Vocab Multitude Flashcards

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lassitude

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lacking energy; listlessness

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banality

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lacking originality

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loquacious

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talkative

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ambivalent

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undecided; uncertain

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exigent

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requiring immediate action; urgent; demanding

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disingenuous

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not sincere

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impetuousness

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doing things suddenly

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apocryphal

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untrue; of doubtful authenticity

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irreverent

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lack of respect or seriousness

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mendacious

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habitually dishonest

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effusive

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excessive emotion or enthusiasm

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anachronistic

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from another time

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subversive

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ruining; overthrowing; destroying

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garrulous

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excessively talkative

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ancillary

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subordinate; subsidiary

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prolific

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abundant; productive

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conjecture

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speculation

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profligate

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immoral; wasteful

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abjure

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solemnly renounce

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sanguine

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optimistic; positive

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nonetheless

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in spite of that; nevertheless

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dispersive

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spreading

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prowess

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skill or expertise in a specific field or activity

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languish

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lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble

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acquiesce
attempt something reluctantly but without protest
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promulgate
promote or make widely known
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callow
inexperienced; immature
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nascent
just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential
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belie
to give a false impression of
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attenuate
reduce the effect of
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reticent
inclined to be silent or uncommunicative; reserved
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taciturn
temperamentally disinclined to talk
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imperious
commanding; dominant; marked by arrogant assurance
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obsequious
marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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deferential
expressing respect to a superior or elder
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sophism
argument used to deceive
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guile
deceitful; cunning; duplicity
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edifice
a large or massive structure
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hurly-burly
uproar; tumult
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ignominy
humiliation and disgrace; disgraceful conduct
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lugubrious
exaggeratedly mournful
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mirth
gaiety accompanied by laughter
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verisimilar
having appearance of truth; depicting realism
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exhort
urge strongly
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jocund
cheerful
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mellifluous
smooth
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austere
stern; grave
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dearth
a shortage
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preponderance
a great amount
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repudiate
to reject
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engender
develop
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polemic
controversial, argumentative writing
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delineate
indicate
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revile
hate and despise
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disinterested
unbiased
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prodigious
very large
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commensurate
equivalent to
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inchoate
unformed; not complete yet
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noisome
foul smelling; offensive
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rarefied
became less dense
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beleaguered
troubled
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galvanized
excited; stimulated
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succored
helped
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sepulcher
tomb
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ossuary
room where bones are kept
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superannuated
old and decrepit
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licentious
lewd; immoral
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erroneous
mistaken
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credulous
gullible
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ostensible
seeming; probable
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paradigmatic
example; pattern
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abberation
deviation from the norm
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macabre
gruesome; dreadful
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dilettantish
lacking expert skill
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inculcation
instill by persistent instruction
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impugn
to challenge
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approbated
approved; praised
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laudable
praisworthy
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histrionic
overly emotional
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extemporaneous
without preparation
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malign
cruel
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abase
put down; demean
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erudite
scholarly
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expatiate
speak or write at length
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euphemism
a more pleasant name given to something considered unpleasant
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syllogism
type of logical argument
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artless
honest, free from deceit; lacking skill or knowledge
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affected (personality)
not a genuine personality
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hedge
evasive statement; protective action
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diffident
lacking confidence
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agape
surprised (adjective) brotherly love (noun)
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stirred
excited
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embittered
to arouse bitter feelings in
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canonized
to treat as illustrious or sacred
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descry
to catch sight of
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contravene
contradict
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metonym
a word used as another term for something it relates to (e.g., John Hancock for signature)
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homonym
a word that sounds the same as another
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torpor
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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spate
multitude
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paucity
shortage
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braggadocio
empty boasting; cockiness
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spurious
false; deceitful
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flippant
disrespectful
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conversant
familiar and knowledgeable
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blasphemous
irreverent
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pulchritude
beautiful
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comeliness
beautiful
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homeliness
plain; unattractive
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psyche
soul; personality; elements forming the mind
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acclamation
loud eager expression of approval
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decrying
belittling; disparaging
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vilipend
disparage
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denigrate
disparage
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inveigle
entice; coax
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impress
affect strongly; force to serve in a military force
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intractable
obstinate
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recalcitrant
obstinate; resistant
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salubrious
healthy
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recondite
profound; only understood by experts
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condign
fitting; well-deserved
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meet
fitting; well-deserved
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clement
merciful
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contrition
apologetic
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insolent
disrespectful; contemptuous
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debonair
stylish
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disconsolate
gloomy; inconsolably sad
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lachrymose
tearful
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nonplussed
baffled; perplexed
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salacious
lustful
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lecherous
given to or suggestive of excessive sexual activity
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byzantine
devious and complex
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neoteric
new; original
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octogenarian
in their 80's
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abrograted
to abolish
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obviated
to make something unnecessary
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extoll
to highly praise
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boor
lacking in manners
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gauche
negative context; socially awkward
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bard
poet
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ambiguous
subject to interpretation
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cupidity
greed
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veracity
accuracy; truth
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canard
lie
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assertion
claiming to be true
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analogous
comparable or similar
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castigate
punish or criticize harshly
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lambast
to assault violently; to attack verbally
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avarice
greed
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pervade
present throughout
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bombastic
inflated language
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burnish
to polish
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restive
restless; unable to keep still
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fecund
fertile
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ossify
to become hardened
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bilk
cheat; defraud
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derelict
abandoned; run-down
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apostate
someone who renounces religion
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caustic
sarcastic; burn
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pedantic
unimaginative; emphasizing minute details when presenting/using knowledge
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probity
adherence to the highest principles and ideals
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chicanery
crafty deception
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pernicious
deadly; wicked
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wry
sarcastic; bent; twisted
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blithe
joyful; carefree; lacking thought or consideration
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belfry
bell tower
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jettison
to get rid of (usually quickly)
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dilettante
novice; amateur
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subsume
to include as part of a whole
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amortize
pay by installments
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abscond
leave secretly
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alacrity
quickly
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asinine
preposterous; ridiculous
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accretion
gradual growth
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aggregate
formed by a collection of units
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substantiate
to prove
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arbitrary
determined by chance
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soporific
tending to cause sleep
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sycophant
yes-man; flatterer
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bemoan
express deep grief or distress over
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disparate
distinct
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piquant
provocative; striking; pleasantly sharp flavored
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querulous
whiny; complaining
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meritorious
admirable
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recreant
cowardly; unfaithful
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dilatorily
causing delay
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fastidiously
meticulously
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cache
to store away
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conformable
similar
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lackadaisical
lazy
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rapturous
very happy
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exultant
very happy
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decorous
displaying proper manners
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punctilious
finicky
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prosaic
factual; ordinary
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vituperating
speaking abusively
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buffeting
to strike against forcefully
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insurgent
rebellious
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abiding
enduring
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impecunious
poor
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ephemeral
short-lived
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indomitable
difficult to beat
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capitulate
accept defeat
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trite
cliché; worn out
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hallowed
holy
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liberality
generous
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sumptuous
luxurious
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fracas
fight
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antediluvian
antiquated
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compendious
concise; succinct
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bucolic
rural; idyllic
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pastoral
rural; idyllic
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sanctimonious
hypocritically pious
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felicitous
apt at
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ineluctable
inevitable
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diminution
decrease
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ennui
boredom
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pedagogical
befitting a teacher/education
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aggrandize
to make appear greater
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saprophytic
obtaining nourishment from products of decay
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calorific
relating to heat production
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labyrinthine
intricate
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circumspection
prudent; consider all circumstances
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poignant
intensely affecting feelings
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trifling
frivolous
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seminal
important
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gratuitous
extra
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piddling
trival
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incipient
nascent
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vagrant
homeless
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indigent
impoverished
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enmity
hatred
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predilection
established preference for something
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redress
remedy
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panacea
complete solution
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irascibility
propensity towards anger/irritability
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denoument
the final outcome
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impute
to assign/attribute something to someone
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abate
to lessen or lower
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acrimony
bitterness
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ochlocracy
mob rule
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quiescence
being at rest
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inveigh
to protest or complain
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assiduity
constant effort
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dispassionate
not affected by personal/emotional involvement
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redound
- to have an effect for good or ill - making someone look good; giving someone credit for something - to accrue
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macerating
to soften by soaking
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peripatetic
wandering from place to place
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postliminary
happening after
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supervening
occurring after
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ineffable
indescribable; unutterable
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inured
accustomed; familiarized; became of advantage
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idiosyncracy
quirk
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peccadilloes
minor faults
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froward
not easily controlled
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earthy
crude
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limpid
calm or untroubled; clear
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salutary
beneficial or useful
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pellucid
easy to understand; clear
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perspicuous
straightforward; clear
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affable
ease; friendliness; pleasant
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magisterial
authoritative; thorough
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stymied
hindered; impeded; halted
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thwarted
successfully opposed
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equanimity
mental calmness; balance
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staid
sober; grave
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flout
verb - to scorn; to disregard noun - a jeer
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intrepid
fearless
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verbosity
wordy
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prolixity
wordy
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eminent
prominent
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expurgate
purge offensiveness
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abrogate
to annul; to suppress or prevent; to treat as nonexistent
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propitious
good omen
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excoriate
criticize harshly
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rococo
highly/excessively ornamented
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voguish
popular
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terpsichorean
relating to dance
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pusillanimous
cowardly
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rapacious
greedy; predatory
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august
grand; admirable
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disquieting
alarming; causing anxiety and agitation
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dogma
set of formal beliefs (can be religious)
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ensconce
settle; nestle
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assimilate
thoroughly understand; to take in
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nuance
subtle variety
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zephyr
type of wind
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gesticulation
abrupt movement
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minatory
threatening; menacing
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palliative
soothing
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evanescent
fleeting
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cajole
gently coax
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precipitate
incite
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extant
existing
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itinerant
traveling
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seditious
rebellious; insubordinate
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celerity
rapidity in motion or action
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recidivist
person who returns to bad behavior
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coterie
tightly bound group working together towards a common goal
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largesse
generosity with finances
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nonpareil
unrivaled
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timorous
showing nervousness
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incendiary
tending to excite
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blandishments
flattering words or actions to coax
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perfunctory
superficial; mechanical
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obloquies
abusive criticisms
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desultory
lacking in consistency or planning; disappointing
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arresting
striking
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vitiating
morally corrupting; made faulty or ineffective
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assiduously
with great care, attention, and effort
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irrevocable
unable to be changed
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empiricism
action based on practice
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perfidy
act of deliberate betrayal; breach of trust
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fetter
to restrict or restrain
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vacillate
to be indecisive
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insipid
boring; weak; lacking flavor
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prescience
foresight
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obduracy
stubbornness; persistence
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didactic
moralizing; intended to teach
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Faustian
done for present gain without regard for future consequences
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prevaricator
one who fabricates or deceives
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philanderer
one who carries on flirtations
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remonstrator
one who rebukes
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surreptitiously
sneakily or without being seen
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peremptoriness
highly assertive, even dictatorial; removing the option to disagree or contest; urgent
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esuriency
greed
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oligarchic
ruled by few
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anarchist
doesn't believe government is necessary
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despotic
ruled by a single person with absolute power
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sobriquet
nickname
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quotidian
ordinary
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bungling
awkward or inept
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encomium
praise
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panegyric
praise
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perspicacious
astute; insightful
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pastiche
art made up of other art
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vicissitudes
unexpected changes
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paroxysms
sudden outbursts of emotion
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travails
hard work
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onerous
burdensome
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untrammeled
unrestrained
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nebulous
vague; indistinct
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temporal
relating to earthly life; relating to time instead of eternity
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plebeian
working-class
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grandiloquent
pompous or bombastic language
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hyperbole
exaggeration; embellishment
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hauteur
haughty; disdainful; arrogant
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intransigence
refusal to change or agree
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cynosure
a person at the center of attention; north star
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insouciance
lighthearted mood; lack of concern
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concomitant
accompanying
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rapprochement
friendly relations
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ratiocination
logical reasoning
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admonish
warn; express disapproval
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controvert
to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to engage in controversy
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unwittingly
without awareness
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ingenuously
innocently; naturally; sincerely
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incisive
impressively direct and decisive (in manner or presentation)
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hapless
luckless
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farcical
laughably inept; ludicrous
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whimsical
prone to fanciful changes; unusual in a playful or amusing way
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requite
to repay; to avenge
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somatic
relating to the body
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libretto
text of work for musical theater
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erastz
substitute; artificial
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equivocate
avoid the truth
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ubiquitous
turning up everywhere; widespread
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regnant
prevalent; widespread
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fugacious
fleeting; transitory
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eschew
avoid; shun
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deleterious
having a harmful effect
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consign
to hand over
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infer
conclude from evidence
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aping
imitating
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subvert
undermine; ruin
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elucidate
clarify
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demagogue
a leader who uses prejudices, false claims, and promises to gain power; person who uses emotion to persuade
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abecedarian
beginner
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tremulous
fearful; hesitant
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slake
to quench; to crumble
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allay
to reduce in intensity; to calm
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surfeit
overindulge; excess
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steel
prepare; brace
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whet
sharpen; intensify; stimulate
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beguiling
charming
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cloying
sickly sweet
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opprobrium / opprobrious
disgraceful; dishonorable; infamous; contempt
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idiomatic
language distinctive to a particular group
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urbane
sophisticated
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allegory
characters and/or events used as symbols
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craven
lack of courage or boldness; defeated
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cogent
convincing and well-reasoned; relevant
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epicure
gourmet; gastronome
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perturbation
anxiety; bothered; disturbance in routine
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perpetuation
keeping it the same
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fungible
interchangeable; flexible
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ardor
passion
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invective
tirade
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elocution
art/style of public speaking
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chary
cautious; wary
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tyro
beginner
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bravura
brilliant display of artistic skill
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precocious
exceptionally early in development/occurrence; exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age
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shrewd
smart; astute; artful
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infamous
having a bad reputation
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compunction
guilt
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sedulity
diligence and persistance
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fetid
having an offensive odor
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concord
peaceful harmony
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oblique
not straightforward
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propitious
favorable
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aspersion
slander
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foible
flaw; weakness
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facsimile
exact copy
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impertinence
insolence
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sagacious
wise; discerning
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supercilious
arrogant
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gnostic
knowing
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robustious
boisterous
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garish
gaudy; excessive ornamentation
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contingency
an event that could potentially occur; something that could happen as a result of something else
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indolence
laziness
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remonstrance
a protestation
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expostulation
a protestation
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acquiescence
acceptance; agreement
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accession
agreement; acquisition; act of rising to a position of honor or power
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dissipation
excessive indulgence; wasteful expenditure; dispersion
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fleetly
quickly
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fleetingly
transitory; passing quickly
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machination
scheme
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inexorable
relentless; unyielding; inflexible
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propinquity
proximity; kinship
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recrimination
accusation
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obscuration
disguise or concealment
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emend
to correct errors in a written document
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patrician
aristocrat
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paeans
songs of praise
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sanguinary
murderous; bloody
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ruddy
reddish
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ornery
exhibiting bad temper
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espousal
support
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cull
to select a few from many
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consort
associate with
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imbue
provide; supply; endow; permeate; influence
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orotund
bombastic speech; strong sound
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preempt
to prevent; to block; to take precedence over
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giddy
causing dizzyness
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padalin
chivalrous hero
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anodyne
alleviating pain
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adroit
skillful
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supposition
hypothesis
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inane
silly or stupid
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munificent
generous; lavish
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melee
physical fight/brawl
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inveterate
firmly established by habit
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rankling
irritating
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conscientiousness
act of being painstaking
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concupiscence
lust
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coruscate
sparkle
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portiere
heavy curtain hung across a doorway
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plaintive
expressing suffering or woe
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vertiginous
characterized by vertigo or dizziness
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callow
new; inexperienced; immature
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inimitable
unique; matchless
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exhortation
speech intended to persuade
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palliation
apology or excuse; to reduce/moderate the intensity of
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zeitgeist
general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era
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intimation
suggestion
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hackneyed
very familiar through overuse
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quixotic
impractically idealistic; capricious
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solipsistic
self-involved
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mawkish
overly sentimental; unpleasant taste; no flavor
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scintillating
lively; brilliantly clever; stimulating; witty
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hedonistic
pleasure seeking
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oracular
portentous or prophetic
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acceding
agreeing or approving
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acuity
keen perception
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capricious
impulsive; unpredictable
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vainglory
excessive or unjustified pride; vanity
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apotheosis
ideal example; transformation into a deity
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parochial
narrow or limited; provincial; relating to a church parish or unit of local government
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poise
gracious tact; self-confidence; equilibrium
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conflation
blend or fusion; confusion
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consternation
amazement or dismay that throws into confusion
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adumbrate
to foreshadow vaguely; to outline partially; to overshadow or obscure
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aver
to declare positively
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discomfiture
embarrassment
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specious
sophistic; having deceptive allure
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sophistic
plausible but fallacious; subtly deceptive
489
arrogate
to claim or seize without justification
490
ostentation
excessive display; pretentiousness
491
perennial
persistent; constant; recurring
492
demur
to object or protest
493
declivity
downward slope
494
pugilism
boxing
495
lionize
to treat as important
496
precis
brief summary
497
ascetic
self-denying
498
avowal
public statement; declaration
499
abstruse
difficult to understand; recondite
500
punitive
punishing
501
chimerical
fanciful; imagined
502
luminary
prominent person; brilliant achievement
503
dastardly
cowardly and underhanded or treacherous
504
disillusioned
lost faith in something formerly seen as good or valuable
505
reverie
daydream; lost in thought
506
fanciful
marked by unrestrained imagination instead of reason and experience
507
protract
to extend
508
vagaries
changes that are difficult to predict or control
509
affront
to insult; to cause offense to; to confront
510
importune
to press or urge with troublesome persistence; to annoy, trouble
511
salient
very important; something that projects outward or upward from its surroundings
512
plangent
a loud reverberating sound; expressive of melancholy
513
malfeasance
wrongdoing or misconduct by a public official
514
misanthropy
a hatred or distrust of humankind
515
inscrutable
mysterious
516
adept
expert
517
feckless
weak; ineffective; worthless; irresponsible
518
nugatory
trifling or ineffective
519
exacting
demanding
520
bent
strongly inclined; determined; bias; talent; capacity of endurance
521
scotch
to put an end to; to stamp out; to wound
522
uncanny
unsettlingly mysterious; eerie
523
runic
mysterious or secret in meaning; magical
524
profane
vulgar; irreverent
525
digress
to deviate from the subject
526
portent
sign, warning; prodigy
527
politic
practical or diplomatic
528
obfuscate
to make unclear; to confuse
529
parity
equal; equivalent
529
discern
to show good judgement or perceptiveness
530
pique
(v) to arouse or provoke; to pride; to irritate (n) resentment
531
magnanimity
generous and forgiving
532
contention
conclusion; competition
533
arcane
secret; mysterious, obscure
534
partisanship
strong and/or blind adherence to a group or cause
535
plastic
pliable
536
wistful
thoughtfully sad; yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
537
valedictory
expressing or containing a farewell
538
censure
to condemn; to reprimand
539
preclude
to make impossible; to rule out in advance
540
tractable
docile; malleable
541
consecrate
to make pure or holy; to declare sacred
542
pontificate
to speak or express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way
543
fatuous
silly; stupid
544
masticate
to chew
545
belabor
to explain or insist on excessively; to attack verbally; to beat soundly
546
bluster
to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
547
furtive
surreptitious; sly; stolen
548
fractious
unruly; quarrelsome; irritable
549
pontiff
pope; bishop
550
cogitate
to ponder or meditate intently on
551
unctuous
marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
552
efflorescence
blossoming; culmination
553
clangor
(n) - a resounding clang or medley of clangs (v) - to make a clangor
554
incense
(n) - flattery (v) - to arouse the extreme anger or indignation of
555
heterodox
unorthodox; unconventional
556
scanty
limited or less than sufficient
557
hidebound
having an inflexible or ultraconservative character
558
boon
(n) - blessing; benefit, favor (a) - convivial; companionable; social
559
impetus
impulse; incentive; stimulus
560
irresolute
uncertain how to act or proceed; vacillating
561
eclectic
heterogenous; composed of elements drawn from various sources
562
dissemble
to hide or put on a false appearance
563
hortatory
advisory
564
pejorative
having negative connotations; intended to disparage or belittle
565
augur
a prophet; a diviner
566
consummate
to fulfill or make perfect
567
supplant
to take the place of, especially something inferior
568
expeditious
prompt or quick
569
dank
unpleasantly damp or wet
570
whence
from what place, source, or cause
571
bedlam
full of noise and confusion, lacking any order
572
refractory
stubbornly resistant to control
573
forlorn
unhappy; desolate; hopeless
574
autonomous
independent; self governing
575
avarice
greediness; cupidity
576
indelible
lasting; unforgettable; unable to be removed
577
squalid
dirty; foul; sordid
578
despoil
to pillage; to steal
579
bedaub
to smear with a sticky substance; to ornament with vulgar excess
580
ornate
marked by elaborate rhetoric or florid style; elaborately or excessively decorated
581
impudent
insolent; cocky boldness
582
propound
to offer for discussion or consideration
583
vernacular
plain, native speech of a place
584
argot
specialized set of vocabulary used by a group
585
truculent
belligerent; vitriolic; cruel; destructive
586
bellicose
inclined to start quarrels or wars
587
portent
omen; prodigy
588
spendthrift
spends wastefully
589
rancor
impulsive; unpredictable
590
effect
to influence
591
brook
to tolerate
592
adulation
extreme admiration or flattery
593
schism
division
594
elliptical
deliberate obscurity; extreme economy of speech or writing