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Ingrate
n. ungrateful person
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Inimical
adj. tending to obstruct or harm
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Iniquitous
adj. grossly unfair and morally wrong
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Inscrutable
adj. impossible to understand or interpret
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Insentient
adj. unfeeling or incapable of understanding things; inanimate
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Insipid
adj. dull; bland
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Insolent
adj. showing a rude and lack of respect
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Insolvent
adj. unable to pay debts owed
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Insuperable
adj. (of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome
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Peppery
adj. (of a person) irritable and sharp tongued
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Percipient
adj. (of a person) having a good understanding of things; perceptive; insightful
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Perdition
n. damnation
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Perfidy
n. deceitfulness; untrustworthiness; treachery
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Peripatetic
n. or adj. nomadic
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Pernicious
adj. destructive esp. in a gradual or subtle way; harmful
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Persnickety
adj. placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fastidious; fussy
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Perspicacious
adj. having a ready insight into and understanding of things
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Perspicacity
n. insight; shreadness
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Teeming
v. be full or swarming with
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Teetotalism
adj. total absence from alcohol
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Temerity
n. excessive confidence; audacity
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Temper
v. moderate
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Tendentious
adj. expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, esp. a controversial one; dogmatic; biased
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Protean
adj. tending or able to change frequently or easily; changing
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Prostration
n. lying face down; be overcome with extreme weakness or emotional exhaustion
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Prosody
n. study of versification; the patterns of rhythm and sound in poetry and language
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Proselyte
n. a person who has converted from one opinion to another
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Prosaic
adj. lacking poetic beauty; commonplace
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Propitious
adj. giving or indicating a good chance of success
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Propitiate
v. appease; try to gain favor
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Prolixity
n. wordiness
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Proletarian
n. member of the working class
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Progeny
n. offspring
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Profligate
adj. licentious or dissolute people; adj. recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources
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Gambol
v. frolic; leap about playfully
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Gambit
n. opening move; transaction
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Galleon
n. ancient type of sailing ship
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Gall
n. bitterness (bad feeling); bold, impudent behavior; annoyance
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Gadfly
n. an annoying person esp. one who provokes others into action by criticism
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Fusillade
n. or v. long bursts of gunfire
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Furtive
adj. attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically beacause of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble
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Furrow
n. a long narrow trench made in the ground by a polw; groove
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Fulmination
n. an expression of vehement protest
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Fulminate
v. express vehement protest
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Agglomerate
v. collect or form into a mass or group
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Affected
v. influence or imitate; have an effect on or move emotionally; adj. influenced or touched by an external factor
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Adumbrated
v. report or represent in outline; foreshadow
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Admonitory
adj. giving or conveying a warning or reprimand
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Adjuvant
n. a substance that enhances the body’s immune response to an antigen
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Adduce
v. cite as evidence
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Addlepated
adj. lacking common sense
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Addled
v. or adj. confuse
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Fettered
v. restraint or check on someone’s freedom to do something
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Imputation
n. a representation (esp something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute
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Palliative
adj. a remedy that improves but doesn’t cure
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Sobriquets
n. a person’s nickname
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Mien
n. a person’s look or manner esp. one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood
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Dilettantes
n. a person with an amateur interest in the arts without real commitment or knowledge
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Fabulists
n. a person who tells fables; a liar esp. a person who invents elaborate stories
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Miser
n. a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
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Vassal
n. a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance; a person or country in a subordinate position to another
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Cads
n. a man who behaves dishonorably, especially towards a woman
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Indelicate
adj. a lack of sensitive understanding or tact
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Ululation
n. a howl or wail of strong emotion
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Pantheon
n. a group of particularly respected, famous, or important people
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Pidgin
n. a grammatically simplified form of a language, used for communication between people not sharing a common language
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Amity
n. a friendly relationship
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Gaunt
adj. emaciated (thin and weak); bony and angular esp. because of suffering, hunger, or age
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Fissile
adj. easily split
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Pugnacious
adj. eager or quick to argue
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Vapid
adj. dull; uninspiring
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Droll
adj. curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement; n. a buffoon
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Sere
adj. dry or weathered
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Potable
adj. drinkable
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Dubious
adj. hesitating or doubtful
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Undergird
v. support
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Veneer
n. an attractive appearance that covers or disguises someone or something’s true nature or feelings; surface coating
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Capitulate
v. surrender
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Dulcet
adj. (esp. of sound) sweet and soothing (often used ironically)
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Billowing
v. swelling; fluttering; n. a large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke or steam; a large sea wave
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Celerity
n. swiftness of movement
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Turgid
adj. swollen or distended; tediously pompous or bombastic
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Doff
v. take off (an item of clothing)
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Deracinating
v. tear up something from the roots
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Moratorium
n. temporary prohibition or halt to activity
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Somniferous
adj. soporific; tending to induce sleep
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Calibrate
v. carefully assess, set, or adjust (something abstract); mark an accurate scale on a device
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Interminable
adj. (often used hyperbolically) never-ending
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Obstreperous
adj. noisy and boisterous , difficult to control
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Drivel
n. nonsensel talk nonsense
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Inexpedient
adj. not practical, suitable, or advisable
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Fitful
adj. occurring spasmodicallyl not continuous; stopping and starting
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Unwitting
adj. (of a person) not aware of the full facts; not deliberate
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n. ungrateful person
Ingrate
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adj. tending to obstruct or harm
Inimical
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adj. grossly unfair and morally wrong
Iniquitous
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adj. impossible to understand or interpret
Inscrutable
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adj. unfeeling or incapable of understanding things; inanimate
Insentient
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adj. dull; bland
Insipid
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adj. showing a rude and lack of respect
Insolent
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adj. unable to pay debts owed
Insolvent
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adj. (of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome
Insuperable
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adj. (of a person) irritable and sharp tongued
Peppery
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adj. (of a person) having a good understanding of things; perceptive; insightful
Percipient
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n. damnation
Perdition
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n. deceitfulness; untrustworthiness; treachery
Perfidy
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n. or adj. nomadic
Peripatetic
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adj. destructive esp. in a gradual or subtle way; harmful
Pernicious
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adj. placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fastidious; fussy
Persnickety
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adj. having a ready insight into and understanding of things
Perspicacious
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n. insight; shreadness
Perspicacity
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v. be full or swarming with
Teeming
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adj. total absence from alcohol
Teetotalism
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n. excessive confidence; audacity
Temerity
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v. moderate
Temper
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adj. expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, esp. a controversial one; dogmatic; biased
Tendentious
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adj. tending or able to change frequently or easily; changing
Protean
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n. lying face down; be overcome with extreme weakness or emotional exhaustion
Prostration
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n. study of versification; the patterns of rhythm and sound in poetry and language
Prosody
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n. a person who has converted from one opinion to another
Proselyte
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adj. lacking poetic beauty; commonplace
Prosaic
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adj. giving or indicating a good chance of success
Propitious
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v. appease; try to gain favor
Propitiate
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n. wordiness
Prolixity
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n. member of the working class
Proletarian
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n. offspring
Progeny
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adj. licentious or dissolute people; adj. recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources
Profligate
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v. frolic; leap about playfully
Gambol
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n. opening move; transaction
Gambit
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n. ancient type of sailing ship
Galleon
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n. bitterness (bad feeling); bold, impudent behavior; annoyance
Gall
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n. an annoying person esp. one who provokes others into action by criticism
Gadfly
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n. or v. long bursts of gunfire
Fusillade
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adj. attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically beacause of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble
Furtive
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n. a long narrow trench made in the ground by a polw; groove
Furrow
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n. an expression of vehement protest
Fulmination
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v. express vehement protest
Fulminate
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v. collect or form into a mass or group
Agglomerate
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v. influence or imitate; have an effect on or move emotionally; adj. influenced or touched by an external factor
Affected
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v. report or represent in outline; foreshadow
Adumbrated
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adj. giving or conveying a warning or reprimand
Admonitory
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n. a substance that enhances the body’s immune response to an antigen
Adjuvant
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v. cite as evidence
Adduce
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adj. lacking common sense
Addlepated
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v. or adj. confuse
Addled
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v. restraint or check on someone’s freedom to do something
Fettered
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n. a representation (esp something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute
Imputation
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adj. a remedy that improves but doesn’t cure
Palliative
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n. a person’s nickname
Sobriquets
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n. a person’s look or manner esp. one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood
Mien
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n. a person with an amateur interest in the arts without real commitment or knowledge
Dilettantes
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n. a person who tells fables; a liar esp. a person who invents elaborate stories
Fabulists
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n. a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
Miser
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n. a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance; a person or country in a subordinate position to another
Vassal
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n. a man who behaves dishonorably, especially towards a woman
Cads
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adj. a lack of sensitive understanding or tact
Indelicate
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n. a howl or wail of strong emotion
Ululation
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n. a group of particularly respected, famous, or important people
Pantheon
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n. a grammatically simplified form of a language, used for communication between people not sharing a common language
Pidgin
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n. a friendly relationship
Amity
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adj. emaciated (thin and weak); bony and angular esp. because of suffering, hunger, or age
Gaunt
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adj. easily split
Fissile
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adj. eager or quick to argue
Pugnacious
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adj. dull; uninspiring
Vapid
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adj. curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement; n. a buffoon
Droll
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adj. dry or weathered
Sere
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adj. drinkable
Potable
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adj. hesitating or doubtful
Dubious
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v. support
Undergird
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n. an attractive appearance that covers or disguises someone or something’s true nature or feelings; surface coating
Veneer
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v. surrender
Capitulate
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adj. (esp. of sound) sweet and soothing (often used ironically)
Dulcet
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v. swelling; fluttering; n. a large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke or steam; a large sea wave
Billowing
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n. swiftness of movement
Celerity
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adj. swollen or distended; tediously pompous or bombastic
Turgid
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v. take off (an item of clothing)
Doff
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v. tear up something from the roots
Deracinating
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n. temporary prohibition or halt to activity
Moratorium
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adj. soporific; tending to induce sleep
Somniferous
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v. carefully assess, set, or adjust (something abstract); mark an accurate scale on a device
Calibrate
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adj. (often used hyperbolically) never-ending
Interminable
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adj. noisy and boisterous , difficult to control
Obstreperous
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n. nonsensel talk nonsense
Drivel
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adj. not practical, suitable, or advisable
Inexpedient
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adj. occurring spasmodicallyl not continuous; stopping and starting
Fitful
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adj. (of a person) not aware of the full facts; not deliberate
Unwitting