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fake; counterfeit
ex.)separating authentic and spurious claims |
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trickey; deceit; sly or cunning intelligence
ex.)he used all his guile and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in |
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to deceive with charm; to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude
ex.)He could spin out a tale of intrigue that would beguile publishers into buying his work |
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a deceitful scheme; especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end
ex.)A favorite stratagem used by Napoleon was to attack weaker armies before they could join with other armies |
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| surreptitious (sur-ep-tish-uhs) |
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deceptive; sneaky; kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of
ex.)they carried on a surreptitious affair |
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secret; hidden
ex.)He had a clandestine affair with his secretary |
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| sneakiness; ability to avoid detection |
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deceit; hypocritical deception
ex.)I interviewed the witness for over an hour, and I didn't sense any duplicity in his statements |
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superficially plausible, but actually false
ex.) The student's specious excuse for being late sounded legitimate, but was proved otherwise when his teacher called his home |
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1. secretive; sneaky; attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble
ex.)He tired of stealing furtive glances and decided to make a bold move
2. suggestive of guilty nervousness
ex.)the look in his eyes became furtive |
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| fallacious (fah-lay-shuhs) |
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deceptive; false; based on a mistaken belief
ex.)many consumers harbor the fallacious belief that credit-card spending will never catch up with them |
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| rapacious (rah-pay-shuhs) |
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greedy; ravanous
ex.)rapacious landlords |
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fleeting; short-lived
ex.)a transient cold spell |
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short-lived
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| irregular or unpredictable; infrequent |
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soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing
ex.)a shimmering evanescent bubble |
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done with little or no practice; spoken or done without any preparation; impromptu
ex.)These include extemporaneous speaking, formal speaking, evaluation and other skills |
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something out of place in time
ex.)the sword is an anachronism compared to the gun |
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to speed up; make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly
ex.)The normal wait of 6-8 weeks for a passport is too long for me, is there any way to expedite it? |
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beyond what is necessary or sufficient
ex.)the purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information |
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existing or occurring at the same period of time
ex.)Pythagoras was contemporaneous with Buddha |
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never ending
ex.)we got bogged down in interminable discussions |
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prolonged; extended in time; lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual
ex.)a protracted and bitter dispute |
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song of praise/triumph
ex.)After the horrific war was over, the bards sang a paean to show triumph, but also to remember the people lost in the battle |
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| cheerful and full of energy |
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| an opinion/conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information |
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loyal and committed in attitude
ex.)a staunch supporter of the antinuclear lobby |
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| disputatious (dis-pue-tay-shuhs) |
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| fond of causing heated arguments |
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| inebriation (in-eeber-ation) |
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intoxication;drunkenness
ex.)they were in an advanced state of inebriation |
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| (voice) imposingly deep and full |
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| affectation (ahhy-fac-tay-tion) |
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behavior, speech or writing that is artificial and designed to impress
ex.)She does not realize that buying a pricey new dress to attend a party is an affectation to impress strangers |
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use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource); help/benefit
ex.)my daughter did not avail herself of my advice |
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loud and harsh, grating
ex.)his voice had become increasingly sharp, almost strident |
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| conciliatory (con-seal-ee-ah-tory) |
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intended or likely to placate(make less hostile) or pacify
ex.)Rather than further irritating the angry customer, the waitress made a conciliatory offer to provide a free dessert |
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| inexorable (in-ex-orable) |
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1. unyielding/unalterable; impossible to stop or prevent
ex.)the seemingly inexorable march of new technology
2. (of a person) impossible to persuade by request or entreaty |
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| importunate (im-por-chah-net) or importune (im-por-tune) |
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persistent, esp. to the point of annoyance or intrusion
ex.)Jim importuned Alice to go out with him on a date |
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slander; false accusation to damage someone's reputation
ex.)Calumny against the current president ruptured his reputation and belief in public |
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malicious criticism or abuse; a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism
ex.)repeated diatribes against the senator. |
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| repudiate (reh-pue-dee-ate) |
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to cast off publicly; refuse to accept or be associated with
ex.)The company will repudiate any claims of negligence |
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disparaging; belittling; showing a critical or disrespectful attitude
ex.)she tells me I'm fat and is always making derogatory remarks |
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| disparage (dis-pare-ahge) |
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to attack as untrue; to refute by argument; call into question; dispute the truth/honesty
ex.)the father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother |
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to attack the character of; disparage
ex.)there is a tendency to denigrate the poor |
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a long, critical and pompous speech
ex.)She delivered her harangue with much venom, leaving her audience in shock |
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| pejorative (pea-jor-a-tive) |
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1. having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force
2.tending to make worse
ex.)The pejorative comment deepened the dislike between the two families |
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| false comments that harm another's reputation |
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1. falsely pious or self-righteous
2. making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.
ex.)They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America. |
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profoundly sacred
ex.)the individual's right to work has been upheld as sacrosanct |
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| showing religious reverence |
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respect for the wishes of others; humble submission and respect
ex.)he addressed her with the deference due to age |
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| a formal religious act or oath |
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| an object with magical powers |
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| to treat as a celebrity; praise |
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a strong defense
ex.)The bulletproof glass is a bulwark against assassins who want to kill the politician |
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arousing fear; formidable, esp. as an opponent
ex.)he was a redoubtable debater |
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| incapable of being penetrated or affected |
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| efficacious (eff-ah-kay-shuhs) |
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capable of producing a desired result; effective
ex.)the vaccine has proved both efficacious and safe |
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1. physically or morally strong person; strong supporter
2. loyal, reliable, and hardworking
ex.)he remained a stalwart supporter of the cause |
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lacking strength or power
ex.)Many war veterans have been left impotent due to chemical exposure during the war |
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| unable to be entered by force; indomitable; impenetrable |
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to blend or fuse together to form one mass or whole
ex.)the puddles had coalesced into shallow streams |
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a collection of works
ex.)an anthology of European poetry |
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to call together
ex.)she sent messages convoking a Council of Ministers |
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| to arrange events to occur simultaneously |
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made up of parts from many different sources; deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources
ex.)her musical tastes are eclectic; His home was beautifully decorated using an eclectic mix of antique and modern furnishings |
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a combination of different substances into one mass
ex.)a curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern |
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| to call on for help or inspiration |
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| taking pleasure in the pain of others |
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full of haughty arrogance
ex.)a supercilious demeanor |
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| a peculiar trait or habit |
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to slander; to defame; speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner
ex.)he has been vilified in the press |
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to denounce abusively; criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner
ex.)he was now reviled by the party that he had once helped to lead |
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to subside; decrease in intensity
ex.)the vicious storm suddenly abated |
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overly submissive; obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
ex.)hey were served by obsequious waiters |
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| to weaken or diminish something |
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a wearing away of strength or moral
ex.)the council is trying to wear down the opposition by attrition |
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| enervate (en-er-vate or in-er-vit) |
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to weaken someone's vitality; cause (someone) to feel drained of energy
ex.)Doing drugs will enervate your mentality |
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to sap the strength of
ex.)a weakness that debilitates him despite his overwhelming physical might |
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resting; quiet
ex.)strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been quiescent |
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| moratorium (moor-ah-tor-ee-um) |
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postponement; delay; a temporary prohibition of an activity
ex.)The judge ruled that there would be a moratorium on construction of the new city hall until the dispute between the city and the contractor had been amicably resolved |
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| rest; time of relief; pause |
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a break in the continuity of something
ex.)I'm currently starting over after a long hiatus |
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| irascible (ear-rass-ahble) |
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| explosive; tending to evaporate |
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refutation; opposing response to an argument
ex.)When I came home late, Mom grounded me; my rebuttal was that it was the prom and everyone came home late |
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| to disprove; to rebut forcefully |
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warlike in manner; demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
ex.)a group of bellicose patriots |
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tending to aggravate or stimulate; (of a person, policy, or action) creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened
ex.)be proactive in identifying and preventing potential problems |
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a natural inclination; a tendency; to behave in a particular way
ex.)a propensity for violence |
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reprimand severely
ex.)he was castigated for not setting a good example |
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