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aberrantadj. deviating from what is
normal
abeyancen. temporary suppression or
suspension
abscond v. to depart secretly
abstemious adj. moderate in appetite
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admonish v. to caution or reprimand
aesthetic adj. relating to beauty or art
aggregateadj. amounting to a whole;
total
alacrityn. cheerful willingness;
eagerness; speed
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amalgamatev. to combine into a unified
whole
ambiguousadj. unclear or doubtful in
meaning
ambivalencen. the state of having
conflicting emotional attitudes
ameliorate v. improve
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anachronismn. something out of proper
time
analogous adj. comparable
anomalousadj. irregular; deviating from
the norm
antipathy n. dislike; hostility
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apprise v. to inform
approbation n. praise; approval
appropriatev. to take possession for ones
own use; confiscate
artless adj. guileless; natural
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asceticn. one who practices self
denial
assiduous adj. diligent; hardworking
assuage v. to make less sever
attenuate v. to weaken
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audacious adj. bold; daring
austere adj. stern; unadorned
autonomousadj. self-governing;
independent
aver v. to affirm; declare to be true
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*banal adj. commonplace; trite
believ. to contradict; misrepresent;
give a false impression
beneficent adj. kindly; doing good
bombasticadj. pompous; using inflated
language
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boorish adj. rude; insensitive
burgeon v. to flourish
burnish v. to polish
buttress v. to reinforce; support
cacophonousadj. unpleasant or harsh
sounding
capricious adj. fickle
castigationn. punishment; chastisement;
criticism
catalyst n. something causing change
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causality adj. involving a cause
chicanery n. trickery; fraud
coagulate v. thicken; congeal
coda
n. concluding part of a literaryor musical composition;
something that summarizes orconcludes
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commensurate adj. proportional
compendiumn. brief, comprehensive
summary
complaisantadj. overly polite; willing to
please; obliging
conciliatoryadj. overcoming distrust or
hostility
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confound v. to baffle; perplex; mix-up
connoisseur
n. a person possessing expertknowledge or training; aperson of informed ordiscriminating taste
contention n. assertion
contentiousadj. quarrelsome; causing
quarrels
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conundrumn. riddle; puzzle with no
solution
conventional adj. customary; commonplace
convoluted adj. twisted; complicated
craven adj. cowardly
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decorum n. proper behavior
deferencen. respect; regard for another's
wish
delineate v. to represent or depict
denigrate v. to slur someones reputation
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derivativen. something derived;
unoriginal
desiccate v. to dry completely
desultoryadj. random; disconnected;
rambling
diatribe n. bitter verbal attack
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dichotomyn. division into two usually
contradictory parts
diffidence n. shyness; lack of confidence
diffuse v. to spread out
digressionn. act of straying from the
main point
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dirge n. funeral hymn
disabusev. to free from amisconception
discerningadj. perceptive; exhibiting
keen insight and goodjudgement
discordant adj. not in tune
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discreditv. to dishonor; disgrace; cause
to be doubted
discrepancy n. difference between
discreteadj. constituting a separate
thing; distinct
disingenuous adj. not candid; crafty
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disinterested adj. unprejudiced; objective
disjointedadj. lacking order or
coherence; dislocated
dismissv. put away from
consideration; reject
disparage v. to belittle
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disparate adj. dissimilar
dissemblev.to pretend; disguise ones
motive
disseminate v. to spread; scatter; disperse
dissolution n. disintegration; debauchery
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dissonance n. discord; lack of harmony
distend v. to expand; swell out
distillv. extract the essential
elements
doctrinaire
adj. relating to a person whocannot compromise about
points of a theory or doctrine;dogmatic; unyielding
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dogmaticadj. stating opinions without
proof
dupe v. to deceive; trick
ebullient adj. exhilarated; enthusiastic
eclecticadj. selecting from various
sources
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efficacy n. efficiency; effectiveness
effronteryn. shameless boldness;
presumptuousness
elegyn. a poem or song expressing
lamentation
elicit v. to provoke; draw out
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embellishv. to adorn; decorate;
enhance; make more attractiveby adding details
empiricaladj. derived from observation
or experiment
emulate v. to imitate; copy
endemicadj. inherent; belonging to an
area
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enervate v. to weaken
engender v. to cause; produce
ephemeral adj. short-lived; fleeting
equanimity n. composure; calmness
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equivocatev. to intentionally use vague
language
erudite adj. learned; scholarly
esotericadj. hard to understand;
known only to a few
eulogyn. a high praise, especially of aperson who has recently died
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euphemism
n. use of agreeable orinoffensive language in place
of unpleasant or offensivelanguage
exacerbate v. to aggravate; make worse
exculpate v. to clear of blame; vindicate
exigency n. crisis; urgent requirements
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extraneous adj. not essential
facetious adj. humorous
facilitate v. to make less difficult
fallaciousadj. based on a false idea or
fact; misleading
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fatuous adj. foolishly self-satisfied
fawning adj. seeking favor by flattery
felicitousadj. suitably expressed;
appropriate; well-chosen
flag v. to droop; grow weak
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fledgling n. beginner; novice
flout v. to treat scornfully
foment v. to incite; arouse
forestall v. to prevent; delay
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frugality n. thrift
*gainsay v. to deny; dispute; oppose
garrulous adj. very talkative; wordy
goad v. to prod; urge on
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gougev. to tear out; scoop out;
overcharge
grandiloquent adj. pompous; bombastic
gregarious adj. sociable
guilelessadj. free of cunning or deceit;
artless
gullible adj. easily deceived
haranguen. long pompous speech;
tirade
homogeneousadj. composed of identical
parts; uniform in composition
hyperbolen. purposeful exaggeration for
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iconoclasticadj. attacking cherished
traditions
idolatryn. idol worship; blind or
excessive devotion
immutable adj. unchangeable
impair v. to damage; injure
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impassive adj. showing no emotion
impede v. to hinder; block
impermeable adj. impossible to penetrate
imperturbable adj. not easily disturbed
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imperviousadj. impossible to penetrate;incapable of being affected
implacableadj. inflexible; incapable of
being pleased
implicitadj. implied; understood but
not stated
implode v. to collapse inward violenty
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inadvertentlyadv. carelessly;unintentionally
inchoateadj. imperfectly formed or
formulated
incongruity n. state of not fitting
inconsequential adj. insignificant; unimportant
incorporatev. to introduce something into
another thing already inexistence; combine
indeterminate adj, uncertain; indefinite
indigence n. poverty
indolent adj. habitually lazy; idle
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inert adj. unable to move; sluggish
ingenuousadj. naive and trusting; lacking
sophistication
inherentadj. firmly established by
nature or habit
innocuous adj. harmless
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insensibleadj. unconscious;
unresponsive
insinuatev. to suggest; say indirectly;
imply
insipid adj. lacking in flavor; dull
insularityn. narrow-mindedness;
isolation
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intractable adj. not easily managed
intransigencen. stubbornness; refusal to
compromise
inundatev. to cover with water; to
overwhelm
inuredv. hardened; accustomed; used
to
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invective n. verbal abuse
irascible adj. easily angered
irresoluteadj. unsure of how to act;
weak
laconic adj. using few words
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lassitude n. lethargy; sluggishness
laud v. to praise
lethargic adj. inactive
leveen. an embankment thatprevents a river from
overflowing
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levity n. light manner or attitude
logn. record of a voyage or daily
activities
loquacious adj. talkative
lucid adj. bright; clear; intelligible
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magnanimity n. generosity; nobility
malingerv. to feign illness to escape
duty
malleableadj. capable of being shapedby pounding; impressionable
maverick n. dissenter
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mendacious adj. dishonest
metamorphosis n. change; transformation
meticulous adj. very careful; fastidious
misanthrope n. one who hates humanity
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mitigatev. to cause to become lessharsh, severe, or painful;
alleviate
mollify v. soothe
mundaneadj. worldly as opposed to
spiritual; concerned with theordinary
morose adj. ill-humored; sullen
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negate v. to cancel out; nullify
neophyte n. novice; beginner
obdurate adj. stubborn
obsequious adj. overly submissive
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obviatev. to make unnecessary; to
anticipate and prevent
occlude v. to shut; block
officious adj. too helpful; meddlesome
onerous adj. burdensome
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opprobrium n. disgrace; contempt
oscillate v. to move back and forth
ostentatiousadj. showy; trying to attract
attention; pretentious
paragonn. model of excellence or
perfection
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partisanadj. one-sided;committed to a
party, group, or cause;prejudiced
pathologicaladj. departing from normal
condition
paucity n. scarcity
pedantic adj. showing off learning
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penchant n. inclination
penury n. extreme poverty
perennialadj. present throughout the
years; persistent
perfidiousadj. faithless; disloyal;
untrustworthy
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perfunctoryadj. superficial; not thorough;
performed really as a duty
permeable adj. penetrable
pervasiveadj. spread throughout every
part
phlegmatic calm in temperament; sluggish
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piety n. devoutness
placatev. to lessen another's anger; to
pacify
plasticityn. condition of being able to
be shaped or formed; pliability
platitude n. stale, overused expression
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plethora n. excess; overabundance
plummet v. to fall; plunge
pragmatic adj. practical
precarious adj. uncertain
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precipitatev. to cause to happen; to
throw down from a heightadj. rash; hasty; sudden
precursor n. forerunner; predecessor
presumptuous adj. rude; improperly bold
prevaricate v. to quibble, evade the truth
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pristine adj. untouched; uncorrupted
probity n. honesty; high-mindedness
problematicadj. posing a problem;
doubtful; unsettled
prodigaladj. wasteful; extravagant;
lavish
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proliferate v. to increase rapidly
propensity n. inclination; tendency
propitiate v. to win over; appease
propriety n. correct conduct; fitness
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proscribe v. to condemn; forbid; outlaw
pungentadj. strong or sharp in smell
and taste; penetrating; caustic
qualified adj. limited; restricted
quibblev. to argue over insignificant
and irrelevant details
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quiescent adj. inactive; still
rarefied adj. refined
recalcitrantadj. resisting authority or
control
recantv. to retract a statement or
opinion
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recondite adj. abstruse; profound
refractoryadj. stubborn;
unmanageable;resistingordinary methods of treatment
refute v. to contradict; to disprove
relegatev. to confine to an inferior
position
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reproach v. to find fault with; to blame
reprobate n. morally unprincipled person
repudiate v. reject as having no authority
rescind v. to cancel
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resolution n. determination; resolve
reticentadj. not speaking freely;
reserved; reluctant
reverentadj. expressing deep respect;
worshipful
sage adj. wise
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salubrious adj. healthful
sanction v. to approve; ratify; permit
satiate v. to satisfy
saturatev. to soak thoroughly; imbue
throughout
secretev. to produce and releasesubstance into organism
shardn. a piece of broken glass or
pottery
skeptic n. one who doubts
solicitousadj. attentive; eager;
concerned
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soporific adj. sleep producing
speciousadj. seeming to be logical and
sound, but not really so
spectrum
n. band of colors producedwhen sunlight passes through aprism; a broad range of related
ideas or objects
sporadic adj. irregular
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stigman. mark of disgrace or
inferiority
stintv. to be sparing
n. period of time spent doingsomething
stipulatev. to specify as an essential
condition
stolidadj. having or showing little
emotion
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striatedadj. marked with thin narrow
grooves or channels
strutv. to swagger; display to
impress others
subpoenan. notice ordering someone to
appear in court
substantiatev. to support with proof or
evidence
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supersedev. to replace, especially to
displace as inferior orantiquated
suppositionn. the act of assuming to be
true or real
tacitadj. silently understood;
implied
tangential adj. peripheral; digressing
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tenuous adj. weak; insubstantial
tiraden. long, violent speech, verbal
assualt
torporn. lethargy; dormancy;
sluggishness
tortuousadj. having many twists and
turns; highly complex
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tractable adj. obedient; yielding
transgressionn. act of of trespassing or
violating a law or rule
truculence n. aggressiveness; ferocity
vacillate v. to waver; oscillate
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venerate v. to adore; honor; respect
veracious adj. truthful; accurate
verbose adj. wordy
viableadj. practicable; capable of
developing
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viscous adj. thick, syrupy, and sticky
vituperativeadj. using or containing harsh,
abusive censurev. vituberate
volatileadj. tending to varyfrequently; fickle
warranted adj. justified
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wary adj. careful; cautious
welterv. to wallow or roll; toss
about; be in turmoil
whimsical adj. fanciful; unpredictable
zealotn. one who is fanatically
devoted to a cause
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