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misanthrope
Definition
someone who does not like people
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craven
Definition
cowardly
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endemic
Definition
belonging to an area
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contention
Definition
a quarrel
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contentious
Definition
quarrelsome
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elegy
Definition
poem or song expressing lamentation
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desiccate
Definition
dehydrate
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effrontery
Definition
shameless boldness
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foment
Definition
to incite, arouse
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flout
Definition
to treat scornfully
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precipitate
Definition
rash, hasty
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conciliatory
Definition
overcoming distrust or hostility
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anomaly
Definition
deviation from the norm
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prodigal
Definition
wasteful and extravagant
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abeyance
Definition
to hold back temporarily
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aberrant
Definition
to deviate from what is the norm
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antipathy
Definition
a feeling of intense dislike
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equivocal
Definition
vague
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assiduous
Definition
marked by care or hardwork
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elicit
Definition
to evoke, draw out
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obdurate
Definition
stubborn
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fatuous
Definition
foolishly self-satisfied
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facetious
Definition
humorous
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discerning
Definition
having keen insight or good judgement
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exigency
Definition
crisis
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decorum
Definition
proper behavior
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abstinence
Definition
to restrain from a pleasure
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abdicate
Definition
to give up power
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grandiloquent
Definition
pompous
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pedant
Definition
a person who shows off learning
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forestall
Definition
to prevent, delay
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abscission
Definition
to cut
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appropriate
Definition
to take possession for one's own use
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bolster
Definition
support or strengthen
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advocate
Definition
push for something
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dirge
Definition
a song of mourning
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esoteric
Definition
known only to a few, hard to understand
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denigrate
Definition
minimize, cause to seem less serious
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disinterested
Definition
objective, unbiased
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disinterested
Definition
objective, unbiased
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assuage
Definition
pacify
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enervate
Definition
to weaken
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vacillate
Definition
to fluctuate or waver
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enigma
Definition
mystery
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frugality
Definition
thrift
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fervid
Definition
intense emotions
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goad
Definition
to prod, urge on
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dissonance
Definition
lack of harmony
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delineate
Definition
to trace
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ephemeral
Definition
short-lived
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dismiss
Definition
reject
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derivative
Definition
unoriginal
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zeal
Definition
strong eagerness
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causality
Definition
something causing anther thing
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equanimity
Definition
composer, calmness
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equivocate
Definition
intentional use of vague language
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dichotomy
Definition
two part
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belie
Definition
to contradict
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gouge
Definition
overcharge
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coagulate
Definition
thicken, congeal
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diffuse
Definition
to move outward
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austere
Definition
stern, unadourned
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ephemeral
Definition
short-lived
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hyperbole
Definition
to purposely exaggerate
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assuage
Definition
to pacify
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disingenuous
Definition
not candid, crafty
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ameliorate
Definition
to make better
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coda
Definition
to summarize or conclude
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garrulous
Definition
chatty
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anachronism
Definition
something out of the proper time
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eulogy
Definition
high praise, especially for someone recently dead
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complaisant
Definition
overly polite, willing to please
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exculpate
Definition
to clear of blame
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analogous
Definition
similar or equivalent
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burgeon
Definition
to grow or flurish
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prevaricate
Definition
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
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cacophonous
Definition
unpleasant sound
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abate
Definition
decrease
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abject
Definition
miserable, pain
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corroborate
Definition
to strengthen with evidence
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guileless
Definition
free of cunning or deceit
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abstemious
Definition
moderate in appetite
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burnish
Definition
polish and make shiny
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buttress
Definition
to make stronger
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diffidence
Definition
lack of self confidence
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abjure
Definition
abandon formally
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harangue
Definition
long, pompous speech
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placate
Definition
to pacify
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deride
Definition
to speak of with contempt
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dissolution
Definition
disintegration
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enervate
Definition
to weaken (mentally or morally)
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ingenuous
Definition
lacking sophistication. innocent and trusting
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compendium
Definition
brief, comprehensive summary
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discordant
Definition
not in harmony
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aver
Definition
allege, report or maintain
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diatribe
Definition
bitter, verbal attack
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doctrinaire
Definition
dogmatic and unyielding person
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abstain
Definition
to refrain
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adulterate
Definition
corrupt
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opaque
Definition
unclear
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apathy
Definition
lack of emotion
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desiccate
Definition
dehydrate
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loquacious
Definition
chatty, talkative
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engender
Definition
to cause, produce
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ambivalence
Definition
mixed feelings or emotions
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gullible
Definition
easily tricked
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boorish
Definition
ill-mannered and course in appearance or behavior
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commensurate
Definition
proportional
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beneficent
Definition
doing or producing good
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amalgamate
Definition
to merge or bring together
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ascetic
Definition
one who practices self-denial
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felicitous
Definition
appropriate and well chosen
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ostentation
Definition
a gawdy, outward display
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desultory
Definition
lack of definite plan or purpose
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autonomous
Definition
existing as an independent entity
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pragmatic
Definition
practical
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dupe
Definition
to deceive, trick
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eclectic
Definition
selecting form various sources
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alacrity
Definition
liveliness and eagerness
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godmatic
Definition
stating opinions without proof
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audacious
Definition
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
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cacophony
Definition
loud and harsh
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mitigate
Definition
to lessen
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homogeneous
Definition
of all the same kind or nature
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distill
Definition
to extract the essential elements
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dissonance
Definition
lack of harmony
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distend
Definition
to expand, swell out
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propriety
Definition
correct or appropriate behave
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disseminate
Definition
to spread or scatter
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erudite
Definition
learned, scholarly
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laconic
Definition
brief and to the point
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laudable
Definition
worthy of high praise
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audacious
Definition
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
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admonish
Definition
to warn or reprimand
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disabuse
Definition
to free from misconception
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fallacious
Definition
based on false idea
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discrete
Definition
distinct
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engender
Definition
to bring forth, cause
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artless
Definition
simple and natural
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approbation
Definition
official approval
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volatile
Definition
explosive
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waver
Definition
hesitate, pause or hold back
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emulate
Definition
copy
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venerate
Definition
treat with respect
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erudite
Definition
having or showing pretend knowledge
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attenuate
Definition
reduce in strength
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apprise
Definition
to inform or instruct
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philanthropic
Definition
generous
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empirical
Definition
derive from observation or expirement
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paradox
Definition
a statement that contradicts itself
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embellish
Definition
to adorn, decorate, or enhance
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efficacy
Definition
effectiveness
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fledgling
Definition
novice
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ambiguous
Definition
open to many possible meanings
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flag
Definition
to droop, grow weak
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aggregate
Definition
to sum to a whole
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chicanery
Definition
trickery, fraud
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capricious
Definition
determined by chance or impulse
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dissemble
Definition
to pretend, disguise one's motives
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fawning
Definition
seeking favor by flattery
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deference
Definition
an expression of esteem or regard
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malleable
Definition
ductile
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ebullient
Definition
exhilarated
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discrepancy
Definition
a difference between conflicting facts or claims
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lucid
Definition
clear and easily understandable
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discredit
Definition
disbelieved or distrusted
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facilitate
Definition
to make easier
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lethargic
Definition
slow and without energy
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eulogy
Definition
high praises, especially for someone recently dead
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convoluted
Definition
tainted, twisted, complicated
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conventional
Definition
standard, practiced widely
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ascend
Definition
to leave secretly
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extraneous
Definition
extra, not essential
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disparate
Definition
dissimilar
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disparage
Definition
to belittle
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garrulous
Definition
wordy
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bombastic
Definition
pompous, overly wordy
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connoisseur
Definition
an expert
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gainsay
Definition
to deny, dispute, or oppose
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banal
Definition
overdone, boringly common
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confound
Definition
baffle, perplex or mix up
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digression
Definition
a message that departs from the main subject
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conundrum
Definition
riddle, puzzle with no solution
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antipathy
Definition
a feeling of intense dislike
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exacerbate
Definition
to aggravate or make worse
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homogeneous
Definition
of similar kind or nature
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homogeneous
Definition
of similar kind or nature
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gullible
Definition
easily tricked
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euphemism
Definition
to replace something vulgar with something not vulgar
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anomalous
Definition
deviating from the norm or general type
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gregarious
Definition
social
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disjointed
Definition
lacking order or coherence
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iconoclastic
Definition
characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions
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idolatry
Definition
Idolatry is usually defined as worship of any cult image, idea, or object, as opposed to the worship of a monotheistic God. It is considered a major sin in the Abrahamic religions whereas in religions where such activity is not considered a sin, the term "idolatry" itself is absent. ...
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immutable
Definition
not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature; "the view of that time was that all species were immutable, created by God"
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impair
Definition
make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired"
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impassive
Definition
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf; "her ...
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impede
Definition
be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
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impermeable
Definition
preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through; "impermeable stone"; "an impermeable layer of scum"; "a coat impermeable to rain"
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imperturbable
Definition
not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis"
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impervious
Definition
not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument"
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implacable
Definition
incapable of being placated; "an implacable enemy"
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implicit
Definition
implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn"
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implode
Definition
burst inward; "The bottle imploded"
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inadvertently
Definition
unwittingly: without knowledge or intention; "he unwittingly deleted the references"
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inchoate
Definition
incipient: only partly in existence; imperfectly formed; "incipient civil disorder"; "an incipient tumor"; "a vague inchoate idea"
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incongruity
Definition
the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
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inconsequential
Definition
inconsequent: lacking worth or importance; "his work seems trivial and inconsequential"; "the quite inconsequent fellow was managed like a puppet"
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incorporate
Definition
integrate: make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal"
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incursion
Definition
the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers); "the incursion of television into the American living room"
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indeterminate
Definition
not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance; "of indeterminate age"; "a zillion is a large indeterminate number"; "an indeterminate point of law"; "the influence of environment is indeterminate"; "an indeterminate future"
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indigence
Definition
a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
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indolent
Definition
faineant: disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
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inert
Definition
unable to move or resist motion
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ingenuous
Definition
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"
naive and trusting
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inherent
Definition
built-in: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"
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innocuous
Definition
harmless
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insensable
Definition
unresponsive
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insinuate
Definition
suggest or imply
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insipid
Definition
lacking in favor or dull
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insularity
Definition
narrow-mindedness
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intractable
Definition
not easily managed
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entransigence
Definition
stubornness
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innondate
Definition
to cover with water or overwhelm
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inured
Definition
hardened, accustomed or used to
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invective
Definition
verbal abuse
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irascible
Definition
easily angered
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irresolute
Definition
unsure of how to act, weak
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laconic
Definition
sort and to the point
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lacitude
Definition
lethargic and sluggish
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laud
Definition
to give praise
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letharic
Definition
inactive
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levee
Definition
an embankment that prevents the river from overflowing
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levity
Definition
light manner or attitude
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log
Definition
to keep track or daily activities
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loquaious
Definition
chatty and talkative
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lucid
Definition
clear
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magnanimity
Definition
generosity or nobility
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malinger
Definition
to fake illness to escape duty
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maleable
Definition
ductile
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maverick
Definition
dissenter

someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
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mendacious
Definition
dishonest
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metamorphosis
Definition
change
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meticulous
Definition
attention to detail, very careful
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misanthrope
Definition
someone who hates humanity
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mitigate
Definition
to lessen
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malify
Definition
to smooth
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marose
Definition
ill humored or sullen
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mundane
Definition
worldly, concerned with the ordinary
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nigate
Definition
to cancel out or nullify
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neophite
Definition
novice, beginner
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obdurate
Definition
stubborn
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obsequous
Definition
overly submissive
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obviate
Definition
to make unnecessary
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occlude
Definition
to shut or block
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officious
Definition
too helpful or meddlesome
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onerous
Definition
burdensome
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opprobrium
Definition
disgrace or contempt
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oscillate
Definition
to go back and forth
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ostentacious
Definition
gawdy and showy
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paragon
Definition
model of excellence or perfection
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partisan
Definition
one sided
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pathological
Definition
departing from normal condition
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paucity
Definition
scarcity
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pedantic
Definition
showing off learning
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penchant
Definition
inclanation
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penury
Definition
extreme poverty
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perennial
Definition
present throughout the years
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perfidious
Definition
faithless, disloyal and trustworthy
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perfunctory
Definition
superficial, not thorough
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permeable
Definition
penetrable
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pervasive
Definition
spread throughout every part
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phlagmatic
Definition
calm in temperate
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piety
Definition
devoutness
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placate
Definition
to pacify
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placticity
Definition
moldable
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platitude
Definition
stale or overused expression
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plethora
Definition
excess, over abundance
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plummet
Definition
to fall
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pragmatic
Definition
practical
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precarious
Definition
uncertain
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percipitate
Definition
to cause to happen, throw down from a height
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precursor
Definition
forerunner
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presumptuous
Definition
rude or improperly bold
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prevaricate
Definition
to quibble, evade the truth
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pristine
Definition
untouched or uncorrupted
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provity
Definition
honesty, high mindedness
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problematic
Definition
doubtful or unsettled
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prodigal
Definition
wasteful and extravagant
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proliferate
Definition
to increase rapidly
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propriety
Definition
correct conduct or fitness
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propitiate
Definition
to win over, appease
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pungent
Definition
strong or sharp in smell or taste
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qualified
Definition
limited or restricted
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quibble
Definition
to argue over insignificant details
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quiescent
Definition
inactive or still
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rarified
Definition
refined
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recalcitrant
Definition
resisting authority or control
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recant
Definition
to take back
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recognite
Definition
profound
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refractory
Definition
stubborn, unmanageable
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refute
Definition
contradict or disprove
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relegate
Definition
to consign to an inferior position
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reproach
Definition
to find fault with, blame
Term
reprobate
Definition
morally unprincipled person
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repudiate
Definition
to reject as having no authority
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rescind
Definition
to cancel
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resolution
Definition
determination or to resolve
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reticent
Definition
not speaking freely, reserved or reluctant
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reverent
Definition
great respect, worshipful
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sage
Definition
wise
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salubrious
Definition
helpful
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sanction
Definition
to approve or permit, penalization
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satiate
Definition
to satisfy
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saturate
Definition
to soak thoroughly, secrete
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secrete
Definition
to produce and release substance into organisms
Term
shard
Definition
a piece of broken glass or pottery
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skeptic
Definition
one who doubts
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salicitous
Definition
concerned, attentive, or eager
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soporific
Definition
sleep producing
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specious
Definition
seeming to be logical and sound, but not so
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spectrum
Definition
band of colors, range
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sporadic
Definition
irregular
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stigma
Definition
a mark of disgrace or impurity
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stint
Definition
to be sparing
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stipulate
Definition
specify as an essential condition
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stolid
Definition
having or showing little emotion
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striated
Definition
arranged in layers
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strut
Definition
to swagger, display to impress others
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subpoena
Definition
to call to court
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substantiate
Definition
to support with proof or evidence
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supersede
Definition
to replace, especially to displace as inferior
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supposition
Definition
the act of assuming to be true or real
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tacit
Definition
silently understood or implied
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tangential
Definition
disgressing
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tenuous
Definition
weak or insubstantial
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tirade
Definition
long violent speech, verbal assault
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torpor
Definition
lethargy, dormancy
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tortuous
Definition
having many twists and turns, highly complex
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tractable
Definition
obedient or willing
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transgression
Definition
act of trespassing, violating a law or rule
Term
truculence
Definition
aggressiveness
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vacillate
Definition
to waver or oscillate
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venerate
Definition
to adore, honor or respect
Term
veracious
Definition
habitually speaking the truth; "a veracious witness"
Term
verbose
Definition
long-winded: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
Term
viable
Definition
feasible: capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
Term
viscous
Definition
syrupy: having a relatively high resistance to flow
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vituperative
Definition
scathing: marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"
Term
volatile
Definition
evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures; "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents"
Term
warranted
Definition
Authorized with a warrant; Deserved, necessary
Term
wary
Definition
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; "they were wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black clouds"; "taught to be wary of strangers"
Term
welter
Definition
toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours"
Term
whimsical
Definition
capricious: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions"
Term
zealot
Definition
partisan: a fervent and even militant proponent of something
Term
P.E.M.D.A.S
Definition
Parentheses first, then Exponents, then Multiplication and Division (left
to right), and lastly Addition and Subtraction (left to right).
Term
Counting the Possibilities
Definition
If there are m ways one event can happen and n ways a second event
can happen, then there are m × n ways for the 2 events to happen.
Term
Multiply same base, different exponents
Definition
To multiply powers with the same base, add the exponents and keep the
same base.
Term
Divide same base, different exponents
Definition
To divide powers with the same base, subtract the exponents and keep
the same base.
Term
Raising Powers to Powers

To raise a power to a power, multiply the exponents.
Definition
To raise a power to a power, multiply the exponents.
Term
Quadratic Equation
Definition
ax2 + bx + c = 0
Term
Finding the Distance Between Two Points
Definition
d=sqrt((x1 – x2)2 + (y1 – y2)2)
Term
Slope
Definition
y=mx+b
Term
Finding the midpoint
Definition
If the endpoints are (x1, y1) and (x2, y2), the midpoint is:
(x1 + x2)/2, (y1 + y2)/2
Term
Interior and exterior angles of a triangle
Definition
inside=180
outside=360
Term
Area of a triangle
Definition
(1/2)(base)(height)
Term
area of a parallelogram
Definition
baseXheight
Term
circumference of a circle
Definition
2piR
Term
length of an arc
Definition
1(n/360)(2piR)

n is degree of measure of the arc's central angle
Term
are of a circle
Definition
piR^2
Term
area of a sector
Definition
1(n/360)(piR^2)
Term
interior angles of a polygon
Definition
(n-2)180
n=number of sides
Term
volume of a cylinder
rectangular solid
Definition
(piR^2)h
lwh
Term
Root - A, AN
Definition
not, without
Term
Root - AC, ACR
Definition
sharp, sour
Term
Root - AMBI, AMPHI
Definition
WALK
Term
Root - AUD
Definition
HEAR
Term
Root - BENE, BEN
Definition
GOOD
Term
Root - BIO
Definition
LIFE
Term
Root - CARN
Definition
FLESH
Term
Root - CEDE, CESS
Definition
YIELD, GO
Term
Root - CO, COM, CON
Definition
WITH, TOGETHER
Term
Root - CURR, CURS
Definition
RUN
Term
Root - CURR, CURS
Definition
RUN
Term
Root - DE
Definition
DOWN, OUT, APART
Term
Root - DEMO, DEM
Definition
PEOPLE
Term
Root - DUC, DUCT
Definition
LEAD
Term
Root - EGO
Definition
SELF
Term
Root - EM, EN
Definition
IN, INTO
Term
Root - EU
Definition
WELL, GOOD
Term
Root - FAL, FALS
Definition
DECEIVE
Term
Root - FORE
Definition
BEFORE
Term
Root - FRAG, FRAC
Definition
BREAK
Term
Root - GRAPH, GRAM
Definition
WRITIING
Term
Root - GRAT
Definition
PLEASING
Term
Root - HELIO, HELI
Definition
SUN
Term
Root - HOL
Definition
WHOLE
Term
Root - INTRA, INTR
Definition
WITHIN
Term
Root - JECT, JET
Definition
THROW
Term
Root - JUD
Definition
JUDGE
Term
Root - LAT
Definition
SIDE
Term
Root - LING, LANG
Definition
TONGUE
Term
Root - MACRO
Definition
GREAT
Term
Root - MAL
Definition
BAD
Term
Root - MEM, MIN
Definition
REMEMBER
Term
Root - MIT, MISS
Definition
SEND
Term
Root - NAU, NAV
Definition
SHIP, SAILOR
Term
Root - NEO
Definition
NEW
Term
Root - OB
Definition
AGAINST
Term
Root - OMNI
Definition
ALL
Term
Root - PAC
Definition
PEACE
Term
Root - PHON
Definition
SOUND
Term
Root - POT
Definition
drink
Term
Root - QUAD, QUAR, QUAT
Definition
FOUR
Term
Root - QUIE
Definition
QUIET
Term
Root - RETRO
Definition
BACKWARDS
Term
Root - RID, RIS
Definition
LAUGH
Term
Root - SED, SID
Definition
SIT
Term
Root - SEN
Definition
OLD
Term
Root - SYN, SYM
Definition
TOGETHER
Term
Root - TACIT, TIC
Definition
SILENT
Term
Root - TERM
Definition
END
Term
Root - TORT
Definition
TWIST
Term
Root - TOX
Definition
POISON
Term
Root - UNI, UN
Definition
ONE
Term
Root - URB
Definition
CITY
Term
Root - VAC
Definition
EMPTY
Term
Root - VOLV, VOLUT
Definition
TURN, ROLL
Term
Root - VOR
Definition
EAT
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