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08/24/2009

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noxious
Definition
harmful
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indelible
Definition
that cannot be rubbed out
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stanch
Definition
to stop the flow of a fluid
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visceral
Definition
of the internal organs of the body
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rancorous
Definition
feeling bitterness spitefulness
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perjury
Definition
willful FALSE statement unlawful act
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prudish
Definition
easily shocked excessively modest
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imprecation
Definition
an invocation of evil a curse
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reactionary
Definition
opposing progress
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warmonger
Definition
person who stirs up war
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whimsical
Definition
full of odd and fanciful ideas
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impetuous
Definition
having sudden energy impulsive thrusting ahead forceful
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voluble
Definition
fluent
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subsume
Definition
include under a rule
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palpitate
Definition
tremble beat rapidly and irregularly
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misanthrope
Definition
person who hates mankind
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slur
Definition
join sounds/words (indistinct)
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sedulous
Definition
persevering
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meticulous
Definition
giving great attention to details
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lustrous
Definition
being bright polished
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incise
Definition
engrave make a cut in
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spear
Definition
weapon with a metal point on a long shaft
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mendacity
Definition
dishonesty
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turbulence
Definition
being uncontrolled violent
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sententious
Definition
short and pithy full of maxims/proverbs
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pliant
Definition
pliable easily bent shaped or twisted
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nibble
Definition
show some inclination to accept (an offer)
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immutable
Definition
that cannot be changed
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invincible
Definition
too strong to be defeated
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skit
Definition
short piece of humorous writing
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levee
Definition
formal reception/embankment
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implosion
Definition
collapse bursting inward
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shunt
Definition
send from one track to another lay aside evade discussion
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multifarious
Definition
varied motley greatly diversified
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transient
Definition
temporary fleeting
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macerate
Definition
make or become soft by soaking in water
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superfluous
Definition
more then is needed or wanted
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stint
Definition
to be thrifty to set limits
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insularity
Definition
narrow-mindedness isolated
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preclude
Definition
prevent make impossible
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reprobate
Definition
person hardened in sin one devoid of decency
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jocular
Definition
meant as a joke
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tawdry
Definition
cheap gaudy showy tacky
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labyrinthine
Definition
to entangle the state of affairs
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inveterate
Definition
deep-rooted. long-established
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solvent
Definition
of the power of forming a solution
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perilous
Definition
dangerous
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rapacious
Definition
greedy (esp for money)
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pariah
Definition
an outcast a rejected and despised person
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pluck
Definition
pull the feathers off pick (e.g.. flowers)
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satiate
Definition
satisfy fully
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putrefaction
Definition
becoming rotten
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picaresque
Definition
involving clever rogues or adventurers
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rift
Definition
split crack dissension
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profligate
Definition
wasteful prodigal licentious extravagant
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sordid
Definition
wretched comfortless contemptible
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lumber
Definition
move in a clumsy/noisy way
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soporific
Definition
producing sleep
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malleable
Definition
yielding easily shaped moldable adapting
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sanctimony
Definition
self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE piety
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shard
Definition
piece of broken earthenware
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penchant
Definition
strong inclination a liking
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obsequious
Definition
too eager to obey or serve
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woo
Definition
try to win
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writ
Definition
written order
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soggy
Definition
heavy with water
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rescind
Definition
repeal/annul/cancel
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ostensible
Definition
seeming appearing as such professed
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secular
Definition
material (not spiritual) living outside monasteries
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shallow
Definition
little depth not earnest
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palliate
Definition
lessen the severity of
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nostrum
Definition
a quack remedy an untested cure
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misogynist
Definition
one who hates women/females
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waffle
Definition
talk vaguely and without much result
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spurious
Definition
FALSE counterfeit
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plea
Definition
request
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wince
Definition
show bodily or mental pain
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renowned
Definition
celebrated famous
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rotund
Definition
rich and deep plump and round
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plod
Definition
continue doing smth without resting
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regale
Definition
to delight or entertain to feast
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repudiate
Definition
disown refuse to accept or pay
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pedantic
Definition
bookish showing off learning
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tortuous
Definition
devious/not straightforward
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torque
Definition
twisting force causing rotation
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ingest
Definition
take in by swallowing
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raffish
Definition
low vulgar base tawdry
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lachrymose
Definition
causing tears tearful
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plaintive
Definition
mournful melancholy sorrowful
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presumption
Definition
arrogance
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severance
Definition
severing
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thrift
Definition
care economy thriving prosperous
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knit
Definition
draw together unite firmly
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recast
Definition
cast or fashion anew
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transitory
Definition
brief
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presage
Definition
warning sign
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odor
Definition
smell favor reputation
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insipid
Definition
without taste or flavor
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obviate
Definition
to make unnecessary get rid of
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scurvy
Definition
mean contemptible
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pellucid
Definition
transparent easy to understand
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precarious
Definition
uncertain risky dangerous
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prune
Definition
dried plum silly person
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shun
Definition
keep away from avoid
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obtain
Definition
to be established accepted or customary
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serrated
Definition
having a toothed edge
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plethora
Definition
glut
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moderation
Definition
quality of being limited not extreme
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torpid
Definition
sleeping sluggish lethargic dormant
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negligent
Definition
taking too little care
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skiff
Definition
small boat
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opaqueness
Definition
dullness/not allowing light to pass through
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lurk
Definition
be out of view ready to attack
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impermeable
Definition
that cannot be permeated
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incredulous
Definition
skeptical unwilling to believe
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obstreperous
Definition
noisy loud
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idyll
Definition
a carefree episode or experience
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seminal
Definition
like a seed constituting a source originative
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personable
Definition
pleasing in appearance attractive
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meretricious
Definition
attractive on the surface but of little value
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imperative
Definition
urgent essential
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platitude
Definition
a trite or banal statement unoriginality
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irrevocable
Definition
final and unalterable
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wag
Definition
merry person
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squat
Definition
crouch/settle without permission
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stygian
Definition
hence dark gloomy
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parenthesis
Definition
sentence within another one smth separated
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peregrination
Definition
traveling about wandering
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innocuous
Definition
causing no harm
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substantiation
Definition
giving facts to support (statement)
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ingenuous
Definition
naive young artless frank honest sincere
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resort
Definition
to frequently visit
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stride
Definition
walk with long steps
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renovate
Definition
restore smth to better condition
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rivet
Definition
fix take up secure metal pin
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splice
Definition
join (two ends)
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scorch
Definition
become discolored/dry up/go at high speed
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procrastination
Definition
keeping on putting off
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perfidy
Definition
treachery breaking of faith
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sheath
Definition
cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool
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nadir
Definition
lowest weakest point
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profligacy
Definition
shameless immorality
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inasmuch
Definition
since because
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sermon
Definition
reproving a person for his faults
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profane
Definition
worldly having contempt for God
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inclined
Definition
directing the mind in a certain direction
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timorous
Definition
fearful timid afraid
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ramify
Definition
to be divided or subdivided to branch out
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indefatigability
Definition
not easily exhaustible tirelessness
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pusillanimous
Definition
cowardly craven
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petrous
Definition
like a rock hard stony
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plunge
Definition
move quickly suddenly and with force
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requite
Definition
repay give in return
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pine
Definition
waste away through sorrow or illness
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supersede
Definition
take the place of
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turgid
Definition
excessively ornate swollen or bloated
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itinerate
Definition
to travel from place to place to peregrinate
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irksome
Definition
tiresome
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luminary
Definition
star light-giving body
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maudlin
Definition
sentimental in a silly or tearful way
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volatile
Definition
changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosive
Term
poncho
Definition
large piece of cloth
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overhaul
Definition
examine thoroughly to learn about the condition
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profundity
Definition
depth
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rebuff
Definition
snub
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inane
Definition
silly senseless
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prolix
Definition
tiring because too long
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incite
Definition
stir up rouse
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implacable
Definition
incapable of being placated unpleasable
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pitfall
Definition
covered hole as a trap unsuspected danger
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subpoena
Definition
written order requiring a person to appear in a low court
Term
intersperse
Definition
place here and there
Term
indistinct
Definition
not easily heard seen clearly marked
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impecunious
Definition
having little or no money
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yarn
Definition
tale story fibers for knitting
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wend
Definition
to go proceed
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raconteur
Definition
person who tells anecdotes
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rabble
Definition
mob crowd the lower classes of populace
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middling
Definition
fairly good but not very good
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sodden
Definition
soaked saturated
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inchoate
Definition
not yet fully formed rudimentary elementary
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luculent
Definition
easily understood lucid clear
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incense
Definition
make angry
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sponge
Definition
porous rubber for washing live at once expense
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saturnine
Definition
gloomy dark sullen morose
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invective
Definition
abusive language curses
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opprobrious
Definition
showing scorn or reproach
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lionize
Definition
treat as a famous person
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preen
Definition
tidy/show self-satisfaction
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recidivism
Definition
relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior
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ineptitude
Definition
quality of being unskillful
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trepidation
Definition
alarm excited state of mind
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imperturbable
Definition
calm not capable of being excited
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liberality
Definition
free giving generosity
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repast
Definition
meal
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repine
Definition
at be discontented with
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infuse
Definition
put pour fill
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provoke
Definition
make angry vax
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wean
Definition
to turn away (from a habit)
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malevolence
Definition
wishing to do evil
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malign
Definition
injurious speak ill of smb tell lie
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waft
Definition
scent waving movement carry lightly through
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peremptory
Definition
urgent imperative unchallengeable ending debate
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stipple
Definition
paint with dots
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refulgent
Definition
shining brilliant
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ignoble
Definition
dishonorable common undignified
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maul
Definition
hurt by rough handling
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interim
Definition
as an installment
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resuscitation
Definition
coming back to consciousness
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indigenous
Definition
native
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pith
Definition
essential part force soft liquid substance
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premature
Definition
doing or happening smth before the right time
Term
pucker
Definition
wrinkle
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teetotal
Definition
oppose to alcohol
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libel
Definition
statement that damages reputation
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stentorian
Definition
extremely loud and powerful
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reproach
Definition
scold upbraid
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welter
Definition
turmoil a bewildering jumble
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obtuse
Definition
blunt/stupid
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parsimonious
Definition
too economical miserly
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ominous
Definition
threatening
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sobriety
Definition
quality or condition of being sober
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inferno
Definition
hell
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propitiatory
Definition
conciliatory appeasing mitigating
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impute
Definition
to attribute to a cause or source ascribe
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proscribe
Definition
denounce as dangerous
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prevaricate
Definition
to equivocate to stray from the truth
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pyre
Definition
large pile of wood for burning
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streak
Definition
long thin move very fast
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volubility
Definition
fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language
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trite
Definition
not new
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quell
Definition
suppress subdue
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suffice
Definition
be enough
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profuse
Definition
abundant/lavish
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judicious
Definition
sound in judgment wise
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recuperate
Definition
become strong after illness loss exhaustion
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philistine
Definition
a smug ignorant person one who lacks knowledge
Term
mercurial
Definition
quick changeable in character fleeting
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trifling
Definition
unimportant
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sophistry
Definition
fallacious reasoning faulty logic
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redoubtable
Definition
formidable causing fear
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permeate
Definition
spread into every part of
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scent
Definition
smell (esp pleasant)
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resigned
Definition
unresisting submissive
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impede
Definition
hinder get in the way of
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penurious
Definition
poor/stingy
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indulge
Definition
gratify give way to satisfy allow oneself
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preternatural
Definition
not normal or usual
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recitals
Definition
a number of performance of music
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paean
Definition
song of praise or triumph
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predominate
Definition
have more power than others
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riddle
Definition
puzzling person or thing
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rave
Definition
act with excessive enthusiasm
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plaque
Definition
flat metal on a wall as a memorial
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ruffian
Definition
violent cruel man
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stigmatize
Definition
describe smb scornfully
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pristine
Definition
primitive unspoiled pure as in earlier times unadulterated
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limn
Definition
paint portray
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oblivious
Definition
unaware having no memory
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onerous
Definition
needing effort burdensome
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sundry
Definition
various miscellaneous separate
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idolatry
Definition
excessive admiration of
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trenchant
Definition
forceful effective vigorous extremely perceptive incisive
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intrepid
Definition
fearless brave undaunted
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salubrious
Definition
healthful
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macabre
Definition
gruesome suggesting death
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incorrigibility
Definition
cannot be cured or corrected
Term
pinch
Definition
be too tight take between the thumb and finger
Term
prudence
Definition
careful forethought
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sagacious
Definition
having sound judgment perceptive wise like a sage
Term
stolid
Definition
showing no emotion impassive
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reverent
Definition
feeling or showing deep respect
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temperance
Definition
abstinence from alcohol self-control moderation
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suborn
Definition
induce by bribery or smth to commit perjury
Term
sting
Definition
smth sharp
Term
insurrection
Definition
rising of people to open resistance to
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lithe
Definition
bending twisting
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levity
Definition
lack of seriousness
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libertine
Definition
immoral person
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viscous
Definition
sticky/semi-fluid
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subdue
Definition
overcome bring under control
Term
quirk
Definition
habit or action peculiar to smb or smth
Term
refractory
Definition
stubborn unmanageable untractable
Term
morbid
Definition
diseased unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas)
Term
stray
Definition
wander lose one's way
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morose
Definition
ill-tempered unsocial
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ineluctable
Definition
certain inevitable
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tepid
Definition
lukewarm
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placate
Definition
soothe pacify calm
Term
phlegmatic
Definition
calm sluggish temperament unemotional
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quotidian
Definition
banal everyday
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serration
Definition
having a toothed edge
Term
summarily
Definition
briefly without delay
Term
rarefy
Definition
to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine
Term
massacre
Definition
cruel killing of a large number of people
Term
impromptu
Definition
without preparation
Term
lavish
Definition
giving or producing freely liberally or generously
Term
involute
Definition
complex
Term
restive
Definition
refusing to move reluctant to be controlled
Term
nebulous
Definition
cloud-like hazy vague indistinct
Term
impending
Definition
imminent being about to happen expected
Term
loll
Definition
rest to sit or stand in a lazy way hang (dog's tongue)
Term
insouciant
Definition
unconcerned carefree
Term
reiterate
Definition
say or do again several times
Term
vitiate
Definition
lower the quality weaken the strength
Term
lope
Definition
move along with long strides
Term
pertain
Definition
belong as a part have reference
Term
officious
Definition
too eager or ready to help offer advice
Term
mesmerize
Definition
hypnotize
Term
lucubrate
Definition
write in scholarly fashion
Term
render
Definition
deliver provide represent
Term
warrant
Definition
authority written order guarantee
Term
inept
Definition
unskillful said or done at the wrong time
Term
mettle
Definition
quality of endurance or courage
Term
sawdust
Definition
tiny bits of wood
Term
jibe
Definition
gibe make fun of
Term
illicit
Definition
unlawful forbidden
Term
partisan
Definition
one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced
Term
incumbents
Definition
official duties
Term
inscrutable
Definition
incapable of being discovered or understood
Term
peccadillo
Definition
small sin small weakness in one's character
Term
implicit
Definition
implied though not plainly expressed
Term
mendicant
Definition
a beggar
Term
impudent
Definition
rash indiscreet
Term
travesty
Definition
parody/imitation
Term
sober
Definition
self-controlled
Term
sere
Definition
make hard and without feeling
Term
nexus
Definition
a connection tie or link
Term
proclivity
Definition
inclination
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obtrusive
Definition
projecting prominent undesirably noticeable
Term
testiness
Definition
witness/evidence
Term
inimical
Definition
harmful or friendly
Term
supercilious
Definition
disdainful characterized by haughty scorn
Term
tenacity
Definition
firmness persistency adhesiveness tending to hang on
Term
patron
Definition
regular customer person who gives support
Term
quaff
Definition
drink deeply
Term
preponderance
Definition
greatness in number strength weight
Term
plummet
Definition
fall plunge steeply
Term
inadvertent
Definition
not paying proper attention
Term
petrified
Definition
taken away power (to think feel act)
Term
sanity
Definition
health of mind soundness of judgement
Term
weigh
Definition
measure hoe heavy smth is
Term
indulgent
Definition
inclined to indulge
Term
propitious
Definition
auspicious presenting favorable circumstances
Term
irresolute
Definition
hesitating undecided
Term
lassitude
Definition
weariness tiredness
Term
impediment
Definition
smth that hinders (e.g. stammer)
Term
recompense
Definition
make payment to reward punish
Term
latent
Definition
present but not yet active developed or visible
Term
sumptuous
Definition
magnificent
Term
ineffable
Definition
to great to be described in words
Term
perfunctory
Definition
done as a duty without care
Term
imbroglio
Definition
complicated and embarrassing situation
Term
sophomoric
Definition
self-assured though immature affected bombastic overblown
Term
quandary
Definition
state of doubt or perplexity
Term
submerge
Definition
put under water liquid sink out of sight
Term
salacious
Definition
obscene
Term
shrewd
Definition
astute showing sound judgement
Term
pest
Definition
destructive thing or a person who is nuisance
Term
quiescence
Definition
state of being passive/motionless
Term
scabbard
Definition
sheath for the blade
Term
neophyte
Definition
person who has been converted to a belief
Term
loquacious
Definition
talkative garrulous
Term
limp
Definition
lacking strength walking unevenly
Term
roll
Definition
call calling of names
Term
mettlesome
Definition
courageous high-spirited
Term
peripatetic
Definition
wandering
Term
intransigent
Definition
uncompromising
Term
pied
Definition
of mixed colors
Term
reciprocity
Definition
granting of privileges in return for similar
Term
legacy
Definition
smth handed down from ancestors
Term
topple
Definition
be unsteady and overturn
Term
propinquity
Definition
nearness in time or place affinity of nature
Term
odious
Definition
repulsive hateful
Term
rant
Definition
use extravagant language
Term
stigma
Definition
mark of shame or disgrace
Term
prevalent
Definition
common
Term
plead
Definition
address a court of law as an advocate
Term
trudge
Definition
walk heavily
Term
sequence
Definition
succession connected line of
Term
quibble
Definition
try to avoid by sophistication
Term
palpability
Definition
can be felt touched understood
Term
insensible
Definition
unconscious unresponsive unaffected
Term
tractable
Definition
easily controlled or guided
Term
truculence
Definition
aggressiveness ferocity
Term
temerity
Definition
boldness brashness intrepidness
Term
prodigal
Definition
wasteful reckless with money
Term
sidestep
Definition
step to one side
Term
piquant
Definition
agreeably pungent stimulating
Term
malapropism
Definition
misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)
Term
obfuscate
Definition
to darken make obscure muddle
Term
plumb
Definition
get to the root of
Term
mince
Definition
pronounce or speak affectedly euphemize
Term
tout
Definition
person who worries others to buy smth to use his service
Term
temperate
Definition
showing self-control
Term
precursory
Definition
preliminary anticipating
Term
splenetic
Definition
bad-tempered irritable
Term
sanction
Definition
approval (by authority) penalty
Term
mischievous
Definition
harmful causing mischief
Term
redeem
Definition
get back by payment compensate
Term
impervious
Definition
not allowing to pass through (of materials)
Term
servile
Definition
like a slave lacking independence
Term
tonic
Definition
smth giving strength or energy
Term
nascent
Definition
coming into existence emerging
Term
spurn
Definition
have nothing to do reject or refuse
Term
prim
Definition
neat formal
Term
lackluster
Definition
(of eyes) dull
Term
palate
Definition
roof of the mouth sense of taste
Term
inveigh
Definition
to attack verbally denounce deprecate
Term
soot
Definition
black powder in smoke
Term
sanguine
Definition
cheerful confident optimistic
Term
miser
Definition
person who loves wealth and spends little
Term
indolence
Definition
laziness
Term
matriculation
Definition
be admitted enter a university as a student
Term
quixotic
Definition
generous unselfish
Term
obloquy
Definition
abusively detractive language sharp criticism vituperation
Term
malinger
Definition
to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty
Term
imperious
Definition
commanding haughty arrogant
Term
relapse
Definition
fall back again
Term
prone
Definition
prostrate inclined to (undesirable things)
Term
lugubrious
Definition
mournful excessively sad
Term
implicate
Definition
show that smb has a share
Term
pungency
Definition
sharpness stinging quality
Term
muffler
Definition
cloth worn round the neck/silencer
Term
smolder
Definition
burn slowly without flame
Term
propagation
Definition
increasing the number spreading extending
Term
odium
Definition
contempt dislike aversion
Term
obdurate
Definition
hardened and unrepenting stubborn inflexible
Term
ostracism
Definition
shut out from society refuse to meet talk
Term
myriad
Definition
very great number
Term
steeply
Definition
rising or falling sharply
Term
transgress
Definition
break go beyond (a limit)
Term
qualm
Definition
feeling of doubt temporary feeling of sickness
Term
quiescent
Definition
at rest dormant torpid
Term
impiety
Definition
lack of reverence or dutifulness
Term
noisome
Definition
offensive disgusting (smell)
Term
mellifluous
Definition
sweetly flowing
Term
panegyric
Definition
formal praise eulogy
Term
impair
Definition
worsen diminish in value
Term
reticent
Definition
reserved untalkative silent taciturn
Term
proliferate
Definition
grow reproduce by rapid multification
Term
sash
Definition
long strip worn round the waist
Term
strut
Definition
a supporting bar
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rumple
Definition
make rough
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revere
Definition
have deep respect for
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recluse
Definition
person who lives alone and avoids people
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savor
Definition
taste flavor smth
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inundate
Definition
flood cover by overflowing
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provisional
Definition
of the present time only
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incongruous
Definition
out of place not in harmony or agreement
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importune
Definition
beg urgently solicit (of a prostitute)
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pernicious
Definition
harmful injurious
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sophisticated
Definition
complex subtle refined
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minatory
Definition
menacing threatening
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truce
Definition
(agreement) stop of fighting for a time
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resilience
Definition
quality of quickly recovering the original shape
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salutary
Definition
remedial wholesome causing improvement
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stipulate
Definition
state or put forward as a necessary condition
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incipient
Definition
beginning
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nonchalant
Definition
not having interest
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infuriate
Definition
fill with fury or rage
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slack
Definition
sluggish dull not tight
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pique
Definition
hurt the pride or self-respect stir (curiosity)
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remonstrate
Definition
to protest object
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soar
Definition
rise fly high
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precepts
Definition
rules establishing standards of conduct
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retard
Definition
check hinder
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trickle
Definition
flow in drops
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recalcitrant
Definition
disobedient
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pundit
Definition
pedant authority on a subject
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timid
Definition
shy easily frightened
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stymie
Definition
to hinder obstruct or block
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pivotal
Definition
of great importance (others depend on it)
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turmoil
Definition
trouble disturbance
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ossify
Definition
to turn to bone to settle rigidly into an idea
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nugatory
Definition
trifling/worthless
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imperviousness
Definition
haughty arrogant commanding
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nonplused
Definition
greatly surprised
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indomitable
Definition
not easily discouraged or subdued
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insinuate
Definition
suggest unpleasantly make a way for smth gently
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snare
Definition
trap
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perspicacity
Definition
quick judging and understanding
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torment
Definition
severe pain or suffering
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toady
Definition
obsequious flatterer
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specious
Definition
illogical of questionable truth or merit
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perish
Definition
be destroyed decay
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sullied
Definition
to be stained or discredited
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prosaic
Definition
everyday mundane commonplace trite pedestrian
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laudatory
Definition
expressing or giving praise
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perfidious
Definition
treacherous faithless
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predilection
Definition
special liking mental preference
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paucity
Definition
scarcity a lacking of
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indigence
Definition
poverty
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purvey
Definition
provide supply
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petulant
Definition
unreasonably impatient
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squander
Definition
spend wastefully
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punctilious
Definition
precise paying attention to trivialities
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regicide
Definition
crime of killing a king
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incessant
Definition
often repeated continual
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jabber
Definition
talk excitedly utter rapidly
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terse
Definition
brief and to the point
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ostentation
Definition
display to obtain admiration or envy
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reconcile
Definition
settle a quarrel restore peace
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imminent
Definition
likely to come or happen soon
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mollify
Definition
make calmer or quieter
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stickler
Definition
person who insists on importance of smth
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maladroit
Definition
tactless clumsy
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provident
Definition
frugal looking to the future
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quail
Definition
lose courage turn frightened
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quack
Definition
person dishonestly claiming to smth
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stingy
Definition
spending using unwillingly
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succor
Definition
assistance relief in time of distress
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slate
Definition
king of blue-grey stone propose criticize
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striated
Definition
striped grooved or banded
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irate
Definition
angry
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vivacious
Definition
lively high-spirited
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slake
Definition
to assuage to satisfy allay
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molt
Definition
moult lose hair feathers before new growing
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sluggard
Definition
lazy slow-moving person
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repel
Definition
refuse to accept/cause dislike
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maverick
Definition
rebel nonconformist
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impassive
Definition
unmoved feeling no sign of passion
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superimpose
Definition
put smth on the top
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scribble
Definition
write hastily
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prodigious
Definition
enormous wonderful
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squalid
Definition
foul filthy
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probity
Definition
uprightness incorruptibility principle
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sinuous
Definition
winding undulating serpentine
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suffocate
Definition
cause or have difficulty in breathing
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recondite
Definition
little known abstruse
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snub
Definition
treat with contempt
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interdict
Definition
prohibit forbid
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incursion
Definition
a raid a sudden attack
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ignominious
Definition
shameful dishonorable undignified disgraceful
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occluded
Definition
blocked up
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lull
Definition
become quiet or less active
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penitent
Definition
feeling or showing regret
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refine
Definition
make or become pure cultural
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poignant
Definition
deeply moving keen
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recant
Definition
take back as being FALSE give up
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vituperate
Definition
curse abuse in words
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perpetrate
Definition
be guilty commit (a crime)
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manacle
Definition
chains for the hands or feet
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palatial
Definition
magnificent
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pedestrian
Definition
commonplace trite unremarkable
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tautology
Definition
a repetition a redundancy
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inculcate
Definition
fix firmly by repetition
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impugned
Definition
challenged to be doubted
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shrill
Definition
sharp piercing
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machination
Definition
plot scheme (esp. evil)
Term
pious
Definition
dutiful to parents devoted to religion
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repulsive
Definition
causing a feeling of disgust
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penury
Definition
extreme poverty
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pry
Definition
get smth inquire too curiously
Term
ire
Definition
anger
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ponderous
Definition
heavy bulky dull
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inured
Definition
accustomed to adapted
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irascible
Definition
irritable easily angered
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petrify
Definition
to make hard rocklike
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puissance
Definition
strength
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overweening
Definition
presumptuously arrogant overbearing immoderate being a jerk
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immaculate
Definition
pure faultless
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sublime
Definition
extreme astounding
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recreancy
Definition
cowardice a cowardly giving up
Term
mundane
Definition
worldly as opposed to spiritual commonplace everyday
Term
thwart
Definition
obstruct/frustrate
Term
lien
Definition
legal claim until a debt on it is repaid
Term
pugnacious
Definition
fond of in the habit of fighting
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sever
Definition
break off
Term
protracted
Definition
prolonged
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portent
Definition
omen marvelous threatening
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rejuvenation
Definition
becoming young in nature or appearance
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savant
Definition
person of great learning
Term
paradigm
Definition
a model example or pattern
Term
simper
Definition
(give a) silly/self-conscious smile
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lament
Definition
show feel great sorrow
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introspection
Definition
examining one's own thoughts and feelings
Term
inimitable
Definition
defying imitation unmatchable
Term
turbid
Definition
muddy having the sediment stirred up
Term
intransigence
Definition
unwillingness to compromise stubbornness intractability
Term
tenuous
Definition
insubstantial flimsy weak
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Definition
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Perjury
Definition
(n.) willful FLASE statement (in court); an unlawful act
Term
Prudish
Definition
(adj.) easily shocked; excessively modest
Term
Imprecation
Definition
(n.) an invocation of evil or a curse
Term
Reactionry
Definition
(adj.) opposing progress
Term
Warmonger
Definition
(n.) one who stirs up or instigates war
Term
Whimsical
Definition
(adj.) full of odd and fanciful ideas
Term
Impetuous
Definition
(adj.) having sudden energy; impulsive; thrusting ahead; forceful
Term
Voluble
Definition
(adj.) fluent
Term
Impetuous
Definition
(adj.) having sudden energy; impulsive; thrusting ahead; forceful
Term
Subsume
Definition
(v.t.) to include in a larger body or under a rule
Term
Palpitate
Definition
(v.i.) to tremble; beat rapidly and irregulalry
Term
Misanthrope
Definition
(n.) person who hates mankind
Term
Slur
Definition
(v.t.) to join sounds/words (indistinct)
Term
Sedulous
Definition
(adj.) preserving; dilligent
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Meticulous
Definition
(adj.) giving great attention to details
Term
Lustrous
Definition
(adj.) being bright; polished
Term
Incise
Definition
(v.t.) to engrave; cut into
Term
Mendacity
Definition
(n.) dishonesty
Term
Turbulence
Definition
(n.) being uncontrolled; violent (disorder)
Term
Sententious
Definition
(adj.) short and pithy; full of maxims/proverbs
Term
Pliant
Definition
(adj.) pliable; easily bent, shaped, or twisted
Term
Nibble
Definition
(v.t/i.)to show some inclination to accept (an offer)
Term
Immutable
Definition
(adj.) unchangeable; not mutable
Term
Invincible
Definition
(adj.) unable to be defeated or conquered
Term
somatic
Definition
(adj.) of the body
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