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12/19/2009
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Term
abate
 Definition
to subside
Term
aberrant
 Definition
abnormal
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abeyance
 Definition
suspended action
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abscond
 Definition
to depart secretly and hide
Term
abstemious
 Definition
sparing in eating and drinking
Term
admonish
 Definition
reprove
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adulterate
 Definition
to make impure
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aesthetic
 Definition
artistic
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aggregate
 Definition
to accumulate
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alacrity
 Definition
eagerness
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alleviate
 Definition
to relieve
Term
amalgamate
 Definition
to combine
Term
ambiguous
 Definition
unclear
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ambivalence
 Definition
the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
Term
ameliorate
 Definition
to improve
Term
anachronism
 Definition
something misplaced in time
Term
analogous
 Definition
comparable
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anarchy
 Definition
absence of governing body
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anomalous
 Definition
abnormal
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antipathy
 Definition
dislike
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apathy
 Definition
indifference
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appease
 Definition
to pacify
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apprise
 Definition
to inform
Term
approbation
 Definition
approval
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appropriate
 Definition
to acquire
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arduous
 Definition
hard
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artless
 Definition
open and honest
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ascetic
 Definition
practicing self-denial; austere
Term
assiduous
 Definition
diligent
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assuage
 Definition
to ease
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attenuate
 Definition
to lessen
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audacious
 Definition
daring
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austere
 Definition
stern; simple
Term
autonomous
 Definition
self-governing
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aver
 Definition
to assert confidently
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banal
 Definition
hackneyed
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belie
 Definition
to contradict
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beneficent
 Definition
kindly
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bolster
 Definition
to reinforce
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boorish
 Definition
rude
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bombastic
 Definition
pompous
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burgeon
 Definition
to grow rapidly
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burnish
 Definition
to polish
Term
buttress
 Definition
to support
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cacophonous
 Definition
discordant
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capricious
 Definition
unpredictable
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castigation
 Definition
punishment
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catalyst
 Definition
thing that causes action
Term
caustic
 Definition
burning
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chicanery
 Definition
trickery
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coagulate
 Definition
to thicken
Term
coda
 Definition
concluding section; something that summarizes
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cogent
 Definition
convincing
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commensurate
 Definition
corresponding
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compendium
 Definition
brief, comprehensive summary
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complaisant
 Definition
trying to please
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compliant
 Definition
yielding; comforming to requirements
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conciliatory
 Definition
reconciling; soothing
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condone
 Definition
overlook; forgive
Term
confound
 Definition
confuse
Term
connoisseur
 Definition
expert of art
Term
contention
 Definition
claim
Term
contentious
 Definition
quarrelsome
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contrite
 Definition
penitent
Term
conundrum
 Definition
difficult problem
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converge
 Definition
come together
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convoluted
 Definition
intricate
Term
craven
 Definition
cowardly
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daunt
 Definition
to frighten
Term
decorum
 Definition
propriety
Term
default
 Definition
failure to act
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deference
 Definition
courteous regard for another's wish
Term
delineate
 Definition
to portray, depict
Term
denigrate
 Definition
to blacken
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deride
 Definition
to ridicule
Term
derivative
 Definition
unoriginal
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desiccate
 Definition
to dry up
Term
desultory
 Definition
aimless
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deterrent
 Definition
something that discourages
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diatribe
 Definition
bitter scolding
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dichotomy
 Definition
split
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diffidence
 Definition
shyness
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diffuse
 Definition
wordy; spread out
Term
digression
 Definition
wandering away from the subject
Term
dirge
 Definition
lament with music
Term
disabuse
 Definition
to undeceive
Term
discerning
 Definition
having insight
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discordant
 Definition
not harmonious
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discredit
 Definition
to defame
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discrepancy
 Definition
inconsistent
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discrete
 Definition
separate
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disingenuous
 Definition
insincere
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disinterested
 Definition
unprejudiced
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dismiss
 Definition
to reject
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disparage
 Definition
to belittle
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disparate
 Definition
different
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dissemble
 Definition
to pretend
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disseminate
 Definition
to spread
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dissolution
 Definition
disintegration; looseness in morals
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dissonance
 Definition
discord
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distend
 Definition
to expand
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distill
 Definition
to purify
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diverge
 Definition
to vary
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divest
 Definition
to deprive
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document
 Definition
to provide written evidence
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dogmatic
 Definition
opinionated
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dormant
 Definition
sleeping
Term
dupe
 Definition
someone easily fooled
Term
ebullient
 Definition
showing excitement
Term
ecletic
 Definition
composed of diverse elements
Term
efficacy
 Definition
power to produce desired effect
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effrontery
 Definition
shameless boldness
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elegy
 Definition
poem expressing lamentation
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elicit
 Definition
to draw out by discussion
Term
embellish
 Definition
to adorn
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empirical
 Definition
based on experiment
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emulate
 Definition
to imitate
Term
endemic
 Definition
prevailing among a specific subject
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enervate
 Definition
to weaken
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engender
 Definition
to create
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enhance
 Definition
to improve
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ephemeral
 Definition
short-lived
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equanimity
 Definition
composure
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equivocate
 Definition
to lie
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erudite
 Definition
learned
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esoteric
 Definition
known only to a chosen few
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eulogy
 Definition
praise at someone's funeral
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exacerbate
 Definition
to worsen
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exculpate
 Definition
to clear from blame
Term
exigency
 Definition
urgent situation
Term
extrapolation
 Definition
conjecture
Term
facetious
 Definition
humorous
Term
facilitate
 Definition
to help bring about
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fallacious
 Definition
false
Term
fatuous
 Definition
brainless
Term
fawning
 Definition
bootlicking
Term
felicitous
 Definition
well chosen
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flag
 Definition
to droop
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fledgling
 Definition
inexperience
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flout
 Definition
to show contempt for
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foment
 Definition
to stir up
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forestall
 Definition
to prevent by taking action in advance
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frugality
 Definition
thrift
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futile
 Definition
useless
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gainsay
 Definition
to deny
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garrulous
 Definition
wordy
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goad
 Definition
to urge on
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gouge
 Definition
to overcharge
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grandiloquent
 Definition
pompous
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gregarious
 Definition
sociable
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guileless
 Definition
without deceit
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gullible
 Definition
easily deceived
Term
harangue
 Definition
long, passionate, and vehement speech
Term
homogeneous
 Definition
of the same kind
Term
iconoclastic
 Definition
attacking cherished traditions
Term
idolatry
 Definition
worship of idols
Term
immutable
 Definition
unchangable
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impair
 Definition
to injure
Term
impassive
 Definition
without feeling
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impede
 Definition
to hinder
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impermeable
 Definition
not permitting passage through its substance
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imperturbable
 Definition
calm
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impervious
 Definition
impenetrable
Term
implacable
 Definition
incapable of being pacified
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implicit
 Definition
understood but not stated
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implode
 Definition
to burst inward
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inadvertently
 Definition
unintentionally
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inchoate
 Definition
recently begun; elementary
Term
incogruity
 Definition
lack of harmony
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inconsequential
 Definition
insignificant
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incorporate
 Definition
introduce something into a larger whole
Term
indeterminate
 Definition
uncertain
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indigence
 Definition
poverty
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indolent
 Definition
lazy
Term
inert
 Definition
inactive
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ingenuous
 Definition
naive and trusting
Term
inherent
 Definition
firmly established by nature
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innocuous
 Definition
harmless
Term
insensible
 Definition
unconscious
Term
insinuate
 Definition
to imply
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insipid
 Definition
dull
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insularity
 Definition
narrow-mindedness
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intractable
 Definition
stubborn
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intransigence
 Definition
refusal of any compromise
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inundate
 Definition
to overwhelm
Term
inured
 Definition
accustomed
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invective
 Definition
abuse
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irascible
 Definition
easily angered
Term
irresolute
 Definition
uncertain how to act
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itinerary
 Definition
plan of a trip
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laconic
 Definition
brief and to the point
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lassitude
 Definition
weariness
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latent
 Definition
hidden
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laud
 Definition
to praise
Term
lethargic
 Definition
drowsy; dull
Term
levee
 Definition
earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
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levity
 Definition
lack of seriousness or steadiness
Term
log
 Definition
record
Term
loquacious
 Definition
talkative
Term
lucid
 Definition
easily understood
Term
luminous
 Definition
shining
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magnanimity
 Definition
generosity
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malingerer
 Definition
one who feigns illness to escape duty
Term
malleable
 Definition
capable of being shaped by pounding
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maverick
 Definition
noncomformist
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mendacious
 Definition
dishonest
Term
metamorphosis
 Definition
change of form
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meticulous
 Definition
excessively careful
Term
misanthrope
 Definition
one who hates mankind
Term
mitigate
 Definition
to moderate
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mollify
 Definition
to soothe
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morose
 Definition
melancholy
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mundane
 Definition
everyday
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negate
 Definition
to cancel out
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neophyte
 Definition
beginner
Term
obdurate
 Definition
stubborn
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obsequious
 Definition
slavishly attentive
Term
obviate
 Definition
to make unnecessary
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occlude
 Definition
to shut
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officious
 Definition
meddlesome
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onerous
 Definition
burdensome
Term
opprobrium
 Definition
villification
Term
oscillate
 Definition
waver
Term
ostentatious
 Definition
pretentious
Term
paragon
 Definition
model of perfection
Term
partisan
 Definition
one-sided
Term
pathological
 Definition
pertaining to disease
Term
paucity
 Definition
scarcity
Term
pedantic
 Definition
showing off learning
Term
penchant
 Definition
strong inclination
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penury
 Definition
stinginess
Term
perennial
 Definition
something long lasting
Term
perfidious
 Definition
treacherous
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perfunctory
 Definition
superficial
Term
permeable
 Definition
penetrable
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pervasive
 Definition
spread throughout
Term
phlegmatic
 Definition
calm
Term
piety
 Definition
devoutness
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placate
 Definition
to pacify
Term
plasticity
 Definition
ability to be molded
Term
platitude
 Definition
commonplace statement
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plethora
 Definition
excess
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plummet
 Definition
to drop sharply
Term
porous
 Definition
full of pores
Term
pragmatic
 Definition
practical
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preamble
 Definition
introductory statement
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precarious
 Definition
uncertain
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precipitate
 Definition
hasty
Term
precursor
 Definition
forerunner
Term
presumptuous
 Definition
arrogant
Term
prevaricate
 Definition
to lie
Term
pristine
 Definition
unspoiled
Term
probity
 Definition
uprightness
Term
problematic
 Definition
questionable
Term
prodigal
 Definition
wasteful
Term
profound
 Definition
deep
Term
prohibitive
 Definition
inclined to prevent
Term
proliferate
 Definition
abundantly fruitful
Term
propensity
 Definition
natural inclination
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propitiate
 Definition
to appease
Term
propriety
 Definition
correct conduct
Term
proscribe
 Definition
to banish
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pungent
 Definition
stinging
Term
qualified
 Definition
limited
Term
quibble
 Definition
minor objection
Term
quiescent
 Definition
at rest
Term
rarefied
 Definition
made less dense
Term
recalcitrant
 Definition
stubborn; determined to resist authority
Term
recant
 Definition
to retract a previous statement
Term
recluse
 Definition
hermit
Term
recondite
 Definition
abstruse
Term
refractory
 Definition
unmanageable
Term
refute
 Definition
disprove
Term
relegate
 Definition
to banish to an inferior position
Term
reproach
 Definition
to express disapproval
Term
reprobate
 Definition
person hardened in sin
Term
repudiate
 Definition
disown
Term
rescind
 Definition
to cancel
Term
resolution
 Definition
determination
Term
resolve
 Definition
determination
Term
reticent
 Definition
inclined to silence
Term
reverent
 Definition
respectful
Term
sage
 Definition
person celebrated for wisdom
Term
salubrious
 Definition
healthful
Term
sanction
 Definition
to approve
Term
satiate
 Definition
to satisfy fully
Term
saturate
 Definition
to soak thoroughly
Term
savor
 Definition
to enjoy
Term
secrete
 Definition
hide away; produce and release a substance into an organism
Term
shard
 Definition
fragment
Term
skeptic
 Definition
doubter
Term
solicitous
 Definition
worried
Term
soporific
 Definition
sleep-causing
Term
specious
 Definition
misleading
Term
spectrum
 Definition
colored band
Term
sporadic
 Definition
occurring irregularly
Term
stigma
 Definition
token of disgrace
Term
stint
 Definition
to be thrifty; set limits
Term
stipulate
 Definition
to make express conditions
Term
stolid
 Definition
dull
Term
striated
 Definition
marked with parallel bands; grooved
Term
strut
 Definition
pompous walk; supporting bar
Term
subpoena
 Definition
writ summoning a witness to appear
Term
subside
 Definition
to descend
Term
substantiate
 Definition
to establish by evidence
Term
supersede
 Definition
to replace
Term
supposition
 Definition
hypothesis
Term
tacit
 Definition
understood; not put into words
Term
tangential
 Definition
peripheral
Term
tenuous
 Definition
weak
Term
tirade
 Definition
extended scolding
Term
torpor
 Definition
sluggishness
Term
tortuous
 Definition
winding; full of curves
Term
tractable
 Definition
docile; easily managed
Term
transgression
 Definition
sin
Term
truculence
 Definition
aggressiveness
Term
vacillate
 Definition
to fluctuate
Term
venerate
 Definition
to revere
Term
veracious
 Definition
truthful
Term
verbose
 Definition
wordy
Term
viable
 Definition
workable
Term
viscous
 Definition
sticky
Term
vituperative
 Definition
abusive
Term
volatile
 Definition
explosive
Term
warranted
 Definition
justified
Term
wary
 Definition
very cautious
Term
welter
 Definition
turmoil
Term
whimsical
 Definition
fanciful
Term
zealot
 Definition
fanatic
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