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05/20/2013

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abrogate
Definition
to abolish, do away with
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overwrought
Definition

excessively nervous and excited

 

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glut
Definition
oversupply
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lassitude
Definition

state of weariness, laziness

 

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corroboration
Definition
to support with other evidence, make more claims
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moil
Definition
to toil, to slave
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corporeal
Definition
rekated to the body; tangible
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epithet
Definition
abusive, contemptuous word or phrase
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picaresque
Definition
involving clever rogues or adventures
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parlous
Definition
perilous; dangerous
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exagitate
Definition
to stir up; to agitate
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expatiate
Definition
to speak or write at length
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apocryphal
Definition
of questionable authenticity
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pilloried
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to expose to ridicule and abuse

 

 

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dross
Definition
waste or impure matter
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dirge
Definition

funeral hymn or lament

 

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centurion
Definition
commander of a century in Rome
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extemporize
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prepare something with prior preparation

 

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churlish
Definition
boorish or vulgar; surly
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candor
Definition
openness, frankness, sincerity of expression
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prefigure
Definition
to represent or suggest in advance; to imagine beforehand
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compendium
Definition
abstract; short complete summary
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inviolate
Definition
intact; not profaned
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unexpurgated
Definition
not amended or censored by removing offensive material
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mitigate
Definition
to alleviate, to make milder
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burnish
Definition
to polish
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impugn
Definition
to assail, to critize
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dissemble
Definition
to feign
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requisition
Definition
formal written request for something needed
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preclude
Definition
to prevent
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urbane
Definition
characterized by elegance and sophistication
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extemporaneous
Definition
improvised, done without prior preparation
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obtuse
Definition
lacking sharpness or intellect
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precipitate
Definition
acting with excessive haste or impulse; to cause or happen before anticipated or required
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prevaricate
Definition
to deliberately avoid truth; to mislead
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solicitous
Definition
overly concerned and attentive
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stymie
Definition
block, thwart
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tortuous
Definition
winding, twisting, excessively complicated
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truculent
Definition
fierce and eager to fight
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ameliorate
Definition
to make better or more tolerable
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burgeon
Definition
to grow rapidly and flourish
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demur
Definition
to question or oppose
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facetious
Definition
playful; humorous
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harangue
Definition
to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
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intransigent
Definition
stubborn, refusing to compromise
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pernicious
Definition
extremely harmful, potentially causing death
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quaff
Definition
drink deeply
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redoubtable
Definition
awe-inspiring, worthy of honor
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acumen
Definition
keen accurate judgment or insight
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aver
Definition
to state as fact; declare or assert
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dissemble
Definition
to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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germane
Definition
relevant to the subject at hand
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iconoclast
Definition
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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mendacity
Definition
dishonesty
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obsequious
Definition
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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pedantic
Definition
overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; showoffish about one's knowledge
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prodigal
Definition
recklessly wasteful; profuse; lavish
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rancorous
Definition
characterized by bitter, long lasting resentment
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solvent
Definition
able to meet financial obligations
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specious
Definition
seemingly true but actually fallacious; plausible but false
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spurious
Definition
lacking authenticity or validity; counterfeit
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superfluous
Definition
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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tenuous
Definition
weak, flimsy
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aggrandize
Definition
to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige
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anachronism
Definition
something out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
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astringent
Definition
having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh, severe
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credulous
Definition
gullible
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contiguous
Definition
touching, sharing a border
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dilettante
Definition
one with amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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garrulous
Definition
pointlessly talkative; talking too much
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glib
Definition
superficial, nonchalant, marked by ease or informality
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hubris
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arrogance
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inimical
Definition
harmful, injurious
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intrepid
Definition
steadfast and courageous
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neophyte
Definition
novice
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probity
Definition
adherence to highest principles; uprightness
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prosaic
Definition
dull, lacking in spirit or imagination
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proclivity
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inclination
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quixotic
Definition
foolishly impractical
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recondite
Definition
hidden
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refulgent
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radiant, brilliant
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sedulous
Definition
diligent, hardworking
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spendthrift
Definition
one who spends money wastefully
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trenchant
Definition
keen, sharply perceptive
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untenable
Definition
indefensible
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brook
Definition
to tolerate, endure
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chauvinist
Definition
blindly devoted patriot
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essay
Definition
to test or try; to attempt
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ford
Definition
to wade across the shallow part of the stream
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grouse
Definition
to complain or grumble
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list
Definition
to lean heavily to one side
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mince
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to pronounce or speak affectedly; to euphemize or speak too carefully
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nice
Definition
exacting, fastidious
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pied
Definition
multicolored, usually in blotched
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quail
Definition
to lose courage, to turn frightened
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sap
Definition
fool or nitwit
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scurvy
Definition
contemptible, despicable
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stand
Definition
a group of trees
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tender
Definition
to proffer or offer
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abjure
Definition
to renounce or reject solemnly
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adumbrate
Definition
to foreshadow vaguely or intimate
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anathema
Definition
accursed or thoroughly loathed person or thing
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anodyne
Definition
soothing, something that assuages or allays pain or comforts
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apogee
Definition
farthest or highest point; zenith
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apostate
Definition
one who abandons long held religious or political convictions
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asperity
Definition
severity, rigor, roughness, harshness
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assiduous
Definition
diligent, hard-working, sedulous
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augury
Definition
omen, portent
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calumniate
Definition
to slander, to make a false accusation
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captious
Definition
disposed to point out trivial faults
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cavil
Definition
to find fault without good reason
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celerity
Definition
speed, alacrity
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contumacious
Definition
insubordinate, rebellious
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debacle
Definition
fiasco
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denouement
Definition
unraveling of a plot
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desuetude
Definition
disuse
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desultory
Definition
marked by a lack of plan or purpose
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diffident
Definition
unassuming, not self-confident
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encomium
Definition
glowing, enthusiastic praise
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excoriate
Definition
to censure scathingly, to upbraid
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exegesis
Definition
critical examination
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expiate
Definition
to atone or make amends for
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fatuous
Definition
inanely foolish
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fractious
Definition
quarrelsome
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gainsay
Definition
deny, dispute
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imbroglio
Definition
difficult or embarrassing situation
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insouciant
Definition
unconcerned, carefree, heedless
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jejune
Definition
vapid, uninteresting, nugatory; childish, puerile
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meretricious
Definition
gaudy, twadry
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nonplussed
Definition
baffled, bewildered
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obstreperous
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noisily and stubbornly defiant
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peroration
Definition
concluding part of a speech
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prolix
Definition
long winded, verbose
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plangent
Definition
thundering, resounding
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propitiate
Definition
to appease, to conciliate
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puissance
Definition
power, strength
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pusillanimous
Definition
cowardly, craven
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remonstrate
Definition
to object, protest
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salutary
Definition
remedial, wholesome, causing improvement
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sanguine
Definition
cheerful, optimistic, confident
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sententious
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tending to moralize excessively
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stentorian
Definition
loud and powerful
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tyro
Definition
rank amateur
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tendentious
Definition
biased
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vitiate
Definition
to corrupt, debase, to spoil
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recidivism
Definition
habitual relapse into crime
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pontificate
Definition
to express opinions in a dogmatic way
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recumbent
Definition
lying down, reclining
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feckless
Definition
feeble or ineffective
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perigee
Definition
point in orbit nearest to body being orbited
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apposite
Definition
strikingly appropriate and relevant
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salutary
Definition
remedial, effecting improvement
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seditious
Definition
rebellious
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impunity
Definition
exemption from punishment
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fulminate
Definition
loudly attack or denounce
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natty
Definition
neat, trim, dapper
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circumscribe
Definition
to encircle
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repudiate
Definition
to reject as untrue
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extoll
Definition
to exalt
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elegiac
Definition
related to an elegy
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accretion
Definition
growth by gradual external addition
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limning
Definition
to describe
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jingoistic
Definition
extreme nationalism
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weltering
Definition
confused mass, jumble
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splenetic
Definition
marked by ill humor, irritability
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iniquitous
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wicked
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dilatory
Definition
intended to delay, postpone
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fallow
Definition
characterized by inactivity, being unseeded
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unbedizened
Definition
meretricious, dress or adorn in showy tasteless way
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equanimity
Definition
aplomb, calmness
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paradigm
Definition
serves as a pattern or model
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commensurate
Definition
of same size, extent, or duration as another
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parochial
Definition
narrowly restricted in scope or outlook
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egregious
Definition
conspicuously bad or offensive
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attenuate
Definition
to make slender, fine or small; to reduce in force, weaken
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benighted
Definition
overtaken by night or darkness
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avant-garde
Definition
innovative
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superannuated
Definition
outmoded, obsolete
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circuitous
Definition
lengthy, roundabout
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abstruse
Definition
difficult to understand; recondite
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gentrification
Definition
displacement of lower class people by higher classes
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philippic
Definition
bitter denunciation
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paucity
Definition
fewness, dearth
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conduit
Definition
channel by which to convey material
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syllogism
Definition
reasoning from general to specific; deduction
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perspicuous
Definition
clearly understood
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comely
Definition
attractive
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facile
Definition
easy
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dulcet
Definition
pleasing, melodious
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artless
Definition
crude; displaying no cunning or deceit
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tenebrous
Definition
dark and gloomy
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eviscerate
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disembowel
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epicurean
Definition
of refined tastes in food and wine
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persnickety
Definition
fastidious, snobbish
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skinflint
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miser
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raffish
Definition
tawdry, showily vulgar
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canny
Definition
frugal, careful and shrewd
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pulchritude
Definition
great physical beauty and appeal
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ablate
Definition
to remove by erosion, melting or vaporization
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caparison
Definition
richly ornamented
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egalitarian
Definition
believing in equality for all people
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callow
Definition
immature
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enormity
Definition
outrageous, monstrousness
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crackerjack
Definition
of excellent quality or ability
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ace
Definition
first rate
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perjury
Definition
breach of oath or promise
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dysphemism
Definition
substitution of a disparaging word for a more neutral one (pig > policeman)
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belletrism
Definition
belief in purely aesthetic literature
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nescience
Definition
ignorance, lack of knowledge, agnosticism
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esculent
Definition
edible
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anhydrate
Definition
remove water from
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periphrasis
Definition
use of circumlocution
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curtail
Definition
to cut short or reduce
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cupidity
Definition
covetousness
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largess
Definition
generosity of spirit or attitude
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gossamer
Definition
soft sheer gauzy fabric
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deliquesce
Definition
to melt away
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stodgy
Definition
dull, commonplace
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languid
Definition
lacking vigor or force
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blandish
Definition
to cajole, coax by flattery or wheedling
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cachinnate
Definition
to guffaw
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lambast
Definition
to reprimand or scold
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dictum
Definition
formal pronouncement
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invective
Definition
vituperation
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regent
Definition
ruler
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rector
Definition
cleric
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pundit
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critic
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toady
Definition
flatterer
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astute
Definition
perceptive, shrewd
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primogenitor
Definition
earliest ancestor
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subtilize
Definition
to render subtle
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natatorial
Definition
characterized by swimming
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neoteric
Definition
modern, new
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quintessence
Definition
highly concentrated essence of a thing
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coda
Definition
conclusion, closing point
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byzantine
Definition
highly complicated; intricate and involved
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cadency
Definition
rhythmic flow or sound of words, cadence
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capacious
Definition
spacious or roomy
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vilipend
Definition
to speak ill of; to disparage
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galvanize
Definition
to coat, to excite
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winnow
Definition
to rid of undesirable parts
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consummate
Definition
to conclude, to bring to fruition
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risible
Definition
eliciting laughter
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nominal
Definition
related to names; small
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noisome
Definition
offensive to the point of disgust
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littoral
Definition
related to the shoreline
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melisma
Definition
musical phrase of several notes sung to one syllable
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gallimaufry
Definition
hodgepodge, jumble
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anfractuous
Definition
tortuous, full of twists and turns
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milquetoast
Definition
one with a meek, unassertive nature
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fete
Definition
feast
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fulsome
Definition
offensively flattering or insincere
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