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Abate
Subside or moderate
Aberrant
Deviant; abnormal
Abeyance
Held in suspended action
Abscond
Depart secretly and hide
Abstemious
Sparing in eating or drinking
Admonish
Warn; reprove
Adulterate
make impure by addition of inferior ortainted substances
Aesthetic
Artistic; dealing with or capable ofappreciating the beautiful
Aggregate
Gather; accumulate
Alacrity
Cheerful promptness; eagerness
Alleviate
Relieve
Ambiguous
Unclear or doubtful in meaning
Ambivalence
State of having two opposing orconflicting emotions
Ameliorate
Improve
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Anachronism
Something or someone misplaced intime
Analogous
Comparable
Anarchy
Absence of a governing body; state ofdisorder
Anomalous
Irregular abnormal
Antipathy
Dislike; aversion
Apathy
Lack of caring; indifference
Appease
Soothe; pacify
Apprise
Inform
Approbation
Approval
Appropriate
Acquire; take possession of for one'sown use
Arduous
Hard; strenuous
Artless
Without guile; open and honest
Ascetic
Practicing self-denial; austere
Assiduous
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Diligent
Assuage
Ease or lessen; soothe; satisfy
Attenuate
Weaken; make thin
Audacious
Daring; bold
Austere
Forbiddingly stern; severely simpleand unornamented
Autonomous
Self-governing
Aver
State confidently
Banal
Trite; commonplace; hackneyed;unoriginal
Belie
Contradict; give a false impression
Beneficient
Kindly; doing good
Bolster
Support; reinforce
Bombastic
Pompous; using inflated language
Boorish
Rude; insensitive
Burgeon
Grow forth; send out buds
Buttress
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Support; prop up
Cacophonous
Discordant; not in harmony
Capricious
Upredicatable; fickle
Castigation
Punishment; severe criticism
Caustic
Burning; sarcastically biting
Chicanery
Trickery; deception
Coagulate
Clot; congeal; thicken
Coda
Conclusion to a musical or literarypiece
Cogent
Convincing
Commensurate
Equal in extent
Compendium
Brief and comprehensive summary
Complaisant
Trying to please; obliging
Compliant
yielding; conforming to requirements
Conciliatory
Reconciling; soothing
Condone
Approve; overlook; forgive; excuse
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Confound
Confuse; puzzle
Connoisseur
person competent to act as a judge ofart, etc; lover of an art
Contention
Thesis; claim
Contentious
Quarrelsome
Contrite
Penitent
Conundrum
Riddle; difficult problem
Converge
Approach; tend to meet; cometogether
Convoluted
Coiled around; intricate; involved
Craven
Cowardly
Daunt
Frighten; intimidate
Decorum
Propriety; orderliness and good tastein manners
Default
Failure to act
Deference
Courteous regard for others wishes
Delineate
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Sketch; portray; depict
Denigrate
Blacken
Deride
Ridicule; make fun of
Derivative
Unoriginal; obtained from anothersource
Desultory
Aimless; haphazard; digressing atrandom
Deterrant
Something that discourages;hindrance
Diatribe
Bitter scolding; invective
Dichotomy
Split; separate into two branches,often conflicting
Diffidence
Shyness
Diffuse
Wordy; rambling; spread out
Digression
Wandering away from the subject
Dirge
Lament with music
Disabuse
Correct a false impression; undeceive
Discerning
Mentally quick and observant; havinginsight
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Discordant
Not harmonious; conflicting
Discredit
Destroy confidence in; disbelieve;defame
Discrepancy
Lack of consistency; difference
Discrete
Separate; unconnected
Disingenuous
Not naive; sophisticated
Disinterested
Unprejudiced
Dismiss
Reject; eliminate from consideration
Disparage
Belittle
Disparate
Unrelated; basically different
Dissemble
Pretend; disguise
Disseminate
Spread; distribute; scatter
Dissolution
Disintegration; looseness of morals
Dissonance
Discord; opposite of harmony
Distend
Enlarge; swell; expand
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Distill
Purify; refine; concentrate
Diverge
Vary; go in different directions fromthe same point
Divest
Strip; deprive
Document
Provide written evidence
Dogmatic
Doctrinal; arbitrary; opinionated
Dormant
Asleep; latent; lethargic
Dupe
Someone easily fooled
Ebullient
Showing excitement; overflowing withenthusiasm
Eclectic
Selective; obtained from disparatesources
Efficacy
The power to produce desired results
Effrontery
Shameless boldness
Elegy
Song or poem expression lamentation
Elicit
Draw out by discussion
Emebellish
Adorn; ornament; enhance
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Empirical
based on experience
Emulate
Mimic; rival
Endemic
Prevailing among a specific group ofpeople or in a specific area or country
Enervate
Weaken
Engender
Cause; produce
Enhance
Increase; improve
Equanimity
Calmness of temperament;composure
Equivocate
Lie; mislead; attempt to conceal thetruth
Erudite
Learned; scholarly
Esoteric
Hard to understand; known only to achosen few
Eulogy
Expression of praise, often on theoccasion of someone's death
Euphemism
A mild expression in place of anunpleasant one
Exacerbate
Embitter; worsen
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Exculpate
Clear from blame
Exigency
Urgent situation
Extrapolation
Projection; conjecture
Facetious
Joking (inappropriately); humorous
Facilitate
Make easy; help bring about
Fallacious
False; misleading
Fatuous
Foolish; inane
Fawning
Courting favour by cringing andflattering
Felicitous
Apt; well chosen; suitably expressed
Fervor
Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
Flag
Droop; grow feeble
Fledgling
Inexperienced
Flout
Reject; mock
Foment
Stir up; instigate
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Forestall
Prevent by taking action in advance
Frugality
Economy; thrift
Futile
Useless; ineffectual
Gainsay
Deny; contradict or oppose; declareto be untrue
Garrulous
Talkative; wordy; loquacious
Goad
Urge on
Gouge
Overcharge
Grandiloquent
Pompous; using inflated language;bombastic
Gregarious
Sociable
Guileless
Without deceit
Gullible
Easily deceived
Harangue
Long, passionate and vehementspeech
Homogeneous
Of the same kind
Hyperbole
Exaggeration; overstatement
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Iconoclastic
Attacking cherished traditions
Idolatry
Idol worship; excessive admiration
Immutable
Unchangeable
Impair
Injure; hurt
Impassive
Imperturbable; without feeling; stoic
Impede
Block; hinder
Imperturbable
Calm; placid
Impervious
Impenetrable; incapable of beingdamaged or distressed
Implacable
Not able to be placated
Implicit
Meant but not said
Implode
Burst inwards
Inadvertently
Unintentionally; by oversight;carelessly
Inchoate
Recently begun; rudimentary;elementary
Incongruity
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Absurdity; not in harmony
Inconsequential
Insignificant; unimportant
Inconsequential
Insignificant; unimportant
Incorporate
Introduce something into a largerwhole; combine; unite
Indeterminate
Uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
Indigence
Poverty
Indolent
Lazy
Inert
Lacking the power to move; inactive
Ingenuous
Naive and trusting; young; notsophisticated
Inherent
Firmly established by nature or habit
Innocuous
Harmless
Insensible
Unconscious; unresponsive
Insinuate
Imply; hint; creep in
Insipid
Flavourless; bland
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Insularity
Narrow-mindedness; isolation
Intractable
Unruly; stubborn; unyeilding
Intransigence
Refusal to come to a compromise;stubborness
Inundate
Teach
Inured
Accustomed; hardened
Invective
Abuse
Irascible
Irritable; easily angered
Irresolute
Uncertain how to act; weak
Itinerary
Travel schedule
Laconic
Brief and to the point
Lassitude
Weariness; languor
Latent
Potential but undeveloped; dormant;hidden
Laud
Praise; applaud
Lethargic
Drowsy; dull
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Levee
Stone or earthen embankment builtto prevent flooding
Levity
Lack of seriousness or steadiness;frivolity
Log
Record of flight or voyage; writtenrecord of day to day activities
Loquacious
Talkative
Lucid
Clear; easily understood; intelligible
Luminous
Shining; giving off light
Magnanimity
Generosity
Malingerer
One who feigns sickness to escapefrom duty
Malleable
Able to be shaped by pounding;impressionable
Maverick
Rebel; non-conformist
Mendacious
Lying; habitually dishonest
Metamorphosis
Change of form
Meticulous
Very careful; Painstakingly scrupulous
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Misanthrope
One who hates mankind
Mitigate
Moderate; appease
Mollify
Soothe
Morose
Ill-humoured; sullen; melancholy
Mundane
Everyday; worldy as opposed tospiritual
Negate
Nullify; cancel out; deny
Neophyte
Beginner; recent convert
Obdurate
Stubborn
Obsequious
Slavishly attentive; servile;sycophantic
Obviate
Make unnecessary; get rid of
Occlude
Hinder; block
Officious
Meddlesome
Onerous
Burdunsome
Opprobrium
Infamy; villification
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Oscillate
Pendulum-like movement; waver
Ostentatious
Pretenious; showy; trying to attractattention
Paragon
Model of perfection
Partisan
One-sided; prejudiced; committed toa party
Pathological
Pertaining to disease
Paucity
Scarcity
Pedantic
Bookish; showing off learning
Penchant
Inclination; liking
Penury
Severe poverty
Perennial
Long lasting
Perfidious
Treacherous; disloyal
Perfucntory
Superficial; not thorough; lackinginterest, care or enthusiasm
Permeable
Allowing gases or liquids to passthrough; penetrable; porous
Pervasive
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Spread throughout
Phlegmatic
Calm; not easily disturbed
Piety
Devoutness; reverence for God
Placate
Pacify; soothe
Plasticity
Able to be molded
Platitude
Trite expression; commonplacestatement
Plethora
Excess; overabundance
Plummet
Fall sharply
Porous
Full of pores
Pragmatic
Practical (as opposed to idealistic);concerned with practical worth orimpact of something
Preamble
Introductory statement
Precarious
Uncertain; risky
Precipitate (ADJ)
Hasty; rash; premature; sudden
Precursor
Forerunner
Presumptous
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Arrogant; taking liberties
Prevaricate
Lie
Pristine
Primordial; primitive; charactersitic ofolder times; unspoiled
Probity
Incorruptibility; uprightness
Problematic
Doubtful; perplexing; questionable;unsettled
Prodigal
Wasteful; reckless with money
Profound
Deep; complete
Prohibitive
Tending to prevent the use orpurchase of something; inclined toforbid or prevent
Proliferate
Grow rapidly; multiply; spread
Propensity
Natural inclination
Propitiate
Appease
Propriety
Fitness; correct conduct
Proscribe
Ostracise; banish; outlaw
Pungent
Stinging; sharp in taste or smell;
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caustic
Qualified
Limited; restricted
Quibble
Minor objection or complaint
Quiescent
At rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
Rarefied
Make less dense
Recalcitrant
Obstinately stubborn; determined toresist authority; unruly
Recant
Disavow or disclaim; retract aprevious statement; openly confesserror
Recluse
Hermit; loner
Recondite
Abstruse; secret; profound
Refractory
Stubborn; unmanageable
Refute
Disprove
Relegate
Banish to an inferior position;delegate; assign
Reproach
Express disapproval ordisappointment
Reprobate
Person hardened in sin; devoid or a
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sense of decency
Repudiate
Disavow or Disown
Rescind
Cancel
Resolution
Determination
Resolve
Determination; firmness of purpose
Reticent
Reserved; uncommunicative
Reverent
Respectful; worshipful
Sage
Person known for his wisdom
Salubrious
Healthful
Sanction
Approve; ratify
Satiate
Satisfy fully
Saturate
Soak thoroughly
Savor
Enjoy; having a distinctive flavour,smell or quality
Secrete
Hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
Shard
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Fragment, usually of pottery
Skeptic
Doubter; person who suspends
judgement about something until
having examined all evidence
Solicitous
Worried; concerned
Soporific
Sleep causing; marked by sleepiness
Specious
Seemingly reasonable but false;misleading
Spectrum
Band of colour produced when light ispassed through a prism
Sporadic
Irregular
Stigma
Token of disgrace; brand
Stint (n)
Supply; alloted amount; assigned
portion of work
Stint (v)
Be thrifty; set limits
Stipulate
Make express conditions; specify
Stolid
Dull; impassive
Striated
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Marked with parallel bands; grooved
Strut (n)
Supporting bar
Strut (n)
Pompous walk
Subpoena
Writ summoning a witness to appear
Subside
Settle down; descend; grow quiet
Substantiate
Establish by evidence; verify; support
Supersede
Cause to be set aside; replace; makeobsolete
Supposition
Hypothesis; surmise
Tacit
Understood but not put into words
Tangential
Digressing; peripheral; only slightlyconnected
Tenuous
Slim; thin; rare
Tirade
Extended scolding; harangue;
denunciation
Torpor
Lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
Tortuous
Winding; full of curves
Tractable
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Docile; easily managed
Transgression
Violation of the law; sin
Trucluence
Aggressiveness; ferocity
Vacillate
Waver; fluctuate
Venerate
Revere
Veracious
Truthful
Verbose
Wordy
Viable
Practical or workable; capable ofmaintaining life
Viscous
Sticky; gluey
Vituperative
Scolding; abusive
Volatile
Explosive; changeable; unstable;
evaporating rapidly
Warranted
Justified; authorised
Wary
Very cautious
Welter
Turmoil; bewildering jumble
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Whimsical
Capricious; fanciful
Zealot
Fanatic; person showing excessivezeal
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