Vocabulary Flashcards
(345 cards)
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stealthy
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furtive; surreptitious
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clamorous
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vociferous; raucous
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enfranchise
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give voting rights
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hamper
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hinder; obstruct
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noxious
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harmful; poisonous; lethal
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kindle
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to start a fire
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bilk
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cheat; defraud
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covert
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hidden; undercover
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engender
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cause
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hangar
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storage area (like garage) for a plane
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approbation
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approval or praise
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meander
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(of a river or road) follow a winding course
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amble
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saunter
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equivocal
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ambiguous
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meager
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lacking; paltry
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encumber
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restrict
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pinion
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bind; fetter
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abstruse
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obscure
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germane
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relevant
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inculcate
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instill
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ascertain
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fathom; deduce
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judicious
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sensible; shrewd
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penurious
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destitute
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temerity
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audacity
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trite
banal; hackeyned
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voluble
effusive
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sonorous
resonant
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proliferate
burgeon
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paucity
scarcity
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capricious
mercurial; fanciful
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conscientious
punctilious; sedulous
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curmudgeon
a surly person
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diffuse
spread
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alacrity
eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness
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deleterious
harmful
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postulate
hypothesize; propose
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tractable
obedient; dutiful; polite
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abasement
humiliation; degradation
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harangue
noisy, attacking speech
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abrogate
cancel; deny; repeal
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plaudit
statement giving strong praise
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ensconce
establish firmly in a position
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obdurate
stubborn
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reprieve
a respite; postponement of a sentence
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tawdry
of little value; gaudy
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enshroud
cover
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obfuscate
deliberately make something difficult to understand
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repudiate
shun; eschew
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incur
become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one's own behavior or actions
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blithe
free-spirited; carefree
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rescind
retract; repeal
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temper
to moderate; soften
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blunderbuss
a clumsy person
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acquiesce
give in
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bombast
arrogant, pompous language
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curtail
cut short
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epicure
someone who appreciates good food and drink
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lampoon
ridicule; spoof
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tenuous
flimsy; not solid
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acrid
sharp; pungent
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boorish
ill-mannerede
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epistle
letter
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heresy
against orthodox opinion
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lance
spear; spike; javelin
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respite
a break; intermission
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terse
concise; to the point
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acrophobia
fear of heights
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debility
weakness; incapacity
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epistolary
concerned with letters; through correspondence
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resplendent
shining; glowing
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languid
tired; slow
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acuity
sharpness (mental or visual)
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braggart
someone who boasts
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hidebound
rigid in opinions
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languish
decay; fade away; get weaker
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obsequious
servile; submissive
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restorative
a tonic
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equivocate
speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
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larceny
theft; robbery; stealing
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ponderous
weighty; slow and heavy
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timorous
cowardly; fearful
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adroit
skilful/skillful
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largess
generosity
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pontificate
speak pompously or dogmatically
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bristle
to show irritation
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obstreperous
noisy and boisterous
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portend
foretell
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titter
giggle quietly
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broach
start to discuss; approach
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deference
respect
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portent
a warning sign; omen
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tome
large book
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defoliate
cause leaves to fall off
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espouse
promote; take up; support
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torpid
inactive; lazy; stagnant
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bulwark
fortification; barricade; wall
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defunct
no longer in existence
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posterity
future generations
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torpor
dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity
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affable
friendly; social; easygoing
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officious
domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
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totter
walk unsteadily
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burnish
polish
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euphony
pleasant sounds
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levity
flippancy; joking about serious matters
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allay
to lessen
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byline
the line that tells you who wrote an article
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demur
hesitate; refuse
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ignominious
shameful
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liniment
soothing lotion
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ruse
trick; stratagem
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lithe
flexible; supple
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cacophony
discordant loud noises
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cajole
coax
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onerous
burdensome; hard to undertake
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preamble
introductory material
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sacrosanct
very holy; inviolable
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traverse
to move across
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deplore
regret
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exculpate
free someone from blame; pardon; acquit
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illusory
deceptive; false; misleading
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precarious
unstable; risky
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onus
burden
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sagacious
wise
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trepidation
fear
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callow
immature
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execrable
very, very bad
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immoderate
excessive; extreme
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precedent
a previous occurrence used as a guide
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sage
a wise person
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exegesis
scholarly explanation or interpretation
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precept
guiding principle
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salacious
lecherous; erotic
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trite
unoriginal; dull
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candor
frankness; openness
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loquacious
talkative
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ordain
1. destine; 2. confer holy orders on a priest
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precinct
district of a city
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sallow
yellowish
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cantankerous
bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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exemplify
to serve as a good example
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impecunious
having no money
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precipice
steep slope
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salubrious
health-giving
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ambulatory
able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
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capacious
spacious
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exhaustive
complete and thorough
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impious
wicked; profane
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precipitous
done in a hurry
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salutary
something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
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truncate
cut short
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ameliorate
make better
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capitulate
surrender; give in to
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exonerate
acquit; absolve
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destitute
impoverished
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ossify
become fixed and rigid
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preclude
prevent or make impossible
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sanctimonious
hypocritically holy
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tumult
uproar; noise
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carping
constant criticism
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lummox
clumsy person
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sanction
give approval to
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turpitude
depravity
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despondent
having no hope; miserable
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expatriate
refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country
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inadvertent
not intentional
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oust
push out of a position
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tyro
novice; beginner
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sycophant
yes-man
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amity
friendship
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castigate
scold strongly
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expedient
convenient; practical
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incantation
chant; invocation; prayer
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sanguine
optimistic; cheerful
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unalloyed
undiluted; total
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caucus
type of private political meeting
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exposition
clear explanation
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maelstrom
whirlpool; storm in the ocean
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palatable
good to eat; agreeable
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savant
person with knowledge
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unctuous
oily; using excessive flattery
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analogous
comparable
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extol
praise
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incipient
just beginning
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magnanimous
generous; big-hearted
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palisade
fence made of posts
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prescient
having fore-knowledge
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cavalcade
procession of vehicles
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extradite
deport from one country back to the home country
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magnate
powerful businessman
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palliative
a remedy that improves but doesn't cure
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presentiment
a feeling that something might happen
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celerity
speed
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extraneous
irrelevant
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dexterous
skilful with hands
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maladroit
clumsy; unskillful
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pallid
pale
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presumptuous
assuming too much; arrogant
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scrupulous
careful; diligent; painstaking
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unequivocal
clear; obvious
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censorious
disapproving; critical
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extrapolate
extend; predict on the basis of known data
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unfetter
set free
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annex
a building which is an addition to an existing building; take possession of
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censure
blame
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didactic
intended to teach; instructive
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prevaricate
speak misleadingly and evasively
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scuttle
sink
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unfrock
to remove a priest from his position
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malefactor
a wrong-doer
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paradigm
1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things
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falter
hesitate; waver
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indelible
cannot be wiped out
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malinger
deliberately avoid work; shirk
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proclivity
tendency towards
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charlatan
trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have
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dike
dam; embankment
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paragon
a perfect example
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unwitting
not deliberate; unconscious
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chary
wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give
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dilatory
low; falling behind with one's work
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paramount
of supreme importance
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prodigal
wasteful; extravagant
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sequester
isolate
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upbraid
scold; tell off; reprimand
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uproarious
hilarious; hysterical; very funny
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serendipity
fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery
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prodigious
very large
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mallet
1. wooden hammer; 2. stick used for polo
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indolence
laziness
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fastidious
overly particular; finicky
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chicanery
trickery
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dilettante
person who dabbles in a subject without serious study
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fatuous
silly; foolish
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inductee
novice; beginner
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upshot
outcome
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anthropocentrism
putting man at the center of one's philosophy
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chimerical
changeable; unstable
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serrated
jagged; saw-like
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urbane
sophisticated; suave
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diorama
model of a scene
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fecund
fertile
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inebriation
drunkenness; intoxication
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marshal
to gather together
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parity
equality
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servile
overly submissive; groveling
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usurp
take someone's position (usually by force)
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dirge
mournful song
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felicitous
apt
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ineffable
cannot be expressed in words
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marsupial
pouched mamma
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parochial
narrow-minded; concerned only with local matters
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circuitous
indirect
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disapprobation
disapproval
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martinet
person who believes in strict discipline
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proletarian
member of the working class
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skirmish
minor battle
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apocryphal
of doubtful origin
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circumlocution
using too many words; long-windedness
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parry
ward off; avoid
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vacillate
waver; hesitate
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circumscribe
limit
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parsimonious
economical; frugal; thrifty
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proponents
promoters; supporters
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smelt
refine an ore
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circumspect
cautious; considering all sides
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discordancy
cacophony; harshness; jarring
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fitful
not continuous; stopping and starting
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inexorable
relentless
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maverick
loner
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prosaic
dull; boring; ordinary
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smorgasbord
a Swedish buffet of cold dishes
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vagrant
person wandering without a home
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arable
can be cultivated
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circumvent
avoid
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discrepancy
something which does not match up; inconsistency
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inexpedient
not advisable
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meager
in short supply
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partian
biased; one-sided; committed to one group
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proscribe
forbid
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discriminate
to make a clear distinction; see the difference
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meander
wander from side to side
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pathos
evoking sadness or pity
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prosody
study of versification
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variegated
multicolored; speckled
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arcane
obscure; known only to a few people
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clamor
shout; scream
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discursiveness
long windedness; indirectness
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mellow
soft; melodious; ripe
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prostration
1. lying face down; 2. be overcome with extreme weakness
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somnambulist
sleepwalker
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clandestine
secret; covert; stealthy
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flippant
making jokes about serious matters
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menagerie
collection of animals
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soothsayer
fortuneteller
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clemency
mercy
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disinterested
unbiased
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flout
defy; reject
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ingénue
naïve, unsophisticated person
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mendacious
given to lying
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paucity
shortage
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protean
changeable
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sophomoric
juvenile; immature
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venal
corrupt; can be bribed
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ingrave
ungrateful person
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mercenary
concerned only with money
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peccadillo
minor weakness; trivial offence
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veneer
surface coating
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fly-by-night
unreliable; disreputable
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inimical
hostile
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venerate
revere; worship
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specious
false
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venial
minor; unimportant
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provincial
unsophisticated; narrow-minded
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forensic
concerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence)
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dispassionate
neutral; objective
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artifice
deception; trickery
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artisan
craftsman
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disseminating
circulating; broadcasting; spreading (information)
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fortitude
bravery
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peerless
without equal
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ascetic
without luxuries; severely simple
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fortuitous
happening by chance
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verbose
talkative; long-winded; rambling
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assiduous
thorough; diligent
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cogent
lucid; well argued
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fractious
irritable; difficult to control
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inscrutable
mysterious; impenetrable
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mettle
courage; bravery; valor
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punctilious
paying attention to small details
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spurious
false
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assuage
to calm
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cogitate
think over something; ponder
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milieu
environment
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purloin
steal
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vertigo
dizziness
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astute
perceptive; sharp-witted
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insipid
dull; bland; boring
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mire
swamp; muddy ground
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penury
poverty
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pusillanimous
cowardly
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staid
dull; sober; serious
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vestigial
not developed
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vignette
small sketch
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collate
arrange in order
