Words To Know Flashcards
(203 cards)
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Temperance
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Moderation or self restraint
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Notoriety
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The state of being well known for some bad quality or deed
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Eminence
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Fame or recognized superiority
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Tumultuous
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Making a loud confused noise
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Imperceptibly
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In a way that is so slight as not to be perceived
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Orthodox
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Not independent minded
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Trifling
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A thing of little value or importance
A small amount of something
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Ameliorated
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To make better
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Ascertained
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Find out for certain
Make sure of
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Centralization
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The concentration of control of an activity or organization under a single authority
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Improvisation
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The act of improvising
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Prophetic
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Accurately predicting what will happen in the future
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Monotonous
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Dull, tedious and repetitive
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Virtual
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Almost as described but not completely to strict definition
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Harbingers
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A person or a thing that announces the thing of another
A forerunner of something
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Affability
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The quality of being affable (friendly)
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Incongruous
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Not in harmony or keeping with the surrounding
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Fastidiousness
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Very attentive and concerned about attention and detail
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Polemical
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Involving strong critical or controversial writing or speech
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Debunking
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Expose the falseness or hollowness
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Obsolete
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No longer produced or used
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Exacting
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Making great demands on ones skill, attention or other recourses
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Copious
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large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful
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Acerbic
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Sour in taste
Harsh or severe as of temper or expression
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Scathing
Bitterly severe as a remark
| Harmful
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Meticulous
Showing great attention to detail
| Very careful and precise
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Diffidence
The quality or state of being different
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Illiberality
Narrow minded
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Engaged
Busy or occupied
| Involved
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Fanciful
characterized by or showing fancy
| . capricious or whimsical in appearance
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Inconsequential
Not important
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Disinterestedness
Lack of self interest
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Endorsed
Declare ones public approval or support of
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Belies
To show to be false
Contradict
Misrepresent
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Overshadows
To be more important in comparison
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Injudicious
Showing lack of judgement
| Unwise
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Frivolity
The state of being frivolous ( not having a serious purpose)
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Impenetrability
The state of being impenetrable; impossible to pass through
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Penitential
Relating to or expressing penitence ( sorrow or regret)
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Intractable
Hard to control or deal with
| Difficult, stubborn
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Austerity
Very stern in manner
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Impetuous
Done quickly without thought or care
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Prodigality
Spending resources carelessly
| Wastefully extravagant
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Taciturnity
Reserved in communication
| Saying little
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Volubility
Talkativeness
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Pellucidity
Allowing the maximum passage of light
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Eclipse
A reduction of status
| To make less important
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Bolster
To support
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Intrinsic
Belonging naturally
| Essential
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Peripheral
Of minor importance
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Rumination
Deep thought about something
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Prosaic
Dull
| Lacking poetic beauty
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Hackneyed
Lacking significance through being overused
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Aloof
Not friendly
| Cool and distant
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Placid
Not easily upset or excited
| Calm and peaceful
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Restive
Impatient of control
| Stubborn
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Vociferous
Crying out noisily
| Clamorous
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Circumscribed
Restrict within limits
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Fortuitous
Happening by chance
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Indecorous
Improper
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Unseemly
Not proper
| Inappropriate
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Cow
To frighten with threats/ violence
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Scornful
Full of mockery
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Irksome
Irritating, annoying
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Pivotal
Of crucial important in relation to the development of something else
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Recondite
Little known
| Abstruse
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Impediments
A hinderance in doing something
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Testable
Able to be tested or tried
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Implemented
Put into effect
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Canonize
To regard as being of great significance
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Fecklessness
Lacking innovative or strength of character
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Dynamism
great energy, force, or power; vigor
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Egoism
the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one's personal interest; selfishness
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Punctiliousness
strict in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct
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Scintillating
Animated
| Brilliantly clever
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Incendiary
tending to arouse strife, sedition, etc.;
| inflammatory
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Veracious
habitually speaking the truth; truthful;
| honest
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Clangorous
a loud, resonant sound;
| clang.
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Tepid
characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm
| Moderately warm
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Augment
to make larger;
enlarge;
increase
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Sensational
designed to produce a startling effect, strong reaction, intense interest, etc.
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Corroborate
to make more certain;
| confirm
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Dubious
doubtful
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Exacerbating
to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.);
aggravate.
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Mitigate
To lessen in force or intensity
| To make less severe
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Precocious
unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development
Premature development
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Impecunious
Penniless
| Having little or no money
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Assiduous
Showing great care or perseverance
| Constant
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Dissemble
to give a false or misleading appearance to;
| conceal the truth or real nature of
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Fleeting
Lasting for a very short time
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Abstruse
Difficult to understand
| Obscure
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Hortatory
urging to some course of conduct
exhorting;
encouraging
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Transgress
to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.;
offend;
sin
To pass over or go beyond
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Trifling
of very little importance;
trivial;
insignificant
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Malign
to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of;
slander;
defame
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Antagonistic
acting in opposition;
opposing, especially mutually.
hostile;
unfriendly.
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Penchant
a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something
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Conspire
to agree together, especially secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal
To plot
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Promulgated
to make known by open declaration;
publish;
proclaim formally or put into operation
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Marginalized
to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power
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Relish
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something
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Insipid
without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualitie
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Fortuitous
happening or produced by chance;
| accidental
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Serendipitous
come upon or found by accident; fortuitous
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Lucrative
profitable;
moneymaking;
remunerative
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Pretensions
a claim or title to something.
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Commensurate
corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree
| Proportionate
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Kindred
a person's relatives collectively; kin
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Incensed
to perfume with incense.
| to burn or offer incense
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Coalescing
to grow together or into one body
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Doctrinaire
dogmatic about others' acceptance of one's ideas;
| Impractical
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Heterodox
not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions;
unorthodox.
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Dogmatic
asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner;
| opinionated
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Synthesizing
To form by combing parts
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Ubiquitous
being everywhere, especially at the same time;
| omnipresent
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Omnipresent
present everywhere at the same time
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Meager
deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty;
inadequate
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Acute
sharp or severe in effect;
intense
extremely great or serious;
crucial;
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Prolix
extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length;
| long and wordy
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Explicit
fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated;
| leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal
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Exacerbate
To make worse
to increase the severity
Aggravate
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Disparate
distinct in kind;
essentially different;
dissimilar:
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Quotidian
Daily
usual or customary;
everyday:
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Herald
a person or thing that precedes or comes before;
forerunner;
harbinger:
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Panacea
a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all.
| An answer of all problems
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Harbinger
a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another;
Anything that foreshadows;
herald
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Cursory
going rapidly over something, without noticing details;
hasty;
superficial
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Perfunctory
performed merely as a routine duty;
hasty and superficial:
lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm;
indifferent or apathetic
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Ruthless
without pity or compassion;
cruel;
merciless
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Canny
careful;
cautious;
prudent:
Shrewd
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Industrious
working energetically and devotedly;
hard-working;
diligent:
Skillful
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Shrewd
astute or sharp in practical matters
| Piercing
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Disseminated
to scatter or spread widely;
promulgate extensively; broadcast;
disperse
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Revered
to regard with respect tinged with awe;
| venerate:
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Refuge
shelter or protection from danger, trouble
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Arcane
known or understood by very few; mysterious;
secret;
obscure;
esoteric:
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Sanguine
Optimistic
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Irresolute
not resolute;
doubtful;
infirm of purpose;
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Opulent
wealthy, rich, or affluent
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Eclectic
choosing from various sources
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Bucolic
relating to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life
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Enigmatic
resembling an enigma, or a puzzling occurrence, situation, statement, person, etc.; perplexing;
mysterious:
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Adroit
cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious
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Unpretentious
not pretentious;
modest;
plain:
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Impetus
a moving force;
impulse;
stimulus
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Feebleness
Physically weak
| weak intellectually or morally
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Lucidity
the quality of being easily understood, completely intelligible, or comprehensible:
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Vindicated
to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like
To justify
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Boon
something to be thankful for; blessing;
| benefit.
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Debacle
a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout:
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Hidebound
narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible
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Orthodox
conforming to beliefs, attitudes, or modes of conduct that are generally approved.
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Surly
churlishly rude or bad-tempered:
Sullen
Grumpy
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Dubious
doubtful;
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Contending
to struggle in opposition
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Juxtaposition
placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
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Scuffle
to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
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Buoyant
Lighthearted
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Premonitory
giving premonition;
| serving to warn beforehand
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Laudatory
Flattering
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Temperate
moderate or self-restrained;
| not extreme in opinion, statement, etc
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Provincial
belonging to some particular province(an administrative division or unit of a country);
local
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Capricious
subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change;
erratic:
Obsolete
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Obstinate
firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.;
not yielding to argument
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Noxious
Harmful
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Erratic
deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion; eccentric;
queer:
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Laboriously
requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance:
| Characterized by extreme care and much attention to detail
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Assiduous
constant;
| unremitting
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Loquacious
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talking or tending to talk much or freely;
talkative;
chattering;
babbling;
garrulous
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Diffident
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness;
timid;
shy.
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Stanched
To stop the flow of
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Accentuate
to give emphasis or prominence to.
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Taciturnity
the state or quality of being reserved or reticent in conversation.
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Alacrity
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness
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Rhapsody
an ecstatic expression of feeling or enthusiasm.
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Quandary
a state of perplexity or uncertainty;
| dilemma.
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Deleterious
injurious to health:
| Harmful
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Inconsequential
of little or no importance; insignificant;
| trivial.
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Zealot
a person who shows zeal (eager desire)
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Egotist
a conceited, boastful person.
| Selfish
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Sycophant
a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite
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Adulate
to show excessive admiration or devotion to;
| flatter or admire servilely.
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Braggart
a person who does a lot of bragging.
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Mercurial
Changing
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Blithe
joyous, merry, or happy in disposition;
glad;
cheerful:
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Phlegmatic
Unemotional
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Aghast
struck with overwhelming shock or amazement;
| filled with sudden fright or horror:
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Bemused
bewildered or confused
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Prescience
Foresight
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Obdurate
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings;
stubborn;
unyielding
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Caprice
a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind
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Foresight
the act or power of foreseeing; prevision;
| prescience
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Obsolescence
becoming outdated or outmoded, as machinery or weapons.
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Redouble
to double;
make twice as great:
To echo
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Institutionalize
to make institutional (established by institution)
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Futile
incapable of producing any result; ineffective;
useless;
not successful
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Ephemeral
lasting a very short time;
short-lived;
transitory
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Transitory
lasting only a short time;
brief;
short-lived;
temporary.
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Perspicacity
keenness of mental perception and understanding;
discernment;
penetration
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Callous
Insensitive
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Pastoral
having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas:
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Spurious
not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source;
counterfeit.
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Ridicule
to deride;
| make fun of.
