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Term
Abdicate
 Definition
to give up position, right, or power
Term
Abjure
 Definition
To reject, abandon formally
Term
Ablution
 Definition
act of cleansing
Term
abnegate
 Definition
to deny, renounce
Term
abrogate
 Definition
to abolish or invalidate
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abstruse
 Definition
difficult to comprehend
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abut
 Definition
to touch, to be in contact
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acerbic
 Definition
bitter, sharp in taste or temper
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acquiesce
 Definition
to agree or comply in silence
Term
adroit
 Definition
skillful
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adumbrate
 Definition
to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
Term
aerie
 Definition
nook or nest built high in the air
Term
amortize
 Definition
to diminish by installment payments
Term
ancillary
 Definition
accessory, subordinate; helpings
Term
antediluvian
 Definition
prehistoric
Term
anthropomorphic
 Definition
attributing human qualities to nonhumans
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aplomb
 Definition
poise, confidence
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apostate
 Definition
one who renounces a religious faith
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apothegm
 Definition
a short, instructive saying
Term
apotheosis
 Definition
glorified ideal
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arboreal
 Definition
relating to trees
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assiduous
 Definition
diligent, hardworking
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balk
 Definition
to refuse; prevent
Term
beatific
 Definition
saintly
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behemoth
 Definition
huge creature
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belie
 Definition
to misrepresent; expose as false
Term
bension
 Definition
blessing
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bifurcate
 Definition
divide in two parts
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bilious
 Definition
easily irritated, relating to bile
Term
bonhomie
 Definition
good-natured geniality
Term
bulwark
 Definition
defense wall
Term
cajole
 Definition
to flatter, coax
Term
calumny
 Definition
false and malicious accusation, slander
Term
canard
 Definition
a lie
Term
carom
 Definition
to strike and rebound
Term
cavalcade
 Definition
a procession
Term
chargin
 Definition
shame, embarrassment
Term
charlatan
 Definition
quack, fake
Term
chattel
 Definition
piece of personal property
Term
ennui
 Definition
boredom, lack of interest
Term
ersatz
 Definition
fake
Term
eschew
 Definition
to abstain from, avoid
Term
evince
 Definition
to show clearly, display signify
Term
expatiate
 Definition
to discuss or describe at length
Term
expiate
 Definition
to atone for
Term
expurgate
 Definition
to censor
Term
extemporaneous
 Definition
unrehearsed, spur of the moment
Term
extol
 Definition
to praise
Term
extrapolate
 Definition
to estimate
Term
fatuous
 Definition
stupid, smugly foolish
Term
fealty
 Definition
intense loyalty
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fecund
 Definition
productive
Term
fetid
 Definition
foul smelling
Term
fey
 Definition
doomed
Term
filch
 Definition
to steal
Term
forswear
 Definition
to renounce, reject
Term
fracas
 Definition
noisy dispute
Term
fractious
 Definition
unruly
Term
frenetic
 Definition
hectic
Term
fulminate
 Definition
explode with anger
Term
fulsome
 Definition
excessive, overdone
Term
furtive
 Definition
secret, stealthy
Term
gainsay
 Definition
deny
Term
gambol
 Definition
to dance or skip about
Term
gauche
 Definition
crude
Term
gibe
 Definition
to make heckling remarks
Term
glib
 Definition
offhand, casual
Term
gnostic
 Definition
having to do with knowledge
Term
grandiloquence
 Definition
popmpous talk
Term
gratuitous
 Definition
free, voluntary
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gustatory
 Definition
relating to taste
Term
hackneyed
 Definition
workout by over-use
Term
harangue
 Definition
a pompous speech
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hegemony
 Definition
leadership, domination
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heretical
 Definition
opposed to an established religious orthodoxy
Term
hermetic
 Definition
tightly sealed
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hoary
 Definition
very old
Term
husband
 Definition
to farm; manage carefully and thriftily
Term
ignominious
 Definition
disgraceful and dishonorable
Term
ilk
 Definition
type or kind
Term
limpid
 Definition
clear and simple in style
Term
liniment
 Definition
medical liquid to ease pain
Term
lionize
 Definition
to treat as a celebrity
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lissome
 Definition
easily flexed, limber
Term
lugubrious
 Definition
sorrowful, mournful
Term
machination
 Definition
plot of scheme
Term
malapropism
 Definition
humorous misuse of a word
Term
manifold
 Definition
diverse
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martinet
 Definition
one who rigidly follows rules
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maudlin
 Definition
overly sentimental
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mawkish
 Definition
sickeningly sentimental
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mendicant
 Definition
beggar
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mercurial
 Definition
quick, shrewd
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minatory
 Definition
menacing
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mordacious
 Definition
caustic, biting
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mote
 Definition
speck
Term
munificent
 Definition
generous
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nadir
 Definition
lowest point
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nascent
 Definition
starting to develope
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nefarious
 Definition
vicious, evil
Term
neologism
 Definition
new word or expression
Term
numismatics
 Definition
coin collecting
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obfuscate
 Definition
to confuse, obscure
Term
obstreperous
 Definition
troublesome, unruly
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paean
 Definition
song of praise
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palliate
 Definition
to make less serious
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panacea
 Definition
cure-all
Term
panegryric
 Definition
elaborate praise
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panoply
 Definition
impressive array
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parochial
 Definition
of limited scope
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parsimony
 Definition
stinginess
Term
pastiche
 Definition
piece of lit or music imitating other works
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redress
 Definition
relief from wrong or injury
Term
renege
 Definition
go back on one's word
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renitent
 Definition
resisting pressure
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repast
 Definition
meal
Term
reprobate
 Definition
morally unprincipled person
Term
respite
 Definition
interval of relief
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restive
 Definition
impatient
Term
retinue
 Definition
group of attendants with important person
Term
revelry
 Definition
boisterous festivity
Term
ribald
 Definition
humorous in a vulgar way
Term
riposte
 Definition
retort
Term
rococo
 Definition
very highly ornamented
Term
sagacious
 Definition
shrewd, wise
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salacious
 Definition
lustful
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salubrious
 Definition
healthful
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sanguine
 Definition
ruddy, cheerful
Term
sapient
 Definition
wise
Term
scabbard
 Definition
sheath for sword
Term
scintilla
 Definition
very small amount
Term
scintillate
 Definition
to sparkle, flash
Term
scurrilous
 Definition
vulgar, low, indecent
Term
sedition
 Definition
behavior promoting rebellion
Term
senescent
 Definition
aging, growing old
Term
sentient
 Definition
aware
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sepulchral
 Definition
typical of a place of burial
Term
seraphic
 Definition
angelic, pure, sublime
Term
shirk
 Definition
to avoid a task due to laziness
Term
simper
 Definition
to smirk
Term
sinecure
 Definition
well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
Term
sinuous
 Definition
winding, intricate, complex
Term
slake
 Definition
to quench or moderate
Term
slovenly
 Definition
untidy, messy
Term
sojourn
 Definition
visit, stay
Term
solecism
 Definition
grammatical mistake
Term
solipism
 Definition
belief that the self is the only reality
Term
somnambulist
 Definition
sleepwalker
Term
sonorous
 Definition
producing a full, rich sound
Term
sophist
 Definition
person good at arguing deviously
Term
sportive
 Definition
frolicsome
Term
squalid
 Definition
filthy
Term
staid
 Definition
self-restrained
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stentorian
 Definition
extremely loud
Term
stringent
 Definition
imposing severe, rigorous standards
Term
stymie
 Definition
to block or thwart
Term
subterfuge
 Definition
trick or tactic used to avoid something
Term
sully
 Definition
to soil, stain
Term
supercilious
 Definition
arrogant, haughty
Term
surly
 Definition
rude and bad-tempered
Term
surreptitious
 Definition
characterized by secrecy
Term
sybarite
 Definition
person devoted to pleasure and luxury
Term
sycophant
 Definition
self-serving flatterer, yes-man
Term
zenith
 Definition
highest point
Term
waspish
 Definition
easily irritated
Term
voluble
 Definition
speaking much and easily
Term
vociferous
 Definition
loud, vocal, and noisy
Term
vituperative
 Definition
to abuse verbally
Term
vitriolic
 Definition
burning, caustic
Term
vitiate
 Definition
reduce in value or effectiveness
Term
viscous
 Definition
thick, syrupy
Term
virile
 Definition
manly, having qualities of an adult male
Term
variegated
 Definition
varied, marked with different colors
Term
vacuous
 Definition
empty, void
Term
umbrage
 Definition
offensive
Term
unctuous
 Definition
greasy, oily
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unfettered
 Definition
free, unrestrained
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untoward
 Definition
not favorable
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urbane
 Definition
courteous
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usury
 Definition
lending money at exorbitant rates
Term
tableau
 Definition
vivid description
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temerity
 Definition
recklessness
Term
tenable
 Definition
defensible
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tenet
 Definition
belief doctrine
Term
tenuous
 Definition
weak, insubstantial
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threnody
 Definition
a sad poem or song
Term
trammel
 Definition
to impede or hamper
Term
trenchant
 Definition
acute, sharp, incisive
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truculent
 Definition
savage and cruel
Term
turgid
 Definition
swollen, bloated
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turpitude
 Definition
inherent vileness
Term
tyro
 Definition
beginner
Term
raconteur
 Definition
a witty, skillful storyteller
Term
raillery
 Definition
lighthearted jesting
Term
rancor
 Definition
bitter hatred
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rapacious
 Definition
greedy
Term
rapprochement
 Definition
reestablishing a cordial relationship
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recidivism
 Definition
tendency to repeat previous behavior
Term
recondite
 Definition
relating to obscure learning
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recreant
 Definition
disloyal
Term
quotidian
 Definition
occurring daily
Term
querulous
 Definition
inclined to complain, irritable
Term
pusillanimous
 Definition
cowardly
Term
pundit
 Definition
an authority or critic
Term
pulchritude
 Definition
beauty
Term
puerile
 Definition
childish, immature, silly
Term
prurient
 Definition
lustful, exhibiting lewd desires
Term
provincial
 Definition
rustic, unsophisticated
Term
provident
 Definition
prudent, frugal
Term
prostrate
 Definition
lying face downward
Term
proselytize
 Definition
to induce someone to convert to a particular religion
Term
largess
 Definition
generosity, gift
Term
lassitude
 Definition
lethargy
Term
legerdemain
 Definition
trickery
Term
levity
 Definition
humor, frivolity
Term
lexicon
 Definition
dictionary
Term
licentious
 Definition
immoral
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jingoism
 Definition
belligerent support of one's country
Term
jocular
 Definition
jovial, playful
Term
jurisprudence
 Definition
philosophy of law
Term
itinerant
 Definition
wandering from place to place
Term
invidious
 Definition
likely to provoke ill will, offensive
Term
inveterate
 Definition
confirmed, long-standing
Term
inure
 Definition
to harden
Term
intrepid
 Definition
fearless
Term
intimation
 Definition
clue, suggestion
Term
interstice
 Definition
a space between things
Term
interpolate
 Definition
to insert
Term
internecine
 Definition
deadly to both sides
Term
interloper
 Definition
trespasser
Term
interlocutor
 Definition
someone taking part in a dialogue
Term
interdict
 Definition
to forbid
Term
insuperable
 Definition
insummountable
Term
insidious
 Definition
sly, treacherous
Term
ingress
 Definition
entrance
Term
indolent
 Definition
habitually lazy
Term
indigent
 Definition
very poor
Term
indefatigable
 Definition
never tired
Term
inculpate
 Definition
to blame
Term
inculcate
 Definition
to teach
Term
incendiary
 Definition
combustable
Term
impugn
 Definition
to call into question
Term
impolitic
 Definition
unwise
Term
imperious
 Definition
arrogantly self-assured
Term
impecunious
 Definition
poor
Term
imbue
 Definition
to infuse
Term
endemic
 Definition
belonging to a particular area
Term
encomium
 Definition
warm praise
Term
emollient
 Definition
having soothing qualities
Term
emend
 Definition
to correct a text
Term
egregious
 Definition
conspicuously bad
Term
effulgent
 Definition
brilliantly shining
Term
effluvia
 Definition
outpouring of gases or vapors
Term
ebullient
 Definition
exhilarated
Term
dyspeptic
 Definition
suffering from indigestion
Term
droll
 Definition
amusing in a subtle way
Term
doughty
 Definition
courrageous
Term
dolor
 Definition
sadness
Term
diurnal
 Definition
daily
Term
dither
 Definition
to more without a clear purpose
Term
distaff
 Definition
the female branch of a family
Term
discomfit
 Definition
to cause perplexity
Term
diminutive
 Definition
small
Term
diluvial
 Definition
relating to flood
Term
didactic
 Definition
excessively instructive
Term
dictum
 Definition
authoritative statement
Term
diaphanous
 Definition
allowing light to show through
Term
descry
 Definition
to discover or reveal
Term
denigrate
 Definition
to slur or blacken someone's reputation
Term
demagogue
 Definition
leader who uses appeals to emotion
Term
deluge
 Definition
flood
Term
deleterious
 Definition
harmful
Term
declivity
 Definition
downward slope
Term
curmudgeon
 Definition
cranky person
Term
coven
 Definition
group of witches
Term
coterie
 Definition
small group of people with a similar purpose
Term
cosset
 Definition
to pamper
Term
corrugate
 Definition
to male in a shape with parallel grooves and ridges
Term
corpulence
 Definition
obesity
Term
contumacious
 Definition
rebellious
Term
contentious
 Definition
quarrelsome
Term
consanguineous
 Definition
of the same origin, related by blood
Term
congenial
 Definition
similar in tastes and habits
Term
conflagration
 Definition
big, destructive fire
Term
conciliatory
 Definition
overcoming distrust or hostility
Term
compunctious
 Definition
feeling guilty or having misgivings
Term
commodious
 Definition
roomy, spacious
Term
comeliness
 Definition
physical grace
Term
cognomen
 Definition
family name
Term
coffer
 Definition
strongbox, large chest for money
Term
coalesce
 Definition
to grow together
Term
cistern
 Definition
tank for rainwater
Term
churlish
 Definition
rude
Term
choleric
 Definition
easily angered
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