Vocabulary Flashcards
(274 cards)
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Aberration
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Deviation from standard
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Adage
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Wise saying/proverb
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Alacrity
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Cheerful, willingness, ready response
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Allusion
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Indirect reference
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Amity
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Friendship
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Avarice
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Greed, desire for wealth
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Bastion
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Stronghold, fortress
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Blasphemy
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Insult to something sacred
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Boon
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Benefit or gift
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Bulwark
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Strong protection, barrier
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Caste
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Social class, category
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Chagrin
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Embarrassment or disappointment
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Clamor
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Uproar
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Connoisseur
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Expert judge of the best of something
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Conondrum
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Puzzle or riddle
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Crux
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Essential point, central part
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Dearth
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Scarcity lack of something
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Debacle
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Large scale defeat
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Deference
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Conceding to another desire or will; respect or courtesy
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Deluge
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Great flood, overwhelming inflow
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Diction
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The way which words are used by a speaker
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Discernment
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Insight, ability to see things clearly
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Din
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Loud, pervasive, continuous noise
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Dissent
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Difference of opinion
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Effluvium
A disagreeeable or bad smelling vapor or gas
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Enterprise
Important project or self sufficient organization
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Epitome
Top level representation of a quality
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Epoch
A period of history that’s remarkable
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Exodus
Departure
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Facet
A side or aspect of a problem or situation
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Facsimile
Exact copy or representation
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Fallacy
Mistaken or erroneous idea, assumption or conclusion
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Fervor
Passion, enthusiasm
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Fiend
Cruel, hateful person
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Flair
Natural- seeming talent or style
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Fortitude
Courage, strength
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Furor
An outburst of excitement or disagreement
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Gamut
An entire range or spectrum of possible outcomes or conditions
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Genesis
Beginning or origin
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Gist
Essential content, central idea
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Grievance
Grudge, complaint made against an individual
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Guile
Cunning, deceit, duplicity
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Heresy
An opinion directly opposed to established beliefs, in a religious sense.
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Hindrance
Obstacle or delaying obstruction
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Hoax
Deliberate attempt to trick someone
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Horde
Great mass of people
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Hysteria
Excessive or uncontrollable fear or other strong emotion
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Idiom
Jargon
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Impetus
Moving force or starting idea
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Incumbent
Present holder of an office or position
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Incursion
Hostile invasion
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Infirmity
Physical disease, injury or defect
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Interlude
Short feature or period of time coming between 2 others
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Intrigue
Secret plot or scheme
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Invective
Insulting or abusive speech
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Iota
A very small amount or piece
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Keynote
Main theme or idea
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Larceny
Theft
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Layman
A regular person
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Legion
A large number of people
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Levee
A raised embankment designed to prevent flooding from a body of water
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Levity
Lightness, frivolity
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Litigation
Legal proceedings
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Lore
Body of traditional or historical knowledge
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Malady
Disease or illness
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Maneuver
Movement of a unit or individual to achieve a goal
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Mania
Abnormal concentration on or enthusiasm for something
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Maverick
A person who acts independently instead of in conformance with expected behavior
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Maxim
An adage prescribing a rule or method of conduct
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Medium
Means of communication of presentation
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Memento
Object that commemorates or reminds someone of a past event
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Metropolis
A very large city
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Milieu
Surroundings, environment
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Mores
Established customs or values of a group or segment of society
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Neophyte
Beginner
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Omen
A sign or event believed to foretell the future
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Oversight
An omission through error or carelessness
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Overture
First step intended to lead others in action
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Panacea
A cure for all problems or diseases
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Paradox
Contradicting statement
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Partisan
One who supports a particular cause, person or idea
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Pathology
Diseases
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Paucity
Scarcity
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Pauper
Poor person
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Pedagogue
A strict overly academic teacher or speaker
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Philanthropy
Love of mankind, exemplified by donations to charitable causes
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Pilgrimage
Long journey to some place or condition worthy of respect or devotion
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Pittance
Very small amount, usually referring to money
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Plight
Unfavorable conditions or situation
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Posterity
Future descendants or generations
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Precedent
Event or law that serves as an example for later action
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Predecessor
Someone or something that came before another
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Preface
Introductory statement or passage to a form of communication.
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Prélude
Something preliminary to something more important
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Premise
A statement or assumption from which a conclusion is drawn
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Pretext
A reason given as a cover up for the real purpose of an action
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Probity
Integrity, uprightness, honesty
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Propinquity
Nearness
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Propriety
Good manners
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Prospect
Possibility for the future
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Proviso
A requirement that something specific is done.
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Prowess
Strength or superior ability
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Pseudonym
An assumed name “pen name” taken by an author
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Pundit
A knowledgeable person in a particular field or a commentator
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Quagmire
A swamp that impedes movement, a difficult situation with limited hope of escape
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Qualm
Doubt or unease
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Quandary
Dilemma
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Rampart
A fortification
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Remnant
Remaining
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Renaissance
Rebirth, revival
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Rendezvous
A meeting or location for a meeting
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Renown
Fame
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Reprisal
Retaliation.
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Reprobate
Wicked, sinful person
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Respite
Temporary break
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Saga
A long story or tale
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Salutation
A persons title or a greeting
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Sanction
Approval or a penalty for breaking a law
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Satire
Criticism or someone by seeming approval
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Sect
A group of people having the same beliefs
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Semblance
Outward appearance
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Sham
False imitation
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Sheaf
A bundle, of papers or grain
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Slander
Spoken untruth that damages ones reputation
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Snare
Trap
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Solace
Comfort after loss or disappointment
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Stanza
Section of a poem or song, verse
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Stature
A height measure physically or in respect
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Strife
Conflict, disagreement, contention
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Sycophant
One who flatters a superior in hope of getting preferential treatment
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Synopsis
Brief summary
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Synthesis
The combination of parts to form a whole
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Tacit
Silent, Unspoken, implied
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Tact
The ability to communicate a message without causing offense
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Temerity
Recklessness, audacity, boldness
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Temperament
Overall attitude, disposition
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Threshold
Starting point of an activity
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Timbre
The quality of a sound
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Token
A sign or object that signifies a greater feeling or whole.
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Trepidation
Fear, apprehension
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Tribunal
A place of judgement
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Turpitude
Shameful wickedness or depravity
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Tycoon
A very wealthy and powerful business leader
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Upheaval
Conflict or disturbance
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Vicinity
Local area
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Vigor
Vitality or energy
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Volition
Will or conscious choice
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Wager
Bet
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Welter
Confused mass; commotion
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Whim
Impulsive idea
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Woe
Great trouble or sorrow
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Wrath
Intense anger or fury
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Zeal
Eager/ enthusiastic
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Zest
Enthusiasm
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Unprecedented
Happening for the first time; never seen before
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Vehement
Strong, urgent, passionate
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Verbose
Talkative, wordy
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Virulent
Malignant, malicious
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Volatile
Highly unstable, explosive
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Acquiesce
Give in, agree
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Appease
Pacify
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Atrophy
Waste away from lack of use
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Censure
To condemn severely for inappropriate or rule breaking behavior
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Coalesce
Unite
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Condescend
Patronize
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Denounce
Speak out against or condemn
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Deride
Ridicule
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Desecrate
To profane a holy place
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Digress
Veer off the main topic
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Disparage
Belittle
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Drone
Talk on and on in a dull way
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Efface
To erase or rub away the features of
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Engender
To create or produce
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Enthrall
To hold spellbound, charm
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Extol
Praise
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Heed
To listen and obey
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Languish
To become listless, hopeless or depressed
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Meander
To wander slowly or aimlessly
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Preclude
Prevent, make impossible
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Refute
Disprove
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Repress
Hold down
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Reproach
To scold or rebuke
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Repudiate
To reject or deny
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Rescind
To repeal, take back formally
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Squander
Waste
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Venerate
To revere or treat as something holy
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Vilify
Defame
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Ambiguous
Unclear, confusing
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Ambivalent
Undecided, wavering between alternatives
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Amiable
Friendly, pleasant
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Ambulatory
Able to walk
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Apocryphal
Of doubtful or uncertain origin
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Apprehensive
Worried, anxious
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Ascetic
Austere, self denying
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Astute
Perceptive, intelligent
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Auspicious
Favorable, pointing towards good results
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Austere
Bare, unadorned
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Banal
Unoriginal, boring
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Belligerent
Combative, quarrelsome
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Benevolent
Kind, generous
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Benign
Gentle; not harmful
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Blithe
Carefree, cheerful
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Candid
Forthright
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Caustic
Very sharp or cutting insult
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Complacent
Smug
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Conciliatory
Peacemaking
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Concise
Succinct, brief and direct
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Congenial
Agreeably pleasant
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Conspicuous
Obvious
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Contrite
Genuinely and deeply remorseful, apologetic
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Credulous
Gullible
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Didactic
Instructive
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Diffident
Timid; lacking self confidence
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Disparate
Different, varied, incomplete
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Dogmatic
Arrogantly or overconfident
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Dubious
Doubtful or uncertain
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Elusive
Evasive
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Ephemeral
Short lived, temporary, fleeting
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Esoteric
Hard to understand, cryptic
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Exhaustive
Very through and complete
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Expedient
Meeting an immediate need
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Extraneous
Irrelevant, extra, unnecessary
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Fallacious
False
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Fastidious
Meticulous, insistent on attention to detail
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Fickle
Not faithful or consistent, unpredictable
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Flagrant
Shocking or outrageous violation of a rule
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Fortuitous
Luckily coincidental, accidentally advantageous
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Frivolous
Not serious, with levity; inconsequential
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Furtive
Secretive
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Futile
Hopeless, without effect or result
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Hackneyed
Overused, trite
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Hedonistic
Pleasure seeking, overly indulgent
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Inadvertent
Accidental
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Incessant
Never ending
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Incongruous
Inconsistent or inappropriate
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Indulgent
Lenient, giving into desires
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Innate
Inborn, inherent
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Innocuous
Harmless, insignificant
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Insipid
Empty, dull, meaningless
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Irascible
Irritable
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Lax
Careless
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Marred
Damaged or scarred
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Peripheral
Unimportant
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Pervasive
Present throughout; permeating
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Pious
Reverent or devout
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Pivotal
Crucial, result changing
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Pragmatic
Practical
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Pretentious
Pompous, self important
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Prodigal
Extravagant, rebellious, wasteful
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Prodigious
Enormous
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Profuse
Extravagant, free flowing
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Prosaic
Dull, unimaginative
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Provincial
Narrow
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Recalcitrant
Stubbornly defiant of authority
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Redundant
Repetitive
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Relevant
Pertinent
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Reprehensible
Worth of blame; disgraceful
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Resolute
Firm, determined
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Reticent
Restrained, uncommunicative
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Rigorous
Strict, harsh, severe
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Saccharine
Overly sweet or flattering
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Sage
Wise or knowledgeable
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Scanty
Inadequate, minimal
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Scrupulous
Strict or careful in an ethical sense
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Servile
Submissive or subservient
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Solemn
Grave, serious
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Static
Unmoving
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Stoic
Outwardly indifferent to circumstances
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Stringent
Strict or restrictive
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Supercilious
Haughty, insultingly patronizing
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Taciturn
Untalkative
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Temperate
Moderate or restrained
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Tenacious
Dogged or determined in the pursuit of an objective
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Tentative
Temporary, uncertain
