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abate
(v) reduce, reduce, diminis h Huge Step Taken by Europe's Bank to _____ _____ a Crisis The storm _____ Synonym: decrease, decrease, w eaken, relieve, relieve, recede, recede, lessen. les sen.
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abdicate
(v) formally give up the throne (or some other power or responsibility)
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aberrant
(adj) abnormal, deviant
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abhor!!!!!!!!
(v) detest, detest, regard with disgust
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abjure
(v) give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun (especial ly formally or under oath)
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abrasive
(adj) rough, suitable for grinding or polishing (such as sandpaper) sandpaper);; causing irritation or annoyance
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abridge!!!!!!!!!
abstain
(v) reduce reduce or les sen; shorten s horten by omitting parts throughout while retaining the main idea (v) hold back, refrain (especially from something bad or unheal thy); decline to vote US to ______ ______ on loa n to ch ile to protest protest human rights abuses
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aesthetic
(adj, n) concerning the appreciation of beauty beauty or good taste, pertaining pertaining to the the science of what is beautiful (adj); a sense of beauty beauty and taste of a particular particular time and place (noun)
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affable!!!!!!!!!!!
(adj) warm and friendly, pleasant, approachable
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affectation
(n) fake behavior (such as in speech or dress) dress) adopted adopted to give a certain certain impressi impression on
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aggrandize
(v) make greater; exag gerate, To increase in power, influence, or reputation, To increas e the scope of; extend. (remember the cartoon gerndizer) The Egyptians and the Syrians sought to stop these Has hemite countries countries from aggrandizing.
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aggregate
(v, adj) gather together, a mount to to (verb); constituting a w hole made up of constituent parts parts (adj)
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alacrity
(n) cheerful or speedy willingness
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alienate
(v) cause to become unfriendly, unfriendly, hos tile, or distant
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alleviate
(v) lessen, make easier to endure _______ _______ the pain, In Irvington, a New School To _______ Overcrowding. Cellphone Case Helps to ______ Wi-Fi Woes(distress)
Soviets Soviets _____ in U.N. Vote on Israel India says it will ______ in Iran nuclear vote 9.
acme
(n) summit, peak, highest point
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activism
(n) the practice of pursuing pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests protests and an d demonstrations demonstrations
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adhere!!!!!!!!!!!!
(v) stick (to), such as with glue, or to a plan or belief
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admonish
(v) mildly scold; caution, advise, or remind to do something
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adverse
(adj) opposing, harmful
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advocate
(v, n) s peak or argue in favor of (verb); a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person (noun) 4 Major Candidates Vie for New York Public _____ Job syn: supporter
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ambiguous
(adj) not cl ear, hard h ard to understand, understand, open to having several meanings or interpretations THE ______ ______ YASIR ARAFA T AIDS Test Is, Unfortunately, Unfortunately, Still _______ _______
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ambivalent
(adj) uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting wan ting to do two two contradictory thing thing s at once
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analogous
(adj) comparable, corresponding in some particular particular way (making a good analogy) analogous to /with Trip Seen _________ to Hopkins's
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anarchy!!!!!!!!!! from here
(n) absence of law or government; chaos, disorder
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anoint!!!!!!!!
(v) rub or sprinkle oil o n; make sa cred, cred, such as a s by ceremony ceremony that incl udes udes applying oil to someone
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anomaly
(n) deviation from what is common; inconsistency
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articulate
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antagonize
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antipathy (n.)
deep deep dislike, a version, version, or repugnance, repugnance, somtimes without reason Poll F inds ____ Toward Some AIDS Victims U.S. AND A ND CHINA UNITED BY _____ _____ TO THE SOVIET UNION
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apathy
an ______ ______ speaker an ______ essay our plays are growing ________ again
(v) make hos tile or unfriendly Don't Antagonize Those Who Could Help Figh t Crime. Crime.
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artifact
(n) any object made by humans, especially those from an earlier time, such as those excavated by archaeologists
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artless
(adj) free of deceit or craftiness craftiness,, natural, n atural, genuine; lacking skill or knowledge, crude, uncultured
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ascertain
(v) find out with certainty
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ascetic
(adj, n ) abstinent or austere in lifestyle (adj); a person who leads an austere and simple like without material material pleasures, esp. someone who does this for religious reasons
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assuage
(v) make milder, relieve; relieve; soothe, paci fy, or calm
(n) not caring; absence of feeling; lack of interest or concern Egyptian Egyptian _____ _____ on Human H uman Righ ts Wake Up, America: _____ _____ Can Be Dangerous
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apocryphal!!!!!!!
(adj) of questionable authenticity; false
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appease (v.)
2irda2....paci fy, satisfy, sa tisfy, relieve; relieve; concede to be b belligerent elligerent demands, demands, sometimes at the the expense of principles
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audacious
appreciable (adj.)
enough to be perceived perceived,, considerable co nsiderable
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arbitrary (adj.)
based entirely entirely on one's discretion; capricious, unreasonable, or having no basis
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arcane
(adj) know n or understood by only a few; obscure, secret
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archaic
(adj) cha racteristic of an earlier period, ancient, primitive primitive _____ _____ laws an ______ bronze statuette _______ _______ Smiles Have Persis Persisted ted For 2,000 Years
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arduous
(adj) very very difficult, strenuous; severe, severe, hard to endure
(adj) very bold or brave, often in a rude or reckless way; extremely original An _________ __________ _ interpre interpretation tation of two two Jacobean dramas Synonyms: adventurous, brave Garee2
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(adj, verb) using language in a clear, fluent way (adj); speak distinctly or give clarity to an idea (verb)
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augment
(v) make larger
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austere
(adj) s evere evere in man ner or appearance; very self-disciplined, a scetic; without luxury or ease; sober or serious An _______ _______ design design a desert nomad's (
) ______ life
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autonomous
(adj) self-governing, independent
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aver
(v) declare or affirm with con fidence
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avid
(adj) enthusiastic, dedicated, passionate; excessively desirous
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balk
(v) refuse to proceed or to do something
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base
(adj) morally low, mean, dishonorable; of little or no value; crude and unrefined; counterfeit
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belie
(v) contradict or misrepresent
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benign
(adj) harmless; favorable; kindly, gentle, or beneficial; not cancerous
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bogus
(adj) fake, fraudulent fraudulent
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bolster
(v) strengthen or support ______ ______ their their argument with the piece of evidence. Ideas to ______ power grid Chinese Student Studentss _______ _______ U.S. College Budgets
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chauvinism
(n) fanatical patriotism or blind enthusiasm for mili tary glory; undue undue or biased devotion devotion to any group, group, cause, etc.
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chronological
(adj) arrang ed in or relating to time order order
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clamor
(v) noisy uproar uproar or protest, protest, as a s from a crowd; a loud, continuous noise
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boor
(n) rude, rude, ill-mannered, il l-mannered, or insens insensitive itive person; person; a peasant or country bumpkin
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clinch
(v) make final or settle conclusively; to fasten or hol d together together
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buffer
(n) something that shields, protects, absorbs shock, or cushions
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coalesce
(v) come together, unite; fuse together
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cogent
(adj) very convincing, logical
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commensurate
(adj) the same in size, extent, etc., equivalent; proportional
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complacent
(adj) self-s atisfied, smug; overly content (and therefore lazy, neglectful, or some other bad quality)
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complementary
(adj) completing; fitting together well; filling mutual mutual needs
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compliant
(adj) obeying, submissive; following the requirements
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concede
(v) give in, admit, yield; acknowledge reluctantly; reluctantly; grant or gi ve up up (such as giving up land after losing a war)
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conciliatory
(adj) reconciling, appeasing, attempting to make the peace
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concur
(v) approve, agree
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condone
(v) overlook, overlook, tolerate, tolerate, regard as harmless
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confer
(v) consult, compare views; bestow or give
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connoisseur
(n) expert, especially in the fine a rts; person of educated, refined tastes
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console
(v, n) les sen the suffering or grief of (verb); a control panel, or small table or cabinet (noun)
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bureaucracy (n) government characterized by many bureaus and petty petty administrators or by excessive, seemingly meanin gless requireme requirements nts
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burgeon
(v) grow o r flourish rapidly; put forth forth buds or shoots (of a plant)
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buttress
(v, n) support or encourage (verb); a support or prop, prop, esp. es p. projecting from an d supporting supporting the wall wal l of a building (noun)
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bygone
(adj, n) past, former (adj); that which is in the past (usually plural noun)
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cacophony
(n) harsh, discordant, or meaningless mixture of sounds The _______ _______ of Money in Political Advertiseme Advertisements nts
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candid
(adj) open, sincere, honest De Blas io's Wife Gives _______ _______ Interview Interview
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canonical
capricious
(adj) authorized, recognized; pertaini pertaining ng to the canon, canon , or body of accepted accepted rules, rules, standards or artistic works (adj) acting on impulse, erratic Apple's _______ __________ ___ Rules for iPhone Apps
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cartography
(n) mapmaking
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consolidate
(v) unite, unite, combine, s olidify, make coherent
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castigate
(v) criticize severely; punish punish in order order to correct
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constrict
(v) squeeze, compress; restrict the freedom of
Senate Panel Is Expected to ________ Apple on Tax Tactics ...
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construe
(v) interpret or translate
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contentious
(adj) controversia controversial; l; prone to causing arguments, especiall y gratu gra tuitous itous or petty ones
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contextualize
(v) place in context, such as by giving the background or circumstances circumstances
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conundrum
(n) riddle, the answer to which involves a play on w ords; any mystery mystery
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converge
(v) move towards towards o ne another ano ther or towards a point; unite
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conversant
(adj) kno wledgeable about or experienced with
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catalyst
(n) causer of change
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caustic
(adj) capable of corroding metal metal or burning the skin; very critical or sarcastic
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censure
(n, v) strong disapproval or official reprimand (noun); to iss ue such disapproval or reprimand reprimand (verb)
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cescendo
(n) steady increase in force, intensity, or the loudness of a musical passage; a climactic moment or peak
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conversely
(adv) in an opposite way; on the other hand
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deflect
(v) cause to curve; turn aside, esp. from a straight course; avoid
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convoluted
(adj) twisted; very complicated
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deleterious
(adj) harmful, unhealthy
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copious
(adj) plentiful, plentiful, bountiful bountiful
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delineate
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corroborate
(v) support, add evidence to
(v) mark the outline of; sketch; describe in detail
cosmopolitan
(adj) belonging to the entire world, at home global ly; free from from local or nationa l prejudices prejudices or a ttachments ttachments
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denigrate
(v) belittle, attack the reputation of
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denote
(v) be a name or symbol for
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deride
(v) mock, scoff a t, laugh at contemptu contemptuously ously
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countenance
(n, v) facial expression or face (noun); approve or tolerate (verb)
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derivative
(adj) derived derived from something something else; not original
counterintuitive
(adj) against wh at one would intuitively expect
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desiccate
(v) thoroughly dried up, dehydrated
counterpoint
(n) contrasting item, item, opposite; a complement; the use of contrast or interplay in a work of art
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detached
(adj) i mpartial, mpartial, disinterested; disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof
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deterrent
(adj) defeating the purpose; preventing the intended goal
(n) something that restrains or discourages
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diatribe
(n) bitter, abusive attack or criticism; rant
counterproductive
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covert
(adj) secret, veiled, undercover
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didactic
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crafty
(adj) cunning, skillful in deception or underhanded schemes
(adj) intended to to instru ins truct; ct; teachi teachi ng, or teaching teaching a moral lesson
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digress
(v) go off-topic when speaking or writing
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din
(n) loud, confused noise, esp. for a long period of time
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disabuse
(v) free someone from a mistake in thinking
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discerning
(v) reach the highest point or final stage
(adj) having good judgment or insight; able to distinguish mentally
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discredit
(adj) thinking the worst of others' motivations; motivations; bitterly bitterly pessimistic
(v) injure the reputation of, destroy credibility credibility of or confidence in
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discrepancy
(n) difference or inconsistency
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craven
(adj) very cowardly, lacking courage
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credibility
(n) believability, trustworthines trustworthinesss
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credulous
(adj) gulli ble; prone prone to believing or trusting trusting too easily or w ithout enough enough evidence
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culminate cynical
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daunt
(v) discourage, dishearten, lessen the courage of
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discriminating
(adj) judicious, judicious, discerning, discerning, having g ood judgment judgment or insigh t
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debase
(v) degrade; degrade; lower low er in quality, value, rank, etc.; lower in moral quality
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disingenuous
(adj) insincere, not genuine
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disinterested
(adj) unbias ed, impartial; impartial; not interested interested
(v) expose, ridicule, or disprove false or exaggerated claims
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disjointed
(adj) discon nected, nected, not no t coherent, jerky; having the joints separated
(adj) behaving with propriety and good taste; polite
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dismiss
(v) allow to disperse disperse or lea ve; fire from from a job; put put aside or reject, reject, esp. after after only a brief consideration consideration
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dispassionate
(adj) unbiased, unbiased, not having a selfish or personal motivation; calm, lacking emotion
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dispatch
(n, v) speed, speed, promptness; promptness; send off or deal with in a speedy speedy way
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disperse
(v) scatter, spread widely, widely, cause ca use to vanish
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disposition
(n) a person's general or natural mood; tendency
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disquieting
(adj) disturbing, causing anxiety
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debunk decorous
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deem
(v) judge; consi der
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deface
(v) vandalize, mar the a ppearance ppearance of
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defamatory (adj.)
slanderous, injurious to someone's reputation
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default
(n, v) failure to act, neglect (noun); fail to fulfill fulfill an obligation, esp. esp. a financial one (verb)
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deference
(n) respectful respectful subm s ubmiss ission; ion; yielding to the authority or opinion opinion of another
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disseminate
(v) scatter, spread about, about, broadcas t
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dissent
(v, n) disagree or take an opposing view, esp. in relation to a formal body such as a government, government, political party, or church; s uch a view
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dissonance
(n) ha rsh, in harmonious harmonious s ound; ound; cacophony; disagreement
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distill
(v) purify; purify; extract the essential elements elements of
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diverge
(v) differ, differ, deviate; branch off or turn as ide, as from a path
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Divest
(v) deprive deprive or strip of rank, title, etc., or of clothing or gear; to sell off holdings (opposite of invest)
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Divine
(v) discover through through divination or supernatural supernatural means; perceive perceive by insigh t
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Empirical
(adj) coming from, based on, or able to be verified verified by experience experience or experiment experimentation; ation; not purely based on theory
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Emulate
(v) copy in an attempt to equal or be better than
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Enervate
(v) weaken, tire
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Enhance
(v) raise to a higher value, desirability, etc.
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Enigma
(n) puzzle, mystery, riddle; mysterious or contradictory person
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Entitlement
(n) having the right to certain privileges; believing, sometimes sometimes without cause, that one deserves deserves or has a righ t to certain certain privileges
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Enumerate
(v) count or list; specify one-by-one
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Ephemeral
(adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting
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Equitable
(adj) fair, equal, just
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Document
(v) support support with evidence, cite sources in a detailed way, create documentary evidence of
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Erratic
(adj) inconsistent, inconsistent, w andering, andering, having no fixed course
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Dogma
(n) a system of principles laid down by an authority; established belief
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Erroneous
(adj) mistaken, in error; improper improper,, morally incorrect
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Dormant
(adj) asleep, inactive, on a break
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Erudite
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Dubious
(adj) doubtful, doubtful, questionable, questionable, suspect
(adj) scholarly, knowledgeable; knowledgeable; possessing a deep, deep, often systematic, know ledge
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e.g.
(abbre.) for example, such as
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Eschew
(v) shun, avoid, abstain from
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eccentric
(adj) peculiar, odd, deviating from the norm esp. in a whimsical way
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Esoteric
(adj) understood by or intended for only a few; secret
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Eclectic
(adj) s electing the best of everything everything or from many diverse sources
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Estimable
(adj) w orthy of esteem, esteem, a dmirable; able to be estimated
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Eclipse
(n, v) the obscuring of one thing by another, such as a s the sun by the moon or a person person by a more famous or talented person (noun); to obscure, darken, make less important important (verb)
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Eulogy
(n) speech of praise or w ritten ritten work of prais e, esp. a speech given at a funeral
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Exacerbate
(v) make wors e (more violent, severe, etc.), inflame; irritate or embitter (a person)
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Efficacy
(n) the quality of being able to produce produce the intended effect
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Exacting
(adj) very severe severe in making demands; demands; requiring requiring precise attention
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Egalitarian
(adj) related to the belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social spheres
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Exculpate
(v) clear from guilt or blame
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Exhaustive
(adj) comprehensive, thorough, exhausting a topic or subject, accounting for all possibilities; draining, tending to exhaust
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Explicit
(adj) direct, clear, fully revealed; revealed; clearly depicting depicting sex or nudity
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Exponent
(n) person who expounds or explains; champion, advocate, or representative representative
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Extraneous
(adj) irrelevant; foreign, foreign, coming from without, not belonging
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Extrapolate
(v) conjecture about about an unkno wn by projecting projecting information about something something known; known ; predict predict by projecting projecting past experience experience
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Facetious
(adj) joking, humorous, esp. inappropriately; not serious, concerned with frivolous things
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Facilitate
(v) make easier, help the progress of
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Egregious
(adj) extraordinarily or cons picuously picuously bad; glaring
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Elated
(adj) very happy, in high spirits
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Elevate
(v) raise, lift up; lift the spirits of; move up to a higher rank or status or raise up to a higher spiritual or intellectual intellectual pla ne
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Elicit
(v) call forth, bring out, evoke
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Eloquent
(adj) marked by forceful, fluid, apt speech; expressi expressive, ve, emotional emotionally ly moving
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Embellish
(v) decorate, decorate, add ornamentation; enha nce (a story) with fictional or fanciful details
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Eminent
(adj) prominent, distinguished, of high rank
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Fallacious
(ad) containing containing a fallacy, or mistake in logic; logica lly uns ound; decept deceptive ive
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Glib
(adj) fluent and easy in a way that suggests superficiali superficiali ty or insincerity
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Fanatical
(adj) excess ively devote devoted, d, enthusiastic, or zealous in an uncritical uncritical w ay
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Goosebumps
(n) the bumps created created by hairs standing up on the skin in response to cold, fear, etc.
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Fanciful
(adj) whimsical, capricious; imaginary; freely imaginative rather than based on reason or reality
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Gradation
(n) a progression, progression, a process process taking place gradually, in stages; one of these stages
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Gregarious
(adj) sociable, pertaining to a flock or crowd
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Guile
(n) clever deceit, deceit, cunning , craftiness
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Hackneyed
(adj) so commonplace as to be stale; not fresh or original
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Hardy
(adj) bold, brave, ca pable of enduring enduring hardship, fatigue, cold, etc.
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Haven
(adj) h arbor or port; port; refuge, refuge, s afe place
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Hearken
(v) listen, pay attention attention to
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Hedonist
(n) person devoted to pleasure
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Heterogeneous
(adj) different in type, incong ruous; ruous; composed of different types of elements
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Hierarchy
(n) a ranked series; series; a class ification of people people according to rank, a bility, etc.; a ruling body
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Hodgepodge
(n) mixture of different different kinds of things , jumble jumble
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Homogeneous
(adj) of the sa me kind; uniform throughout
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Hyperbole
(n) deliberate exaggeration for effect
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Idiosyncrasy
(n) characteristic or habit peculiar to an individual; individual; peculiar peculiar quality, quirk
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illiberality
(n) na rrow-mindedness, rrow-mindedness, bigotry; strictness strictness or lack of generosity
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imminent
(adj) ready to occur, i mpending mpending
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Impair
(v) make worse, weaken
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Impartial
(adj) unbiased, fair
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Impede
(v) hold back, obstruct obstruct the progress of
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Implication
(n) act of implying or that which is implied; close connection, esp. in an incriminating incriminating wa y
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Implicit
(adj) implied, not stated directly; involved in the very essence of something, unquestionable
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Implode
(v) burst burst inw ard
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Inadvertent
(adj) unintentional; characterized by a lack of attention, careless
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Inasmuch
(adv) in like manner, considering that (contradiction of "in as much," generally followed by "as")
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Fathom
(v) measure the the depth depth of (usually of w ater) as with a s ounding line; penetrate penetrate and discover discover the meaning of, understand
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Feasible
(adj) possible; logical or likely; suitable
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Fidelity
(n) fa ithful, loya lty; strict observance observance of duty; duty; accuracy in reproducing reproducing a sound or image
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Figurative
(adj) metaphorical, based on figures of speech; containing many figures of speech (as fancy-sounding writing); related to to portraying portraying human or animals figures
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Finesse
(n, v) extreme extreme delicacy, subtlety, subtlety, or diplomacy in handling a sensitive situation or in a performance performance or skil l (noun); use tact or diplomacy; employ a deceptive strategy (verb)
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Flag
(v) get tired, lose enthusiasm; hang limply or droop
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Fleeting
(adj) passing quickly, transitory
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Foment
(v) incite, in stigate, s tir up, up, promote the the growth of; apply medicated liquid to a body part
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Foreshadow (v) indicate or suggest beforehand, presage
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Forfeit
(v) surrender surrender or lose as a result of an error, error, crime, or failure to fulfill an obligation
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Fortify
(v) strengthen, invigorate, encourage
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Fringe
(n, adj) on the margin, periphery (adj); the people people in a g roup who hol d the most extreme extreme views (noun)
Frugal
(adj) economically, thrifty, not wasteful with money; inexpensive
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Futile
(adj) producing no useful useful result, i neffective; neffective; trivial trivial unimportant unimportant
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Gainsay
(v) declare false, deny; oppose oppose
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Garrulous
(adj) talkative, wordy, rambling
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Gauche
(adj) tactless, tactless, lacking social grace, aw kward, crude
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Gawky
(adj) physically awkward (esp. of a tall, skinn y person, person, often used to to describe teenagers)
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Germane
(adj) relevant an d appropriate, appropriate, on topic
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Gist
(n) main idea, essence
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Incendiary
(adj) setting on fire, pertaining to arson; arousing strife, rebellion, etc.; "inflaming" the senses
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Incentive
(n) something that encourages greater action or effort, such as a reward
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Inchoate
(adj) just begun, undeveloped, unorganized
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Incipient
(adj) just beginning; in a very early stage
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Incongruous
(adj) out of place, ina ppropriate ppropriate,, not harmonious
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Inconsequential
(adj) insignificant, unimportant; illogical
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Incorporate
(v) combine, unite; form form a legal lega l corporation; embody, embody, give physica l form to
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Indeterminate
(adj) not fix ed or determined determined,, indefinite; vague
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Indifferent
(adj) not caring, having no interest; unbiased, impartial
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Inform
(v) inspire, animate; give substance, essence, or context to; be the character chara cteristic istic quality of
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Ingenuous
(adj) genuine, sincere, not holding back; naive
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Ingrained
(adj) deep-rooted, forming part of the very essence; wo rked into the fiber
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Inherent
(adj) existing as a permanent, essential quality; intrinsic
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Innocuous
(adj) harmless, inoffensive
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Intelligible
(adj) a ble to understood, understood, clear
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Intractable
(adj) difficult to control, manage, or manipulate; hard to cure; stubborn
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Intrepid
(adj) fearless, brave, enduring in the face of adversity
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Intrinsic Jargon
Jocular
(adj) belonging to the essential nature of a thing (n) vocabulary specific to a g roup or occupation; convoluted or unintellig unintellig ible language (adj) joking or given to joking all the time; time; jolly, jol ly, playful
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Lackluster
(adj) not shiny; dull, mediocre, lacking brilliance or vitality
275.
Laconic
(adj) using few words, concise
276.
Lament
(v, n) mourn; express express g rief, sorrow, or regret (verb); an expression of grief, esp. as a song or poem (noun)
277.
Lampoon
(n, v) a harsh satire (noun); ridicule or satirize (verb)
278.
Landmark
(n, adj) object (such as a building) that stands out and can be used to navigate by; very important place, event, etc.
279.
Languid
(adj) drooping from exhaustion, sluggish, slow; lacking in spirit
280.
Lassitude
(n) tiredness, weariness; lazy indifference
281.
Laudable
(adj) worthy of praise
282.
Lavish
(adj, v) abundant or giving in abundance; marked by excess excess (adj); gi ve very very generously (verb)
283.
Layperson
(n) a person who is not a member of the clergy or not a member member of a particular profession (such as medicine, law, etc.)
284.
Levity
(n) lightness (of mind, spirit, or mood) or lack of seriousness, sometimes in an inappropriate way
285.
Levy
(v, n) collect tax from, wage war on, or enlist for military service (verb); (verb); act of coll ecting tax or amount owed, or the drafting of troops troops in to military service (noun)
286.
Liberal
(adj, n ) favorable to progress or reform; believing in maximum possi possible ble individual individual freedom; tolerant, open-minded; generous (adj); a person with such beliefs or practices (noun)
287.
Libertine
(n) morally or sex ually unrestrained person; person; freethinker (regarding religion)
288.
Likewise
(adv) also, in addition to; similarly, in the same way
289.
Log
(v, n) keep a record of, write down; travel for or at a certain certain distance or s peed peed (verb); (verb); a w ritten ritten record (noun)
290.
Loquacious
(adj) talkative, wordy
270.
Judicious
(adj) using good judgment; wise, sensible
291.
Lucid
(adj) clear, easy to understand; rational, sane
271.
Juncture
(n) critical point in time, such as a crisis or a time when a decision is necessary; a place where two things are joined together
292.
Lull
(n, v) soothe or cause to fall asleep (as in a lullaby); quiet down; make to feel secure, sometimes sometimes falsely fal sely (verb); a period of calm or quiet (noun)
272.
Keen
(adj) sha rp, piercing; very very perceptive perceptive or mentally sharp; intense (of a feeling)
293.
Makeshift
273.
Kudos
(n) praise, honor, congratulations
(n, adj) a temporary, temporary, often improvised, improvised, substitute (noun); improvised for temporary use (adj)
294.
Malleable
(adj) a ble to be bent, bent, s haped, or adapted
295.
Maverick
(n) rebel, individualist, diss enter
296.
Mendacious
(adj) lying, habitually habitually dishonest
297.
Mercurial
(adj) quickly unpredictably changing moods; fickle, flighty
298.
Metamorphosis
(n) a complete complete change chan ge or transformer (in biology, a ch ange ang e such as a ca terpillar terpillar becoming a pupa pupa and then a butterfly) butterfly)
299.
Meticulous
(adj) taking extreme extreme care in regards to details details ; precise, precise, fussy
300.
Mitigate
(v) make less severe; severe; lessen or moderate moderate (damage, grief, pain, etc.)
301.
Modest
(adj) humble; simple rather than showy; decent (esp. "covering up" in terms of dress); small, limited
302.
Mollify
(v) calm or soothe (an angry person); lessen or soften
303.
Monotony
(n) sa meness or repetitiousness repetitiousness to the point of being boring; lack of variation, uniformity, uniformity, esp. repetit repetition ion in sound
304.
Moreover
(adv) besides; in addition to what was just stated
305.
Mores
(n) customs, manners, or morals of a particular particular group
306.
Mundane
(adj) common, ordinary, everyday everyday
307.
Naive
(adj) simple and unsophisticated, unsuspecting, lacking worldly experience and critical judgment judgment
308.
Nascent
(adj) coming into existence, still developing
309.
Negate
(v) deny or refute; make void or cause to be ineffective
310.
Net
(adj, v) remaining after expenses expenses or other factors have been deducted; ultimate (adj); to bring in as profit or to catch as in a net (verb)
311.
Nevertheless/Nonetheless
(adv) however, even so, despite that
312.
Notoriety
(n) ill fame; the state of being being well-know n for a disgraceful reason
313.
Novel
(adj) new, fresh, fresh, original
314.
Nuance
(n) a subtle difference difference in tone, meaning, and expression
315.
Objective
(adj) factual, related to to reality or physical objects; not influenced by emotions emotions,, unbiased
316.
Obsequious
(adj) s ervile, ervile, very very compliant, fawning
317.
Obsolete
(adj) out of date, date, no longer in use
318.
Obstinate
(adj) s tubborn tubborn or hard to control
319.
Obviate
(v) prevent, prevent, elimina te, or make unnecessary
320.
Occult
(n, adj, v) the s upernatural upernatural (noun); pertaining to magic, astrology, etc.; mysterious, mysterious, secret or hidden (adj); to h ide, to shut off from view
321.
Offhand
(adj) casual, informal; done without preparation preparation or forethought; forethought; rude in a short way, brusque
322.
Officious
(adj) excessively eager in giving unwanted advice or intruding where one is not wanted wan ted;; meddle meddlesome, some, pushy
323.
Offset
(v, n) c ounteract, ounteract, compensate for (verb); (verb); a counterbalanc counterbalancee (noun)
324.
Onerous
(adj) burdensome, oppressive, hard to endure
325.
Opaque
(adj) not translucent; not allowing light, hear, etc. to pass through; dark, dull, unclear or stupid stupid
326.
Optimal/Optimum
(adj) best, most desirable or favorable
327.
Orthodox
(adj) adhering to a traditional, established faith, or to anything customary or commonly accepted
328.
Oscillate
(v) swing back and forth; waver, chan ge one's mind
329.
Outstrip
(v) surpass, exceed; be larger or better better than; leave behind
330.
Overshadow
(v) cast a shadow over, darken; dominate, make to seem less important important (n) model or pattern; worldview, s et of shared assumptions, values, etc.
331.
332.
Paradigm Paradox
(n) contradiction, or seeming contradiction that is a ctually ctually true
333.
Pariah
(n) social outcast, untouchable
334.
Partial
(adj) bia sed, prejudiced, prejudiced, favoring one over the others; having a special liking for something or s omeone (usually (usually partial to)
335.
336.
337.
338.
339.
Partisan
Patent
Pathological Patronizing Paucity
(adj, n) devoted devoted to a particular group, cause, etc. (adj); fervent supporter of a group, party, idea, etc.; guerilla fighter (noun) (adj, n) obvious, apparent, plain to see (adj); a letter letter from the governme government nt guaran teeing teeing an inventor rights to his or her invention (noun) (adj) relating to or caused by diseas diseas e; relating to compulsive bad behavior (adj) condescending, having a superior manner, treating as an inferior (n) scarcity, the state of being small in number
355.
Plummet
(v) plunge, fall straight down
356.
Polarized
(adj) divided into sharply opposed groups
357.
Ponderous
(adj) h eavy; bulky bulky an d unwieldy; dull, dull, labored
358.
Posthumous
(adj) happening or continuing after death
359.
Potentate
(n) ruler, person of g reat power
360.
Pragmatic
(adj) practical; dealing with actual facts and reality
361.
Pre-empt
(v) prevent; take the place of, supplant; take before before someone else else can
362.
Preamble
(n) introductory statement, preface
363.
Precarious
(adj) unstable, insecure, dangerous
364.
Precursor
(n) somet so mething hing that comes before, before, esp. something that also announces or suggests something something on its w ay
365.
Predisposed
(adj) having an inclination or tendency beforehand; beforehand; susceptible
366.
Presumptive
(adj) bas ed on inference or assumption; assumption; providing providing reasonable g rounds for belief
367.
Presumptuous
(adj) too bold or forward; going beyond that which is proper
368.
Pretentious
(adj) claiming or demanding a position of importance importance or dign ity, esp. wh en unjustified; unjustified; showin sh owing g off creating deceptiv deceptive, e, false show of worth worth
340.
Peccadillo
(n) small sin or fault
341.
Pedestrian
(adj) ordinary, dull, commonplace
342.
Penchant
(n) liking or inclina tion
369.
Principled
(adj) having hig h moral standards standards
343.
Perfidious
(adj) disloyal, treacherous, violating one's trust
370.
Pristine
(adj) in an origina l, pure pure state; uncorrupt uncorrupted ed
371.
Probity
(n) honesty, integrity
372.
Prodigal
(adj) wasteful, extravagant; giving abundantly, lavish
373.
Prodigious
(adj) extraordinarily la rge, impressive, etc.
374.
Profligate
(adj) completely completely and sh amelessly immoral, or extremely wasteful
375.
Profound
(adj) very insi ghtful, penetrating deeply into a subject; perv pervasi asive ve intense, "down to the very bottom;" at the very bottom
376.
Profuse
(adj) abundant, extravagant, giving or given freely
377.
Prohibitive
(adj) tending to forbid something, or serving to prevent prevent something something
378.
Proliferate
(v) increase or s pread pread rapidly or excessi vely
344.
Peripheral
(adj) relating to or making up an outer outer boundary or region; not of primary primary importance
345.
Permeate
(v) spread or penetrate throughout
346.
Pervasive
(adj) tending to s pread pread throughout
347.
Philanthropy (n) efforts to improve improve the well-being of humankind, generally through giving money
348.
Phony
(adj) fake, counterfeit; counterfeit; insincere, not genuine
349.
Pious
(adj) devout; religiously reverent and dutiful
350.
Pith
(n) core, essence; essence; significance or w eight
351.
Placate
(v) satisfy or calm down (angry or dissatisfied person), esp. by conciliatory gestures
352.
Placid
(adj) peaceful, calm, tranquil
379.
Prologue
(n) introdu i ntroductory ctory part to to a book, pla y, etc.
353.
Plastic
(adj) a ble to be sha ped or formed formed;; easily easi ly influenced
380.
Pronounced
(adj) distinct, strong, clearly indicated
381.
Propriety
(n) conforming to good manners or appropriate appropriate behavior; justness
354.
Plausible
(n) believable; having the appearance of truth
382.
Prosaic
(adj) dull, ordinary
408.
Retrospective
(adj, n) looking to the past or backward; applying to the past, retroactive retroactive (adj); an art exhibit of an artist's work over a long period of time (n)
383.
Proscribe
(v) prohibit, prohibit, outlaw ; denounce; exile exile or ban ish
384.
Prospective
(adj) potential, in the future future
385.
Prudent
(adj) wise in practical matters, carefully providing for the future
409.
Reverent
(adj) feeling or expressing very very deep respect respect and awe
386.
Pugnacious
(adj) inclined to fight, combative
410.
Rhetoric
387.
Qualified
(adj) modified, limited, limited, conditiona l on something else
(n) the a rt or study study of persuasion through speaking or writing; language that is elaborate or pretentious but actually empty, meaning little
388.
Quandary
(n) uncertainty or confusion about wha t to do, do, dilemma
411.
Rife
(adj) h appening frequently, frequently, abundant, currently being reported
389.
Quibble
(v) make trivial trivial a rguments rguments or criticisms, find faults in a petty petty way, esp. to evade something something more important
412.
Rudimentary
(adj) elementary, relating to the basics; undeveloped, primitive
Quotidian
(adj) dail y; everyd everyday, ay, ordinary
413.
Rustic
390. 391.
Ranks
(n) personnel; a group of people people cons idered idered all together
(adj, n) relating to country life, unsophisticated; primitive; made of rough wood (adj); a rural or uncultur uncultured ed person person (noun)
392.
Reap
(v) harvest, such as by cutting; gather; get as a result of one's effort
414.
Sacrosanct
(adj) sacred, inviolable, not to be trespassed on or violated; above any criticism
393.
Recluse
(n) person who lives in seclusion
415.
Sagacious
394.
Refute
(v) prove to be false
(adj) wise; showing good judgment and foresight
416.
Salubrious
(adj) healthful, promoting health
395.
Relegate
(v) send or commit to to an inferior place, rank, condition, condition, etc.; exile, exile, banish; assign (a task) to someone else
417.
Sanction
(n, v) permission or approval, something that gives support or authority to something else (noun); to all ow, confirm, ratify (verb); (verb); OR a legal action against another country to get it to comply comply (noun); to place sa nctions or penalties on (verb) (verb)
418.
Sanguine
(adj) ch eerfully eerfully optimistic, h opeful; opeful; reddish, ruddy ruddy (as in rosy-red cheeks cheeks in dicating health or vitality)
419.
Sap
(n, v) the inner fluid of a plant or any essential body fluid; fluid; energy, vitality; a person taken advantage of (noun); undermine, undermine, weaken, tire out (verb) (verb)
420.
Satiate or Sate
(v) to fully fully sa tisfy; to go beyond satisfying to the point of excess (possibly inducing disgust, tiredness, etc.)
396.
Remedial
(adj) providing a remedy, curative; correcting a deficient skill
397.
Render
(v) give, submit, submit, surrender; surrender; trans trans late; declare formally; cause to become
398.
Replete
(adj) supplied in abundance, filled, gorged (used with with)
399.
Reproach
(n, v) blame, disgrace (noun); criticize, express express disappointment disappointment in (verb) (verb)
400.
Repudiate
(v) reject, cast off, deny that something has authority
401.
Requite
(v) reciprocate, repay, or revenge
402.
Rescind
(v) annul, repeal, make void
403.
Resolution
(n) the quality of being firmly determined; resolving to do something; a formal judgment, judgment, esp. decided by a vote
421.
Saturate
(v) soak or i mbue mbue thoroughly; cause a substance to unite with the greatest possi possi ble amount of another substance
404.
Resolve
(v, n) find a s olution to; firmly decide decide to do something; decide by formal vote (verb); firmness of purpose purpose (noun)
422.
Savor
(v) appreciate appreciate fully, taste or s mell with pleasure
423.
Scant
(adj) not enough or barely enough
405.
Respectively (adv) in the order given
424.
Scathing
(adj) severe, injurious; bitterly bitterly harsh or critical (as a remark)
425.
Secular
(adj) not religious or holy; pertaining to worldly things
406.
407.
Restive Reticent
(adj) i mpatient mpatient or uneasy under the the control con trol of another; resisting being controlled (adj) not talkin g much; private (of a person), person), restrained, reserved
426.
Sedulous
(adj) persevering, persevering, persis persistent tent,, dilig ent in one's efforts efforts
447.
Static
(adj) fixed, fixed, not moving or changin g, l acking vitality
427.
Sentient
(adj) conscious; experiencing sensation or perceiving with the senses
448.
Status Quo
(n) existing state or condition
449.
Stingy
428.
Simultaneous
(adj) at the sa me time time
(adj) no t generous with money, reluctant reluctant to spend or give
429.
Skeptic
(adj) person incl ined to doubting doubting or questionin questionin g g enerally ac cepted cepted beliefs
450.
Stoic or Stoical
430.
Skirt
(v) border, border, lie alon g the edge of , g o around; evade
(adj, n ) indifferent to to pleasure or pain, enduring enduring without complaint (adj); person indifferent to to pleasure or pain (noun)
451.
Stolid
(adj, v, n) loose, negligent, lazy, w eak (adj); neglect to so one's duties; duties; loos en up, relax (verb); period of little work (noun)
(adj) unemotional, showing little emotion, not easi ly moved
452.
Stymie or Stymy
(v, n) block, hinder, or thwart (verb); an obstacle (noun)
453.
Subjective
(adj) existing in the mind or relating to one's own thoughts, opinions, emotions, etc.; personal, individual, based on feelings
454.
Subside
(v) sink, settle down, down, become less a ctive; ctive; return to a normal level
455.
Substantiate
(v) support with evidence or proof; give a material material existence to
456.
Succeeding
(adj) coming after or following
457.
Supersede
(v) replace, replace, take the position of, ca use to be disregarded as void or obsolete
458.
Supplicate
(v) pray humbly; humbly; ask, beg, or seek in a humble way
459.
Surfeit
(n) excess, excessive amount, overindulgence
460.
Surmise
(v) guess, infer, think, or make an opinion with inc omplete omplete information
461.
Sycophant
(n) serv s ervile ile flatterer, flatterer, parasitic person, one who fa wns in order to get ahead ahea d
462.
Synchronous
(adj) ha ppening ppening at the same time; occurring occurring at the same rate and thus ha ppening ppening together repeatedly
463.
Table
(v) lay aside to discuss later, often as a way to postpone discussion indefinitely
464.
Tacit
(adj) understood without being being said; sai d; implied, implied, not stated s tated directly; directly; silent
465.
Taciturn
(adj) not talkin g much, reserved; reserved; silent, holding back in conversation
466.
Tangential
(adj) only slightly relevant, going off topic
467.
Temperance
(n) moderation, self-control, esp. regarding alcoh ol or other desires or pleasures; total total abstinence from alcohol
468.
Tenuous
(adj) long and thin, slender; flimsy, having little substance
469.
Timely
(adj) well-timed, happening at a suitable time
470.
Timorous
(adj) fearful, timid
431.
Slack
432.
Slew
(n) a large n umber umber or quantity
433.
Slight
(adj, v, n) smal l, not n ot very very important, important, slender or delicate (adj); treat as though not very important; important; sn ub, ign ore (verb); (verb); an a ct of treating in this way, a discourtesy (noun)
434.
Solicitous
(adj) concerned or anxious (about another person), expressing care; eager or desirous; very very careful careful
435.
Soporific
(adj, n) causing sleep; sleepy, drowsy (adj); something that causes sleep (noun)
436.
Sound
(v) measure the the depth depth of (usually wa ter) ter) as with a s ounding line; penetrate penetrate and discover discover the meaning of, understand (usually as sound the depths)
437.
Spartan
(adj) very disciplined and stern; frugal, living simply, austere; suggestive of the the ancient Spartans
438.
Spate
(n) s udden udden outpouring outpouring or rush; flood
439.
Spearhead
(v) be the leader of
440.
Specious
(adj) s eem eemingl ingl y true true but actually actually fa lse; deceptively attractive
441.
Spectrum
(n) a broad range of nevertheless nevertheless related qualities or ideas, esp. those that overlap to create a continuous series (as in a color spectrum, spectrum, where each col or blends into the next in a continuous way)
442.
Speculate
(v) contemplate; make a guess or educated guess about; engage in a risky business transaction, transaction, gamble
443.
Sporadic
(adj) occasional, happening irregularly or in scattered locations
444.
Sportive
(adj) playful, merry, merry, joki ng a round, done "in sport" (rather than in tended tended seriously)
445.
Standing
(n, adj) status, rank, reputation (noun); existing indefinitely, not movable (adj)
446.
Stark
(adj) complete, total, total, utter utter;; harsh ha rsh or o r grim; extremely extremely simple, s evere, evere, blunt, or pla in
471.
Tirade
(n) bitter, abusive criticism or verbal verbal a ttack
494.
Warranted
(adj) justified, authorized (warrant can mean to justify or a justification, but can also a lso mean to vouch for or guarantee)
472.
Torpor
(n) sluggish ness, lethargy, or apathy; a period period of inactivity
473.
Torrid
(adj) very hot, parching, burning; passionate
495.
Wary
(adj) wa tchful, motivated motivated by caution, caution, on guard agains t danger danger
474.
Tractable
(adj) easily controlled or managed, docile; easily s haped or molded molded
496.
Whereas
(conjunction) while on the contrary, considering that
475.
Transitory
(adj) temporary, temporary, sh ort-lived, ort-lived, not la sting
497.
Whimsical
(adj) marked or motivated by whims (odd, fanciful i deas); erratic, unpredictable unpredictable
476.
Trifling
(adj) trivial, not very import important; ant; so small as to be unimportant; frivolous, shallow
498.
Wily
(adj) crafty, cunning, characterized by tricks or artifice
477.
Trite
(adj) lacking freshness freshness or originality, lackin g effectiveness effectiveness due to to overuse, overuse, cliche cl iche
499.
Zeal
478.
Ubiquitous
(adj) exis ting everywhere at the same time
(n) great fervor or enthusias enthusias m for a cause, person, etc.; tireless diligence in furthering that cause; passion, ardor
479.
Undermine
(v) weaken cause to collapse by digging away at the foundation (of a building or an argument); injure or attack attack in i n a secretive secretive or underhan underhan ded way
500.
zenith
(n) high point, culmination
480.
Underscore
(v) emphas emphas ize (or, l iterally, to underline underline text)
481.
Unearth
(v) dig up, uncover, expose
482.
Unequivocal
(adj) unambiguous, clear, absolute; having only one possible meaning
483.
Unprecedented
(adj) never before before known or s een, without having happened previou previously sly
484.
Unseemly
(adj) improper, improper, ina ppropriate ppropriate,, ag ains t the rules of taste or politeness
485.
Vacillate
(v) waver in one's mind or opinions, be indecisive
486.
Venerate
(v) revere, regard with deep respect and awe
487.
Veracity
(n) truthfulness, truthfulness, accuracy; habitual adherence to the truth
488.
Verbose
(adj) wordy
489.
Viable
(adj) capable of living (or growing, developing, etc.); practical, workable
490.
Vintage
(adj, n ) related to to items of hig h quality from a previous previous era, old-fash ioned, antique (adj); the wine of a particular particular year (noun)
491.
Virtual
(adj) existing only in the mind or by means of a computer computer network; network; exis ting in results or in essence but not officially or in name
492.
Vituperate
(v) verbally abuse, rebuke or criticize harshly
493.
Volatile
(adj) varying, inconstant, fleeting; tending to violence, explosive
