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11th Grade
01/14/2011

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indolent
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lazy
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malinger
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to fake illness in order to avoid work

 

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fetid
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having an offensive smell
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scurrilous
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indecent; vulgar; gross; coarse
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turpitude
Definition
wickedness
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fallow
Definition
unused, unproductive farmland
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relegate
Definition
to dismiss to a lower position; to exile; to demote
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arcane
Definition
only known by a select few
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abstruse
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profound and difficult of understand
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recondite
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profound and difficult to understand
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inexorable
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inflexible; relentless
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contentious
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argumentative; quarrelsome
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peevish
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cross; ill-termpered; contrary
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polemical
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argumentative
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churlish
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surly; uncivil; selfish; rude
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querulous
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complaining; irritable
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frenetic
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frantic; frenzied
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restive
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nervous; impatient
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dither
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to act nervously
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cabal
Definition
a secret group of conspirators
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discursive
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digressing; rambling
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desultory
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random; disorganized; not connected with the main subject
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abrogate
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revoke; repeal
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maverick
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bold and untraditional
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temerity
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audacity; boldness; rashness
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callous
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unfeeling; insensitive
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precocious
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prematurely developed
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incipient
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in the first stages of eistence; beginning
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germinal
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being in the earliest stage of development
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inchoate
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in early stages of devlopment
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nascent
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just starting to form or grow
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contrite
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feeling remorse or sorrow; repentant
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elegiac
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sad; mournful
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penitent
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feeling sorrow for past sins
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plaintive
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sad
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baleful
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deadly; harmful
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baneful
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poisonous; harmful; destructive
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odious
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disgusting; offensive; hateful
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virulent
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extremely poisonous; intensely irritating
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buttress
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to support; a structure supporting a wall
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indecorous
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unbecoming; unseemly; in poor taste; improper
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libertine
Definition
a person who lives an immoral life
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licentious
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lacking moral restraint; disregard for correctness
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philistine
Definition
person lacking in taste and judgment
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ribald
Definition
crude and offensive; irreverent; coarse or indecent
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artless
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honest; innocent
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probity
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honesty; integrity
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scrupulous
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having moral integrity
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augur
Definition
to foretell or make a prophecy
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presage
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to foretell; to predict
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prescient
Definition
having knowledge of the future
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abstemious
Definition
spare or moderate in eating or drinking
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ascetic
Definition
one who lives without luxury and practices self-denial
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insular
Definition
narrow-minded
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parochial
Definition
narrow-minded; limited in experience
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provincial
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narrow-minded; unsophisticated
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sectarium
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member of a particular sect; narrow-minded
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foment
Definition
to promote the growth of; ot stir up
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pastiche
Definition
made up of different elements
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antediluvian
Definition
old and outdated
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effrontery
Definition
a rude or overly bold act or manner
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foolhardy
Definition
overly bold
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gauche
Definition
awkward and tactless; lacking in ease
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assail
Definition
to attack violently and persistently
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beset
Definition
to set upon; harass; trouble
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fulminate
Definition
to protest loudly and bitterly
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grate
Definition
to irritate or have an unpleasant effect on one's feelings
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pique
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to irritate; to displease; to stimulate
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corpulence
Definition
obesity; excessively fat
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plummet
Definition
a thing that weighs heavily; to fall straight downward
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ponderous
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very heavy; clumsy; unwieldly; dull
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prosaic
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dull; tedious; ordinary
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vapid
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dull; flat and uninteresting
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profusion
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great abundance
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glut
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to fill to excess
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replete
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full
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rife
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abundant; widespread
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sated
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overly full
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spate
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abundance
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surfeit
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to fill to excess
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partisan
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a staunch supporter of a cause
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salutary
Definition
producing good effects; beneficial
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obdurate
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unmoved by persuasion; stubborn; resistant
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intransigent
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stubborn; refusing to comrpomise
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intractable
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stubborn; unmanageable
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recalcitrant
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refusing to compromise; stubborn
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refractory
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stubborn; unruly
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heedless
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not noticing; careless
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browbeat
Definition
to bully with words; to intimidate
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dictum
Definition
a short authoritative statement
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stinting
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frugal or sparing; stingy; cheap
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parsimonious
Definition
stingy, cheap
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propitous
Definition
favorable; kind; helpful
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obsequious
Definition
overly submissive
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blandish
Definition
to get what you want through flattery
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fulsome
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excessively complimentary
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inveigle
Definition
to win over or acquire by flattery
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unctuous
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oily or greasy; insincerely suave
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toady
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one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors
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reprehensible
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blameworthy
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acumen
Definition
mental shaprness
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prudent
Definition
wisely cautious
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incisive
Definition
sharp; keen alertness of mind
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perspicacious
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intelligent
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languid/languor
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lack of energy
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torpor/torpid
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lack of energy or movement
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lackadaisical
Definition
lack of energy or movement
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raze
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to destroy completely; to level; to ruin
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enervate
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to weaken
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quench
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to extinguish; to terminate
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aggregate
Definition
a colletion or group (also a verb)
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confluence
Definition
a flowing together
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tawdry
Definition
cheap and showy
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florid
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flowery; ornate
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equanimity
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composure; inner calm
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halcyon
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peaceful
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mire
Definition
to bog down (stuck); a swamp
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quagmire
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a difficult situation
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aberration
Definition
something unusual
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disparate
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unequal; different
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demure
Definition
shy and modest; reserved
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equivocate
Definition
to mislead intentionally with an ambiguous remark
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becloud
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to make unclear
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knotty
Definition
confusing; complicated; perplexing
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obfuscate
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to confuse; to make unclear
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obstinate
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stubborn; inflexible
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diatribe
Definition
speech characterized by bitterness or malice
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inveigh
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to attack verbally; to denounce
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reprieve
Definition
a temporary relief; a postponement of penalty
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table
Definition
to postpone indefinitely
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parity
Definition
equality
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abeyance
Definition
a suspension of an activity or function
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commensurate
Definition
equal in measure or extent; corresponding
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amity
Definition
friendship
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gregarious
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sociable; fond of company; friendly
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insolvent
Definition
out of money
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indigent
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impoverished
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penury
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extreme poverty
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impecunious
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poor; having no money
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laconic
Definition
using a minimum number of words; concise
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sententious
Definition
short and moralistic in expression
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euphony
Definition
sweet-sounding; pleasing to the ear
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redolent
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fragrant; having an agreeable odor
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dulcet
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pleasing to the ear; melodious
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ignominy
Definition
deep personal humiliation and disgrace
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neophyte
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someone without experience; beginner
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callow
Definition
immature; inexperienced
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gouge
Definition
to cheat or defraud someone
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prevaricate
Definition
to lie
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charlatan
Definition

an imposter; a quack; a con artist

 

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affected
Definition
acting in an artificial way; putting on a fake appearance
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insiduous
Definition
treacherous; sneaky; sly
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bilk
Definition
to defraud; to cheat; to swindle
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strategem
Definition
to plan to deceive or trick
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spurious
Definition
conterfeit; false
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apocryphal
Definition
of doubtful origin; false
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jollity
Definition
merriment; fun; gaiety
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carouse
Definition
rowdy, drunken merrymaking
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cavort
Definition
to skip around; prance; excessive partying
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effervescent
Definition
bubbling; vivacious; exhilarated
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gambol
Definition
to leap about; to frolic; to play
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vindicate
Definition
to clear from accusation or suspicion
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clemency
Definition
leniency; showing mercy
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exonerate
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to clear of a charge; to free from blame
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exculpate
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to free from blame
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prodigal
Definition
wastefully extravagant
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improvident
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wasteful
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profligate
Definition
wastefully extravagant
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vociferous
Definition
noisy; clamorous; loud shouting
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obstreperous
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noisy; usually in defiance
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palpable
Definition
touchable; real
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vindictive
Definition
vengeful; vicious; spiteful
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antipathy
Definition
feeling of ill-will
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inimical
Definition
hostile and unfriendly
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misanthrope
Definition
one who hates mankind
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vacillate
Definition
to fluctuate; to waver
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mercurial
Definition
temperamental; emotionally unstable
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vicissitude
Definition
change of fortuen; alternating changes; fluctuation
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mote
Definition
a small partical or speck
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iota
Definition
a small amount
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scintilla
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a small amount
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dearth
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lack; small amount
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spry
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limber
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truncate
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to cut short; to cut off
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abate
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to decrease; to diminish
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fecund
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productive; fertile
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expedient
Definition
practical; quick; efficient
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evanescent
Definition
vanishing; fleeing; short-lived
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temporal
Definition
not lasing forever
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pedantic
Definition
characterized by concern with minor details or formal rules
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pedagogue
Definition
a schoolteacher; an educator
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perfidy
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disloyalty; deceit
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pejorative
Definition
tending to make or become worse
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peremptory
Definition
insiting on immediate attention or obedience
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preempt
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to take action to forestall an anticipated even from happening
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picayune
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of little value
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plutocracy
Definition
a wealthy class that controls the government
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portent
Definition
an omen
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predilection
Definition
a preference
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propitiate
Definition
to win someone's favor; to appease
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protean
Definition
variable or changing in nature
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pundit
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a critic
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raiment
Definition
clothing; garments
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remonstrance
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a forceful argument
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repository
Definition
a place where things are kept for safekeeping
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salubrious
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favorable to health; beneficial
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sanctimonious
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feighning piety or righteousness
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sedentary
Definition
characterized by or requiring much sitting
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sinecure
Definition
paid job or position that provides regular income but requires little or no work
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sophistry
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flawed method of argumentation
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stopgap
Definition
improvised substitute fro something lacking
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stringent
Definition
severe
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sundry
Definition
assorted; consisting of a haphazard assorment of different kinds
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supine
Definition
lying face upward; failing to act or protest as a result of moral weakness
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tenable
Definition
capable of being maintained in argument
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triage
Definition
process of prioritizing sick or injured people for treatment according to their condition
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umbrage
Definition
resentment
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underwrite
Definition
to fund
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vaunted
Definition
to speak boastfully of; to brag about
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verdant
Definition
naive; lacking experience; green with vegetation
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vertiginous
Definition
dizzying; fickle
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verve
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vitality
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vituperative
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using, containing or marked by abusive disapproval
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yoking
Definition
joining together
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adversarial
Definition
contesting; opposing someone in a conflict, debate or contest
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aplomb
Definition
self-confidence; assurance; poise
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aspersion
Definition
slanderous remark; a statement that attacks
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bely
Definition
to picture falsely; to misrepresent
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bilious
Definition
sickly; ill-humored
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bowlderized
Definition
to remove inappropriate material
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bucolic
Definition
of or characteristic of the countryside or its people; rustic
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byzantine
Definition
complex or convoluted; intricate
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cantankerous
Definition
ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable
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capitulate
Definition
come to terms
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cathartic
Definition
emotionally purging; cleansing
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cavalier
Definition
showing arrogant or offhand disregard; dimissive
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censorious
Definition
highly critical
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circumscribe
Definition
to limit narrowly; restrict; to draw a line around
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compunction
Definition
shame; regret
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consternation
Definition
a state of paralyzing dismay
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convivial
Definition
merry; festive; sociable
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court
Definition
to attempt to gain; to seek; to behave to as to invite or incur
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craven
Definition
cowardly
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debauchery
Definition
extreme indulgence in sensual pleasures; seduction from morality; a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
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demagogue
Definition
a leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudces of the populace
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didactic
Definition
intended to teach; containing a moral or political message; fond of instructing or giving advice to others
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dilettante
Definition
a dabbler in the arts
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dilatory
Definition
tending to postpone or delay; slow to act
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discomfiture
Definition
frustrated feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness
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disingenuous
Definition
not straightfoward or candid; insincere or calculating
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dogmatic
Definition
inflexible; authoritative
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epistolary
Definition
consisting of letters
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exconate
Definition
express strong disapproval of
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expository
Definition
intended to explain or describe
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extemporaneous/extemporize
Definition
to perform without prior preparation or practice; improvise
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extricate
Definition
to release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage
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flotsam
Definition
floating debris; people that have been rejected or regarded as worthless
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galling
Definition
exasperating with effect of frustrating someone; vexing
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galvanized
Definition
to stimulate into great activity
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gerrymandering
Definition
trying to get extra votes unfairly by manipulating an electoral area by altering its boundaries
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gleaned
Definition
to gather; to collect
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harowing
Definition
extremely distressing; agonizing
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histrionics
Definition
exaggerated emotional behaviors; theatrical arts or performances
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imperious
Definition
arrogantly overbearing or domineering
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lambaste
Definition
to beat; to scold harshly; to berate
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leach
Definition
to drain; to empty
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lexicon
Definition
vocabulary; dictionary
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lugubrious
Definition
mournful; dismal; gloomy
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mendacious
Definition
lying; untruthful
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nominal
Definition
insignificantly small; trivial
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onerous
Definition
difficult; burdensome
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ossify
Definition
to harden into bone; to become inflexible
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pander
Definition
to cater to the lower tastes of others; to exploit others' weaknesses
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panoply
Definition
an impressive or magnificent display
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excoriate
Definition
to criticize severely
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disinterested
Definition
neutral [ON SAT]
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quixotic
Definition
imaginary; idealistic
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facetious
Definition
sarcasticall funny
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elucidate
Definition
to make clear
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sanction
Definition
to permit; a prevention from getting somewhere
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complacent
Definition
passive
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superseded
Definition
prevented
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impetuosity
Definition
done without thought or care; moving rapidly
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resplendent
Definition
attractive and impressive through being richly colorful and sumptuous
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verisimilitude
Definition
semblance of truth; likelihood; probability
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platitudinous
Definition
trite
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feckless
Definition
futile; lazy
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qualify
Definition
to make a statement weaker [ON SAT]
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sully
Definition
to tarnish
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resuscitate
Definition
to revive
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advect
Definition
to push down
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obviate
Definition
to remove
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cant
Definition
critical talk
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divest
Definition
to get rid of
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censure
Definition
to critcize
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idiosyncracy
Definition
a mode of behavior peculiar to an individual
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doctrinaire
Definition
one seeking ti impose doctrines without regard to practical considerations; traditional
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unexceptionable
Definition
not offensive
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nonplus
Definition
to surprise and confuse someone so much they are unsure how to react
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