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Kaplan's Vocabulary Words in Preparation for the General GRE
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11/23/2008
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Abjure
 Definition
to reject, abandon formally
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Ablution
 Definition
act of cleansing
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Abrogate
 Definition
to abolish or invalidate by authority
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Abstemious
 Definition
consuming moderately
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Abut
 Definition
to touch, to be in contact with
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Acme
 Definition
highest point, summiet
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Adroit
 Definition
skillful, accomplished, highly competent
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Adumbrate
 Definition
to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
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Amortize
 Definition
to diminish by installment payments
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Ancillary
 Definition
accessory, subordinate; helping
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Antediluvian
 Definition
prehistoric, ancient beyond measure; coming before the biblical flood
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Aplomb
 Definition
poise, confidence
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Apostate
 Definition
one who renounces a religious faith
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Apotheosis
 Definition
deification; glorified ideal
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Assiduous
 Definition
diligent, persistent, hardworking
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Bacchanalian
 Definition
drunkenly festive
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Beatific
 Definition
saintly, angelic
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Belie
 Definition
to misrepresent; expose as false
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Benison
 Definition
blessing
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Bifurcate
 Definition
divide into two parts
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Bilious
 Definition
easily irritated, relating to bile
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Bonhomie
 Definition
good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
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Calumny
 Definition
false and malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slander
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Canard
 Definition
a lie
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Cavalcade
 Definition
a procession
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Chattel
 Definition
piece of personal property
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Choleric
 Definition
easily angered, short-tempered
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Cognomen
 Definition
family name; any name, especially a nickname
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Commodious
 Definition
roomy, spacious
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Compunctious
 Definition
feeling guilty or having misgivings
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Conciliatory
 Definition
overcoming distrust or hostility
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Conflagration
 Definition
big, destructive fire
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Contumacious
 Definition
rebellious
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Cosset
 Definition
to pamper, treat with great care
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Coterie
 Definition
small group of persons with a similar purpose
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Declivity
 Definition
downward slope
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Deluge
 Definition
flood
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Demagogue
 Definition
leader or rabble-rouser who usually uses appeals to emotion or prejudice
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Denigrate
 Definition
to slur or blacken someone's reputation
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Diaphanous
 Definition
allowing light to show through; delicate
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Didactic
 Definition
excessively instructive
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Diluvial
 Definition
relating to a flood
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Distaff
 Definition
female branch of a family
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Doughty
 Definition
courageous
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Ebullient
 Definition
exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits
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Effluvia
 Definition
outpouring of gases or vapors
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Effulgent
 Definition
brilliantly shining
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Emollient
 Definition
having soothing qualities, esp. for skin
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Encomium
 Definition
warm praise
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Ennui
 Definition
boredom, lack of interest and energy
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Ersatz
 Definition
fake
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Eschew
 Definition
to abstain from, avoid
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Evince
 Definition
to show clearly, display, signify
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Expatiate
 Definition
to wander; to discuss or describe at length
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Expiate
 Definition
to atone for, make amends for
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Expurgate
 Definition
to censor
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Extol
 Definition
to praise
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Fatuous
 Definition
stupid; smugly foolish; unconsciously foolish
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Fetid
 Definition
foul-smelling, putrid
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Fey
 Definition
doomed
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Forswear
 Definition
to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject
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Fractious
 Definition
unruly, rebellious
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Fulminate
 Definition
to explode with anger
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Fulsome
 Definition
excessive, overdone, sickeningly abundant
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Furtive
 Definition
secret, stealthy
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Gainsay
 Definition
to deny
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Gambol
 Definition
to dance or skip around playfully
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Gauche
 Definition
crude, socially awkward
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Glib
 Definition
fluent in an insincere manner; offhand, casual
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Gnostic
 Definition
having to do with knowledge
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Hackneyed
 Definition
worn out by over-use
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Harangue
 Definition
a pompous speech
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Hoary
 Definition
very old; whitish or gray from age
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Ignominious
 Definition
disgraceful and dishonorable
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Impecunious
 Definition
poor, having no money
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Impolitic
 Definition
unwise
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Impugn
 Definition
to call into question, attack verbally
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Inculcate
 Definition
to teach; impress in the mind
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Inculpate
 Definition
to blame; charge with a crime
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Indefatigable
 Definition
never tired
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Indigent
 Definition
very poor
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Indolent
 Definition
habitually lazy, idle
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Ingress
 Definition
entrance
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Insuperable
 Definition
insurmountable, unconquerable
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Interdict
 Definition
to forbid, prohibit
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Interloper
 Definition
tresspasser; meddler in others' affairs
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Internecine
 Definition
deadly to both sides
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Intrepid
 Definition
fearless
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Inure
 Definition
to harden; accustom; become used to
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Inveterate
 Definition
confirmed, long-standing, deeply rooted
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Invidious
 Definition
likely to provoke ill-will, offensive
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Jibe
 Definition
to shift suddenly from one side to the other
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Jingoism
 Definition
belligerent support of one's country
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Jocular
 Definition
jovial, playful, humorous
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Jurisprudence
 Definition
philosophy of law
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Lapidary
 Definition
relating to precious stones
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Largess
 Definition
generosity; gift
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Lassitude
 Definition
lethargy, sluggishness
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Legerdemain
 Definition
trickery
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Lexicon
 Definition
dictionary, list of words
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Liniment
 Definition
medicinal liquid used externally to ease pain
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Lionize
 Definition
to treat as a celebrity
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Lissome
 Definition
easily flexed, limber, agile
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Lugubrious
 Definition
sorrowful, mournful
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Macabre
 Definition
gruesome, producing horror
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Malapropism
 Definition
humorous misuse of a word
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Manifold
 Definition
diverse, varied; comprised of many parts
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Martinet
 Definition
strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules
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Maudlin
 Definition
overly sentimental
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Mendicant
 Definition
beggar
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Minatory
 Definition
menacing, threatening
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Mordacious
 Definition
caustic, biting
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Mote
 Definition
small particle, speck
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Nadir
 Definition
lowest point
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Neologism
 Definition
new word or expression
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Nihilism
 Definition
belief that existence and all traditional values are meaningless
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Numismatics
 Definition
coin collecting
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Obstreperous
 Definition
troublesome, boisterous, unruly
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Ouster
 Definition
expulsion, ejection
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Paean
 Definition
a song of praise or thanksgiving
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Palliate
 Definition
to make less serious, ease
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Panegyric
 Definition
elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
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Parochial
 Definition
of limited scope or outlook, provincial
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Pastiche
 Definition
piece of literature or music imitating other works
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Peccadilo
 Definition
minor sin or offense
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Peculation
 Definition
theft of money or goods
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Penumbra
 Definition
partial shadow
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Perambulate
 Definition
walk about
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Pernicious
 Definition
very harmful
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Perspicacious
 Definition
shrewd, astute, keen-witted
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Pertinacious
 Definition
persistent, stubborn
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Philistine
 Definition
narrow-minded person, someone lacking appreciation for art or culture
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Plangent
 Definition
resounding; plaintive
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Plaudit
 Definition
applause
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Polemic
 Definition
controversy, argument; verbal attack
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Posit
 Definition
to put in position, to suggest an idea
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Precept
 Definition
principle; law
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Prescient
 Definition
having foresight
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Privation
 Definition
lack of usual necessities or comforts
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Probity
 Definition
honesty, high-mindedness
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Prolix
 Definition
tedious; wordy
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Promulgate
 Definition
to make known publicly
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Propinquity
 Definition
nearness
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Propitious
 Definition
favorable, advantageous
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Provident
 Definition
prudent, frugal
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Prurient
 Definition
lustful, exhibiting lewd desires
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Pulchritude
 Definition
beauty
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Querulous
 Definition
inclined to complain, irritable
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Quotidian
 Definition
occurring daily; commonplace
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Raconteur
 Definition
a witty, skillful storyteller
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Rapacious
 Definition
greedy; predatory
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Rapprochement
 Definition
reestablishing a cordial relationship
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Recalcitrant
 Definition
resisting authority or control
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Recidivism
 Definition
tendency to repeat previous behavior
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Recondite
 Definition
relating to obscure learning; known to only a few
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Recreant
 Definition
disloyal; cowardly
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Rejoinder
 Definition
response
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Renitent
 Definition
resisting pressure, obstinate
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Repast
 Definition
meal
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Reprobate
 Definition
morally unprincipled person
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Restive
 Definition
impatient, uneasy, restless
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Retinue
 Definition
group of attendants with an important person
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Ribald
 Definition
humorous in a vulgar way
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Riposte
 Definition
a retort
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Rococo
 Definition
very highly ornamented
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Sagacious
 Definition
shrewd, wise
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Salacious
 Definition
lustful
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Salubrious
 Definition
healthful
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Scurrilous
 Definition
vulgar, low, indecent
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Sedition
 Definition
behavior promoting rebellion
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Simper
 Definition
to smirk, smile foolishly
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Sinecure
 Definition
well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
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Slake
 Definition
to quench or moderate
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Slovenly
 Definition
untidy, messy
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Solecism
 Definition
grammatical mistake
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Solipsism
 Definition
belief that the self is the only reality
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Somnambulist
 Definition
sleepwalker
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Sophist
 Definition
person good at arguing deviously
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Staid
 Definition
self-restrained, strait-laced
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Sentorian
 Definition
extremely loud
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Subterfuge
 Definition
trick or tactic used to avoid something
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Supercilious
 Definition
arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending
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Sybarite
 Definition
person devoted to pleasure and luxury
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Tableau
 Definition
vivid description, striking incident or scene
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Temerity
 Definition
recklessness
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Tenable
 Definition
defensible, reasonable
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Threnody
 Definition
a sad poem or song
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Trammel
 Definition
to impede or hamper
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Truculent
 Definition
savage and cruel; fierce; ready to fight
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Turpitude
 Definition
inherent vileness, foulness, depravity
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Unctuous
 Definition
greasy, oily; smug and falsely earnest
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Urbane
 Definition
courteous, refined, suave
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Usury
 Definition
lending money at exorbitant rates
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Vituperate
 Definition
to abuse verbally
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Vociferous
 Definition
loud, vocal, and noisy
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Voluble
 Definition
speaking much and easily, talkative; glib
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Waspish
 Definition
easily irritated
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Xenophobia
 Definition
fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
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Zenith
 Definition
highest point, summit
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