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07/07/2011

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ABATE
Definition
To reduce in amount
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AGGRANDIZE
Definition
To increase in power, influence, and reputation
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AMALGAMATE
Definition
To combine; to mix together
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ANTIPATHY
Definition
Extreme dislike
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ARBITRATE
Definition
To judge a dispute between two opposing parties
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ATTENUATE
Definition
To reduce in force or degree
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AUSTERE
Definition
Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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BANAL
Definition
Predictable, cliched, boring
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CAPRICIOUS
Definition
Changing one's mind quickly and often
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CASTIGATE
Definition
To punish or criticize harshly
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COGENT
Definition
Convincing and well reasoned
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CORROBORATE
Definition
To provide supporting evidence
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DECORUM
Definition
Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
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DEFERENCE
Definition
Respect, courtesy
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DESULTORY
Definition
Jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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DIFFIDENT
Definition
Lacking self confidence
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DILATORY
Definition
Intended to delay
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DILETTANTE
Definition
Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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DISABUSE
Definition
To set right; free from error
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DISPARATE
Definition
Fundamentally different; entirely unlike
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DISSEMBLE
Definition
To present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
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DOGMATIC
Definition
Dictatorial in one's opinions
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ELEGY
Definition
A sorrowful poem or speech
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ENERVATE
Definition
To reduce in strength
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ENGENDER
Definition
To produce, cause, or bring about
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EPHEMERAL
Definition
Lasting a short time
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EQUIVOCATE
Definition
To use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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ERUDITE
Definition
Learned, scholarly, bookish
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ESOTERIC
Definition
Known or understood by only a few
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ESTIMABLE
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ADMIRABLE
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EXACERBATE
Definition
To make worse
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EXCULPATE
Definition
To clear from blame; prove innocent
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EXIGENT
Definition
Urgent, requiring immediate action
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EXONERATE
Definition
To clear of blame
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FERVID
Definition
Intensely emotional; feverish
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FLORID
Definition
Excessively decorated or embellished
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FOMENT
Definition
To arouse or incite
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FRUGALITY
Definition
Cheap
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GARRULOUS
Definition
Tending to talk a lot
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GREGARIOUS
Definition
Outgoing, Sociable
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GUILE
Definition
Deceit or Trickery
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ICONOCLAST
Definition
One who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
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IMPERVIOUS
Definition
Impossible to penetrate
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IMPETUOUS
Definition
Quick to act without thinking
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INCHOATE
Definition
Not fulling formed; disorganized
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INGENUOUS
Definition
Showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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INIMICAL
Definition
Hostile, unfriendly
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INNOCUOUS
Definition
Harmless
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INSIPID
Definition
Lacking interest or flavor
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INTRANSIGENT
Definition
Uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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INUNDATE
Definition
To overwhelm; to cover with water
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IRASCIBLE
Definition
Easily made angry
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LACONIC
Definition
Using few words
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LUCID
Definition
Clear and easily understood
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MALINGER
Definition
To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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MISANTHROPE
Definition
A person who dislikes others
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MITIGATE
Definition
To soften, to lessen
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MOLLIFY
Definition
To calm or make less severe
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OBDURATE
Definition
Hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
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OBSEQUIOUS
Definition
Overly submissive and eager to please
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OBSTINATE
Definition
Stubborn, unyielding
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OBVIATE
Definition
To prevent; to make unnecessary
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OCCLUDE
Definition
To stop up; to prevent the passage of
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ONEROUS
Definition
Troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
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OPPROBRIUM
Definition
Public disgrace
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OSTENTATION
Definition
Excessive showiness
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PARAGON
Definition
Model of excellence or perfection
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PEDANT
Definition
Someone who shows off learning
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PERFIDIOUS
Definition
Willing to betray one's trust
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PERFUNCTORY
Definition
Done in a routine way; indifferent
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PLACATE
Definition
To soothe or pacify
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PRAGMATIC
Definition
Practical as opposed to idealistic
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PRECIPITATE
Definition
To throw violently or bring about abruptly
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PREVARICATE
Definition
To lie or deviate from the truth
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PROLIFERATE
Definition
To increase in number quickly
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PROPITIATE
Definition
To conciliate; to appease
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PROPRIETY
Definition
Correct behavior
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QUIESCENT
Definition
Motionless
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RAREFY
Definition
To make thinner or sparser
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REPUDIATE
Definition
To reject the validity of
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RETICENT
Definition
Silent, reserved
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SOPORIFIC
Definition
Causing sleep or lethargy
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SPECIOUS
Definition
Deceptively attractive, seemingly plausible but fallacious
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STOLID
Definition
Unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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SUBLIME
Definition
Lofty or grand
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TACIT
Definition
Done without using words
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TACITURN
Definition
Silent, not talkative
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TORPOR
Definition
Extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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VACILLATE
Definition
To sway physically; to be indecisive
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VENERATE
Definition
To respect deeply
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VERACITY
Definition
Filled with truth and accuracy
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VEX
Definition
To annoy
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WHIMSICAL
Definition
Acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
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ZEAL
Definition
Passion, excitement
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