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10th Grade
01/31/2010
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capacious
 Definition
adj. spacious
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artifice
 Definition
n. deception
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canvass
 Definition
v. determine votes
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blandishment
 Definition
n. flattery
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calamity
 Definition
n. disaster
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ceremonious
 Definition
adj. marked by formality
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clime
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n. climate
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brevity
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n. conciseness in speech or writing
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concise
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adj. using few words
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laconic
 Definition
adj. concise
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pithy
 Definition
adj. concise
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quiescent
 Definition
adj. quiet
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reticent
 Definition
adj. reserved
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succinct
 Definition
adj. concise
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taciturn
 Definition
adj. quiet
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terse
 Definition
adj. using few words that might seem rude
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ashen
 Definition
adj. ash-colored
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cajole
 Definition
v. coax
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calorific
 Definition
adj. heat producing
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barrage
 Definition
n. barrier of artillery fire
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appreciate
 Definition
v. be thankful for
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banal
 Definition
adj. overused
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cadence
 Definition
n. rhythmic rise and fall
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bombastic
 Definition
adj. speaking to impress
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circumlocution
 Definition
n. roundabout speech
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colloquial
 Definition
adj. conversational
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diffuse
 Definition
adj. spread out
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eloquence
 Definition
n. artful ease in speaking
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digress
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v. go off topic
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garrulous
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adj. talkative
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grandiloquent
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adj. using big words
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loquacious
 Definition
adj. talkative
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celebrated
 Definition
adj. famous
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cede
 Definition
v. yield to
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cavil
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v. make objections
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chafe
 Definition
v. warm by rubbing
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cession
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n. ceding
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cessation
 Definition
n. stoppage
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caulk
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v. to make watertight by sealing cracks
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prattle
 Definition
v. talk foolishly
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ramble
 Definition
v. talk on pointlessly
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rant
 Definition
v. rave
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rhetorical
 Definition
adj. relating to speech
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verbose
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adj. wordy
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voluble
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adj. rapid speech
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arrogant
 Definition
adj. haughty
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braggart
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n. one who brags
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complacent
 Definition
adj. satisfied
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beatitude
 Definition
n. state of bliss
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affected
 Definition
adj. artificial
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affluence
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n. wealth
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apprehension
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n. fear
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amend
 Definition
v. change
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advent
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n. arrival
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affront
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n. insult
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contemptuous
 Definition
adj. scornful
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disdainful
 Definition
adj. full of bitter scorn
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egotistical
 Definition
adj. self-absorbed
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haughty
 Definition
adj. great pride in oneself
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insolent
 Definition
adj. rude
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narcissistic
 Definition
adj. extreme self-adoration
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ostentatious
 Definition
adj. showing off
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presumptuous
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adj. too bold
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pretentious
 Definition
adj. affectedly grand
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censure
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v. blame
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censorious
 Definition
adj. critical
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cerebration
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n. thought
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celerity
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n. speed
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celestial
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adj. heavenly
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celibate
 Definition
adj. unmarried
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censor
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n. overseer of morals
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supercilious
 Definition
adj. scornful
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swagger
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v. to boast
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cliche
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n. overused expression
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derivative
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adj. unoriginal
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hackneyed
 Definition
adj. trite
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insipid
 Definition
adj. unexciting
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lackluster
 Definition
adj. boring
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mundane
 Definition
adj. ordinary
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platitude
 Definition
n. quality of being dull
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brunt
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n. shock
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brusque
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adj. blunt
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broach
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v. introduce
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cache
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n. hiding place
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brochure
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n. pamphlet
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browbeat
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v. bully
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browse
 Definition
v. graze
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prosaic
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adj. dull
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trite
 Definition
adj. overused
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vapid
 Definition
adj. flat
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abate
 Definition
v. subside
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aberrant
 Definition
adj. abnormal
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abrasive
 Definition
adj. rubbing away
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abridge
 Definition
v. shorten
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absolute
 Definition
adj. certain
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abstemious
 Definition
adj. sparing in drinking
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buccaneer
 Definition
n. pirate
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buffet
 Definition
n. self-serve meal
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capacity
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n. role
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bureacracy
 Definition
n. administrative system
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buoyant
 Definition
adj. able to float
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bungle
 Definition
v. blunder
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bumptious
 Definition
adj. self-assertive
Term
abstract
 Definition
adj. not concrete
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abstruce
 Definition
adj. hard to understand
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accessible
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adj. obtainable
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acclaim
 Definition
v. applaud
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accolade
 Definition
n. award
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acknowledge
 Definition
v. recognize
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acquiesce
 Definition
v. agree
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acrimonious
 Definition
adj. bitter in words
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acute
 Definition
adj. keen
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beam
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n. ray of light
Term
causal
 Definition
adj. cause-effect
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cavalcade
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n. parade
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bucolic
 Definition
adj. relating to farm life
Term
bulwark
 Definition
n. person who defends
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buffet
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v. slap
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buffoonery
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n. clowning
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address
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v. direct a speech to
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adherent
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n. supporter
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adjacent
 Definition
adj. neighboring
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adroit
 Definition
adj. skillful
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adulation
 Definition
n. admiration
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clench
 Definition
v. grasp
Term
clemency
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n. mildness
Term
cleft
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n. split
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cleave
 Definition
v. split
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clasp
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n. firm grip
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clangor
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n. loud noise
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clandestine
 Definition
adj. secret
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beautific
 Definition
adj. blissful
Term
bedraggle
 Definition
v. wet thoroughly
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beeline
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n. direct
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cavalier
 Definition
adj. haughty
Term
caustic
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adj. burning
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biennial
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adj. every two years
Term
beneficiary
 Definition
n. person with benefits
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benefactor
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n. gift giver
Term
bent
 Definition
adj. determined
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beneficial
 Definition
adj. helpful
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benign
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adj. kindly
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annul
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v. nullify
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bequeath
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v. hand down
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berserk
 Definition
adv. crazed
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bereft
 Definition
adj. lacking
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befuddle
 Definition
v. confuse
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bawdy
 Definition
adj. rude
Term
benevolent
 Definition
adj. generous
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anthropologist
 Definition
n. person who studies history
Term
anthem
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n. song of praise
Term
antipathy
 Definition
n. dislike
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bellicose
 Definition
adj. warlike
Term
bastion
 Definition
n. fortress
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suppress
 Definition
v. keep down by force
Term
lavish
 Definition
adj. generous in spending
Term
expropriate
 Definition
v. to take property from its owned for public use
Term
pluralism
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n. quality of existing in more than one form
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amenity
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n. attractive feature
Term
distort
 Definition
v. modify
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espouse
 Definition
v. support an idea
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trivialize
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v. to make unimportant
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embellish
 Definition
v. decorate
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allay
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v. to calm
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alleviate
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v. to lessen pain
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ameliorate
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v. to make better
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appease
 Definition
v. make tranquil
Term
assuage
 Definition
v. to pacify
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conciliate
 Definition
v. to win a person through persuasive methods
Term
mediate
 Definition
v. to act as a middle man
Term
mitigate
 Definition
v. to lessen pain
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mollify
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v. to soothe
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pacify
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v. to make peaceful
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placate
 Definition
v. to soothe
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quell
 Definition
v. to pacify
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adversary
 Definition
n. opponent
Term
affable
 Definition
adj. friendly
Term
amiable
 Definition
adj. friendly
Term
adverse
 Definition
adj. hostile
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amicable
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adj. goodwill
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congenial
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adj. compatible
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convivial
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adj. sociable
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cordial
 Definition
adj. warm and friendly
Term
gregarious
 Definition
adj. outgoing
Term
jocular
 Definition
adj. joking around
Term
levity
 Definition
n. lightheartedness
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advocate
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v. plead for
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aesthetic
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adj. artistic
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affinity
 Definition
n. natural liking
Term
affirmation
 Definition
n. positive assertion
Term
aggressor
 Definition
n. attacker
Term
alienate
 Definition
v. separate
Term
aloof
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adj. apart
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altruistic
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adj. concerned for others
Term
ambiguous
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adj. unclear
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ambivalence
 Definition
n. state of conflicting emotions
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amorphous
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adj. formless
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ample
 Definition
adj. abundant
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analogy
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n. similarity
Term
anarchist
 Definition
n. person against established government
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animosity
 Definition
n. hatred
Term
antagonism
 Definition
n. hostility
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cantankerous
 Definition
adj. quarrelsome
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captious
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adj. quibbling
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contentious
 Definition
adj. quarrelsome
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disputatious
 Definition
adj. likely to dispute
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polemical
 Definition
adj. inclined to debate
Term
predator
 Definition
n. strong rival
Term
pugnacious
 Definition
adj. eager to fight
Term
anecdote
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n. a short account of an event
Term
antidote
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n. medicine for poison
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antiquated
 Definition
adj. old-fashioned
Term
antithesis
 Definition
n. opposite of
Term
apathy
 Definition
n. lack of caring
Term
apocryphal
 Definition
adj. made up
Term
archives
 Definition
n. place of public records
Term
austere
 Definition
adj. having a stern look
Term
opulent
 Definition
adj. having much wealth
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florid
 Definition
adj. highly decorated
Term
sparse
 Definition
adj. thinly spread
Term
stoic
 Definition
adj. showing no emotions
Term
dubious
 Definition
adj. feeling doubtful
Term
prophet
 Definition
n. person with moral insight
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dilatory
 Definition
adj. slow in doing things
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extrovert
 Definition
n. person who is more interested in his environment than in himself
Term
surreptitious
 Definition
adj. done in a secret way
Term
obtrude
 Definition
v. to force upon others unwanted
Term
promulgate
 Definition
v. to make widespread
Term
enfranchise
 Definition
v. to free from slavery
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proliferate
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v. reproduce in quick succession
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ruthless
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adj. cruel
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theatrical
 Definition
adj. exaggerated
Term
scrupulous
 Definition
adj. extremely careful to do the right thing
Term
formidable
 Definition
adj. causing fear
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emollient
 Definition
adj. something that has a soothing effect
Term
byline
 Definition
n. author's line
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berate
 Definition
v. scold severely
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goad
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v. to urge on
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heed
 Definition
v. to pay close attention to
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disparate
 Definition
adj. unequal
Term
incumbent
 Definition
adj. currently in office
Term
conundrum
 Definition
n. puzzling problem
Term
divert
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v. to distract
Term
hindsight
 Definition
n. ability to see after an event
Term
clientele
 Definition
n. all of one's clients
Term
liable
 Definition
adj. responsible
Term
extant
 Definition
adj. still existing
Term
feral
 Definition
adj. wild
Term
pundit
 Definition
n. person who claims to have great learning
Term
interlocutor
 Definition
n. person taking part in a dialogue
Term
surrogate
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n. substitute figure
Term
meddle
 Definition
v. to interfere
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usurp
 Definition
v. to take by force
Term
collaborate
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v. work together
Term
futile
 Definition
adj. useless
Term
obstinate
 Definition
adj. stubborn
Term
impenitent
 Definition
adj. without shame
Term
exultant
 Definition
adj. extremely happy
Term
discomfit
 Definition
v. to make uneasy
Term
meager
 Definition
adj. small amount
Term
vestige
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n. a mark of something that once existed
Term
propagate
 Definition
v. to reproduce itself
Term
supplant
 Definition
v. to replace
Term
utopia
 Definition
n. perfect life
Term
arable
 Definition
adj. suitable for growing crops
Term
insular
 Definition
adj. of or relating to an island
Term
largess
 Definition
n. generous giving
Term
magnanimous
 Definition
adj. rising above pettiness
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munificent
 Definition
adj. very generous
Term
philanthropic
 Definition
adj. charitable
Term
prodigal
 Definition
adj. wasteful
Term
squander
 Definition
v. to spend time or money in a wasteful manner
Term
arbitrary
 Definition
adj. randomly selected
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archaic
 Definition
adj. old-fashioned
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ardor
 Definition
n. passion
Term
arid
 Definition
adj. dry
Term
articulate
 Definition
adj. effective
Term
avaricious
 Definition
adj. greedy
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frugal
 Definition
adj. careful with money
Term
mercenary
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n. greedy for self-gain
Term
miserly
 Definition
adj. careful with how money is spent
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parsimonious
 Definition
adj. overly miserly
Term
penurious
 Definition
adj. stingy
Term
thrifty
 Definition
adj. miserly
Term
artifact
 Definition
n. object made by humans
Term
artisan
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n. craftsman
Term
ascendancy
 Definition
n. controlling in influence
Term
ascetic
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adj. self denial; hermit
Term
aspire
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v. seek to attain
Term
astute
 Definition
adj. wise
Term
atrophy
 Definition
v. waste away
Term
attentive
 Definition
adj. thoughtful
Term
attribute
 Definition
v. explain
Term
audacious
 Definition
adj. bold
Term
augment
 Definition
v. to increase
Term
adversity
 Definition
n. great trouble
Term
conflagration
 Definition
n. a huge fire
Term
confounding
 Definition
adj. puzzling
Term
cryptic
 Definition
adj. hidden
Term
debacle
 Definition
n. a breakdown
Term
enigma
 Definition
n. a mystery
Term
labyrinth
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n. an extremely difficult maze
Term
precarious
 Definition
adj. risky
Term
quagmire
 Definition
n. a troubling situation
Term
quandary
 Definition
n. a dilemma
Term
turbulence
 Definition
n. turmoil
Term
turmoil
 Definition
n. turbulent situation
Term
authentic
 Definition
adj. genuine
Term
authoritarian
 Definition
adj. completely dominating another's will
Term
autonomous
 Definition
adj. self-governing
Term
aversion
 Definition
n. firm dislike
Term
bane
 Definition
n. a curse
Term
belie
 Definition
v. to lie
Term
belittle
 Definition
v. make fun of
Term
belligerent
 Definition
adj. quarrelsome
Term
deleterious
 Definition
adj. harmful
Term
detrimental
 Definition
adj. harmful
Term
devious
 Definition
adj. tricky
Term
iniquitous
 Definition
adj. wicked
Term
malicious
 Definition
adj. intending to hurt
Term
nefarious
 Definition
adj. very mean
Term
odious
 Definition
adj. evil
Term
ominous
 Definition
adj. foreboding
Term
pernicious
 Definition
adj. very destructive
Term
rancorous
 Definition
adj. malicious
Term
virulent
 Definition
adj. deadly
Term
biased
 Definition
adj. not fair
Term
bland
 Definition
adj. dull
Term
blasphemy
 Definition
n. cursing
Term
bolster
 Definition
v. support
Term
brawn
 Definition
n. muscular strength
Term
carp
 Definition
v. to be critical
Term
castigate
 Definition
v. to scold severely
Term
chastise
 Definition
v. to punish
Term
deprecate
 Definition
v. to show mild disapproval
Term
deride
 Definition
v. to scoff at
Term
impugn
 Definition
v. to attack as false
Term
rebuff
 Definition
v. to refuse
Term
rebuke
 Definition
v. to scold sharply
Term
reprove
 Definition
v. to scold
Term
upbraid
 Definition
v. to scold bitterly
Term
buttress
 Definition
v. support
Term
cacophonous
 Definition
adj. inharmonious
Term
calculated
 Definition
adj. planned out
Term
candor
 Definition
n. honesty
Term
capricious
 Definition
adj. unpredictable
Term
caricature
 Definition
n. distortion
Term
hubris
 Definition
n. excessive pride
Term
truncate
 Definition
v. to cut off the top
Term
trepidation
 Definition
n. fear
Term
torpor
 Definition
n. sluggishness
Term
stolid
 Definition
adj. dull
Term
soporific
 Definition
adj. sleep-causing
Term
scintillate
 Definition
v. sparkle
Term
recant
 Definition
v. openly confess error
Term
profligate
 Definition
adj. wildly immoral
Term
sybarite
 Definition
n. one who is devoted to luxury
Term
protean
 Definition
adj. versatile
Term
potentate
 Definition
n. monarch
Term
depredation
 Definition
n. plundering
Term
denouement
 Definition
n. outcome
Term
desultory
 Definition
adj. aimless
Term
nadir
 Definition
n. lowest point
Term
moratorium
 Definition
n. legal delay of payment
Term
paean
 Definition
n. song of praise
Term
perfidious
 Definition
adj. disloyal
Term
polyglot
 Definition
adj. speaking several different languages
Term
philistine
 Definition
n. narrow-minded person exclusively interested in material gain
Term
pied
 Definition
adj. multicolored
Term
chimerical
 Definition
adj. fantastic imagining
Term
prerogative
 Definition
n. privilege
Term
vertiginous
 Definition
adj. characterized by dizziness
Term
uncouth
 Definition
adj. very rude
Term
rustic
 Definition
adj. charming scenery
Term
endemic
 Definition
adj. native to an area
Term
dissembler
 Definition
n. liar
Term
recalcitrant
 Definition
adj. stubborn
Term
itinerant
 Definition
adj. traveling from place to place
Term
sophistry
 Definition
n. plausible statement but intending to decieve
Term
bowdlerize
 Definition
v. remove parts of a book deemed offensive
Term
catatonic
 Definition
adj. condition of suspended animation with no response
Term
foist
 Definition
v. to force upon others
Term
ulterior
 Definition
adj. intentionally kept concealed
Term
gumption
 Definition
n. initiative; courage
Term
dilapidated
 Definition
adj. falling into decay
Term
indelible
 Definition
adj. cannot be erased
Term
coerce
 Definition
v. to force a certain way of thinking by use of pressure
Term
ornery
 Definition
adj. unpleasant temper
Term
prudish
 Definition
adj. excessively proper in conduct
Term
incarnate
 Definition
adj. in a bodily form
Term
replete
 Definition
v. to overfill
Term
coddle
 Definition
v. to treat as a baby
Term
coxswain
 Definition
n. driver of a boat
Term
cygnet
 Definition
n. young swan
Term
decamp
 Definition
v. to leave suddenly
Term
debonair
 Definition
adj. gentleman-like
Term
nugatory
 Definition
adj. having no force
Term
peripatetic
 Definition
adj. walking around
Term
plenary
 Definition
adj. entire
Term
priggish
 Definition
adj. arrogant
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