Vocab 4 Flashcards
(210 cards)
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Ardor
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Enthusiasm or passion; avidity; fervor; zeal vehemence
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Enthusiasm or passion; avidity; fervor; zeal; vehemence
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Ardor
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Feckless
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Irresponsible; incompetent; worthless
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Irresponsible; incompetent; worthless
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Feckless
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Denizen
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An inhabitant or resident of a particular place
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An inhabitant or resident of a particular place
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Denizen
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Prolix
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Speech/writing that is tediously lengthy; laborious; verbose
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Speech/writing with too many words; tedious; lengthy
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Prolix
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Skirmish
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A fight, conflict, or confrontation
Eg; “Reports of skirmishing along the border”
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A fight, conflict, or confrontation
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Skirmish
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Meager
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Inadequate; scanty; paltry
Eg; “They were forced to work around their meager earnings”
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Inadequate; scanty; paltry
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Meager
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Arduous
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Exhausting; exacting; strenuous; weary; grueling
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Exhausting; exacting; strenuous; weary; grueling
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Arduous
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Imperturbable
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Calm; composed; placid; poised; nonchalant
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Unable to upset/excited; calm; composed; placid; poised; nonchalant
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Imperturbable
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Prescient
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Predictive; prophetic; psychic; intuitive
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Predictive; prophetic; psychic; intuitive
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Prescient
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Lucrative
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Profitable; remunerative; fruitful
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Profitable; remunerative; fruitful
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Lucrative
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Blithe
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Casual and cheerful indifference, considered callous; uncaring
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Casual and cheerful indifference, considered callous; uncaring
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Blithe
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Serendipity
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Fortuity; happenstance; chance; good luck
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Fortuity; happenstance; chance; good luck
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Serendipity
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Augment
Increase; amplify; heighten
Eg; "He augmented his summer income by painting houses"
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Increase; amplify; heighten
Augment
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Cosmopolitan
Including or containing people from different countries; international; multiracial
Eg; "Immigration transformed the city into a cosmopolitan metropolis"
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Including or containing people from different countries; international; multiracial
Cosmopolitan
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Recrudesce
Break out; reactivate; recur; resurge
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Break out; reactivate; recur; resurge
Recrudesce
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Dubious
1. Doubtful; hesitant; uncertain
2. Unreliable or suspicious
Eg1; "With a dubious look, he agreed"
Eg2; "Those are dubious assumption"
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Excise
Tax or charge levied on goods
Eg; "They excised taxes on cigarettes"
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1. Doubtful; hesitant; uncertain
| 2. Unreliable or suspicious
Dubious
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Tax or charge levied on goods
Excise
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Unadorned
Not adorned; plain; undecorated
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Not adorned; plain; undecorated
Unadorned
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Clangorous
Making a continuous loud banging or ringing sound
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Tepid
1. Apathetic; unenthusiastic; indifferent
| 2. Describes lukewarm liquid
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Efflorescence
Chalky powder caused by mineral salt deposits on brick walls
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Making a continuous loud banging or ringing sound
Clangorous
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1. Showing little enthusiasm; apathetic
| 2. Describes lukewarm liquid
Tepid
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Chalky powder caused by mineral salt deposits on brick walls
Efflorescence
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Dissemble
Conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs
Eg; "She smiled, dissembling her anger"
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Luminary
Person of prominence or brilliant achievement in a particular field
Eg; "She's one of the luminaries of child psychiatry"
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Serf
An agricultural laborer; slave; servant
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Luminary
Prominent figure who inspires/influences others; celebrity; expert; panjandrum
Eg; "She's one of the luminaries of child psychiatry"
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An agricultural laborer; slave; servant
Serf
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Conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs
Dissemble
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Utopian
Modeled on or aiming for a state of impossible perfection; idealistic
Eg; "That is utopian ideology"
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Vestigial
A residual trace of something that was once larger; remaining
Eg; "He felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night"
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Nascent
Something new and displaying future potential; emergent; burgeoning; incipient
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New and displaying future potential; emergent; burgeoning
Nascent
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A residual trace of something that was once larger; remaining
Vestigial
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Modeled on or aiming for a state of impossible perfection; idealistic
Utopian
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Inveigle
Deception/flattery to persuade someone to do something; seduce; beguile
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Timorous
(adj.) Timid; reticent; fearful or lacking confidence
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Draconian
Laws/punishments that are harsh and severe
Eg; "They implemented a series of draconian laws to destroy democracy"
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Deception/flattery to persuade someone to do something; seduce; beguile
Inveigle
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(adj.) Timid; reticent; fearful or lacking confidence
Timorous
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Laws/punishments that are harsh and severe
Draconian
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Accretion
Growth/increase; accumulation; augmentation; addition; supplementation
Eg; "The accretion of all his wrongdoings came back to haunt him"
Eg; "The city has a historic core surrounded by recent accretions"
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Cadge
Scrounge or beg for
Eg; "He eats whenever he can cadge a meal"
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Aver
Assert; attest; affirm; state; claim; maintain
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Scurvy
Worthless or contemptible
Eg; "That was a scurvy trick"
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Effrontery
Insolent/impertinent behaviour; audacity; imprudence; temerity; pertness
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Growth/increase; accumulation; augmentation; addition; supplementation
Accretion
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Scrounge or beg for
Cadge
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Assert; attest; affirm; state; claim; maintain
Aver
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Worthless or contemptible
Scurvy
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Insolent/impertinent behaviour; audacity; imprudence; temerity; pertness
Effrontery
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Adherent
(N.) A follower, supporter, or advocate
(Adj.) Adhesive; sticky
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(N.) A follower, supporter, or advocate
(Adj.) Adhesive; sticky
Adherent
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Epigram
Pithy and witty remark; a pun
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Languor
Lethargy; lassitude; torpor
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Lassitude
Lack of energy; lethargy
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Pithy and witty remark; a pun
Epigram
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1. Pleasant feeling of relaxation; lethargy/lassitude
| 2. Oppressive silence/stillness; tranquility
Languor
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Lack of energy; lethargy
Lassitude
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Precipitous (2 defs)
1. Dangerously high/steep
| 2. Hasty; impulsive; impetuous; imprudent; injudicious
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Gambol
Jump or run playfully; frolic; cavort
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Plod
A slow, heavy walk
Eg; "We plodded back up the hill"
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A slow, heavy walk
Plod
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Jump or run playfully; frolic; cavort
Gambol
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Requite
1. Avenge; revenge
2. Return; repay; reciprocate
Eg; "She did not requite his love"
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Ire
Anger
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Err
Make a mistake
Eg; "The judge had erred in his ruling"
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1. Avenge; revenge
| 2. Return; repay; reciprocate
Requite
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Anger
Ire
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Make a mistake
Err
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Neologism
Newly coined word/expression
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Archaism
Something that is old or old-fashioned
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Solvent
1. Financially sound; debt-free
| 2. Substance w/ ability to dissolve other substances
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Newly coined word/expression
Neologism
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Something that is old or old-fashioned
Archaism
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1. Financially sound; debt-free
| 2. Substance w/ ability to dissolve other substances
Solvent
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Idiosyncratic
A distinctive or individual feature
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Slight
Disregard; insult; ignore; rebuff
Eg; "He was careful not to slight the guests"
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Erstwhile
Former; previous
Eg; "Obama, the erstwhile president"
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A distinctive or individual feature
Idiosyncratic
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Disregard; insult; ignore; rebuff
Slight
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Former; previous
Erstwhile
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Indefatigable
Persistent; tireless; unwearying; unfaltering
Eg; "Her indefatigable efforts did not go unnoticed"
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Persistent; tireless; unwearying; unfaltering
Indefatigable
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Buttress
Increase support or reinforcement
Eg; "They were buttressed by religious belief"
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Repugnant
1. Revolting; abhorrent; offensive
2. In conflict/incompatible with
Eg; "Their approach was repugnant to ours"
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Increase support or reinforcement
Buttress
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1. Revolting; abhorrent; offensive
| 2. In conflict/incompatible with
Repugnant
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Fatuous (fatuity)
Puerile; asinine; farcical; vacuous
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Puerile; asinine; farcical; vacuous
Fatuous
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Pastoral
(n.) Literature portraying ideal country life
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Rhetoric
Insincere, persuasive speech; oratory; bombast
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(n.) Literature portraying ideal country life
Pastoral
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Insincere, persuasive speech; oratory; bombast
Rhetoric
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Aghast
Filled with horror/shock
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Anathema
Repugnant; abhorrent; odious; offensive
Eg; "Racial hatred was anathema to her"
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Indolent
Lazy; loaf
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Filled with horror/shock
Aghast
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Repugnant; abhorrent; odious; offensive
Anathema
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Lazy; loaf
NOT: Insolent
Indolent
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Redouble
Make or become more greater/intense/numerous
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Make or become more greater/intense/numerous
Redouble
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Exorbitant
Unreasonably high; extortionate
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Collude/Collusion
Secret or unlawful operations to deceive or gain; conspire; intrigue
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Aloof
Unfriendly and distant; detached; indifferent
Eg; "They were courteous but faintly aloof"
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Unreasonably high; extortionate
Exorbitant
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Secret or unlawful operations to deceive or gain; conspire; intrigue
Collude/Collusion
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Unfriendly and distant; detached; impersonal
Aloof
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Bequeath
To pass on or leave to someone else
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Stanch
Stop or restrict flow of blood from a wound
Eg; "They saved my life by stanching the flow"
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Equitable
Fair and impartial; scrupulous (honest)
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To pass on or leave to someone else
Bequeath
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Stop or restrict flow of blood from a wound
Stanch
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Fair and impartial; scrupulous
Equitable
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Overhaul
1. Take apart to examine and repair
| 2. To overtake/pass
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Prescient/Prescience
Knowing something before it occurs; foresight; perceptive
Eg; "With extraordinary prescience, he predicted the storm"
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1. Take apart to examine and repair
| 2. To overtake/pass
Overhaul
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Knowing something before it occurs; foresight
Prescience
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Rhapsody
Effusively enthusiastic/ecstatic expression of feeling
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Effusive
Unrestrained expression of gratitude, pleasure, or approval
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Well-to-do
Wealthy; affluent; prosperous
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Effusively enthusiastic/ecstatic expression of feeling
Rhapsody
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Unrestrained expression; gushy; fulsome
Effusive
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Wealthy; affluent; prosperous
Well-to-do
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Pastoral
Portrayal of idealized countryside lifestyle (life of shepherds)
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Spurious
Specious; fake; factitious; fictitious; fallacious
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Specious
Superficially plausible, but actually wrong; misleading
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Vituperate
Censure; chastise; denounce; revile; rebuke
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Indelible
Unforgettable; ineradicable; ineffaceable; indestructible
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Portrayal of idealized countryside lifestyle (life of shepherds)
Pastoral
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Specious; fake; factitious; fictitious; fallacious
Spurious
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Deceiving; misleading; fallacious
Specious
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Censure; chastise; denounce; revile; rebuke
Vituperate
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Unforgettable; ineradicable; ineffaceable; indestructible
Indelible
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Fringe
Unorthodox; unconventional; peripheral
Eg; The flat-earthers expressed their fringe ideas
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Unorthodox; unconventional; peripheral
Fringe
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Magnanimous
Munificent; benevolent; altruistic; clement; philanthropic
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Munificent; benevolent; altruistic; clement; philanthropic
Magnanimous
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Eloquence
Fluent and persuasive; oratory; rhetoric; magniloquence; facility (natural aptitude)
Eg; "The marketer spoke with eloquence"
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Fluent and persuasive; oratory; rhetoric; magniloquence; facility
Eloquence
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Ill at ease
Shy (diffident; retiring) and uneasy (restive; discomfit)
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Shy (diffident; retiring) and uneasy (restive; discomfit)
Ill at ease
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Laureate
Person who is awarded for creative/intellectual achievement
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Person who is awarded for creative/intellectual achievement
Laureate
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Edify
To instruct or improve; enlighten; cultivate; inculcate; indoctrinate
Eg; "He edified me on political matters"
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Higgledy-piggledy
Disordered; haphazard; muddled; random
Eg; "Bits of paper hanging hiddledy-piggledy on the furniture and walls"
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Infirm
Weak; frail; feeble; enfeebled; decrepit; doddering (trembling)
Eg; "He was infirm of purpose"
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To instruct or improve; enlighten; cultivate; inculcate; indoctrinate
Edify
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Disordered; haphazard; muddled; random
Higgledy-piggledy
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Weak; frail; feeble; enfeebled; decrepit; doddering (trembling)
Infirm
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Disquiet
Anxiety; consternation; dismay; perturbed; malaise; foreboding
Eg; "Without disquiet, he open the closet"
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Anxious; consternation; dismay; perturbed; malaise; foreboding
Disquiet
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Facetious
Inappropriately humorous; glib; flippant; frivolous; jocular
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Inviolate
Untouched; unscathed; pristine; pure
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Heady
Potent; exhilarating; invigorating; intoxicating
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Lucrative
Profitable; remunerative; fruitful
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Using inappropriate humor during serious situations
Facetious; glib; flippant; frivolous; jocular
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Untouched; unscathed; pristine; pure
Inviolate
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Potent; exhilarating; invigorating; intoxicating
Heady
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Profitable; remunerative; fruitful
Lucrative
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Undergird
Support; secure; strengthen; buttress; reinforce; underpin
Eg; "There are 5 principles that undergird this doctrine"
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Support; secure; strengthen; buttress; reinforce; underpin
Undergird
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Untoward
Unexpected; inappropriate; inconvenient; inopportune
Eg; "He acted as if nothing untoward had happened"
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Unexpected; inappropriate; inconvenient; inopportune
Untoward
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Veritable
Accurate; authentic; real; genuine (often used to qualify a metaphor)
Eg; "The trees and lights turned the campus into a veritable wonderland"
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Accurate; authentic; real; genuine (often used to qualify a metaphor)
Veritable
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Pernicious
Inimical; detrimental; baneful; baleful; maleficent
Eg; "The pernicious influences of the mass media"
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Inimical; detrimental; baneful; baleful; maleficent
Pernicious
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Impetuous
1. Impulsive; rash; hasty; imprudent; injudicious
| 2. Moving forcefully and rapidly; vigorous; torrential
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1. Impulsive; rash; hasty; imprudent; injudicious
| 2. Moving forcefully and rapidly; vigorous; torrential
Impetuous
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Trenchant
Incisive; acute; acerbic; caustic; keen; sarcastic
Eg; "She heard angry voices, not loud, yet certainly trenchant"
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Vigorous/incisive language; acute; acerbic; caustic; keen; sarcastic
Trenchant
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Incisive
Intelligently analytical and clear-thinking; acute; succinct; trenchant; astute; canny; keen; shrewd; perspicacious
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Acute; astute; canny; keen; shrewd; succinct; trenchant; perspicacious
Incisive
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Keen
1. Shrewd; astute; perceptive; sharp
| 2. Enthusiastic; assiduous; avid; ardent; conscientious; fervent
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1. Shrewd; astute; perceptive; sharp
| 2. Enthusiastic; assiduous; avid; ardent; conscientious; fervent
Keen
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Levity
Light-heartedness; frivolity; irreverence; vivacity
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Frivolity; irreverence; vivacity
Levity
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Extempore
Unplanned; improvised; spontaneous
Eg; "She gave an extempore speech"
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Unplanned; improvised; spontaneous
Extempore
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Aboveboard
Honest; unequivocal; candid; square
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Honest; unequivocal; candid; square
Aboveboard
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Chicanery
Deception; duplicity; sophistry; guile; intrigue
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Deception; duplicity; sophistry; guile; intrigue
Chicanery
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Precipitate
1. Cause; provoke; expedite
| 2. Hasty; impulsive; impetuous; imprudent; injudicious
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1. Cause; provoke; expedite
| 2. Hasty; impulsive; impetuous; imprudent; injudicious
Precipitate
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Nadir
Lowest point
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Venal
Corrupt; dishonest; fraudulent; unscrupulous
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Corrupt; dishonest; fraudulent; unscrupulous
Venal
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Peripatetic
Roaming; migratory; nomadic; ambulatory; vagabond
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Roaming; migratory; nomadic; ambulatory; vagabond
Peripatetic
