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Surmount

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Overcome

John Hawkins has had to surmount immense physical disabilities.

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Besiege

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Surround and outnumber

Lady Gaga was Besieged by press photographer.

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Citadel

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Bastion, stronghold, highest command level

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Hone

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To smooth, sharpen
Make more acutes
Leonardo da Vinci sets about honing his skills as an artist at a young age

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Nascent

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Recently come into existence

Egyptian is fighting for their Nascent democracy.

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Venerate

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revere, respect

I Venerate my parents very much.

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Flout

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Deliberately disobey a law

Some companies flout the rules and employ children as young as seven.

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Vitality

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Energetic, liveliness

Despite her sixty years, Madonna is full of vitality.

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Rescind

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To remove

In the early 1900s, the government rescinded laws allowing children to work.

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Irascible

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Hot-tempered, easily irritated

Scrooge was an Irascible old man, getting mad at almost anything.

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Ineffectual

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Ineffective

Slim and Candy made an Ineffectual attempt to comfort George after Lennie’s death

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Despotic

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From despot, one complete ruler

Hitler wanted to be the despot of the world

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Disheveled

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Thrown into disorder it disarray

Pam arrived late, disheveled and out of breath.

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Conspicuous

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Obvious, manifest

The notice must be displayed in a conspicuous spot.

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Spate

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Overflown, sudden rush

During the recession, people saw a spate of burglaries and robberies.

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Abstruse

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Abstract

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Indict

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Scorn, reproach, charge, accuse

He was indicted for vehicular homicide in 1987.

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Unwitting

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UnAware

Lennie unwittingly killed every mice or small animals he petted.

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Abhor

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Despise, hatred, loathe

Nick abhorred the selfish and careless way of Daisy after Gatsby’s death.

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Deify

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Worship

The people of Israel deified Yahweh.

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Goad

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Motive, stimulate

The thrive to be in a good college goads me to study harder.

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Eulogized

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Speak in praise of

The speech eulogized the generals contribution to the country.

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Redress

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Fix, put into order, remedy, repair

Little could be done to redress the situation.

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Trenchant

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Honed, acute, sharp

Sister Aloyesis is father Flinn most trenchant critics.

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Immense
Huge | They took immense measure to stop terrorists.
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Exculpate
To clear from guilt | She was exculpated from the corn after 29 years in prison.
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Inaugural
Earliest, foremost | The new professor made an inaugural speech on the first day of school
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Contrite
Repentant, remorseful, apologetic | The little puppy looked so contrite after he made a mess that I couldn't help but forgive him.
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Consensus
Agreement | The Democrats and Republicans could not find a consensus about the U.S debt ceiling.
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Docile
Tractable | Labradors are gentle, docile dogs.
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Voluptuous
Sexually attractive | Marilyn Monroe was a voluptuous woman.
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Truculent
Bad-tempered, belligerent | The boss's son was a truculent young man.
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Meditate
Contemplate, reflect, think | She sat quietly, meditating on the day's event.
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Judicious
Advisable | FDR made a judicious decision of declaring war with Japan.
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Egalitarian
Belief that everyone is equal | Martin Luther King Jr spent all his life fighting for an egalitarian society.
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Expedient
Favorable, auspicious, propitious, solving problem quickly | This solution is politically expedient but may well cause long term problems.
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Morose
Unhappy, gloomy | Candy felt really morose and gloomy after his old dog died.
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Mordant
Sarcastic, caustic | Mai made a mordant comment, as usual, and made everyone laugh.
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Erudite
Learned, knowledgeable | Leonardo da Vinci was an erudite polymath.
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Articulate
Explain your thought clearly in words | I have difficulty articulating my thoughts and feelings.
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Iterate
Repeating calculation again and again | I usually iterate my math answers two or three times before I turn them in.
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Conflate
Put two or more things together to make a new one thing | He Conflated two images from Kipling's stories in the film.
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Conscript
Make an join the army | He was conscripted to join the army no matter if wanted to or not.
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Relegate
Move to lower position | The team was relegated to the Fourth Division last year.
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Redeem
Compensate for Olivier's performance redeemed an otherwise second-rare play. The hotel had a single redeeming feature--it is cheap.
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Confer on
Award to | The Field in mathematics was conferred on professor Ngo Bao Chau.
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Tumultuous
Loud, exciting, lively Coldplay received a tumultuous welcome in Sidney. The tumultuous years of the Civil War scarred him forever.
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Scintillating
Brilliant | Professor Clown at the Science Discovery centre had some very scintillating magic tricks.
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Naysayer
No way people, skeptics
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Ruffian
Thug, bully | Belford was a ruffian until he meet Phineous and Ferb.
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Inundate
Overwhelm, flood | Hospitals in India were inundated with patients sick from the malaria fever.
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Supplant
Replace | Twitter is trying to supplant Facebook to become the biggest social network.
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Excavate
Dig to the ground | Archeologists had to excavate a large area before they discovered the ancient city of Troy.
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Replicate
Duplicate | There is no need for further research to replicate these findings.
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Quizzical
Showing you are slightly amused and surprised | He sat and watched her, a quizzical look on his face.
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Robust
Strong, healthy, vigorous | The former robust economy had begun to weaken.
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Subversive
Harmful to the political system | Cu Huy Ha Vu was jailed for subversion.

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