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4th quarter list
Words to study for the 4th quarter of vocabulary
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General Vocab
7th Grade
04/29/2010

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impresario
Definition
one who presents cultural series, organizer, executive, producer, tour guy, manager directer
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extortion
Definition
getting money by threats, black mail, loan shark, ransom, fraud, shake down
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adverse
Definition
unfavorable, harmful, enemy, antagonistic, opponent, rival, food that you hate
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asset
Definition
a valuable thing to have, benefit, advantage, blessing, Treasure of Lemming Brown
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bigot
Definition
narrow-minded, prejudice, racist, dogmatic, Hitler, not tolerant, white supremes
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blatant
Definition
flagrant, showy, disagreeably loud, conspiquous
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entourage
Definition
possy,group, groupies, Tiger Woods, followers, CIA, secret service, group of attendants
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virulent
Definition
full of hate, harmful, chemistry, malicious, malevolent, noxious
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venom
Definition
poison, spite, malice, snake, spider, How the Snake Got its Poison, hatred
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spew
Definition
vomit, throw up, eject, to eject in words, voluble, Jaret, regurdutate
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loath
Definition
reluctant, unwilling, resistant, "I'm from Missouri," inexorable, noncomforous
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solicit
Definition
girls or boys scout, to beg, to seek earnestly, urge, magazine sale, Sally Foster
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astute
Definition
keen, shrewd, cunning, clever, furtive, clandestine
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advocate
Definition
to be in favor of, to support, a booster, agent, promoter, lawyer, liason
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ineffectual
Definition
not effective, powerless, hopeless, Eeyore, useless, obsolescense, fruitless
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scrutinize
Definition
to examine closely, microscope, detective, CSI, vigilant
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nefarious
Definition
evil, villainous, vicious, wicked, sinister, diabalacol, malevolent, iniqutous, acidulous
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amicable
Definition
civil, peaceful, friendly, civil divorce, good will, good ethics, get along, your end of the bargain
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vexatious
Definition
annoying, provoking, badger, pest, bothersome, button pusher
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malady
Definition
H1N1, disease, epidemic, virus, plague, illness, mental disorder
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inclement
Definition
stormy, unfavorable, rainy, out of the ordinary, alnimyo, attitude, ruthless, brutal
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peruse
Definition
to read carefully, scrutinize
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premonition
Definition
forewarning, prognosticate, mental telepothy
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desist
Definition
cease, discontinue
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recoil
Definition
draw back, shooting, snail
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pertinent
Definition
to the point, laconic, brief, significant, revilant
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obsess
Definition
to haunt, preoccupy, dwells, cunpulsive
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mastiff
Definition
large dog
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doleful
Definition
sad, melancholy, woe is me, lacrimose
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wan
Definition
sickly pale, zombie, lacrimose, macabre, walking dead
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histrionics
Definition
drama, degrassi, theatrical, display of emotions
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elusive
Definition
hard to grasp, puzzling, evade
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frustrate
Definition
counteract, foil , thwart
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symptomatic
Definition
having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative, doctor, wheezing, coughing, vomit, spew, fever, sneeze
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interject
Definition
insert, interrupt
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inert
Definition
without power to move
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salient
Definition
outstanding, prominent
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imminent
Definition
likely to happen, threatening
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squeamish
Definition
easily shocked, overly sensitive
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engrossed
Definition
absorbed
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to tilt at windmills
Definition
to fight imaginary enemies(from Don Quixote)
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to show one's hand
Definition
blatant, to show one's intentions
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on the carpet
Definition
being scolded, reprimand
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to pay the piper
Definition
to bear the consequences, not pass the buck, kharma
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to spill the beans
Definition
to give away a secret, let the cat out of the bag
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to keep a stiff upper lip
Definition
to be courageous in the face of trouble, intrapid
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to have cold feet
Definition
wedding day, to hesitate because of fear or uncertainty, chicken, scary movie
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to look a gift horse in the mouth
Definition
ungrateful, to be critical of a present
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to feather one's nest
Definition
grow rich by taking advantage of circumstances, hustle, dupe, fly by night,dubious
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inundate
Definition
to flood, overwhelm, overflow of water, to cover
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fruitless
Definition
useless, ineffectual, desert, fruitless tree
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poignant
Definition
moving, painful to the feelings, having a sharp and deep effect on the feelings
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garbled
Definition
jumble, drive through, confused, mixed up, distort, labyrinth
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sanguine
Definition
optimistic, flushed or red/blood
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phlegmatic
Definition
calm, hard to rouse to action, macabre, lathorgic, idol, motionless, dull, neutral, lazynot motivated, sluggish
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corroborate
Definition
confirm, support
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comprehensive
Definition
thorough
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zealous
Definition
cheerful, enthusiastic
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coerce
Definition
to force, intimidate, maphia, compel, loan shark, haze
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elapse
Definition
to slip by, expire, pass by as time does, flower growing(documentary,) time passes
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meticulous
Definition
Iris, careful, fussy, very careful, careful about details
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domicile
Definition
home, house, residence
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lax
Definition
careless, negligent, not tight or firm, loose, slack, not strict or exact
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sporadic
Definition
occasional, happening from time to time, not regular, yearly, annual
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fair-weathered friends
Definition
unreliable, they fail one in time of distress
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to sow one's wild oats
Definition
to lead a wild or carefree life
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rash
Definition
too hasty, reckless, risky, impulsive, mad hatter
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conjecture
Definition
guess, hypothesis, prognosticate, speculate, infer, estimate, opinion formed without sure facts
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obviate
Definition
do away with, eliminate, get rid of, make unnecessary, to prevent by acting ahead of time, cease, terminate, expel, quell
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lurid
Definition
sensational, shock, startle, negative, grusome, macabre, sordid
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quip
Definition
joke, gag, clever comment, clever or witty remark, jest
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windfall
Definition
unexpected financial gain, inheritance
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diatribe
Definition
bitter criticism, ranting and raving, caustic, chastise, abuse, scoff
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inhibition
Definition
restraint, restriction, arrest, stymie, limits, reserved
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fortuitous
Definition
accidental, lucky, arbitrary, winful, manna, chance, coincidence
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incoherent
Definition
disjointed, garbled, jumbled, drive through, confused, bewildered, losing their inhibition, rambling
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ilk
Definition
type, sort, kin, kind, gender, class
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to wear one's heart on one's sleeve
Definition
to make one's feelings evident, people know what you feel, crying
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prestigious
Definition
elite, eminent, distinguish, illustrious
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placard
Definition
sign, poster, banner, handycap sign, pamphlet, billboard
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integral
Definition
essential, asset, vital
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remuneration
Definition
reward, pay, salary, wage, earnings, compensation, restitution
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nominal
Definition
slight, tinge, nuance, hint, trifle
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to wash dirty linen in public
Definition
to openly discuss private affairs, having no filter,not thinking before you talk
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expunge
Definition
erase, release, oust, terminate, delete, expel
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flamboyant
Definition
ostentatious, flashy, glamorous, showy, colorful, Elton John, Lady GaGa, gotty, blatant, standing out, stick out like a sore thumb
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anathema
Definition
something greatly detested, abomination, deleterious, lucipher, despicable
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schism
Definition
split, Eastern Orthodox church and Christian church
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utopia
Definition
the giver, place of perfection, dragonsong, the ideal place
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to save face
Definition
to avoid disgrace, to back petal, a bad joke
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timorous
Definition
fearful, fretful, timid, tremulous, chicken
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truncated
Definition
cut short, condensed, trim
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jaunty
Definition
gay, sprightly, dapper, smart dresser, erie, blond, Shea, S^3
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fractious
Definition
quell, quarrelsome, undisaplen, stinant, revel
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ostentatious
Definition
showy, flashy, flamboyant
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Indian summer
Definition
warm autumn weather
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importune
Definition
ask urgently, persistent, vexatious, solicit, implore, badger
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incontrovertible
Definition
undeniable, undisputable, unquestionable
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surreptitious
Definition
stealthy, clandestine, accomplished by secret, furtive, on the down low, hush hush
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haven
Definition
place of safety, sanctuary, utopia, refuge, safe house, donicile, retreat
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subjugate
Definition
conquer, Cortez, Hitler, quell, coerce, master, overcoming, enslave, boss, rule the roost
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to take the bull by the horns
Definition
to face a problem directly, responsibility
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ultimate
Definition
supreme, superb, highest, creme of the crop, superlative, eminent, final decision
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eventuate
Definition
secession, to result finally, conclusion, June 17th, come about
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emit
Definition
oust, frebreeze, to give off, eliminate, expel, discharge, defuse, giving off an odor
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subterranean
Definition
bury, underground, dungeon, underfoot, mole, atlantis, subterranean termite
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viable
Definition
feasible, plausible, possible, practicable, workable, aplicable, reasonable
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the lion's share
Definition
the major portion, the majority, all for one, Mr. Krabbs
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premise
Definition
grounds for a conclusion, thesis, evidence, conclusion, prognosticate, hypothesis
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jeopardize
Definition
extortion, endanger, risk, jeopardy, gamble, threaten
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incredulous
Definition
dubious, I'm from Missouri, doubtful, skeptical
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permeate
Definition
diffusion, steep, infuse, invade, penetrate, to spread through
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propitious
Definition
favorable, beneficial, benide, promising
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out of the frying pan into the fire
Definition
to go from a difficult situation to a worse one, putting your foot in your mouth, to pour oil on troubled waters, fuel the fire, go up in smoke
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to keep the pot boiling
Definition
to see that interest doesn't die down, Shea, cheer leading, convivial
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surmise
Definition
guess, infer, prognosticate, hypothesis, conjecture, estimate, premise, theory
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curtail
Definition
slash, Wal Mart, truncate, abridge, shortcut, abreviate, condense
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repress
Definition
to put down, sepress, inhibition, holding something in, restrain
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cryptic
Definition
puzzling, advasive, aluting, obscure, incoherent, jumble, garble, complex, brain teaser
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inchoate
Definition
in an early stage, prophase, cells, rudimentary, basic, elementary, prototype,perfunctory
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aspire
Definition
to strive for, crave, ambition, dream, wish, avid, zealous, aspirant, a goal, persue, strive, desire
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inveigh
Definition
attack verbally, belittle, berate, chastise, take down a peg, admonish, scold, reprimand, condemn
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nettle
Definition
irritate, upset, tease, disturb, vexatious, pest, agitate, badger, myphed, urk
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overt
Definition
open, to wash dirty linens in public, to wear your heart on your sleeve, extrovert, exposed, public, blatant, conspiquous
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relegate
Definition
assign to an inferior position, stymie, downgrade, ostrocize, exile, EPL, hand me down, bottom 3, downgrade, take down a peg, demote, chastise
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to bury the hatchet
Definition
to make peace, treaty, amicable
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supine
Definition
lying on the back, rolly pollies, prone, dog, trusting, flat but exposed
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mammoth
Definition
huge, gigantic, mammoth mountain, colossal, monumental, perculient, prodigious
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repulse
Definition
disgust, gross out, repel, rebuff, reject, snub them
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havoc
Definition
frenzy, calamity, feasco, mahem, out of order, craziness, disorder, bewilderment, chaotic, ruin
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raze
Definition
dogzilla, bombing, anialate, terminate, nuclear bomb, abliberate, abolish, tear down, destroy, fat man and little boy
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Philadelphia lawyer
Definition
creme of the crop, Larry H. Parker
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scurry
Definition
scatter, sally, mouse, run, scamper, scuddle, hurry, dash, sprint
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incisive
Definition
incisor, sharp, acute, clear, keen, droit, teeth, incision, clever, Sherlock Holmes
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lethal
Definition
deadly, fatal, killer, malligilant, malevolent, 9-11
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precipitate
Definition
pushing buttons, hot headed, bringing something on, fuel the fire, dispatch, instigate, antagonize
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stereotype
Definition
classifying someone by how they look, ilk, predjudice, preset, ignorance, bigot, religant
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to gild the lily
Definition
to praise extravagantly, spoil, teacher's pet
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stentorian
Definition
voluble, lawn mower, ear splitting, blaring, loud, speaker, concert, dephening, obnoxtious, plane engine
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singular
Definition
exceptional, razing the bar, unique, original, soul, untypical, extraordinary
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valor
Definition
heroism, brave, to keep a stiff upper lip, intrepid, tenisaty, galant, shivalry, moxy, soldier, courage
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bias
Definition
discriminant, bigot, not tolerant, racist, favoritism, protisants, can be positive or negative, stereotype, girls vs. boys, prejudice
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sinecure
Definition
super easy, P.E.A, cake walk, child's play, regular 7th grade core class
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to steal one's thunder
Definition
to weaken one's position by stating the argument before that person does, one up, out show someone
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complicity
Definition
partnership, involvement, guiltiness, confederocy,collaboration, manipulation, partnership in wrongdoing
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liquidation
Definition
elimination, removel,disposal of, killing
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accomplice
Definition
an associate in crime, insider, colleague, an accessory, associate, ally ,assistant
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recant
Definition
contradict, cancel, take back, unsay, recoil, draw back, withdraw previous statements
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culpable
Definition
punishable, liable, at fault, blameful, blameworthy, caught, caught red handed, guilty
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woolgathering
Definition
absentmindedness or daydreaming, unfocused
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whitewash
Definition
to conceal defects, to give a falsely virtuous appearance to something
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access
Definition
intro, route, approach, entrance, entree,admittance
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to break the ice
Definition
to make a start by overcoming, initial difficulties
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the grapevine
Definition
a secret means of spreading info
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paragon
Definition
best champ, standard, romodel, ultimate, model of excellence
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nomadic
Definition
migrant, gypsy, drift, travel, roam
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asperity
Definition
crabbiness, acrimony, bitter, churlish, irritability, harshness of temper
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epithet
Definition
nickname, apellation, title, designation, descriptive name
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controversial
Definition
at issue, questionable, doubtful, dispute, dubious, contestable, debatable
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abrogate
Definition
retract, revoke, cancel, dissolve, nullify, invalidate, abolish
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alleged
Definition
affirm, maintain, offer, plead, profess, declare, reported, supposed
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invalidate
Definition
nullify, abrogate, abolish, cancel, counteract, to deprive of legal force
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preclude
Definition
avert, prevent, cease, exclude, restrain
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persevere
Definition
stick with it, endure, see it through, keep at it, work hard, aspire, determined, persue, proceed
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landmark
Definition
ruins, museum, memorial, historical, battleground, turning point of a period
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extrinsic
Definition
exotic, aquired, alien, external, extraneous, import
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declaim
Definition
recite, soapbox, rant, spout, inveigh, speak, speak loudly, proclaim, lecture, attack
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fetter
Definition
repress, shackle, restrain, bind, chain, hobble, hold captive
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indigenous
Definition
native, inherent, natural
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gregarious
Definition
sociable, convivial, conversable, outgoing, cordial
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habitat
Definition
natural environment, cave, domicile, home, residence
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cursory
Definition
hasty, not thorough, rash, careless, perfunctory
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interloper
Definition
an unauthorized person, an intruder, party crasher, pest, trespasser, unwanted visitor, uninvited guest
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in a bee line
Definition
taking the straightest and shortest route
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prolific
Definition
producing abundantly, abundant, reproductive
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bulwark
Definition
protection, guard, fortification, support
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sedentary
Definition
largely inactive, accustomed to sitting, motionless, lazy, idle, sluggish
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frugal
Definition
thrifty, stingy, meticulous, discreet
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antithesis
Definition
exact opposite, antonyms, antipode, contradictory, flip side, reverse, inverse
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the world, the flesh, and the devil
Definition
temptations that cause man to sin, peer pressure
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altruistic
Definition
unselfish, Robin Hood, all heart, generous, good scout, considerate, humane
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embellish
Definition
adorn, touch up, garnish, make beautiful, decorate, touch up, gussy up
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cache
Definition
a secret hiding place, stash, hideout, hoard
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coterie
Definition
small group having something in common, cadre, circle, clique, possy
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cupidity
Definition
greed, strong desire, hunger, craing
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to make bricks without straw
Definition
to attempt to do something without having the necessary materials
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virtuosity
Definition
great technical skill
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irtuosity
Definition
aptitude, expertise, craftsmanship
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temerity
Definition
foolish boldness, hastiness, careless, daring
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amorous
Definition
full of love, lovesick, passionate
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progeny
Definition
descendants, ancestors, family
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saturate
Definition
soak, fill up completely, drench, penetrate, seep
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to have the upper hand
Definition
to gain control
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