Words Flashcards
(269 cards)
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Belied
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Contradicted
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Reviled
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Hated
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Wizened
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Withered
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Expurgating
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Censoring
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Edifying
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Morally instructing
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Neologism
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New terms
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Inchoate
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Undeveloped
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Obstinate
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Refusing
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Borne
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Tolerate
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Cosseted
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Pampered
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Exculpated
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Forgiven
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Dandled
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Pampered
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Deleterious
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Harmful
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Calamitous
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Catastrophic
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Contrived
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Created
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Provincially
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Regionally
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Parochially
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Locally
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Divisively
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Causing disagreement
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Pertinaciously
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Stubbornly
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Inedibly
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Strongly
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Delineated
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Represent
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Punitive
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Punishing
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Luminary
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Celebrity
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Altruistic
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Selfless
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Insular
Narrow-minded
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Perfunctory
Indifferent
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Implacable
Stubborn
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Surfeited
Over-satisfied
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Ambivalent
Uncertain
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Superlative
Highest quality
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Augur
Predict
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Antecede
Precede
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Engendered
Generated
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Pedantic
Excessively concerned with minor details
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Jovial
Cheerful
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Derisive
Expressing contempt
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Protean
Changeable
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Sectarian
Narrow-minded
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Prurient
Sexually advancing
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Lewd
Sexually offensive
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Providential
Lucky
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Credulous
Gullible/trusting
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Desiccated
Dried up
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Expatriated
Leaves one's homeland
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Pretensions
False claims
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Flippancy
Inappropriate levity
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Impertinence
Disrespect
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Contrition
Remorse
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Trite
Lacking originality
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Disabuse
Persuade someone an idea is wrong
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Incongruous
Incompatible
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Quixotic
Foolishly idealistic
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Salubrious
Healthy
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Endemic
Native to an area
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Opprobrious
Scorn or criticism
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Invective
Abusive speech
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Incipient
Early
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Transient
Fleeting
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Acrimony
Bitter feelings
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Duress
Violence or threats
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Ebullience
Quality of being cheerful and full of energy
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Ignoble
Not honorable in character or purpose
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Nonplussed
Perplexed
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Dolorous
Expressing great sorrow
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Platitude
Cliche
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Histrionic
Melodramatic
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Conciliatory
Placating
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Extemporaneous
Without preparation
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Hapless
Unlucky or unfortunate
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Aboriginal
Indigenous
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Adroit
Very skillful
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Quotidian
Ordinary
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Understated
Unpretentious
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Bungling
Floundering or awkward
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Soporific
Causing drowsiness
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Anodyne
Alleviating pain
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Vertiginous
Giddy or dizzying
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Assiduous
Industrious or diligent
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Elucidated
Explained or clarified
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Risible
Laughable
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Pusillanimous
Cowardly
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Disparage
Criticize
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Eschewed
Avoided
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Penchant
Liking or inclination
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Gaffes
Errors
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Calumny
Slander
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Conflation
Act of grouping things together
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Licentious
Promiscuous or unprincipled in sexual manner
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Apocryphal
Doubtful authenticity but still widely circulated
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Ignominious
Causing public disgrace or shame
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Abstruse
Difficult to understand
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Arcane
Mysterious it secret
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Congenial
Pleasant because of qualities similar to one's own
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Reticent
Not readily revealing one's thoughts or feelings
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Brusque
Abrupt or offhand in speech
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Scurrilous
Making claims to damage someone's reputation
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Panned
Criticized
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Toothsome
Palatable or desirable
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Imprudent
Unwise
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Prosaic
Ordinary or commonplace especially in speech or writing
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Extirpate
Root out or destroy completely
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Punctilious
Meticulous
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Tyro
Amateur, beginner, or novice
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Mawkish
Falsely sentimental
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Profligates
People lacking morals
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Avuncular
Acting like an uncle
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Sojourn
Short stay
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Fidelity
Faithfulness
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Chimerical
Fanciful or impossible
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Garish
Tasteless or gaudy
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Rococo
Highly ornamented
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Winsome
Charming or appealing
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Cagey
Cautious or noncommittal
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Pulchritude
Very beautiful
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Spate
Multitude or great number
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Dearth
Lack or few
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Metonym
Word used as another term for something it relates to
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Ascetic
Abstaining from indulgence
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Ersatz
Inferior substitute for something
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Piquant
Provocative or striking
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Earnest
Serious or sincere
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Querulous
Whining or complaining
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Recreant
Cowardly or unfaithful
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Obstreperous
Boisterous and defiant
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Clement
Mild
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Approbation
Praise
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Saccharine
Sweet
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Obfuscate
Bewilder
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Portents
Forewarnings
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Auguries
Omens
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Remonstrate
To make a forcefully reproachful protest
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Attrition
A diminishing or loss
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Carousing
Drink excessively
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Diurnal
Active during the day
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Aberration
Something that departs from what is normal
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Peregrination
Journey
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Cavalcade
Ceremonial progression
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Mendacious
Dishonest
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Surreptitiously
Secretly
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Vindication
Justification
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Lugubrious
Depressive
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Propensity
Inclination
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Foible
Quirk
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Pellucid
Easy to understand
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Strident
Loud and harsh
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Truculent
Eager or quick to fight or argue
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Indefatigable
Tireless
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Tepid
Slightly warm; lukewarm
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Blandishing
Cajoling
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Cicatrix
The scar of a healed wound
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Wanton
Deliberate or unprovoked
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Jejune
Naive, simplistic, and superficial
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Parochial
Narrow minded
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Vapid
Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
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Tumid
Swollen or bombastic
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Heretical
Dissenting or deviating
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Modish
Fashionable
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Philistine
Hostile or indifferent to other cultures or arts
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Panacea
Solution
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Redress
Remedy
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Ennui
Boredom
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Forbearance
Patience or restraint
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Enmity
Hostility
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Extant
Existing
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Amorphous
Vague or unorganized
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Inculcate
Instill
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Ineluctable
Inevitable
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Inveighed
Against or protest strongly against
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Maligning
Slandering or defaming something
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Impugning
Claiming that something isn't true
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Amortizing
Reducing the debt
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Macerating
To soften by soaking
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Peripatetic
Wandering from place to place
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Ineffable
Indescribable
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Exorbitant
Unreasonable or extravagant
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Maladroit
Awkward or inept
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Compunction
Guilt
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Sedulity
Diligence
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Malignity
Desire to do evil
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Vitriolic
Cruel or caustic
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Categorical
Unconditional
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Consign
To hand over
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Tetchy
Irritable or touchy
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Indolence
Rude or disrespectful behavior
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Oviparous
Egg-laying
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Untoward
Improper
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Bijoux
Trinkets
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Vestments
Garments
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Verdigris
Green
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Azure
Deep blue
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Sanguine
Dark red
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Suffuse
To spread throughout something
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Amenable
Cooperative
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Dudgeon
Sullen mood
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Scion
Descendent
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Tenable
Possible
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Bucolic
Relating to pleasant feelings of country life
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Pastoral
Rural
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Compendious
Comprehensive but concise
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Antediluvian
Antiquated
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Otiosity
Laziness or inactivity
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Puerility
Childishness
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Recalcitrant
Stubbornly uncooperative
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Ululate
To howl
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Preponderance
Prevalence
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Artifice
Clever trick
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Despondency
Despair
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Abrogate
Formally reject
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Monolith
Something having massive and uniform shape
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Ubiquitous
Prevalent or turning up everywhere
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Regnant
Prevalent and widespread
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Myopic
Short-sighted or narrow minded
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Fugacious
Fleeting or transitory
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Gourmets
Food connoisseur
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Epicure
Food connoisseur
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Pundits
Analyst
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Extemporization
Ad-lib or invent
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Resplendence
Brilliance
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Woodenness
Stiffness or awkwardness
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Blandishments
Flattery
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Palaver
Cajolery or flattery
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Obloquies
Public criticisms
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Prolixity
Verbosity
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Rectitude
Righteousness
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Sycophancy
Kiss ass-ness
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Convalescence
Time spent recovering from an illness
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Vassal
Servant or slave
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Patsy
Victim of a scam
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Inaugurate
Begin, start, or commence
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Evanesce
To vanish like vapor
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Disaffirm
Contradict
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Galvanize
Inspire or rouse
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Admonish
Warn or criticize
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Enjoin
Direct or order
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Puerile
Juvenile or childish
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Vacuous
Inane or empty
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Catechize
Teach by questioning
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Inimitable
Unique
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Callow
New and inexperienced
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Exhortation
Speech meant to persuade
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Palliation
Apology or excuse
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Promulgation
Announcement
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Intimation
Suggestion
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Curt
Rude, discourteous, or churlish
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Churlish
Rude, discourteous, or curt
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Circumspect
Cautious
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Hackneyed
Overly familiar
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Languidly
Weakly or slowly
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Cursory
Rapid or hasty
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Antediluvian
Ancient or outdated
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Exorbitant
Excessive
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Provident
Having shown wise foresight
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Ancillary
Assisting or supporting
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Nebulous
Scattered or spread out
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Sophism
False argument
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Annal
Record of events
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Elucidation
Explanation or simplification
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Sanguinary
Bloody or bloodthirsty
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Coruscate
Gleam or radiate
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Ubiquitous
Ever-present
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Presage
Foreshadow
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Copse
Group of trees
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Perennial
Recurrent or constant
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Conveyable
Portable
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Malaise
Feeling ill of dissatisfaction
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August
Impressive and respected
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Unctuous
Insincere or groveling
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Elocution
Art or style of public speaking
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Surmises
Assumptions or conjectures
