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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
aggregate adj. amounting to a whole, total
alacrity
n. 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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anachronism n. something out of proper time
analogous adj. comparable
anomalousadj. irregular, deviating from the
norm
antipathy n. disli-e, hostility
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apprise v. to inform
approbation n. praise, approval
appropriatev. to ta-e possession for ones
own use, confiscate
artless adj. guileless, natural
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ascetic n. one who practices self denial
assiduous adj. diligent, hardwor-ing
assuage v. to ma-e less sever
attenuate v. to wea-en
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audacious adj. bold, daring
austere adj. stern, unadorned
autonomous adj. 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. -indly, doing good
bombastic
adj. 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
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cacophonousadj. unpleasant or harsh
sounding
capricious adj. fic-le
castigationn. punishment, chastisement,
criticism
catalyst n. something causing change
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causality adj. involving a cause
chicanery n. tric-ery, fraud
coagulate v. thic-en, congeal
coda
n. concluding part of a literary or
musical composition, somethingthat summari2es or concludes
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commensurate adj. proportional
compendiumn. brief comprehensive
summary
complaisantadj. overly polite, willing to
please, obliging
conciliatory
adj. overcoming distrust or
hostility
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confound v. to baffle, perple4, mi4/up
connoisseur
n. a person possessing e4pert
-nowledge or training, a person
of informed or discriminating
taste
contention n. assertion
contentious
adj. 5uarrelsome, causing
5uarrels
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conundrum n. riddle, pu22le 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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derivative n. something derived, unoriginal
desiccate v. to dry completely
desultoryadj. random, disconnected,
rambling
diatribe n. bitter verbal attac-
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dichotomyn. division into two usually
contradictory parts
diffidence n. shyness, lac- of confidence
diffuse v. to spread out
digression
n. act of straying from the main
point
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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. lac-ing 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, lac- of harmony
distend v. to e4pand, swell out
distill v. e4tract the essential elements
doctrinaire
adj. relating to a person who
cannot compromise about points
of a theory or doctrine,dogmatic, unyielding
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dogmaticadj. stating opinions without
proof
dupe v. to deceive, tric-
ebullient adj. e4hilarated, enthusiastic
eclectic
adj. selecting from various
sources
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efficacy n. efficiency, effectiveness
effronteryn. shameless boldness,
presumptuousness
elegyn. a poem or song e4pressing
lamentation
elicit v. to provo-e, draw out
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embellish
v. to adorn, decorate, enhance,
ma-e more attractive by adding
details
empiricaladj. derived from observation or
e4periment
emulate v. to imitate, copy
endemic
adj. inherent, belonging to an
area
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enervate v. to wea-en
engender v. to cause, produce
ephemeral adj. short/lived, fleeting
e5uanimity n. composure, calmness
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e5uivocatev. to intentionally use vague
language
erudite adj. learned, scholarly
esotericadj. hard to understand, -nown
only to a few
eulogy
n. a high praise especially of a
person who has recently died
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euphemism
n. use of agreeable or
inoffensive language in place of
unpleasant or offensive language
e4acerbate v. to aggravate, ma-e worse
e4culpate v. to clear of blame, vindicate
e4igency n. crisis, urgent re5uirements
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e4traneous adj. not essential
facetious adj. humorous
facilitate v. to ma-e less difficult
fallacious
adj. based on a false idea or fact,
misleading
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fatuous adj. foolishly self/satisfied
fawning adj. see-ing favor by flattery
felicitousadj. suitably e4pressed,
appropriate, well/chosen
flag v. to droop, grow wea-
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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 tal-ative, wordy
goad v. to prod, urge on
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gullible adj. easily deceived
harangue n. long pompous speech, tirade
homogeneousadj. composed of identical parts,
uniform in composition
hyperbole
n. purposeful e4aggeration for
effect
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iconoclasticadj. attac-ing cherished
traditions
idolatryn. idol worship, blind or
e4cessive devotion
immutable adj. unchangeable
impair v. to damage, injure
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impassive adj. showing no emotion
impede v. to hinder, bloc-
impermeable adj. impossible to penetrate
imperturbable adj. not easily disturbed
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imperviousadj. impossible to penetrate,
incapable of being affected
implacableadj. infle4ible, incapable of
being pleased
implicitadj. implied, understood but not
stated
implode v. to collapse inward violenty
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inadvertently adv. carelessly, unintentionally
inchoateadj. imperfectly formed or
formulated
incongruity n. state of not fitting
inconse5uential adj. insignificant, unimportant
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incorporate
v. to introduce something into
another thing already in
e4istence, combine
indeterminate adj uncertain, indefinite
indigence n. poverty
indolent adj. habitually la2y, idle
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insensible adj. unconscious, unresponsive
insinuatev. to suggest, say indirectly,
imply
insipid adj. lac-ing in flavor, dull
insularity n. narrow/mindedness, isolation
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intractable adj. not easily managed
intransigencen. stubbornness, refusal to
compromise
inundatev. to cover with water, to
overwhelm
inured
v. hardened, accustomed, used
to
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invective n. verbal abuse
irascible adj. easily angered
irresolute adj. unsure of how to act, wea-
laconic adj. using few words
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lassitude n. lethargy, sluggishness
laud v. to praise
lethargic adj. inactive
levee
n. an emban-ment that prevents
a river from overflowing
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levity n. light manner or attitude
logn. record of a voyage or daily
activities
lo5uacious adj. tal-ative
lucid adj. bright, clear, intelligible
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magnanimity n. generosity, nobility
malinger v. to feign illness to escape duty
malleableadj. capable of being shaped by
pounding, impressionable
maveric- 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 less harsh
severe or painful, alleviate
mollify v. soothe
mundane
adj. worldly as opposed to
spiritual, concerned with the
ordinary
morose adj. ill/humored, sullen
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negate v. to cancel out, nullify
neophyte n. novice, beginner
obdurate adj. stubborn
obse5uious adj. overly submissive
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obviatev. to ma-e unnecessary, to
anticipate and prevent
occlude v. to shut, bloc-
officious adj. too helpful, meddlesome
onerous adj. burdensome
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opprobrium n. disgrace, contempt
oscillate v. to move bac- and forth
ostentatiousadj. showy, trying to attract
attention, pretentious
paragon
n. model of e4cellence or
perfection
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partisan
adj. 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. e4treme poverty
perennialadj. present throughout the
years, persistent
perfidious
adj. 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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plethora n. e4cess, overabundance
plummet v. to fall, plunge
pragmatic adj. practical
precarious adj. uncertain
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precipitate
v. to cause to happen, to throw
down from a height
adj. rash, hasty, sudden
precursor n. forerunner, predecessor
presumptuous adj. rude, improperly bold
prevaricate v. to 5uibble evade the truth
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pristine adj. untouched, uncorrupted
probity n. honesty, high/mindedness
problematicadj. posing a problem, doubtful,
unsettled
prodigal adj. wasteful, e4travagant, 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
5ualified adj. limited, restricted
5uibble
v. to argue over insignificant and
irrelevant details
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recondite adj. abstruse, profound
refractory
adj. stubborn,
unmanageable,resisting ordinary
methods of treatment
refute v. to contradict, to disprove
relegate
v. 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 spea-ing freely,
reserved, reluctant
reverentadj. e4pressing deep respect,
worshipful
sage adj. wise
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salubrious adj. healthful
sanction v. to approve, ratify, permit
satiate v. to satisfy
saturate
v. to soa- thoroughly, imbue
throughout
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secretev. to produce and release
substance into organism
shardn. a piece of bro-en glass or
pottery
s-eptic n. one who doubts
solicitous adj. 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 produced when
sunlight passes through a prism,
a broad range of related ideas or objects
sporadic adj. irregular
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stigma n. mar- of disgrace or inferiority
stint
v. to be sparing
n. period of time spent doing
something
stipulatev. to specify as an essential
condition
stolid
adj. having or showing little
emotion
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striatedadj. mar-ed with thin narrow
grooves or channels
strutv. to swagger, display to impress
others
subpoenan. notice ordering someone to
appear in court
substantiate
v. to support with proof or
evidence
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supersedev. to replace especially to
displace as inferior or anti5uated
suppositionn. the act of assuming to be true
or real
tacit adj. silently understood, implied
tangential adj. peripheral, digressing
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tenuous adj. wea-, insubstantial
tiraden. long violent speech verbal
assualt
torpor n. lethargy, dormancy,
sluggishness
tortuous
adj. having many twists and
turns, highly comple4
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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
viable
adj. practicable, capable of
developing
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viscous adj. thic- syrupy and stic-y
vituperative
adj. using or containing harsh
abusive censure
v. vituberate
volatileadj. tending to vary fre5uently,
fic-le
warranted adj. justified
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wary adj. careful, cautious
welter v. to wallow or roll, toss about,
be in turmoil
whimsical adj. fanciful, unpredictable
n. one who is fanatically devoted
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