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11th Grade
01/19/2011
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acme
 Definition
high point; zenith
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ajar
 Definition
slightly open
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apex
 Definition
high point; pinnacle; zenith
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avid
 Definition
passionate; ardent
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bane
 Definition
a cause for ruin
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bard
 Definition
a poet
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bent
 Definition
inclination or propensity, leaning toward
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bevy
 Definition
large group
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bilk
 Definition
to steal; to embezzle
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boon
 Definition
sudden gain, windfall
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boor
 Definition
rude person
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curt
 Definition
terse, aburpt, brief, bordering on rudeness
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deft
 Definition
skillfull, adept
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dire
 Definition
serious, urgent
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diva
 Definition
female singer, prima donna
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dolt
 Definition
obtuse person
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dupe
 Definition
to trick
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fawn
 Definition
to flatter
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foil
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to baffle a plan, thwart
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gait
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a rate of walking
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gale
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strong wind; gust
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garb
 Definition
clothing; attire
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glib
 Definition
easeful with speaking, stroytelling
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glut
 Definition
to oversupply, to stuff
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guru
 Definition
a learned person who has followers
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hack
 Definition
hackneyed, trite, stale, to chop
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hail
 Definition
to praise
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hale
 Definition
healthy
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heed
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to listen to advice, to consider
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hone
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to sharpen
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icon
 Definition
a religious symbol or image
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iota
 Definition
a very small amount
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keen
 Definition
sharp-minded, acute
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laud
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to praise, to adulate
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loom
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to come into view, usually in a threatening manner
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mire
 Definition
swamp pit, mud, quagmire
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mock
 Definition
to poke fun at, to scoff at
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molt
 Definition
to shed hair, feathers, shell, or horns
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onus
 Definition
a duty or burden
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opus
 Definition
a great work, usually in that of music
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oust
 Definition
to forcibly remove a ruler from power
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pact
 Definition
an agreement, contract
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sway
 Definition
influence, control, dominion
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tact
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finesse in dealing with people, diplomacy
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tome
 Definition
a very big book
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tout
 Definition
to flaunt
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tyro
 Definition
a beginner, a neophyte, a fledgling
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void
 Definition
to cancel, nullify
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wary
 Definition
cautious, chary
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whet
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to sharpen, stimulate an interest in
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wily
 Definition
crafty, sly
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aesthete
 Definition
one who appreciates and seeks beauty, art, or pleasure
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alacrity
 Definition
cheerful readiness
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aphorism
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a wise saying, an adage, a maxim
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appropriate (verb)
 Definition
to take another's property as one's own
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arable
 Definition
able to be cultivated, farmable
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arboreal
 Definition
relating to trees
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asylum
 Definition
safe place to practice one's beliefs or follow ones convictions
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auspicious
 Definition
foretelling well for the future
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avant-garde
 Definition
cutting-edge, experimental
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behemoth
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huge animal, something of great size or power
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bequest
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a gift upon one's death
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breadth
 Definition
range or scope
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brook (verb)
 Definition
to endure, to put up with
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bungle
 Definition
to botch, to mess up
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byzantine
 Definition
ornate, fancy
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celerity
 Definition
cheerful speed
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cerebral
 Definition
intellectual
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chagrin
 Definition
embarrassment
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circumscribed
 Definition
defined or limited isolated
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cloying
 Definition
oversweet, saccharine
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confound
 Definition
to confuse; to perplex; to befuddle
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conjecture
 Definition
a guess
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constituents
 Definition
voters
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convoluted
 Definition
complicated, complex
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crude
 Definition
rude, lacking refinement
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curtail
 Definition
to cut short; abridge
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debased
 Definition
morally low; base
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decorous
 Definition
having rightness or justness
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propriety
 Definition
conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
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denuded
 Definition
made ineffective or infertile
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desultory
 Definition
aimless, lacking a plan or purpose
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didactic
 Definition
relating to instruction; lecturing
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dilatory
 Definition
lacking goals or purpose, aimless
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din
 Definition
noise
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dirge
 Definition
a funeral song
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discomfited
 Definition
embarrassed, disconcerted
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discretionary
 Definition
based on personal choice; showing prudence
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disingenuous
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dishonest
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disposed
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behaviorally inclinded
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edifice
 Definition
a building
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effigy
 Definition
a crude likiness of a loathed person
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egregious
 Definition
blatantly wrong
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elusive
 Definition
hard to grasp, escaping, evasive
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emollient
 Definition
soothing lotion
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empirical
 Definition
based on data, evidence, or experiments
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enervate
 Definition
to drain energy; to weaken
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enfranchise
 Definition
to free from slavery; to bestow right of to vote
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epitaph
 Definition
words inscribed on a tomb
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espouse
 Definition
to support
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expurgate
 Definition
to delete obscene material from a text
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extant
 Definition
existing
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fabrication
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a lie
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facile
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easy
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felicitous
 Definition
suitable; pleasant
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feral
 Definition
savage, wild
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galvanize
 Definition
to incite; to arouse to action
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gaunt
 Definition
thin, haggard
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gingerly
 Definition
carefully
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grovel
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to beg or plead
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hapless
 Definition
ill fated, unlucky
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harbinger
 Definition
a messanger, an omen
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hermetic
 Definition
sealed in an airtight manner
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histrionic
 Definition
over theatrical, melodramatic
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hubris
 Definition
excessive pride
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inanimate
 Definition
not living
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incantation
 Definition
a calling for inspiration or guidance
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inchoate
 Definition
not fully formed
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incisive
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harsh, cutting, vitriolic
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incumbent
 Definition
one who holds political office
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indelible
 Definition
unable to be erased
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ineffable
 Definition
incapable of expression in words
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inexorable
 Definition
steadfast, resolute
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inflammatory
 Definition
likely to excite rage or disorder
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insular
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isolated, remote
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intemperate
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excessive, immoderate
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interlocutor
 Definition
one who participates in conversation or dialogue
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intractable
 Definition
hard to manage or control
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jaded
 Definition
bored from too much pleasure or indulgence
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jingoism
 Definition
aggressive touting of ones patriotism
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juggernaut
 Definition
relentless force
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juxtapose
 Definition
to place things side by side for the sake of comparing
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kinetic
 Definition
motion and energy
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legion
 Definition
a very large number
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leviathon
 Definition
sub aquatic, mythological sea creature, something huge
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licentious
 Definition
morally relaxed
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melee
 Definition
hand-to-hand fight
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milieu
 Definition
environment
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myopic
 Definition
short-sighted
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naivete
 Definition
lack of experience
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nihilism
 Definition
belief involving the rejection of establishing values and morality
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nondescript
 Definition
featureless, hard to describe
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nonplussed
 Definition
confused to the point of being unable to act or speak
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obfuscate
 Definition
to obscure the meaning of
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obliged
 Definition
forced, made to do something because of obligation
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oblique
 Definition
indirect, slanted
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olfactory
 Definition
relating to the sense of smell
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onerous
 Definition
burdensome
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opprobrium
 Definition
disgrace, disapproval
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ostensible
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apparent
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panacea
 Definition
a cure-all
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partisan
 Definition
biased, opinionated
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pathos
 Definition
empathy
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pedagogic
 Definition
relating to education, instructive
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pedantic
 Definition
narrowly or pretentiously learned
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perfidious
 Definition
disloyal, traitorous
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petulant
 Definition
irritable
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plaudits
 Definition
applause
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pontificate
 Definition
to speak in a supercilious and self-important way
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pragmatist
 Definition
a practical person
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precept
 Definition
a rule of behavior or action
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precipitate
 Definition
to hurry up, to make happen before planned
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prescience
 Definition
advance knowledge, foresight
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probity
 Definition
honesty, integrity
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profligate
 Definition
extravagant to a faulty, prodigal
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proliferate
 Definition
to reproduce or multiply quickly
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promulgate
 Definition
to make known formally, a set of laws
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prose
 Definition
writing that is not poetry
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prototype
 Definition
a model,an archetype, first speciman
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prowess
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valor, skill
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pundits
 Definition
erudite, learned or scholarly persons
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qualm
 Definition
doubt, hesitation, uneasiness
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quibble
 Definition
to find fault with
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quixotic
 Definition
romantic or dreamy
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refractory
 Definition
stubborn
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relegate
 Definition
to demote to an inferior position
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reprehensible
 Definition
worthy of blame
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rescind
 Definition
to take back, to withdraw
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retrograde
 Definition
going backwards and not progressing
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sanctimonious
 Definition
pretending to be religious
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sanction (verb)
 Definition
to approve
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scrupulous
 Definition
very conscientious
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serendipity
 Definition
faculty of benefiting ( finding valuable objects) by random chance
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sophistry
 Definition
deceptive thinking, invalid arguements
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spate
 Definition
an outpouring
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specious
 Definition
false, not authentic
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steadfastness
 Definition
loyalty, resolve
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stupefy
 Definition
to stun
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subterfuge
 Definition
deception
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supplant
 Definition
to replace to substitute for
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surfeit
 Definition
a surplus, an oversupply
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sybarite
 Definition
a pleasure-loving person
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synergistic
 Definition
working together and having a greater combined effect because of simultaneous operation
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table (verb)
 Definition
to set aside to be discussed later
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tawdry
 Definition
cheap-looking gaudy
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temerity
 Definition
reckless boldness
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temper (verb)
 Definition
to lessen the severity of
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threadbare
 Definition
very worn, shabby
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treachery
 Definition
disloyal, perfidy
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truculent
 Definition
belligerent
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turgid
 Definition
swollen, pompous
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unctuous
 Definition
inky oily
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unheralded
 Definition
unannounced
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untenable
 Definition
unable to be defended
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upstart
 Definition
a rebel, an insurgent; a maverick
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Utopian
 Definition
perfect society
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vaunt
 Definition
to brag or boast
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venial
 Definition
forgivable; pardonable
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verdant
 Definition
green, lush
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verisimilitude
 Definition
probability; something that has the appearance of truth
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vestigial
 Definition
extremely small
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victuals
 Definition
food
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vignette
 Definition
a brief written description
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virile
 Definition
manly, strong
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visceral
 Definition
relating to the abdomen; instinctive rather than reasoned
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vitiate
 Definition
to impair; to render ineffective
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vitriolic
 Definition
harsh, biting, caustic
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vocation
 Definition
a profession to which one feels called to carry out, a religious calling
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watershed
 Definition
a defining moment, a turning point
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waylay
 Definition
to ambush
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wheedle
 Definition
to cajole or coax
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wily
 Definition
sly
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windfall
 Definition
unexpected gain or boon
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winsome
 Definition
attractive
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witticism
 Definition
clever remark
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xenophobic
 Definition
fear of foreigners
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zephyr
 Definition
a light breeze
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