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1. Proofread - To read (copy or proof) in order to find errors and markcorrection; to read copy or proof for purposes of error detection and

correction

2. Drake - A male duck; mayfly used as fishing bait3. Exponent - One that speaks for, represents, or advocates; one that expounds

or interprets; expository; explanatory; advocate

4. Dilettante - A dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge; lover of the fine arts;a connoisseur; superficial; amateurish; lacking professional skill and ease in a

particular pursuit

5. Quibble - To evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivialdistinctions and objections; find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil;

petty distinction or an irrelevant objection; objection, complaint; beat

around the bush; engage in a quarrel

6. Mulish - Stubborn and intractable; recalcitrant; unreasonably rigid in the faceof argument or entreaty or attack

7. Duly - In a proper manner; at the expected time; accordingly, properly8. Exacerbate - To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate;

infuriate; make more sharp, severe, or virulent

9. Proscribe - To denounce or condemn; to prohibit; forbid; banish or outlaw (aperson); exclude

10.Din - A jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds; stun with deafening noise;instill by wearying repetition; sounds or a sound, especially when loud,

confused, or disagreeable; uproar

11.Bach - A bachelor12.Garrulous - Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely

talkative; wordy and rambling; talkative

13.Reconstitute - Construct or form anew or provide with a new structure; bring(a liquid in concentrated or powder form) to normal strength by addingwater

14.Slipshod - Marked by carelessness; sloppy or slovenly; shabby or seedy;careless; not well done; indifferent to correctness, accuracy, or neatness

15.Insipid - Lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; lacking qualities that excite,stimulate, or interest; dull

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16.Polemical - Polemic; controversial; disputatious; given to arguing; of orinvolving dispute or controversy

17.Accolade - An expression of approval; praise; special acknowledgment; anaward; ceremonial embrace, as of greeting or salutation; ceremonial

bestowal of knighthood; recognition; ornamental treatment, used over an

arch, a door, or a window, composed of two curves meeting in the middle;

often a richly decorated molding; approval

18.Exude - To ooze forth; to discharge or emit (a liquid or gas, for example)gradually; to exhibit in abundance; to flow or leak out or emit something

slowly; display, emit

19.Limpid - Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen; characterized bytransparent clearness; calm and untroubled; serene; clear; comprehensible

20.Penurious - Unwilling to spend money; stingy; yielding little; barren; poverty-stricken; destitute; mean; poor; ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend

money

21.Fretwork - Ornamental work consisting of three-dimensional frets; geometricopenwork; design of short bars or lines fitted together

22.Collude - To act together secretly to achieve a fraudulent, illegal, or deceitfulpurpose; conspire; to work out a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end;

act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegalpurpose

23.Wary - On guard; watchful; characterized by caution; vigilantly attentive;trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error; careful, cautious; openly

distrustful and unwilling to confide

24.Adamant - Impervious to pleas, appeals, or reason; stubbornly unyielding;stone once believed to be impenetrable in its hardness; extremely hard

substance; hard like rock; unyielding; mineral frequently found beneath a

corset. soluble in solicitate of gold; unbreakable25.Natatorium - An indoor swimming pool; pool that provides a facility for

swimming; building containing a swimming pool; a swimming pool

26.Imbue - To inspire or influence thoroughly; pervade; to permeate orsaturate; to stain or dye deeply; to cause to be filled, as with a particular

mood or tone; infuse, saturate

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27.Vapid - Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull; lacking taste, zest, orflavor; flat; uninteresting

28.Fir - Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies, having singleflattened needles and erect cones with deciduous scales; wood of these trees

29.Quandary - A state of uncertainty or perplexity; delicate situation; state ofdoubt or puzzlement; a situation from which extrication is difficult especially

an unpleasant or trying one; state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as

requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

30.Gaunt - Thin and bony; angular; emaciated and haggard; drawn; bleak anddesolate; barren; skinny, pale; having little flesh or fat on the body; worn and

lean, as from hunger or illness

31.Dank - Disagreeably damp or humid; clammy; slightly wet; unpleasantlydamp or cold

32.Malaise - A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of anillness; general sense of depression or unease; general feeling of discomfort

or uneasiness, often the first indication of an infection or other disease

33.Bummer - A great disappointment or regrettable fact; one who begshabitually or for a living; an experience that is irritating or frustrating or

disappointing; a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug; beggar; a loafer or

idler; one that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints34.Swarthy - Having a dark complexion or color; of a complexion tending toward

brown or black; dark-complexioned

35.Crass - So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination andsensibility; coarse, insensitive; lacking in delicacy or refinement

36.Kiosk - A small open gazebo or pavilion; small structure, often open on oneor more sides, used as a newsstand or booth; cylindrical structure on which

advertisements are posted; an independent stand from which merchandise is

sold, often placed in the common area of a regional shopping center37.Shadowy - Lacking distinctness; faint; lacking substance; unsubstantial;

relating or resembling a shadow; full of shade; dark; lacking clarity; indistinct

38.Aphid - Any of various small, soft-bodied insects of the family Aphididae thathave mouthparts specially adapted for piercing and feed by sucking sap from

plants; A small sucking insect that feeds primarily on new soft growth

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39.Gull - A person who is easily tricked or cheated; a dupe; any of various chieflycoastal aquatic birds of the family Laridae, having long wings, webbed feet, a

thick, slightly hooked beak, and usually gray and white plumage; person who

is easily deceived or victimized; get money or something else from by

deceitful trickery

40.Laconic - Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise; short, tothe point

41.Peep - To utter short, soft, high-pitched sounds, like those of a baby bird;cheep; to speak in a hesitant, thin, high-pitched voice; slight sound or

utterance; to peek furtively; steal a quick glance; to peer through a small

aperture or from behind something; quick look; glance; first glimpse or

appearance

42.Pinch - To be severely sparing in order to economize; take (another'sproperty) without permission; take into custody as a prisoner; a seizing and

holding by law; very small amount; predicament

43.Formulaic - Characterized by or in accordance with some formula; being ofno special quality or type; average

44.Addle - To muddle; confuse; to become confused; to become rotten, as anegg; to cause to be unclear in mind or intent; mix up or confuse

45.Saunter - To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll; leisurely pace; leisurely walk orstroll; stroll; walk in a confident manner; act of walking, especially forpleasure

46.Succor - Assistance in time of distress; relief; one that affords assistance orrelief; to give assistance to in time of want, difficulty, or distress; give

support or assistance

47.Peremptory - Urgent; imperative; overbearing, authoritative; tending todictate; offensively self-assured; dictatorial; having the nature of or

expressing a command; urgent; not allowing contradiction or refusal;imperative; putting an end to all debate or action

48.Timorous - Full of apprehensiveness; timid; easily frightened49.Vapid - Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull; lacking taste, zest, or

flavor; flat; uninteresting

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50.Cameo - To make into or like a gem or shell carved in relief; to portray insharp, delicate relief, as in a literary composition

51.Trifling - Of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle; insignificant,worthless; contemptibly unimportant; the deliberate act of wasting time

instead of working

52.Bromide - A tiresome person; a bore; a commonplace remark or notion; aplatitude; a binary compound of bromine with another element, such as

silver; sedative; trite expression or idea

53.Gratuitous - Costing nothing; not required, necessary, or warranted by thecircumstances of the case; not necessary; free

54.Ladle - a long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving soup, stew etc55.Spartan - Resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; unsparing and

uncompromising in discipline or judgment; practicing great self-denial;

austere; laconic; simple

56.Oaf - A person regarded as stupid or clumsy; large, ungainly, and dull-wittedperson; person who is clumsy, stupid; awkward person

57.Complaisance - Agreeableness; disposition or tendency to yield to the will ofothers

58.Schism - A separation or division into factions; disunion; discord; state ofdisagreement and disharmony; condition of being divided, as in opinion;interruption in friendly relations

59.Repudiate - To refuse to recognize or acknowledge; reject; turn one's backon; disown

60.Mirth - Gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter; state ofjoyful exuberance; great joy; joyfulness with laughter

61.Modicum - A small, moderate, or token amount62.Skulduggery - Crafty deception or trickery or an instance of it; verbal

misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way63.Gravitas - Substance; weightiness; a serious or dignified demeanor; high

seriousness; formality in bearing and appearance

64.Qurush - 20 qurush equal 1 riyal in Saudi Arabia65.Luculent - Easily understood; clear or lucid; (of language) transparently clear;

easily understandable

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66.Reify - To regard or treat (an abstraction) as if it had concrete or materialexistence; interpretation of an abstract idea or concept, such as the state, as

real or concrete; consider an abstract concept to be real

67.Odious - Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure;hateful, horrible; so objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve

condemnation

68.Crouch - To stoop, especially with the knees bent; to press the entire bodyclose to the ground with the limbs bent; bend servilely or timidly; cringe; to

bend (the head or knee, for example) low, as in fear or humility; act of

bending low with the limbs close to the body

69.Go-getter - An enterprising person; someone whose career progressesrapidly; intensely energetic, enthusiastic person

70.Equivocation - Intentionally vague or ambiguous; falsification by means ofvague or ambiguous language; a statement that is not literally false but that

cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth; expression or term liable to more

71.Opine - To state as an opinion; speak one's opinion without fear orhesitation; expect, believe, or suppose

72.Mulish - Stubborn and intractable; recalcitrant; unreasonably rigid in the faceof argument or entreaty or attack

73.Voluble - Marked by a ready flow of speech; fluent; turning easily on an axis;rotating; talkative; marked by a ready flow of speech74.Conformist - A person who uncritically or habitually conforms to the

customs, rules, or styles of a group; marked by conformity or convention;

conventionalist, traditionalist

75.Playbill - A poster announcing a theatrical performance; a theatrical program76.Happenstance - An unexpected random event77.Mishap - Bad luck; an unfortunate accident; unexpected and usually

undesirable event; an instance of misfortune; unpredictable outcome that isunfortunate

78.Fraught - Filled with a specified element or elements; charged; marked by orcausing distress; emotional; freight; cargo; marked by distress; filled with or

attended with

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79.Temerity - Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness; nerve, audacity; rashor presumptuous daring

80.Couch - A sofa; convey in language or words of a particular form; ie down;recline, as for rest; lie in ambush or concealment; lurk; be in a heap or pile, as

leaves for decomposition or fermentation; to word in a certain manner;

phrase; to embroider by laying thread flat on a surface and fastening it by

stitches at regular intervals; lower (a spear, for example) to horizontal

position, as for an attack; frame or floor on which grain, usually barley, is

spread in malting; priming coat of paint or varnish used in artistic painting; a

layer of grain, usually barley, spread to germinate

81.Alluring - Tending to seduce; charming; tempting; highly attractive and ableto arouse hope or desire; enticing