant rates
Loan-sharking
464
Uxorial
Characteristics of a wife
465
Vacillate
To waver; to show indecision
466
Verdant
Green with vegetation; grassy
Also: naive; novice
467
Vicarious
Surrogate; proxy
468
Vim
Energy; enthusiasm
Vigor; brio
469
Voracious
Having a great appetite
Ravenous; greedy; rapacious
470
Wag
A humorous or droll person
Joker; jester
471
Wan
Sickly pale
Ashen; pallid
472
Wax
To increase gradually
473
Welter
A chaotic mass or jumble
Clutter; mishmash
474
Whet
To sharpen; to hone and edge
475
Wizened
Withered; shriveled; wrinkled
476
Yoke
To join together; pair up; harness
477
Zenith
The highest point; summit
478
Zephyr
A gentle breeze
Draft
